TECH SY
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A project to scale up the South Yorkshire tech and digital economy on behalf of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. Sharing news and insights from the region's tech sector.
South Yorkshire tech milestones in 2025 🚀
From investment and awards to accelerators and scaling stories, the past year has had a lot to celebrate for the local tech scene!
Follow the latest updates from the tech landscape here 👉 buff.ly/DUkstLQ
From investment and awards to accelerators and scaling stories, the past year has had a lot to celebrate for the local tech scene!
Follow the latest updates from the tech landscape here 👉 buff.ly/DUkstLQ
January 2, 2026 at 10:45 AM
South Yorkshire tech milestones in 2025 🚀
From investment and awards to accelerators and scaling stories, the past year has had a lot to celebrate for the local tech scene!
Follow the latest updates from the tech landscape here 👉 buff.ly/DUkstLQ
From investment and awards to accelerators and scaling stories, the past year has had a lot to celebrate for the local tech scene!
Follow the latest updates from the tech landscape here 👉 buff.ly/DUkstLQ
One month to go until the South Yorkshire Tech Summit 2026! 🙌
On 29 January, founders, scaleups, investors, and ecosystem leaders will come together at Barnsley Civic for a day focused on starting, scaling, and shaping the region’s tech future.
Don't forget to save your place: buff.ly/Wu1lsd7
On 29 January, founders, scaleups, investors, and ecosystem leaders will come together at Barnsley Civic for a day focused on starting, scaling, and shaping the region’s tech future.
Don't forget to save your place: buff.ly/Wu1lsd7
December 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
One month to go until the South Yorkshire Tech Summit 2026! 🙌
On 29 January, founders, scaleups, investors, and ecosystem leaders will come together at Barnsley Civic for a day focused on starting, scaling, and shaping the region’s tech future.
Don't forget to save your place: buff.ly/Wu1lsd7
On 29 January, founders, scaleups, investors, and ecosystem leaders will come together at Barnsley Civic for a day focused on starting, scaling, and shaping the region’s tech future.
Don't forget to save your place: buff.ly/Wu1lsd7
In spring, hundreds gathered in Doncaster for the South Yorkshire Tech Summit, filled with energy and ideas about the region's tech future. Check out highlights from our video as we plan the next summit in Barnsley next month. Save your seat now. buff.ly/Wu1lsd7
December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In spring, hundreds gathered in Doncaster for the South Yorkshire Tech Summit, filled with energy and ideas about the region's tech future. Check out highlights from our video as we plan the next summit in Barnsley next month. Save your seat now. buff.ly/Wu1lsd7
It's been a strong year for tech in South Yorkshire! 🎉
With events, strategy, data, investment and early-stage support. Huge thanks to all our partners and the brilliant founders, teams and supporters across Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham.
Let's keep the momentum going in 2026!
With events, strategy, data, investment and early-stage support. Huge thanks to all our partners and the brilliant founders, teams and supporters across Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham.
Let's keep the momentum going in 2026!
December 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's been a strong year for tech in South Yorkshire! 🎉
With events, strategy, data, investment and early-stage support. Huge thanks to all our partners and the brilliant founders, teams and supporters across Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham.
Let's keep the momentum going in 2026!
With events, strategy, data, investment and early-stage support. Huge thanks to all our partners and the brilliant founders, teams and supporters across Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham.
Let's keep the momentum going in 2026!
🚀 Joining host Janet Coyle CBE and Roland Emmans on the Scaling Beyond Borders panel will be James Jackson, Co-Founder & CEO of Bumper, and Chris Iveson, Founder & CEO of FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics to speak about these successful Sheffield scaleups.
See you at the summit! buff.ly/iqEEph9
See you at the summit! buff.ly/iqEEph9
December 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🚀 Joining host Janet Coyle CBE and Roland Emmans on the Scaling Beyond Borders panel will be James Jackson, Co-Founder & CEO of Bumper, and Chris Iveson, Founder & CEO of FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics to speak about these successful Sheffield scaleups.
See you at the summit! buff.ly/iqEEph9
See you at the summit! buff.ly/iqEEph9
HSBC UK has joined us as a partner sponsor on the South Yorkshire Tech Summit! Roland Emmans, who heads up HSBC UK’s Technology Sector team, is joining our Scaling Beyond Borders panel discussion, sharing two decades of insights working in the tech sector. 🎉
Secure your seat: buff.ly/iqEEph9
Secure your seat: buff.ly/iqEEph9
December 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
HSBC UK has joined us as a partner sponsor on the South Yorkshire Tech Summit! Roland Emmans, who heads up HSBC UK’s Technology Sector team, is joining our Scaling Beyond Borders panel discussion, sharing two decades of insights working in the tech sector. 🎉
Secure your seat: buff.ly/iqEEph9
Secure your seat: buff.ly/iqEEph9
We're happy to be partnering on the Tech Summit with Barnsley's incubator programme, The Furnace.
Designed for IP-focused tech startup businesses, this fully-funded six month programme helps businesses get the success they want, whatever that looks like.
🔥 Find out more: buff.ly/YFjKDsd
Designed for IP-focused tech startup businesses, this fully-funded six month programme helps businesses get the success they want, whatever that looks like.
🔥 Find out more: buff.ly/YFjKDsd
December 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
We're happy to be partnering on the Tech Summit with Barnsley's incubator programme, The Furnace.
Designed for IP-focused tech startup businesses, this fully-funded six month programme helps businesses get the success they want, whatever that looks like.
🔥 Find out more: buff.ly/YFjKDsd
Designed for IP-focused tech startup businesses, this fully-funded six month programme helps businesses get the success they want, whatever that looks like.
🔥 Find out more: buff.ly/YFjKDsd
Innovate UK Growth Catalyst supports start-ups from seed to Series A through Investor Partnerships. Applications are open for Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Digital Technologies, Defence, Creative Industries and Life Sciences startups. Apply now with an investor partner: bit.ly/4oK3Bkh
December 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Innovate UK Growth Catalyst supports start-ups from seed to Series A through Investor Partnerships. Applications are open for Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Digital Technologies, Defence, Creative Industries and Life Sciences startups. Apply now with an investor partner: bit.ly/4oK3Bkh
Elevation Recruitment Group are proud sponsors of the South Yorkshire Tech Summit where we gather the region’s tech leaders and innovators. Elevation have just launched their dedicated Technology & Transformation team, so we're happy to have them as partners.
Details and tickets: buff.ly/iqEEph9
Details and tickets: buff.ly/iqEEph9
December 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Elevation Recruitment Group are proud sponsors of the South Yorkshire Tech Summit where we gather the region’s tech leaders and innovators. Elevation have just launched their dedicated Technology & Transformation team, so we're happy to have them as partners.
Details and tickets: buff.ly/iqEEph9
Details and tickets: buff.ly/iqEEph9
One of our panel discussions at the SY Tech Summit will be focused on South Yorkshire's Inflection Point and how our ecosystem can go bigger. Led by Alison Partridge with David Richards MBE, Chris Dalrymple and Sarah Norman.
Find out more: buff.ly/iqEEph9
Find out more: buff.ly/iqEEph9
December 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
One of our panel discussions at the SY Tech Summit will be focused on South Yorkshire's Inflection Point and how our ecosystem can go bigger. Led by Alison Partridge with David Richards MBE, Chris Dalrymple and Sarah Norman.
Find out more: buff.ly/iqEEph9
Find out more: buff.ly/iqEEph9
Over 400 students from Barnsley College joined the first Barnsley Digital Symposium - a two-day event by the Council packed with inspiring sessions and workshops on virtual reality, robotics, cyber security, audio and sound design, videography, games design, and all things digital. buff.ly/zPQH5Ty
December 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Over 400 students from Barnsley College joined the first Barnsley Digital Symposium - a two-day event by the Council packed with inspiring sessions and workshops on virtual reality, robotics, cyber security, audio and sound design, videography, games design, and all things digital. buff.ly/zPQH5Ty
🎉 South Yorkshire Tech Summit speaker: Sarita Runeberg 📣
Sarita Runeberg, CEO of Maria 01, a top Nordic startup hub, brings her international business expertise and to a keynote on startup success and panel talk on idea generation.
🗓️ Thursday 29th January
🎟️ Tech Summit tickets: buff.ly/Eczs1sM
Sarita Runeberg, CEO of Maria 01, a top Nordic startup hub, brings her international business expertise and to a keynote on startup success and panel talk on idea generation.
🗓️ Thursday 29th January
🎟️ Tech Summit tickets: buff.ly/Eczs1sM
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🎉 South Yorkshire Tech Summit speaker: Sarita Runeberg 📣
Sarita Runeberg, CEO of Maria 01, a top Nordic startup hub, brings her international business expertise and to a keynote on startup success and panel talk on idea generation.
🗓️ Thursday 29th January
🎟️ Tech Summit tickets: buff.ly/Eczs1sM
Sarita Runeberg, CEO of Maria 01, a top Nordic startup hub, brings her international business expertise and to a keynote on startup success and panel talk on idea generation.
🗓️ Thursday 29th January
🎟️ Tech Summit tickets: buff.ly/Eczs1sM
Join us for the South Yorkshire Tech Summit 2026!
29 Jan 2026 @ Barnsley Civic
This free event in Barnsley will include insights from tech leaders, big ideas and building the future of tech in South Yorkshire. See some highlights from 2025's summit below.
🎟️ Save your seat: buff.ly/xCW7oY2
29 Jan 2026 @ Barnsley Civic
This free event in Barnsley will include insights from tech leaders, big ideas and building the future of tech in South Yorkshire. See some highlights from 2025's summit below.
🎟️ Save your seat: buff.ly/xCW7oY2
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Join us for the South Yorkshire Tech Summit 2026!
29 Jan 2026 @ Barnsley Civic
This free event in Barnsley will include insights from tech leaders, big ideas and building the future of tech in South Yorkshire. See some highlights from 2025's summit below.
🎟️ Save your seat: buff.ly/xCW7oY2
29 Jan 2026 @ Barnsley Civic
This free event in Barnsley will include insights from tech leaders, big ideas and building the future of tech in South Yorkshire. See some highlights from 2025's summit below.
🎟️ Save your seat: buff.ly/xCW7oY2
Speaker announcement: Janet Coyle CBE who leads Business Growth at London & Partners will host our Scaling Beyond Borders panel at the South Yorkshire Tech Summit, along with scaleup leaders James Jackson (Bumper) and Chris Iveson (FourJaw). 🤩
Grab your free ticket: buff.ly/9MQHdjw
Grab your free ticket: buff.ly/9MQHdjw
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Speaker announcement: Janet Coyle CBE who leads Business Growth at London & Partners will host our Scaling Beyond Borders panel at the South Yorkshire Tech Summit, along with scaleup leaders James Jackson (Bumper) and Chris Iveson (FourJaw). 🤩
Grab your free ticket: buff.ly/9MQHdjw
Grab your free ticket: buff.ly/9MQHdjw
It was energising to join Venture.Community this morning to reflect on some wins and lessons from the South Yorkshire startup ecosystem this year, and to hear about their exciting plans with their founder cohort and café. Wishing them a successful trip to the States to meet investors! 🚀
December 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It was energising to join Venture.Community this morning to reflect on some wins and lessons from the South Yorkshire startup ecosystem this year, and to hear about their exciting plans with their founder cohort and café. Wishing them a successful trip to the States to meet investors! 🚀
Join the Chesterfield Tech Meet-Up down the road on Dec 4, 5pm at the Pig & Pump. They're connecting local folks in tech, creative, sustainability, and more to share ideas. No pitches, no pressure - just real people solving real problems in a casual setting.
December 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Join the Chesterfield Tech Meet-Up down the road on Dec 4, 5pm at the Pig & Pump. They're connecting local folks in tech, creative, sustainability, and more to share ideas. No pitches, no pressure - just real people solving real problems in a casual setting.
Our new South Yorkshire Spinout Spotlight report shows The University of Sheffield’s pivotal role in driving innovation and growth across the local tech ecosystem. Our deep tech spinouts are driving record growth, making up 53% of our ecosystem and 69% of its value. Learn more: buff.ly/o4ezW6r
December 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Our new South Yorkshire Spinout Spotlight report shows The University of Sheffield’s pivotal role in driving innovation and growth across the local tech ecosystem. Our deep tech spinouts are driving record growth, making up 53% of our ecosystem and 69% of its value. Learn more: buff.ly/o4ezW6r
⏳ Last chance! Referrals for Tech Scale Up Advisors close this Friday at midnight. Get free scaling advice from experienced founders if you're in Barnsley, Doncaster, or Rotherham. Access 1:1 guidance, local networks, and practical support. Join the programme now: buff.ly/A1zYLHd #TechGrowth
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
⏳ Last chance! Referrals for Tech Scale Up Advisors close this Friday at midnight. Get free scaling advice from experienced founders if you're in Barnsley, Doncaster, or Rotherham. Access 1:1 guidance, local networks, and practical support. Join the programme now: buff.ly/A1zYLHd #TechGrowth
Excited to partner with gener8tor again for the 2026 South Yorkshire Tech Summit! ⚡
gener8tor is a global startup accelerator with a mission to be the best partner for a community to invest in its best and brightest, supporting their cohorts to raise over $2.9B.
Tech Summit info: buff.ly/ABHyaEP
gener8tor is a global startup accelerator with a mission to be the best partner for a community to invest in its best and brightest, supporting their cohorts to raise over $2.9B.
Tech Summit info: buff.ly/ABHyaEP
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Excited to partner with gener8tor again for the 2026 South Yorkshire Tech Summit! ⚡
gener8tor is a global startup accelerator with a mission to be the best partner for a community to invest in its best and brightest, supporting their cohorts to raise over $2.9B.
Tech Summit info: buff.ly/ABHyaEP
gener8tor is a global startup accelerator with a mission to be the best partner for a community to invest in its best and brightest, supporting their cohorts to raise over $2.9B.
Tech Summit info: buff.ly/ABHyaEP
Join the Sheffield Women in Tech December meetup, reflecting back on the year with their community!
📍Sheffield Tech Parks
⏰Weds 3rd December at 6pm
Save a space: buff.ly/yR3wCgB
#WomeninSTEM #SheffieldTechnology #womeninengineering #womeninscience #womenintech #Sheffieldtech #SheffEvents
📍Sheffield Tech Parks
⏰Weds 3rd December at 6pm
Save a space: buff.ly/yR3wCgB
#WomeninSTEM #SheffieldTechnology #womeninengineering #womeninscience #womenintech #Sheffieldtech #SheffEvents
November 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Join the Sheffield Women in Tech December meetup, reflecting back on the year with their community!
📍Sheffield Tech Parks
⏰Weds 3rd December at 6pm
Save a space: buff.ly/yR3wCgB
#WomeninSTEM #SheffieldTechnology #womeninengineering #womeninscience #womenintech #Sheffieldtech #SheffEvents
📍Sheffield Tech Parks
⏰Weds 3rd December at 6pm
Save a space: buff.ly/yR3wCgB
#WomeninSTEM #SheffieldTechnology #womeninengineering #womeninscience #womenintech #Sheffieldtech #SheffEvents
⌛ Only 2 weeks left to join the Tech Scale Up Advisors Programme!
Are you a tech founder in Barnsley, Doncaster or Rotherham? You're running out of time to access fully funded business advice from experts who’ve scaled successful tech ventures.
🔗 Apply here: buff.ly/hkifrkT
Are you a tech founder in Barnsley, Doncaster or Rotherham? You're running out of time to access fully funded business advice from experts who’ve scaled successful tech ventures.
🔗 Apply here: buff.ly/hkifrkT
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
⌛ Only 2 weeks left to join the Tech Scale Up Advisors Programme!
Are you a tech founder in Barnsley, Doncaster or Rotherham? You're running out of time to access fully funded business advice from experts who’ve scaled successful tech ventures.
🔗 Apply here: buff.ly/hkifrkT
Are you a tech founder in Barnsley, Doncaster or Rotherham? You're running out of time to access fully funded business advice from experts who’ve scaled successful tech ventures.
🔗 Apply here: buff.ly/hkifrkT
💡 Idea Validation Grant Case Study #2: Simplifying Stakeholder Communication with Proap
From project management pain to product progress, this startup's journey shows how lean validation and sharp focus can turn a common frustration into a practical solution.
Read the blog: buff.ly/tmsnNZ5
From project management pain to product progress, this startup's journey shows how lean validation and sharp focus can turn a common frustration into a practical solution.
Read the blog: buff.ly/tmsnNZ5
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
💡 Idea Validation Grant Case Study #2: Simplifying Stakeholder Communication with Proap
From project management pain to product progress, this startup's journey shows how lean validation and sharp focus can turn a common frustration into a practical solution.
Read the blog: buff.ly/tmsnNZ5
From project management pain to product progress, this startup's journey shows how lean validation and sharp focus can turn a common frustration into a practical solution.
Read the blog: buff.ly/tmsnNZ5
The South Yorkshire Innovation Hub has recently launched their interactive Research and Innovation Asset Map in Health. This is a place where stakeholders in the South Yorkshire ecosystem can find key contacts in academia, healthcare, research centres, providers and more. buff.ly/iRm6zn8 🩵
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The South Yorkshire Innovation Hub has recently launched their interactive Research and Innovation Asset Map in Health. This is a place where stakeholders in the South Yorkshire ecosystem can find key contacts in academia, healthcare, research centres, providers and more. buff.ly/iRm6zn8 🩵
Welcome to the TECH SY founder spotlight series! Angel Takooree has been developing the Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs Community, a platform designed to support ND founders, working with the team at Trove supported by our Idea Validation Grant. 💡
Read the case study: buff.ly/caP206W
Read the case study: buff.ly/caP206W
November 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Welcome to the TECH SY founder spotlight series! Angel Takooree has been developing the Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs Community, a platform designed to support ND founders, working with the team at Trove supported by our Idea Validation Grant. 💡
Read the case study: buff.ly/caP206W
Read the case study: buff.ly/caP206W
The South Yorkshire Tech Summit 2026 is supported by partners like Dealroom.co, our headline sponsor. We're collaborating on a new ecosystem report to analyse South Yorkshire's startup pipeline and funding. Aoife Morrin from Dealroom will present key findings at the Summit. Tickets: buff.ly/7LRIdGw
October 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The South Yorkshire Tech Summit 2026 is supported by partners like Dealroom.co, our headline sponsor. We're collaborating on a new ecosystem report to analyse South Yorkshire's startup pipeline and funding. Aoife Morrin from Dealroom will present key findings at the Summit. Tickets: buff.ly/7LRIdGw