Can Leeds' workforce keep up with its tech growth? Join us Tuesday 22nd September with BHP and Alt Legal, 4-6pm at Platform, Leeds for a panel on the talent behind Leeds' tech growth. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leeds-tech...

Where do your graduates actually go once they leave? Graduate Flows, a new UIIE feature, shows which companies employ them, in which sectors, and where. Read more: thedatacity.com/blog/see-whe...

How do you map a market that's changing before you can finish counting it? We helped PUBLIC build a live, exhaustive view of the UK EdTech market with our RTICs - surfacing gaps in investment for the DfE. Read more 👇 thedatacity.com/case-studies...

Where are Britain's defence suppliers actually located? SIC codes can't tell you - they miss the companies sitting adjacent to defence entirely. Our UK Defence RTIC, built with ADS, fixes that 👉 thedatacity.com/blog/finding...

How do you map a city's economy when the data isn't granular enough? Arup used us to cut through the noise, spot sectoral trends and build custom geographic boundaries for the City of London Corporation. Read the case study: thedatacity.com/case-studies...

That's a wrap on Farnborough Airshow 2026 ✅ Two days confirmed what we knew - plenty of UK defence activity (drones, cyber, next gen manufacturing) doesn't show up under standard SIC codes. Our UK Defence RTIC, built with ADS, maps who's really out there. 👉 thedatacity.com/contact-us/

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...

Updates to company investment data - The Data City

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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

Economics Observatory@econ-observatory.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW on the Economics Observatory – Greek tragedy: how does weak regional growth affect the wider UK economy? by Paul Swinney

🎓 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.

Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"The UK’s net zero economy is no longer a distant bet, it is already supporting 1.1 million jobs and generating £105bn for the country, according to a new report" www.energylivenews.com/2026/06/02/n...

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/

The Agency by Agency Atlas 2026

Nearly 25,000 active agencies. 194,000 people. £33 billion in turnover. £18 billion in gross value added. Close to a billion pounds in investment. These are the numbers of a sector that deserves to be...

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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.