🧤 Gutsy Health, Myriad Wind Energy Systems, StretchSene and Sofant raises
Here’s your Campfire for January 12, 2026!
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🌊 Updates
📡 Edinburgh-based satellite communications and 5G/6G developer Sofant raised £6.25m in equity funding, led by EMV Capital Partners with participation from Scottish Enterprise. UKTN
🧤 Edinburgh-based StretchSense (smart gloves for motion-tracking), raised £1.75m in investment from PXN Ventures, and Scottish Enterprise. DGT FS UKTN
🍃 Stirling-based Myriad Wind Energy Systems (modular wind energy units) has secured £865,000 in seed funding led by TRICAPITAL Angels, Scottish Enterprise, SFC Capital, and South East Angels. DGT
💵 Edinburgh-based gut health company Gutsy Health raised £300k in funding from Scottish angel syndicates Equity Gap and Apollo Informal Investments, alongside Scottish Enterprise. ACS
📣 Asks & Offers
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🏅 ScotlandIS, Edinburgh-based industry body for Scotland’s tech sector, has issued a final call for entries to the Digital Technology Awards 2026, with an extended deadline of 13 January. Now in its 16th year, the awards feature 11 categories, including a new AI Trailblazer award recognising organisations using artificial intelligence to drive innovation and deliver measurable impact. Application link here.
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📅 Events
👯♂️ 12/01, 9:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Coworking Day: Connect & Work Smarter @ Anderson Strathern A full-day pop-up workspace designed to help founders and startup leaders move forward, unblock challenges, and have the right conversations at the right time. MORE INFO
👨💻 13/01, 17:30, 🗺️ Glasgow: Personal Websites Code Jam The idea is simple: bring your laptop and spend the evening making real progress on your personal website, blog or portfolio. If your New Year resolution is to "ship the site" then this is your excuse to actually do it! MORE INFO
💻 14/01, 18:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Network One: Cybersecurity Startups & Professionals Meetup Edinburgh A relaxed networking event in Edinburgh for cybersecurity professionals, ethical hackers, and startup founders to connect. MORE INFO
👯♂️ 14/01, 13:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: The Afternoon Slump Club calm, virtual co-working sessions using body doubling to help you get through the 1–3pm slump with gentle accountability and shared focus. No pressure, just show up and work. MORE INFO
👯♂️ 14/01, 16:00, 🗺️ Glasgow: Glasgow Investor Networking Event Britain’s Got Startups is coming to Glasgow for an exclusive investor and founder networking evening, delivered in collaboration with British Business Bank and Techscaler. MORE INFO
💃🏼 14/01, 9:30, 🗺️ Glasgow: Female Founder Coworking Club Join us for our monthly Female Founder Co-working club in Glasgow MORE INFO
🚀 14/01, 18:00, 🗺️ Glasgow: Founders Meetup Glasgow Tactical fireside chats with experienced entrepreneurs and speed networking with other founders, potential cofounders, and investors! MORE INFO
💃🏼 14/01, 9:30, 🗺️ Aberdeen: Female Founder Coworking Club Join us for our monthly Female Founder Co-working club in Aberdeen MORE INFO
💻 14/01, 10:00, 🗺️ Moffat: Harnessing Digital & Tech for Business Success. Tech doesn’t need to be scary! Learn how the next step in AI, content tools & automation can help your business grow with confidence. MORE INFO
🍺 14/01, 19:00, 🗺️ Aberdeen: Small99’s People, Planet, Pint™: Sustainability Meetup Pop down to your local People Planet Pint meetup to find more about what’s going on locally with sustainability and how you can get involved MORE INFO
👯♂️ 15/01, 16:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Edinburgh Investor Networking Event Britain’s Got Startups is coming to Edinburgh for an exclusive investor and founder networking evening, delivered in collaboration with British Business Bank and Techscaler. MORE INFO
🩺 15/01, 15:00, 🗺️ Virtual: Entering the US Healthcare Market: Insights for UK Founders Join US Healthtech investor Mike Ravenscroft for an interactive session on the US healthcare market, & fundraising from US investors. MORE INFO
✈️ 15/01, 18:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Traveltech Meet Up Join us for the first TravelTech Meetup of the year, kindly hosted by CreateFuture, bringing together leaders and innovators from across the travel and technology sector. MORE INFO
🍺 15/01, 18:15, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Small99’s People, Planet, Pint™: Sustainability Meetup Pop down to your local People Planet Pint meetup to find more about what’s going on locally with sustainability and how you can get involved MORE INFO
👯♂️ 19/01, 09:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Coworking Day: Connect & Work Smarter @ Anderson Strathern a full-day pop-up workspace designed to help founders and startup leaders move forward, unblock challenges, and have the right conversations at the right time. MORE INFO
🚀 20/01, 18:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Founders Meetup Edinburgh Tactical fireside chats with experienced entrepreneurs and speed networking with other founders, potential cofounders, and investors! MORE INFO
👨💻 20/01, 17:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Personal Websites Code Jam The idea is simple: bring your laptop and spend the evening making real progress on your personal website, blog or portfolio. If your New Year resolution is to “ship the site” then this is your excuse to actually do it! MORE INFO
💾 20/01, 17:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Tech Trends Tech Trends is your opportunity to get ahead of the game and discover the key technologies making an appearance in the coming year. MORE INFO
💸 20/01, 09:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: The Real Reason People Aren’t Buying From You, and What to Do About It A deep dive into the psychology of indecision, and how to build customer-led growth systems that turn hesitation into action. MORE INFO
👨💻 21/01, 19:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Relaunching Open Tech Calendar - Teacake Tech Scotland James Baster discusses relaunching Open Tech Calendar to list virtual tech events, with a discussion about events online. MORE INFO
🤦 22/01, 19:00, 🗺️ Glasgow: FuckUp Nights Glasgow Vol.6 x Startup Grind Glasgow Innovators, rebels, misfits and dreamers! Join us at FuckUp Nights Glasgow to laugh, learn, and embrace the beauty of mistakes – because failure is simply a stepping stone on the journey to success. There will be tons of networking, good vibes, and the best company around! MORE INFO
⛓️💥 27/01, 17:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Blockchain Scotland Meetup . An industry association empowering Scottish innovation through blockchain technology. Connecting entrepreneurs, developers, and industry leaders. MORE INFO
💡27/01, 17:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: From Idea to Product: Using No-/Low-Code to Build Working Products this practical webinar is designed for founders who want to turn ideas into working products using today’s AI and no-code tools. MORE INFO
💻 29/01, 09:00, 🗺️ Perth: Perth Tech Mornings Open to everyone, join us in the Perth Ideas Centre in Perth Creative Exchange to connect with members of the local tech community. Come long for some coffee, networking and building connections. MORE INFO
💻 29/01, 10:30, 🗺️ Perth: Perth Coworking Day Join us at the Perth Ideas Centre in Perth Creative Exchange for a day of free coworking. This is a great opportunity to connect with the regional tech and business community, use the excellent facilities available and get an extra dose of motivation. MORE INFO
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