Glasgow space tech startup to go global after bagging £3.1 million
A Scottish space technology startup which is developing a technology to boost connectivity in remote areas is gearing up for international expansion after securing £3.1 million funding. Glasgow-headquartered R3-1oT recently…
£21 million digital project to decarbonise dairy industry
A £21 million digital project aiming to create 600 new jobs is set to help decarbonise South-West Scotland and Cumbria’s dairy industry. The Digital Dairy Value-Chain, led by Scotland’s Rural…
Edinburgh AI scale-up programme opens its doors to global applicants
A Scottish scale-up programme has opened its doors to find 12 data-driven startups that are ready to make “transformational change”. The University of Edinburgh’s AI Accelerator programme, which helps the…
Former Scottish Enterprise CEO joins property developer behind nation’s first digital quarter
The property developer behind Scotland’s first digital quarter has appointed the former chief executive of Scottish Enterprise to its board. Crosswind Developments, which is awaiting approval from the Scottish Government…
UK fintech rockets to £24 billion valuation after fundraising round
A UK digital banking app is worth £24 billion after its latest funding round – making it the nation’s most valuable private tech startup ever. London-headquartered Revolut, which has more…
World leaders could dine on ‘vertically farmed’ vegetables at Cop26
World leaders – including President Biden and Pope Francis – could dine on ‘vertically farmed’ vegetables at the global climate change summit in Glasgow later this year, it has been…
70% of Scottish financial services staff want two days maximum in the office post-Covid
The vast majority of Scottish financial staff – 70 per cent – would prefer to work two days maximum per week in the office following the pandemic, according to new…
Astronaut Tim Peake joins Scottish space mission to rescue satellite
Astronaut Tim Peake has teamed up with an Edinburgh-based rocket company to launch a mission to rescue a British satellite which was propelled into space over 50 years ago. Skyrora has called…
Movement could double size of Scotland’s ‘climate tech’ sector by 2025
An innovation movement must be launched to double the size of Scotland’s climate technology sector in the next four years, a leading business think tank said today. The Scottish Council…
Government must invest more to ‘stay ahead of the curve’ in global space race, says Scottish rocket CEO
A leader in Scotland’s space industry has urged the UK Government to continue investing in its space capabilities in order to establish itself as a legitimate space nation. Chief executive…
