69 Best Startups in Edinburgh to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Startups in Edinburgh

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 109 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $1.1b. The average funding per company in this subset is $15.6m.

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

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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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$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

Money raised

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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$3.0m

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SaaS-based solution for small businesses to forecast short and long-term cash flow in real-time.

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$90.2m

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EnteroBiotix is a fecal microbiota transplantation founded in 2017 by James McIlroy.

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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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$3.3m

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Platform allowing merchants to control their entire payment process.

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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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$74.6m

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Intelligent Growth Solutions is a vertical farming technology founded in 2013.

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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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$1.1m

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Image capturing software that allows any mobile phone camera to scan and identify any bottle of whisky.

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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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$12.0m

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Continuum Industries developed Optioneer, a cloud-based tool which helps engineers to design linear infrastructures such as railways, roads, power cables and water pipelines. It allows engineers to codify the knowledge on how to design infrastructure, automate their design process and use venture's optimisation algorithms to find better designs much faster.

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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

Money raised

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

Money raised

Producer of sustainable carbon adsorbents from organic waste.

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$849.4k

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Aridhia informatics provides biomedical informatics and analytics services to improve the management of chronic diseases.

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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

Money raised

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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$11.4m

Money raised

Desana is an on-demand workspace for your people founded in 2016.

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$1.7m

Money raised

Aveni is an information technology company utilizing artificial intelligence.

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$4.4m

Money raised

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

Money raised

Imandra is a company founded in 2014.

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$2.6m

Money raised

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

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$2.7m

Money raised

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

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$392.7k

Money raised

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

Money raised

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

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

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$12.9m

Money raised

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

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$4.8m

Money raised

Manus Neurodynamica Ltd is an early diagnostics in Parkinson's disease founded in 2008.

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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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$2.1m

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Beta Bugs Limited is an insect genetics research company founded in 2017.

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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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$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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$11.0m

Money raised

Wobble Genomics specializes in maximizing RNA and DNA sequencing efficiency for the discovery and detection of nucleic acid biomarkers.

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$13.0m

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Roslin Technologies is an agriculture biotechnology company based in the UK founded in 2017.

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$8.6m

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Inhibitors focused on treating inflammation, immunity, and metabolism.

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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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$440.0k

Money raised

Reath is a platform for tracking reusable packaging using data founded in 2019.

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$10.9m

Money raised

Meal delivery service offering convenient, wholesome, and tasty meals for home enjoyment.

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$1.3m

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Big data and analytics provider specializing in edge-to-cloud capture and machine learning for Google, government, and AEC industries.

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$4.4m

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Provider of cloud-based logistics software solutions for fleet operations.

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$1.8m

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Topolytics Ltd is a waste management platform founded in 2013.

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$23.8m

Money raised

Marketplace connecting seafood buyers and suppliers across Europe for efficient trading.

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$3.0m

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Pasabi is a trust & Safety platform for online reviews founded in 2013.

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$640.0k

Money raised

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

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$3.7m

Money raised

Toolkit offering resources and support for maintaining an alcohol-free lifestyle.

$440.0k

Money raised

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