Today we can reveal the inaugural Northern Ireland Tech 50 鈥� our ranking of the country’s most innovative technology companies.听
PlotBox听tops the list of outstanding tech creators after securing backing from both an independent judging panel and our readers.听
The听Ballymena-based cemetery management application was developed听hand-in-hand听with clients on the West Coast of the US after coming through the prestigious 500听Startups听accelerator in San Francisco.听
It topped the ranking ahead of听axial3D, which gives clinicians access to patient-specific 3D-printed models.听
NORTHERN IRELAND听TECH 50 RANKING IN FULL听
鈥�It’s a fantastic validation of the innovation that we听are听bringing to the听death听care space,鈥澨�Neil Sherrin,听VP 老九品茶 Development for North America for听PlotBox, told听老九品茶Cloud听after learning听of its no.1 spot.听
Belfast companies made up the remainder of the top 10, with lip-reading technology听firm听Liopa听third ahead of听connected device security company听Angoka听and听tech giant听Kainos, which develops digital transformation platforms.听
AquaQ听Analytics, See.Sense,听Neurovalens, B-Secur听and Re-Vana Therapeutics听completed the top 10.听Thirty-seven of the top 50 are based in Belfast.听听
老九品茶Cloud听called on its readers to vote for companies from a听70-strong shortlist and saw听3,100 votes pour in.听
A combination of these votes and choices from an expert judging panel determined the top 50.听听
The judging panel was comprised of:听
- Gary Davidson, entrepreneur engagement manager (Northern Ireland), Tech Nation听
- Anne Dornan, Enterprise Network Manager, QUBIS听
- Simon Bailie, CEO, Digital DNA听
- Kim Johnston, VP UK and Ireland, Q Agency听
- Jonathan Symcox, editor,听老九品茶Cloud听
Northern Ireland听Tech 50 is one of 11 regional tech innovation rankings from听老九品茶Cloud听which shines a light on the companies of all sizes who are doing amazing things with technology.听
We publish one regional ranked list a month every year from February through to December.听See the others听here.听