Category: 2024

In a step towards nurturing the future of Artificial Intelligence, portfolio company Amiqus has partnered with The UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Responsible and Trustworthy in-the-world Natural Language Processing. Hosted by the University of Edinburgh, the collaboration aims to provide funding and research support to PhD studentships commencing in 2024. Amiqus is committed… Continue reading Amiqus partners with UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training

Hospitality solutions provider and portfolio company QikServe has officially partnered with Toast to combine QikServe’s innovative digital ordering and payment technology with Toast’s cutting-edge platform for the restaurant industry. With the collaboration already up and running and customer projects in the pipeline, this is a great achievement as QikServe continues to expand.

Between 2018 and 2023, Equity Gap backed 12 investment rounds in female-led businesses – 30% of the total rounds during this period – according to a new report by Young Company Finance Scotland. Thank you to Emma Newlands for featuring Equity Gap’s story alongside the report’s findings in The Scotsman: https://lnkd.in/ee7CXnre There is still a… Continue reading Equity Gap backed 12 investment rounds in female led-businesses

Revolutionary lasers with novel applications will be developed as a result of a new collaboration between portfolio company Vector Photonics and a pioneering engineering unit at the University of Glasgow. Vector Photonics will work with the University’s Critical Technologies Accelerator to create a new laser technology that can be used during the manufacturing process as… Continue reading Collaboration between Vector Photonics and Glasgow University

Investee company Appointedd has partnered with applied intelligence platform Serene to help financial institutions better identify and support vulnerable customers. With Appointedd’s sophisticated online scheduling platform and Serene’s advanced analytics and data, financial institutions can proactively and efficiently engage with vulnerable customers. Read more on Appointedd’s LinkedIn page

Collaborating with Cranfield University, Regional & City Airports, and TUI to decarbonise ground support activity at airports, portfolio company ULEMCo Ltd demonstrated its hydrogen-fuelled aircraft tow truck last week. As one of the first times in the UK that a hydrogen-powered ground support vehicle has been used airside to push back and tow a passenger aircraft, the… Continue reading ULEMCO demonstrates hydrogen-fuelled aircraft tow truck

A new partnership between portfolio company Amiqus and LawTech firm Valla will democratise legal services. Harnessing generative AI to support employees in identifying legal issues and managing their own Employment Tribunal case, Valla’s service will be available through Amiqus’ staff and client onboarding platform. Workers across the UK will be able to easily access legal support while Amiqus’ clients… Continue reading Amiqus partners with LawTech firm Valla

With its trusted compliance and onboarding platform, portfolio company Amiqus has been recognised as one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies by the Financial Times and Statista. Amiqus has claimed the 42nd position for fastest-growing company in the UK overall, the 42nd spot in the IT & Software category across the EU, and 10th place in the IT & Software sector in… Continue reading Amiqus recognised by FT and Statista as one of Europe’s fastest growing companies