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2012

Wonga.com

Winner - Fastest Growing Company Award

Wonga was launched in 2007, and provides small, short-term cash loans online to UK consumers. The company has developed a real-time and fully automated loan processing system to provide fast, user-friendly and convenient services to its customers. Wonga rapidly became UK's most dynamic financial services provider with a mission to solve consumer's urgent and short term cash flow problems with an equally short term - and responsible - solution. Applicants simply need to determine the exact size and length of the cash advance using sliders on the home page, before submitting personal details online. Wonga carries out a credit check as part of the application process and informs their credit bureau partner of your trustworthiness (which may give you a better deal when searching for things like a mortgage). Wonga has a consumer credit licence from the Offi ce of Fair Trading and is a member of the Finance and Leasing Association. The company is backed by Balderton Capital, Greylock Partners, Accel Partners and Dawn Capital.

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Judges

The high profiled judging panel of industry experts and entrepreneurs will meet the a selection of the shortlisted companies in May 2012 to cast their vote.

Sponsors

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Top 50

Meet the fastest growing digital media companies in Europe. 2012's winners will be revealed in May 2012.

Testimonials

"Amazing to see all the movers and shakers in the digital media industry in one room – Fantastic event and networking opportunity"

Georgina Hard, Betfair

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Paul Hartigan, CEO, PharmiWeb Solutions

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Bradley Moore, Director, Blue Barracuda

"Manish, Fantastic event – just what the sector needs. "

Seb Bishop, Founder , eSpotting

"Thanks so much for our invite to the wonderful lunch today. We will celebrate being on the radar screen in your wonderful new media awards. Congratulations on a very successful event! "

Karen Hanton, Managing Director, toptable.co.uk.

"Thank you again for kindly including us in your Top 50 and for hosting an entertaining event. The PR on Media Week's website today is great for the event and for us. Hopefully we'll be back again next year! "

Andrew Troullides, Managing Director, Optimad Media Systems

"I personally thank you very much for including me last night and congratulate your team for having put together such a tasteful, fun and effective event. Well done! Great group of people - enjoyed meeting so many of them that I did! "

Suzanne Aaronson, Founder, Suzanne's Files

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Mark Charkin, Head of Sales & Marketing, Vice President, Bebo

"Thanks again for this wonderful and very well organised event. It was a pleasure spending the evening with everyone and the GP Bullhound team. "

Xavier Court, vente-privee.com

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Farley Duvall, WhiteBull

"Quick thank you for last night, excellent event and very professionally managed. I met a number of great contacts who have already provoked positive strategic thoughts. So congratulations to you and your team...fantastic night. "

Ashley Harrison, MediaFed

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Craig Lister, Jellyfish

"Thanks for organising another terrific event!"

Tim Green, Mobile Entertainment

"Thanks a lot to you and the GP Bullhound team for the great party yesterday. I was really impressed by the quality of the entrepreneurial attendance and the organization! The table I was on was very interesting as well, learned a lot about gaming. The awards show the dynamism of Europe in digital media and that concepts created here can be copied worldwide. "

Mario Kaloustian,

"Thank you – wonderful venue, great food and fabulous hospitality!"

Bunty Stokes, vente-privee.com

"Thank you very much for the invitation to the Media Momentum Awards. It was a big pleasure for me to meet you all in person and of course to bring two prizes home ;-)"

Nils Henning, BigPoint