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'We’re delighted to launch our annual Startup Accelerator for the fifth year,' says Chris Moule, head of entrepreneurship and innovation at RGU. Picture: contributed.

RGU pushes button on latest Startup Accelerator applications round

EIE - standing for Engage Invest Exploit - has helped more than 540 companies raise in excess of £1.1 billion since the investor-readiness programme was launched in 2008. Picture: Stewart Attwood

'Resilient' Scottish tech start-ups target investment from outside Scotland

From left: Smash co-founders Fiona Gillies and Christine Hartland. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

Nine start-ups chosen to deliver extended pitches at EIE22 investor showcase

Mark Logan said: 'I’m delighted to be part of EIE22. Scotland’s start-up sector is more vibrant than ever before, and EIE has played a foundational role in its development.' Picture: contributed.

Tech luminaries Mark Logan and Ana Stewart to address tech showcase EIE22

Tech startups sharing insight to help build successful companies

The only way is up for Scotland’s startup scene - Nick Freer

EIE - standing for Engage Invest Exploit - has helped more than 540 companies raise in excess of £1.1 billion since the investor-readiness programme was launched in 2008. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Button pressed on major study to gauge Scottish business recovery from pandemic

Some of the EIE22 company cohort at RBS Gogarburn. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Dozens of high-growth firms selected for Dragons' Den-style investment event

Sir Sandy Crombie and Callum Murray of Amiqus. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Three-quarters of Scots start-ups to come out of pandemic in stronger position

Ionburst CFO Anne Lanc: 'It’s such a prestigious event and the standard of competition was incredibly high.'

Edinburgh start-up wins pitch of day at Dragons’ Den-style investor conference

Lesley Eccles, an EIE alumnus, co-founded gaming platform FanDuel in 2009. Picture: Malcolm McCurrach

FanDuel co-founder Lesley Eccles among speakers at tech investor event EIE21

Picture: EIE

Three companies to watch at this year’s EIE21

Genevieve Patenaude, CEO of Earth Blox, one of ten firms chosen to give a five-minute pitch. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

Tech investor conference EIE21 unveils revamped pitch process

Varun Nair from Two Big Ears

36 of the best will be pitching for investment - Nick Frer

Rebecca Pick of Pick Protection and Callum Murray of Amiqus. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Survey to probe start-ups on Covid fallout ahead of Dragons' Den-style event

Nick Freer, Founding Director, Freer Consultancy

Scottish startup survey at the heart of the matter

Michael Rovatsos of Bayes Centre and Neil Norman of Chiene + Tait. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei backs Scotland’s top tech investor event

Left to right are Paul Patras of Net AI, Genevieve Patenaude of Earth Blox, Michael Rovatsos of Bayes Centre and Emma Carroll of OnGen. Picture: Stewart Attwood

32 high-growth firms chosen for Dragons' Den style investor event in Edinburgh

I really enjoyed EIE this time around, says Freer. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

Start-ups work to clean up at EIE and elsewhere - comment

From left: Monty Munford (Forbes), Chris van der Kuyl (4J Studios), David Richardson (University of Edinburgh) and Freer on the eve of EIE17. Picture: Lesley Martin.

Events putting Scots tech firmly in the spotlight - comment

A previous EIE event - this year's will take place on a virtual conference platform. Picture: Jane Barlow.

EIE adapts to keep fostering the Scots tech sector - comment

Jacqueline de Rojas CBE is president of TechUK.

Edinburgh tech investor showcase EIE20 unveils two more top speakers

From left: Colin Hewitt of Float, Eleanore Irvine of Biogelx, Steve Ewing and Susanne Mitschke of Citruslabs. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

Tech investor showcase EIE20 broadens remit with virtual event

Informatics Ventures launches snapshot of 2020 from 500 Scottish tech firms

Nick Freer is a founding director at the Freer Consultancy and Full Circle Partners. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Scotland charges up global tech festival stage - Nick Freer comment

The EIE company cohort this year includes 13 start-ups focused on fintech or cybersecurity. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Edinburgh's EIE goes global with fintech-led cohort seeking investment

We know we need to get more of our start-ups in Scotland to scale-up status, says Freer. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

Nick Freer comment: EIE, entrepreneurs, and exceptional start-ups

I should never have to ask someone pitching: 'What exactly is it that you do?', says Deborah Magid, investor panellist at EIE 2019. Picture: Contributed

Comment: Investor pitch? Here’s what we really want to know

A pitch at technology investor showcase EIE in 2016. Picture: Jane Barlow.

Promising tech firms selected for in-depth pitches at Edinburgh’s EIE event

Delegates at last year's EIE event in Edinburgh. Picture: Lesley Martin

Fast-growing tech firms bemoan lack of funding

Top Microsoft man to address Edinburgh tech event

Craig Clark, CEO of Clyde Space Limited, one of a number of companies who are building Scotland's reputation as a centre for space and satellite technology. PIC: John Devlin/TSPL.

Scotland's space and satellite entrepreneurs urged to enter EIE 2019

From left, Patrick Renner, Suzanne Mitskchke, and Rogelio Arellano of MindMate, one of the many start-ups to have come through the EIE programme. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Scottish start-up survey finds growing confidence in tech sector

Dr Steve Ewing, director of operations, Informatics Ventures. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Comment: Celebrating ten years of Scotland's top tech event

There were 440 software development and programming businesses incorporated in Scotland last year

Tech company start-ups in Scotland jump by 77 per cent

The EIE 2018 cohort. Picture: Stewart Attwood

EIE 2018: 5 start-ups to watch at this year's conference

Nigel Eccles and Rob Jones are two of the FanDuel founders. Picture: Contributed

FanDuel founders to front tech showcase

30,000 people are employed in Life Sciences. Picture: TSPL

How to invest in Scotland's life sciences sector

Pippa Gardner, CEO and founder, at front centre with the Urban Tide team

5 Scottish tech start-ups to watch in 2017

Dr Colin Adams, director of commercialisation at Edinburgh Universitys school of informatics from 2006-2016

How to make your money work by investing in Scottish tech

Left to right are Colin Hewitt of Float, Eleanore Irvine of Biogelx, Steve Ewing of Informatics Ventures and Susanne Mitschke of MindMate

Who could be the next Scottish tech unicorns?

Amiqus founder Callum Murray and Pick Protection chief Rebecca Pick are attending next year's EIE investor showcase. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Start-ups selected as investor showcase heads for EICC

Ones to watch: The MindMate team of (L to R) Rogelio Arellano, Gabriela Matic, Susanne Mitschke, Patrick Renner. Picture: Mindmate/Handout

Four Scottish tech firms to watch over the next 12 months
Scotland's technology sector is thriving, with last month's Engage Invest Exploit (EIE) investor event at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh highlighting the shear...

EIE16 will take place in Edinburgh, the home of Scotland's blossoming technology sector. Picture: TSPL

Everything you need to know about EIE16

Picture: Celtic Renewables

How EIE helped two Scottish start-ups to grow

Pick Protection founder Rebecca Pick with Gordon Stuart of EIE organiser Informatics Ventures. Picture: Lesley Martin

Global investors target Scottish start-ups at EIE

Scotland's tech sector is thriving.

Should I invest in the Scottish tech sector?

Rebecca Pick, founder of Pick Protection.

Five tech companies to watch at EIE16

Leah Hutcheon of Appointedd

How two Scottish start-ups raised funding for their business

Appointedd boss Leah Hutcheon and Snap40 chief Christopher McCann will be among those pitching at EIE16. Picture: Jane Barlow

EIE selects 60 start-ups for investor conference

Nick Freer

Nick Freer: A magical tech mystery tour to the Big Smoke

Informatics Ventures programme manager Steve Ewing. Picture: Jane Barlow

Investor showcase EIE takes start-up stars to London

Lesley Eccles, co-founder of EIE alumnus FanDuel

Entries open to start-ups for EIE investor showcase

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