69 Best Scotland Startups to Watch in 2024
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company | score | funding | investors | employees | industries | biz model | city | contact |
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All-electric intercity bus network. |
$13M · Series A | AENU, Inven Capital, 2150 | 11 to 50 | Mobility & Transportation | B2C | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@ember.to | |
Calcivis is a biotech company that focuses on unmet needs in dentistry. |
$6M · Series A | NPIF Maven Equity Finance, Scottish National Investment Bank | 1 to 10 | Health Tech, Deep Tech | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@calcivis.com | ||
Battery metal exploration firm. |
$3M · Seed | Central Asia Metals plc | 1 to 10 | Energy & Nuclear, Manufacturing | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@aberdeenminerals.com | ||
Last-mile delivery company. |
$63M · Series C | InPost | 1001-5000 | Mobility & Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics | B2B | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@menziesdistribution.com | |
3D printed micro-tumor technology developer. |
$5M · Seed | Eos Advisory, NPIF Maven Equity Finance, Scottish Investment Bank | 1 to 10 | Health Tech | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@carcinotech.co.uk | ||
Distributed electrical sensing (DES) fibre-optic instrumentation platform. |
$6M · Series A | Megger, Proserv, Equity Gap | 1 to 10 | Energy & Nuclear | B2B | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@synapt.ec | |
RNA sequencing platform. |
$10M · Seed | Mercia Asset Management, Eos Advisory, IQ Capital Partners | 1 to 10 | Health Tech, Biotech | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@wobblegenomics.com | ||
Oncology drug discovery platform. |
$11M · Seed | Eos Advisory, Scottish National Investment Bank | 1 to 10 | Health Tech, Biotech | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@cumulusoncology.com | ||
Biopharma developing small molecule therapeutics. |
$38M · Series A | EIC Accelerator, Scottish Investment Bank | 11 to 50 | Health Tech, Biotech | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@mironid.com | ||
Antibiotic therapeutics platform. |
$5M · Seed | Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, Scottish Investment Bank | 1 to 10 | Health Tech, Biotech | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@gloxtherapeutics.com | ||
Chemical discovery digitisation platform. |
$42M · Series A | Horizons Ventures, BlueYard Capital | 1 to 10 | Biotech, Manufacturing | B2B | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@chemify.io | |
Eco-Duo water recirculation system developer. |
$189k · Pre Seed | British Design Fund | 1 to 10 | Climate Tech & Green Tech | B2B | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@water-kinetics.co.uk | |
Recycled plastic construction blocks producer. |
$582k · Seed | Scottish Investment Bank, Equity Gap, University of Strathclyde | 1 to 10 | Proptech & Real Estate, Manufacturing | B2C | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@quickblock.uk | |
Advanced cell analysis solution for the biopharma industry. |
$5M · Series A | The Future Fund, Archangels | 1 to 10 | Health Tech, Biotech | B2B | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@cytomos.com | |
Wave energy machine manufacturer. |
$2M · Seed | Katapult Accelerator, Scottish Investment Bank, Equity Gap | 11 to 50 | Climate Tech & Green Tech, Energy & Nuclear | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@mocean.energy | ||
Robotic lawn mowers manufacturer. |
$1M · Seed | Superangel, Specialist VC, Metaplanet Holdings | 1 to 10 | Robotics, Manufacturing | B2B | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@kingdom.garden | |
Roslin Technologies is a UK-based agriculture biotechnology company. |
$12M | Novo A/S | 1 to 10 | Biotech, Data and Analytics | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@roslintech.com | ||
Magnetic sensors for the health and fitness industries. |
$2M · Pre Seed | Creator Fund, Old College Capital, Par Equity | 1 to 10 | Health Tech, Internet of Things | B2C | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@neuranics.com | |
Digital pathology platform. |
$2M · Seed | Kernel Capital, Clarendon Fund Managers | 51 to 100 | Health Tech, Hardware | B2C | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@cirdan.com | |
IoT-based satellite connectivity technology. |
$3M · Seed | Scottish National Investment Bank | 11 to 50 | Space Tech, Communications | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@r3-iot.com | ||
Odro is a software business specialising in industry specific live video technology. |
$7M · Seed | Business Growth Fund | 11 to 50 | Video, Communications | B2B, SaaS | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@odro.co.uk | |
Supplier of formal hirewear. |
$10M · Series A | Business Growth Fund, BOOST&Co | 101 to 250 | Fashion, Manufacturing, Ecommerce | B2B | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@acsclothing.co.uk | |
Hybrid workplace marketplace. |
$7M · Seed | Accel, Business Growth Fund, PropTech1 Ventures | 11 to 50 | Proptech & Real Estate | B2B, SaaS, Marketplace | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@desana.io | |
Digital cybersecurity forensics. |
$4M · Series A | Scottish Investment Bank, Scottish National Investment Bank, Par Equity | 11 to 50 | Legal Tech, Cybersecurity | B2C, SaaS | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@cyacomb.com | |
Diagnostic device designed to reduce deaths from drug-resistant infections. |
$3M · Seed | Scottish Investment Bank, SIS Ventures | 1 to 10 | Health Tech, Biotech | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@microplatedx.com | ||
Early diagnostics in Parkinson's disease. |
$3M · Seed | Northstar Ventures | 1 to 10 | Health Tech, Hardware, Manufacturing, Wearables | B2B | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@manusneuro.com | |
Hydrogen energy producer. |
$6M · Series A | 11 to 50 | Climate Tech & Green Tech, Energy & Nuclear | B2C | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@loganenergy.com | ||
Insect genetics research company. |
$2M · Seed | Scottish Investment Bank, Climate VC, SIS Ventures | 11 to 50 | Agritech, Biotech | B2C | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@betabugs.uk | |
Cyan Forensics sells software to help police, social media, and cloud providers find & block harmful content from paedophiles & terrorists |
$6M · Series A | Triple Point Ventures | 1 to 10 | Hardware, Privacy and Security | B2B, SaaS | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@cyanforensics.com | |
Class leading experts in formulation work and scintigraphic clinical trials. |
$2M · Seed | The Future Fund, Archangels | 11 to 50 | Biotech, Pharma | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@bddpharma.com | ||
Innovative startup based in the UK developing 4x4 electric vehicles. |
$1M · Seed | Elbow Beach Capital | 1 to 10 | Climate Tech & Green Tech, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing, Electric Vehicles | B2B | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@munro-ev.com | |
Vertical farming technology. |
$6M · Series A | Agfunder, S2G Ventures, Scottish Investment Bank | 101 to 250 | Agritech | B2B | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@intelligentgrowthsolutions.com | |
Hydrogen production technology developer. |
$1M · Pre Seed | University of Glasgow, Zinc | 1 to 10 | Energy & Nuclear | B2B | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@clydehydrogen.com | |
Processor of difficult-to-recycle food into other carbon removal product. |
$1M · Seed | Green Angel Ventures | 1 to 10 | Climate Tech & Green Tech | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@carbogenics.com | ||
MRM Global is a provider of marketing technology to the global drinks and hospitality sector. |
$3M | Business Growth Fund | 11 to 50 | Foodtech, Manufacturing, Sales and Marketing, Community & Lifestyle | B2B | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@mrmglobal.com | |
Eco-friendly building materials. |
$2M · Series A | Scottish National Investment Bank | 1 to 10 | Climate Tech & Green Tech, Proptech & Real Estate | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@indinature.co | ||
Employee management platform. |
$1M · Seed | Scottish Investment Bank, Equity Gap, NoBa Capital | 1 to 10 | Productivity Tools, Future of Work | B2B, SaaS | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@trickle.works | |
Highly customizable and scalable ultrasound solutions. |
$4M · Seed | Par Equity | 1 to 10 | Music and Audio | B2B | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@novosound.net | |
Firestoke is a publisher of indie PC and Console games. |
$2M · Seed | Hiro Capital, Techstart Ventures | 1 to 10 | Gaming | B2C | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@firestoke.games | |
Encompass transforms regulatory compliance and customer onboarding with Know Your Customer (KYC) automation |
$32M | 101 to 250 | Fintech | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@encompasscorporation.com | |||
Energy management platform. |
$8M · Series A | 11 to 50 | Energy & Nuclear, Manufacturing | B2B | Aberdeen, Scotland | •••••••••••@verlume.world | ||
Probe Test Solutions engages in delivering advanced ATE test hardware solutions. |
$30M | 11 to 50 | Hardware, Semiconductor | B2B | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@probetestsolutions.com | ||
Brainnwave provides the platform and expertise that enables you to enrich and analyse your data, making it usable and profitable. |
$10M | 11 to 50 | AI, Machine Learning, Data and Analytics, Business Intelligence | B2B, SaaS | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@brainnwave.ai | ||
Trust & Safety platform for online reviews. |
$2M · Seed | 1 to 10 | AI, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Security, Sales and Marketing, Business Intelligence, Ecommerce | B2B, SaaS | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@pasabi.com | ||
Rooser connects seafood buyers and suppliers across Europe, providing them with the tools they need to trade efficiently. |
$830k · Pre Seed | Index Ventures, GV, Point Nine Capital | 11 to 50 | Agritech, Foodtech, Ecommerce | B2B, Marketplace | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@rooser.eu | |
HV Systems develops and offers hydrogen-powered trucks. |
$6M | 11 to 50 | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@hv-systems.com | ||||
Speech Graphics delivers pioneering facial animation technology to the entertainment industry. |
$7M · Series A | 51 to 100 | Music and Audio, Video, Business Intelligence, Communications | B2B, SaaS | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@speech-graphics.com | ||
On-street electric vehicle charging technology. |
$1M · Seed | Alba Equity, Business Growth Fund, Scottish Investment Bank | 11 to 50 | Mobility & Transportation, Energy & Nuclear | B2C | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@trojanenergyltd.com | |
Heysummit specializes in helping to increase engagement, conversions, and revenue for online summits. |
$1M · Seed | Techstart Ventures | 1 to 10 | B2B, SaaS | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@heysummit.com | ||
Consumer goods marketing platform. |
$1M · Seed | Scottish Investment Bank, ESM Investment Ltd, Galvanise Capital | 11 to 50 | Adtech, Sales and Marketing, Business Intelligence, Ecommerce | B2B, SaaS | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@adimo.co | |
Recruitment platform. |
$620k · Seed | Blackfinch Ventures | 11 to 50 | Hiring and Recruitement | B2B, SaaS | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@candidateid.com | |
Alba Orbital is a pico-satellite company that builds and designs small commercial satellite platforms. |
$125k · Pre Seed | Y Combinator, Metaplanet Holdings | 1 to 10 | Travel Tech, Data and Analytics, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing | B2B, SaaS | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@albaorbital.com | |
Net AI is a network intelligence company that specializes in AI-driven mobile traffic analytics. |
$1M · Pre Seed | Nauta Capital, Creator Fund, Techstart Ventures | 11 to 50 | AI, Machine Learning, Data and Analytics, Business Intelligence, Communications | B2B, SaaS | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@netai.tech | |
Neurolabs builds a Computer Vision platform allowing users to build custom image recognition algorithms using 3D models. |
$1M | 7percent Ventures, Id4 ventures, Techstart Ventures | 1 to 10 | AI, Data and Analytics | B2B, SaaS | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@neurolabs.eu | |
Brillband is a provider of app-based broadband designed for full-fibre networks. |
$822k · Seed | Fuel Ventures | 1 to 10 | Communications | B2B | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@brillband.com | |
Product Guru is a Glasgow, Scotland-based online platform. |
$441k · Pre Seed | Techstart Ventures | 1 to 10 | CPG & Consumer Goods | B2B, Marketplace | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@productguru.co.uk | |
AI-powered infrastructure planning platform. |
$310k · Pre Seed | Playfair Capital, Credo Ventures, Singular VC | 11 to 50 | AI, Proptech & Real Estate | B2B | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@continuum.industries | |
Credit risk assessement platform. |
$9M · Series A | 11 to 50 | Fintech | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@direct.id | |||
loveelectric is on a mission to halve the cost of motoring |
$1M | Techstart Ventures | 11 to 50 | Deep Tech, Music and Audio | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@loveelectric.cars | ||
Reath is the data powered reusable packaging tracking platform. |
$436k · Pre Seed | CVC Capital Partners, Techstart Ventures | 1 to 10 | Climate Tech & Green Tech, Hardware, Energy & Nuclear, Manufacturing, Business Intelligence | B2B, SaaS | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@reath.id | |
Rhizocore Technologies produces locally-adapted mycorrhizal fungi to enhance tree planting success. |
$487k · Pre Seed | Nucleus Capital | 1 to 10 | Agritech, Biotech, Manufacturing | B2B | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@rhizocore.com | |
Plant-based, meatless products. |
$570k · Seed | World Fund, CPT Capital, Scottish Investment Bank | 11 to 50 | Foodtech, Biotech | B2C | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@enough-food.com | |
Wearable technology that captures on-the-spot data to track and enhance performance, allowing everyone to train like a pro |
$922k · Pre Seed | Hiro Capital | 11 to 50 | Hardware, Sportstech, Manufacturing, Business Intelligence, Developer Tools | B2B, SaaS | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@playerdata.com | |
Holibob operates as a B2B marketplace for tours and experiences. |
$12M · Series A | 1 to 10 | Travel Tech, Community & Lifestyle | B2B, B2C, Marketplace | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@holibob.tech | ||
Lupovis is a Glasgow-based company that specializes in helping its customers protect their business-critical network assets. |
$841k · Pre Seed | Nauta Capital, Techstart Ventures | Cybersecurity, Privacy and Security | B2B, SaaS | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@lupovis.io | ||
Kynos Therapeutics develops KMO inhibitors across key indications in inflammation, immunity, and metabolism. |
$8M | 1 to 10 | Health Tech, Biotech, Manufacturing | B2B | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@kynostx.com | ||
Big company machine learning for marketing at a small company price. |
$1M · Seed | Techstart Ventures | 1 to 10 | Adtech, Machine Learning, Media and Entertainement, Data and Analytics | B2B, SaaS | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@machinelabs.com | |
AI-driven platform for sourcing tech talent. |
$1M · Seed | Techstart Ventures, Par Equity | 11 to 50 | AI | Glasgow, Scotland | •••••••••••@gigged.ai | ||
pureLiFi develops technology for communication networks that integrates data and lighting utility infrastructures. |
$11M | 51 to 100 | Hardware | Edinburgh, Scotland | •••••••••••@purelifi.com |
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