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Calum Purdie

Calum Purdie

Technology and Life Sciences Ecosystem Manager

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14 May 2026

  • Technology & Life Sciences
  • Business Advisory
  • Business Resilience
What investors are really looking for in founders right now

A practical look at what investors expect from founders today, and how to build an investable, impact-driven business.

Nick Murray

Nick Murray

Start-up programme architect and director of TecTonic Night Summit

26 March 2026

  • Technology & Life Sciences
  • Where Sharp Minds Meet
Scotland doesn’t need more capital: it needs calibration

Having worked across Scotland’s start-up scene for more than a decade, inside ventures, alongside hundreds of founders, and through the design and delivery of local and international programmes, Nick Murray has seen the same debate surface time and time again - why isn’t more capital coming into Scottish start-ups?

Calum Purdie

Calum Purdie

Head of Technology & Life Sciences

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23 March 2026

  • Technology & Life Sciences
  • Where Sharp Minds Meet
Scotland’s tech funding gap: breaking the cycle of underinvestment

The opening months of 2026 have taken me the length and breadth of the UK - from conversations in Glasgow and Edinburgh to investor gatherings in London. One event in the capital stood out in particular: a showcase connecting investors with Scottish-based founders building businesses using artificial intelligence. The quality of the founders in the room was genuinely impressive. But the appetite for investment told a familiar story.

Calum Purdie

Calum Purdie

Technology and Life Sciences Ecosystem Manager

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27 May 2025

  • Technology & Life Sciences
Why you don’t need to be a tech business to benefit from Glasgow’s ecosystem

When people hear the word “tech,” they often assume it’s only relevant to businesses with Silicon Valley ambitions. But Glasgow is showing the world that technology - and the ecosystem that supports it - is far more inclusive and collaborative than that.

Calum Purdie

Calum Purdie

Technology and Life Sciences Ecosystem Manager

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07 May 2025

  • Food & Drink
  • Technology & Life Sciences
  • Business Advisory
Ex-bar worker’s hospitality app becomes hit with drinks giants

A former bar worker who created a drinks gamification app to improve the pub experience post-COVID has grown her business to work with world leading drinks brands. Here, she discusses how her business developed and how support from Scottish EDGE and Johnston Carmichael helped accelerate its trajectory.

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