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Startups 100 is the definitive countdown to the UK’s most innovative, inspiring and ground-breaking new companies.

We’ve been unashamedly unscientific in our methodology for the 2010 Startups 100. This is our list of who we think are the best, most exciting, promising, disruptive new businesses and entrepreneurs shaping the start-up market right now.

Some of the 100 are names or brands you’ll recognise – phenomenal success stories that have already made their mark. Others you’ll be less familiar with, but we’re confident they’ll be a few more household names on the 2010 list by the time we start compiling the next countdown! Check out our 2008 Startups 100 list to see our previous alumni - and you can now look at our 2012 Startups 100 list as well!

We hope you have as much fun reading the list as we’ve had putting it together so please do let us know what you think. Do you agree with the list’s order? Have we overlooked some poor deserving soul? And who should we be keeping our eye on for next year? Let us know on Twitter by using the hashtag #startups100 or complete the form below – we want to hear from you…

See the list