Silicon Valley showcase for Scottish tech firms 

The founders of 5 Scottish tech firms are to showcase their products in Silicon Valley through a new pilot.

Scottish Enterprise’s US MarketBooster Programme has been set up to support companies enter and scale in North America.

The aim is to transform Scotland’s economy by doubling the number of scaling companies in the country over the next decade.

“To scale up, Scottish businesses need to go global. The US is our top export market and this US MarketBooster Programme is an exciting new way of working. With targeted, wraparound support here in Scotland, followed by immersion in Silicon Valley, these innovative companies will have the best opportunity to grow faster,” explained Reuben Aitken, Managing Director International, Scottish Enterprise.

“This Programme is about giving companies access to our expertise, advice and networks rather than direct funding, because we know how highly valued this is by them.

“Scotland has a rich history of great inventions and innovative spirit. This new approach will help propel this next generation of ambitious, innovative companies forward, delivering maximum impact for both them and Scotland.” 

The 16-week programme of support will start with an 8 week “discovery phase” in Scotland, with the other half based in a co-working space in Silicon Valley to build networks, partners and skills. The target is to get US revenue up to 6 months faster than companies entering the market without the support.

The 5 chosen businesses are: Aveni, Cloudsoft, Lasting Asset, Lupovis, and Talking Medicines.  

“We’ve been supported by Scottish Enterprise over the years in many useful ways and in our experience their help means you can go further, faster and bring the benefit into your business and bottom line sooner,” said Jo Halliday, one of the Founders of Talking Medicines.

“We’re very excited to be involved in this US MarketBooster programme, alongside other scaling companies that are looking to enter, expand and go big in the United States.  

“Talking Medicines has a successful presence in the US, and we see this programme as the catalyst to further US acceleration and scalability in 2025 through extension of our current market and growth of AI.

“Others in this group are entering the US market for the first time, so I’m looking forward to learning from each other and sharing the experience together.” 

The group will travel to Silicon Valley in early March and complete the pilot by the end of April.   

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