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Calum Purdie

Business Development Director and Head of Technology & Life Sciences

23 March 2026

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

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

Technology and Life Sciences Ecosystem Manager

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07 May 2025

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.

Colin MacDonald

Member of Johnston Carmichael Tech Advisory Board

20 August 2024

Technology & Life Sciences

Grand Theft Auto games veteran – Top tips on how developers can maximise networking at Gamescom

The 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.