The Curve

The Curve is a business technology and software engineering company founded in 2019 by brothers Paul and James Ridgway. Headquartered in Sheffield with a satellite Leeds office, we exist to help organisations get the return they deserve from technology.

Too often, we have seen projects overpromise and underdeliver, from fragmented systems and untapped data to legacy platforms that limit innovation. The Curve was founded in order to fix that.

With backgrounds in scaling a UK tech business to 120 people across Europe, the US and China, Paul and James bring global experience and a grounded, pragmatic mindset.

Why we exist?

Because technology should create competitive advantage, not complexity.

The Curve removes the risk and complexity of managing your own development team, and guarantees access to top-tier technical expertise without the overheads.

Services Provided:

Business Consultancy - We help you assess where you are today, clarify where you want to be, and define a clear, achievable plan to get there - one that delivers measurable value, not just new technology.

IoT Solutions - Leverage our IoT expertise to unlock smart, connected environments that improve how you collect, process and analyse data.

Software Development - Our technology-agnostic expertise allows us to excel at tackling unknown problems and leveraging new tech stacks and empowering you.

Data Visualisation - Using tools such as Microsoft's Power BI, we can create data dashboards that produce the visual tools and resources your organisation needs.

Cloud Solutions - The Curve will help you move away from expensive capital expenditure purchases in favour of on-demand, pay-as-you-go cloud computing.

Business Central & Dynamics - We help SMEs integrate and customise Business Central functions including finance, supply chain, and operations into a single platform.

Managed Service - With our managed service offering we can solve the challenges of building, operating and maintaining the technology so that you can focus on your core business.