65 Best Startups in Edinburgh to Watch in 2025

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There are 65 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $5.6b. The average funding per company in this subset is $85.9m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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$794.5m

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Addepar is a leading provider of technology for the wealth management industry. The company's performance reporting and analytics platform aggregates portfolio, market, and client data all in one place. It provides asset owners and advisors a clearer financial picture at every level, allowing them to make more informed and timely investment decisions. Addepar works with leading financial advisors, family offices, and large financial institutions that manage over $1.3 trillion of assets on the company's platform. In 2018, Addepar was named as a Forbes Fintech 50 and received Morgan Stanley's Fintech Award for making significant impact to the firm's mission of continuous innovation. Addepar is headquartered in Silicon Valley and has offices in New York, New York City, Chicago, Illinois, and Salt Lake City.

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$2.0m

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Net AI is an Edinburgh-based virtual network management company using artificial intelligence for network monitoring.

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11

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$98.6m

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snap40 is a company founded in 2015 by Christopher McCann.

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$10.0m

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Macomics is an Edinburgh-based immuno-oncology company.

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$10.5m

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Edinburgh Molecular Imaging Limited is an Edinburgh-based developer of optical molecular imaging technology.

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$241.9m

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Asklepios Biopharmaceutical is a company in North Carolina.

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$18.4m

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Cell analysis technology provider.

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$1.2m

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Brainvectis is a biotechnology company developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases through restoring cholesterol metabolism in the brain.

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$5.0m

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A company offering launch services capable of delivering small satellites into orbit

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$4.7m

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Neurolabs enables developers to build image recognition algorithms without expert knowledge, by using synthetic data.

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$10.7m

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Online platform offering accounting and money management software for small businesses and freelancers.

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$2.0m

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Platform helping businesses onboard customers using Open Bank data to address credit risk and affordability issues.

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$58.5m

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Reliant Technologies, LLC. develops and sells non-surgical laser systems.

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$5.6m

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Global Surface Intelligence Ltd. is an earth observation and artificial intelligence provider founded by Nigel Douglas.

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$19.3m

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TestCard is the innovative medtech behind the 'urine test-in-a-postcard' concept. Its accompanying mobile app provides an immediate result.

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$12.3m

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Synpromics Ltd is a Edinburgh-based company founded in 2010 by Michael Roberts.

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$34.5m

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DYSIS Medical is focused on developing imaging systems for the non-invasive, in-vivo detection of cancerous and pre-cancerous lesions.

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$228.0k

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App offering clothing to consumers and data analytics to help retailers make better purchasing choices.

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$16.4m

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Olis Robotics Ltd is a Edinburgh-based company founded in 2019 by Fredrik Ryden, Howard Jay Chizeck and Don Pickering.

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$16.5m

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Facial animation platform tailored for the entertainment industry.

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$13.9m

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Logan Energy is a developer of integrated energy systems, including hydrogen storage and distribution services.

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$2.0m

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Bioreactor and automated systems developer for microbial growth and analysis.

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$5.7m

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Uniklasers Ltd. is a tech firm specializing in creating high-precision lasers founded by Fedor Karpushko.

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$880.0k

Money raised

Sofant Technologies is a wireless communication technology developer founded in 2011 by Nakul Haridas.

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$5.3m

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Money Dashboard is a mobile-based application for personal finance management (PFM).

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$1.0m

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HeySummit is an Edinburgh-based company providing a platform for virtual summits, online conferences, and online events.

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$1.8m

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Producer of sustainable carbon adsorbents from organic waste.

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$18.0m

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Technology that combines data transmission and lighting utility for communication networks.

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$130.0k

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Infracost shows engineering teams how code changes affect cloud bills

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Ocyan is a blockchain company founded in 2019 by Evangelos Pappas.

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$1.7m

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Aveni is an information technology company utilizing artificial intelligence.

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$4.4m

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ZoneFox is an Edinburgh-based cybersecurity company developing software and consulting packages for data security and compliance.

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$11.1m

Money raised

Heat battery storage systems designed for industrial and residential use.

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$5.0m

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Imandra is a company founded in 2014.

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$2.6m

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BioCaptiva develops liquid biopsy technology devices to diagnose and monitoring to detect cancers.

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$2.7m

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Mocean Energy Ltd is a wave energy machine manufacturer founded in 2013 by Cameron McNatt.

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$392.7k

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Robotical is a company that develops educational robots.

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$23.0m

Money raised

Rooser is a Edinburgh-based internet company founded in 2019 by Joel Watt.

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$2.8m

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Cyan Forensics provides digital forensics software to help police forces find evidence on computers many times faster than before.

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$13.8m

Money raised

Cyan Forensics Ltd is a digital cybersecurity forensics founded in 2016.

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$12.9m

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Fenestrae is a software as a service company founded in 1990.

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$41.9k

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SymbaSync is a blockchain company founded in 2016 by Damodar Sójka.

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$83.3m

Money raised

Macrophage cell therapy developer for the treatment of inflammatory and fibrotic diseases.

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$2.3m

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Wearable technology that captures on-the-spot data to track and enhance performance, allowing everyone to train like a pro

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$2.0m

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Pyreos is the world’s only supplier of thin-film (semiconductor-scale) pyroelectric sensors.

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$169.9k

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Highland Biosciences is a technology company focused on company’s inner workings.

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$1.2m

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Ajenta is a virtual classroom founded in 2014.

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$2.8m

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LendingCrowd is a Edinburgh-based company founded in 2014.

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$1.3m

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Invizius is a therapeutics developer for dialysis patients founded in 2018 by Andy Herbert.

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$1.8m

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Topolytics Ltd is a waste management platform founded in 2013.

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$17.4m

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Aquamarine Power was a leading wave energy company, developing the innovative Oyster wave energy technology. Aquamarine Power ceased trading on November 20th, 2015.

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$6.0m

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Calcivis is a company founded in 2012.

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$2.4m

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IndiNature manufactures the world's lowest carbon construction system made from entirely from plants, at half the cost of competitors..

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$2.0m

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Red61 is a ticketing software based in Edinburgh founded in 2002.

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$1.3m

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$1.3m

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Manufacturer of viral vector technology for cancer treatments.

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$390.0k

Money raised

UNA Watch is a manufacturer of sustainable and repairable GPS smartwatches founded in 2024 by Lewis Allison.

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$8.9m

Money raised

Novosound is a highly customizable and scalable ultrasound solutions founded in 2018.

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$235.6k

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$2.2m

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IoT home security system offering a smart burglar alarm controllable via mobile devices.

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$630.0k

Money raised

Pufferfish is a Edinburgh-based company.

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$3.9b

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Montagu VI (US) L.P. is a Edinburgh-based company founded in 2019.

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European Liquidity Solutions III Limited Partnership is a Edinburgh-based company founded in 2019.

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$3.4m

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MRM Global is a Edinburgh-based e-commerce company.

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$11.2m

Money raised

Care Sourcer is a Edinburgh-based company.

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