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Cycling for Charity
Aug 2023 Equity Gap Board Member, Brian Williamson, and Investor Member, Neil Heywood, have taken on two separate and phenomenal bike rides to raise money for charity including My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, a cause very much

International airport to reach net-zero targets with ULEMCo’s innovative technology
Aug 2023 ULEMCo Ltd has won funding from the Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom to develop hydrogen-powered airport ground-based support vehicles.

Rising costs causing uncertainties!
Aug 2023 Rising costs and economic uncertainty have resulted in Scottish insolvency activity going back to pre-pandemic levels following record lows in 2020 and 2021. Following the link will lead to the full piece about the

Spotlight on Scotland!
Aug 2023 Scotland achieved its highest amount of equity investment on record in 2022, with a total of £953m invested, a 26% increase on the previous year.

Celebrating success and making connections at our annual Summer Reception
June 2023 Our annual Summer Reception took place on 20 June at the SKYbar, Edinburgh. It was a great chance to celebrate the success of our innovative portfolio companies and connect with our investor members and

Equity gap shortlisted for UKBAA Angel Investment awards!
June 2023 Equity Gap shortlisted for UKBAA Angel Investment Awards for Most Active Investor in the Regions.

Pneumagen raises £8m for development
June 2023 Equity Gap portfolio company PNEUMAGEN raises £8m to accelerate clinical development.

£953m invested into Scottish companies
May 2023 £953m invested into more than 400 of Scotland’s most ambitious and innovative companies in 2022.