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Hospitality merger

QikServe acquires self-service platform Preoday

Daniel Rodgers
Daniel Rodgers: ‘Our businesses are stronger together’ (pic: Terry Murden) QikServe, an Edinburgh-based content management developer for the hospitality industry, has acquired Preoday, a branded mobile application and online orderingRead More

First overseas venture

Farrpoint takes connectivity skills to Canadian market

Andrew Muir
Andrew Muir: ‘excited to grow operations’ Digital connectivity firm FarrPoint has launched its first overseas office with the creation of FarrPoint Inc in Canada. The Edinburgh-headquartered firm said Canada sharesRead More

UK on a high

Britain’s tech boom: best ever year for investment

Science centre
Scotland is sharing the UK’s tech boom Britain’s technology sector enjoyed its best ever year for venture capital investment in 2019, with success increasingly shared across the country. New governmentRead More

Investment round

Ethical ad group Good-Loop raises £1.2m for US growth

Amy Williams and Daniel Winterstein
Founders: Amy Williams and Daniel Winterstein Ethical video start-up Good-Loop has secured a £1.23 million investment from brand tech group You & Mrs Jones founded by former Havas chief executive David Jones. Edinburgh-basedRead More

Developed by Edinburgh start-up

Smart Table innovation can revolutionise hospitality industry

Control: Smart Table New technology developed by Edinburgh-based start-up ePOS Hybrid is set to transform the hospitality industry by allowing diners to play games, call a waiter and design theirRead More

Birthday milestone

FinTech Scotland marks second year with 60% more SMEs

Fintech Scotland birthday
Celebration: Graeme Jones, CEO of Scottish Financial Enterprise, with Stephen Ingledew and Kate Forbes FinTech Scotland has confirmed that the number of fintech SMEs based in Scotland has grown byRead More

Firm set to grow

MiAlgae bags £1m to turn whisky waste into pet food

Douglas Martin
Douglas Martin: one to watch A Scottish biotechnology company has received £1 million to help turn waste from the whisky distilling process into animal feed. MiAlgae is targeting the rapidlyRead More

Firm facing ransom

Hackers threaten to release Travelex customer data

Customers are told the company is conducting ‘planned maintenance’ Hackers who have disabled the foreign currency trader Travelex are threatening to release customer data unless the company pays a six-figureRead More

Fintech growth

Scottish Enterprise backs Beeks’ network expansion

Gordon McArthur
Gordon McArthur: expanding the team Markets computing firm Beeks Financial Cloud has received a £2 million Scottish Enterprise R&D grant to invest in automating its network. The grant contributes toRead More

Healthcare progress

Treatment milestones for Aortech and Kyowa Kirin

Aortech
Aortech investment shows ‘growing confidence’ (pic: Aortech) Scottish healthcare companies have unveiled significant progress in the development of new treatments. AorTech International, an AIM-quoted business based in Dundee, said performanceRead More