Awards

We are proud of the awards we received for helping patients around the world manage their health.

2011/09 Big Venture Challenge

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Big Venture Challenge is a national competition to find 25 of the most ambitious social entrepreneurs in England. Patients Know Best was chosen for putting patients in control and for reaching a global market.

The 25 winners of Big Venture Challenge receive an initial £25K prize and the chance to access up to £150K of seed funding if matched by loans or equity from co-investors, plus first class business support and mentoring designed to keep pace with high growth social entrepreneurs. 

These social entrepreneurs have vision, talent and determination. In other words, they are:
  • people with big ideas to transform disadvantaged communities across England
  • people who have got what it takes to build credible ventures
  • people who have the ambition to scale up impact fast

2010/10 UnLtd level 2 award

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UnLtd awards a Level 2 grant to Patients Know Best as a social enterprise because of its patient-centred approach to care, and its commitment to improving the health care system. This highly competitive grant is a follow on to the Level 1 award that was the first we received, back in 2008.

2010/11 Europas

TechCrunch named Patients Know Best Europe’s best social innovation start-up for 2010.

2009/11 BusinessWeek

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BusinessWeek chose us as one of the 25 most intriguing start-ups from around the world.

2009/09 Seedcamp

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Out of over 1,500 competing startups across Europe and the Middle East, Seedcamp chose Patients Know Best as one ofeight winners. The prize included investment by 12 of Europe’s top venture capitalists.

2008/10 UnLtd level 1 award

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UnLtd awards a level 1 grant to Patients Know Best as a social enterprise because of its patient-centred approach to care, and its commitment to improving the health care system.