Scotland’s high-growth businesses shared £1.5 million as the latest recipients of support through the Scottish Edge pitching round.
As the UK’s largest funding competition for high-growth businesses, Scottish EDGE awarded financial support to 31 firms, taking the total to 712 over 26 rounds.
Sir Tom Hunter of the Hunter Foundation said: “To the disrupters, the risk takers, the economy builders – EDGE supports the next generation of those prepared to take the risk in building businesses that deliver for our economy and they all deserve our thanks, support and applause.”
Evelyn McDonald, CEO of Scottish EDGE said: “Emerging from our 26th round with such a strong cohort of new winners is testament to Scotland’s ever-evolving entrepreneurial landscape.
“Each year, we witness remarkable ventures pushing boundaries, not only driving innovation, but shaping a more sustainable, inclusive, and forward-thinking future. It’s a privilege to champion these visionaries as they turn bold ideas into lasting impact.”
Full list of recipients (alphabetical)
7Technologies – Young EDGE – £10,000 – Glasgow – helps small businesses enhance their online presence and streamline operations, power by AI.
Brigid Bio – Future EDGE – £150,000 – Aberdeen – a biotech spinout pioneering novel antifungal therapies to treat life-threatening, drug-resistant fungal infections.
CAnswer BioSolutions – Young EDGE – £15,000 – Aberdeen – develops liquid-biopsy diagnostics that make cancer detection faster and more accessible beyond hospital settings.
Clovo – Wild Card – £10,000 – Glasgow – an AI-powered digital health platform providing personalised patient support designed to improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.
Compatible Film & TV – Young EDGE – £10,000 – a new Scottish production company championing under-represented stories and bringing them to a global audience.
dussl – Young EDGE – £10,000 – Glasgow – a Scottish sunscreen-first, minimalist, gender-neutral skincare brand with a core focus on daily UV protection.
Elansu – Creative EDGE – £75,000 – Glasgow – designs products that support women through life’s natural transitions with innovative, inclusive, and sustainable solutions.
Entropyst – Wild Card – £15,000 – Glasgow – develops technology that transforms waste plastic and carbon into valuable carbon nanotubes for industrial applications.
Fair Feast – Social EDGE – £75,000 – Pitlochry – a social enterprise providing meals to Scotland’s food banks using donations of venison funded through wholesale sales.
FFS International (UK) – Young EDGE – £10,000 – Edinburgh – commercialising its proprietary Sustainable Nano Recovery (SNR) technology for water recycling and petrochemical recovery.
Formartine Bio– Wild Card – £10,000 – Auchnagatt – harnesses next-generation antisense technology to leverage the power of glycans for accurate and personalised healthcare.
Full Stop Period Wear – STV Growth EDGE – £70,000 + £75k Ad Time – Glasgow – provides sustainable, comfortable period and leak-management underwear using affordable, eco-friendly materials.
Halo Drive – Scottish EDGE – £100,000 – Glasgow – is developing a hybrid drive system for vehicles supported by remote monitoring to improve safety, reliability, and efficiency for global HGV operations.
Leslie Food Group T/A Fuelfit – Scale EDGE – £100,000 Glasgow – a healthy meal-prep service delivering nutritious meals across Scotland, making healthy eating convenient and accessible.
Lowland Cooperage – Circular Economy EDGE – £100,000 – Grangemouth – Scotland’s only independent cooperage, specialising in the repair and maintenance of casks for the whisky industry.
Luma – Wild Card – £10,000 – Edinburgh – Lantern Digital is a SaaS marketplace for funeral services, supporting families and funeral directors to communicate, organise, and arrange funerals.
LumiAIres – Scottish EDGE – £75,000 – Glasgow – has developed an AI-driven lighting optimisation system that can reduce energy consumption by up to 50% while enhancing comfort and productivity.
MantaRAI – Young EDGE – £10,000 – Edinburgh – an independent AI-ethics consultancy helping businesses navigate AI regulations, risks, and ethical decision-making.
mycoBiologics – Scottish EDGE – £85,000 – Aberdeen – develops novel biologics for systemic fungal infections using its proprietary FungoBiologic platform.
Offmon – Wild Card – £10,000 – Edinburgh – provides secure monitoring of off-platform financial communications, offering real-time compliance visibility and scalable, cost-effective oversight.
OrthoVis – Scottish EDGE – £85,000 – Glasgow – develops digital planning and navigation tools for orthopaedic surgery to improve accuracy, outcomes, and cost-efficiency.
PCOS Buddy – Wild Card – £10,000 – Glasgow – a health-tech start-up offering a digital companion, peer support, and public education through its Unlipping PCOS campaign.
Phytovenomics – Young EDGE – £10,000 – Auchterarder – develops next-generation antivenoms using VHH single-domain antibodies for safer, more effective, and more accessible treatment.
Propelus – Scottish EDGE – £85,000 – Elgin – creates advanced mobility technology for people with lower-limb impairment, combining robotics and engineering to improve mobility and quality of life globally.
Qunatatarce – Wild Card – £10,000 – Glasgow – develops next-generation security solutions for finance, healthcare, and aerospace that integrate seamlessly with existing systems.
Sablière – Pathways EDGE – £100,000 – Edinburgh – produces low-carbon concrete aggregates and binders using industrial by-products, innovative carbonation processes, and responsible sourcing.
SEASAT – Young EDGE – £15,000 – Musselburgh – uses satellite earth-observation data to monitor coastal environments and assess their vulnerability to climate change, providing insights to aquaculture farms.
Seastex – Wild Card – £10,000 – Glasgow – transforms marine waste into innovative materials, supporting Scotland’s circular economy and construction-sector decarbonisation.
Velocity Edge – Young EDGE – £15,000 – Glasgow – offers a SaaS platform that supports SME fleet decarbonisation with EV intelligence, tariff comparison, transaction automation, and sustainability insights.
Wombwise – Young EDGE – £10,000 – Edinburgh – provides digital tools and evidence-based guidance that enable earlier attendance, earlier diagnosis, and ongoing symptom management in gynaecological health.
ZygoteLink – Wild Card – £10,000 – Aberdeen – uses advanced genomic analytics to improve cattle breeding through accurate sire selection, trait prediction, and enhanced herd sustainability.
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