Dill Founder Named Finalist in AI Entrepreneur of the Year
We’re excited to share that Alex Coldea, founder of Dill, has been named a finalist in the AI Entrepreneur of the Year category at the 2025 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
At Dill, we’re on a mission to radically simplify food labelling and compliance using AI. We generate and deploy real-time labels that replace outdated, manual workflows — making compliance faster, more reliable, and scalable for food businesses of all sizes.
Being shortlisted is a signal that the work we’re doing matters.
Alex Coldea, founder of Dill, shared:
“We’re heads-down building, so being named a finalist is a good moment to reflect. It’s recognition that the problem we’re solving — making food labelling and compliance radically easier — matters. We’re using AI to generate and deploy new labels in real-time, replacing manual workflows with something faster, more reliable, and scalable. The team’s been moving fast, and we’re just getting started.”
About the Awards
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards, supported by Allica Bank, celebrate the UK’s leading entrepreneurial stories. Past winners include household names like BrewDog, Grenade, ClearScore, Zilch, and Unbiased — many recognised long before their breakout success.
This year’s finalists:
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Employ over 25,000 people across the UK
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Expect to create more than 9,000 new jobs in the next year
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Generate a combined turnover of £2.25 billion
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Represent businesses with an average age of six years
Frankie James, founder of the GBEA, commented:
“We’re so proud to reveal this year’s shortlist, a truly remarkable group of founders who are changing lives and transforming industries… the entrepreneurial spirit in the UK is more alive than ever.”
Conrad Ford, Chief Product & Strategy Officer at Allica, added:
“These finalists are a vital force in the British economy, driving innovation and making a real difference in their communities. We’re proud to support this celebration of UK entrepreneurial talent.”
What’s Next
Winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony on Monday, November 17th, 2025, hosted at London’s Grosvenor House. Over 1,500 entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders will gather to celebrate the best in British entrepreneurship.
About Dill
Dill builds intelligent tools that help food businesses take control of labelling, compliance, and safety — without the spreadsheets, copy-paste errors, or guesswork. We’re rethinking how food safety gets done, using AI to bring speed and reliability to the kitchen and beyond.
🔗 Visit us at www.mydill.co.uk
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Thanks to Allica Bank and our fellow sponsors ADHD 360, Airwallex, Caudwell Children, Channel Funnels, de Novo Solutions, EliteBusinessLive, FundOnion, Great Influence, Join Talent, Mettryx, Quidos, Randal Charitable Foundation, ScoreApp, UBS Wealth Management and Vestd for supporting this initiative.
