Tees Valley Business & Tech News
Business, technology and start-up news from Teesside, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and Hartlepool.
TECHTees ValleyFirst Firms Win Tees Valley Investment Zone Innovation VouchersThe £1.5m Teesside University-led scheme drew 155 expressions of interest, with Cognitive Health Tech and Surghive among the first to benefit.
TECHTransportTeesside Study to Test Driverless Freight Between Teesport and the AirportProject TACTIC will spend six months assessing whether autonomous lorries could run inside Teesside Freeport, with customs checks done on the move.
BUSINESSSafety techStockton Safety Tech Firm Intasite to Quadruple Its Office Space After 20% GrowthThe company’s digital induction and contractor management software is used by operators in the UK and overseas.
FOUNDERSSoftwareHartlepool’s KLIK SaaS Raises £300k at a £6m ValuationFounder Kelly Whitfield’s platform turns organisations’ existing websites into online community hubs.
DEALSClean techTeesside’s Binding Solutions Raises $5m to Cut Emissions From SteelmakingExisting shareholders including Mitsui Iron Ore Development and Champion Iron led the round, as the company moves towards its first commercial plant.
FOUNDERSSoftwareHartlepool’s The Resolved Group Doubles Office Space After Busy First YearFounder Chris Carroll’s business repairs websites, CRMs and apps it didn’t build, for around 80% less than the cost of a rebuild.
TECHData centres£100m Neural Edge Data Centre Approved in StocktonLatos Data Centres’ facility at Preston Farm Industrial Estate is the UK’s first of its kind, with operations due to start in early 2027.
DEALSSoftwareStockton’s Sapere Software Lands Six-Figure UKSE InvestmentThe money has already funded two new developers, with six more planned over three years as the firm targets international growth.
TECHTransportTeesside Study to Test Driverless Freight Between Teesport and the AirportProject TACTIC will spend six months assessing whether autonomous lorries could run inside Teesside Freeport, with customs checks done on the move.BUSINESSSafety techStockton Safety Tech Firm Intasite to Quadruple Its Office Space After 20% GrowthThe company’s digital induction and contractor management software is used by operators in the UK and overseas.FOUNDERSSoftwareHartlepool’s KLIK SaaS Raises £300k at a £6m ValuationFounder Kelly Whitfield’s platform turns organisations’ existing websites into online community hubs.DEALSClean techTeesside’s Binding Solutions Raises $5m to Cut Emissions From SteelmakingExisting shareholders including Mitsui Iron Ore Development and Champion Iron led the round, as the company moves towards its first commercial plant.FOUNDERSSoftwareHartlepool’s The Resolved Group Doubles Office Space After Busy First YearFounder Chris Carroll’s business repairs websites, CRMs and apps it didn’t build, for around 80% less than the cost of a rebuild.TECHData centres£100m Neural Edge Data Centre Approved in StocktonLatos Data Centres’ facility at Preston Farm Industrial Estate is the UK’s first of its kind, with operations due to start in early 2027.DEALSSoftwareStockton’s Sapere Software Lands Six-Figure UKSE InvestmentThe money has already funded two new developers, with six more planned over three years as the firm targets international growth.