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Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Enterprise

Government

Scotland's national economic development agency operating as a non-departmental public body to foster business innovation and scale.


Recent investments

Seed
£400K

The seed round was led by Equity Gap with backing from Scottish Enterprise to fund broader domestic and global expansion.

"We were painfully aware of how outdated methods and tools were no longer fit to deliver the rapid change needed for businesses to survive. We’re all being challenged to deliver more, and at a faster and faster rate, but we still face the stress and frustration of misalignment and surprises in projects."
— Craig Mackay, Co-founder
Seed
£1.0M

The University of Edinburgh spin-out has secured backing to fund its first human trials.

"The BioCollector is a disruptive technology which will be transformational for liquid biopsy testing. We are confident that this platform technology can make a significant impact in this important area and, ultimately, enable cancers to be detected more quickly and accurately, enabling patients to receive precision cancer treatment as early as possible."
— Jeremy Wheeler, CEO
Series A
£3.0M

Maven Capital Partners led the Series A round with participation from Scottish Enterprise and existing backers.

"This investment is a game changer for us and really sets us up for our next big phase of growth. We have always taken a test and learn approach to our investments in growth and that has not only kept us in control of our destiny as shareholders but has carried us through some of the most testing times for businesses that we have ever seen. I am excited that in partnership with Maven we will be able to accelerate our growth and capitalise on the massive market opportunity"
— Mike Welch, Founder and Chairman
Series A
£5.0M

Par Equity led the Series A round with participation from Mercia, Triplepoint, SIS Ventures, Scottish Enterprise and the MacLeod Family Trust.

"Our technology is already making a significant impact within counter terror and child sexual abuse investigations in the UK, and we're excited to build on this momentum in mainland Europe and the US. We've built a great network of partners to support our ambitious growth plans, and our team will double in size during each of the next two years to support this growth."
— Ian Stevenson, CEO
$3.5M

The round was co-led by GWC alongside Maven Capital Partners, Scottish Enterprise, ESM Investments, and Galvanise Capital.

"Our next-gen solution for shoppable marketing provides a seamless experience not only for the end customer, but also for the marketer, and we see tremendous opportunity to expand our wide variety of solutions in rapidly maturing markets, such as the US, over the next year,"
— Richard Kelly, CEO