Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The Digital and Creative Clyde Launchpad competition, was launched in January by the UK's innovation agency the Technology Strategy Board, in a partnership with Creative Clyde. The launchpad was created to accelerate the expansion of digital and creative businesses and help develop the growing community of creative businesses in Glasgow. The competition was open to SMEs …
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Games Analytics, the Edinburgh-based predictive data specialist has secured $1.3M of institutional investment from Par Equity and STV Group PLC. Publishers and developers around the world deploy GamesAnalytics’ toolkit and technology to improve customer retention and monetization Games Analytics allows companies to increase player engagement by creating customised playing experiences which reflect individual playing styles …
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Tsumanga Studios, the company behind the recently released Winx Sirenix Power and the forthcoming online title, based upon the same franchise, has been awarded EDGE funding, totalling £48,500. Tsumanga was one of eighteen companies to win EDGE funding and the only games/interactive entertainment company to win through to the final round. Graeme Harvey, the co-founder …
The current funding round from the Prototype fund, administered by Abertay University closes on September 19th. For those of you unaware of the Prototype fund, it offers grants of up to £25,000 to small companies working on new digital media projects - including videogames and interactive entertainment experiences. Companies can be based anywhere in the …
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Attention CEOs, MDs and entrepreneurs, Interactive Scotland is hosting an investment masterclass at Hillington Innovation Centre on Thursday 14th of June for companies exploring funding opportunities... Taking place from 9am-4pm, tickets are still available from Eventbrite. Speakers include: Ian McDougall, McDougall Johnstone – Getting your business Investor Ready Alan Bain - Scottish Investment Bank - Equity and debt finance …
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The Alt-w fund supports artists to explore experimental and interactive activities, make use of technology as both a platform and medium, and recognise the rapidly evolving role that digital culture plays in todays society. Creators can apply for up to £10,000 of production costs from the fund. To provide more background and context on the …
If you're in central Scotland on March 27th (next Tuesday), you owe it to yourself to come along to the first UKIE Scotland event focusing on accessing finance. Key speakers include Jo Twist and Andy Payne - the CEO and Chair of UKIE as well as representatives from a number of other organisations offering practical …
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