The Data City
@thedatacity.bsky.social
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Scaleups are just 0.8% of UK businesses but drive 50% of SME output. The ScaleUp Annual Review 2025 from the ScaleUp Institute explores how we can support this segment.
This analysis uses our RTICs + clustering to map scaleup activity in the IS8 sectors.
www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/reports/annu...
This analysis uses our RTICs + clustering to map scaleup activity in the IS8 sectors.
www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/reports/annu...
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Scaleups are just 0.8% of UK businesses but drive 50% of SME output. The ScaleUp Annual Review 2025 from the ScaleUp Institute explores how we can support this segment.
This analysis uses our RTICs + clustering to map scaleup activity in the IS8 sectors.
www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/reports/annu...
This analysis uses our RTICs + clustering to map scaleup activity in the IS8 sectors.
www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/reports/annu...
The Data City is collaborating with GC Insight to help Combined Authorities deliver the UK’s Industrial Strategy with real-time data.
We’ve published reports for 15 regions, combining IS-8 sector definitions with business growth signals.
Download yours:
www.gcinsight.co.uk/mapping-the-...
We’ve published reports for 15 regions, combining IS-8 sector definitions with business growth signals.
Download yours:
www.gcinsight.co.uk/mapping-the-...
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The Data City is collaborating with GC Insight to help Combined Authorities deliver the UK’s Industrial Strategy with real-time data.
We’ve published reports for 15 regions, combining IS-8 sector definitions with business growth signals.
Download yours:
www.gcinsight.co.uk/mapping-the-...
We’ve published reports for 15 regions, combining IS-8 sector definitions with business growth signals.
Download yours:
www.gcinsight.co.uk/mapping-the-...
The Local Digital Index 2025 is live
Built by @techuk.bsky.social, The Data City & @open-innovations.org, the Index shows the growth of the UK's Digital Economy.
📊 £101bn GVA
📈 1.7M jobs
🌱 8.9% growth rate
index.techuk.org
Built by @techuk.bsky.social, The Data City & @open-innovations.org, the Index shows the growth of the UK's Digital Economy.
📊 £101bn GVA
📈 1.7M jobs
🌱 8.9% growth rate
index.techuk.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The Local Digital Index 2025 is live
Built by @techuk.bsky.social, The Data City & @open-innovations.org, the Index shows the growth of the UK's Digital Economy.
📊 £101bn GVA
📈 1.7M jobs
🌱 8.9% growth rate
index.techuk.org
Built by @techuk.bsky.social, The Data City & @open-innovations.org, the Index shows the growth of the UK's Digital Economy.
📊 £101bn GVA
📈 1.7M jobs
🌱 8.9% growth rate
index.techuk.org
New report 'Take 10' marks 10 years of UK B Corps - and reveals their impact for the first time.
📈 Faster growth
💸 More investment
🛡️ Higher resilience
🌍 Greater social & environmental impact
Featuring real-time insights from The Data City
bcorporation.uk/act-and-lear...
📈 Faster growth
💸 More investment
🛡️ Higher resilience
🌍 Greater social & environmental impact
Featuring real-time insights from The Data City
bcorporation.uk/act-and-lear...
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
New report 'Take 10' marks 10 years of UK B Corps - and reveals their impact for the first time.
📈 Faster growth
💸 More investment
🛡️ Higher resilience
🌍 Greater social & environmental impact
Featuring real-time insights from The Data City
bcorporation.uk/act-and-lear...
📈 Faster growth
💸 More investment
🛡️ Higher resilience
🌍 Greater social & environmental impact
Featuring real-time insights from The Data City
bcorporation.uk/act-and-lear...
What an amazing afternoon at The Data City Summit 2025
90+ attendees from across the UK came together to collaborate, share insights & drive impact. Huge thanks to our speakers & partners for bringing expertise & energy.
We can’t wait to do it all again at next year’s Summit!
90+ attendees from across the UK came together to collaborate, share insights & drive impact. Huge thanks to our speakers & partners for bringing expertise & energy.
We can’t wait to do it all again at next year’s Summit!
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
What an amazing afternoon at The Data City Summit 2025
90+ attendees from across the UK came together to collaborate, share insights & drive impact. Huge thanks to our speakers & partners for bringing expertise & energy.
We can’t wait to do it all again at next year’s Summit!
90+ attendees from across the UK came together to collaborate, share insights & drive impact. Huge thanks to our speakers & partners for bringing expertise & energy.
We can’t wait to do it all again at next year’s Summit!
We’re pleased to announce that our Executive Chair, @paulcconnell.bsky.social will be speaking at techUK's UK Digital Economy Conference in Edinburgh on the 20th of November.
If you want to attend, you can register here: www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
If you want to attend, you can register here: www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We’re pleased to announce that our Executive Chair, @paulcconnell.bsky.social will be speaking at techUK's UK Digital Economy Conference in Edinburgh on the 20th of November.
If you want to attend, you can register here: www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
If you want to attend, you can register here: www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
The bigger the AI company, the more likely it is to be American-owned.
🇺🇸 30% of large UK AI firms in the UK are US-owned. UK ownership? 28%.
Overall, the UK still leads, but this shift raises big questions on sovereignty & investment.
Explore the data: thedatacity.com/blog/3-key-f...
🇺🇸 30% of large UK AI firms in the UK are US-owned. UK ownership? 28%.
Overall, the UK still leads, but this shift raises big questions on sovereignty & investment.
Explore the data: thedatacity.com/blog/3-key-f...
October 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The bigger the AI company, the more likely it is to be American-owned.
🇺🇸 30% of large UK AI firms in the UK are US-owned. UK ownership? 28%.
Overall, the UK still leads, but this shift raises big questions on sovereignty & investment.
Explore the data: thedatacity.com/blog/3-key-f...
🇺🇸 30% of large UK AI firms in the UK are US-owned. UK ownership? 28%.
Overall, the UK still leads, but this shift raises big questions on sovereignty & investment.
Explore the data: thedatacity.com/blog/3-key-f...
We’re partnering with @innovatefinance.bsky.social to build the UK’s first real-time map of the RegTech sector.
Together, we’re creating a live, data-led view of the companies changing how regulation and compliance work.
Find out more: www.innovatefinance.com/announcement...
Together, we’re creating a live, data-led view of the companies changing how regulation and compliance work.
Find out more: www.innovatefinance.com/announcement...
October 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We’re partnering with @innovatefinance.bsky.social to build the UK’s first real-time map of the RegTech sector.
Together, we’re creating a live, data-led view of the companies changing how regulation and compliance work.
Find out more: www.innovatefinance.com/announcement...
Together, we’re creating a live, data-led view of the companies changing how regulation and compliance work.
Find out more: www.innovatefinance.com/announcement...
Most trade associations think they know their sector.
The smart ones use The Data City to prove it.
From defining industries to shaping policy, bodies like techUK & CIMSPA use our platform to lead with clarity, not assumptions.
This is your intro: thedatacity.com/blog/how-uk-...
The smart ones use The Data City to prove it.
From defining industries to shaping policy, bodies like techUK & CIMSPA use our platform to lead with clarity, not assumptions.
This is your intro: thedatacity.com/blog/how-uk-...
October 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Most trade associations think they know their sector.
The smart ones use The Data City to prove it.
From defining industries to shaping policy, bodies like techUK & CIMSPA use our platform to lead with clarity, not assumptions.
This is your intro: thedatacity.com/blog/how-uk-...
The smart ones use The Data City to prove it.
From defining industries to shaping policy, bodies like techUK & CIMSPA use our platform to lead with clarity, not assumptions.
This is your intro: thedatacity.com/blog/how-uk-...
The next wave of UK AI companies is here 🌊
Forget the giants. We used real-time data to find fast-growing, UK-born startups like Sylvera, Hoxton Farms & Salience Labs.
See the full list: thedatacity.com/blog/the-nex...
Forget the giants. We used real-time data to find fast-growing, UK-born startups like Sylvera, Hoxton Farms & Salience Labs.
See the full list: thedatacity.com/blog/the-nex...
October 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The next wave of UK AI companies is here 🌊
Forget the giants. We used real-time data to find fast-growing, UK-born startups like Sylvera, Hoxton Farms & Salience Labs.
See the full list: thedatacity.com/blog/the-nex...
Forget the giants. We used real-time data to find fast-growing, UK-born startups like Sylvera, Hoxton Farms & Salience Labs.
See the full list: thedatacity.com/blog/the-nex...
Fact 3: AI is urban and heavily focused in the Greater South East
64% of AI firms are based in the Greater South East.
44% are in London alone.
Reading and Edinburgh outperform bigger cities like Birmingham.
64% of AI firms are based in the Greater South East.
44% are in London alone.
Reading and Edinburgh outperform bigger cities like Birmingham.
October 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Fact 3: AI is urban and heavily focused in the Greater South East
64% of AI firms are based in the Greater South East.
44% are in London alone.
Reading and Edinburgh outperform bigger cities like Birmingham.
64% of AI firms are based in the Greater South East.
44% are in London alone.
Reading and Edinburgh outperform bigger cities like Birmingham.
Fact 2: US influence in UK AI is higher than average, but UK ownership still leads
77% of UK AI firms are UK-owned
But among large firms, US ownership rises to 30%
Chart shows ultimate foreign ownership of AI and all RTIC companies in the UK. Source: The Data City.
77% of UK AI firms are UK-owned
But among large firms, US ownership rises to 30%
Chart shows ultimate foreign ownership of AI and all RTIC companies in the UK. Source: The Data City.
October 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Fact 2: US influence in UK AI is higher than average, but UK ownership still leads
77% of UK AI firms are UK-owned
But among large firms, US ownership rises to 30%
Chart shows ultimate foreign ownership of AI and all RTIC companies in the UK. Source: The Data City.
77% of UK AI firms are UK-owned
But among large firms, US ownership rises to 30%
Chart shows ultimate foreign ownership of AI and all RTIC companies in the UK. Source: The Data City.
Fact 1: It’s small, but growing fast
Just 4,000 UK companies operate in AI - 0.1% of all businesses. But they account for 14% of funding rounds in emerging sectors.
Just 4,000 UK companies operate in AI - 0.1% of all businesses. But they account for 14% of funding rounds in emerging sectors.
October 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Fact 1: It’s small, but growing fast
Just 4,000 UK companies operate in AI - 0.1% of all businesses. But they account for 14% of funding rounds in emerging sectors.
Just 4,000 UK companies operate in AI - 0.1% of all businesses. But they account for 14% of funding rounds in emerging sectors.
The Innovation Clusters Map v2 is now live from the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT).
We’ve supported the map since version 1, and our RTICs + innovation scores continue to help power it.
Start using the interactive clusters map today 👇
innovationclusters.dsit.gov.uk
We’ve supported the map since version 1, and our RTICs + innovation scores continue to help power it.
Start using the interactive clusters map today 👇
innovationclusters.dsit.gov.uk
October 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The Innovation Clusters Map v2 is now live from the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT).
We’ve supported the map since version 1, and our RTICs + innovation scores continue to help power it.
Start using the interactive clusters map today 👇
innovationclusters.dsit.gov.uk
We’ve supported the map since version 1, and our RTICs + innovation scores continue to help power it.
Start using the interactive clusters map today 👇
innovationclusters.dsit.gov.uk
4 noms. 0 wins. 100% good vibes.
Leeds Digital Festival Awards was a blast – the real prize is this brilliant tech community. Congrats to our pals The Lifted Project on their D&I win 👏
Leeds Digital Festival Awards was a blast – the real prize is this brilliant tech community. Congrats to our pals The Lifted Project on their D&I win 👏
October 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
4 noms. 0 wins. 100% good vibes.
Leeds Digital Festival Awards was a blast – the real prize is this brilliant tech community. Congrats to our pals The Lifted Project on their D&I win 👏
Leeds Digital Festival Awards was a blast – the real prize is this brilliant tech community. Congrats to our pals The Lifted Project on their D&I win 👏
Working in Industrial Strategy? Need better data on the IS-8 sectors? This is the report you've been waiting for.
Download for free today to get a clearer, more up-to-date view of the priority sectors outlined in the UK's Industrial Strategy.
thedatacity.com/reports/open...
Download for free today to get a clearer, more up-to-date view of the priority sectors outlined in the UK's Industrial Strategy.
thedatacity.com/reports/open...
October 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Working in Industrial Strategy? Need better data on the IS-8 sectors? This is the report you've been waiting for.
Download for free today to get a clearer, more up-to-date view of the priority sectors outlined in the UK's Industrial Strategy.
thedatacity.com/reports/open...
Download for free today to get a clearer, more up-to-date view of the priority sectors outlined in the UK's Industrial Strategy.
thedatacity.com/reports/open...
We’ve got the UK’s IS-8 growth sectors. But SIC codes can’t see them.
From AI to Clean Energy, Heat Pumps to Carbon Capture - the data’s broken.
In our new report, we show how to fix it.
thedatacity.com/reports/open...
From AI to Clean Energy, Heat Pumps to Carbon Capture - the data’s broken.
In our new report, we show how to fix it.
thedatacity.com/reports/open...
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
We’ve got the UK’s IS-8 growth sectors. But SIC codes can’t see them.
From AI to Clean Energy, Heat Pumps to Carbon Capture - the data’s broken.
In our new report, we show how to fix it.
thedatacity.com/reports/open...
From AI to Clean Energy, Heat Pumps to Carbon Capture - the data’s broken.
In our new report, we show how to fix it.
thedatacity.com/reports/open...
Leeds brought the vibeson Friday night 🎤✨
No Code Lab’s 'Vibe Check AI Edition' packed out Gameshow Allstars with demos, cocktails, and serious innovation – from robot bartenders to lightning-fast AI showcases.
We had a great night! The future of AI is definitely here in Leeds.
No Code Lab’s 'Vibe Check AI Edition' packed out Gameshow Allstars with demos, cocktails, and serious innovation – from robot bartenders to lightning-fast AI showcases.
We had a great night! The future of AI is definitely here in Leeds.
September 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Leeds brought the vibeson Friday night 🎤✨
No Code Lab’s 'Vibe Check AI Edition' packed out Gameshow Allstars with demos, cocktails, and serious innovation – from robot bartenders to lightning-fast AI showcases.
We had a great night! The future of AI is definitely here in Leeds.
No Code Lab’s 'Vibe Check AI Edition' packed out Gameshow Allstars with demos, cocktails, and serious innovation – from robot bartenders to lightning-fast AI showcases.
We had a great night! The future of AI is definitely here in Leeds.
Join us on 14 Oct, 10am for our webinar on 'Open Sourcing the Industrial Strategy'.
See how we’ve built on Gov definitions to map the IS-8 using real-time data - plus a live demo of the data + Q&A with the team behind it.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1688585949...
See how we’ve built on Gov definitions to map the IS-8 using real-time data - plus a live demo of the data + Q&A with the team behind it.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1688585949...
September 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Join us on 14 Oct, 10am for our webinar on 'Open Sourcing the Industrial Strategy'.
See how we’ve built on Gov definitions to map the IS-8 using real-time data - plus a live demo of the data + Q&A with the team behind it.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1688585949...
See how we’ve built on Gov definitions to map the IS-8 using real-time data - plus a live demo of the data + Q&A with the team behind it.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1688585949...