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Nick Murray
Start-up programme architect and director of TecTonic Night Summit
26 March 2026
Scotland doesn’t need more capital: it needs calibrationHaving 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?
23 March 2026
Scotland’s tech funding gap: breaking the cycle of underinvestmentThe 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.
27 May 2025
Why you don’t need to be a tech business to benefit from Glasgow’s ecosystemWhen 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.
07 May 2025
Ex-bar worker’s hospitality app becomes hit with drinks giantsA 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.
Colin MacDonald
Member of Johnston Carmichael Tech Advisory Board
20 August 2024
Grand Theft Auto games veteran – Top tips on how developers can maximise networking at GamescomThe global games sector will descend on Cologne in Germany for the world’s largest games event Gamescom later this month, with a huge UK contingent expected to make the trip.
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