The Northern Tech Awards are run by GP Bullhound, the tech advisory and investment firm. Now in their thirteenth year, the awards spotlight the North of the UK’s fastest-growing tech companies and bring together founders, CEOs, and business leaders for an invitation-only ceremony.

The 2026 event took place on 23rd April, 2026, at the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, funded by GP Bullhound and sponsors.

Dafydd Stuttard, our Founder and CEO, said:

It’s a huge honour and privilege to receive the Overall Judges’ Award at the Northern Tech Awards. This is the culmination of two decades of hard work building a fantastic company and products. Congratulations to the PortSwigger team for this well-deserved achievement.

The Overall Judges’ Award is given to the company demonstrating the strongest performance across a range of criteria, including growth, innovation, global ambition, cultural excellence, and leadership.

For us, that recognition reflects something fundamental about how PortSwigger operates. Progress isn’t driven by single moments or headline wins. It comes from sustained focus: building tools that solve real problems, maintaining technical rigor, and staying closely aligned with the needs of security practitioners.

Looking ahead, we remain focused on our mission to enable the world to secure the web - continuing to invest in research, evolve our products, and grow a global team that keeps us at the forefront of application security.