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 21 Association companies in Edinburgh. 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 Association Companies & Startups (Edinburgh)
The Data Lab
Data Lab is an innovation center focusing on helping the Scottish industry to capitalize on a growing market opportunity in data science.
Founder(s): Neil Logan
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Education, Government, Information Technology, Non Profit
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The City of Edinburgh Council
The City of Edinburgh Council is responsible for providing political leadership
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Communities, Government, Non Profit
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Seafish
Sea Fish offers is a non-profit organization that supports the seafood industry to thrive.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Marine Technology, Non Profit
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Marketing Society
The Marketing Society is an exclusive global network of 2,700 senior marketers.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Advertising, Association, Communities, Marketing
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Allied Talent
Allied Talent works with organizations that want to learn and adopt the Alliance management framework in order to recruit & manage
Founder(s): Ben Casnocha, Chip Joyce
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Education, Human Resources, Information Technology, Software
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Social Investment Scotland
To support the creation and of charities, community organisations and social enterprises that have the capability.
Founder(s): Wendy Alexander
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Non Profit
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Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) promotes the study of zoology and kindred subjects.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Education, Non Profit
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National Records of Scotland
Registrar of births, marriages and deaths for Scotland. Provides information for researchers and genealogists.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association
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Social Enterprise Academy
To contribute to this change in Scotland through learning and development.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Non Profit
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Myeloma UK
Resource for those seeking information about the treatment and management of multiple myeloma.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Health Care
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Law Society of Scotland
Law Society of Scotland is a regulatory committee that engages in career mentoring, education, licensing, legal & business support services.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Consulting, Legal, Non Profit, Professional Networking
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Creative Scotland
Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association
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Scottish Funding Council
SFC is the national, strategic body that is responsible for funding teaching and learning.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association
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Keegan & Pennykid
Keegan & Pennykid provides professional and independent insurance and financial services advice to individuals, businesses, and etc.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Consulting, Financial Services
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World Alliance for Decentralized Energy
WADE works to accelerate the worldwide development of high efficiency cogeneration, onsite power and decentralized renewable energy systems.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Energy
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Screen Academy Scotland
Screen Academy Scotland is dedicated to fostering the future of filmmaker.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association
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Publishing Scotland
Publishing Scotland provides support, training, funding and advocacy for the book publishing sector in Scotland.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association
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Heroic Entrepreneurs
Heroic Entrepreneurs is a community empowering and inspiring entrepreneurs.
Founder(s): James Shoemark
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Education
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World Bowls
World Bowls is an international federation that encourages, promotes, develops, and ensure the growth of bowls sport throughout the world.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Leisure, Sports
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Information Commissioner’s Office
The ICO is a U.K.-based independent body set up to uphold information rights.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Electronics, Government, Law Enforcement
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Scottish Bible Society
The Scottish Bible Society publishes the Bible in many languages and promotes transformative programmes to incorporate in their lives.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Charity, Religion
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