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Financial technology firm Beeks Financial Cloud, which is based on the outskirts of Glasgow, has continued its expansion drive with an acquisition in spite of the uncertain outlook for markets. Beeks has agreed to buy Velocimetrics for up to £4.55 million,
It won’t be this week, or next week. But it cannot be put off forever. Exiting lockdown: when should we do it, how do we do it, and should Scotland strike out on its own? Political leaders in all four nations will
The total has been achieved after a fresh £630,000 injection from venture capital firm Blackfinch Ventures. The firm has developed technology that it says allows employers to “understand their talent pools much better using data and analytics” and lead to
Eilidh Mactaggart has been named as the first chief executive of the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB). The bank, which was expected to be up and running by the end of the year, will be responsible for making long term
Edinburgh-based Par Equity has been enlisted by British Business Investments to allocate £15 million of funding for scale-ups as a partner in the Regional Angels Programme. The cash from BBI – a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank – will be added to
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is seeking proposals to develop innovative sensor technologies that enable improved, high-confidence, rapid detection, localisation and identification of hazardous biological agents in the field. The current call for applications relates to phase 2 of
Bidders are invited to submit proposals to the ARCHIVER pre-commercial procurement. The ARCHIVER (Archiving and Preservation for Research Environments) aims to introduce radical improvements in the area of archiving and digital preservation services to support the IT requirements of EU
This week, London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA), have launched the call for our fifth cohort of technology and cyber innovators. After speaking to industry experts about their cybersecurity needs and in response to the challenges of COVID-19, We are now recruiting cybersecurity scaleups throughout the UK and abroad with solutions that create
Closing Date: Always Open Funding type: Accelerator / Collaboration Scheme Value: N/A Application Restrictions: Everyone is welcome Description: What can you build in 2 weeks that scales and saves lives? COVID Accelerator brings together people and ideas with resources to move forward. We’ve
Closing Date: 8th April Applicant informed: ASAP Funding type: Grant Scheme Value: up to £1.25m per project Application Restrictions: Academic only Description: CSO wishes to capture the extraordinarily strong research base in Scottish Universities. Many academics are already thinking about how their research can be
