£275k pre-seed has been raised by Nuuri to simplify nursery search and enrolment in the UK. The Edinburgh-based startup is building the UK’s first end-to-end platform helping parents find, compare, and enrol in nurseries. When Nuuri came to Interface to work on a collaborative project, we connected them with University of Edinburgh.

Ten up-and-coming businesses, including three Matched by Interface companies, have been selected to take part in the inaugural Launch Academy Scotland programme, which is set to boost the growth of Scottish clean energy businesses. Congratulations to Fennex, Innovair Ltd and Revive Geoscience Services.

22 Scotland-based founders have been selected by Techscaler for its forthcoming international programmes. These Scottish technology start-ups and scale-ups will head to Silicon Valley and Singapore as they look to tap into two of the world’s most dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystems. We’re delighted to see many Matched by Interface companies in this cohort, including VanFill, 20 Photos (Life Curated), DanceSing, Seluna, ThermaFy and Connecting Hands.

Smplicare, an Edinburgh based company whose machine learning platform predicts fall risk with up to 85% accuracy, helping individuals maintain independence and reduce care costs, has secured backing from STAC Invest for its fall prevention technology for older adults. The company has worked with Edinburgh Napier University, Robert Gordon University and Heriot-Watt University, facilitated by Interface.

Seluna is a Medtech startup founded by Dr Scott Black and Dr Yola Jones. The company has recently received STAC funding to advance its machine learning-enabled software for diagnosing and managing childhood sleep apnoea.  With collaborative projects with University of Glasgow facilitated by Interface, we’re delighted to hear about their ongoing success.