Thirty-one of Scotland’s most promising startups and scaleups have been awarded a share of £1.5 million to help them develop their innovative business ideas following the 26th Scottish EDGE Awards.

Among the headline winners were Aberdeen Uni biotech spinout Brigid Bio, which clinched the coveted £150,000 Future EDGE Award for its immunotherapies tackling drug‑resistant fungal infections, while FuelFit, a Glasgow meal‑prep delivering more than 3,500 macro‑balanced meals each week, secured the £100,000 Scale EDGE Award.

Meanwhile, Scotland’s only independent cooperage, Lowland Cooperage, took the £100,000 Circular Economy Award for its role in advancing sustainability in the whisky industry, with Edinburgh’s Sablière, creator of a luxury 0.0% Champagne‑style drink, claiming the £100,000, Scottish Government-backed Pathways Award.

Elsewhere, Fair Feast, a social enterprise that provides food banks with donations of venison, won £75,000 in the Social Enterprise category, while CAnswer BioSolutions, SEASAT, and Velocity Edge were named Young EDGE Winners, securing up to £15,000 for ventures led by directors under 30.

The STV Growth award of £70,000, plus £75,000 worth of ad airtime, was given to Full Stop Period Wear, a Glasgow-based firm providing sustainable period underwear, while the £75,000 Creative EDGE Award, which champions the development of the creative industries across the UK, went to inclusive clothing brand Elansu. 

Those successful in the Wild Card category, which awards grants to pre-trading businesses, included hydrogen producer Entropyst, AI-powered digital health platform Clovo, and Edinburgh-based Offmon, which provides secure monitoring of off-platform financial communications.

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“Emerging from our 26th round with such a strong cohort of new winners is a testament to Scotland’s ever-evolving entrepreneurial landscape,” said Evelyn McDonald, CEO of Scottish EDGE.

“Each year, we witness remarkable ventures pushing boundaries, not only driving innovation, but shaping a more sustainable, inclusive, and forward-thinking future. It’s a privilege to champion these visionaries as they turn bold ideas into lasting impact.”

Full list of winners in alphabetical order:

7 Technologies – Young EDGE –  £10,000

Brigid Bio –  Future EDGE –  £150,000

CAnswer BioSolutions Limited – Young EDGE –  £15,000

Clovo – Wild Card – £10,000

Compatible Film & TV – Young EDGE – £10,000

dussl – Young EDGE – £10,000

Elansu Ltd – Creative EDGE – £75,000

Entropyst Ltd – Wild Card – £15,000

Fair Feast – Social EDGE – £75,000

FFS INTERNATIONAL (UK) LTD – Young EDGE – £10,000

Formartine Bio Ltd. – Wild Card – £10,000

Full Stop Period Wear Ltd – STV Growth EDGE – £70,000

Halo Drive Ltd – Scottish EDGE – £100,000

LESLIE FOOD GROUP LTD T/A FUELFIT – Scale EDGE – £100,000

Lowland Cooperage Ltd – Circular Economy EDGE – £100,000

Luma – Wild Card – £10,000

LumiAIres Ltd – Scottish EDGE – £75,000

MantaRAI – Young EDGE – £10,000

mycoBiologics Ltd – Scottish EDGE – £85,000

Offmon – Wild Card – £10,000

OrthoVis – Scottish EDGE – £85,000

PCOS Buddy – Wild Card – £10,000

Phytovenomics – Young EDGE – £10,000

Propelus Ltd – Scottish EDGE – £85,000

Qunatatarce Ltd – Wild Card – £10,000

Sablière Ltd – Pathways EDGE – £100,000

SEASAT – Young EDGE – £15,000

Seastex Ltd – Wild Card – £10,000

Velocity Edge – Young EDGE – £15,000

Wombwise – Young EDGE – £10,000

ZygoteLink Ltd – Wild Card – £10,000