We’re delighted to learn that nanomaterial producer iGii has secured £8.8m in funding to enhance its manufacturing and accelerate growth. The investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank, Archangel Investors and Par Equity, will support the organisation to scale its production capabilities, advancing customer projects, and deepening research and development of its high-performance Gii™ material. Interface matched iGii to University of St. Andrews to work on several collaboration projects, funded by Innovation Vouchers. 

Edinburgh based Sofant Technologies are a wireless technology developer, who have previously worked with Interface to find collaborative partners and access funding. They recently raised £3.4m funding which will facilitate the completion of Sofant’s core technology and the production of beta versions of its satellite antenna for lead customers. 

Congratulations to the Scottish entrepreneurs who will receive a share of £1.5 million prize fund from the Scottish EDGE awards. Amongst the high-growth potential businesses included several organisations we’re proud to have worked with. Including:

• Confidence Plud
• Ochil Fudge
• Evolve Metals
• Smart Gym CIC
• Candles from the Croft 

FinTech Scotland’s Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL), in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow, has concluded its first innovation call aimed at simplifying compliance through AI and emerging technologies.  From the five winners, we were delighted to see several organisation Interface have worked with, including Amiqus, HAELO, and Level E Research who were each awarded up to £50k. 

We learned that several Matched by Interface companies will be attending the YCF Conference ‘Internationalisation: Attracting international investors and customers’. Featured on the ‘Scottish Robotics taking over the world’ panel will be Crover Ltd, Danu Robotics and Kingdom Technologies. We’re sure this will be a fantastic event, and we look forward to learning more. To find out more about Crover and Danu Robotics, you can read their case studies here:
– Crover: Crover Ltd | Interface Online (interface-online.org.uk) 
– Danu Robotics: Danu Robotics Ltd | Interface Online (interface-online.org.uk)