| Traveltech Innovation Hub (Edinburgh Futures Institute) | Four hands-on AI “build sprints” helping tourism SMEs adopt AI and improving routes to first customers for traveltech startups. | £29,800 |
| Screen Scotland | Pilot programme matching film/TV producers with business angels, building investable companies and a stronger private finance route into screen. | £40,000 |
| Edinburgh Food & Drink Academy | Curated series of market-facing events and a showcase where founders demo, test and pitch products to buyers, partners and investors. | £39,325 |
| University of Strathclyde | A national discovery platform to surface Scottish HEI spinout/startup opportunities earlier and connect them to angels and VCs. | £40,000 |
| Futurefast Ltd | A maker and micro-manufacturing network with regional meetups and practical workshops (incl. AI productivity) to move makers into trading businesses. | £30,000 |
| MotionLab Ventures Ltd | Cohort programme giving SportsTech startups real-world validation with sports bodies/universities, plus investor-facing showcase preparation. | £39,700 |
| Biome Collective | Facilitated meetups plus mentoring to build commercial skills and peer support for creative producers and early-stage creative entrepreneurs. | £31,000 |
| University of Glasgow (SICSA consortium) | Matches early-stage founders with supervised student software teams to rapidly prototype and test ideas through short delivery projects. | £40,000 |
| SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College) | Five rural entrepreneurship workshops plus follow-on support to help rural founders start, connect to networks and access next-step provision. | £39,500 |
| Adventurous Systems | Regional cohorts helping construction/AEC SMEs use data effectively, with an open toolkit to spread learning beyond participants. | £38,912 |
| STAC & Beyond Ltd | Sourcing and matchmaking that connects life-sciences startups with corporates/research groups to generate pilots and commercial validation. | £40,000 |
| Impact Rise Ventures | 10 Scottish tech founders take part in a curated San Francisco immersion to build investor/operator connections and a US growth playbook. | £40,000 |
| Tanis Labs | Virtual exploration support helping deep-tech experts pressure-test venture ideas quickly, then connect the strongest concepts to investors. | £39,875 |
| Scottish Game Developers Association | Annual Games Day conference convening studios, investors and talent to strengthen networks, visibility and business growth in games. | £40,000 |
| Sabhal Mòr Ostaig | Bilingual Gaelic/English pathway combining ideation sessions, a gathering and a short accelerator to help Gaelic founders start and grow. | £39,968 |
| James Hutton Limited | Supports climate-tech founders to become investor-ready and visible via an online “venture exchange” and targeted investor engagement. | £39,900 |
| Ecosystem Builders | Cohort programme preparing Scottish pre-seed startups for investment through founder support, investor readiness training and investor access. | £40,000 |
| GlasHub | Talent-matching programme connecting Glasgow startups with university students and graduates to create placements and widen access to entrepreneurship. | £15,000 |