The founder of a boating navigation app has been named the UK's most successful scale-up entrepreneur after his business experienced "huge user growth" this year.
Jelte Liebrand, who established global marine technology company Savvy Navvy in 2017, scooped the accolade at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2022. The businessman, who refers to his company as the "Google Maps for boats", said the app had almost doubled its users in more than 100 countries around the world in the last 12 months.
The company, which has also added functionalities for paddleboarders, kayakers and jet skiers, said it had seen particular growth in the US, Australia, Mediterranean and Scandinavia in particular.
