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Edinburgh design agency eyes international growth with Dubai office

Published 1 week ago

Scottish design agency Fifth House has expanded its operations into the Middle East following a financial boost from Midlothian Council Local Business Support funded by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.

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Scottish start-up SENGUARD wins £75,000 to shield over-50s from cybercrime

Published 2 weeks ago

A Scottish company dedicated to defending the over-50s from online threats has secured £75,000 from Scottish EDGE that will enable it to accelerate product development and support upcoming investment rounds.

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Lanarkshire firm OPG wins slew of national contracts as it targets record turnover

Published 1 month ago

Lesmahagow-based fleet vehicle graphics firm, OPG, is on track to increase turnover by 40% following continued business growth since a management buy-out (MBO) in late 2022.

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Digital partnership leads to US expansion for Ayrshire firm

Published 1 month ago

Picture (L-R): Kylie Moles and Matt Sandham of bspoq with Toni Baxter and Jed Simpson of TYGRIS

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Bitcoin breaks $80,000 barrier after US election

Published 1 month ago

Bitcoin has surged above $80,000 (c. £62,000) for the first time, following last week’s US election result.

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CBI partners with Zumo to track digital asset sustainability

Published 1 month ago

Edinburgh-based fintech Zumo, a digital-assets-as-a-service platform, and United Arab Emirates-based bank Commercial Bank International (CBI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU).

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Smart Data Foundry and Research Data Scotland collaborate to enhance financial data access

Published 2 months ago

Smart Data Foundry (SDF) and Research Data Scotland (RDS) have partnered to streamline secure researcher access to public sector and financial data.

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Aveni looks to scale rapidly in next two years following £11m funding and top award win

Published 2 months ago

Edinburgh-based Aveni.ai has revealed its growth plans following its recent £11 million Series A investment round, and Fintech of the Year award win at the Scottish Fintech Awards 2024.

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Iomart bolsters cloud capabilities with £57m Atech buyout

Published 2 months ago

Glasgow-based cloud computing company iomart has acquired Atech Support, a Microsoft solutions provider, for £57 million.

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Diane Rennie appointed digital director at Kingdom Group

Published 2 months ago

Kingdom Group has appointed Diane Rennie as its new digital director.

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Aveni.ai crowned Fintech of the Year at Scottish Financial Technology Awards

Published 2 months ago

Edinburgh-based AI fintech firm Aveni.ai has won the coveted “Fintech of the Year” award at the 2024 Scottish Financial Technology Awards.

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Maven exits QikServe in sale to The Access Group

Published 2 months ago

Maven Capital Partners has completed a profitable exit from Edinburgh-based QikServe through a sale to business management software provider The Access Group, for an undisclosed sum.

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Scottish AI robotics firm secures £7.9m to scale robotics in manufacturing

Published 2 months ago

A new £7.9 million investment, led by £3.5m from the Scottish National Investment Bank, will enable scale and growth for Leap Automation Ltd (Leap AI), an emerging leader in low-cost industrial AI robotics.

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England: AI performs 81 years’ policing work in six hours

Published 2 months ago

The UK’s most notorious cold cases could be solved using AI.

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Triyit completes £1.1m funding round following £850k Investment Fund for Scotland backing

Published 3 months ago

Glasgow-based marketing technology platform Triyit Ltd has secured an £850,000 investment, from the Investment Fund for Scotland (IFS), managed by Maven Capital Partners and delivered by the British Business Bank, as part of a £1.1 million funding round.

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