PRESS RELEASE
Scottish EDGE Round 10 opens, offering funding of up to £150,000
Scottish EDGE is today, Wednesday 1st February, launching its next competition round. Applications
to Scottish EDGE Round Ten will be accepted through the competition website until 8th March, 2017
at 2pm, requiring an application form and a short video pitch. All applications will then be assessed
by a number of independent, expert panels before being shortlisted to participate in a Scottish EDGE
semi-final or the final of our subsidiary competition categories, namely Higgs EDGE, Young EDGE or
Wild Card EDGE. Prizes of up to £150,000 will be awarded at a full day pitching final on 22nd June
2017.
Since its inception in 2013, Scottish EDGE has had a huge impact on Scotland’s economy, with its
alumni having generated an additional £45.06m in turnover, secured £44.12m in additional
investment, and created 818 jobs. Round Nine served as a reminder of Scottish EDGE’s essential role
in nurturing Scotland’s globally recognised entrepreneurial talent, with a total of £1.3 million
awarded in grant and loan funding to forty of Scotland’s most promising start-ups.
Announcing an exciting change to the entry criteria introduced in this round, CEO Evelyn McDonald
said; “As an ever-evolving competition, Scottish EDGE aims to improve upon every round and we
value the feedback that we receive. For the first time, Round Ten applications will be open to sole
traders and partnerships within its Young EDGE and Wild Card EDGE categories.
“This change to the eligibility criteria paves the way for previously ineligible businesspeople to take
advantage of the competition’s significant offering, with a potential award of £10,000 grant only
funding and business support.”
The key dates for Scottish EDGE Round Ten are as follows:
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1st February 2017 – Application window opens
8th March 2017 – Application window closes at 14.00 (2.00pm)
27th March 2017 to 12th April 2017 – 1st Stage Assessments undertaken
3rd May 2017 – Wild Card EDGE Final
8th, 9th, 10th May 2017 – Scottish EDGE Semi Finals
16th May 2016 – Young EDGE Final
6th June 2017 – Higgs EDGE Final
Thursday 22nd June 2017 – Scottish EDGE Final
Notes to Editor
Media enquiries should be directed to:
Jack Proctor, Marketing and Comms: [email protected], +44 (0) 7956868842
Evelyn McDonald, CEO: [email protected], +44 (0) 7866 770708
Steven Hamill, COO: [email protected], +44 (0) 7788 125932
About Scottish EDGE
Scottish EDGE is a competition aimed at identifying and supporting Scotland’s up-and-coming,
innovative, high-growth potential entrepreneurial talent.
Scottish EDGE is made up of four categories; Scottish EDGE, for companies of all sectors and stages;
Higgs EDGE, a special technology award aimed at entrepreneurs who have an engineering, science
or technology based business and have a product, or product under development, which is scalable
and capable of globalisation; Young EDGE, for companies where all directors are under the age of 30;
and Wild Card EDGE, for companies who are currently pre-trading.
Historically, Scottish EDGE was run by Scottish Enterprise alongside various partners. However, in
August 2014 the Royal Bank of Scotland and Sir Tom Hunter, through the Hunter Foundation, agreed
to extend the success of the fund and lead in its delivery going forward with support from the
Scottish Government.
David Shearer chairs the Scottish EDGE Board with directors from the Hunter Foundation and the
Royal Bank of Scotland, alongside an Advisory Board drawn from our partners in Scottish
Government, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, Business Gateway, Entrepreneurial
Scotland, Social Investment Scotland and Prince’s Trust.
To date, Scottish EDGE has made 262 awards totalling over £8 million. This has resulted in the
creation of 818 jobs with the winners generating an additional £45.06m in turnover and securing
£44.12m million in additional investment.
Winners of Scottish EDGE benefit from:
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Funding of up to £100,000 with Scottish EDGE. 50% of this is a pure prize and 50% is a loan
which will be used to support the next entrepreneur in line for support
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Up to £10,000 grant with Young EDGE for 18-30 year olds
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Up to £10,000 grant with Wild Card EDGE for pre-trading businesses
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Two prizes (£150,000 and £100,000) for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
businesses (STEM)
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Signposting to alternate funding and funders where appropriate
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Business Training
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Mentoring and support from a mature entrepreneur accessed through the Entrepreneurial
Scotland mentoring programme.
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Access to support via our partners Business Gateway, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands &
Islands Enterprise, Social Investment Scotland and the Prince’s Trust
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Pitch training delivered by ESpark, Business Gateway, HIE and Elevator in Dundee and
Aberdeen.
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Enrolment into the EDGE Alumni programme where you will get access to events, peer to
peer learning and training to enhance your skills and give something back.
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Packages of support from leading business support organisations such as Harper Macleod,
Johnston Carmichael and James Hallam plus the chance to learn from and connect with
experts from world renowned organisations such as Microsoft at the Scottish EDGE Final.
The winners of Scottish EDGE’s last round, Round 9, were:
Amiqus Resolution: Handles compliance and onboarding of clients for legal and financial
services firms. Amount Awarded: £75,000 | Edinburgh
Brewgooder Ltd: A social enterprise brewery which donates 100% of its profits to clean water
projects around the world. Amount Awarded: £70,000 | Edinburgh
Care Sourcer Ltd: The first company in the UK to provide a care matching platform enabling
people to source care that meets their needs. Amount Awarded: £50,000 | Edinburgh
Dear Green Ltd: First in Scotland to supply exclusively 100% Speciality Grade coffee. Amount
Awarded: £25,000 | Glasgow
GM Flow: Offers flow consultancy expertise in the field of test and production separator, gas
lift, gas and water injection measurement. Amount Awarded: £45,000 | Aberdeen
Kitsch Drinks Ltd: Produces refreshing sodas in innovative flavours like Rhubarb & Thai
Basil. Amount Awarded: £100,000 | Edinburgh
LMB Enterprise Ltd: Pads that address the global issue of loose fitting shoes. Amount Awarded:
£40,000 | Glasgow
Property Technology Ltd: Innovative technology which makes viewing and applying for a
property easy. Amount Awarded: £50,000 | Edinburgh
Qpal Limited: A disruptive cashless payments solution for the live events industry. Amount
Awarded: £40,000 | Aberdeen
SignLive Ltd: Software which facilitates communication between deaf and hearing people
anywhere, anytime, via an app. Amount Awarded: £45,000 | Edinburgh
Slim Lizzie Ltd: Slissie – flavoursome electronic anti-snacking device, slimming aid and good
eating habit trainer. Amount Awarded: £100,000 | Edinburgh
Spyglass Innovations Ltd: Looblade – a re-invention of the toilet brush which utilises SwipeClean
technology. Amount Awarded: £75,000 | Perthshire
SunTech UK Ltd ta eFOLDi: An innovate concept of a personal vehicle, which can be easily
folded to a trolley or suitcase. Amount Awarded: £90,000 | Fife
Swimbeam Training Ltd: Swimbeam Air Trainer – Europe’s only dry-land swim training bench.
Amount Awarded: £40,000 | Edinburgh
Higgs Edge Round 9 winners were:
Exnics Ltd: A subsea technology company determined to solve big problems with simple new
products with the potential for large scale global commercialisation. Amount Awarded:
£150,000 | Aberdeen
RD Support: RD Support has invested in the development of a graphene layer manufacture
process. Amount Awarded: £100,000 | Stirling
Young EDGE Round 9 winners were:
Staels Design Ltd: WheelAir – the first temperature regulating wheelchair pad alleviating pain
points faced by wheelchair users. Amount Awarded: £10,000 | Glasgow
Dekko Comics Ltd: Create educational comics which are visually engaging while also being
informative. Amount Awarded: £10,000 | Glasgow
Pyramid WiFi Ltd: Tiny wifi box providing a simple, inexpensive and lawful way to unlock your
internet. Amount Awarded: £10,000 | Glasgow
MiAlgae: Utilising nutrient rich wastewater to produce microalgal products for the livestock
feed industry. Amount Awarded: £10,000 | Edinburgh
Rory Hutton Ltd: Menswear accessories label specialising in hand-made ties, bow ties and
pocket squares. Amount Awarded: £10,000 | Edinburgh
Lonely Mountain Skis Ltd: High performance and environmentally friendly skis to suit all aspects
of the Alpine skiing market. Amount Awarded: £10,000 | Perthshire
The Hebridean Food Company: Create luxury foods using only ingredients from the Hebrides.
Amount Awarded: £10,000 | Isle of Uist
Estendio: Present Pal – the first ever presentation support app specific to dyslexic users.
Amount Awarded: £10,000 | | Glasgow
DirectDevitt Comedy Productions & Management CIC: ‘Comedy and confidence’ workshops,
using comedy techniques and resources to support disengaged youths.
Amount Awarded: £7,500 | Glasgow
Ramadan Legacy Ltd: A mobile app focusing on providing a new learning experience for the holy
month of Ramadan. Amount Awarded: £5,000 | Glasgow
LoCa Beverages Ltd: Minus 33 – a 33% juniper distilled spirit. A gin, in all but alcohol level.
Amount Awarded: £5,000 | Edinburgh
Phone My Mum Ltd: Treasure – a pirate themed kids bead kit with a safety twist. Amount
Awarded: £2,500 | Lanarkshire
Wild Card EDGE Round 9 winners were:
MicroSpray Technologies: On a mission is to revolutionise particle manufacturing for
pharmaceutical and research industries. Amount Awarded: £10,000 | Edinburgh
Airdecks Ltd: An innovative product for the construction industry that aims to eliminate issues
associated with scaffolding obstruction. Amount Awarded: £10,000 | East Lothian
BioTSptech: A new sensor, used broadly to monitor the health and general characteristics of
cells grown ex vivo. Amount Awarded: £10,000 | Edinburgh
DAT Consulting Ltd: Have invented two systems for the hygiene sector – Sterl Blast (a room
system) and Sterl Hand (a hand system used in intensive care settings). Amount Awarded:
£10,000 | South Ayrshire
Spark and Rocket Ltd: Aims to market and sell fun, accessible and creative products to enable
children to play, create and learn music. Amount Awarded: £10,000 | Hamilton
SpeyCardio Ltd: Creators of the Smart Wearable Defibrillator, now developing disposable
defibrillator pads which are compatible with the device.
Amount Awarded: £10,000 | Aviemore
Nu Blvck Ltd: A fashion accessories brand and e-commerce platform transforming the traditional
supply chain. Amount Awarded: £10,000 | Glasgow
Wallet.Services (Scotland) Ltd: Simplifies BlockChain in business using a software platform that
enables innovation, accelerates projects, and manages risk in development and operations.
Amount Awarded: £10,000 | Edinburgh
Peaches Wax Bar Ltd: Aiming to develop a UK based, quality wax brand. Amount Awarded:
£5,000 | Glasgow
HakySak Ltd: An online, peer-to-peer marketplace, that connects local people to other trusted
members of their community. Amount Awarded: £5,000 | Glasgow
Your Book List: A money saving app which directly connects students to the best deals on buying
and selling their textbooks. Amount Awarded: £5,000| Edinburgh
Sansible Wearables: Offers a combined hardware and software system to improve performance
and help prevent injury. Amount Awarded: £5,000 | Edinburgh
A series of Application workshops will also take place throughout Scotland:
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31st January 2017 (2pm) in Glasgow: with Enterprise Campus West – Register Here
7th February 2017 (10.30am) in Inverness or Online: with HIE and #hellodigital – Register
Here
8th February 2017 (10am) in Edinburgh: with SIS – Register Here
10th February 2017 (10am) in Glasgow: with Entrepreneurial Spark – Register Here
17th February 2017 (1pm) in Edinburgh: with Entrepreneurial Spark – Register Here
22nd February 2017 (9.45am) in Dundee with Elevator – Register Here
22nd February 2017 (2.45pm) in Aberdeen with Elevator – Register Here