What does world-class startup support look like? It looks like direct advice from battle-tested founders.

We’re excited to announce that Jessica Mullen and Steve J. Jeans have joined CodeBase as Entrepreneurs in Residence.

Jonny Kirkaldy launched Scran, an app for neurodivergent cooks, after a 4-month beta with 200 cooks. Read his takeaways on launching to a deadline and keeping feedback flowing: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/sim…

You don't need a complete digital overhaul to save hundreds of admin hours - small tech changes can make an immediate impact.

DigiTay Connected offers:

Grants of up to £2,000
1:1 expert mentoring
Support adopting practical tools

⏳ Deadline: 9th November

Valart founder Elliot Riley-Walsh wanted a mentor who understood his market. CodeBase connected him with Jason Wagner, a fellow collector, through the Barclays mentorship programme. Valart now has 350+ users in 11 countries. Know more: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/cat…

For Kamran, co-founder of Zimplex.AI, persistence is what has kept the company growing.

Along the way, Kamran and co-founder Falak received mentorship from expert operators and accessed practical frameworks through Techscaler’s Reforge.

Swipe through for more👉

The Greentech Growth & Scale Programme is officially underway! Following a fast-paced hackathon at @CodeBaseTech, our 10-week accelerator is now open to Edinburgh founders in clean tech, energy transition & circular economy. Apply now: thisiscodebase.webflow.io/greentech-grow…

Can you show investors how your business will grow and why customers will pay for it?

Our 10-week Greentech Accelerator helps Edinburgh-based founders in clean tech, energy transition and the circular economy do exactly that.

Apply now: thisiscodebase.webflow.io/greentech-grow…

We’re live from Edge AI & Robotics: A Technical Breakfast with AWS! An intimate room of founders, CTOs and technical leads building at the intersection of AI and the physical world is here, swapping notes on on-device inference, fleet deployment and sim-to-real.

Huge energy at @CodeBaseTech Edinburgh today for hackathon 1 of 2! 🌱

Building an MVP? Applications for our Greentech Accelerator are open:thisiscodebase.webflow.io/greentech-grow…

Huge welcome to Steve Jeans, our newest Entrepreneur in Residence.

From co-founding Desana, raising $12M+, and scaling across 90+ countries with enterprise clients like Google & OpenAI, Steve adds serious operational weight to our already brilliant lineup of founder support.

Thinking of expanding your startup into Ireland or the UK? 🚀

Join CodeBase & @republicofwork for our webinar, Scaling Beyond Borders to discover how our Celtic Link initiative supports cross-border growth.

📅 11 Nov | 12 PM GMT
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“Never be too scared to take risks. Action is infinitely better than a lifetime of what-ifs.”

That’s Andrew McCourt’s advice for other founders launching a business in Scotland.

Swipe through to read more about their journey!

The Greentech Growth and Scale programme supports Edinburgh-based founders working in clean tech, energy transition and the circular economy, whatever stage you’re at.

Applications are live. Register your interest in any or all three here: thisiscodebase.webflow.io/greentech-grow…

“In just six months, there is a night and day difference in both the look and feel of our debut game” – Ellen Dunsmore, Shouty Knot

Five studios spent six months building from Water’s Edge on Techscaler’s first gaming residency in Dundee.
thisiscodebase.com/resources/from…

Graeme Kerr, co-founder and CEO of Tethered, took a sleep business from Scotland into US hotel talks. His advice: use mentors with intent and treat churn as research. Read more of his story: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/sho…

We’re excited to partner with Dublin’s @geccentre to give Scottish and Irish startups direct access to hot-desking, regional connectors, capital, and market-entry support.

Find out more thisiscodebase.com/resources/conn…

Introducing our newest Entrepreneur in Residence, Jessica Mullen 🎉

We’re delighted to welcome Jessica to the CodeBase network where she’ll be sharing her wealth of knowledge and experience with our community of founders.

“Start with what the customer gains, rather than what we want to say.” Mentor Amy Kelly’s advice gave Janani, founder of Unbaggaged, the confidence to back a billboard at Edinburgh Waverley. Her tip: spend time around founders a few steps ahead. unbaggaged.com

"Startup finance is relatively simple. You’ve just got to suck it up, learn the numbers, and be comfortable talking about them."
In this episode of The Blueprint, Georgina Hollis breaks down why every founder needs to own their financial model.
Watch the video to hear more!

Alasdair Crawley took a law degree and spent eleven years at Optima, from junior analyst to board director, before founding Fanbase, which works with over 300 sports organisations. His lesson: gather evidence early, then plan the leap. Case study: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/tra…

In our latest blog post, we share the top takeaways from our first three sessions of Ask Me Anything.

Read the full recap here: thisiscodebase.com/resources/ask-…

The Greentech Growth and Scale programme offers a 10 week accelerator programme, two hackathons and hands-on mentoring for Edinburgh-based founders working in clean tech, energy transition and the circular economy.

Register your interest here: thisiscodebase.webflow.io/greentech-grow…

Seluna’s Dr Yola Jones took her NHS-validated AI to Singapore and Dublin with Techscaler. Her takeaway: machine learning teams everywhere face the same problems, yet the West and APAC rarely compare notes. Founders who cross that divide find new answers: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/eng…

From a 20-year IT background to scaling a UK-wide marketplace, Samuel created Shop Much More to make authentic cultural foods & goods accessible for diaspora communities.

At CodeBase we're proud to support their growth as they prepare to launch V3! 🙌

We’ve launched DigiTay Connected 🚀

If you run a travel, tourism, or hospitality business in Angus, Dundee, Perth & Kinross, or North East Fife, get up to £2,000 in tech grants + 1-to-1 mentoring to modernise your operations.

Apply now: thisiscodebase.com/digitay-connec…

After years at tech giants like Amazon, Nagu took the leap alongside his wife and co-founder, Dr. Sivapriya Mothilal Bhagavathy, to build Vidai, an AI control room giving businesses complete governance over their AI traffic.

After 30 years in surgery, Dr Hisham Shalaby set out to transform how specialist consultations work. Through Techscaler, delivered by CodeBase, Dr Hisham received the commercial mentorship and informed challenge needed to test assumptions and sharpen SPATTRO's market positioning.

Olga Maksimova sought out a founder community on day one in Edinburgh. Techscaler then took the Lappa founder to San Francisco and Singapore, where she learned that APAC small businesses want local support before they'll partner. Read Olga's full story: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/rea…

We hosted an executive delegation from Beijing Electronics Holding Co. (BEHC) at CodeBase today for a knowledge exchange on startup agility vs global industrial scale! 🚀

Shoutout to the businesses who presented:
• Touchlab
• RideScan
• weeteq

Vulnerable adults can deteriorate silently for weeks between care appointments and often no one notices until it's too late.

MovementGuard is Dr. Nazia Gillani’s solution to that problem, an analytics platform that tracks any changes in routine and recovery.

Lexidesk founder Ivan Tryskyba chose where to grow by following the demand that reached him first. With support from Techscaler and CodeBase, his CRO met US customers in New York and moved a pilot forward. Read the case study: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/fol…

What does an untapped market look like before anyone believes in it? For Marc Williamson it was his own back catalogue, no longer playable. Umbra Dynamics revives classic games, and at Gamescom 2026 publishers told him they had slate space. His lessons: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/the…

Founded 8 years ago as a solo business, Andy Hodges has scaled ThinkShare into a thriving digital workspace & AI consultancy.
With roots at CodeBase’s Stirling hub & scaling support from Techscaler’s Catalyst programme, Andy found PMF and unlocked productised B2B growth.

"No investors. No debt. Cash flow positive from day one." That's the rule Moray Melhuish built ScotAI on, and it hasn't slowed the company down. Now: 50+ wind farms, real gains in aerospace, and trust from names like Raytheon. Full story 👇
thisiscodebase.com/case-study/boo…

Last week, CodeBase and Dell Technologies brought together CTOs, technical founders & engineering leaders for a closed-door dinner hosted by @ollyheadey on the realities of AI in production.

On Techscaler's Silicon Valley trip, NeonGuard founder Chelsea Jarvie had her pitch deck torn apart for being too technical. She brought in a marketing consultant to refine the message into clear guidelines her team still uses today.

Full case study: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/fro…

"Storytelling is relationship building."

In this episode of The Blueprint, Kathryn Strachan (Founder & Former CEO at CopyHouse) breaks down how to build messaging that truly resonates with your audience.

Paul Millar had 27 years of code and a nascent commercial footing. LawtechUK, delivered by CodeBase and Legal Geek, changed what he built next: AirGapSign, an e-signature platform that never holds your documents.

Full case study: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/fro…

CodeBase has grown for 12 years without outside investment, reinvesting revenue into founders instead, backed by experienced, battle-tested operators. Know how the system works: thisiscodebase.com/resources/the-…

Deep tech doesn't move like software. Zaki Hussein planned to scale Touchlab in 2 to 3 years. The real average is 7, sometimes a decade. Read his story and take on what technical founders underestimate about scaling: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/sen…

After 10+ years in software, Daman Kaur asked: "Can we prove this AI output is correct?"
Enter LegalAI [Space], a platform that checks AI legal work against laws & SRA rules, leaving a signed audit trail. We’re proud to have supported Daman through our LawtechUK mentoring.

Solo founder Elena Höge spent five years building Yaldi Games' Out and About. CodeBase, starting with Creative Bridge, helped her plan a Japan-inspired expansion under Techscaler.
Read Elena's journey here: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/fro…

Two new opportunities for founders to scale:

🔹 Catalyst: 9 weeks of live workshops to build your foundations
🔹 Singapore Cohort: 2 weeks inside SWITCH connecting with APAC investors & buyers.

Apply now: techscaler.co.uk/techscaler-cat… techscaler.co.uk/techscaler-sin…

"It’s very easy to fall in love with your own tech."

For this episode of The Blueprint, Kirsten Lord (Founder & CEO at digitalMSK) breaks down why objective market research is critical before you build.

Watch the full video below!

Sacha didn't try to fix the whole GP system. She picked one process and went deep on it. Techscaler, delivered by CodeBase, backed that thinking through mentorship, the Funding Accelerator, and three weeks in Silicon Valley. Read Sacha's full story: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/sca…

Founded by Dr. Priya Bhagavathy and Nagu Gopalakrishnan, a husband and wife team bringing together 20 years of energy sector expertise and product and engineering leadership, Vidai is developing the control plane that allows businesses to run AI at a larger and cheaper scale.

Founded by Dr Taner Dosluoglu and Martin MacDonald, weeteq develops circuit-level AI that corrects power and control systems at their core, operating across sectors where reliability matters most.

Read the full report to find out more: techscaler.co.uk/resources/ones…

The US doesn't move at one speed. SV pushed danceSing to think bigger; NY wanted proof fast. One lesson stuck: ageing costs the same everywhere. Read how Natalie navigated the two markets: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/nat…

London has had decades of large-scale tech employers building ecosystem density. Scotland is still building toward that. Richard Lennox makes a compelling case for what one anchor employer could change. Read the full report via: thisiscodebase.com/framing-scotla…

Louise Martin built RigRun after years of auditing NHS oil rigs. Techscaler backed her expansion into the Middle East, connecting her with mentors and ADNOC contacts in the UAE. Read her full story: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/fro…

Two doctors kept treating burnout after it had already taken hold. So they built Husu to catch it first. CodeBase backed that journey through Techscaler. Know many more such founder stories: thisiscodebase.com/case-studies

💷 Capital raised. 📃 Valuations achieved. 👩‍💻 Jobs created. These are the numbers Scotland's entrepreneurial economy support tends to be measured by, and on the surface that makes sense. But they're lagging signals.

Find out the solution: thisiscodebase.com/framing-scotla…

Founders need tailored support. For some, it can be that first push; for some, it's foundational knowledge and operator access, while for some, like Tethered, it's exposure.

See what the rest of the New York cohort gained: techscaler.co.uk/resources/thre…

Leo Fakhrul & Ziyad Alrasbi built XYNQ, a regulatory platform for music fraud, after an AI-generated song wiped out their label's listeners overnight. Techscaler and CodeBase are building the support to up their momentum. Know how: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/sol…

Most conversations about scaling Scottish companies eventually land on funding. How much, from whom, at what stage. And it is true that capital is crucial.

But there's something the debate consistently underweights.

Find out what: lnkd.in/epUQgkAU

GPS can't always be trusted when it matters most. Synqronicity Quantum Technologies is building the alternative: tamper-proof, GPS-free navigation powered by quantum sensors and AI, for defence, space and critical infrastructure. Surely a One to watch: techscaler.co.uk/resources/ones…

Every founder needs different support at different stages. Through Techscaler, CodeBase backed Sacha Wright (Practest) in Silicon Valley and at London Tech Week, in front of investors, buyers, and partners. Know more: techscaler.co.uk/resources/tech…

Most support systems are built on an assumption nobody's ever said out loud: that every company is trying to become the same thing. It's worth questioning. Richard Lennox, in his new paper on Scotland's founder economy, dives into the same.
Read now: thisiscodebase.com/framing-scotla…

📝 The Blueprint - Allan Cannon

For this edition of the Blueprint we sat down with CodeBase Entrepreneur in Residence and Founder and CEO of Deep Signal, Allan Cannon, to talk about the mistakes he sees founders make.

Watch the full video to hear it straight from Allan 👇

Dr. Shivoh spent a decade studying why robots fail quietly before RideScan existed.

That research now powers deals with robotics partners in Japan, backed by mentorship from Allan through Techscaler's EIR programme.

Techscaler by CodeBase made it happen: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/fit…

Scotland's scaleups are 0.52% of SMEs but generate a third of SME turnover. Starting was never the hard part. Richard Lennox (CodeBase COO) on why founders stall at growth, and what a better model looks like:
thisiscodebase.com/framing-scotla…

An entrepreneurial system should be judged by the number of companies it builds, not by the number of programmes it funds.

Read CodeBase's COO Richard Lennox's latest article for the Scotsman here: scotsman.com/business/fund-…

Failure isn't a detour from the startup journey; it's part of it. Aurora Avionics' Myles Bax on learning from setbacks, and why CodeBase's network across the country matters for founders trying to find their people. Watch here: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/bui…

Last month CodeBase’s COO Richard Lennox took to the Accelerate Stage at Dublin Tech Summit to chair the panel Enough Programmes: Build Scalable Companies That Endure. 

Check out a full recap on the summit: techscaler.co.uk/resources/dubl…

Founded by Yaheya Shafti, a biomedical engineer, Radana is designing wireless sensor technology that allows clinicians to monitor blood pressure and heart rate from a distance. Read all about our Ones to Watch: techscaler.co.uk/resources/ones…

Martin McDonald built Weeteq's AI to optimise power inside microcontrollers.

Techscaler's Japan mission gave him a pathway to meet partners face to face. Weeks later: a confirmed pilot, an investor in due diligence.

Know more: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/fro…

📝 The Blueprint - Andrew McGinley
In our latest series, we’re bringing together the operators, founders and mentors inside the CodeBase network to share their insights and lessons from building, scaling, failing and everything in between. Read more here: thisiscodebase.com/resources/the-…

Two pivots. A market collapse. A rebuild from scratch. Nick Jones kept going when most wouldn't. Full story on how Zumo navigated it all: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/res…

Three years. £58m raised by connected startups. 779 founders and ecosystem members through our doors. This is what happens when you build the right room for Edinburgh's greentech founders. The full story: thisiscodebase.com/greentech-futu…

Unfiltered hit Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Inverness and Glasgow this week and the rooms were buzzing. ☕

🔗 Find your nearest Unfiltered event and register for free here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/unfiltered-i….

CodeBase is delivering the DigiTay Travel and Tourism Accelerator — supporting up to 100 SMEs across Angus, Dundee, Perth and Kinross, and Northeast Fife with funding, mentoring, and real tech trials. Follow along for updates.

Iniotech deploys wireless sensor systems that give hotel operators visibility into risks before they become costly incidents. With a founding team that knows this problem inside out and traction already behind them, Iniotech is one to watch.

Know more: techscaler.co.uk/resources/ones…

Built ESK from £250k to £4m in four years, bootstrapped, then closed a PE round with Maven. Samuel Weatherstone's journey has lessons worth sitting with. Read the full case study here: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/liv…

We’re at Dublin Tech Summit! 🚀

Our COO Richard Lennox took to the Accelerate Stage for a panel on what it really takes to build startups that last.

For more from the summit, keep an eye on the Techscaler socials. 🔔

What does it take to apply to Y Combinator?

Entrepreneur in Residence, Hannah Mercer, hosted a dinner with Barclays Eagle Labs for startups considering YC, joined by YC alum Naz Malik and Tom Walkinshaw.

Founder insight, honest advice and a brilliant room of Scottish startups.

We are thrilled to be partnering with the @republicofwork, Cork's highly recognised innovation hub, to launch the Celtic Link, a cross-border programme designed to lower the barriers for startups and SMEs looking to expand internationally.
Know more: thisiscodebase.com/resources/the-…

Five years building in climate tech. A market that didn't scale, hard to win customers, and a platform launching later this year. Rethink Carbon's story is a honest look at what early stage actually looks like. Full case study here: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/nat…

Microscopy often comes at a price most labs can't afford, until now. Northern Light Microscopy is building microscopy systems that are reshaping how bioscience discoveries are made, offering imaging at a price researchers can access. Read the full report: techscaler.co.uk/resources/ones…

Scotland has the founders, the ideas, the drive. What this partnership between CodeBase and CoreWeave adds is the infrastructure, the capital, and the expertise to take it global.

On 5th May, that became real.

Full recap: thisiscodebase.com/resources/brin…

Collaborating with the NHS as a founder can be challenging. What if you could help change that?

Join us and NHS Forth Valley for a founder focus group - Tuesday 19 May, 10am –12pm, Forth Valley Royal Hospital.

Register now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/nhs-forth-va…

Proving age online without giving up your identity. Neon Guard is building the technology to make that possible and they're one of the standout signals from our Ones to Watch 2026 report. Read the full report: techscaler.co.uk/resources/ones…

Through Techscaler, Amytis accessed funding connections, Silicon Valley insight, and founder networks, helping shape its global growth plans.

Read Eva Steele's journey so far: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/how…

AI founders and startups are coming together at CodeBase Edinburgh today with @CoreWeave to talk candidly about what it really takes to build and scale AI in Scotland, from funding models to the ongoing challenge of accessing compute, with insights to come from founders soon.

We've partnered with CoreWeave to bring world-class AI infrastructure access to Scottish founders. £1.5bn invested. Hundreds of founders in our programmes. Exclusive Edinburgh event: 5th May. If you're building AI at scale, this is for you: thisiscodebase.com/resources/buil…

Most conversations about women in business stop at access. Jennifer Forbes Iannolo, VP of Business Acceleration at CodeBase, goes further — and has the cross-continental experience to back it up.

Read the full article: europeanbusinessreview.com/what-scaling-r…

Split Screen brought creatives and technologists together to explore how AI is shaping live and digital performance. Six projects now progress as micro-commissions, with three heading to Creative Tech Scotland Gathering demos.
Explore more: rcs.ac.uk/news-stories/s…

Excited to bring you Ones to Watch 2026, an insight-driven report around high-growth startups across Scotland. With a focus on deeptech, it offers a comprehensive view of where the ecosystem is moving.
Download now: thisiscodebase.com/resources/ones…

CodeBase EIR Andrew McGinley has done all of it before.
After raising £9M and exiting Care Sourcer, he is now building Hosel, bringing trust and transparency to a fragmented resale market, while continuing to support founders at CodeBase. Read more: scotsman.com/business/scott…

Deep tech often struggles at the point of translation from research to real markets. LumiAIres is navigating that shift, turning photonic computing into a venture with growing traction, sharper direction, and global ambition.
Read the case study: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/bui…

Scaling challenges rarely come from one constraint. As highlighted in Forbes, the real pressure lies in how ecosystems connect operators, talent and pathways. More companies are getting stuck in the messy middle. That is where support needs to evolve: forbes.com/sites/alisonco…

£4.5m committed to LawtechUK signals continued confidence in the UK’s legal sector. For founders, this creates stronger pathways to test and scale solutions within real environments. know more: gov.uk/government/new…

James Buchan built Zudu in high-stakes, regulated environments.

That experience led to ePass.

Through Techscaler, Zudu refined its investor strategy, expanded its networks, and moved toward product-led scale.

More in the case study: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/bui…

Infracost’s $15M Series A is a signal of Scotland’s growing global startup momentum. Founded in Edinburgh and now used by 10% of the Fortune 500, the company shows how technical ambition and ecosystem support can produce outcomes.

Read the story: thisiscodebase.com/resources/infr…

The UK’s startup opportunity isn’t confined to London.

CodeBase Executive Vice-Chair Steven Drost explores how growth beyond the M25 is driven by the infrastructure of ideas—networks, talent, and support systems that help founders scale.

Read more: startupsmagazine.co.uk/growth-beyond-…

Today, the first Applied Agentic AI cohort begins.

Engineers will spend the coming weeks building practical agentic systems designed for real organisational environments.

Looking forward to seeing what this cohort creates.

Adam Harris turned PhD research into a climate tech startup tackling the cost of wind energy. Myriad Wind is building modular turbines designed for easier transport, installation, and deployment.

Access the case study:
thisiscodebase.com/case-study/ret…

From ideas to real digital products!

We are excited to be working with Campus Catalyst at Forth Valley College to introduce students to startup thinking, product design, and AI-powered prototyping across three hands-on days.

Know more: forthvalley.ac.uk/news/entrepren…

The Venture Builder Incubator 6.0 Showcase brought together founders, academics and investors to hear pitches from the latest university spinouts. The programme supported 34 ventures from 10 Scottish universities.

Read the full recap: thisiscodebase.com/resources/vent…

Sam Mayall built Zelim to tackle one of maritime safety’s hardest problems. Our latest case study explores how the company grew through complexity, global ambition, and targeted support from Techscaler by CodeBase: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/bui…