Scottish financial advice platform to integrate generative AI for ‘unprecedented automation’
A Scottish financial advice platform is integrating generative AI capabilities in order to offer clients ‘unprecedented automation’. Edinburgh-based Aveni will work with intelliflo, a global leader in financial advice technology,...
Exclusive: Scotland’s flagship startup programme joins forces with business funding competition
Scotland’s flagship startup programme has joined forces with the nation’s biggest business funding competition, it can be revealed. Techscaler, the Scottish Government’s £42 million tech education and mentoring programme, will...
Kate Forbes says office of chief entrepreneur should be a ‘long-term endeavour’ with two-year contract due to expire in September
Kate Forbes has said the office of the chief entrepreneur for Scotland should be a ‘long-term endeavour’ with the contract for the role due to expire in September. The deputy...
Chief entrepreneur hits out at Scotland’s education bodies over lack of leadership on computing science teaching reform
Scotland’s education bodies have come under fire from the Scottish Government’s chief entrepreneurial advisor over their lack of progress on computing science teaching reform. Mark Logan said working with the...
Why the regions matter – how localism is playing its part in the growth of Scotland’s tech ecosystem
Techscaler was launched in November 2022, as a ‘nationwide network’. Initially operating from six cities around Scotland – Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Stirling and Inverness – the programme now also...
AI company to pay developers up to £135,000 each as part of Edinburgh expansion
An AI company has set out plans to pay developers up to £135,000 each as part of an ambitious programme to expand its Edinburgh operations. Startup Tomoro will create 20...
Glasgow eyes investment community with ‘pitchbook’ showcasing over £2 billion in urban regeneration projects
Glasgow is appealing to UK and international investors with a new ‘pitchbook’ showcasing over £2 billion in urban regeneration and real estate projects. Fifteen capital investment projects have been outlined...
Government to plough additional £5 million into ‘end-to-end’ support for Scots startups
Ministers are to plough an additional £5 million into ‘end-to-end’ support for Scots startups, it was announced today. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said the funding forms part of the...
Scottish tech industry to “grow rapidly” in next five years, per new survey
Scotland’s tech industry is predicted to “grow rapidly” in the next five years, according to a new report from UKTN. Eight out of 10 tech leaders say the sector is...
Former Skyscanner executive warns too many startups are creating growth ‘bottleneck’
A former senior Skyscanner executive has warned that an ‘explosion’ of tech startups in Scotland risks creating a growth bottleneck. Shane Corstorphine, former chief financial officer for the travel giant,...
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