1、Emerging GrowthInsights and the Fast 50Making it to the Exit2024/25ContentsContentsForeword 02Executive summary 03A word from 04About the Fast 50 08The 2024 Winners 13Looking for the exit 17Whats next for UKTech?24CEO Survey Results:International expansion,economic climate,and exit pressures 32Outco

2、mes 38Contacts 41Emerging Growth Insights and the Fast 50|Making it to the ExitIntroductionThe 27th edition of the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50awards programme recognises some of the UKs most innovative highgrowth tech companies.This years Fast 50is split into four categories:TheTechnology Fast50,

3、Women in Leadership,CleanTech,and Regional Winners.The theme of this years report,“Making it to the Exit:Timingand Profitability,”reflects on the unique challenges and opportunities tech companies face when approaching an exit from the private market.Liquiditylies at the heart of this years theme,pl

4、aying acritical role in determining both fundraising success and exit strategies.Duringthe COVID19 pandemic,tech companies benefitted from a unique combination of government stimulus measures and historically low interest rates.Thisenvironment fuelled recordbreaking fundraising rounds,inflated valua

5、tions,and asurge in IPO activity.However,the postpandemic period has seen asharp correction.Inflationarypressures,rising interest rates,and political uncertainty have tightened liquidity,leading to amarked decline in equity investment for highgrowth companies and asignificantly cooler exit market.Pr

6、oudly sponsored by01Emerging Growth Insights and the Fast 50|Making it to the ExitFor 27years,Deloittes Technology Fast 50programme has celebrated the dynamism andinnovation of UK highgrowth technology companies.Todays tech scaleups are as charged as ever,continuing to demonstrate resilience and amb