News Article ————

Hippo Labs Wins HealthTech Company of the Year at the UK Business Tech Awards 2025

Author image Published by Sue Johns-Chapman
Published Date 01.10.2025

We’re delighted to share that Hippo Labs has been crowned HealthTech Company of the Year at the UK Business Tech Awards 2025. For a young company founded in 2022, this feels like a big step forward and a proud moment for the whole team.

Who We Are

Hippo Labs is a London-based health tech company on a mission to free NHS teams from paperwork so they can focus on patients. Co-founded by Sachin Gupta and Alistair McMaster, Hippo started life with a small group of GPs and engineers who wanted to make proactive care easier to deliver at scale.

Our flagship product, Hippo Recaller, automates patient recalls for reviews, immunisations and long-term condition check-ups. In many practices, recalls used to take thousands of staff hours every year and still missed large groups of patients. Hippo Recaller turns that process into a quick, reliable and scalable workflow, helping practices save time, improve access and boost outcomes.

Today, Hippo Recaller supports more than 1 million patients across the UK.

What We’ve Achieved

The numbers speak for themselves:

  • 71 admin days saved per practice per year
  • £7,500 in average annual cost efficiencies
  • Response rates above 50%, compared to an industry average of 20%

Recent examples include:

  • Nightingale GP Surgery booked 2,600+ appointments, saving 826 hours and £11,500
  • A Prostate Cancer UK pilot identified seven new diagnoses, tripling cancer detection in one practice
  • A London practice raised its QOF score from 83% to 97% in just six months

As one practice leader told us:
“The Hippo Recaller has completely changed our practice. What used to be challenging is now quick and simple.” – Sunil, Managing Partner at Penrose Health

Why This Award Matters

Winning HealthTech Company of the Year is a milestone, but it also feels like validation for the wider shift happening in Primary Care. Technology does not need to be flashy to make a difference. Sometimes the “boring” automation tools are the ones that give staff the headspace to breathe and patients the care they need on time.

In just three years we’ve grown from start-up to national impact. Along the way we’ve:

  • Joined the DigitalHealth.London Accelerator (2023 cohort)
  • Hosted a roundtable at 10 Downing Street on the role of AI in Primary Care (2025)
  • Expanded to support hundreds of thousands of patients and practices across the UK
  • And now, been named HealthTech Company of the Year 2025 🎉

This award matters to us because it shows that impact at the front line (freeing up staff time, improving early diagnosis, making care more proactive) is finally being recognised on the big stage.

Our Awards Journey

We also want to give a big thank you to the Don’t Panic Events team. The awards entry process was smooth, fair and well-run. It made us stop, reflect and celebrate wins that we don’t always take time to acknowledge. The support from the team has been excellent, and the visibility these awards bring is already helping us start new conversations across the sector.

For a young company, it means a lot to be in the same room as some of the UK’s leading tech innovators.

This is just the beginning. The mission stays the same: build technology that makes NHS teams’ lives easier and patients’ lives better. But for today, we’ll take a moment to celebrate.

Share Facebook LinkedIn Twitter

Related News

Image: 5 Top Tips to Enter the UK Business Tech Awards 5 Top Tips to Enter the UK Business Tech Awards Running a successful business in the tech industry can be challenging, but receiving recognition for your hard work can be even harder. That is why the UK Business Tech Awards are so prestigious and desirable. However, in order to win, you need to be able to present your product in the best possible light. Lucky […] Read More
Image: Going up: How SIMSINLIFTS is elevating lift communications with start-up success Going up: How SIMSINLIFTS is elevating lift communications with start-up success SIMSINLIFTS winners at the Business Tech Awards share insights into the lift industry. The lift industry is changing fast, with smarter shafts, advanced control systems, and energy-efficient designs all transforming performance. Despite being relied upon heavily in an emergency, however, communications are often left behind, overlooked in favour of higher-visibility elevator features typically less critical […] Read More
Image: How to move your data team from support desk to business driver How to move your data team from support desk to business driver A contribution from dbt Labs, Silver Winner of SaaS Company of the Year 2025, UK Business Tech Awards. Most businesses recognise that data holds enormous potential, but data alone is not enough. The real advantage comes from turning that data into insights that drive smarter decisions. This requires the ability to bring together organisational data […] Read More
Image: IntelliAM Wins Manufacturing Tech Company of the Year at the UK Business Tech Awards IntelliAM Wins Manufacturing Tech Company of the Year at the UK Business Tech Awards UK Business Tech Winners IntelliAM celebrate their recognition and team. We’re absolutely thrilled to share that IntelliAM has been named Manufacturing Tech Company of the Year at the UK Business Tech Awards 2025. This is a proud achievement for our entire team, our partners, and our customers who trust us to help redefine what’s possible […] Read More