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Ambitious Essex Tech 50 – 2025 

The tech sector in Essex is absolutely thriving and our county is right at the heart of the tech revolution happening across the UK.  

Across Essex, the telecom and digital technology sectors boast around 5,270 businesses (2023). These businesses employ 20,000 people (2023) and generated more than £1.274billion in Gross Added Value (GVA) in 2022.  

To celebrate our thriving tech sector, last year we created the Ambitious Essex Tech 50. We’ve refreshed the list for 2025, showcasing the most innovative and exciting tech businesses operating in Essex right now.  

The Ambitious Essex Tech 50 is a list of the most innovative and exciting tech businesses based in Greater Essex. It shows the value of tech is not just for the sector itself, but in supporting innovation in other industries such as manufacturing, energy and more.   

How we created the list
This year we judge the Ambitious Essex Tech 50 business against a set of criteria. These are:

  • turnover
  • funding and investment secured 
  • approach to skills and employment 
  • local and global reach 
  • growth potential
  • innovations

 

Click on a tile to find out more about this years representatives!

 

AET50 (A-Z)

&Element

Web development agency specialising in UX and SEO-based services.

&Element

5Y Technology

Unified data platform provider supporting data-centric decision making.

5Y Technology

Above Surveying

Aerial data and software solutions provider for solar sector.

Above Surveying

Akhter

IT services provider offering disaster recovery, managed services and much more.

Akhter

Alcove

Intelligent care service which helps vulnerable individuals live independently at home.

Alcove

ANTOBOT

Award-winning start-up developing AI-driven robotics for sustainable agriculture.

ANTOBOT

Arma Karma

Provides flexible monthly insurance subscriptions which can be cancelled at any time.

Arma Karma

BATCAM

Aerial photography and video footage specialists, utilising drone technology.

BATCAM

Buyerdock

Online tech platform for product compliance and consumer engagement.

BuyerDock

Carbon Numbers

Provides energy data insights for buildings through cloud technology.

Carbon Numbers

Cathedral Studios

Creates immersive video games using AI, web3, and motion capture.

Cathedral Studios

CCData

Tracks crypto performance across exchanges and hosts discussions on trends.

CCData

Cera

Offers homecare, telehealth, prescriptions and on-demand appointments via an app.

Cera

Climbing Trees

Digital marketing agency specializing in SEO, paid search, and social media.

Climbing Trees

CML Micro

Designs and supplies mixed-signal, RF, and microwave semiconductors globally.

CML Micro

Dlala Studios

Award winning video game developer known for creative, high-quality video games.

Dlala Studios

Emotii

AI-based application software providing real-time translation services.

Emotii

Everymind at Work

Developer of app to increase employee engagement with mental wellbeing facilities.

Everymind at Work

Front Technologies

Develops techniques for testing, and measuring structural integrity.

Front Technologies

Hutch

Provides e-commerce services for small Direct-To-Consumer companies.

Hutch

Inntel

Offers business meeting and travel management services and a software platform.

Inntel

isogenica

Small-format antibody discovery for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.

isogenica

iX Cameras

Designs and builds high-speed cameras for slow-motion analysis.

IX Cameras

Japeto

Develops bespoke software, websites, apps and chatbots for various industries.

Japeto

KleanDrive

Offers technology to convert diesel buses into zero-emission electric vehicles.

KleanDrive

Kwoter

Provides software to enhance and streamline the insurance sector.

Kwoter

LimboTech

Uses motion capture, VR, AR and interactive art to educate and inspire.

LimboTech

Mizaic

Developer of document management systems to optimize clinical content.

Mizaic

Objective IT

Tech agency providing development, analytics and process management.

Objective IT

PartitionBio

Creates biomolecular tools for therapeutic and synthetic biology via a tech platform.

PartitionBio

Paua

App and payment card for businesses’ electric vehicle charging networks.

Paua

Polar Creative

Independent creative agency crafting impactful brands, design, and web experiences.

Polar Creative

PropertyHeads

Property-based social media website offering easy access to useful resources.

PropertyHeads

Quote Me Goods

Online marketplace and price comparison site for building materials.

Quote Me Goods

Raytheon UK

Specialists in technology for defence, aerospace, cyber and intelligence.

Raytheon UK

Salt

A mobile dating app for Christians to connect with like-minded people.

Salt

SEA-KIT

Designs and builds parts and components for hybrid marine vehicles.

SEA-KIT

Seesy

Digital hiring platform which focuses on video-based recruitment.

Seesy

SentiSum

Utilises AI to turn customer feedback into clear, easy-to-use insights.

SentiSum

Shields

Distributes and repairs telecoms network equipment for service providers.

Shields

Smart Resilience

Creates risk management software that uses data tech to reduce property risks

Smart Resilience

Stay in a Pub

Intuitive website where users can search for and book short stays in pubs.

Stay in a Pub

Superdielectrics

Develops cross-linked gel matrix polymers for use in super capacitors.

Superdielectrics

Superthread

Project management tool which organises and streamlines processes for businesses.

Superthread

Swoperz

Online marketplace for swapping pre-loved clothes for children aged six to 16.

Swoperz

Teledyne e2v

Specialised components and subsystems for healthcare, space and defence.

Teledyne e2v

Versatile RobotX

Develops automated robotics for use in the agriculture industry.

Versatile Robotx

Utilize

IT support for cloud computing, communications management and network security.

Utilize

Zanshuri

Designs and builds low energy, high performance computers and laptops.

Zanshuri

Sectors

IF you would like to nominate a business/your business for 2026, please contact ian barrett on IAN.BARRETT@ESSEX.GOV.UK

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