The day has arrived to cast your vote for Yorkshire & Humberside’s most exciting technology company – welcome to Yorkshire & Humberside Tech 50.
After sifting through nominations and carrying out our own research, we have compiled a long-list of 128 disruptive companies who are using tech in innovative ways.
We have assembled a stellar panel of judges who will each choose their top 15 companies. They are:
- Amy De-Balsi, head of innovation and partnerships in Leeds, Bruntwood
- Chris Dymond, director, Sheffield Digital
- Jem Henderson, entrepreneur engagement manager (Yorkshire), Tech Nation
- Chelsea Boothroyd, engagement manager, Nexus
- Zak Ahmed, director, AALFY
- Laura Harper, general counsel, business & legal affairs, Firesprite
- Kane Fulton, entrepreneur engagement content manager, Tech Nation
- Jonathan Symcox, editor, BusinessCloud
For the next two weeks we are also running a voting process for the general public. You have until 11pm on Sunday August 25th to vote.
Vote for Yorkshire & Humberside’s most exciting tech firm now!
The final 50 ranking, which will be published on Monday September 9th, will be decided by a combination of the judges’ rankings and public vote.
We have included the names of the companies, where they are based and a short description of what they do.
Businesses must be harnessing tech in a disruptive way and be able to demonstrate that. They may also have evidence of:
- high/fast-growing turnover
- workforce growth
- investment/high-profile backers
They are all tech-first organisations. We have not included large companies in other sectors with internal R&D departments, eCommerce retailers or technology infrastructure businesses such as telecoms. Agencies must be developing bespoke innovative solutions using the latest technologies.
Vote for Yorkshire & Humberside’s most exciting tech firm now!