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Funding · 2026 so far

Scottish AI funding 2026

Scottish AI funding in 2026 so far: £383.1m across 13 rounds on ayeoh's record. The largest: DataVita gets £300m public support, August 2026. 25 investors and funders are named in them.

£383.1mdisclosed
13rounds
25investors and funders named

Every round, newest first

Verifoxx wins £50k grant

27 Oct 2026 · Grant · Glasgow · Deadline News · Verifoxx on ayeoh · the report

Amplified Global wins £50k grant

27 Oct 2026 · Grant · Glasgow · Deadline News · Amplified Global on ayeoh · the report

NestEgg wins £50k grant

27 Oct 2026 · Grant · Glasgow · Deadline News · NestEgg on ayeoh · the report

Finspector wins £50k grant

27 Oct 2026 · Grant · Glasgow · Deadline News · Finspector on ayeoh · the report

Applied AGI raises £3m

22 Sep 2026 · Glasgow · Maven Capital Partners · Applied AGI on ayeoh · the report

Expanse raises $5.3 million (£3.93m)

16 Sep 2026 · Seed · Edinburgh · DIGIT · Expanse on ayeoh · the report

DataVita gets £300m public support

18 Aug 2026 · Debt · Glasgow · GOV.UK · DataVita on ayeoh · the report

Aveni raises £12m

31 Jul 2026 · Growth · Edinburgh · IFC Review · Aveni on ayeoh · the report

Wordsmith raises €60.2 million (£51.45m)

3 Jun 2026 · Series B · Edinburgh · EU-Startups · Wordsmith on ayeoh · the report

stampfree.ai raises £1.03m

20 May 2026 · Growth · Edinburgh · DIGIT · stampfree.ai on ayeoh · the report

Bioliberty raises £6.2m

3 Apr 2026 · Series A · Edinburgh · DIGIT · Bioliberty on ayeoh · the report

Entourage AI raises $5 million (£3.72m)

18 Mar 2026 · Pre-seed · Glasgow · Scottish Business News · Entourage AI on ayeoh · the report

TileBio raises £1.6m

2 Mar 2026 · Seed · Glasgow · DIGIT · TileBio on ayeoh · the report

These rounds add up to £383.1m disclosed.

By place

Glasgow£308.5m · 8 rounds
Edinburgh£74.6m · 5 rounds

Investors and funders named in their rounds

Archangels

1 round

Brad Peltz

1 round

Crowdcube

1 round

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Questions the record answers

How much did Scottish AI companies raise in 2026?
£383.1m across 13 rounds so far in 2026, summed from the disclosed amounts on ayeoh's record.
What was the largest Scottish AI funding round of 2026?
DataVita gets £300m public support (debt).
Which investors backed Scottish AI companies most in 2026?
Named most often: FinTech Scotland (4 rounds), University of Strathclyde (4 rounds) and GU Holdings Ltd (2 rounds).
Where in Scotland did the money go in 2026?
Glasgow £308.5m (8 rounds) and Edinburgh £74.6m (5 rounds).

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