Ecosystem guide
Search Scotland's entrepreneurial ecosystem for the support your start-up, scale-up, or spin-out needs.
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ONE BioHub
ONE BioHub on Aberdeen’s Foresterhill Health Campus is the focal point for action and investment led by Opportunity North East with partners to grow t… -
ONE SeedPod
ONE SeedPod is Scotland’s food and drink innovation hub. A vibrant new space where ambitious food and drink businesses can access an impressive range… -
ONE Tech Hub
ONE Tech Hub is home to north east Scotland's digital tech ecosystem and an ambitious cluster of start-ups and scaling businesses. It's the place wher… -
Opportunity North East
Opportunity North East (ONE) is the private sector driver diversifying northeast Scotland’s economy. It develops and delivers projects to accelerate e… -
Panoramic
Panoramic invest between £2 million and £8 million of debt and equity into businesses with revenues that range between £3 million and £20 million. The… -
Par Equity
Par Equity is a venture capital firm based in Edinburgh and Leeds, which invests in innovative technology companies with high growth potential across… -
Pathways Forward
Pathways Forward works to develop inclusive entrepreneur support in Scotland. It was created in response to the engagement and momentum generated by t… -
Peer Works
Peer Works is a project delivered by Prosper with the support of the Scottish Government. This Scotland-wide network has more than 3000 members. It of… -
Pioneer Group
Pioneer Group has 12 locations across the UK and Ireland, making it the largest community of science and technology companies in Europe. The group's m… -
QMU Start Up Studio
QMU Startup Studio is the home of entrepreneurial support at Queen Margaret University. It provides a central hub where students, staff, graduates and… -
Research Data Scotland
Research Data Scotland works with researchers, analysts, and policymakers to simplify secure access to public sector data for research. In partnershi… -
RGU – Entrepreneurship & Innovation Group
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group at Robert Gordon University Aberdeen is an award-winning team offering robust support for students, staff, a… -
Roslin Innovation Centre
The Roslin Innovation Centre is located at the heart of the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus. It provides a thriving ecosystem for innovat… -
Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub
The Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub helps entrepreneurs and decision makers transform engineering innovations into disruptive spinouts, st… -
Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC)
The Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC) in Inverness is Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)’s new facility for developing collaborative, high-v… -
Scale Up Scotland
The Hunter Foundation runs three programmes under Scale Up Scotland: pre-scaler, core and scale-up 2.0. The pre-scaler programme is for ambitious entr… -
School for Social Entrepreneurs
The School for Social Entrepreneurs equips people to transform their communities and improve the lives of others. Its mission is to empower and equip… -
Scotland House London
Scotland House London is a platform through which the Scottish Government and partner agencies showcase Scotland's strengths in order to increase trad… -
Scotland's Migration Service
Scotland’s Migration Service provides free resources and advice for: Employers based in Scotland who would like to hire or retain international worke… -
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)
SRUC champions sustainable and entrepreneurial action across education, business, and research, and in wider communities. SRUC is investing in innovat… -
ScotlandIS
ScotlandIS is the membership and cluster management organisation for Scotland's digital technologies industry. It represents more than 1,000 companies… -
Scottish Asian Business Association
The Scottish Asian Business Association (SABA) supports entrepreneurs, founders, start-ups, and scaling companies across Scotland through mentorship,… -
Scottish Asian Business Chamber
The Scottish Asian Business Chamber's mission is 'Empowering Diverse Entrepreneurship'. The Chamber primarily serves ethnic minority entrepreneurs in… -
Scottish Business Network
Scottish Business Network is an independent international membership organisation for Scottish entrepreneurs and business leaders. It's a non-profit o… -
Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation
The Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation provides Scottish food and drink businesses with product development and technical analysis as…