The Awards Final took place live on YouTube on 26th March. All winners secure a free slot on a market-building mission to Europe or North America to showcase their…
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All YCF readers are encouraged to tell the UK Government what needs to be done to protect the future of start-up businesses, by signing the SOS petition, quoted in full…
In the first quarter of 2020 Archangels, the Edinburgh-based business angel investment syndicate, has led investment of £6.2 million in early stage companies in Scotland. The investees were four tech…
Scottish female business founders are once again being offered an opportunity to raise their company’s profile and win a place on an international trade mission with today’s launch of the…
A Dundee tech firm with an online platform that helps convenience stores and corner shops cash in on the growth in online grocery sales has raised a seven-figure sum to fund its expansion throughout the UK. Snappy Shopper has raised the seed…
In our final report on companies featured in last year’s Young Company Showcase, we speak to Dr Brian Miller, co-founder of uFraction8, which has developed a new technology for separating…
The Geovation Scotland Programme is a funded accelerator, which offers the opportunity for property and geospatial technology start-ups to develop their businesses for up to 12 months. Start-ups that successfully…
Vert Rotors has developed a conical rotary compressor, capable of producing high pressures at variable speeds with low noise and vibration. The invention is a completely new approach to the…
YCF is the author of two new reports from Scottish Enterprise focusing on the risk capital market in Scotland. The first is The Risk Capital Market in Scotland: Annual Report…