Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 20 Venture Capital companies in Scotland. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Venture Capital Companies & Startups (Scotland)
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Enterprise is Scotland’s main economic, enterprise, innovation and investment agency.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Finance, Government, Venture Capital
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Par Equity
Par Equity is a leading, early-stage venture capital firm, investing in innovative, high growth technology companies.
Founder(s): Andrew Castell, Paul Atkinson, Paul Munn, Robert Higginson
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Financial Services, Impact Investing, Venture Capital
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Maven Capital Partners
Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Founder(s): Bill Nixon
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Funding Platform, Venture Capital
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Amati Global Investors
Amati Global Investors is a specialist fund management business based in Edinburgh.
Founder(s): Paul Jourdan
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Pentech Ventures
Pentech Ventures is a venture capital fund focused on finding category defining software companies.
Founder(s): Eddie Anderson
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Circularity Capital
Circularity Capital is a specialist private equity firm investing in European growth SMEs operating in the circular economy.
Founder(s): Andrew Shannon, David Mowat, Ian Nolan, Jamie Butterworth
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Scottish Equity Partners
Scottish Equity Partners is a technology focused growth equity firm operating across the UK and Europe.
Founder(s): Calum Paterson, Gary Le Sueur, Stuart Paterson
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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TRICAPITAL
TRICAPITAL is an experienced business angel syndicate based in Scotland. Portfolio of innovative companies with high growth potential.
Founder(s):
Location: Melrose, Scottish Borders, The, United Kingdom
Industries: Angel Investment, Venture Capital
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VC Directory
VC Directory is an online listing of venture capital firms in America.
Founder(s):
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Venture Capital
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Sainsbury’s Bank
The Bank’s strategy is centred on providing the core Sainsbury’s shopper with a compelling reason to buy financial service products from us.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Banking, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Hygea VCT
Hygea VCT is an investment company providing investors access to a diversified portfolio of emerging and established MedTech companies.
Founder(s):
Location: Brackley, Highland, United Kingdom
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Health Care, Venture Capital
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HedgeSync
An interactive database featuring hedge funds, CTAs, venture capital funds, private equity funds, private debt and more…
Founder(s): Mel Sutton
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Business Development, Hedge Funds, Social Media, Venture Capital
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Olimp Invest LP
investment firm
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Finance, Impact Investing, Venture Capital
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Amaris Hospitality
Amaris Hospitality is a hotel investment and management company.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Hospitality, Hotel, Venture Capital
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Carrington Mortgage
Carrington Mortgage UK is one of the United Kingdom’s leading mortgage and protection brokers
Founder(s):
Location: Glenrothes, Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Blue Thistle Advisory
Blue Thistle Advisory is an advisory firm that provides asset allocation, portfolio construction, and investment services.
Founder(s): Markus Lohr
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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MBM Commercial
MBM Commercial is an law firm.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Legal, Venture Capital
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RELIGARE CAPITAL MARKETS (EMEA) LIMITED
Avior Capital Markets is an independent, globally recognised capital markets research and trading firm.
Founder(s):
Location: Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Glasir McGee LP
A boutique capital firm
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Venture Capital
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Purves Business Advisors
Purves Business Advisors is a financial firm that provides strategic consulting, funding, dispute mediation, and consulting services.
Founder(s):
Location: Melrose, Scottish Borders, The, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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