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Edinburgh-based SWURF, a remote working platform, has announced a £200,000 funding round to accelerate expansion – timely boost for hybrid work in Scottish tech hubs like Edinburgh.
A Scottish technology firm has devised tech enabling improved and more cost-effective access to global exchanges. Vital fintech infrastructure boost for operators scaling trading internationally.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh launches the Research Collaboration Grant Program, offering up to £10,000 for interdisciplinary and inter-institutional research – prime fuel for Edinburgh's uni-tech ecosystem builders.
Synopsys completes acquisition of Glasgow's Gold Standard Simulations (GSS), a leading TCAD and EDA simulation provider, validating deep-tech talent...
Newly-formed Glasgow investment firm completes its debut deal, acquiring independent management consultancy Strategem. Early momentum for local players in the services M&A wave.
BBC questions if Scotland's politicians can cut energy bills: Liberal Democrats plan £100m insulation investment, while Labour pushes a warm homes plan.
Key leadership shift at Glasgow engineering giant Weir:
Game-changer for Scottish deep-tech operators: UofG researchers' AutoML digital twins test networks in 4.78 seconds vs 33 hours traditionally –...
Celtic Renewables secures £16.23m in public-private funding to scale production of high-demand green chemicals – vital momentum for Scotland's climate/energy sector and net-zero push. Operators, watch this biorefinery expansion in the Scottish hubs.
Edinburgh University spin-out Wobble Genomics has raised £8.5m in Series A funding led by Mercia Ventures and BGF – a big win boosting Scotland's life sciences ecosystem for operators eyeing regional scaleups.
EnteroBiotix bags £19m for IBS-C microbiome trial – key funding round advancing live biotherapeutic development in Scotland's life sciences ecosystem.
Digital product consultancy Waracle has agreed to acquire Inov8, an Edinburgh-based cloud and data services consultancy.
Scotland's tech scene surged in April with diverse funding across hubs:
Key UoE deeptech win in climate surge: Exergy3 raised £10M seed to scale tech converting surplus renewables (e.g., curtailed wind) into high-temp...
Key leadership insights from Jon Stanton's 10 years at Glasgow's Weir Group:
Glasgow scaleup Cullen Sustainable Packaging invests £5M (~US$6.3M) to double output via in-house Moulded Fibre Machine 8000, creating jobs amid...
