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Best Enterprise Infrastructure Companies in Manchester, United Kingdom

The 53 best Enterprise Infrastructure companies in Manchester, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Dyn.

53companies tracked
$290.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
17have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE × MANCHESTER

Our analysis of 62 Enterprise Infrastructure companies

$9.2b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

62companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
3unicorns
2018median founding year
192kcombined LinkedIn audience
66%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Enterprise Infrastructure companies in Manchester

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Dyn
DNS and Network Monitoring Solutions
$100M122 mo agoAcqui-Hired2001WordPressMySQLPHP+16
2Avecto
Privileged access management solutions and remote access software
$49MAcquired2008144 patents
Enterprise endpoint privilege delegation and registry access control
3AccessPay
Cloud based payment automation and cash management solutions for businesses
60Innovation top 34%Funding top 34%Tech top 37%Product top 37%
All 10 signals ▾
Innovationtop 34%
Fundingtop 34%
Techtop 37%
Producttop 37%
Moattop 39%
Newstop 42%
Fin. healthtop 46%
Markettop 48%
Growthtop 49%
Globalbottom 37%
Innovation: 8 product lines
Funding: Raised $44.4M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 13 yrs (0.7/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$44M25 mo agoAcquired2012WordPressSentryZendesk+341 partnership · 1 award
4Culture AI
Cloud based human risk intelligence solution provider
45Tech top 33%Growth top 35%AI top 45%Funding top 46%
All 10 signals ▾
Techtop 33%
Growthtop 35%
AItop 45%
Fundingtop 46%
Producttop 46%
Talentbottom 49%
Innovationbottom 46%
Globalbottom 39%
Marketbottom 23%
Newsbottom 15%
Tech: 39 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100
$23M24 mo agoSeries AJames Moore
Founder & CEO
2015StoryblokApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27
5ProofID
Provider of identity and access management solutions
$22M50 mo agoSeries BTom Eggleston
Founder & CEO
2008HubSpot CMS HubAmazon Web ServicesHighlight.js+16
6Netacea
Provider of bot protection and threat intelligence against automated attacks
60Patents top 32%Innovation top 35%Moat top 37%Tech top 38%
All 11 signals ▾
Patentstop 32%
Innovationtop 35%
Moattop 37%
Techtop 38%
Fundingtop 39%
Growthtop 43%
Fin. healthtop 43%
Markettop 48%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 40%
Newsbottom 18%
Patents: 13 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21
Innovation: 13 patents (top 48% of patent-holders) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$17M19 mo agoSeries AAndy Still
Co-Founder & CTO
2018WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+3113 patents
Real-time web request routing and session management for load balancing
7VST Enterprises
Transaction monitoring & management solutions for public & private sectors
$15M110 mo agoDeadpooled20127 patents
Digital asset registration, validation, and authentication platforms for secure financial data transmission.
8CESS Network
Blockchain-powered decentralized cloud storage network infrastructure
$8M23 mo agoSeries AJoseph Li
Co-Founder
2019Three.jsMapLibre GL JSMapbox GL JS+12
9Chatloop
Social platform for meeting new people
$4M34 mo agoSeedAndrew Barlow
Founder & CEO
2020Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+21
10Cytix
Cyber risk and vulnerability assessment platform
27Product top 36%Talent top 38%Innovation top 39%Tech top 48%
All 7 signals ▾
Producttop 36%
Talenttop 38%
Innovationtop 39%
Techtop 48%
Fundingbottom 44%
Globalbottom 32%
Marketbottom 18%
Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100
$2M21 mo agoSeries AThomas Ballin
Co-Founder
2022Builder.ioSalesforceReact+151 job opening
11Shaping Cloud
Cloud based software as a service for managing the cloud
$2M95 mo agoSeedCarlos Oliveira
Founder & CEO
2010
12ids
Provider of data migration, integration, software testing, and strategic teaming services
$1M45 mo agoSeedJames Briers
Co-Founder
2015HubSpot CMS HubZohocore-js+15
13Engage Solutions Group
Provider of platforms for colleague and customer community building and engagement
$1M83 mo agoSeedPhil Wedgwood
CEO
2013WordPressPleskMySQL+17
14Seeker Industries
Automatically test and monitor a website from the point of view of a user
$373K150 mo agoDeadpooledTielman de Villiers
Co-Founder & CTO
2013

Top 12 Enterprise Infrastructure companies in Manchester

#1
Series A · Manchester, England · founded 2018 · 115 employees
$17.5Mraised

Provider of bot protection and threat intelligence against automated attacks. It offers protection across websites, APIs, and mobile applications. The business provides solutions for account takeover, credential stuffing, and web scraping. It strengthens defenses with data from real attacks and helps to tackle automated attacks.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 32%
Innovation
top 35%
Moat
top 37%
Tech
top 38%
Funding
top 39%
Growth
top 43%
Patents: 13 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 13 patents (top 48% of patent-holders) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 13 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers — 3.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Series A$5.1M
  • Oct 2023Series A$5.5M
  • May 2022Series A
  • Feb 2022Series A$12M
Founders & team
Andy StillCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Mercia, Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, Malwarebytes, CrowdStrike, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Intechnica
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailClipboard.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
Acquired · Manchester, England · founded 2012 · 74 employees
$44.4Mraised

Cloud based payment automation and cash management solutions for businesses. The platform provides various solutions such as payment automations, fraud prevention, compliance management, BACS approved software, and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 34%
Funding
top 34%
Tech
top 37%
Product
top 37%
Moat
top 39%
News
top 42%
Innovation: 8 product lines
Funding: Raised $44.4M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 13 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series B (Jun 2024)
Tech: 44 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 6.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. AccessPay) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024Series B$444.4K
  • Feb 2024Series B$24M
  • Feb 2024Conventional Debt
  • Dec 2018Series A$11.6M
Investors
Clydesdale Bank, Beringea, True Ventures, Route 66 Ventures, NatWest, Praetura Ventures
Tech stack
AutoptimizeChili PiperCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#3
Series A · Manchester, England · founded 2019
$8Mraised

Blockchain-powered decentralized cloud storage network infrastructure. It enables secure and scalable data sharing and storage for web3 applications. The platform utilizes a decentralized architecture to provide a scalable and storage solution for users and creators. With its native technology, It enables the sharing of data on-chain, while also providing a secure and tamper-proof storage solution for sensitive data.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 771 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2024Series A$8M
Founders & team
Joseph LiCo-Founder
Investors
HTX, Infinity Ventures Crypto, DWF Labs, Mentha Partners, Vespertine Capital, Web3 Foundation
Tech stack
CloudflareHammer.JsHttp/3JqueryLit-ElementLit-Html
#4
Series A · Manchester, Manchester · founded 2015 · 9 employees
$22.7Mraised

Cloud based human risk intelligence solution provider. It provides a cyber security training platform that uses artificial intelligence technology for measuring human cyber risks and security behaviours to prevent security breach incidents. The platform is available on the subscription based pricing model.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 33%
Growth
top 35%
AI
top 45%
Funding
top 46%
Product
top 46%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech: 39 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Series A$10M
  • May 2023Seed$8.7M
  • Nov 2021Seed$4M
Founders & team
James MooreFounder & CEO
Investors
Conviction, Passion Capital, Senovo, Mercia, Smedvig Ventures, Azalea
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Series A · Manchester, England · founded 2022 · 7 employees
$2.4Mraised

Cyber risk and vulnerability assessment platform. It is a cloud vulnerability management platform that allows users to integrate security testing into their workflow. It allows users to identify and resolve vulnerabilities with the help of a cluster of dedicated pen-testers.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 36%
Talent
top 38%
Innovation
top 39%
Tech
top 48%
Funding
bottom 44%
Global
bottom 32%
Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Innovation: 5 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Full Stack Developer (TypeScript/ Vue3)
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Series A$2.1M
  • Apr 2023Seed$285.7K
Founders & team
Thomas BallinCo-FounderBen ArmstrongCo-Founder
Investors
Praetura Ventures, SFC Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBuilder.IoCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#6
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2020 · 1 employees
$4.4Mraised

Social platform for meeting new people. It enables users to connect, share photos and videos, discuss various topics, and more. The application is available for Android and iOS users.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Seed$2.6M
  • Apr 2022Seed$1.8M
Founders & team
Andrew BarlowFounder & CEO
Investors
Michael Hamilton, Paul Hughes, Colin Adams, Brian Phillips, Robert Smith, Shane Gray
#7
Series B · Manchester, England · founded 2008 · 5 employees
$22.4Mraised

Provider of identity and access management solutions. Products offered by the company are ProofID IGA Identity Governance and Administration, ProofID Dashboard, and ProofID ConfigMigrator. ProofID IGA is an Identity Governance and Administration platform which automates the identity lifecycle for all types of users. It helps organizations to ensure that all of their users have the right access to applications and data. Features include role based access control, date based identity events, lifecycle management, the source of authentication, delegated administration and standards based provisioning. It can be used to provide simple user access for creating seamless identity lifecycle and strength authorization process. The company also offers IAM managed services. Technology partners include SailPoint, Microsoft, NetIQ, and Okta. Clientele includes Kingston University London, ThreatMetrix, Heriot Watt University, and Unversity of Hull.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 6.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2022Series B$18.5M
  • Feb 2019Series A$3.9M
Founders & team
Tom EgglestonFounder & CEO
Investors
BOOST&Co, Maven Capital Partners, University of Salford
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDemandbase
#8
Acqui-Hired · Manchester, England · founded 2001 · 51 employees
$100.2Mraised

Dyn provides DNS and monitoring solutions to optimize the online infrastructure, domain registration services, web traffic load balancing, up-time monitoring, domain registration, and transactional email delivery. It was launched initially as a open source project and the premium service platform is called DynECT Platform was launched in 2008.

Funding rounds
  • May 2016Series B$50M
  • Sep 2014Series B$12.2M
  • Oct 2012Series A$38M
Investors
Borealis Ventures, Guidepost Growth Equity, Pamplona Capital Management, York IE, Building Ventures
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAkamaiAkamai Bot ManagerApache Http Server
#9
Acquired · Manchester, England · founded 2008 · 177 employees
$49Mraised

Privileged access management solutions and remote access software. The Universal Privilege Management approach helps organizations secure and protect privileges across passwords, endpoints, and access. The platform aims to mitigate the risks of unwanted remote access, stolen credentials, and misused privileges for businesses.

Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAlpine.JsPolyfillGoogle AnalyticsAhrefsMicrosoft Advertising
#10
Deadpooled · Manchester, England · founded 2012 · 6 employees
$14.7Mraised

VST Enterprises provides transaction monitoring & management solutions for public & private sectors. It offers VCode which is a fraud detection platform. It features document verification, authentication checks on apparel and identity, end-to-end supply chain management and charitable giving transactions.

Funding rounds
  • May 2017Angel$14.7M
Investors
Kinibow Venture Capital, O.D&D PARTNERSHIP, JONATHAN JAMES RETIREMENT FUND, Icon Holdings, ICONMARSH, Gallant Air Conditioning
#11
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2015 · 26 employees
$1.4Mraised

Provider of data migration, integration, software testing, and strategic teaming services. The company delivers data solutions for seamless data flow across systems. It offers data migration from legacy to cloud platforms, ensuring data quality. Real-time data migration keeps systems synchronized, eliminating inefficiencies. The company automates complex processes, saving time and reducing errors. It delivers data projects on time, within budget, and to quality standards.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
James BriersCo-Founder
Investors
Maven Capital Partners
Tech stack
AosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGodaddyGoogle Analytics
#12
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2010 · 22 employees
$1.8Mraised

Cloud based software as a service for managing the cloud. The platform allows organizations to build an automated and configurable process to manage requests for systems and services. SPINR provides the facility to connect applications and their underlying data together, enabling public sector organizations to create their own modern API platform upon which new digital services and streamlined processes can be built. It gives the flexibility to design services according to the requirement of the customers rather than the restrictions of backend applications. Clients include Manchester City Council, Eastern market. Oxford University Press and Norfolk County Council.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2018Seed$1.8M
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)
Founders & team
Carlos OliveiraFounder & CEO
Investors
Europa, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Mercia, DayRiver, Shaping Cloud
Tech stack
WordpressBugherdMysqlPhpWindows ServerGoogle Tag Manager For Wordpress

Funding & investor landscape

$290.4Mtotal disclosed funding
14companies funded
33disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Maven Capital Partners3 rounds
Mercia3 rounds
Borealis Ventures2 rounds
Future Fund2 rounds
Greater Manchester Combined Authority2 rounds
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund2 rounds
Praetura Ventures2 rounds
7 O'clock Capital1 rounds
Ariadne Capital1 rounds
Async Capital1 rounds

Notable founders

Andy Still
Co-Founder & CTO · Netacea
Joseph Li
Co-Founder · CESS Network
James Moore
Founder & CEO · Culture AI
Thomas Ballin
Co-Founder · Cytix
Ben Armstrong
Co-Founder · Cytix
Andrew Barlow
Founder & CEO · Chatloop
Tom Eggleston
Founder & CEO · ProofID
James Briers
Co-Founder · ids
Carlos Oliveira
Founder & CEO · Shaping Cloud
Phil Wedgwood
CEO · Engage Solutions Group
Tielman de Villiers
Co-Founder & CTO · Seeker Industries
Daniel Wilson
Founder · Seeker Industries
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 492,682 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Enterprise Infrastructure coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN MANCHESTER · Networking & Security

How research on Cloud Computing in Manchester is moving

A read on the academic research around Cloud Computing in Manchester — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 66 papers.

66 papers · stance +0.35 · 42% breakthrough · 24% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • University of Manchester44
  • Manchester Metropolitan University15
  • University of New Hampshire at Manchester4
  • University of Greater Manchester3
  • Manchester University1
leading researchers
Wei, Xinliang · Floortje van den Heuvel · Jessica Girdwood · Ali Kashif Bashir · Daniel Smith · Ian Crawford
prism intelligence · tone & topics
94% positive · 3% critical tone
Artificial IntelligenceEnvironmentWeatherBusinessSoftware DevelopmentSoftware
Breakthroughs19 · 29%
▲ 17%→27% share
▲1.6× share momentum0 median citations79% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (17%→27% of field), led by Key (lock).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Key (lock)4
  • Rhythm3
  • Expression (computer science)3
  • Bottleneck3
  • Interface (matter)3
Newly emergingKey (lock) 0→4 · Rhythm 0→3 · Expression (computer science) 0→3
Landmark The contribution of global aviation to anthropogenic climate forcing for 2000 to 2018 · 1,497 cites
Advancements15 · 23%
▲ 17%→24% share
▲1.4× share momentum0 median citations80% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (17%→24% of field), led by Geology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Geology3
  • Convection3
  • Cloud condensation nuclei3
  • Key (lock)3
  • Astrobiology2
Newly emergingGeology 0→3 · Convection 0→3 · Key (lock) 0→3
Landmark Global temperature stabilization via controlled albedo enhancement of low-level maritime clouds · 254 cites
Concerns11 · 17%
▲ 0%→20% share
0 median citations91% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→20% of field), led by Virtualization.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Virtualization2
  • Key (lock)2
  • Radiative transfer2
  • Ice cloud2
  • Peninsula1
Landmark Small business awareness and adoption of state-of-the-art technologies in emerging and developing markets, and lessons f · 416 cites

Common questions

How many Enterprise Infrastructure companies are there in Manchester, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 53 indexable Enterprise Infrastructure companies headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Enterprise Infrastructure companies in Manchester, United Kingdom?
The Enterprise Infrastructure companies in Manchester, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $290.4M in disclosed equity funding across 14 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Enterprise Infrastructure company in Manchester, United Kingdom?
Dyn is the highest-funded Enterprise Infrastructure company in Manchester, United Kingdom, with $100.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Enterprise Infrastructure companies in Manchester, United Kingdom are funded?
14 of the 53 Enterprise Infrastructure companies in Manchester, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Enterprise Infrastructure unicorns are there in Manchester, United Kingdom?
None of the Enterprise Infrastructure companies in Manchester, United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Manchester, United Kingdom Enterprise Infrastructure companies?
The most active investors in Manchester, United Kingdom Enterprise Infrastructure companies on this list include Maven Capital Partners, Mercia, Borealis Ventures, Future Fund, Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
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