7 northern tech startups looking to alternate the world

this newsletter is part of TechRadar's Northern Powerhouse column, a chain focusing at the development of the North of britain's tech zone.

How do you succeed as a era enterprise based inside the North of britain? A latest report via tech-centered funding financial institution GP Bullhound points to eight groups that might have the solution.

In Northern Tech discovered: exploring its era universe, the banking company identifies the location's 8 'unicorns' (or corporations worth $1 billion). they may be: Sage; Autotrader; Skyscanner; pace; store Direct; Moneysupermarket; The Hut; and Skybet.

in keeping with the file, two of the demanding situations facing agencies operating out of the location are securing get entry to to funding, and attracting (and maintaining) skills. In a bid to help the subsequent ability wave (or is that herd?) of unicorns conquer the previous impediment, GP Bullhound recently held a pitching occasion at the Futurelabs co-working space in Leeds.

It become attended by way of some of groups trying to cozy early level funding, and most important traders such as media agency Bloomberg were in attendance. TechRadar went along to chat with the seven hopefuls and see what they had to offer.