State of Scottish tech · to August 2025
Scottish tech funding by city and sector, to August 2025
Scottish tech companies have announced 83 funding rounds on ayeoh's record since January 2024, £411.6m in all, of which £9.3m across 5 rounds is confirmed by the companies or funders themselves. The newest round was announced 19 Aug 2025.
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8 other places with fewer than three rounds each add £25.1m across 8 rounds. 7 rounds have no place stored and sit in no city.
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GlasgowNo. 1 of 5
£184.5m24 rounds · £2m confirmed first-hand across 2 rounds
Glasgow tech companies drew £184.5m across 24 rounds from January 2024 to August 2025, the most of any Scottish place. The largest was BLK's £50m Growth round in March 2025. Life sciences was its busiest sector, with 8 rounds.
Largest round: BLK · Every Glasgow round
Glasgow tech companies drew £184.5m across 24 rounds from January 2024 to August 2025, the most of any Scottish place. The largest was BLK's £50m Growth round in March 2025. Life sciences was its busiest sector, with 8 rounds. Source: ayeoh.io, Scottish tech funding by city and sector, https://ayeoh.io/reports/scottish-tech-funding/2025-08#glasgow, data to 19 Aug 2025.
EdinburghNo. 2 of 5
£119.2m33 rounds · £3.9m confirmed first-hand across 2 rounds
Edinburgh tech companies drew £119.2m across 33 rounds (3 undisclosed) from January 2024 to August 2025, 29% of the Scottish total. The largest was Wordsmith's $25 million (£18.45m) Series A round in June 2025. Life sciences was its busiest sector, with 9 rounds.
Largest round: Wordsmith · Every Edinburgh round
Edinburgh tech companies drew £119.2m across 33 rounds (3 undisclosed) from January 2024 to August 2025, 29% of the Scottish total. The largest was Wordsmith's $25 million (£18.45m) Series A round in June 2025. Life sciences was its busiest sector, with 9 rounds. Source: ayeoh.io, Scottish tech funding by city and sector, https://ayeoh.io/reports/scottish-tech-funding/2025-08#edinburgh, data to 19 Aug 2025.
StirlingNo. 3 of 5
£16.5m3 rounds · £3.4m confirmed first-hand across 1 round
Stirling tech companies drew £16.5m across 3 rounds from January 2024 to August 2025, 4% of the Scottish total. The largest was iGii's £8.8m Growth round in June 2024. Life sciences was its busiest sector, with 3 rounds.
Largest round: iGii · Every Stirling round
Stirling tech companies drew £16.5m across 3 rounds from January 2024 to August 2025, 4% of the Scottish total. The largest was iGii's £8.8m Growth round in June 2024. Life sciences was its busiest sector, with 3 rounds. Source: ayeoh.io, Scottish tech funding by city and sector, https://ayeoh.io/reports/scottish-tech-funding/2025-08#stirling, data to 19 Aug 2025.
AberdeenNo. 4 of 5
£13.3m5 rounds · £0 confirmed first-hand across 0 rounds
Aberdeen tech companies drew £13.3m across 5 rounds from January 2024 to August 2025, 3% of the Scottish total. The largest was Leap Automation (Leap AI)'s £7.9m Growth round in September 2024. AI was its busiest sector, with 1 round.
Largest round: Leap Automation (Leap AI) · Every Aberdeen round
Aberdeen tech companies drew £13.3m across 5 rounds from January 2024 to August 2025, 3% of the Scottish total. The largest was Leap Automation (Leap AI)'s £7.9m Growth round in September 2024. AI was its busiest sector, with 1 round. Source: ayeoh.io, Scottish tech funding by city and sector, https://ayeoh.io/reports/scottish-tech-funding/2025-08#aberdeen, data to 19 Aug 2025.
DundeeNo. 5 of 5
£11.7m3 rounds · £0 confirmed first-hand across 0 rounds
Dundee tech companies drew £11.7m across 3 rounds from January 2024 to August 2025, 3% of the Scottish total. The largest was Ace Aquatec's £10m Growth round in May 2025. Energy was its busiest sector, with 2 rounds.
Largest round: Ace Aquatec · Every Dundee round
Dundee tech companies drew £11.7m across 3 rounds from January 2024 to August 2025, 3% of the Scottish total. The largest was Ace Aquatec's £10m Growth round in May 2025. Energy was its busiest sector, with 2 rounds. Source: ayeoh.io, Scottish tech funding by city and sector, https://ayeoh.io/reports/scottish-tech-funding/2025-08#dundee, data to 19 Aug 2025.
By year
2024£213.6m · 49 rounds
2025£198m · 34 rounds
One line per sector
Life sciences drew £105.7m across 24 rounds, 26% of the Scottish total; Glasgow led with £52.8m.
AI drew £62.2m across 9 rounds, 15% of the Scottish total; Edinburgh led with £53.3m.
Software drew £57.5m across 11 rounds, 14% of the Scottish total; Glasgow led with £53.1m.
Energy drew £51.3m across 8 rounds, 12% of the Scottish total; Glasgow led with £19m.
Environment drew £45.8m across 4 rounds, 11% of the Scottish total; Glasgow led with £43.5m.
Space drew £20.9m across 5 rounds, 5% of the Scottish total; Edinburgh led with £4.2m.
Hardware drew £8.8m across 4 rounds, 2% of the Scottish total; Glasgow led with £6.2m.
Quantum drew £6.1m across 3 rounds, 1% of the Scottish total; Dalgety Bay led with £2.6m.
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How it is counted. Every figure is a sum of the funding rounds ayeoh has recorded from published reports and public registers, dated by announcement. “Reported” adds every listed round's stored pounds; “confirmed” adds only rounds with a Scottish place stored and a first-hand source (the company's, investor's or funder's own page), the rule the tracker and the front page follow. A round with no disclosed amount is counted and not added. A city is the region a round counts under; a place with fewer than three rounds is summed under “other places”. The sentences are templates filled from these rows; no model wrote them. The record holds the rounds that were reported, so a city's total can rise when an earlier round is found.
