How do you support a growing borough when data can't keep up? Our Industry Engine platform now powers Castle Point Borough Council's Economic Development Strategy and regeneration plans for sites like Charfleet. Read the case study 👇 thedatacity.com/case-studies...

Updated investment data is now live in Industry Engine. 📈 Daily updates, not monthly 🔌 Available via API for the first time 🆕 New types inc. Pre Seed & Equity Crowdfunding 🔍 Filter by acquirer or acquired, 26k+ acquisition events from both sides thedatacity.com/blog/updates...

Interesting piece by @paulswinney.bsky.social @thedatacity.bsky.social. Hear more from Paul in this special session on navigating industry and regional classifications at ESCoE's recent conference: youtu.be/DW-GPnX_gTY

🎓 University spin outs make up just 1.6% of UK 'frontier' businesses but attract 10x more investment than comparable companies. Our Chief Economist, Paul breaks down 7 data-driven spin out facts. Read here 👇 thedatacity.com/blog/7-facts...

The @financialtimes.com is featuring our spinout data in their latest edition. Oxford & Cambridge produce ¼ of UK university spinouts but take 59% of all declared investment. The FT's latest piece digs into why: as.ft.com/r/ee6a5039-5...

How big is the UK defence sector? £15bn extra unlocked, defence spend hitting £80bn by 2029. Old SIC codes can't show who's behind it. Our Defence RTIC, built with ADS, maps the sector in real time. Find out more: thedatacity.com/blog/finding...

How do you identify companies in a sector that doesn't fit traditional industry classifications? That's the challenge Type Ventures and Mount Crescent Research faced when assessing the UK microsystems sector. Read the case study: thedatacity.com/case-studies...

Big cities are central to raising UK living standards. But many continue to underperform. If big city productivity matched the national average, the UK economy would be £34.7bn larger every year. Read the new report from @centreforcities.bsky.social centreforcities.org/publication/...

What a day at The Venn! Our CEO, Alex hosted the Hour of Awesome and a roundtable with Knowledge ExchangeUK on £100bn in university innovation investment. Read the key takeaways 👉 thedatacity.com/blog/from-im...

What if the UK's next Defence supplier is already out there, you just can't see it? Chief Economist Paul Swinney shows how better data reveals not just who they are, but where they are and if they can deliver. Read the blog: thedatacity.com/blog/finding...

What if a £74.5bn cluster was hiding in your data? University of West London's PRISM used the Industry Engine to find it: 🎬 6,842 screen companies 💰 £74.5bn turnover 🏙️ 34% of London's screen enterprises Read the case study: thedatacity.com/case-studies/prism/

One week until The Venn 📅 Our CEO, Alex is hosting the Hour of Awesome and we're running a roundtable with Knowledge Exchange UK on the £100bn university innovation challenge. Register today 👉 www.the-venn.co.uk

🤖 How can AI help solve supplier discovery challenges in manufacturing? That's exactly what AMRC North West explored using The Data City’s APIs and Industry Engine platform to develop an AI-powered supplier discovery prototype. Read more: thedatacity.com/case-studies...

Great evening at the Tussell Tech200 Meet & Greet in London yesterday. One key stat: 2 in 5 GovTech suppliers are classified as "other" by the government's own system. If you can't see what a company does, you can't buy from them properly. View the full list: tussell.com/tech200

What does the UIIE do in practice? University of East London found out. It surfaced businesses with real KTP potential and turned existing connections into warm leads that shaped their strategic direction. See the UIIE in action 👉 thedatacity.com/product-serv...

Is defence spending the answer for 'left behind' places? Our data says no - defence firms cluster in the UK's most productive areas, not struggling ones. Real answers start with real data. Read the analysis: thedatacity.com/blog/why-hig...

Very proud that we @thedatacity.bsky.social are able to provide the data to support this really important work.

How many women lead UK defence companies? More than you'd think. 1,178 women directors. ~20% women-led. The UK Defence RTIC built with ADS, surfaces what traditional classification has missed. Book a 121 demo today: meetings.hubspot.com/eforber/defe...

Scotland's net zero economy supports £10.2 billion in GVA & over 105,000 jobs. New report from @cbieconomics.bsky.social & the ECIU maps the full scale & regional opportunity of Scotland's net zero economy. eciu.net/analysis/rep...

Could your company be in the UK defence supply chain without knowing it? The UK Defence RTIC, built with ADS, maps who's really in the picture. 84% have a manufacturing capability. Book a 121 demo call to find out more 👇 meetings.hubspot.com/eforber/defe...

UKREiiF 2026 ✅ Three years at UKREiiF. Every time it gets bigger, busier, and better. Thanks to everyone who stopped by for a demo or a chat. Always good to put faces to names, and to meet some new ones. Right, time to have a sit down and check our emails.

Understand the size, scale and contribution of the UK agency sector with the Agency by Agency Atlas 2026. Find out more about the state of the UK agency sector and read the full report today: agencybyagency.com/atlas/

Incredible first day at UKREiiF 2026 🎉 Thanks to everyone that stopped by. Interested in chatting more or seeing our platform in action (WiFi depending)? Stop by stand K30 in Royal Amouries Hall over the next few days. P.s. we have sweets.

This is the geography of VC-backed businesses in the UK, from @thedatacity.bsky.social. Every dot is the operations of an existing business that has received VC at some point.

And this is exactly why we are building @thedatacity.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow at 10am for ‘ADS & The Data City - Introducing the Defence Landscape’. With ADS, we’ll introduce the UK Defence RTIC and explore what the latest data reveals about the sector. Registration closes today at 3pm. share.hsforms.com/1fMwxMjAcQBO...

Frontier Friday 🚀 Join our webinar with ADS on 14th May to explore the UK Defence RTIC - a new, data-led view of defence activity across the UK economy. Register here: share.hsforms.com/1fMwxMjAcQBO...

Newcastle’s funding gap in focus with The Whole Point. 18.5% women-led firms receive just 6.7% of investment yet deliver 9.7% of GVA and 10.6% of jobs. Our data makes the gap clear. thewholepoint.co.uk

How well do you really understand the UK defence sector? With ADS, we’ve built a new Defence RTIC to map real-time activity. Over 2,100 companies are now identified in the ecosystem. Explore more 👇 www.adsgroup.org.uk/knowledge/de...

Liverpool’s funding gap in focus with The Whole Point. Nearly 1 in 5 businesses are women-led, yet receive less than 1% of investment. They deliver 13x more value relative to capital. Our data makes the imbalance clear. thewholepoint.co.uk

Join our webinar 'ADS & The Data City: Introducing the Defence Landscape' on the 14th May. With ADS, we’ll explore a new data-led view of the UK defence sector and introduce the Defence RTIC. Register your spot: share.hsforms.com/1fMwxMjAcQBO...

What is a company? Harder to answer than you'd think. In V6, we've introduced group structure and distinct brands, merging subsidiaries so your economic analysis is cleaner and easier than ever. Read the technical breakdown here 👇 thedatacity.com/blog/introdu...

V6 is our biggest update in years. Better website matching, clearer group structures, cleaner data. See companies clearly. Understand sectors properly. Make better decisions. Read the full technical lowdown from the team here: thedatacity.com/blog/industr...

IFGS 2026 - done ✅ A great day at the Guildhall talking to banks, FinTechs & RegTechs about the classification crisis and how real-time business data is changing how financial services firms onboard, comply, and grow. Want to know more? Get in touch at thedatacity.com

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. thewholepoint.co.uk

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?