1、AN N UAL RE PO RT 2025 1.SCOTLANDS PLATFORM FOR NEXT-GENERATION GROWTHAnnual Report 2025Delivered in partnership withANNUAL REPORT 2 02 5 3.2.Contents1.Introduction 31.1 Foreword:Deputy First Minister 41.2 About Techscaler 61.3 Thought leadership:Scotlands startup problem 81.4 Techscaler 2025 highli
2、ghts 101.5 Impact overview 122.Increasing investor connectivity 132.1 Building global investor networks 142.2 Founder story:Adam Harris 152.3 Ones to Watch(2nd edition)162.4 Powering ecosystem intelligence 172.5 Investor connectivity 182.6 Founder story:Steven Clarke 192.7 Entrepreneurs in Residence
3、 202.8 Founder story:Rory Buchanan 212.9 International founder missions 222.10 Founder story:Barry Leaper 232.11 Thought leadership:bootstrapping 242.12 Founder story:Chris Helson 252.13 Backing Scotlands tech founders 262.14Thoughtleadership:ScotuishEnterprise272.15 Summary 283.Building core startu
4、p&scaleup skills 293.1 Education programmes 303.2Founderrefmections323.3 Programme spotlight:Techscaler Catalyst 343.4 Founder story:Olivia Parkes 353.5 The power of founder-to-founder mentorship 363.6 Founder story:Ella Romanos 373.7 Academic commercialisation 383.8 Founder story:Dr.Shama Rahman 39
5、3.9 Diversity,equity&inclusion in startups 403.10 Founder story:Kayla Megan-Burns 413.11 Industry spotlight:Medtech&AI 423.12 Founder story:Ayub Shoaib 433.13 From startup to scaleup:Targeted support 443.14 Founder story:Sam Mayall 453.15 Summary 464.Fostering social infrastructure development 474.1
6、 Building entrepreneurial communities 484.2 Founder story:Christine Boyle 494.3 Cultivating partnerships 504.4 Founder story:Natalie Smith 514.5 Workspaces&local hubs 524.6 Founder story:James Buchan 534.7 Regional engagement 544.8 Summary 565.State of the ecosystem:the next phase of growth 575.1 Co