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Prolific North Tech Awards 2026: Winners Revealed

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Explore all 25 Prolific North Tech Awards 2026 category winners, including ConnexAI, CTI Digital and Summize, plus the highly commended recipients.

Last checked against official sources: 30 October 2026

* Dates and timings are subject to change, please check directly with the awards organisers.

ConnexAI, CTI Digital and Summize are among the Prolific North Tech Awards 2026 winners. The organiser published the results on 16 October 2026, following the ceremony at Manchester Hall on 15 October. The results span 25 categories, recognising businesses, projects and individuals in the North's tech sector.

Congratulations to the winners and their teams, from accessibility and healthcare projects to growing businesses and regional technology leaders.

Companies and Teams

  • Tech Start-up of the Year – 5+ employees: Ctrl AI
  • Tech Start-up of the Year – Less than 5 employees: GoodShip*
  • Scale-up of the Year – Less than 30 employees: Candid Hospitality
  • Scale-up of the Year – More than 30 employees: iAM Compliant
  • High-Growth Tech Company of the Year: Voicescape
  • Northern Tech Powerhouse: ConnexAI
  • Tech Investor of the Year: Fhunded
  • Tech Hub of the Year: Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub – Regional Talent Engines (RTE)
  • Digital Agency of the Year: CTI Digital
  • Best Culture Award: Apex Computing

Projects, Apps and Campaigns

  • App of the Year: talat
  • Tech for Good Award – Digital Accessibility: Recite Me – Lived experience then, lived experience now
  • Tech for Good Award – Health & Wellbeing: XR Therapeutics – Boundless
  • Tech for Good Award – Safeguarding & Public Safety: Quinly
  • Tech for Good Award – Skills & Employment: Candid Hospitality – Removing subconscious bias from hospitality hiring
  • Tech Innovation of the Year: ConnexAI
  • AI Innovation of the Year: Jaywing & Bensons for Beds – No More Losing Sleep Over Brand Search Spend
  • Best SaaS Platform: Summize
  • Tech Collaboration of the Year: Enigma Interactive & National Grid – Storm Season
  • Digital Transformation Award: Carecircle & Wales Digital Rare Care Centre

Individuals

  • Ecosystem Champion: Dr. Ralph MacKinnon – Out-There HealthTech
  • Tech Founder of the Year: Jason Crispin – AUDITSU
  • Tech Female Entrepreneur: Kate Heath – Gaia Learning
  • Prolific Tech Rising Star: Sabreen Isaq – CerebraPatch
  • Prolific Tech Leader of the Year: Ruth Kennedy – TalkTalk Business

Highly Commended

Candid Hospitality was highly commended in Tech Start-up of the Year – 5+ employees, alongside its wins in other categories. ANS was highly commended in Northern Tech Powerhouse.

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