100 of the brightest digital names from the North of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland have been included in the Northern Tech Awards.

The ‘Top 100’ list showcases the fastest growing technology companies over the past three years. The cumulative revenue of entrants in 2020 was just over £6.2bn.

Companies included in this year’s list include Preston-based SaaS animation firm Viddyoze (pictured), FinTech Fluent Money Group and AI startup Peak.

To qualify for the main list, companies must operate in the tech sector and have generated over £500,000 in revenue three years prior.

Alongside the ranking, seven companies are selected by an expert panel of judges to receive special Judges Awards and the winners will be announced at an exclusive award ceremony on November 9 at Leeds’ New Dock Hall – attended by some of the biggest names in the region’s digital economy.

Hugh Campbell, managing partner at GP Bullhound said: “From the North East to Manchester and Leeds on either side of the Pennines – the North has now cemented its position as a major player on the UK tech scene.

“It is fantastic to see our Northern region thriving, as a result of the pool of fantastic talent, investment and ambition across the region.

“It is home to some of the most thriving tech hubs in the UK and must not be neglected – it will be a crucial cog in the engine for the UK’s post-pandemic recovery. This is why it is so important that we continue to recognise, invest and celebrate the ecosystem.”

Now in its eighth year, the event also includes the ‘Northern Stars’ programme, which encourages participation of earlier stage companies which do not qualify for the main Top 100.

Previous Northern Tech Awards winners have gone on to become some of the leading success stories of the Northern tech ecosystem, including Skyscanner, On the Beach and The Hut Group.

Other previous winners have successfully raised significant funds and announced high profile deals in the last few years including Matillion, Wejo and musicMagpie.

The ‘Top 100’ list is in alphabetical order but will be listed in order of growth on the night of the North Tech Awards.

  1. ALPHA VET INTERNATIONAL
  2. ANSWER DIGITAL
  3. APADMI
  4. APPLEARN
  5. ASPIRE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
  6. ATLAS CLOUD
  7. AZONETWORK UK
  8. BCN GROUP
  9. BIGCHANGE
  10. BLUETREE GROUP
  11. BOXT
  12. BRIGHTHR
  13. BTL GROUP
  14. C365CLOUD
  15. CLOUDM
  16. CMS PAYMENTS INTELLIGENCE
  17. CONNEX ONE
  18. CONTIS
  19. CRISP
  20. COM
  21. DATACTICS
  22. DOUBLE ELEVEN
  23. FIREFISH SOFTWARE
  24. FIRESPRITE
  25. FLUENT MONEY GROUP
  26. FOD MOBILITY GROUP
  27. FOODHUB
  28. FORCE24
  29. FOURNET
  30. COM
  31. GIACOM
  32. GLEAN
  33. GODEL TECHNOLOGIES
  34. HELPTHEMOVE
  35. HIPPO DIGITAL
  36. IAMPROPERTY
  37. ICEOTOPE TECHNOLOGIES
  38. IDHL GROUP
  39. INFLO GROUP
  40. INTELLIGENT SERVERS
  41. INTERACT SOFTWARE
  42. INVENTRY
  43. KOMODO DIGITAL
  44. LEAD TECHNOLOGIES
  45. LUCID GAMES
  46. M247
  47. MACRIUM SOFTWARE
  48. MANDATA
  49. MATILLION
  50. MAXCONTACT
  51. MEDIAWORKS
  52. MEMBR
  53. MISS GROUP
  54. MOBYSOFT
  55. MRM GLOBAL
  56. MY DIGITAL
  57. NETSELLS
  58. NEXUS VEHICLE RENTAL
  59. NGC NETWORK SERVICES
  60. ODRO
  61. OPEN ECX
  62. OPENCAST SOFTWARE EUROPE
  63. PEAK
  64. PHAMACY2U
  65. PLANIXS
  66. PROVU COMMUNICATIONS
  67. QBS TECHNOLOGY GROUP
  68. RADAR HEALTHCARE
  69. CO
  70. RAZOR
  71. RAZORBLUE
  72. RIPE THINKING
  73. RRADAR
  74. SCHEDULE IT
  75. SENTRIC MUSIC GROUP
  76. SMARTSEARCH
  77. SOPOST
  78. SORTED
  79. SYKES COTTAGES
  80. SYNERGI
  81. SYNEXTRA
  82. SYRENIS
  83. TECHBUYER
  84. TELEDATA
  85. THE DATA SHED
  86. THE ID CO.
  87. THE INSURANCE SURGERY
  88. THE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
  89. THE WORKCAST CORPORATION
  90. TOTAL PROCESSING
  91. TRIBEPAD
  92. TRUSTACK
  93. TVSQUARED
  94. TWINKL
  95. UINSURE
  96. VIDDYOZE
  97. VISUALSOFT
  98. VYPR VALIDATION TECHNOLOGIES
  99. WAVENET
  100. ZEST4