Post by Alex Rowe

Yesterday was a very proud day for me. We marked the launch of Round One — Scotland’s new pre-seed investment readiness programme — with our first introductory session hosted at the brilliant RBS Accelerator hub in Glasgow with our inspiring cohort: MedAscend - Ahmed Sharaf & Hana Woods Neurodapt Ltd - Daniel Brown & Alison Stobie Cyberhare Solutions - Dr Stephen Langston SilviBio - Alicja Dzieciol alessia - Jose Fajardo Faciit - Olaolu Olaleye Halo - Terry S Viddit - Karen Forbes PEM Technologies Ltd - Graeme Robertson Fesutibaru - Alan Mathieson Harriet Hall David Ogilvie A huge thanks to our partners at RBS and Dentons for supporting this initiative to strengthen Scotland’s early-stage ecosystem. If you're an investor and wish to attend our demo day on 27th November in Glasgow, where every member of our cohort will be pitching, please reach out. Bruce Walker Heidi Simpson (nee Barnes) Alice Bellini Cameron Gordon Owen McLennan John Willoughby CCIBS Diana Mennie