THE BIG READ: How a Scottish firm secured iconic James Bond brand – and restored its greatness
Scotland has the sovereign capability to become one of the world’s leading advanced manufacturing nations, particularly in green precision engineering and industrial manufacturing across defence, automotive, agriculture, space tech, and...
Ticketing start-up gains £250,000 investment to take on major event players
Forumm, a Scottish ticketing and event technology start-up, has secured £250,000 from an angel investor network which values the business at £2.25m.The funding round, secured under the Enterprise Investment Scheme...
FIRST CLASS HONOURS: Edinburgh University top of the league for Scottish spin-outs
The University of Edinburgh has emerged as Scotland’s most active spinout institution. With graduands collecting their degree scrolls over the next two weeks, many more university leavers will be considering...
COUNTDOWN: Space tech radar firm, Sofant Technologies raising funds as it aims for stars
An Edinburgh-based technology company which has invented micro-radio transmitters and receivers for aviation and space satellites is one of Scotland’s most exciting new generation companies.Sofant Technologies is now raising new...
Rise in investment provides boost on innovation and entrepreneurship
Scotland had a record-breaking year for investment value in 2025, outstripping the post-pandemic peak years of 2021 and 2022. A total of £1.15bn was raised compared with £906m in 2024,...