London’s 101 Fastest Growing News Startups

At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.

We’ve ranked the top 101 News companies in London. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).

We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:

• Track record
• Executive leadership
• Market share
• Innovation
• ESG rating

Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Top News Companies & Startups (London)

Sifted

Sifted is a media site for Europe’s innovators and entrepreneurs.

Ofcom

Ofcom is the UK’s communications regulator.

Logically

Logically develops the latest in AI technologies to combat information overload, misinformation, fake news & other types of harmful content.

Minute Media

Minute Media is a media and technology brand focused on two main pillars—platform and content.

BBC

BBC is a large-scale broadcasting corporation that offers content to inform, educate, and entertain people.

Summly

Summly is a web platform and smartphone app that provides algorithmically-generated summaries from thousands of sources.

Reedsy

Reedsy connects authors and publishers with the world’s best editors, designers, and marketers to create high-quality books.

Dexerto

Dexerto is the world’s largest digital esports and gaming lifestyle platform news platform.

MyKindaFuture

MyKindaFuture connect young people with the world-of-work.

Factmata

Factmata is an artificial intelligence company for automated content understanding..

Sliide

Mobile technology company that work with MNO, MVNO and OEM partners globally to increase engagement, drive revenue, and decrease churn.

Gfinity

Gfinity is a UK based esports & gaming digital media company focused on communities, technology & strategic partnerships.

Full Fact

Full Fact is the UK’s independent fact-checking charity

Financial Times

Financial Times is a business news organization providing essential news, comments, data, and analysis for the global business community.

FinancialJuice

FinancialJuice is a free real-time news and financial content platform.

Bazaar Daily UK

Bazaar Daily (UK) is the British counterpart to Bazaar Daily News, a massive online news agency founded by Sultan H. Khane II.

Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance is a News and media company.

Culture Trip

Culture Trip is a travel e-commerce brand with content at its core

Mogul News

Mogul News gives you the best content from the world’s leading publishers, such as the Financial Times, in one place.

Byline

Byline is a London-based crowdfunded journalism startup.

Infinite Mixed Reality

Infinite Mixed Reality is a full-service virtual reality and augmented reality agency.

Tech.eu

Tech.eu provides tech news, data, market intelligence, and insights into startup activity.

Spiked Online

Spiked Online is company which magazine that wants to change the world as well as report on it.

Transterra Media

video archive, stock and original stories for brands, agencies and publishers from journalists and filmmakers in 180 countries

Facewatch

Facewatch is a secure online crime reporting and information sharing platform.

The Tab

The Tab is a university news network run by people who like being first.

Great British Chefs

Great British Chefs premium food publisher with 1.3m social followers. We have 3,500 recipes from Britain’s and Italy’s Greatest Chefs.

Channel Mum

Channel Mum is dedicated to shopping hauls and includes bloggers that give shopping and style tips.

Finimize

Finimize is building the #1 information platform & community for modern investors.

Beepl

Beepl, a social interactive site, allows users to seek answers and opinion from subject specialists, enthusiasts and their social network.

Global

Global is a media and entertainment company that operates commercial radio stations.

Streetlife

streetlife.com is a local social network that helps British people connect with nearby residents, groups, organizations, and businesses.

PumpDAO

PumpDAO is a community that discovers under the radar and undervalued crypto projects before they have experienced significant price action.

A Star Pets

Astar Pets is passionate about helping you discover everything you’ll ever need to enjoy life with your treasured friend.

BeInCrypto

BeInCrypto is a cryptocurrency news platform that provides the highest level of journalistic, cryptocurrency, and bitcoin content.

Immersionn

Immersionn is a content discovery company. We allow people to discover VR content they would never find

READBUG

READBUG is a curated reading experience that brings you independent, classic, cult and award-winning magazines for a monthly membership.

Peekster

Peekster is a tech startup company. The main product is the Peekster mobile app – a bridge between printed media and internet.

Oximity (acquired by Scribd)

Oximity is a new mechanism to originate, distribute, and consume News.

Silicon

Silicon UK, is the authoritative UK source for news, features and reviews of business technology.

Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

Sir Bobby Robson Foundation is Finding more effective ways to detect and treat cancer

loomi.ai

Loomi is an Intelligent Assistant platform for organising and prioritising user’s connected world.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is an independent non-profit organization that pursues in-depth journalism into organizations.

Live For Football

Live For Football is a vertical social network co-owned by the people that make the content that matters most to fans

ACTUAL_

Peer-reviewed factually correct independent news provider.

Blockonomist

Decentralized Journalism Network & News Agency

Last Second Tickets

Last Second Tickets works directly with promoters, producers and venues to secure amazing discounts and prizes.

Blottr

Blottr is a people-powered news service enabling anyone to capture, report and collaborate on news as it happens around them.

Finextra

Finextra is an independent newswire and information source for the worldwide financial technology community.

SORS

Revolutionizing the News and Information Sphere

Goal.com

Soccer News, Results, Teams, and Stats

GLOBALDRUM

GLOBALDRUM enables secure mobile-to-mobile social interaction for enterprises and their audiences.

itcher

itcher, an entertainment discovery application, providing community powered recommendations around movies, tv shows, books, music, and games

Crypto Wire

CryptoWire is DeFi and cryptocurrency-related press release wire and distribution platform.

DMG Media

DMG media is a consumer media company engaged in print and online newspaper publishing.

Telegraph Media Group

Telegraph Media Group is a multi-media news publisher behind The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph newspapers.

The Fintech Times

The Fintech Times is the world’s first and only newspaper dedicated to fintech.

Reach plc

Reach plc is a newspaper publishing company.

MinglVision

Personalized Multi-angle Live Event Broadcasting platform (iOS, Android, Smart TV)

Dazed & Confused

Dazed and Confused is an independent magazine that covers fashion and culture, predominantly through photography.

The Independent

The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published by Independent Print Limited.

Smash.com

Smash brings you the latest content that is breaking the internet

RANsquawk

RANsquawk delivers its clients and customers a fast, clear, and unbiased feed of news and text.

Urban Times

Urban Times is a social content publishing platform for writers, bloggers and journalists.

Usmile

Usmile is an upcoming social network, entirely dedicated to humour.

MailOnline

MailOnline is an English-language newspaper website that offers information about world news, entertainment, celebrity news, and more.

Resident Advisor

RA is an online music magazine and community platform that’s dedicated to showcasing electronic music, artists and events across the globe.

BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide Limited is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Chrysalis Vision

Chrysalis Vision is working with writers to develop and produce ambitious and authored drama.

Econsultancy

Econsultancy publishes research, analysis and advice on digital marketing, social media, e-commerce, SEO, mobile and tech for businesses.

The Times

The Times is a daily newspaper published in London, United Kingdom.

Pocket lint

Pocket-lint the largest independent gadget news and reviews site in the UK.

Daily Mail and General Trust

DMGT provides businesses and consumers with compelling information, analysis, insight, events, news, and entertainment.

Monocle

Monocle is a global organization which perform several functions like publishing magazine and we

FortniteINTEL

FortniteINTEL is the source for Fortnite news, leaks, images, videos and more.

Express Newspapers

Express Newspapers is an online news portal of the Daily Express and Sunday Express.

Newsquest

Newsquest Media Group Ltd is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom.

BloombergNEF

BloombergNEF provides industry information, analytics, and research services for the clean energy and carbon markets.

Racing Post

Racing Post is a horse and grey hound race related information site providing statistics, news, and book shop.

Cryptoknowmics

Cryptoknowmics is a total crypto info and media platform focusing on cryptocurrency news and market data provider.

Hype App

Hype App is a smartphone application that enables users to find out what events and places are placed in and around their locality.

B2B Marketing

Business to Business Marketing Resourse

Metwit

Metwit is a crowdsourced platform for the collection and analysis of weather and environmental data.

Tortoise Media

Tortoise Media builds a different type of newsroom, news without all the noise.

The Economist Group

The Economist Group is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs.

SportsFix

Sports news summaries tailored for your favourite sports, teams and players

Amnesty International

Amnesty International is a global charity organization of people fighting injustice and promoting human rights.

Arts Alliance Media

Arts Alliance Media develops software and solutions for the digital cinema industry.

Cryptonary

Cryptonary is an online platform that renders news and educational resources on cryptocurrencies, fin-tech, blockchain and marketing.

LiveTube

The world’s first Curated Live Video Platform.

Screenburn

Screenburn is a Facebook VoD platform enabling the sale of film and TV from a Facebook page.

Dazed Media

Dazed Media is the world’s leading independent fashion and culture media brand.

Richtopia

A universal information movement to build a world where all eight billion people are rich.

FinSMEs

FinSMEs.com provides information on venture capital/private equity and debt financing deals taking place daily across the planet.

Coin Rivet

Coin Rivet offers bitcoin and ethereum news.

Planet Ivy

Planet Ivy is a magazine and information provider focused on helping start ups.

Raialyoum

Raialyoum is an Arabic digital news and opinion site.

Nature Publishing Group

Nature Publishing Group publishes scientific and medical information in print and online.

Computer Business Review

Computer Business Review is a technology website that delivers daily news, reports, and analysis.

Which?

Which? is a publishing platform that offers reviews of consumer products and services.

EMIS

EMIS operates in and reports on countries where high reward goes hand-in-hand with high risk.