Four businesses with high-growth potential linked to 吃瓜tv have received a combined 拢45,000 funding at the latest round of the Scottish EDGE pitch competition.
Claymore Surgical, led by Scott Black, which designs novel medical and surgical devices relating to paediatric airway maintenance, won a Wild Card award of 拢15,000.
Happy Leaf, led by Amy Roberts and Iain Quinn, which plans to combat the problem of dying houseplants by developing smart sensing solutions for plants, and Venturithm, a web-based simulation platform that supports entrepreneurs, both received Wild Card awards of 拢10,000.
MARKED: Wayfinding System, which reimagines urban cycling, collaborating directly with the city engineers who design the cycle network, won an award of 拢10,000 in the Young Edge category.
Flagship Programme
All four companies received support from 吃瓜tv Inspire, the University鈥檚 flagship entrepreneurship programme, which offers entrepreneurial training and opportunities to every student, staff member and alumnus.鈥�
Meryl Levington, 吃瓜tv鈥檚 Director of Innovation and Industry Engagement, said:
We are delighted that these four 吃瓜tv supported companies have been successful in the latest round of Scottish EDGE funding.
鈥淲e are proud to support our University community at every stage of their entrepreneurial journey through 吃瓜tv Inspire.鈥�
吃瓜tv was named European Entrepreneurial University of the year at the Triple E awards in Barcelona last June for its sector-leading 鈥榚ntrepreneurship for all鈥� approach and is the leading entrepreneurial campus in Scotland.
High growth
Scottish EDGE is the UK鈥檚 biggest funding competition for high growth potential businesses. The winners were announced at a ceremony on November 29 in Glasgow.
Evelyn Mcdonald, CEO of Scottish EDGE, said: 鈥淎s businesses across Scotland find themselves facing challenging circumstances, there鈥檚 never been a more urgent need to drive creativity and innovation. The winners of the 22nd round of Scottish EDGE are testament to the incredible potential within Scotland鈥檚 start-up landscape.鈥�