2016

The academics credited with introducing the ‘business angel’ phenomenon to the UK, and stimulating more than £750m of entrepreneurial investment each year, have been recognised with an award for their outstanding contribution to business research during the past 25 years. To read the story in […]

Biogelx Ltd, a biomaterials company, based at BioCity Scotland in Newhouse, has announced significant growth plans to expand into overseas markets and to double the headcount after receiving a Series A finance injection of £630,000. To read the story in full please visit http://www.biocity.co.uk/newx/scotland/2015/biogelx-receives-significant-funding-boost  

Ambitious entrepreneurs in Scotland are set to benefit from a new five-year international development programme, launched this week. Three public agencies in Scotland have teamed up with leading entrepreneurial teachers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Harvard Business School to run the Scotland

Scottish Enterprise is to streamline three of its five Scottish Investment Bank branded funds into two from the beginning of next month in a move that it says will simplify the system for applicants, increase flexibility and reduce barriers to investment. To read the full

Courtesy of Young Company Finance When we reported the results for calendar year 2014 in February, investment by members of LINC Scotland had reached an all time high. Now that the financial year figures are available, the picture is even brighter. The chart below shows

Sunamp designs and produces heat storage batteries that help overcome energy wastage by storing excess energy for later use. The East Lothian based company was founded by technology entrepreneur Andrew Bissell. To date it has been funded by grants, loans and private investment. Alongside Par Equity and Equity Gap,

Social Investment Scotland has this week launched a new pilot fund which aims to raise funds from private investors to support social enterprises in Scotland. Launching on Monday 18th May, SIS Community Capital aims to attract investment of up to £500,000 from UK based investors.

An Edinburgh-based company that designs and supplies spherical display systems has secured £600k investment from ParEquity, in conjunction with SIE and B-Con Engineering. Pufferfish will use the funding to support its US expansion. For the full story please visit The Scotsman website.

Glasgow based pharmaceutical company ‘Alfacyte’ announced has announed that it has raised £350K in equity and grant funding to advance development of an oral vacine for the treatment of peanut allergy. Having recently celebrated their first anniversary, the ‘EOS Technology Investment Syndicate’ marked the occasion