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Investing Women Angels (IWA) has announced it will back a series of investment rounds over the next four months that is set to raise more than £4.5 million for four female-founded companies in Scotland. They include Cytochroma, an innovative life sciences company which IWA initially supported

Glasgow-headquartered ZLX Business Solutions, which specialises in research and development (R&D) tax credits among other financial solutions, has appointed Francis Kiernan to its board in the newly-created non-executive director role. With a career spanning more than 30 years in energy and

Scottish climate tech venture studio Ventex has acquired a specialist manufacturing firm as it seeks to accelerate the global expansion of nuclear energy. Cumbria-based Rovtech is the third business to become part of Ventex, which is focussed on repurposing companies, technologies, skills and experi

Tax specialists at Henderson Loggie are encouraging Scotland’s cultural community to capitalise on available tax reliefs, having witnessed the significant impact these can have on the sustainability of organisations, their long-term planning capabilities, and their broader community influence.

Glasgow-based tech company PropEco, which provides an innovative technology platform that can assess the long-term value and viability of property, has secured seed funding of £275,000. The capital injection will be used to accelerate PropEco’s mission to empower property professionals,

HALO Invest, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sydney-headquartered fintech firm HALO Technologies, has announced its intention to set up a new operations and development centre in Glasgow and create more than 60 jobs over the next two years. Douglas Boyce, formerly of Interactive Investor and FNZ, has b

Burness Paull has appointed Claire Scott as partner and Lisa Byars as director in the firm's employment law team. Ms Scott and Ms Byars both return to Burness Paull, having worked for the firm earlier in their careers.

Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has appointed Zoë Hodge as partner and head of the firm's UK consultancy team, based in Edinburgh. Bringing more than 20 years' experience, Ms Hodge will lead the 20-strong consulting team alongside partner Ewen Fleming, who leads the c

The UK Government under the new leadership of Kier Starmer has decided to axe £800 million plans to create an "exascale" supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh. In October last year, the University of Edinburgh announced that the UK’s first next-generation supercomputer which is fi

Turnover at Gillespie Macandrew has increased 5.5% to £17.7 million as profits reached £5.25m, its latest financial results show. Progress was driven by strong results in each of the firm’s four core sectors, land & rural business, energy, private client and commercial rea

Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has reported strong sales growth for the first half of the year, driven by the success of its soft drinks brands, particularly Irn-Bru, during the Euros. Revenue for the period is expected to be around £221 million, a 5% increase compared to the same period last year.

Newton Property Management has appointed Vincent Goldie as chief executive officer and Rachel Littlejohn as business development director. The firm said the strategic move underscores its commitment to raising customer service standards and driving change within the property management sector.

Edinburgh-headquartered payment orchestration platform BR-DGE has partnered with open banking fintech Trustly. This integration will give BR-DGE's customers access to Trustly's global capabilities, which processed $58 billion (around £46bn) in transactions in 2023.

Six fintech companies have been shortlisted in the final round of the Smart Data Foundry and FinTech Scotland UK Fintech Challenge, each receiving £5,000 with the chance to win a further £45,000. Legado Technologies, Legal-Pythia, Planda AI, Data Pal, Doqit Technologies and Inicio AI bea

FinTech Scotland, in collaboration with 10 industry partners, has launched a worldwide innovation challenge focused focused on delivering positive environmental and societal outcomes.