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What does it take to apply to Y Combinator? Entrepreneur in Residence, Hannah Mercer, hosted a dinner with Barclays Eagle Labs for startups considering YC, joined by YC alum Naz Malik and Tom Walkinshaw. Founder insight, honest advice and a brilliant room of Scottish startups.

We are thrilled to be partnering with the @republicofwork, Cork's highly recognised innovation hub, to launch the Celtic Link, a cross-border programme designed to lower the barriers for startups and SMEs looking to expand internationally. Know more: thisiscodebase.com/resources/the-…

Five years building in climate tech. A market that didn't scale, hard to win customers, and a platform launching later this year. Rethink Carbon's story is a honest look at what early stage actually looks like. Full case study here: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/nat…

Microscopy often comes at a price most labs can't afford, until now. Northern Light Microscopy is building microscopy systems that are reshaping how bioscience discoveries are made, offering imaging at a price researchers can access. Read the full report: techscaler.co.uk/resources/ones…

Scotland has the founders, the ideas, the drive. What this partnership between CodeBase and CoreWeave adds is the infrastructure, the capital, and the expertise to take it global. On 5th May, that became real. Full recap: thisiscodebase.com/resources/brin…

Collaborating with the NHS as a founder can be challenging. What if you could help change that? Join us and NHS Forth Valley for a founder focus group - Tuesday 19 May, 10am –12pm, Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Register now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/nhs-forth-va…

Proving age online without giving up your identity. Neon Guard is building the technology to make that possible and they're one of the standout signals from our Ones to Watch 2026 report. Read the full report: techscaler.co.uk/resources/ones…

Through Techscaler, Amytis accessed funding connections, Silicon Valley insight, and founder networks, helping shape its global growth plans. Read Eva Steele's journey so far: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/how…

AI founders and startups are coming together at CodeBase Edinburgh today with @CoreWeave to talk candidly about what it really takes to build and scale AI in Scotland, from funding models to the ongoing challenge of accessing compute, with insights to come from founders soon.

We've partnered with CoreWeave to bring world-class AI infrastructure access to Scottish founders. £1.5bn invested. Hundreds of founders in our programmes. Exclusive Edinburgh event: 5th May. If you're building AI at scale, this is for you: thisiscodebase.com/resources/buil…

Most conversations about women in business stop at access. Jennifer Forbes Iannolo, VP of Business Acceleration at CodeBase, goes further — and has the cross-continental experience to back it up. Read the full article: europeanbusinessreview.com/what-scaling-r…

Split Screen brought creatives and technologists together to explore how AI is shaping live and digital performance. Six projects now progress as micro-commissions, with three heading to Creative Tech Scotland Gathering demos. Explore more: rcs.ac.uk/news-stories/s…

Excited to bring you Ones to Watch 2026, an insight-driven report around high-growth startups across Scotland. With a focus on deeptech, it offers a comprehensive view of where the ecosystem is moving. Download now: thisiscodebase.com/resources/ones…

CodeBase EIR Andrew McGinley has done all of it before. After raising £9M and exiting Care Sourcer, he is now building Hosel, bringing trust and transparency to a fragmented resale market, while continuing to support founders at CodeBase. Read more: scotsman.com/business/scott…

Deep tech often struggles at the point of translation from research to real markets. LumiAIres is navigating that shift, turning photonic computing into a venture with growing traction, sharper direction, and global ambition. Read the case study: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/bui…

Scaling challenges rarely come from one constraint. As highlighted in Forbes, the real pressure lies in how ecosystems connect operators, talent and pathways. More companies are getting stuck in the messy middle. That is where support needs to evolve: forbes.com/sites/alisonco…

£4.5m committed to LawtechUK signals continued confidence in the UK’s legal sector. For founders, this creates stronger pathways to test and scale solutions within real environments. know more: gov.uk/government/new…

James Buchan built Zudu in high-stakes, regulated environments. That experience led to ePass. Through Techscaler, Zudu refined its investor strategy, expanded its networks, and moved toward product-led scale. More in the case study: thisiscodebase.com/case-study/bui…

Infracost’s $15M Series A is a signal of Scotland’s growing global startup momentum. Founded in Edinburgh and now used by 10% of the Fortune 500, the company shows how technical ambition and ecosystem support can produce outcomes. Read the story: thisiscodebase.com/resources/infr…

The UK’s startup opportunity isn’t confined to London. CodeBase Executive Vice-Chair Steven Drost explores how growth beyond the M25 is driven by the infrastructure of ideas—networks, talent, and support systems that help founders scale. Read more: startupsmagazine.co.uk/growth-beyond-…