Glasgow real estate data analytics platform plans to create 50 jobs after £5m investment
A Glasgow-based data analytics platform is planning to create 50 new jobs after securing £5m from the Scottish National Investment Bank. Utopi, which specialises in energy consumption monitoring technology, will...
Techscaler launches first scaleup programme with Silicon Valley’s Reforge
Techscaler – the new £42m national network for tech startups – has launched its first scaleup programme in partnership with one of the world’s leading tech education content providers. The...
Fourteen entrepreneurs selected for Big Apple tech trip
Fourteen entrepreneurs will showcase Scottish tech to an American audience after being chosen to take part in a business mission to New York. The startup founders will visit the Big...
New head of commercialisation to support Heriot Watt’s startup ambitions
A new head of commercialisation is set to spearhead support for startup and spinout companies at Edinburgh’s Heriot Watt University. Grant Wheeler will will to achieve ‘great cohesion’ between academic...
Scottish investment zone plans and boost for Glasgow following Budget
Scotland is set to benefit from an “investment zone” and a special fund to boost innovation and science in Glasgow. The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the measures in the Budget...
Forget the doom and gloom, ‘tenacious’ Scottish tech companies are taking their place in global digital markets
Staring down the barrel of a recession while the earth burns and a war rages in Europe, it’s easy to think we are all doomed. But, when it comes to...
Leading female business figures to discuss women in entrepreneurship report
A group of leading female business figures are to come together to discuss the findings of a new report aimed at boosting the number of women entrepreneurs. The new Scottish...
‘Skill the gap’ event in Glasgow aims to address modern recruitment challenges
A skills event is to be hosted in Glasgow to address recruitment challenges faced by businesses in the city. The ‘Skill the Gap’ event next month aims to educate businesses...
Fourteen Scottish tech company founders to visit New York in business mission
Fourteen Scottish tech company founders will get the chance to showcase their products and services in the US market through a government-backed business mission. The founders will travel to New...
First Minister promises quick response to ‘powerful review’ aimed at boosting women entrepreneurs
Thirty-one ideas designed to encourage more women to become entrepreneurs are being ’carefully considered’ by government, Nicola Sturgeon said today. The First Minister signalled that the Scottish Government will ’respond...

