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‘Technology’ is the theme – which provides scope for considerable diversity in the articles. The infographics provide excellent insights into technology companies, whilst our Nutshells take a look at people working in or with technology. We also have more ‘social’ articles, with spotlights on graduates, and the changing face of technology.

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October 27, 2022
2020 series of Scottish Technology Companies Infographics Continuing on with our 2019-2020 series we take a look at the Education Tech sector in Scotland. We have already covered the Retail … Read more
October 29, 2021
Continuing with our 2019-2020 series we are looking at the Retail Tech sector in Scotland. Recently we published details on the oil and gas sector which you can see here. We … Read more
February 9, 2023
Infographic of Scottish Technology Companies In the previous infographics in the 2019-2020 series we provided insights into tech companies across Scotland, and focused on tech in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen. … Read more
October 29, 2021
The fifth in our new infographic series (you can check out the others here) covers all of Dundee city. This infographic features 89 IT/Tech companies based in the Dundee City council … Read more
November 8, 2021
The Fourth in our new infographic series (you can check out the others here) covers all of Aberdeen city. This infographic features 203 IT/Tech companies based in the Aberdeen city. Aberdeen has … Read more
October 29, 2021
Edinburgh city is the focus of our 2019-2020 new infographic. (Previous infographics Infographic One: 2,656 tech companies in Scotland and Infographic Two: Review of 624 Glasgow tech companies) This infographic features 645 IT/Tech companies based … Read more

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November 30, 2025

Insights from 423 acquisitions across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Cambridgeshire and selected UK tech clusters

By Janice Grant Shaw, Company Connecting

View the Infographic here.

Introduction:The Part of the Story We Rarely ... Read more

November 28, 2023

Opportunity North East (ONE)

Opportunity North East (ONE) partnered with Scottish Enterprise to commission this project. ONE is the private sector driver diversifying north-east Scotland's economy. Developing and
delivering projects to accelerate entrepreneurial growth, innovation and increase ... Read more

October 12, 2023

We have checked and updated all the information for the technology companies in the North and North East of Scotland. The companies tend to be small i.e. 76% have less than 10 employees.

There are 446 active technology in the region with a further 206 ... Read more

April 19, 2023

A great opportunity to join the Edinburgh University AI Accelerator

If you are a data driven scaleup looking to leverage AI for transformative change, you may be interested in joining the University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator. To learn more and to apply cRead more

Infographic

November 30, 2025

Insights from 423 acquisitions across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Cambridgeshire and selected UK tech clusters

By Janice Grant Shaw, Company Connecting

View the Infographic here.

Introduction:The Part of the Story We Rarely ... Read more

November 25, 2025

A Structured View of a Small but Steady Digital Ecosystem

Based on Company Connecting’s November 2025 dataset

Northern Ireland’s technology sector presents a distinctive profile: small in scale, grounded in long-established companies, and defined by practical digital capability rather than ... Read more

November 14, 2025

Scotland’s technology sector continues to evolve as dynamic, diverse, and quietly innovative. Based on Company Connecting’s uniquely structured November 2025 dataset, this updated infographic reveals how the country’s digital ecosystem is shaped by small companies, long-term resilience, and pockets of world-class innovation.

A ... Read more

November 11, 2025

A Decade of Mapping Technology Companies

Over the past ten years, Company Connecting has built a comprehensive datasets of technology companies in the UK. What began as a project to understand Scotland’s digital ecosystem has grown into a broader effort to track the evolution ... Read more

Nutshell

February 14, 2020

GoRoadie: From Startup to Success!

Experienced software developer and entrepreneur Michael Carr tells us about GoRoadie and a bit about himself.

What was the idea for GoRoadie?
Back in 2016, a friend of ours was a driving instructor and he was looking for more ... Read more

January 8, 2020

An Interview with Machine Learning Engineer Angus Addlesee

Our first nutshell of 2020 features Angus Addlesee of Wallscope. He is working in an interesting area, and combines innovative thinking with finding method of applying technology to help others.

I have worked for Wallscope for over 2 ... Read more

November 25, 2019

We continue our "In a Nutshell" with Alexandra Nima of The Sophisticated Geek


What do you do?


My breadmaking business offers copywriting and virtual assistant services, as well as social media management. I also do Business Walking Tours via AirBnb- because: being a ... Read more

November 25, 2019

We continue our "In a Nutshell" with Agron Elshani of Uprospr


What is UProspr and what do they do?

UProspr is a talent acquisition platform aiming to help employers make better hiring decisions and boost diversity in the workplace. We provide in-house ... Read more

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