Finchetto wins Innovation Product of the Year at Data Centre World Awards

Finchetto, based at Surrey Research Park, has been awarded the prestigious Innovation Product of the Year title at the 2025 Data Centre World Awards in London.

The win marks a significant achievement for the exciting startup, which began operating at the Park last year and has been recognised with several awards already for its pioneering approach to energy efficiency in data centre infrastructure.

According to Finchetto, traditional electronic switches in data centres are inefficient, slow, and generate substantial heat. This heat dissipation demands extensive cooling systems, consuming millions of gallons of water and substantial energy. With data centres accounting for 3% of global energy consumption — expected to reach 4% by 2030 — Finchetto’s solution could help address one of the world’s biggest challenges.

By using light (photons) to send, and importantly switch, data, Finchetto estimates it could reduce data centre power consumption by as much as 20%.

The judging panel for these prestigious industry awards praised Finchetto for its innovation and potential to transform the way data centre networks operate. The Data Centre World Awards are among the most respected in the industry, honouring excellence and breakthrough thinking in one of the world’s most dynamic technology sectors.

Mark Rushworth, CEO of Finchetto Ltd, said:
“This award reflects the hard work and dedication of our team in rethinking data centre hardware to drive unprecedented energy efficiency.

“Thank you to the DCW judging panel for recognising the game-changing innovation of our technology.”

Caroline Fleming, Director of Surrey Innovation District, at the University of Surrey said:

“We were thrilled to welcome Finchetto into our vibrant innovation community last year. The team’s haul of industry awards since their arrival highlights how the company has quickly established itself as one to watch in the deep tech and data infrastructure space.

“Their most recent success adds to the growing list of high-performing and future-shaping businesses choosing the Park as a base for innovation, talent and growth.”