Ecosystem guide

Screen Scotland drives the development of Scotland’s film and TV industry through funding, strategic support, and advocacy. It delivers these services…

Skillfluence equips researchers and entrepreneurs with the skills, tools and confidence needed to create impact from their work. Partnering with publi…

Skills Development Scotland is the national skills bod, which supports the people and businesses of Scotland to develop and apply their skills. Workin…

The Social Enterprise Academy enables transformational change through learning and development, helping entrepreneurs, nascent organisations, and grow…

Social Enterprise Scotland (SES) is the national membership body for social enterprises in Scotland. Its mission is to empower social enterprises to t…

Social Investment Scotland's (SIS Group) mission is to connect capital to communities making a real, measurable, and sustainable difference to people’…

South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) supports businesses and enterprising communities throughout Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders. SOSE…

St Andrews Innovation connects University of St Andrews students and staff with industry – harnessing a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem that create…

Startup Grind is an international network focused on educating, inspiring, and connecting entrepreneurs with a 'make friends, not contacts' ethos. In…

Strathclyde Inspire's award-winning suite of programmes supports students, staff and alumni to learn valuable skills, develop business ideas and comme…

Tech Scotland Advocates is a community of tech leaders, experts, and investors who are united in developing Scotland as a global tech hub. Its mission…

Techscaler is a nationwide programme that supports founders and employees to accelerate the creation and growth of tech startups in Scotland. It focus…

Techstart Ventures is a first cheque venture capital investor for extraordinary founders who are at the early stages of pursuing uncapped global oppor…

The Data Lab offers a range of support specifically targeted at entrepreneurs and founders. This includes education packages that cover data managemen…

The DataKirk Entrepreneur Accelerator Programme is a dedicated initiative designed to empower and support minority ethnic entrepreneurs in Scotland p…

The FSE Group has been providing high-growth SMEs with accessible, market gap funding since 2002. The provider manages the large debt finance part of…

The Higgs Centre for Innovation at The Royal Observatory is a place where science meets business and innovation thrives. Twelve purpose-built offices…

Launched in February 2024, The HIVE is a women's business incubator designed to help more women in North Lanarkshire to get started and grow in busine…

The James Hutton Institute offers a range of high-quality accommodation options for early-stage and established businesses in the life sciences, healt…

The King's Trust Enterprise Programme supports young people living in the UK who are 18 to 30 years old to become self-employed. So far, the programme…

The Melting Pot is Scotland’s Centre for Social Innovation, championing purpose-driven entrepreneurs, organisations, and changemakers at every stage o…

The National Robotarium offers business acceleration and incubation support to start-up technology companies, spin-outs and small to medium-sized ente…

The Open University in Scotland (OUiS) provides 200 qualifications in workforce development as well as CPD learning, plus a large suite of high-quali…

The Royal Bank Accelerator programme is designed for businesses with ambitions to expand. If you're looking to build your team, venture into new marke…

The Scottish GovTech Cluster brings together companies in Scotland that are working on GovTech products and services. It focuses on enabling partnersh…