Start up Scale up

Stella Smith, founder of Pirkx; Beena Sharma, founder of Carbon Capture Utilisation International; Katherine Gunderson, founder of Grand Bequest; Caroline Laurenson, founder of TL Tech. Picture: Sandy Young Photography

Barclays-backed competition hails aspiring female company founders

Father and son team Grant MacCusker and Jamie Stewart, 19, founded Edinburgh-based Student Rents about two years ago.

Teenager made CEO of Edinburgh student rental platform after £470,000 fundraise

The businessman stresses that the programme will be delivered 'by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs – people who know the pain, pitfalls and opportunities'. Picture: contributed.

Analysis: Sir Tom Hunter's new bid to plug a gap for scale-up support

Left to right are Paul Wilson (STAC), John Moran (Murphy), Adrian Murphy (Murphy), Gregor Aikman (STAC) and Angus MacFadyen (STAC). Picture: Stewart Attwood

Internet of Things partnership looks to plug funding gap for tech start-ups

Members of the Topolytics team: Ben Emson, chief technology officer; Jane Stewart, director; Michael Groves, chief executive. Picture: Chris Watt Photography

Edinburgh tech firm at forefront of circular economy secures £1.5m growth boost

The NYC 2023 Foras Programme will run between April 10 and 17.

Top tech players to showcase Scotland to New York City ecosystem

Graeme Williams of KPMG: 'Last year was a tough one for the investment market globally, but it’s no fluke that Scotland bucked the downward trend.'

Scottish private equity outperforms rest of UK after deals hit five-year high

Morgan Stanley opened its first Scottish office in Glasgow in 2000. Picture: Kieran Dodds

Scotland targeted as Morgan Stanley doubles up on accelerator programme

Carl Barton, Alasdair Crawley and Michael Crawley of Edinburgh-based Fanbase. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Edinburgh start-up behind sports club tech with 'endless possibilities' nets £1m

British Business Bank chief executive Louis Taylor: 'The fund has been designed with regards to what the Scottish market needs.'

British Business Bank chief Louis Taylor pledges £150m boost for Scottish SMEs

Pufferfish's display systems deliver 'highly interactive engagement and multi-sensory experiences' for a range of uses and settings, including corporate communications, museums, science centres, planetariums, art exhibitions and other visitor attractions, as well as scientific and educational institutions.

Edinburgh firm behind multi-sensory display systems to inject ‘wow’ factor

Founder and CEO of Eserv, Dan Millard.

Aberdeen 3D tech and software specialist secures growth investment

Virgin StartUp says it has found that the first Friday in January is a peak time for new entrepreneurs to begin their start-up journey. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

Quarter of Scots thinking of launching own business in 2023

Bayile Adeoti, founder of Glasgow-based Dechomai, a social enterprise working to empower ethnic minority women with leadership and enterprise skills, has been named one of this year’s Unsung Heroes. Picture: contributed.

Survey highlights 'magic that happens' to help early-stage Scots start-ups

George Greer came up with the business idea after noticing high concentrations of plastic waste on the northern shores of Loch Long while walking his Swiss Shepherd, Noah.

Edinburgh venture behind 'eco' dog waste bags secures backing

Fergus Moore, Dawn Thompson, Ryan Taylor and Scott Kennedy of Revive Eco.

Glasgow start-up that recycles used coffee grounds bags £375,000 investment

David McElroy, CEO; Gary Loake, founder and chief science officer; Andrew Durkie, partner at Eos. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Edinburgh biotech start-up gets £2.6m injection to scale up business

The Snappy Group is formed of two businesses, Snappy Shopper and Hungrrr, providing technology services to the growing UK convenience grocery and hospitality sectors, respectively.

Scottish convenience store delivery platform bags 'seven-figure' funding deal

Space Intelligence supports forest restoration across the world, including in Indonesia where the rare rafflesia flower is found. Picture: Jeremy Holden

Edinburgh nature tech venture scaling up with fresh investment and hiring ‘coup’

AccelerateHER chief executive Elizabeth Pirrie has welcomed the additional support.

Scottish Enterprise signed up as 'key partner' for AccelerateHER awards

Paul Lynch, director of TLIP; Gordon Stark, CEO of Murgitroyd; and Dr Alex Turnbull, managing director of TLIP. Picture: Gerard Binks

Glasgow IP firm Murgitroyd seals fourth takeover in under two years

The trials underlined the need for the carry-onboard product to be as lightweight and compact as possible for stowage on business jets and limited spaces on commercial carriers.

Scottish tech outfit behind medical emergency device adding jobs mid global push

The awards recognise and rank the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK.

Edinburgh fintech firm ranked fastest-growing tech company in Scotland

Niki McKenzie, joint managing director at Archangels (centre) with Dr Claudia Freigang and Dr Colin Horne, the founders of Hearing Diagnostics. Picture: Mike Wilkinson

Edinburgh firm to take hearing loss tech to market after £1.1m fundraise

Dr Matthew Freer of Infix Support and NHS Lothian CEO Calum Campbell. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Start-up secures contract with NHS Lothian in bid to tackle surgery backlogs

Chris Yendell, project development manager at Gravitricity, believes his firm's innovative energy storage technology -- which has been demonstrated at Edinburgh's Leith docks -- can help India reduce its climate emissions and move to renewable power. Picture: Peter Dibdin

Weight-to-go: Scots firm goes global with gravity energy storage innovation

Evelyn McDonald, CEO Scottish Edge; Judith Cruickshank, managing director, commercial mid market at Royal Bank of Scotland, and Steven Hamill, COO Scottish Edge. Picture: Sandy Young/scottishphotographer.com

£1.5 million boost for high-growth firms as latest Scottish Edge launches

Laura Bernal, VBI programme manager (far right) with representatives of the cohort companies taking part in the initiative this year. Picture: contributed.

Barclays Eagle Labs and Edin Uni join forces to catalyse emerging firms

Jock Gardiner, John Duncan (Alba Equity), Ben Bamford, Ben Stuart.

Aberdeen packing tech outfit to ramp up operations and add staff

David Mahon of Lynkeos and the University of Glasgow’s School of Physics & Astronomy: 'The funding will help us to build a more portable version of our muon imaging equipment.'

Glasgow spin-out that uses cosmic rays to create 3D images shares £700k cash

Nick Murray, Janani Prabhakaran, Euan Cameron, Carolina Melendez and Dec McLaughlin.

Finnish trip will see Scotland bolster links with global start-up community

The business is the brainchild of husband and wife team, Blaise Potard and Monica Camino Moreno.

Edinburgh translation software firm to grow team after securing funding

Paul Winstanley, Gregor Aikman, Jamie Hepburn MSP, Paul Wilson and Linda Hanna at STAC in Glasgow. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Senior hires see Scots Internet of Things accelerator create 'powerhouse team'

Glasgow-based specialist bakery business Pastéis Lisboa is planning a push into Edinburgh. Picture: Paul Chappells

Specialist Glasgow bakery planning push into Edinburgh is start-up role model

A CGI of the new lab building being constructed at the Edinburgh Technopole campus in Midlothian.

Work kicks off on new Edinburgh lab that could house 150 workers

Mark Logan, Scotland's chief entrepreneur, was one of EIE22's keynote speakers. Picture: Startup Grind Scotland

Scotland must 'normalise entrepreneurship', says former Skyscanner chief

Applications are open for the Net Zero Technology Centre’s TechX Accelerator programme

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Applications are now open to biotechnology businesses with a footprint in Scotland that are less than two years post-investment or still pre-launch.

New accelerator will help biotech start-ups and support transition to net zero

The Pitch is an annual competition that gives start-up businesses the support they need to create an attention-grabbing pitch and get investment.

Edinburgh start-ups take part in 'UK’s largest pitching competition'

Gordon Sharp, Lindsay Fraser and David Rigterink of Edinburgh-based Cytomos.

Edinburgh life sciences firm unveils board shake-up on road to further funding

David Ovens, joint managing director of Archangels. Picture: Peter Devlin

Edinburgh investment syndicate Archangels gives £1.4bn boost to Scots economy

Open University to deliver vital services to Scottish businesses

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EIE - standing for Engage Invest Exploit - has helped more than 540 companies raise in excess of £1.1 billion since the investor-readiness programme was launched in 2008. Picture: Stewart Attwood

'Resilient' Scottish tech start-ups target investment from outside Scotland

From left: Michelle Lownie of Eden Scott; Stuart Hendry of MBM Commercial; Alan Donald of Angel Capital Scotland; and Neil Norman of Chiene + Tait. Picture: Graham Clark.

Newly launched in-person business event looking to propel Scots scale-ups

Andrew Durkie of Eos, and Yvonne Davies and Richard Hammond of Penrhos Bio. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Perthshire start-up behind 'game-changing' self-cleaning tech gets £1m injection

Barry McCulloch, senior manager, UK network, Scotland at the British Business Bank: 'Scotland is home to a number of world-class research institutions.'

Scotland takes top spot for equity investment in uni spinouts

Marco Caffio, co-founder and CSO at Integrated Graphene. Picture: Mike Wilkinson

Stirling firm behind 'revolutionary' foam to scale up and treble headcount

Snugg is part of Scotland’s rapidly growing financial technology - fintech - community and is based in the Bayes Centre at the University of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh start-up raises £1.2 million to roll out 'eco platform' for homeowners

STAC CEO Paul Wilson at front centre, with STAC team, advisers and cohort. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Scottish Enterprise backs Internet of Things accelerator as more firms join up

Hybrid Anchor's founder and managing director is serial entrepreneur John Loudon. Picture: Nate Cleary

Coatbridge digital consultancy launched during pandemic eyes £1m sales goal

EIE - standing for Engage Invest Exploit - has helped more than 540 companies raise in excess of £1.1 billion since the investor-readiness programme was launched in 2008. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Button pressed on major study to gauge Scottish business recovery from pandemic

Trials are being carried out to assess the effectiveness of an innovative new hydrogel which can help tree seeds germinate and thrive on lower quantities of water than they traditionally require. Picture: Silvibio

Field trials of special hydrogel promise greener forests of the future

Glasgow-based Frog Systems has appointed former FanDuel and Sharktower chief financial officer Brendan Waters as its first finance director.

Former FanDuel finance chief joins Glasgow tech firm focused on mental wellbeing

The latest recipients of the awards and funding celebrate. Scottish Edge is the biggest funding competition for high growth potential businesses. Picture: Sandy Young

Scottish Edge awards: 40 firms with 'entrepreneurial potential' share £1.5m

Glasgow-based tech business Kingdom Technologies develops autonomous robotic lawn mowers for commercial customers requiring large areas of grass to be mown.

Glasgow robotic lawn mower maker scaling up with £2 million funding

Bhas Kalangi is the founder of Edinburgh-based ePOS Hybrid.

Edinburgh hospitality disruptor sets £2m goal after smashing crowdfund target

Alex McVey, Michiel Smith, Teuta Pilizota and Moray Martin. Picture: Stewart Attwood

University of Edinburgh start-up to set up lab and grow team with £1m funding

Like traditional LEDs, OLEDs produce light when an electric current passes through them, the colour of which is linked to the nature of the emitter material used. Current solution-processed green and red OLEDs employ emitters that contain the scarce, environmentally impactful, and costly noble metal iridium.

Funding boost for St Andrews spin-out behind greener screen tech

Starting in June, the six-month accelerator is aimed at 'ambitious e-sports, gaming, social media and streaming entrepreneurs across the UK' who have recently started a business or are thinking about forming one. Picture: Matt Crossick/PA

Bank pushes button on accelerator for gaming and social media entrepreneurs

The start-up studio launched by Bright Red Triangle, the enterprise hub at Edinburgh Napier, will operate on a hot-desk basis, initially from nine to five, Monday to Friday.

Edinburgh Napier University opens 'start-up studio' in heart of capital

Matthew Jack is CEO and lead architect at Edinburgh-based tech company Kythera AI.

Edinburgh AI specialist named as one of UK’s top ten tech scale-ups

Dave Hemming is managing director of FreeFlow Technologies. Picture: Steve Behr

Scottish firm pumps millions into lightweight electric bike motor

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