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...
Power Shift: Minister signals Scotland’s moment to lead the energy transition
The UK’s Energy Minister used the platform of the UK’s largest energy conference to set out his stall for the country’s clean energy transition making it clear that Scotland is...
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,...
How the Hub can be the nub for sustained economic success across Scotland
Could the answer to the financial and service delivery challenges facing Scotland’s public sector organisations be right in front of them?For the last 15-years the five hub companies set up...
OPPORTUNITY NORTH: How the Highlands can ensure a ‘Decade of Delivery
The Business Dealmakers’ ‘Golden Age for the Highlands?’ panel put forward a strategy for the region The £2.1bn Highland Investment Plan, a programme of capital investment for the next 20...
Renewable energy developments on croft land offers opportunities for rural Scotland
Scotland’s drive towards net zero by 2045 continues to create significant opportunities for renewable energy and infrastructure development across Scotland. Advances in onshore wind, solar and battery storage technology and...
Energy transition investment and M&A market show signs of resilience and growth
After a period of turbulence across the global investment landscape, Scotland’s M&A market is showing signs of renewed vigour. While macroeconomic and geopolitical factors have caused fluctuations in deal flow...
Scottish spin-out seeks funding for concrete supplement which curbs carbon emissions
A Scottish university spinout has invented a process which turns low-value mineral waste into carbon-negative materials and can replace a percentage of cement used in construction.The approach, by a team...
Storm clouds gathering as Scotland’s rural economy is under pressure
Scotland’s farms, fisheries and forests are facing mounting pressure from all sides – and the result is likely to be a significant increase in food inflation later this year Scotland’s...
Bank’s £50m investment into Fife energy storage, owned by Danish fund manager
The Scottish National Investment Bank is spending £50m to acquire a minority stake in the Devilla Battery Energy Storage System, at Kincardine, from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), alongside Nuclear Liabilities Fund (NLF)...