Data Orchard named finalists in the British Data Awards

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been named a Finalist in the British Data Awards 2021.

The British Data Awards is an annual campaign that aims to uncover data success stories. Organisations taking part this year include FTSE 100 giants, tech unicorns, public sector bodies, newly launched not-for-profit organisations and everything in between.

The awards aim to discover and celebrate the most passionate data-led organisations of all sizes. With 149 entries received, competition to be named a 2021 finalist was tough, so we’re really thrilled to have been selected.

A total of 16 categories are available, including sector specific awards such as ‘EdTech of the Year’, ‘AI Company of the Year’ and ‘Not-For-Profit of the Year’. We’ve been named as finalists for both the ‘Data for Good Initiative of the Year’ and the ‘Not-For-Profit of the Year’ categories.

Our Co Chief Executive Sian Basker says:

“We’re thrilled to be named as Finalists in two categories for these Awards. The organisers have said that the ‘Data for Good Initiative of the Year’ category was the most popular of all, so we’re especially pleased to have been singled out for our Data Maturity Assessment tool in that category. We’re amongst some impressive organisations on the list and send our congratulations to all the other Finalists too.”

Jason Johnson, Co-Founder of Predatech and British Data Awards judge said:

“We set-off on a quest to find our Finalists back in February, and it’s been quite a journey! Judging the entries has been a challenge due to the number of high quality entries, but it’s also been a great privilege. It’s reminded us of the sheer talent and ingenuity that makes the UK such a global powerhouse for all things data. All our Finalists should be very proud.”

The 2021 judges include: Neil Carden, COO of Forth Point, Jason Johnson, Co-Founder of Predatech, Mahana Mansfield, Data Science Director at Deliveroo, Tej Parikh, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors, Harriet Rees, Head of Data Science at Starling Bank and Dr Jo Watts, CEO & Founder of Effini.

The winners of the British Data Awards 2021 will be announced on Tuesday 4th May – wish us luck!