Administrate raises £5m investment round to support growth plans and North American expansion
Administrate, a leading enterprise training operations platform based in Edinburgh, has raised £5 million from existing investors Archangels, Mercia, and the Scottish Investment Bank, and has also welcomed Hambro Perks…
Entrepreneurial skills to be taught at Scottish universities and colleges
Entrepreneurial skills are set to be taught at 45 Scottish universities and colleges as part of a 10-year plan to boost business creation. First Minister Humza Yousaf launched The Entrepreneurial…
Business ‘how-to’ platform launched for growing Scottish tech companies
A new platform aimed at tech companies wanting to scale has been launched by Scotland’s tech trade body. ScotlandIS has set up the ‘how-to’ knowledge hub to help start-ups and growing…
Ana Stewart welcomes government adoption of Pathways review aimed at supporting female founders
A businesswoman who has spearheaded efforts to help create more female entrepreneurs has welcomed a formal government commitment to enact her plans across Scotland. Ana Stewart, co-author of the Pathways…
Destination St. Louis. Why Scottish tech companies might soon be beating a path to an up-and-coming US innovation ecosystem
When you think of the great tech ecosystems of the United States, it’s the Silicon Valleys and the clusters concentrated around the Ivy League universities in Boston and New York…
Tickets go on sale for Scottish Games Week
Tickets have gone on sale for Scottish Games Week – the annual festival celebrating the ecosystem for the gaming sector. The event returns for its second year from October 30…
Tech sector driving foreign direct investment into Scotland
The tech sector is driving foreign direct investment into Scotland, according to new economic figures released this week. Edinburgh and Glasgow, in particular, are focal points for investment in digital…
UK-Ukraine ‘tech bridge’ launched to ‘open digital borders’ and support investment
A UK-Ukraine ‘tech bridge’ has been unveiled as part of government-backed efforts to open up digital borders and support IT investment in the war-torn country. The scheme was announced as…
New £90m facility will ‘pave the way’ for the future of advanced manufacturing in Scotland
A new £90m facility will ‘pave the way’ for the future of advanced manufacturing in Scotland as it opened its doors for the first time yesterday. The National Manufacturing Institute…
‘Movie magic’ lab in Dundee to keep UK at cutting edge of visual effects technologies
A new ‘movie magic’ lab in Dundee will help keep the UK at the “cutting edge” of visual effects technologies that are transforming the modern cinematic experience. The lab in…