Young Company Finance

Our monthly publication provides news, comments and analysis on the young company market in Scotland. YCF is a partner organisation of @LINCscotland

[Scottish Government Finance and Economy @scotgoveconomy]

Businesswoman and investor @AnaCStewart has been appointed @ScotGov’s new Chief Entrepreneur.

She visited social enterprise Inspirent in Hamilton with DFM @_KateForbes to mark the appointment and launch a new round of the Ecosystem Fund.

➡️ https://t.co/RLq46SiHXL

[Yvette Hopkins @vikingwayfarer]

GREAT time
@YCFscot annual conference. Wonderful data shared on Scotlands Space Tech + investment community. Dont miss next year’s conference!

[christine hartland @c_hartland]

Great way of splicing industries by @YCFscot talking about the incredible Scottish Start Up ecosystem ‘Healing the World’ ‘Fuelling the World’ and ‘Feeding the World’ only one missing ‘Entertaining the World’ 😉
#creativeindustries #filmandtv #podcast #games

[christine hartland @c_hartland]

‘Working with international corporates as a startup - you need to know which battles to pick’ @ElaineVDBerg1 panel hosted by Phil Brown @howdenlocaluk at the @YCFscot #startup #IP #YCF2024

[Young Company Finance @YCFscot]

📣 We’re excited to share that Yvette Hopkins @vikingwayfarer will be chairing the YCF Annual Conference 2024!

📆 Date: Friday 20th September

📍 Location: Surgeons Quarter, Edinburgh

🌎 Theme: Internationalisation.

Tickets 👉 https://t.co/O6WDChqUfq 👈

[Young Company Finance @YCFscot]

📣 Announcement alert! 📣
We’re delighted to share the news that Patricia El-Jichi of @ParEquity will be joining our all-star lineup of speakers at the YCF Conference 2024! 👉 https://t.co/Q455EfFWTf 👈

[Young Company Finance @YCFscot]

Enjoyed meeting the @neuranics team at #CES2024 . Check out their sensor technology at the Venetian Expo, Hall G 60255. #sensors #monitoring #wearables

[Young Company Finance @YCFscot]

Great to catch up with @novosound today at the #CES2024. Check them out at LVCC North Hall 8866 to learn more about their ultra thin, wearable ultrasound technology. #ultrasound #wearables #digitalhealth

[Young Company Finance @YCFscot]

We’re at the #CES2024 in Vegas this week, for a special report on tech trends going into the January edition. Will visit the booths of Scottish companies @novosounduk @neuranics Innova NanoJet Technologies, Nooku and MyWaves.

[Young Company Finance @YCFscot]

This month, we are celebrating 25 years of Young Company Finance, and have compiled a video to mark the occasion. Wishing you all a wonderful winter break and a huge thank you to all our subscribers and supporters: https://t.co/W5tWTPaerf

[Young Company Finance @YCFscot]

Next up in our ‘Meet the founder’ series, we meet Intra Drive and its founder Mark Ravilious to hear about their funding journey so far
https://t.co/b0ERXoG2f5
#ebikes #manufacturing #investment

[Young Company Finance @YCFscot]

Want to read more about @Cyacomb_com‘s online safety tech and it’s backing from @thebankscot @ParEquity @Mercia_PLC and @scotent?
Subscribe here today 👉 https://t.co/oQg0ocVhUf

#investment #scaleup #highgrowth #scotland

[Scottish EDGE @ScottishEDGE]

Whew! Close one! They've successfully applied & are now pitching for a chance to win up to £100k at the #EDGE22 Final.

Grab a FREE ticket for the live pitching on 23rd Nov & see who takes a share of the £1.5m prize pot to help their business scale!

➡️ https://t.co/BFeLOr68rk

[Young Company Finance @YCFscot]

The October issue of YCF has landed! Featuring: @continuum_ind @Cyacomb_com @Aveni_AI #ETA @BritishBBank @DSLLoans @FinanceSE @mavencapitalio @appointedd @neuranics @flatpacksolar @heerotech #ArtusAir @StellarOmada @UjamaaSpice @ConvergeC

#investment #scotland #startup

[TalentSpark @talent_spark]

An interesting way to finish the day at @YCFscot conference hearing from @blackford founder Ben Pander and @intel and Optoscribe VP of engineering Richard Childs.

#startup #ycf2003

[Young Company Finance @YCFscot]

Ben Panther of Blackford Analysis sharing his exit journey. #YCFS2023

[Young Company Finance @YCFscot]

Preparing and Planning for an exit: @BurgesSalmon takes us through the legal steps involved in an exit.
#YCFS2023 #investment #exit

[TalentSpark @talent_spark]

“Protecting your team through an exit is crucial” a common theme throughout today’s presentations at @YCFscot conference.

#YCF2023 #investment #scaleup

[Young Company Finance @YCFscot]

Morag McFarlane discussing the acquisition and exit stories of @TissueSolutions
#YCFS2023

[Young Company Finance @YCFscot]

Sif Rai and Nick Hucker of @QikServe telling the fascinating story of two companies becoming one during an unprecedented moment in history. #YCFS2023