🩸 Full Stop launch, Frontier robotics deployment, Launch academy and Geovation cohorts announced.
Here's your Campfire for the 4th of August, 2025.
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🌊 Updates
🩸 East Renfrewshire-based Full Stop has launched a range of eco-friendly period products (pants, pads and wet bags) for public sector and corporate organisations. Their aim is “to facilitate a seamless transition towards a greener world by providing eco-friendly period products while championing equality in menstrual health.” TS
🤖 Edinburgh-based Frontier Robotics (subsea robotics) is set to deploy its remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) to an offshore wind simulation facility to evaluate the viability of off-shore wind inspections. Their advanced ROV tech has special cameras and simulation software that “supports safer, more efficient underwater inspection and maintenance”. FS DGT
🌍 Edinburgh-based Hop (hospitality tech) is expanding into South Africa. Offering bookings, property management, and payment gateways, Hop is already used by over 200 hotels in the UK. They’re opening a Cape Town office in order to target the growing tourism industry, which is adding 50,000 hotel rooms on the African continent each year. SS
🗺️ Geovation Scotland announced their new intake (cohort 7): Greenflip Homes (digital house retrofitting platform), Project Voxel (geospatial imaging to detect early signs of crop stress), Lintels.in (unauthorised short-term subletting detection platform for landlords), Settlz (house purchasing negotiation), Footprint Bio (ecological monitoring/risk platform for land businesses), and RunV (mapping technology for runners). The accelerator’s aim is to “support acceleration in location, land and property technology innovation in Scotland.” GS
⚡ The Launch Academy Scotland programme has announced their cohort of 10 early stage clean tech businesses or projects: Airspection (off-shore inspections via drone), AJT Engineering (specialist offshore engineering services), Fathom Group (digital twin, subsea dynamics), Fennex (safety management software), Frontier Robotics (underwater exploration software and inspection drones), Innovair (subsea inspection service provider), Kraken Robotics (3d imaging sensors and robotics solutions), Revive Geoscience (seismic data insight platform), Smarter Subsea Handling (variable buoyancy systems), and Subworx (underwater inspections). The Academy has been launched by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, and involves a seven-month programme “designed to speed up commercialising their products and services to benefit the offshore wind market in the UK and abroad.” SPP
🚀 Venture Forward (investor readiness cohort) supports underrepresented founders to raise investment through “expert-led accelerators, fundraising tools, and investor connections”. The Edinburgh cohort runs Oct–Nov 2025 and is open to women, caregivers, and founders from non-traditional or low-income backgrounds. 👉 Apply Here
✈️ Applications are now open for Impact Rise Ventures’ delegation to San Francisco Tech Week, 6–12 October 2025. Up to 10 Seed+ to Series A Scottish startups will “pitch to U.S. investors, connect with accelerators and mentors, and showcase their work on the global stage”. Travel bursaries available. 👉 Apply by 5pm, Friday 8 August.
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📅 Events
🤝🏼 05/08, 09:30 🗺️ Glasgow: Female Founders Co-Working Club - August: Stay inspired, motivated and connected throughout 2025 with the Female Founder Co-Working Club at Glasgow Eagle Labs! MORE INFO
🤝 05/08, 17:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: Tech Meetup Edinburgh - August 2025: The Tech Meetup is a monthly excuse for the tech community around Scotland to network, learn and share new ideas! Enjoy informative tech presentations from your peers, hear about exciting community projects and create new connections. MORE INFO
📍 06/08, 09:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Edinburgh Decentralised Finance Summit: Welcome to a celebration of Decentralised Finance, tokenisation and digital asset innovation! Blockchain Scotland is proud to announce Scotland's first Decentralised Finance Summit. MORE INFO
🤝 06/08, 18:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Business & Startup Networking Another chance to network with Edinburgh’s business community. Ideal for early-stage founders and new connections. MORE INFO
💬 07/08, 18:00 🗺️ Glasgow: TechMeetup Talks and networking for Scotland’s tech community. Developers, founders, and tech-curious all welcome. MORE INFO
🔐 13/08, 18:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Network One: Cybersecurity Startups & Professionals Meetup Meet others working in or building cybersecurity startups. A casual chance to swap ideas and stories. MORE INFO
📍 13/08, 18:00 🗺️ Glasgow: Vibe Build Evening: AI Builders Hackathon: A 2-hour rapid-fire hackathon hosted at CMS Scotland. Join solo or with a team to brainstorm, build, and pitch in just 120 minutes. No experience needed—just bring your curiosity. Pub after! MORE INFO
🥐 14/08, 09:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Professional Breakfast Join us for a relaxed morning of networking with Edinburgh’s professional community. Great vibe, great people. MORE INFO
🤖 16/08, 09:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: AI for Business Innovation & Impact Explore how businesses are using AI to improve performance and drive growth. Talks, Q&A, and networking. MORE INFO
📦 19/08, 17:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: ProductTank: Product Management Meetup Monthly meetup for product people to share insights and stories. MORE INFO
🎤 03/09, 08:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: Unfiltered Edinburgh Honest conversations, real stories, and connection. A gathering for founders, creatives, and those building something meaningful. MORE INFO
🛠️ 04/09, 17:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Build Night: Startup Founders & Builders A casual evening for startup people who want to build, chat, and collaborate. MORE INFO
🤝 03/09, 18:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Business & Startup Networking Connect with local entrepreneurs, founders, and small businesses in a relaxed and welcoming environment. MORE INFO
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