building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
The tech army drawn together by entrepreneurs Alistair Forbes and Peter Jaco earlier this year will achieve a world first with its sonification project. This is a way for people with visual impairment to access Covid-19 data which is converted
Scottish businesses and organisations are being urged to urgently develop their technological capabilities in order to cope with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. As the disruption caused by coronavirus continues, global technology giant CGI has put forward a wide-ranging framework
Exizent has raised £3.6 million as it looks to transform the way the legal and financial services industry deals with bereavement and make the process less stressful for family members experiencing loss. The firm claims to have built the first
VIARAMA, Scotland’s first virtual reality company, was set up five years ago to improve the lives of young people and those with dementia. Billy Agnew is currently rolling the service out in England and hopes to eventually go international. Name:
A Dundee-based tech firm that matches driving instructors with learner drivers is poised for rapid expansion as it eyes a second funding round. GoRoadie, founded by Michael Carr and Barry White, launched a platform in 2018 which allows learner drivers
A digital media company which specialises in drone filming, video marketing and events ‘pivoted’ towards supporting schools with blended learning and teacher generated content after receiving a broadband boost. Dumbarton-based Turkey Red Media secured an Openreach fibre broadband connection at
‘Big data’ software firm Platinum Informatics is preparing to scale up after receiving £300,000 from a Scottish Enterprise fund. The Dundee University spin-out provides cloud-based software capable of analysing vast amounts of information for laboratories. The company received the cash injection from the Early Stage
Strava Metro, the ride mapping commute-focused arm of the performance cycling app, is to make available its data free of charge to cities hoping to grow cycling’s modal share. The announcement came alongside ride data registered on the app that
Who are we? The ATI Boeing Accelerator is a 3 month programme designed to support global startups building solutions applicable to the UK aerospace industry. The accelerator offers £100k equity investment and access to Boeing, GKN Aerospace and ATI strategists
The new chair of a group focused on boosting skills in Scotland’s digital sector says greater a focus on entrepreneurship could create a new Scottish Enlightenment revered around the world. Tech entrepreneur Ross Tuffee, founder and CEO of Iceberg.tech, has
