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University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator – Applications Open!

By updatesPosted on 14th April 202318th April 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Opportunity

Are you the founder of an AI-driven company looking to make a positive difference? The University of Edinburgh’s AI Accelerator programme can help! Applications are now open until 15th May for companies to take part in the programme starting in

West Lothian College brings cyber security into spotlight

By updatesPosted on 13th April 202313th April 2023Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Skills, ScotlandIS News

A cyber initiative has been brought to life at West Lothian College. CyberDrive, which is a roaming cyber security unit creating pop up cyber labs in West Lothian high schools and communities, was launched at the college’s recent Open Day.

Forrit to Expand After £5M from Scottish National Investment Bank

By updatesPosted on 13th April 202313th April 2023Posted in Member News

Native cloud platform specialist and ScotlandIS member, Forrit, has received a £5 million funding boost from the Scottish National Investment Bank. The investment will enable the Edinburgh-based technology developer to grow its workforce and target new markets. Founded in 2014,

New Partnership Seeks to Boost Scots Space Ambitions

By updatesPosted on 11th April 202311th April 2023Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

UK-headquartered Spirit AeroSystems and Kansas, US-based Astraius have announced today a collaboration to enhance future satellite launch capabilities from Prestwick Spaceport. During a visit to the Spaceport by Scottish Government Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism, and Enterprise Ivan McKee, the companies marked the announcement with

BJSS to support NHSE Cohorting programme

By updatesPosted on 11th April 202311th April 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

BJSS, which has a longstanding relationship with NHS Digital, and which, we estimate, derives about 25% of its UK revenues from the health sector, has won a significant new contract with NHS England (NHSE). The company has secured a four-year

Raising Partners Announces Venture Capital Fund for Scots Firms

By updatesPosted on 6th April 20236th April 2023Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

In an interview with The Herald, the UK angel investment firm announced a new funding team which aims to bolster Scottish tech companies. Raising Partners co-founder Helena Di Biase announced the Glasgow-based VC fund for up-and-coming Scottish firms, aiming to address

Number of Scottish climate fintechs doubles

By updatesPosted on 6th April 20236th April 2023Posted in Industry News, Climate Tech

The number of climate-focused financial technology companies doubled in Scotland in 2022 amid a year in which Scottish fintech companies bucked the wider funding downturn. The data, which came from the independent cluster body FinTech Scotland, shows that there was

Export opportunities must be offered for Scotland’s tech hub to grow

By updatesPosted on 6th April 202311th April 2023Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS CEO Karen Meechan has written a comment piece for The Herald, on export opportunities available to Scottish tech companies and how these are essential in aiding the scaling of startups to drive our economy. Along with investment, start-ups grow

Introducing our new Head of the Cyber Cluster

By updatesPosted on 6th April 20236th April 2023Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

We are pleased to introduce our new Head of the ScotlandIS Cyber Cluster: Beverly Bowles! Bev joined ScotlandIS last summer as the Project Lead on our IT Managed Services work, running a series of ITMS events, building a community of

Glasgow real estate data analytics platform plans to create 50 jobs after £5m investment

By updatesPosted on 5th April 20235th April 2023Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News, Climate Tech

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 use the bank’s support to scale-up to target new global