Tech Climbers has revealed the best performing product-led tech businesses making an impact in the Liverpool City Region. The list was announced to a room of founders, investors, and ecosystem supporters from across the region.
This week, the tech community gathered at Scale in Liverpool city centre as host Oyinkansola Adebayo unveiled the 17 companies that made the official Tech Climbers list and the 10 up-and-coming businesses listed as ‘Ones to Watch’.
Businesses were either nominated or self-entered to be assessed by an expert panel of judges, which evaluated the strongest examples of impact, innovation, and investment across the Liverpool City Region.
Key statistics from this year's list
Alongside the businesses that made the list, this year’s Liverpool City Region also told the story of Liverpool’s growing maturity as a mission-driven tech ecosystem. Just under two-thirds (57%) are leveraging ‘tech for good’ across key sub-sectors including health, education, accessibility and sustainability. 83% were actively seeking investment, and 66% had already received some level of investment, demonstrating a clear ambition.
This year’s Tech Climbers list continued to demonstrate the strength of Liverpool’s growing MedTech and Life Sciences sector, with 85% of entrants using AI to address real-world challenges across health, sustainability, accessibility and more.
The event was not only a celebration of Liverpool’s tech community but also an opportunity to reflect on how the City Region has matured as a place to raise investment, increase the number of jobs and nurture fast-growing sectors contributing to economic growth. The panel discussed how pioneering companies are bringing investment into the region, with this year’s data forecasting the creation of around 236 jobs.
This year saw an influx of new entrants, with 66% entering Tech Climbers for the first time, showcasing the initiative’s growing reputation as a platform for talent. Two of the Climbers – Sum Vivas, creator of digital employees, and workplace wellbeing firm The Wellbeing Doctors – have moved from last year’s Ones to Watch list to this year’s Main List, highlighting a period of rapid growth.
Special award winners
Alongside the list, three companies were recognised in individual categories. This year’s Impressive Innovator award went to Guilford Street Laboratories, a university spinout combining biomarker science with AI-powered analytics.
The Relentless Raiser category, awarded to those demonstrating remarkable business ideas on track to secure investment, went to Evove, a deeptech company accelerating the transition to a new energy economy through precision membrane technology.
Finally, the Innovating with Impact award went to MyCardium AI, a returning Tech Climber utilising AI to measure heart function. The company has grown to 30 staff and a multi-million-pound turnover in the four years since launch.
Benefits for listed businesses
Each business that made the list gains national recognition and joins a network of advisors and investors, as well as access to an exclusive prize package including investment readiness workshops by Brabners and strategy sessions to test growth plans with RSM UK.
The event concluded with a special mention of the headline, ecosystem, national and event partners that make Tech Climbers possible. Powered by Tangerine Communications, the campaign was supported by a host of headline partners, including Brabners, Marks & Clerk, Rathbones, and RSM. Ecosystem partners were Tech North Advocates, UK Tech Week, NatWest, Sciontec, Growth Platform, PXN Ventures, and LYVA Labs. National partners were HubSpot, TechUK, The Data City and Innovate Her.
With a mission to profile fast-growing tech businesses in scaling tech ecosystems across the UK, Tech Climbers offers plenty of opportunities to support tech scaleups. Uncover all the fast-growing businesses innovating with impact by reading this year’s Liverpool City Region Tech Climbers list.
Source: UKTN News