LinkedIn Top Startups 2024: The 5 companies on the rise in Manchester
Today we’re introducing the inaugural list of Top Startups in Manchester, a look at the 5 emerging companies that you should be paying attention to in Manchester.?
These companies aren’t just growing fast, they're gaining attention locally and building innovative solutions that are shaping the future of their industries. From innovations in fintech to marketing, Manchester is home to one of the most diverse startup scenes in the UK.?
The list is built on exclusive LinkedIn data across four key pillars: employee growth; jobseeker interest; member engagement within the company and its employees; and how well these startups have pulled talent from LinkedIn Top Companies. While these are the same pillars used for our UK Top Startups list, the methodology slightly differs, reflecting activity at the local city level vs the country (you can read more at the bottom of this article). To be eligible, companies must be headquartered in the UK, fully independent, privately held, have 30 or more full-time employees in the city and be 7 years old or younger.?
Here are this year’s 5 Top Startups in Manchester – check out the list and join the conversation using #LinkedInTopStartups.
All headcounts are provided by the companies, unless marked with an asterisk. Those headcounts are from LinkedIn data.
1. Apprentify
Full-time headcount in Manchester: 90 | Headquarters: Wilmslow | Year founded: 2018 | Most common skills: Teaching, Personal Coaching, Digital Marketing | Most common job titles: Digital Marketing Specialist | Largest job functions: Marketing, Human Resources, Education | What they do: Apprentify connects businesses with apprentices in digital fields like marketing, content production, data analysis and software development. It provides online, nationwide training programs to help apprentices become job-ready while providing businesses with skilled workers.?
2. Campfire
Full-time headcount in Manchester: 44* | Headquarters: Salford | Year founded: 2019 | Most common skills: Influencer Marketing, Creative Content Creation, Social Media Marketing | Most common job titles: Social Media Manager, Director of Account Management, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Sales, Media and Communication, Marketing | What they do: Campfire is a marketing firm which uses data analysis to match brands with social media influencers. The company's tool, Spark, helps predict trends in influencer marketing.
3. Bright Money Group
Full-time headcount in Manchester: 52* | Headquarters: Manchester | Year founded: 2019 | Most common skills: Microsoft Excel, Account Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) | Most common job titles: Account Executive, Account Manager, Sales Manager | Largest job functions: Sales | What they do: Bright Money Group is a fintech company offering consumer finance, business solutions and car finance services.?
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4. WeDo Business Services
Full-time headcount in Manchester: 30* | Headquarters: Manchester | Year founded: 2019 | Most common skills: Microsoft Excel | Most common job titles: Client Manager, Business Development Officer | Largest job functions: Sales, Business Development, Finance | What they do: WeDo Business Services sells various support services to small and medium-sized businesses. It provides finance, IT, accounting, HR and back-office solutions, aiming to be a one-stop shop for businesses seeking to fill skill gaps.?
5. APIS Assay
Full-time headcount in Manchester: 47* | Headquarters: Manchester | Year founded: 2018 | Most common skills: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), DNA Extraction, Molecular Biology | Most common job titles: Technical Assistant, Scientist, Program Lead | Largest job functions: Administrative, Research, Engineering | What they do: APIS Assay Technologies creates tools to detect and analyse diseases, including biomarker tests and software. It works with healthcare providers to develop and advance medical diagnostics and treatments.
You can check out the Top Startups in London.
Methodology LinkedIn measures startups based on four pillars: employment growth, engagement, job interest and attraction of top talent. Employment growth is measured as percentage headcount increase in the city over methodology time frame, which must be a minimum of 5%. Engagement looks at non-employee views and follows of the company’s LinkedIn page among members in the city, as well as how many non-employees are viewing employees at that startup. Job interest counts the rate at which people are viewing and applying to jobs at the company in the city, including both paid and unpaid postings. Attraction of top talent measures how many employees in the city the startup has recruited away from any global LinkedIn Top Company, as a percentage of the startup’s total workforce. Data is normalised across all eligible startups. The methodology time frame is July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.?
To be eligible, companies must be fully independent, privately held, have 30 or more full-time employees in the city, be 7 years old or younger and be headquartered in the country on whose list they appear. We exclude all staffing firms, think tanks, venture capital firms, law firms, management and IT consulting firms, nonprofits and philanthropy, accelerators and government-owned entities. Startups who have laid off 15% or more of their workforce based on corporate announcements or public, reliable sources between July 1, 2023 and the list launch, are not eligible. These decisions are made by the LinkedIn News team based on company statements and/or reputable news outlets.
About company insights
*Company insights were sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights. Data reflects aggregated public member data from active LinkedIn profiles in the relevant metropolitan area and includes full-time employee profiles associated with the company on LinkedIn. We exclude members who identify as part-time or contractors. Headcounts are provided by the companies directly, unless otherwise noted with an asterisk. Those headcounts are based on LinkedIn data. All insights reflect a 12-month time period looking back from July 2024.Skills data was derived from measuring the most frequent skills among a company’s employees. Most common job titles represent the occupations that are most common within each company. Largest job function measures the function area most prevalent within each company.
Methodology and insights by: LinkedIn Economic Graph team
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1 个月Great to see a dedicated article to the Manchester scene. With the ever growing profile of the city - it's good to see, but there's still more to do. The investment gaps still remain.
Customer Success Account Manager at Trakm8
1 个月Where's Birmingham, LinkedIn? There is life outside of London and Manchester, you know ??
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1 个月Good read! Really interesting to see all the different business ideas out there. Apprentify seems to be quite a hit, especially with its fresh approach to education. It’s great to see innovation in the way we upskill and train the workforce. ??
Investment Manager at Midven || Venture Capital
1 个月Once again LinkedIn Editors, half the job! Where are the top start ups in Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Cardiff? TechWM Tara Attfield-Tomes do your thing and sort this out...