Edinburgh mobile car care tech firm eyes ambitious growth plan after £500,000 cash injection
A mobile car care and bodywork repairs startup from Edinburgh has secured a £500,000 investment to expand its offer across the UK. Fresh Car, which is based on a franchisee…
Former Grand Theft Auto producer joins tech advisory board at accountancy firm
A former producer for the global best-selling video game Grand Theft Auto has joined a leading Scottish accountancy firm’s tech advisory board. Colin Macdonald will help advise Johnston Carmichael’s clients…
Enterprise in the driving seat
Mark Logan likes to talk about funnels and ecosystems. With the air of a restless science teacher, he talks about pouring fledgling companies into them, with something fully-formed coming out the…
Why content sprawl has CIOs running scared
For the modern CIO, the greatest risk is loss of control over their information. Also known as “digital creep” this was one of the key concerns for many of the…
Glasgow IoT accelerator boosted by key appointments including former Scottish Enterprise managing director
A Glasgow-headquartered internet of things (IoT) accelerator centre has been boosted by key appointments including the former managing director and interim CEO of Scottish Enterprise. The Smart Things Accelerator Centre…
Startup aims to bridge gap between computing science education and industry
A tech startup from the University of Glasgow is setting out to offer affordable software engineering services to social enterprises, SMEs and fledgling companies across Scotland. Founder and computing science…
It’s time to stop making excuses. Getting more women in tech must underpin efforts to create an inclusive digital economy
When Apple CEO Tim Cook made a rare appearance in London last month, he had one simple and very powerful message to share: we need more women in tech, and…
Scotland must ‘normalise’ entrepreneurship, says Mark Logan
Scotland must ‘normalise’ entrepreneurship in society and throughout the education system to build success for its start-up and scale-up tech firms, said Mark Logan this week. The former Skyscanner executive,…
Ten founders to showcase Scottish tech to investors at Helsinki startup festival
Ten founders are set to travel to a Helsinki startup festival to showcase the best of Scottish tech. The lucky entrepreneurs will jet out to the acclaimed Slush festival in…
Scottish tech firms report growth despite Brexit and global economic slowdown fears
Scottish tech firms are reporting high levels of growth despite brakes put on expansion caused by Brexit and rising concerns about a global economic slowdown, according to a new survey….