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EIT Digital gathers pace with €2m invested in Scotland

Ivan McKee
Ivan McKee at the EIT launch (pic: Terry Murden) Innovation institute EIT Digital has attracted €2 million through its Edinburgh office to help drive commercialisation of new products. The office,Read More

Fund raised

Boundary raises £1.22m from Equity Gap and SIB for alarm

Hiring: Robin Knox and Paul Walton Home security startup, Boundary, has secured £1.22 million from Equity Gap and the Scottish Investment Bank to create several jobs and prepare for launch.Read More

FinTech Festival: what's on

Norway’s EedenBull joins influx of fintech firms in Scotland

Eedenbull is heading to Scotland Norway-based payments firm EedenBull will unveil details of its move to Edinburgh as part of the three-Week Fintech Festival. EedenBull is launching its IT developmentRead More

Big events taking place

Global data experts gather for summit in ‘tech city’ Edinburgh

Amanda Ferguson
Amanda Ferguson: ‘rewarding’ (pic: Terry Murden) Hundreds of tech specialists will be descending on Edinburgh as the city hosts a major international conference on data. ESOMAR, the global voice ofRead More

New panel

Consumers get a voice in development of fintech products

RBS fingerprint card
New products include credit cards using fingerprint ID (pic: Terry Murden) Consumers are to play a greater role in the development of technology in banking and other financial services. FinTechRead More

Turing Festival

More US investors drawn to UK’s high growth tech cluster

Tom Butterworth: the talent and ecosystem is here (pic: Terry Murden) US investors are showing a growing appetite for UK technology growth firms, says one of the key backers ofRead More

£1.5m RSA support

Comparison site Care Sourcer secures funding for 70 jobs

Andrew Parfery and Andrew McGinley
Andrew Parfery and Andrew McGinley Care Sourcer, the Edinburgh-based comparison site for people care, has secured a £1.5 million regional selective assistance (RSA) grant to create up to 70 jobs.Read More

Tech Nation Report

Edinburgh leading UK technology jobs and pay boom

Skyscanner
Skyscanner: an Edinburgh-created unicorn, though now owned by the Chinese (pic: Terry Murden) Edinburgh has created three times as many jobs in the technology sector than the UK average, withRead More

Green register

Pawprint allows consumers to track personal carbon footprint

Pawprint team
App team: Tom Sermon, Chris Bradbury, Mike Bonsall and Christian Arno Green-conscious consumers can now trace their carbon footprint using a tracker app developed in Edinburgh. Pawprint will use scientificRead More

Investment strategy

Public sector can lead 5G technology revolution, says Sturgeon

DB mag and mobile
5G technology means faster speeds and greater flexibility First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has spelled out a vision in which technological change in the public sector can help drive up productivityRead More