We will reach our goal to empower growth businesses by achieving three aims.
Aim 1
Enable investment in ambitious companies across Scotland.
We will do this by:
- focusing our investment capability on first-to-equity businesses, addressing increasing market demand for early-stage finance
- supporting and contributing to the development of an improved national pipeline of investment opportunities by using our expertise to build capacity across the sector
- contributing to the development and launch of a national innovation fund supporting high growth potential spinouts and start-ups from across Scotland
- supporting founders, particularly those from underrepresented groups, to navigate the local and global investor landscape
Aim 2
Be a value-add investor.
We will do this by:
- matching the growth needs of portfolio companies with student talent and academic expertise
- educating founders about the importance of diversity and sustainable, impactful practices for business and investment success
- connecting founders with local and global networks through our Enterprise & Investment Committee and other influential contacts
Aim 3
Use our academic expertise and capabilities to accelerate the development of scale-ups.
We will do this by:
- building on our award-winning portfolio of training and education for high-growth companies by identifying and addressing market needs
- using our manufacturing excellence and capabilities, playing a key role in the development of major Scottish scale initiatives including a Deeptech super cluster
- supporting emerging high-growth businesses to adopt AI to increase productivity, reduce risk and improve decision-making