Up to £100k business Funding

Join us for the EDGE24 Live Final in Edinburgh on 28th Nov

 
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Who we are:

Scottish EDGE is Scotland's biggest business funding competition, offering grants and loans from £10,000 to £100,000 to help grow your startup, social enterprise or charity.

We believe that it’s important to support entrepreneurs and businesses in any way we can. From providing prize funding, mentoring, support from our partners, or even just a quick catch-up, we’re here for the long haul. Are you in?

5,395

Applications

3,879

FTE Jobs Generated

£26m+

Awarded

635

Businesses Supported

£708m

Additional Turnover

£427m

Additional Investment

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Our Business Competitions

 
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Application Support

Visit this section for support when completing your application, or for more information in general.

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Scottish EDGE

For early-stage companies/social enterprises across all sectors, offering funding of up to £100,000 on a split grant/loan basis.

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Young EDGE

For companies where all directors are under the age of 30 offering a grant only award of up to £15,000.

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Wild Card EDGE

For pre-trading companies, sole-traders and partnerships, offering a grant only award of up to £15,000

Social Enterprise EDGE

For Social Enterprises who clearly demonstrate how their business enriches communities and makes a contribution to society.

 
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Case Study - IndiNature

In Round 11 of Scottish EDGE, we supported IndiNature with £98,000 to develop a natural alternative to rigid insulation with an insulating block made from hemp, later revising the approach to focus on flexible fibre insulation made from hemp and flax as an alternative to replace mineral wools in roofs, floors and walls for retrofit or new builds.

The initial seed funding from EDGE prompted follow-on funding from other organisations including The Scottish National Investment Bank, Zero Waste Scotland, South of Scotland Enterprise and others including individual private investors.

In this Royal Bank of Scotland Business supported case study, we caught up with co-founder Scott Simpson to hear how the business has now just set up in a 40,000 square-foot factory in Jedburgh, and is engaged with significant customers including residential and commercial builders and developers, with additional licensing interest from other countries including Canada.

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 Winners & Partners

 

Our Winners

Meet EDGE’s impressive alumni

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Our Partners

Meet EDGE’s supporting partners

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Our EDGE Pledge

Meet EDGE’s generous pledgers

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