Leeds funding gap in focus with The Whole Point’s Regional Data Insight series.
📊 17.9% women-led
📈 28.7% GVA
💷 27.3% turnover
👥 31.6% employment
Yet just 2.2% of investment.
Our data helps highlight the gap.
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The Data City is live at @innovatefinance.bsky.social Global Summit today.
We're set up in the Great Hall - come find us for a demo of how banks, FinTechs, and RegTechs are replacing SIC codes with real-time business classification for KYB, onboarding, and ongoing monitoring.
New case study with Optimat 👇
See how they use The Data City to map complex sectors, improve supply chain insight, and deliver higher-value work for public sector clients.
Read more: thedatacity.com/case-studies...
Proud to support The Whole Point on their Data Insight into Edinburgh.
📊 11.1% women-led
💷 43.6% of turnover
Yet just 1.3% of investment.
Edinburgh shows the biggest gap between value and funding.
Our data helps turn this into evidence for change.
thewholepoint.co.uk
@hfcouncil.bsky.social is delivering an industrial strategy.
They needed a clear view of their economy across Life Sciences, Digital and Climate Tech.
Using The Data City, they now power their strategy and Upstream London with real data.
thedatacity.com/case-studies...
What does it really take to deliver impactful projects in the public sector?
We’re attending The GovTech Summit, where Paul Swinney will share a case study on working with the public sector, covering challenges, lessons and impact.
Apply to attend 👉 www.govtechsummit.eu
Proud to support The Whole Point's Regional Data Insight Series.
📊 18.1% of Birmingham companies are women-led
💷 They generate 21.6% of turnover
Yet receive just 0.5% of investment (<1p per £1).
Our data helps make these gaps impossible to ignore.
thewholepoint.co.uk
On 6th May, join The Data City, Metro Dynamics & Favier Ltd to see the University Industry Impact Explorer in action - spin-outs, collaborations, grant funding, alumni leadership, all mapped against the IS-8 in real time.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whats-your...
Frontier Friday… but it’s a bank holiday so we’re calling it Frontier Thursday.
Our CEO, Alex Craven introduces UIIE, showing how universities connect to the real economy in real time.
Because now, proving impact = securing funding.
Read more: thedatacity.com/blog/univers...
Spinouts, research partners, Innovate UK bids, alumni running businesses - it's all part of your industry footprint.
The Universities Industry Impact Explorer maps it all, classifies it against the IS-8 priority sectors, and benchmarks you against peers.
thedatacity.com/product-serv...
We’ve partnered with @centreforcities.bsky.social to explore how better data can unlock a clearer view of the UK’s innovation economy.
Using The Data City, they’ve identified frontier firms, mapped innovation, and supported industrial strategy.
thedatacity.com/case-studies...
Where was investment flowing in 2025?
Just 6% of UK companies in cutting-edge sectors attracted 76% of all investment.
💥 Standouts:
- FinTech: 13% (£5.2bn+)
- AI: £6.2bn+
- FinTech deals +16%
Investors are backing innovation.
Start your free trial 👉 thedatacity.com/free-trial/
We’ve launched the UK Defence RTIC - the first real-time, expert-validated map of the UK defence sector, built with ADS Group.
Explore companies, capabilities and innovation across defence.
Read our blog 👇
thedatacity.com/blog/mapping...
👏 We’re proud to be named a finalist at the British Data Awards 2026.
The Data City has been recognised among the UK’s leading data innovators, with a nomination for Start-Up of the Year.
Congratulations to everyone shortlisted!
predatech.co.uk/british-data...
How do you find the right companies in emerging technologies?
That’s the challenge @ukcpi.bsky.social faces across engineering biology, diagnostics and advanced manufacturing.
Using The Data City, they identify niche companies and analyse emerging sectors.
thedatacity.com/case-studies...
Huge congratulations to our CEO and Co-Founder Alex Craven, picking up Company Leader (up to 50 employees) at the Yorkshire Leadership Awards last night. A reflection of the whole team behind him.
P.S. Alex, would you be able to bring the trophy in on Monday?
New report from @centreforcities.bsky.social 📈
'Angels' Delights' digs into why equity investment is so concentrated in a handful of UK cities, and what needs to change.
If you work in local growth, venture investment, or economics, this one's for you.
🔗 www.centreforcities.org/publication/...
Universities have a huge economic impact, but most institutions still measure it using outdated data.
We’ve built the Universities Industry Impact Explorer (UIIE) to provide a real-time view of how universities connect with industry.
Read more: thedatacity.com/blog/univers...
Should you wish to know how the AI at @thedatacity.bsky.social works, but not so well you can copy us, please do come to Applied AI at Parallax in Leeds on 17 March at 6pm where I'll be giving a talk on exactly that! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/applied-ai...
How fast is the UK's public sector tech growing?
The Tech200, built with @tussell.bsky.social shows:
💷 £14.1bn turnover
📊 £953m+ GVA
🚀 £580m+ investment
👥 26,000+ employees
Public sector tech isn’t emerging - it’s scaled and accelerating.
Read more
bit.ly/402sa1Q
Why do so many agencies struggle to stand out?
‘The Language Trap’ from @agencybyagency.bsky.social analyses UK agency descriptions using The Data City’s real-time data, showing why outdated SIC codes fail to capture what companies actually do.
Read more 👉
agencybyagency.com/article/the-...
This week’s Frontier Friday 🚀
Public sector tech is growing fast:
📈 £756m growth
📊 180% avg growth
💷 £3.8m per company
Built with Tussell & TechUK, the Tech200 spotlights the fastest-growing public sector tech suppliers - 70% UK-based.
bit.ly/3MaNlvr
We’re excited to be sponsoring IFGS 2026.
Proud to be partnering with @innovatefinance.bsky.social and supporting their Global Summit as part of UK FinTech Week this April.
If you’re attending, let us know, we’d love to catch up.
🚀 The 2026 Tech200 is live!
We've partnered with @tussell.bsky.social and @techuk.bsky.social to rank the fastest-growing public sector tech suppliers using real time data.
We’re also ranked 74th, up from 136 👉 bit.ly/3MaNlvr
What happens when a women’s health business is labelled “adult content”?
🚫 Bank accounts blocked
⚠️ Payments flagged
📉 High risk tags
New research from CensHERship and The Case For Her shows how outdated systems misclassify FemTech.
Read more: www.censhership.co.uk/research
Where are the UK’s frontier sectors really growing?
A new whitepaper published by @OxfordEconomics, in collaboration with The Data City, maps where six key IS-8 sectors stand today and where they’re expected to grow by 2030.
www.oxfordeconomics.com/resource/map...
Did you know only 2% of funding goes to women-led businesses?
In case you missed it, The Lifted Project is now The Whole Point.
A UK-wide, government-aligned initiative increasing funding for women-led businesses. Proud to support with real-time data.
thewholepoint.co.uk
Which tech companies are shaping the future of public services?
We’ve partnered with @tussell.bsky.social and @techuk.bsky.social to launch the Tech200, powered by The Data City’s real-time company classification.
Launching soon 👀
#Tech200
Which sectors are driving demand?
We help commercial property investors, developers and advisors identify growth sectors, assess demand, and support occupier, leasing and investment decisions – all in one platform.
Find out more today at: thedatacity.com/commercial-p...
Introducing Frontier Friday 🚀
A new weekly series from The Data City bringing the frontier economy to life. with real-time insights into the sectors, clusters and companies shaping the UK right now.
Follow us to see the frontier economy, in real-time, every Friday.
