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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

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

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: Digital Marketing in Scotland and Northern Ireland

The infographic below looks at Tech Companies that have a strong focus on Digital Marketing. Software Development is generally the top skill for the infographics we publish. However for Digital Marketing, the top three skills ... Read more

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

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

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are everywhere — in headlines, funding rounds, and company taglines. But what’s the reality behind the buzz in Scotland’s tech sector?

At Company Connecting, we analysed 2,497 active Scottish tech companies across IT, engineering, biotech, recruitment, and digital platforms. From ... Read more

Company Connecting 2024 Infographic Series

This week we completed our latest review of technology companies in Cambridgeshire technology companies. The last update was in 2017. There are a number of very high tech companies in the region and it also looks like there ... Read more

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

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

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

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