Ultrafast broadband goes live in remote Scottish communities
The remote Sutherland hamlet of Altnaharra now has among the fastest broadband speeds in Scotland – thanks to a partnership with Openreach. New full-fibre cables are now live, with around…
TVSquared acquires wywy and opens Munich office
TVSquared, the Edinburgh company specialising in TV measurement and optimization, has acquired wywy, a provider of real-time spot-detection technology, headquartered in Germany. The acquisition also marks the opening of TVSquared’s Munich…
Appointedd founder wins Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year
Leah Hutcheon, CEO and founder of Appointedd, has won Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year at the Scotland and Northern Ireland round of the Royal Bank of Scotland Great British…
Pupils from Park Mains High School in Erskine win inaugural #DigiInventorsChallenge
An idea to develop an app that encourages young people and their families to enjoy healthy living at home has picked up first prize at the inaugural #DigiInventorsChallenge. Announced last…
Scottish health care startup Care Sourcer secures largest contract to date
Scottish health tech startup Care Sourcer has secured its largest contract to date and is now working alongside NHS Gloucestershire Foundation Trust in phase 2 of a project won through the Small…
Scottish Enterprise partnership helps LendingCrowd fund 33 Scottish SMEs
A year on from its partnership with Scottish Enterprise, LendingCrowd, Scotland’s only alternative finance provider to SMEs, has completed 33 loan deals to Scottish companies to the tune of £3…
Technology first focus area for new VisitScotland #ideasbecomelegend campaign
Technology will be the first area of focus for an ambitious new VisitScotland campaign which aims to grow Scotland’s multi-million pound business events sector by positioning the country as a…
Face of Scottish ‘witch’ reconstructed by Dundee scientists
The face of a Scottish woman persecuted for witchcraft more than 300 years ago has been reconstructed by forensic scientists at the University of Dundee. Lilias Adie died in 1704…
3 minutes with… Leah Hutcheon, Appointedd
FutureScot met with Leah Hutcheon, CEO and Founder of online booking and scheduling system Appointedd, to discuss her startup journey, her vision for the future of the company and her…
5 tips for starting your own business that we picked up at the Startup Summit
The Startup Summit took place yesterday at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh. FutureScot was there and picked up some handy tips for starting up and running your own business! 1….
Building Scotland’s reputation on the world stage for data and AI
The Data Lab is helping startups develop cutting-edge tech – fit for the pandemic. It’s been a difficult year for every aspect of our society, with the wider implications of…
Untangling the web
Scotland needs to get serious about cybersecurity. As a nation we invest heavily in supporting data-driven innovation and building the technologies of the future. But we spend far too little…
