iKVA, the Cambridge-based AI-enabled knowledge management software solutions company, has been shortlisted for this year’s National Technology Awards ‘Startup Tech Company of the Year’, in recognition of its pioneering data discovery technology which helps businesses to operate more efficiently.

Now in its sixth year, the National Technology Awards is the one of the most comprehensive celebrations of technology across a range of industries, and previous winners include globally recognised companies such as Blackberry, Vodafone and Virgin Atlantic. The Startup Tech Company of the Year category celebrates early-stage companies that are creating innovative new technology products or services.

iKVA was founded in 2017 out of the University of Cambridge’s Computer Laboratory and The Alan Turing Institute, and its core intellectual property is concentrated on AI knowledge management using multi-dimensional vector mapping techniques, applicable at enterprise scale. iKVA’s technology is designed for knowledge intensive, multinational firms and is already being successfully used by Mott MacDonald and The University of Cambridge. iKVA is backed by CEL, BGF and Crowdcube.

Jon Horden, CEO of iKVA, said: “It has been a tremendously exciting year for iKVA as we continue to expand our technical team and look to launch a new round of funding, so I am thrilled that iKVA has been shortlisted for Startup Tech Company of the Year. The unique way that iKVA collates and presents knowledge means it is scalable and adaptable to bolt-on to existing infrastructure and other software platforms, and being a chosen as a finalist in the National Technology Awards clearly demonstrates the potential of iKVA’s solutions for businesses.”

The award winners will be announced at a ceremony in May.