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Tuesday 26 January 2016 5:26 pm

Bloomberg innovators 2016 list: These are the most innovative businesses in the UK – From coffee creators to fintech leaders

By: Lynsey Barber

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More than 50 businesses have been named the most innovative in Britain credited with changing the way we live, work and think. 

Leading fintech startups, creative coffee makers and bionic hand creators, are just some of those to have been chosen by a group of leading investors and entrepreneurs including Saul Klein and Rohan Silva.

"Each of these businesses are, in their unique way, transforming industries, our lifestyle, our ways of thinking, the environment and the future for the better. We look forward to seeing what they will accomplish in 2016,” said Nate Lanxon, head of European technology editorial at Bloomberg, which compiled the list.

Check out the companies which made it.

Appear Here A platform for booking pop up shop space

BBOXX Developer of solar powered-batteries for those in developing countries

Blaze Maker of a cycle light to improve road safety by beaming light on the road ahead

Blippar Augmented reality content app

Bloom and Wild Flower delivery service

Boldmind A real-time data analytics service for the Internet of Things

Brightbridge Ventures Fintech venture capital investor

Busuu a social network for learning languages

Cambridge Quantum Computing Quantum computing researcher

CityFibre Fibre network operator

Crowdcube Crowdfunding investment platform

Darktrace Security software company

Deliveroo Restaurant delivery platform

Digital Shadows Cybersecurity intelligence company

Duedil Business data company

Entrepreneur First Pre-seed investor

EVRYTHING Internet of Things product platform

Farmdrop Local organic food delivery service

Flypay Bill settlement app

Funding Circle Peer to peer lender

GoCardless Direct debit tracker

Graze Snack subscription service

Grind and Co Coffee and cocktail company

Heat Genius Remote heating control app

Improbable Game studio

Jukedeck Royalty-free AI composed soundtrack company

Loaf Online furniture retailer

Lyst Online retailer

M Squared Lasers Laser makers

Made.com Online furniture retailer

Metro Bank Challenger bank

MyOptique Group Online opticians

Neighbourly Social platforms for connecting local projects and people

Notonthehighstreet.com Online retailer

Nutmeg Online investment platform

Onefinestay Luxury holiday rental site

Onfido Background check startup

OpenBionics Bionic 3D hand printer

Open Utility Renewable electricity supplier

Pact Coffee Coffee subscription service

Pavegen Energy generating pavement maker

Property Partner Property crowdfunding platform

Purplebricks Online estate agents

Qubit Data analytics company

Rapha Cycling accessory company

RateSetter Peer to peer lender

RealityMine Data insight company

Secret Escapes Online holiday booking company

Seedrs Equity crowdfunding platform

Signal Media Marketing intelligence company

Sky-Futures Drone industrial inspection company

Transferwise Peer to peer money transfer service

World Remit Money transfer service

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