Scottish Enterprise

The appointment of Scottish Enterprise’s interim chair Willie Mackie has been extended for him to continue in the role until 31 December 2024. This will ensure continuity while a further appointment round is run for a chair to succeed Lord Smith, who stood down in July 2022. The job descriptio

Glasgow-based care sector staffing provider and technology platform Staffscanner has announced it is tripling in size following a grant award of almost £1 million from Scottish Enterprise. The firm has developed an innovative platform and recruitment solution for care homes and health boa

Bio-based businesses in Scotland will soon have access to a vital new infrastructure that will enable them to scale up their products. Through Scottish Enterprise, the Scottish Government has announced an £847,000 investment to support the purchase and installation of a 300-litre fermenter at

E-learning specialist ITZA has secured £2 million of R&D grant and equity funding from Scottish Enterprise, Alba Equity, and private investors to grow a digital learning, production and AI analytics hub in Scotland to accelerate independent learning for young people in the 10-16 age range

A Scottish company has secured investor backing worth £1.3 million for its unique recycled plastic construction blocks. QUICKBLOCK’S construction blocks are shipped flat packed on pallets for rapid assembly in the defence, security, humanitarian aid and commercial markets.

Glasgow-based technology company Kingdom Technologies has secured £1.4 million in its latest round of funding to fuel the expansion of its innovative fleet of robotic lawn mowers.

Edinburgh-based green energy integrators, Logan Energy, has successfully secured a substantial £5 million investment to advance its systems-led approach within the burgeoning hydrogen power sector. Logan Energy, with manufacturing facilities in Wallyford and development facilities at Heriot-Wa

A funding package has been agreed to secure an estimated £350 million in inward investment for a major energy industry expansion in the Highlands. Sumitomo Electric UK Power Cables Ltd (SEUK), a subsidiary of Japanese company Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd (SEI) is planning to establish

Watt Laser has completed a £433,000 project to expand its business within the Clyde Gateway Tradepark in Glasgow, with £128,000 grant support from Scottish Enterprise.

Ava Innes, an Elgin-based luxury bedding company, is celebrating the successful completion of its first investment round, with significant contributions from Kelvin Capital and Scottish Enterprise. The injection of capital represents a pivotal moment for the company as it strives to redefine the sta

Scottish start-up business Trademylux Limited has secured a £300,000 investment from TRICAPITAL Angels Limited and Scottish Enterprise as it launches the first in a series of luxury goods resale platforms. Trading as sellmyartworks.com, the first venture will focus on the art resales market an

Scottish biopharmaceutical firm Aurum Biosciences has successfully raised nearly £730,000 in the initial phase of its latest equity funding for advancing its state-of-the-art therapeutic and diagnostic technology. The funding round – which will be split across two tranches – has be

The British Business Bank has made its first major deal from the £150 million Investment Fund for Scotland, with a £750,000 equity investment, through appointed fund managers Maven Capital Partners into medical technology business Carcinotech. Edinburgh-based Carcinotech has raised &poun

London & Partners, the business agency for the UK capital, has announced the launch of the Grow Global programme in two new regions outside of London – Scotland and the West Midlands. The year-long programme is designed to help scale-up businesses in these regions grow their international

A drone technology manufacturer has received almost £1 million from Scottish Enterprise to support the development of a new hybrid, heavy-lift, unmanned aircraft capable of operating on less than 30% of the aviation fuel used by a helicopter. Flowcopter designs and manufactures Unmanned Aerial