At Yorkshire AI Labs (YAIL), we don’t just invest — we champion bold ideas, ground-breaking research, and enduring impact. Our Awards page exists to shine a spotlight on the exceptional founders, teams, and technologies that are raising the bar across AI, manufacturing, and industrial transformation.
This year has been particularly inspiring. We’re thrilled to celebrate the success of DigitalCNC, winners of Start-Up Organisation of the Year at the Sheffield Business Awards 2025, and newly nominated for Best Business Start-Up at the Yorkshire Post Business Awards 2025.
We’re also proud to recognise IntelliAM, named Manufacturing Tech Company of the Year at the UK Business Tech Awards, further demonstrating the impact of the Yorkshire AI Labs model — building AI-driven, industry-ready companies with global potential.
These recognitions validate not just the achievements of the companies themselves, but the strength of our broader strategy: combining deep technical expertise, commercial focus, and regional collaboration to accelerate innovation across Yorkshire’s advanced manufacturing and AI sectors.
Our Awards catalogue is more than a trophy shelf. It’s a narrative of progress, tracing how early-stage scale-ups evolve through research, resilience, and market validation. Here you’ll find current and past winners across research, entrepreneurship, technology, and societal impact — each one reinforcing our belief that the North holds some of the UK’s most untapped innovation potential.
If you’re building something bold, solving a real-world problem with AI or data, or redefining industrial norms — we want to celebrate you, too. Explore the awards, see how we support winners, and imagine where this could lead next.
