Scottish EDGE prepares to invest in high potential businesses in 21st round of awards
Scottish EDGE is set to invest a further £1+ million in businesses with high growth potential as the 21st round of awards invites 24 multi-sector finalists to pitch their ideas on the 11th and 12th May.
Having already invested over £22 million in 548 businesses in the past nine years, the live final will welcome back categories including Net Zero EDGE and Circular Economy EDGE, backed by Royal Bank of Scotland and Zero Waste Scotland respectively, and aimed businesses with sustainable and circular practices at their core.
Supported by The Hunter Foundation, the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise, the EDGE awards have a key role to play in facilitating the nation’s economic growth.
Scientific and digital innovation will also be amplified amongst this year’s finalists, with Clearwell Technology’s unique exothermic milling systems, Weeteq’s circuit-level artificial intelligence solutions, and Move4ward’s technology aimed at improving the lives of spinal cord injury patients included on the list.
The 24 finalists will pitch to a panel of business heavyweights, featuring Chief Entrepreneurial Advisor to the Scottish Government, Mark Logan, who will also take part in a fireside chat, Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne of Genius Foods, Mark Scott of Bella & Duke, Senior Executive Leader Yvette Hopkins, Callum Murray of Amiqus, Rashpal Martin of NatWest, serial entrepreneur Craig Samuel, and Jo Nisbet of Harper Macleod.
Day 1 of the event will not be open to the public to attend, but will be live-streamed via the Scottish EDGE website. Day 2 will take place at the Royal Bank of `Scotland Conference Centre, Edinburgh and will consist of the usual mix of pitching, networking and competitions.
Free tickets can be booked at the link below.
Full List of Finalists
532 Design Ltd - 532 Design strives to create globally recognised, design-led sports brands that bring true value and enjoyment to players in an ethical and responsible manner.
Caerus Opportunities Ltd - Team Caerus design and deliver digital solutions for children's services. This includes management information, scheduling/booking tools, data subscriptions, staff bank, communication and record-keeping tools
Chorus Training - In hazardous environments safety culture is key to business performance. It's essential to perform, comply with regulations, deliver training and promote individual accountability for safety
Clean Water Designs (ta Novus) - Our high-speed low-energy distillation technology, enables homes and businesses anywhere in the world, to access consistent high-purity water, without expensive consumable parts or plastic bottles
Clearwell Technology Ltd - Clearwell Technology is developing unique exothermic milling systems which aim to transform offshore decommissioning by delivering substantial time, cost, and greenhouse gas emission reductions
Codek - Voxblock is a screen-free audiobook player for children with physical audiobooks. With no need for WIFI or setup, it plays straight out of the box
Farr Out Deliveries Ltd - Farr Out Deliveries is Edinburgh’s cargo bike delivery service. We provide unique, innovative freight services to local businesses and individuals, delivering exclusively by cargo bike
Fitabeo Therapeutics Ltd - A speciality pharmaceutical company that develops and commercialises innovative medicines to address some of society's most pressing challenges
Frontier Robotics - We revolutionise marine robots’ sensing and autonomous capabilities with minimum hardware and software modifications. We focus on the renewable offshore energy sector
Good Nude Food Ltd - Good Nude Food is a multi-award-winning, fermented food company. Our vision is to be at the forefront of innovative, functional, gut-healthy food and drink products
Incharvie Group Ltd - Feragaia is Scotland's first distilled alcohol-free spirit. Based in Fife, Feragaia is distilled in Fife, bottled in Glasgow and ships to customers around the world
Infix Support Ltd - Infix is a clinician-led, cloud-based scheduling platform that significantly improves NHS theatre efficiency. Integration into the NHS showed an increase of theatre efficiency by 26%
Move4ward Ltd - Improving the lives of spinal cord injured and neurological patients. Mygo incorporates electrodes and electrical signals to nerves and muscles helping patients walk and move
Nooku - Nooku is creating an engaging air quality monitor which empowers people to understand and improve their environment in pursuit of better comfort, health, and happiness
OK Positive Ltd - OK Positive utilises machine learning and AI to identify and pre-empt triggers that can cause Mental Health issues enabling early intervention for individuals and organisations
Project Harmless - Project Harmless offers award-winning Harmless Poop Bags, made of water-reactive, non-toxic and micro-plastic-free material. Unlike all other dog waste bags, they disintegrate after us
Seilich - At Seilich we create wildflower meadows from which we harvest ingredients for our range of award-winning natural skincare products
Silver Lion Innovations - SLI exists to provide healthcare solutions based on personal experience. EasyOver, is a ‘smart’ product that safely turns people with mobility issues over in bed
WEETEQ Ltd - weeteq is a 'tiny' embedded technology company providing industrial solutions. Our mission is to develop circuit-level artificial intelligence solutions to accelerate the sustainable growth of smart technologies