🔭 Techscaler Ones to Watch: Neon Guard
Our Ones to Watch report highlights startups building ambitious solutions with global potential - and Neon Guard is one we’re incredibly excited about 🚀
How do you verify someone’s age online without asking them to hand over their identity?
That’s the challenge Neon Guard is tackling. Founded by Dr Chelsea Jarvie and built from peer-reviewed PhD research, Neon Guard sits at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI and online safety - one of the fastest-growing and most important areas in tech right now.
Through Techscaler Silicon Valley, the company gained exposure to global markets, refined its investor messaging and built valuable connections with advisors and investors 🇺🇸
Already building momentum through funding wins, partnerships and MVP development, Neon Guard is definitely one to watch 👀
Read more below vis the link in bio.
The north of Scotland's medtech community is coming together, and it's worth being in the room. 🩺
Innovate MedTech North 2026 is a one-day event bringing together the people and perspectives that matter most for medtech in the north of Scotland. You'll hear directly from companies that have taken innovation all the way to market, get honest and tailored feedback on your own idea from a panel of expert advisors, and sit in on a Techscaler fireside covering what investors are actually looking for right now. The sessions are structured, the networking is genuine, and the room will be full of the right people.
➡️ Navigate the medtech landscape from concept to market
➡️ Hear success spotlights and elevator pitches from founders who've done it
➡️ Join panel discussions and a Techscaler investor fireside
➡️ Pitch your idea and get expert feedback that's worth having
➡️ Build real connections across the north of Scotland ecosystem
📍 25th June 2026, ONE Biohub Aberdeen.
▶️ Spaces are limited. Register via the link in the caption.
Getting investor-ready is one of the hardest shifts a founder makes.
You can have traction. A product that works. Customers who believe in it. And still struggle to answer the one question that matters most: why back you, right now?
That's exactly what Raise Track was built for.
Cohort 3 brought together 12 founders from across Scotland — each at a stage where the right support changes everything. Three intensive sessions. Real pitch feedback from people who've sat on both sides of the table. And the kind of clarity that turns a solid foundation into a raise-ready proposition.
Scotland's next wave is getting ready to raise. 🏴
Know more about the cohort via the link in bio!
🇯🇵 Techscaler Japan was about helping founders build meaningful relationships in one of the world’s most exciting innovation markets.
For Myles Bax from Aurora Avionics, the trip was a chance to meet contacts established ahead of time, and building those relationships face-to-face 🤝
Across the programme, founders spent two weeks connecting with corporates, investors and ecosystem partners while exploring opportunities in a completely new market.
Sometimes, being there in person is what moves things forward.
Read the full recap in bio.
The current model for engaging the NHS wasn't built with founders in mind. It's time to change that.
CodeBase are partnering with NHS Forth Valley to host a focus group designed to shape a new engagement model. If you're navigating the NHS as a potential client or pilot partner in Scotland, we need you in the room.
This is your chance to bring your experience directly to the table and influence how that relationship is built.
📅 Tuesday May 19
🕙 10am – 12pm
📍Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert, Stirling
Register via the link in comments.
It's a wrap for Techscaler Japan 🗾
Over two weeks, a group of founders were on the ground building connections, testing their thinking, and pushing their businesses forward in a new market.
Many arrived with meetings already lined up and travelled across the country to make the most of every opportunity, keeping up a pace that was genuinely impressive.
Across the trip, we saw:
🚀 early commercial traction, including a pilot conversation in Kyoto
🤝 strong engagement with corporates, investors, and ecosystem partners
🌍 founders building confidence navigating a complex international market
A standout moment was seeing Grant Gwyther, founder of Touchlab pitching at SusHI Tech Tokyo 2026 👏
Japan isn’t the easiest market to navigate - having the right support, especially with an Entrepreneur in Residence on the ground, makes a real difference.
Proud of this cohort and what they achieved in such a short space of time.
Read the full recap via the link in bio.
There’s a different kind of energy when a space starts to form around founders ⚡️
The Techscaler launch at Water’s Edge in Dundee captured that perfectly. From the moment you walked in, conversations were already flowing - no awkward warm-ups, just founders connecting, sharing, and building momentum together.
What really stood out was the mix in the room. Local entrepreneurs with a global mindset. Early-stage startups finding their feet. Different journeys, but a shared ambition and a willingness to learn from each other.
That’s what Techscaler is all about 🚀
If you want to dive deeper, the Techscaler Annual Report (launched alongside the hub) gives a clear picture of where things stand and where it’s all heading next 📊
Link in the bio.
Deeptech rarely follows a clean path.
It often starts in research, where the problem is clear, but everything that comes after is not.
For Giulia Marcucci, building LumiAIres meant stepping out of academia and into a world where progress depends on decisions about markets, funding, and timing as much as the technology itself.
The idea was strong. Turning it into a company was the harder part.
There were moments of uncertainty, shifts in direction, and the need to keep showing up, even when the path forward was not obvious.
What helped was finding the right environment, people who understood the journey, and spaces where those conversations could happen. 🤝
This is what that transition really looks like. From research to company, and everything in between.
Read the full case study via the link in the bio.
Touchdown in Tokyo 🗼
The latest Techscaler International cohort has arrived and is already getting stuck in.
From a warm welcome at CIC Tokyo to diving straight into sessions on doing business in Japan, it’s been a strong start. The week ahead is packed - with meetings across multiple cities, conversations with Japanese organisations, and opportunities to build meaningful international connections.
Big ambitions, busy schedules, and plenty of curiosity about what this market can unlock. An exciting one to watch. 🚀
#TechscalerJapan
Some companies move quietly until they don’t. That’s often where the real signal sits. 🚀
The newest edition of Ones to Watch 2026 captures those early signals across Scotland’s tech ecosystem.
We are excited to bring this edition, spotlighting startups building across deeptech, AI, health and infrastructure, each showing real momentum.
Built from direct work with founders through Techscaler, this report is grounded in what’s actually unfolding across the ecosystem.
It also tracks how companies featured in previous editions have progressed over time, offering insight into what early traction can turn into when backed by the right conditions.
Whether you’re:
• an investor looking to understand where momentum is building
• a founder benchmarking against the wider ecosystem
• or simply interested in where Scotland’s next breakout companies may emerge
this report offers a practical, data-informed view of what’s starting to scale.
Download the full report from bio 📊
Next stop: New York. 🗽
This June, for the first time ever, Techscaler is taking a cohort of founders to New York and New Jersey for two weeks during a16z Tech Week.
They’ll be immersing themselves in one of the world’s most dynamic tech ecosystems, gaining first-hand insight into what it takes to build and scale in the US market.
These companies are already building momentum stateside and are now taking the next step: testing their positioning, building relationships, and learning on the ground.
From AI and enterprise infrastructure to health, energy, and consumer platforms, this cohort reflects the breadth of Scottish startups scaling internationally.
We’re excited to see what they learn, who they meet, and how their US journey develops.
Meet the full cohort and learn more via the link in the bio!
What does real impact look like for founders across Scotland?
The Techscaler Annual Report is a snapshot of it.
It shows founders turning ideas into companies and scaling faster - supported by operators who’ve done it before, and the networks that help them grow.
From early-stage exploration to international expansion, the impact of Techscaler is being felt across the ecosystem.
Read the full article via the link in bio.
