Syndicate fuelling Scotland’s tech and life sciences ambitions secures £12m
An Edinburgh-based syndicate investing in early-stage Scottish life sciences and technology companies has secured a £12 million co-investment. Archangels signed the deal with British Business Investments via its Regional Angels...
5G technology puts actors in the ‘same’ studio – 280 miles apart
A novel use of wireless 5G technology has allowed two actors to do a scene together in the ‘same’ studio – even though they were 280 miles apart. Creative industry...
FanDuel founder’s new sports betting startup secures Irish licence
FanDuel founder Nigel Eccles’s new sports betting startup BetDEX has secured a licence to trade in Ireland and an important foothold in the EU market. BetDEX, set up with fellow...
More than 150 companies join Scotland’s industrial biotechnology innovation centre
More than 150 companies have now joined Scotland’s Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) as the sector continues to flourish. Startups and multinational life sciences companies from across the UK rank...
Scottish Games Week 2023 programme opens – Call for speakers, sponsors, demos, exhibitors & partners
The programme for Scottish Games Week 2023 (SGW23) has now opened. The week-long celebration of videogames, delivered by the Scottish Games Network, will welcome speakers, partners and sponsors from across...
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...

