Northern Digital StarUps

Selection Criteria:


1. Revenues under £2m
2. Staff under 50
3. Over 51% of revenues from product (ideally)
4. Digital products not digital media
5. Based in the North (Outside London and the South East)
6. Ideally limited companies and incorporated within the last five years
7. Not subsidiaries of existing companies.

Note: If your company is not listed above but believe it meets above criteria, please do get in touch today.

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Companysort iconCategoryProductContactCityRegionFunding
BeLocalweb 2.0newsSimon GriceSuffolkEast of England
CompetitiveUrgeweb 2.0Competitive UrgePhilip WorthingtonMacclesfieldNorth West

Self-funded, urgently seeking £450K

edocrweb 2.0Document Interactivity PlatformManoj RanaweeraDaresburyNorth West

self-funded. Focussing on revenue generation and identifying strategic partners interested in taking a stake of the business. Love to hear from publishing houses.

ensembliweb 2.0newsImran AliSheffieldYorkshire

Rising Stars, South Yorkshire Seedcorn Fund, Viking Fund

Haciendaweb 2.0Real EstatePaul OrdmanManchesterNorth West
HobbySpaceweb 2.0HobbiesKobi OmenakaManchesterNorth West
Hubdubweb 2.0HubdubNigel EcclesEdinburghScotland

Angel investors

i2mOnlinesoftwarebusiness planningAldo De LeonibusDaresburyNorth West
IsisForensicssoftwaresecurityDanny HughesLancasterNorth West
Kagtumweb 2.0newsPaul RobinsonManchesterNorth West
KinishiTelematicsAlexander GoldstoneSalfordNorth West
LocallyComparedweb 2.0Premium UK local listings and special offersAndy MitchellLeedsYorkshire

Self-funded. Will be seeking investment for marketing and accelerated growth.

Mgamimobile 2.0mobile games platformTim LangleyManchesterNorth West
NetRecordsweb 2.0MusicTom CheesewrightManchesterNorth West

Self funded to date with no plans to seek external investment.

Palringomobile 2.0instant messagingKerry RitzNewcastle-upon-TyneNorth East
phonefromhereVoIPOne line phone callsTim PantonManchesterNorth West

Self-funded. Seeking £350k

ScreenReachweb 2.0Local communicationsPaul RawlingsWiganNorth West
Simulothergames softwareRoderick KennedyDaresburyNorth West
Talent on Viewweb 2.0Lisa ScalesHarrogateYorkshire
TouchiptelecommunicationsNirmal SinghWarringtonNorth West
Treasuremytextmobile 2.0Online SMS ArchiveLiverpoolNorth Wales

Privately funded (seed).

Yuuguuweb 2.0Screen ShareAnish KapoorManchesterNorth West

£750,000 from Rising Stars and Liverpool Seed Fund. Currently in the process of raising the next round.