About Silicon North

The North's of England's largest tech and digital business network.

Silicon North is the connective infrastructure for the North of England's technology economy.

The North of England is home to thousands of technology businesses, founders, investors, universities, employers and innovators. Together, they represent one of Europe's largest technology economies.

Yet much of that activity remains fragmented.

Silicon North brings the Northern England technology ecosystem together in one place, making it easier to discover people, companies, events, opportunities and ideas from across the region.

It isn't another city network.
It isn't another annual conference.

It's a year-round platform that helps the North connect more effectively, become easier to discover and present itself more confidently to the rest of the world.

Why?

The North is entering a new phase.

Greater devolution, the Northern Growth Corridor, the Northern Arc and continued investment in innovation are reshaping how the region works together. But infrastructure isn't just roads, railways and office space.
Modern economies also need connective infrastructure. Somewhere to discover opportunities. Somewhere to find people. Somewhere to see what's happening. Somewhere that represents the North as a whole, not one city, or city region, at a time.
Technology has always been about people. Relationships build companies. Conversations create partnerships. Communities strengthen ecosystems.
As AI transforms how we work, those human connections become even more valuable.

Silicon North exists to make those connections easier. We help people discover each other, build relationships, share knowledge and create opportunities across the North of England technology economy.

There Are Three Parts to It

Members

Members are the individuals inside the network. Individuals can join free of charge. Always free. They attend events, read content, stay connected, and build relationships over time.

Supporters

Supporters are the organisations inside the network. Any individual member can create a Company Supporter profile free of charge. Company Supporters can share updates, post jobs and events, and stay visible to the people they want to reach.

Partners

Partners share the platform with us. They have presence across it and take part in and shape the activity around it. Some may step into an advisory role and help steer the group. Partners enjoy the benefits of onsite, event and PR presentation and support.

Events

Silicon North runs events across the North of England throughout the year. Running events all year round keeps us all connected outside of infrequent or annual larger events.

We also host and highlight events from our Company Members and Partners.

Individual members attend events to reconnect with established contacts and make great new connections outside their usual circle. Different companies, different roles. Different perspectives and insights into market information, hiring plans, funding, who is building what and so on.

They attend because they understand that new connections and repeated contact matter, now more than ever.

Some events are open. Some are curated based on size, focus and purpose.

Companies

The Company Member Directory lists the companies and organisations that are part of Silicon North.

Each Company Member has its own profile, with the ability to post jobs, publish news and insight, and promote events.

It gives organisations a permanent presence on the platform, helping them stay visible and active beyond individual events.

Company Member profiles are free to create for any Individual Member and are reviewed by us before going live.

What Every Company Member Gets

✓Company directory listing
✓Post jobs
✓Publish relevant news/blog content
✓List your own events

Every Supporter gets the same features, free. Partnership is the relationship above it, and it starts at £1,000 a year.

Pricing

1-10000+Free

View full membership details →

Partners

As well as having all the benefits that Supporters enjoy, Partners collaborate with us at a marketing and platform level. They are present across the site and in our offline activity. Not just at individual events, but throughout the network, all year round.

Partners appear across Silicon North: On the site. In communications. Around the events, content and activity that run through it. They can support and co-create events as part of the programme.

Some Partners may also take part in shaping our focus and activity.

Some may step into an advisory role and contribute to how the platform develops.

Enquire about Partnership opportunities →or book a call

News

This is where you see what companies across Silicon North are doing. Updates come directly from the companies themselves. Announcements, hires, launches, partnerships, funding, and other activity.

Each post is tied to the Supporter's or Partner's profile, so you can explore further.