Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best Edinburgh based Information Technology companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Information Technology industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Edinburgh Information Technology Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Desana Network
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Desana radically reduces reliance on traditional offices for companies while giving workforces waaaay more flexibility.
Aveni
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Aveni is a driving automation and insight direct from the voice across regulated industries.
pureLiFi
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pureLiFi develops technology for communication networks that integrates data and lighting utility infrastructures.
LendingCrowd
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LendingCrowd, a leading fintech lending platform serving mainland UK and headquartered in Scotland, was founded in 2014 by CEO Stuart Lunn.
Heysummit
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Heysummit specializes in helping to increase engagement, conversions, and revenue for online summits.
Codeplay Software
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Enabling AI to be Open, Safe and Accessible to All
Greengage Lighting
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Agri-Tech company providing LED lighting induction systems.
Ecometrica
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Ecometrica is an end-to-end environmental software-as-a-service that helps businesses and governments identify risks and opportunities.
Quorum Cyber
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Quorum Cyber is a new breed of cyber services and data intelligence.
Global Surface Intelligence Ltd.
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Global Surface Intelligence is an Edinburgh-based earth observation and artificial-intelligence-as-a-service provider
Appointedd
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Appointedd is a cutting-edge online booking and scheduling solution that makes it easier for you to connect with your customers.
GeckoLabs
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Gecko Labs provides software to the Higher Education sector to improve the way insitutions engage with their students.
Holoxica
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Holoxica is an award-winning high-tech company specializing in holographic 3D visualization technologies.
Cloudsoft Corporation
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Cloudsoft is a software company providing multi-cloud application management with open-source tools.
Wallet.Services
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Connecting and protecting business and society.
Information Apps Ltd
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Guest engagement platform, helping independent hotels compete with the chains
Inquisitive Systems
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Inquisitive Systems is an information security software company developing the foxDNATM technology for commercial deployment.
Sustainably
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Sustainably enables businesses and consumers to give to causes they care about in frictionless and connected ways as part of everyday life.
The Data Lab
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Data Lab is an innovation center focusing on helping the Scottish industry to capitalize on a growing market opportunity in data science.
Sumerian
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Sumerian applies IT Operational Analytics to IT Capacity Planning, helping companies to cut their IT costs and de-risk their IT plans.
Delic
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Delic is the new operating system for the Music Business. Asset and rights management platform using digital and blockchain technologies.
Visible Capital
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Visible Capital uses PSD2/Open Banking data to automate the collection of information required to onboard customers.
Chromacity
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Chromacity Lasers is a spin-out from Heriot-Watt University, one of the UK’s leading technical universities with a focus on photonics.
Cognitive Geology
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A specialist software provider for the oil industry
Hutchinson Networks
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Hutchinson Networks is to be an internationally recognised IT network services provider
Reactec
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Reactec is the market leader in monitoring and management support solutions for hand and arm vibration syndrome
Senient Systems
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Senient Systems provides API-enabled hyperconverged cloud infrastructure optimized for containers and microservices.
Orders Made Simple
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Mobile App and ordering system for small scale food service operators.
Stamp Free
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Stamp Free operates as a digital postage stamp company that provides postage solutions.
Neurolabs
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Neurolabs builds a Computer Vision platform allowing users to build custom image recognition algorithms using 3D models.
Qpal
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Financial Wellbeing, Financial Automation, AI, Open Banking
GiftRound
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GiftRound is an online tool that provides a quick, hassle-free and secure way to collect money for gifts in the workplace.
Neatebox
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Neatebox strives to make society more inclusive by developing solutions to address challenges people with disabilities face every day.
Uboro
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SaaS, Uboro keeps track of everything, from cats to rockets!
Yavi
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Yavi is a software that connects workers to operating system and allows them to coordinate and engage.
Crossing35
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Crossing35 is a Scotland based startup building an AI enabled platform to help CEOs tap global markets and find potential business partners.
AutoRek
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AutoRek is a financial controls and regulatory reporting software solutions company.
IndigoVision
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IndigoVision manufactures complete IP video security solutions.
Adarma
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Adarma is an independent security services company.
Zonal Retail Data Systems
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Zone Retail Data Systems provides technology solutions to the bar, restaurant, retail, hotel, and leisure industry.
BTP
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Blockchain Technology Partners is an enterprise blockchain company.
mSpy
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mSpy is a control application that allows parents monitor text messages, call logs, current GPS location, SnapChat, WhatsApp and many more.
DirectID
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DirectID is a global, trusted partner to the world’s leading banks, DirectID utilizes bank data to enhance the credit risk lifecycle.
Unicsoft
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Unicsoft provides professional software development services for sustainable growth of SME and start-ups worldwide, since 2005.
Legado
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Securely and easily organise, store and share your most important documents, files, wishes and memories.
TOPOLYTICS
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Data analytics and insights – making the world’s waste visible, verifiable and valuable
Exception
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Exception is an IT Consultancy and Services company that collaborates with many of the UK’s largest companies and Government organisations.
CriticalBlue
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CriticalBlue is an established company with a strong track record in providing solutions across multiple sectors of the technology industry.
Beringar
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Beringar is a technology has revolutionised the way they live and work.
Johnston Press
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Johnston Press plc is a multimedia company.
Airts
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Airts is a software company on a mission to bring the benefits of advanced ai technology from academia into industry.
EnergySys
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EnergySys aim to be the leading provider of cloud apps for every single oil and gas company.
PolyDigi Tech
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PolyDigi Tech is an identity authentication from hardware token to biometrics provides protection to all blockchains and online services.
Zortrex
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Zortrex is a simple and reliable tokenization framework that provides an unprecedented solution for transaction protection and integrity.
ZoneFox
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ZoneFox markets software and consulting packages that address data security and storage and compliance for businesses.
Actual Systems
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Actual Systems is a provider of pinnacle professional automotive recycling software.
MESL Microwave Ltd
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MESL Microwave Ltd global is a microwave technology market, design and manufacturing world-class components.
UrbanTide Limited
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Our USMART software delivers Rapid Artificial Intelligence for Smart Cities. We are on a mission to dominate the Smart Cities AI Market.
Spktral
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Spktral is a technology, analytics and consulting they help to deliver sustainable change at a time when equality matters more.
JOIN talent
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HR tech, Recruitment tech, HR insourcing, HR consultancy, Recruitment Insourcing
homey
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The home renovation company with a twist. Launching Edinburgh and Glasgow Q4 2020.
Asset Guardian
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Asset Guardian provides solutions for software and hardware configurations.
2i Testing
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2i Testing provide software testing & quality assurance solutions for clients throughout the UK and across the world.
Vebnet Holdings
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Vebnet provides technology and managed services related to employee benefit programs.
Dayshape
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Dayshape stays abreast of the latest technological trends in offering AI-based management software solutions to its diverse clientele.
Texaport
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Texaport is a leading provider of comprehensive fully-managed IT support & services
Bad Dinosaur
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We provide a complete service for anyone who wants to build a digital product.
Agenor Technology
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IT Services company with over a decade of experience in successfully delivering large-scale IT infrastructure programmes
Ionburst
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The first and last line of defence for data, everywhere.
Brainnwave
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Brainnwave provides the platform and expertise that enables you to enrich and analyse your data, making it usable and profitable.
Company Net
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CompanyNet is a Business services provider, offering platform-based software and business intelligence solutions.
Verisim
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Verisim provides software-simulation solutions for training, prototyping and customer demonstration in the financial services sector.
Opal IT
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Opal IT provides services of cloud infrastructure, remote working, internet security, and compliance.
ALMIS International
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ALMIS International provides asset liability management system to calculate total balance sheet interest rate risk.
TraPar
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Trapar is a mobility as a service platform where customers can plan, book and pay for their personalised hire, day tours.
The European Chatbot & Conversational AI Summit
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The European Chatbot and Conversational AI Summit helps in Acceleration Conversational AI in European Market. #chatbot #conversationalai
Spot Sensor Technologies
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Spot Sensor Technologies has invented AirSpot, an ultra-low cost, low energy air quality sensor device for use in a network .
IT Foundations Limited
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IT Foundations Limited believes that Information security is one of the biggest challenges facing small businesses today.
Quorate Technology
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Quorate Technology provides highly qualified experts in speech recognition, natural language processing and software engineering.
ClearSky Logic
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ClearSky Logic is a software development company.
Wallscope
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Wallscope uses Machine Learning and Semantic Technologies to build Knowledge Graphs and Linked Data applications.
Remote Circle
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Remote Jobs site that helps you find jobs that are hiring in your own timezone
Akari
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Akari, they strive to inspire change with inventive and creative technologies to further enable people’s experiences.
Digital Orchard IT
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Digital Orchard IT provides IT and cyber security services.
Lucid Networks
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Lucid Networks Ltd is an IT company providing IT support, consultancy, cybersecurity, internet connectivity, & other IT services.
Commissum
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Commissum is a information security services provider.
3DVSL
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3DVSL offers training & simulation solutions and apps for the rail industry.
Blue Frog Scientific
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Blue Frog Scientific Limited was founded in 2010 following a management buy-out of an established consultancy business.
Datawave
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Data migration experts focusing on software which automates the migration process significantly cutting costs for clients
Coda Octopus Products
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Coda Octopus is a Products are specialists..
Rentir
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Rentir is a unique approach to letting – combining long & short term rentals to unlock the maximum yield for your property.
Lightbox Reward
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Lightbox Reward has developed a digital communications platform for employee benefits that addresses many of the issues.
