Tech Awards – 2024 shortlist

The Prolific North Tech Awards celebrate the innovators, teams and organisations driving the North's tech industry forward.

We’re excited to unveil the shortlist for the 2024 Tech Awards, with our judges impressed by this year’s outstanding submissions. Scroll below to see if your team has made the list…

Congratulations to all our shortlisted finalists!

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Recognising companies and teams

Best client support team

AppCheck Ltd
Branch & Stay In A Pub
Hyperact & thinkmoney
RiskSmart

Best workplace award

Answer Digital
Atom Technology Solutions Ltd
Cantarus
Nimble Approach
Tangent

Tech Company of the Year: Small - Sponsored by Better placed

Adventoris
Atom Technology Solutions Ltd
Connect Internet Solutions Ltd
Novidian
Optalysys
Phishing Tackle
The Curve

Tech Company of the Year: Medium

Answer Digital
Apadmi
AppCheck Ltd

Tech Company of the Year: Large - sponsored by Sedulo

Aire Logic
ANS
Auto Trader
Nexus Rental
Sync

Tech Hub of the Year

ANS
Digital Catapult North East Tees Valley
Fraser House Hub & fhunded – Lancashire County Council
Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester

Tech Agency of the Year

Cantarus
Phishing Tackle
Tangent
The Curve

SaaS Company of the Year

Adventoris
AppCheck Ltd
BrightHR

Tech Start-up of the Year - sponsored by Bruntwood SciTech

Digitech Oasis
Golingo
PatchApp UK
RiskSmart
SoSquared
urfuture

Best Tech Infrastructure Partner

Aire Logic
AppCheck Ltd
Audiebant

Recognising projects, apps and campaigns

App of the year

Apadmi & GigPig – The GigPig App
Bolser & The Football Foundation – Improving the nation’s grass pitches with PitchPower
Golingo
ND Axon
PharmAppy
Pocket Giving
Propel Tech & Prime Systems – Transforming risk management with a groundbreaking app

Web Development Project of the Year

AND Digital & The Range
Car Finance 247

Best use of AI

BidScript
Digital Voice for Communities – Dreaming Our Futures
GM Business Growth Hub – AI Chatbot
OnlyCat – AI cat flap
Primo Dialler – Connect CLI
Sum Vivas – ‘Liv’ at Liverpool One
Voicescape & Onward Homes – Transforming income management through AI

Tech Innovation of the Year

Aeroknite Ltd – Wildfire mitigation using fire extinguishing drone
Car Finance 247
Electricity North West – SMART Street IRM
Jaywing – Comprehend
Phishing Tackle

Tech for Good Award

Apadmi & NHS Blood and Transplant – TransplantPath
Digital Voice for Communities – Dreaming our Futures
Everyone Can
gigmate
Luna’s Light – VR Upper Limb Rehabilitation
ND Axon
Pocket Giving
Propel Tech

Transformation Through Tech Award

Apadmi & NHS Blood and Transplant – TransplantPath
Car Finance 247
Elite Dynamics – Digital Transformation of the holiday park & marina industry
Godel Technologies & Sofology – Transforming the Payment Experience for Sofology’s Customers
Ponderosa Agency – Driving change: Digitally transforming Bill Plant Driving School
Voicescape & Onward Homes – Transforming income management

Best Health Tech Start-up

Luna’s Light – VR Upper Limb Rehabilitation
MolMart
ND Axon
PharmAppy
XR Therapeutics

Recognising talented individuals

Prolific Tech Leader of the Year

Andy Eva-Dale – Tangent
Anish Kapoor – AccessPay
Ramzan Anwar – G6 Motion Control

The winner of this category will be decided by a combination of public vote and judges’ scores. Voting has now ended.

Prolific Tech Rising Star

Ayaan Mohamed Ali – Digitech Oasis
Jacob Alcock – North West Cyber Resilience Centre
Joe Asher – Answer Digital
Lucy Taylor – Answer Digital
Megan Bower – Burendo
Ruaridh Leedale – Answer Digital