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35 winners share Scottish EDGE’s £1.5 million prize pot

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35 winners share Scottish EDGE’s £1.5 million prize pot

35 businesses are celebrating today after winning shares of a £1.5m prize pot at last night’s Scottish EDGE awards.

The 23rd ceremony returned to the Royal Bank of Scotland Conference Centre in Gogarburn, with winners hailing from across the country, from Orkney to the Borders.




This year saw the introduction of two new categories.

The inaugural £80,000 Scale EDGE Award, which is supported by RBS and includes access to a high-growth account manager and placement on one of Scale-Up Scotland’s growth programmes, was awarded to Edinburgh based Talonmore Drinks, a family-run business producing ginger-based alcohol alternatives.

Meanwhile, a new Creative EDGE Award, facilitated with support from Creative UK, gave a boost of £100,000 to Una Watch, which produces repairable-at-home, modular GPS sports watches.

Existing category, the Circular Economy Award, supported by Zero Waste Scotland, went to Evolve Metals, which secured £90,000 for its copper refinery, while Smart Gym CIC, which supports families through wellbeing services, won £75,000 in the Social Enterprise category, supported by the Postcode Innovation Trust.

The Young EDGE and Wild Card categories returned, with the former supporting companies whose managing directors are under 30, and the latter providing a grant to pre-trading businesses which need support to bring their products to market.

Winners of the Scottish EDGE supported Young EDGE award included Lairg-based Candles from the Croft, which won £10,000 for its vegan and cruelty-free luxury fragrances, while seven businesses were successful in the Wildcard Category, including West Linton-based Hulk Bio, which was awarded £15,000 towards its production of stem cell-based human milk for infants.

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