Ecosystem guide

MMIC can support Scottish companies with their pharma manufacturing and digital innovation projects, including access to technical expertise and help…

From start ups to national companies, Create is home to a variety of businesses throughout its 65 varying sized property units.  Create doesn't j…

CREATE’s vision is to inspire, encourage, and support students, staff, and the business community to develop the knowledge, skills, and motivation the…

Creative Dundee centres creative practitioners and communities as powerful catalysts for the collective good. It's built by, with, and for Dundee's cr…

Creative Edinburgh is a charity that unites creative thinkers across the city. Its main objective is to protect the welfare of Edinburgh's creative co…

Creative Scotland is the public body that supports culture and creativity across all parts of Scotland, distributing funding from the Scottish Governm…

Dechomai is a social enterprise that offers start-up business support for ethnic minority founders. It focuses on providing ethnic minority profession…

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) finds, funds and fast-tracks ideas that benefit HM Armed Forces and UK National Security.  DASA works…

Democratic Finance Scotland works with social and community enterprises that are seeking to raise investment from within their local community. To be…

The Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre (DHI) is a national resource, a key enabler, and a catalyst for change. It occupies a unique and visible…

Discovery Investment Fund Ltd is a syndicate of self-certified, sophisticated investors who collectively possess extensive experience across numerous…

DSL Business Finance Ltd was established in 1993 and is a not-for-profit alternative finance provider that deliver a range of loan products to startup…

Edinburgh Innovations is the University of Edinburgh’s commercialisation service that brings the University's research to industry. It works to iden…

Elevator is Scotland’s leading social enterprise in the field of enterprise and business support services. Its goal is to ignite, nurture, and grow en…

Entrepreneurial Scotland runs two core programmes to support people with an entrepreneurial mindset.  Its peer support programme, The Exchange, i…

Entrepreneurial Spark provides programmes that cultivate entrepreneurial mindsets and behaviours to facilitate impactful acceleration and growth for f…

Eos can provide seed funding to your venture – particularly if its strong and innovative in the fields of science, technology, or engineering.  A…

Epidarex Capital is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage, high-growth life science and health technology companies in the UK and USA. It…

Equity Gap is an Edinburgh-based angel investment syndicate. It was established to help match investors with entrepreneurs that are looking for early-…

ETZ Ltd is set to open a unique, new-build incubator and scale-up hub in Aberdeen's Energy Transition Zone in early 2025.  As an entry point and…

FinTech Scotland supports the growth of fintech companies that have a presence in Scotland. Through its inclusive and collaborative cluster, it helps…

Firstport empowers Scottish social entrepreneurs to create positive change through comprehensive support. This includes tailored business advice, str…

Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland is a division of the FDF, the voice of the UK’s food and drink manufacturing industry. It ensures members' v…

Since 2022, Foras has taken more than 100 of Scotland's top founders and start-up leaders on international trips. Foras can connect you with global ve…

Foxglove Offices is a space dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs, start-ups, and companies in Edinburgh. It offers flexible workspace solutions with…