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Business angels told to plan exits to gain best returns

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Planning an exit pays off, says research Average returns on pro-active exits are more than twice as high as those achieved by exits that occur opportunistically, according to new research.Read More

Research support

Spin-out Pheno Therapeutics gets funds for MS treatment

Siddharthan Chandran
Siddharthan Chandran: ‘opportunity to meet an urgent need’ Novel treatments that may reverse the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) will be investigated by a new drug-discovery company spun out fromRead More

Global connectivity

Scottish Business Network unveils first ‘ambassador’

Russell Dalgleish and Sandy Donaldson
Russell Dalgleish and Sandy Donaldson (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish businessman Russell Dalgleish has enlisted US-based ex-patriate Sandy Donaldson as the first of what is expected to be a network ofRead More

Fund-raising campaign

Payments firm ePOS Hybrid crowdfunds a further £100k

Andrew Gibbon
Andrew Gibbon: ‘great excitement’ Tech start-up ePOS Hybrid is launching a month-long crowdfunding campaign in a bid to raise an additional £100,000, having already secured £150,000 from private backers inRead More

Tech Nation

Neatebox and Talking Medicines named Rising Stars

Neatebox
Neatebox was one of two Scottish firms in the list Scottish early stage companies Neatebox and Talking Medicines have been named in Tech Nation’s 10 Rising Stars for 2020. TheRead More

Tech venture

AI-based camera hailed home security breakthrough

Robin Knox
Robin Knox: ‘massive potential’ A groundbreaking outdoor security camera which uses artificial intelligence to spot potential intruders has been developed in Edinburgh. Home security tech specialist, Boundary, has teamed up with EdinburghRead More

Cyber specialist creates jobs

Hong Kong firm PolyDigi adds to overseas fintech cluster

Stephen Ingledew
Stephen Ingledew: ‘we are reinventing the financial world’ (pic: Terry Murden) A Hong Kong fintech company specialising in cyber security is to commercialise its products in Edinburgh, creating 16 jobs.Read More

Scale-up support

Three early stage Scots firms in Tech Nation Rising Stars final

John Robertson
John Robertson of Drinkly Three Scottish companies are among the finalists in the Tech Nation Rising Stars competition, the UK network for technology entrepreneurs. Drinkly, Neatebox and Talking Medicines will beRead More

£3.7m target

SIS Ventures kick starts second round funding

Alastair Davis
Alastair Davis: ‘appetite for the fund’ SIS Ventures is launching a second fundraising round with the aim of attracting up to £3.7m to scale up its support for Scotland’s high impactRead More

Syndicate's new milestone

Equity Gap leverages record investment into portfolio

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Jock Millican and Fraser Lusty: ‘good investor growth’ Equity Gap, the Edinburgh based business angel syndicate, helped leverage a record investment into its portfolio companies last year. The syndicate delivered 23Read More