Scale Up Companies
Amiqus
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Amiqus is the UK’s leading staff and client onboarding platform, helping businesses meet regulatory obligations and enable the delivery of simple, accessible, and reusable online services.
Amiqus is trusted by and partners with government, regulatory bodies, 9 out of 10 of the largest volume law firms in the country and hundreds of organisations across sectors.
Over the last four years over 1.5 million checks have been run as part of onboarding journeys powered by Amiqus, helping people to move jobs, move home or engage with a professional advisor digitally.
Backhug
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BackHug is a robot that fixes back pain ($30bn SOM) using novel, patent protected technology. App-operated, it offers unrivalled personalisation with no staff involvement, allowing it to operate like a vending machine for back pain relief. We have signed an agreement with a US distributor for 5,000 units (ARR $30m+), through whom we have made our first sales to US business, who generate $2k+/month by offering BackHug to their customers.
Celtic Renewables
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Celtic Renewables’ patented and proven process converts by-products and waste from a range of industries including food, drink & agriculture into green chemicals – bio acetone, bio butanol, and bio ethanol.
Coastr
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Coastr was founded in the Scottish Capital of Edinburgh in 2018 with a vision to tramsform the mobility industry.
Coming from a technology consultancy background at PwC, our CEO Biswajit was able to identify disjointed legacy technology as the main reason why mobility companies were struggling to provide a seamless service to end users which prevented them from moving away from ownership model and hindered the growth of more usership driven models.
Coastr is on a bold mission to decarbonise the mobility industry by supporting the transition to EVs but also deliver long term carbon neutrality by enabling a circular economy around utilisation of fleet by enabling shared mobility solutions at scale.
DXCover
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Dxcover is a clinical stage liquid biopsy company developing tests for the early detection of multiple cancers, when treatment has a better chance to impact outcomes.
The company has pioneered the early detection and identification of cancer employing infrared spectroscopy of circulating pan-omic biomarkers. The company has generated compelling clinical data with high accuracy detection of Stage I and Stage II cancers. Dxcover is based in Scotland, United Kingdom and is establishing operations in the USA.
Epipole
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We are a retinal imaging company based in Rosyth, Fife and we design, develop, manufacture and sell the best handheld retinal camera in the world – the epiCam. The epiCam is CE marked and FDA cleared, and we are focussed on the US market at this time.
Ember
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Ember is transforming public transport by building the first fully electric, tech-enabled intercity coach network. Their full-stack platform, EmberOS, is at the heart of this transformation and is the digital twin for Ember's own ultra high-speed charging network and their fleet of electric coaches. With close to zero marketing Ember has reached over £15m revenue and over 1 million passenger trips. Ember has raised £13m of equity, £30m of debt, and £20m of equity-like grant funding.
Glox Therapeutics
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Glox Therapeutics is developing engineered protein antibiotics based on protein bacteriocins (PBs). Unlike conventional antibiotics, bacteriocins are highly specific, targeting individual pathogens while sparing the surrounding microbiome. This precision preserves the beneficial functions of the microbiome, including its crucial role in protecting against secondary infections—a common side effect of broad-spectrum antibiotic use. Glox is initially targeting highly antibiotic-resistant pathogens, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
iGii
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iGii is pioneering a new era of advanced materials, helping industries move beyond costly, unsustainable, and supply-constrained resources.
iLivestock
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iLivestock offers software and hardware solutions for sheep and beef cattle farmers to manage their flocks and herds using a smartphone or tablet. Its technology, all developed and tested in the UK, simplifies farm compliance and animal record keeping, removes cost barriers to effective livestock management, and allows data-capture to fit seamlessly into farming routines.
The iLivestock team worked with farmers worldwide for over ten years to understand on-farm challenges. The company developed solutions tailored to the needs of livestock farmers, making it effortless, straightforward, and cost-effective to gather data on the farm.With its affordable farm technology - which can be customised to meet the specific requirements of any sheep and cattle farmer and seamlessly scale up as their business grows - iLivestock empowers farmers to make better-informed decisions that boost their profitability, productivity, and environmental sustainability.
1nhaler
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1nhaler Ltd is a pioneering inhalable drug delivery device developer based in Scotland.
We are developing a pop-up cardboard inhaler: a single-dose dry-powder inhaler that is simple to use, cheap to make and small enough to slip into a wallet. Always there, where and when you need it.
Propellant-free and made predominantly from cardboard, the 1nhaler transforms from a flat credit card shape into a three-dimensional inhaler. The patent-protected membrane dispersion technology is designed to support a variety of medicines in dry-powder format.
Inhalable medicines are already widely used to treat conditions such as asthma, epilepsy, allergies and Parkinson’s. To date, delivery options have been limited due to user accessibility, cost, performance and impact on the environment.
New opportunities are emerging for a wide range of inhalable treatments including vaccines and medicine delivery in pandemic scenarios as well as clinical trials and supporting drug sampling.
LiberEat
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Libereat detect allergen errors in supplier, menu, and product data better than human checks, identifying errors that current processes miss.The software alerts food safety teams to rectify issues before they reach consumers. The system has proven to be very effective, catching and alerting hundreds of live errors in menus, labels, and online platforms, from undisclosed sulphites to missing milk or gluten.
Macs Adventure
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At Macs, we don’t do tour buses, groups, or guides. Instead, we give you the freedom and confidence to have your own self-guided walking or cycling adventure. This is active travel, led by you. Itineraries are tried and tested and allow travellers the freedom to go their way, at their own pace, with accommodation in carefully selected properties, ranging from friendly B&Bs to local hotels. The Macs experience comes with the security of knowing that all the booking logistics have been handled, the route has been mapped out safely in advance, and a free and easy-to-use Macs Adventure app full of GPS routes that can be downloaded for use offline. Each morning, luggage is transported to the following accommodation, ensuring guests are free to enjoy the day’s adventure.
Malted AI
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Our vision is to create significant value within enterprise environments by addressing complex problems that general AI cannot solve. We believe smaller, specialised models (SLMs) coupled with distillation are required to deploy AI at scale.
We are at the start of the AI revolution and are just scratching the surface of what’s possible. Many other companies are focused on large and general AI models; however, we believe there are better ways to unlock AI’s true potential.
Microplate DX
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Microplate Dx is a Glasgow-based diagnostics company committed to combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through rapid and affordable, point-of-care testing. Founded in 2021, originally as a spin-out from the University of Strathclyde, the company has developed the RapidPlateTM platform—a novel diagnostic tool that delivers antibiotic susceptibility results in under 1 hour with gold-standard accuracy, significantly faster than the closet competitor systems which can take days. This technology enables clinicians to prescribe the most effective antibiotic first time, reducing the reliance on antibiotic prescribing guesswork and mitigating the threat of AMR. With support from investors global investors, Microplate Dx is advancing towards clinical trials and preparing for commercial launch for its first application, urinary tract infections (UTIs) across Europe and the U.S, with the test having widespread applicability across primary/secondary healthcare settings across the world.
https://microplatedx.com/
MI:RNA
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MI:RNA is a veterinary diagnostics company focused on early disease diagnosis through the combination of a revolutionary biomarker technology and artificial intelligence platform.
The company, founded in 2019 by Dr Eve Hanks, is a spin out from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).Working in partnership with key multinationals in animal health, MI:RNA is on the path to become a leading tech company delivering impact for people, animals and planet.
Muckle Brig
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Founded in 2014, our company is based in Edinburgh’s historic whisky district of Leith, where we source and create delicious, beautiful and sustainable products that tell stories about where we’re from.
With over 1000 private investors around the world, Muckle Brig is powered by passion. It started with a dream to build a new whisky distillery in Scotland’s capital city. It grew with a global gin brand and it continues today with an ever burgeoning range of remarkable wines and spirits.
And we’re only just getting started.
Quorum Cyber
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Quorum Cyber is on a mission to help good people win. Founded in Edinburgh in 2016, we’ve become one of the fastest-growing cyber security companies, protecting over 400 customers across four continents. We deliver tailored, threat-led cyber security services that empower organisations to stay ahead of attackers, align security with business goals, and thrive in an unpredictable digital world.
As a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Security, our expertise runs as deep as our commitment to better cyber security outcomes. In 2024, Quorum Cyber brought this commitment to a global scale through the acquisitions of Difenda and Kivu in North America.
With Quorum Cyber, resilience isn’t just a goal – it’s a journey.
Snapdragon IP
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SnapDragon is your brand’s personal bodyguard. Our robust brand protection services safeguard your valuable intellectual property. This includes trademarks, copyright, designs and patents. We help businesses of all sizes combat counterfeiting, unauthorised sales, and wider brand exploitation.
Snappy Shopper
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Snappy Shopper delivers food, drink and household goods from local convenience stores directly to customer’s door from as little as 30 minutes. Promising contact-free and same day delivery, Snappy Shopper has disrupted the traditional online grocery shopping pattern and vastly become a household name with over 105k users. Working with leading brands such as SPAR, Nisa, Co-Op, Premier and hundreds of independently owned stores, Snappy Shopper provides an additional sales platform to the sector. Customers using Snappy Shopper spend an average of £27, that’s 261.93% more than the convenience store average, and top performing stores are achieving home delivery retail sales of more than £10k per week.
https://www.snappyshopper.co.uk/
Speech Graphics
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Through acoustic analysis and muscle dynamics, Speech Graphics' TIGA award-winning technology produces accurate, consistent, natural lip sync with remarkable full-face emotional expressions from audio alone. Utilized by a vast number of studios developing games for 90% of the world's AAA publishers, our software saves animators significant time, effort, and money in realizing the highest quality output. Titles include 'The Last of Us Part II' Now, the product suite is expanding to serve a number of enterprise applications in the metaverse using avatars and digital characters, from sales to service to healthcare, under the banner of ‘Rapport’. We currently have physical office spaces in Edinburgh, Budapest, and Singapore, as well as colleagues working remotely all over the UK, and in the US.
UserVision
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User Vision is a seasoned user experience consultancy with 25 years of expertise in bringing humanity to design and driving growth through exceptional digital experiences. Founded in 2000, with offices in Edinburgh, London, and Dubai, User Vision specializes in user research, insight, and evidence-based experience design that enhances how people interact with products and services globally.
Our core mission is to improve customer experiences by deeply understanding user needs and behaviours. We offer tailored services including UX strategy, user research, usability testing, service design, information architecture, accessibility consulting, visual design, and training. These comprehensive capabilities enable clients to create usable, compelling, and inclusive digital products that meet and exceed user expectations.
Our extensive client portfolio includes Vodafone, Emirates Airline, Jumeirah, Hotels.com, Stagecoach, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group, Scottish Government, HMRC, Visit Scotland, Sky, Maersk, and many other leading companies and organizations worldwide.
We also provide in-house and public training courses, including the internationally accredited CPUX qualification for UX professionals, supporting businesses in elevating their internal UX capabilities.
User Vision stands out as a partner who enables sustainable expansion by crafting user-driven strategies and experiences that translate directly into improved customer retention, satisfaction, and competitive advantage. Our evidence-led, inclusive design philosophy turns user insights into innovations that drive business success now and into the future.
Utopi
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We’re here to transform the multi-tenant real estate sector – one building at a time. Helping investors deliver sustainable assets that create residential communities people feel proud to be a part of.
Our products and services are born from a passion for doing the right thing by people and planet, then proving that this is the most profitable course of action for all involved. Our entrepreneurial spirit, combined with proven expertise as leaders in our field, drives us to tackle climate change by measurably reducing emitted carbon and energy consumption in the real estate sector.
Vaso Build
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VASO Build Limited creates buildings from composite panels manufactured from recycled glass. This circular innovation creates a new build system and building modules with scalable manufacturing, positively disrupting the market, providing a solution to the housing emergency and creating high growth potential. Offering a unique value proposition which stands out from competitors. A house/dwelling, home extension or commercial property made from recycled glass aligns with sustainability goals, committing to environmental responsibility and prioritize net zero initiatives.
Zudu
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We are an award-winning, industry-leading, software development team who have helped over 300 clients worldwide achieve digital success since 2014. Our passion lies in our desire to build successful digital products, from mobile apps, to web apps and websites.
www.zudu.co.uk
