Three Glasgow ‘deeptech’ companies spanning quantum computing, housing management and offshore wind infrastructure have completed a £772,000 investment round.
Quantcore Technologies, Vuabl and Airspection were part of Scotland’s industry-led technology accelerator STAC’s second fundraising round after completing a 18-month accelerator programme.
The announcement marks a further step in STAC’s progress to become UK’s most active deeptech investor, making more than ten investments a year into their accelerator participants.
It comes as the organisation begins fundraising for its first Deep Tech fund, targeting between £15 million and £30 million to significantly scale its capacity to back Scottish founders.
Quantcore Technologies receives £250,000 from STAC Invest in a £2.5M co-investment round. A spin-out from the University of Glasgow, Quantcore is thought to be the only company in the UK manufacturing niobium-based superconducting circuits, operating from the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre. Its technology is central to the quantum hardware supply chain that UK government strategy now explicitly depends upon.
Vuabl receives £222,000, co-invested by STAC Invest. The company has developed software that uses the LIDAR sensors built into modern smartphones to scan properties and generate comprehensive condition reports, covering 3D modelling, energy performance (EPC ratings), structural condition and early detection of damp or mould.
Airspection, which receives £300,000, has developed an autonomous drone that harnesses wind as energy to fly in extreme weather conditions, hovering with precision over offshore wind turbines to carry out structural inspection and maintenance surveys. It removes the need to send engineers into hazardous environments and dramatically cuts the cost and time of inspection at scale.
Paul Wilson, CEO and co-founder of STAC, said: “These three companies show exactly what STAC is for. One is helping redefine the future of computing. One is giving people in social housing the right to a healthy, sustainable home. One is making Scotland’s clean energy infrastructure safer and more efficient. Each is a strong story in its own right. Together, they demonstrate the breadth and ambition of what is being built here in Glasgow. Local and global impact at scale. STAC is rapidly advancing our mission towards a global centre of technology excellence from Glasgow.
“STAC’s model is simple: we find the talent and partner with universities, we nurture companies through our programme, we provide world class technology access, we invest in them, and we connect them to corporate partners and contracts that transform promising technology into a globally competitive business, without them having to leave Scotland to do it. The first cheque is just the start. We lean in and help our companies win deals.”
STAC’s second investment round follows its inaugural round in August 2025, which backed three healthtech companies, all with female co-founders, Silver Lion Innovations, Seluna and Smplicare, developing technology to address mobility challenges, childhood sleep disorders and fall prevention in older adults respectively.
