BLACKBX partners with LigoWave WiFi to target China
BLACKBX has announced a deal with US wireless networking solutions company LigoWave to deliver their pioneering guest WiFi software to the Chinese market and beyond. The rapidly growing Edinburgh-based firm will also work…
Miigen Secures Leading Scottish businessman for Chairman role
Leading Scottish businessman, Brian Williamson, has been appointed Chairman of Miigen, the innovative Stirling-based ‘digital time capsule’ company. The appointment follows the sale in May of the recruitment business Brightwork,…
Startup Summit announces new sponsor
Scotland’s leading entrepreneurship event, Startup Summit has gained another sponsor this week as it secures Scotland’s largest independent firm of chartered accountants and business advisers, Johnston Carmichael as key sponsors. …
Cyber security consultancy opens first Scotland office
Cyber Security Consultancy Context has opened its first Scottish office, located near Haymarket Station near Edinburgh. The new Edinburgh base will enable Scotland-based companies to access a comprehensive range of…
LendingCrowd posts record month with 200 deals in August
LendingCrowd, Scotland’s only alternative finance provider to SMEs, topped 200 cumulative loan deals in August and posted a record month for the P2P lender with around £2.5 million of funds…
Online course revisits the saga of the Jacobites
The saga of the Jacobites – loyal followers of the deposed house of Stuart – will be the focus of a new free course offered by the University of Edinburgh…
Sustainably wins Best of Show at Finovate Fall in New York
Sustainably, a social good technology company for conscious consumers and businesses who want to localise and personalise their corporate social responsibility programmes, has won Best of Show at Finovate Fall,…
Edinburgh-based Codeplay Software to Enable Cars with A.I.
Edinburgh company Codeplay Software has announced it is working with Renesas, a leading Japanese semiconductor company, to enable their next generation of advanced automotive processors. The technology will be included…
Seed Haus unveils first startup cohort
Seed Haus, Scotland’s first dedicated pre-seed tech accelerator, has unveiled its first cohort of startups and a stellar line-up of investment partners. Seed Haus’ mission is to trigger Scotland’s next billion-dollar…
New technology allows smartphone to recognise surfaces
An innovative technology, created by researchers at the University of St Andrews, can allow your smartphone to carry out a range of tasks just by recognising the surface it is…
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…
