Scottish Enterprise
VC Fund
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Scottish Enterprise is a VC fund in Glasgow focused on Biotechnology and Software. Scottish Enterprise is Scotland's main economic development agency and a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. The firm wants to stimulate Scotland’s economic ambition – creating an innovative, high-wage and highly productive economy with a competitive, international market presence and a focus on high value opportunities. Scottish Enterprise partners with the public and private sectors to identify and exploit the best opportunities to deliver a significant, lasting effect on the Scottish economy.
- Total investments:
- 403
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 37%
Last updated:
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Industries Scottish Enterprise invests in
Stages Scottish Enterprise invests in
Countries Scottish Enterprise invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 13 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $387k–$4.3M
- Grant
- $119k–$4.8M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $681k–$8.4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 51 (13%)
- Software 49 (12%)
- Health Care 42 (10%)
- Manufacturing 36 (9%)
- Medical 28 (7%)
Stage
- Grant 120 (30%)
- Seed 90 (22%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 61 (15%)
- Series A 32 (8%)
- Funding Round 27 (7%)
Country
- United Kingdom 241 (60%)
- United States 24 (6%)
- Switzerland 2 (0%)
- Japan 1 (0%)
- France 1 (0%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Graeme Waddell
Board Member
|
Board Member | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jim McDonald
Board Member
|
Board Member | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Adrian Gillespie
Chief Executive Officer
|
Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
David Hartley
Head of Creative Industries
|
Head of Creative Industries | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
David McHoul
Innovation Specialist
|
Innovation Specialist | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 13 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLORIAH objective is to build a brand that would serve women through all stages. | $791.9K / Seed / Oct 05, 2026 | ||
| CSignum specializes in wireless communications solutions, digitization of subsea assets, and actionable insights for ocean industries. | $3.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| SolarSub is an environmental firm that offers floating solar cooling system. | $1.8M / Seed / Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| Calterra is an Edinburgh-based climate-tech company that uses AI and Earth-observation data to monitor and verify the long-term health of restored peatlands and woodlands, helping landowners, developers, and investors track carbon and biodiversity outcomes. | $128.4K / Grant / Sep 18, 2026 | ||
| Digitising Chemistry and Chemical Discovery | $29.6M / Grant / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| Integrated Graphene develops innovative manufacturing process that enables the company to produce high performing, pure, 3D graphene (3DG) foam directly onto any surface, at room temperature and in seconds. | $14.8M / Grant / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| Singular Photonics is a startup that creates SPAD-based image sensors. | $2.2M / Seed / Aug 19, 2026 | ||
| KENOTEQ is a clean tech company, which specialises in building products. KENOTEQ’s first product is an unfired brick with 90% recycled content from demolition and construction waste. | $1.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| QuickBlock is a flat-packed, recycled plastic, modular building system that offers an alternative to traditional concrete blocks. | $1.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 23, 2026 | ||
| QuickBlock is a flat-packed, recycled plastic, modular building system that offers an alternative to traditional concrete blocks. | Grant / Jul 23, 2026 | ||
| See all 403 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Scottish Enterprise invest in?
Scottish Enterprise invests primarily in Biotechnology, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 403 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Scottish Enterprise invest in?
Scottish Enterprise typically joins rounds of $387k–$4.3M at Seed, $119k–$4.8M at Grant and $681k–$8.4M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Scottish Enterprise's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Scottish Enterprise took part in.
How do I contact Scottish Enterprise?
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Who are the partners at Scottish Enterprise?
The team at Scottish Enterprise includes Graeme Waddell (Board Member), Jim McDonald (Board Member) and Adrian Gillespie (Chief Executive Officer), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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