Silicon Reef

What Silicon Reef does

Silicon Reef is a UK-headquartered Microsoft 365 consultancy founded in 2016 that designs, builds and operates SharePoint intranets, Microsoft Viva deployments, Power Platform solutions and Microsoft 365 Copilot enablement for enterprise and higher-education clients. Its core technology stack is native to Microsoft 365, with deep SharePoint Framework (SPFx) development capability and a proprietary product suite called Beacon (comprising Beacon Branding & Design and Beacon News Management & Personalisation) plus a separate MyTools product, all of which sit inside clients' SharePoint and Microsoft 365 estates rather than operating as standalone platforms.

The company monetises through four revenue streams: project-based professional services (SharePoint, Viva, Power Platform, Copilot and Azure consultancy and implementation), ongoing managed support services for SharePoint, Power Platform, Logic Apps and Azure, Beacon product licensing embedded in client Microsoft 365 environments, and tiered intranet package subscriptions (Entry, Essentials, Enhanced) that now include a built-in Copilot agent as standard. Go-to-market is hybrid: direct enterprise sales with sector-aligned account directors, Microsoft Solutions Partner co-sell, and a referral ecosystem of internal-communications agencies (The Surgery, AB, People Lab) complemented by IoIC sponsorship.

The customer base spans Higher Education (University of Leeds, King's College London, Maynooth University, SOAS, MBZUAI and others), Media & Communications (Warner Bros. Discovery, Bauer Media, GSMA), Energy (Gulf Oil, Network Plus, Argent Energy, TagEnergy, ElecLink), Financial Services (TP ICAP, Mizuho, IGF), Government (Sport England, Ofwat), and other sectors, with deployments ranging from 80 employees (IGF) to 34,000 employees (Warner Bros. Discovery Power Platform Centre of Excellence). The company is privately held, independent, and has not disclosed funding or revenue.

Name

Silicon Reef

Legal name

Silicon Reef

Website

https://siliconreef.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Silicon Reef is a UK-based Microsoft 365 consultancy that designs SharePoint intranets, Viva, Power Platform and Copilot solutions for enterprise and higher-education clients, anchored by its proprietary Beacon product suite.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Professional Services (Consultancy & Implementation): Project-based fees for SharePoint, Viva, Power Platform, Copilot and Azure consultancy, design, build and implementation work. Engagements range from quick-win projects to long-term digital workplace transformations.
2. Managed Support Services: Ongoing managed services for SharePoint, Power Platform, Logic Apps and Azure, delivered through the Client Success Programme with onboarding, proactive optimisation, and reactive support.
3. Beacon Product Licensing: Licensing of the proprietary Beacon SharePoint design and personalisation product suite, embedded within client Microsoft 365 estates.
4. Intranet Package Subscriptions: Tiered intranet packages (Entry, Essentials, Enhanced) offered as flexible foundations for organisations of different sizes and complexity, including a Copilot agent with every intranet delivered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Silicon Reef designs, builds and governs Microsoft 365 digital workplaces for enterprise and education clients, anchored by the proprietary Beacon SharePoint design and news management product suite and complemented by a broad services portfolio spanning SharePoint, Microsoft Viva, Power Platform, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure, accessibility, and managed support. Beacon and MyTools sit natively inside client SharePoint and Microsoft 365 environments, extending branding, personalisation and quick-link capabilities without adding a separate platform.

Product overview

Silicon Reef is a people-first Microsoft 365 consultancy whose offering combines a proprietary product suite with a broad professional services portfolio. At the centre of the product portfolio is Beacon — a SharePoint design and news management suite that sits natively within Microsoft 365, with two main modules: Beacon Branding & Design (for branded, accessible intranet design and design web parts) and Beacon News Management & Personalisation (for internal comms planning and personalised newsfeeds). Alongside Beacon sits MyTools — a separate product for saving quick links and favourite business apps. These proprietary products are complemented by the broader services portfolio, which spans SharePoint Services (intranets, design, document management, migration, development), Microsoft Viva Services, Power Platform Services (including Business Process Automation and a Power Platform Centre of Excellence), Microsoft 365 Copilot Services (including Microsoft Copilot Agents and a Copilot Centre of Excellence), the AI-Powered Intranets commitment (every intranet includes a built-in Copilot agent), Azure Platform Services, Accessibility Services, and Managed Support. Beacon and MyTools sit inside the SharePoint / Microsoft 365 ecosystem, while the services wrap around them to deliver, govern and continuously improve the digital workplace.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Beacon: Silicon Reef's proprietary SharePoint design and news management product suite that sits natively within Microsoft 365 to enhance branding, personalisation, and employee experience on SharePoint intranets.
• MyTools

Products and services

• Beacon Silicon Reef's flagship SharePoint design and news management product suite that sits natively within SharePoint and Microsoft 365 to extend branding, personalisation, news management, and quick-link capabilities beyond out-of-the-box SharePoint, without adding a separate platform.
• MyTools A separate Silicon Reef product offering a clean and simple way of saving Quick Links and favourite business tools (e.g., Bright HR, Figma, Workday) in one safe place within SharePoint / Microsoft 365, surfacing the third-party tools employees need day to day.
• AI-Powered Intranets A SharePoint intranet service offering in which every delivered intranet includes a built-in Copilot agent, combining solid intranet foundations with targeted Copilot agents so employees get accurate, role-aware answers, guidance and support in the flow of work.
• Microsoft Copilot Agents service Service offering to design and deploy custom Microsoft Copilot Agents that automate tasks, connect systems, and deliver measurable value quickly, with use cases including a Feedback Survey Agent and a Policy Agent grounded in client SharePoint content.
• Power Platform Centre of Excellence Structured framework for governance, training, adoption and community enablement to scale citizen development on Microsoft Power Platform across enterprise estates.
• Microsoft Copilot Centre of Excellence Strategic and operational framework for organisations to prepare data, permissions and information architecture for Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption, scaling agents responsibly across the business.
• SharePoint Services Professional consultancy and delivery service line across the SharePoint portfolio: SharePoint Intranets, SharePoint Design, SharePoint Document Management Systems, SharePoint Migration, and SharePoint Development, using SharePoint in Microsoft 365 as the foundation.
• Microsoft Viva Services Integration of Microsoft Viva modules (Connections, Engage, Amplify, Insights, Pulse, Learning, Goals) into an organisation's Microsoft 365 ecosystem to enhance communication, engagement, performance and wellbeing.
• Power Platform Services Professional service line streamlining and automating business processes using Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages and Power BI, including Business Process Automation and Power Platform Centre of Excellence offerings.
• Microsoft 365 Copilot Services Comprehensive professional service line supporting implementation of Microsoft 365 Copilot, including strategy development, technical readiness, training, and deployment to enhance productivity and collaboration.
• Azure Platform Services Professional service line delivering scalable, secure and efficient solutions that enhance business performance and integrate seamlessly with Microsoft 365 by combining Azure with AI, identity governance, and automation.
• Accessibility Services Accessibility design and assurance service line meeting WCAG 2.2 AA standards, with assistive technology partner Recite Me offering screen readers, font resizing and translation.
• Managed Support Expert managed support service for SharePoint, Power Platform and Logic Apps, combining proactive and reactive managed services to ensure seamless functionality, fast issue resolution and system optimisation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% improvement in ease-of-use sentiment and 70% engagement in first month at University of Leeds
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers32 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• MicrosoftflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMicrosoft Solutions Partner for Modern Work. Microsoft provides platform, strategic backing and escalation access; Silicon Reef leads on design, delivery, governance and user experience. They regularly co-deliver complex enterprise projects (e.g., Warner Bros. Discovery) and work independently for smaller organisations.
• The SurgerycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerInternal communications agency partner that collaborates on joint client delivery (e.g., Bauer Media 60-second overview video) and shares clients seeking both strategic IC advice and Microsoft 365 technical delivery.
• AB (ABcomm)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerInternal communications agency partner delivering joint engagements for clients needing both strategic IC and Microsoft 365 technical expertise.
• People LabcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEmployee experience consultancy partner collaborating on HR and EX client engagements combining EX strategy with Microsoft 365 delivery.
• Institute of Internal Communications (IoIC)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerProud sponsor of the IoIC, sharing Microsoft 365 expertise with members and supporting the internal communications community with insights, tools and innovation.
• Recite MecoreTechnology or IntegrationAccessibility partner providing assistive technology (screen readers, font resizing, translation) integrated into Silicon Reef's accessibility services offering.
• Microsoft (Co-sell)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAs a Microsoft partner, Silicon Reef can escalate issues, ask the right questions and collaborate directly with Microsoft product teams on behalf of clients to unlock blocked initiatives.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AvePoint: US-headquartered Microsoft 365 data management, migration and intranet governance ISV with a strong SharePoint product portfolio. Directly comparable as a Microsoft-ecosystem software + services company selling into the same IT/digital-workplace buyers Silicon Reef serves.
• Powell Software: European Microsoft 365 intranet and digital workplace ISV (Powell Intranet, Powell Hub) with native SharePoint/Teams products. Directly comparable product-side peer — both sell SharePoint-native intranet accelerators to mid-market and enterprise.
• BindTuning: SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and intranet design product company providing themes, web parts and design accelerators. Closely comparable as a SharePoint-native UI/design product vendor targeting similar IT and internal-comms buyers.
• Beezy: Microsoft 365-based intelligent workplace / intranet product (now part of ThreeWill). Directly comparable as a SharePoint-powered digital workplace vendor competing for similar Microsoft 365 intranet budgets.
• ClearPeople: UK-based Microsoft 365 and SharePoint consultancy with its own intranet product (Atlas), selling intranets and digital workplace solutions to mid-market and enterprise. Closely comparable in geography, Microsoft specialism and product-plus-services model.
• Kocho: UK Microsoft Solutions Partner offering Managed Security, Modern Work and Microsoft 365 services including SharePoint, Teams and Copilot deployments. Directly comparable as a UK mid-market Microsoft 365 consultancy competing for similar enterprise wins.
• Content+Cloud: UK Microsoft Gold Partner delivering Microsoft 365, Azure and managed workplace services. Comparable UK M365 consultancy competing in the same enterprise SharePoint/Modern Work bid pool.
• Charterhouse Group: UK Microsoft Partner delivering Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power Platform and Dynamics solutions. Comparable peer in the UK mid-market Microsoft ecosystem services space.
• mod (formerly Modulr / The Mod Group): UK Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power Platform and Azure consultancy with proprietary digital workplace IP and managed services. Closely comparable in business model — Microsoft 365 specialist consultancy serving UK enterprise and public sector.

Broad incumbents

• Avanade: Global joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft focused on Microsoft 365, Azure and Copilot enterprise delivery. Larger incumbent competing for the same Microsoft-led digital workplace transformation budgets that Silicon Reef co-sells into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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