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Opportunity North East

Opportunity North East (ONE) is the private sector economic development catalyst for north-east Scotland. It drives action and investment in entrepreneurship and innovation in digital tech, food, drink, agriculture, life sciences, and tourism to diversify the economy, grow high-value businesses, and create skilled jobs. 

ONE is an entrepreneurial ecosystem builder that grows innovation-driven businesses and inspires founders and leaders to raise and share their ambitions. 

It provides entrepreneurship, business growth, and market development programmes that offer deep sector expertise and insights through its ONE Tech Hub, ONE BioHub and ONE SeedPod. ONE helps translate knowledge into action and accelerate impact through mentoring, sales and customer opportunities, investment, and pitching.

Details

  • Main Target Audience - Entrepreneurs, Founders and early start ups, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Large/global companies, Researchers and academia/spin outs
  • Growth Stage - Pre-start/ideation stage, Start up/Pre-Seed, Seed stage, Early growth stage (Series A), Growth - Scale (Series B+)
  • Industry Focus - Agriculture/agritech, AI/robotics, Biotech, Data/tech, Financial services/fintech, Food & drink industries, Energy (including renewables), Life sciences/human health, Tourism
  • Support Type - Strategic business advice, Awards and competitions, Community/networks, Funding/investment, Executive coaching/mentoring, Prototyping/product building, Training/skills programmes, Research/market intelligence, International connections/market access, Physical space (e.g. labs, hot-desks)
  • Location - North East Scotland