Manchester-based development community Tribes, known for reshaping digital product creation and remote collaboration models, has appointed tech builder and scale-up specialist Nick Richardson as non-executive director.
Richardson, founder of The Insights Family and University of Greater Manchester entrepreneur in residence, joins the leadership team as Tribes embarks on its next phase of expansion. The move follows a record-breaking year in 2024, marked by rapid growth of its proprietary DevCheck platform, and the scale of its globally powered developer network, expanding to more than 20,000 rigorously vetted tech professionals.
Tribes provides high-performance tech talent and studio capabilities to organisations such as Compare the Market, Hitachi, Universal Music Group, and Wavemaker. Richardson’s appointment signals a strategic acceleration of the agency’s long-term roadmap.
Bruce Thomas, founder, Tribes Agency as well as Modern English and a co-founder of magneticNorth, said: “Nick brings a sharp understanding of innovation and strategic growth. His track record in building The Insights Family resonated with our ambitions at Tribes. Since joining us earlier this year, he’s already made a significant impact across the business.”
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David Elkabas, Managing Director, added: “Nick’s expertise in marketing, strategy and investment rounds out our leadership team with powerful capability. His insight is helping shape our strategic pillars as we scale Tribes and shape and model our future offerings.”
Richardson concluded: “The time is now for Tribes – their unique proposition provides a ‘win, win, win’ situation for their clients, their developers and of course for Tribes themselves. It has been a pleasure to work with Bruce, David, Steven and Nora to shape their future strategy, and I’m excited to work with them to turn their future strategy into reality.”
The appointment comes as Tribes unveils DevCheck v2, alongside the launch of its redesigned website, signalling momentum in both product innovation and brand evolution.
Tribes proprietary DevCheck® platform and a globally distributed network of over 20,000 rigorously vetted developers empower clients to build high-quality digital products, platforms, and AI-driven solutions. Clients including Universal Music, Hitachi Energy, and Compare the Market already trust Tribes to deliver scalable talent and end-to-end project execution.
