Founding
The Curve was founded in 2019 by dedicated engineers with the expertise and passion to create efficient, effective and unique software solutions.
We have built solutions with partners across various industries, from B2C organisations to charities and NHS trusts, challenging assumptions and crafting solutions the right way. In doing so, we’ve become one of Sheffield’s most trusted and experienced software development and consultancy specialists.
Paul Ridgway
Founder AND CEO
CEO Paul Ridgway has over 10 years of experience at CEO & CTO level, managing teams of up to 80+ developers and technical professionals. Paul operates successfully at all levels of business working with developers, product teams, leaders, and executives.
Since graduating from The University of Sheffield with a First Class Honours Masters Degree in Software Engineering Paul has turned his hand to Technical and Operational Leadership, co-founding and growing a successful technology start-up in the UK to become a sustainable global business worth millions of pounds and employing over 100 people. In addition to the original design and build of the entire technology stack, he hired and developed a team of over 80 engineers and other technology professionals and led them to deliver high-quality software, on time and on spec, to customers all around the world.
Paul operates successfully at all levels of business working with developers, product teams, leaders and executives, often acting as a bridge between different business functions, translating requirements into specifications, expressing highly technical concepts with easy-to-digest real-world metaphors and designing solutions for complex problems.