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Energy boost

Marchant backs firm’s wind turbine efficiency tech

Ian Marchant: investor Edinburgh University start-up REOptimize Systems, has raised £300,000 in seed funding to develop its technology which enhances the efficiency of wind turbines. It has been backed byRead More

Seven figure deal

Investors back process to cut carbon from concrete

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Investors: Mike Wilson and Doug Duguid Environmental tech firm Recycl8 has secured a seven-figure investment to develop its process for cutting carbon emissions in concrete production. Recycl8 works in collaboration withRead More

Swipe at culture

Markets have stifled risk takers, says fund manager

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James Anderson: deep sickness Scottish fund manager James Anderson says a short term investment culture and an unwillingness to take risks is holding back entrepreneurialism in the UK. Mr Anderson,Read More

Funding round

Fresh seeks £1m to expand valeting service

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Sam Brennan: ‘exciting place’ A car valeting startup is hoping to raise £1 million to help with expansion across the UK. Edinburgh-based Fresh Mobile Car Valeting is aiming to capture aRead More

Energy deal

Hydro sales extend Virgin Money low carbon portfolio

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Munergie hydro scheme Two hydro schemes in the Highlands have been sold to an acquisitions vehicle set up to invest in low carbon energy projects. Foster Turner Hydro, a jointRead More

£1.1m raised

Aveni backed to launch AI speech analytics platform

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Joseph Twigg, CEO; Jamie Hunter COO; and Dr Lexi Birch, Head of Aveni Labs Scottish fintech company Aveni has secured an investment of £1.1 million to launch a ground-breaking ArtificialRead More

'Struggle with support'

Baird blasts bank as she eyes hospital expansion

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Gill Baird: ‘we didn’t fit bank’s criteria (pic: Terry Murden) Health care entrepreneur Gill Baird is planning further expansion at her new hospital in Livingston even before it opens –Read More

New partnership

ClearSky Logic takes stake in valuation firm Unlisted

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Phil Telfer: ‘potential’ Technology consultancy ClearSky Logic has invested close to £250,000 for a stake in Glasgow-based AI-driven valuation firm Unlisted. The deal that will value Unlisted at £4 millionRead More

Growing portfolio

Donaldson snaps up Stonecare in latest deal

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Andrew Donaldson has added ‘complementary’ Stonecare Timber specialist James Donaldson & Sons has bought worktop firm, Stonecare just a week after acquiring Kitchens International. Glasgow-based Stonecare adds to JDS’s expandingRead More

Investment round

Scots cyclist MacAskill backs alcohol-free brewer

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Free spirit: James Kindred and Rob Fink An alcohol-free beer company, backed by brewing industry veterans has raised new funding from a group of investors who include Scottish cyclist DannyRead More