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Peter A Walker

Five Scottish tech start-ups win place on mentoring scheme

Addleshaw Goddard has unveiled the 13 tech businesses chosen for this year's AG Elevate mentoring scheme, including five from Scotland.

The largest cohort to date sees early stage companies from across the UK join the fast-track, 10-month programme, designed to advance tech businesses in all sectors through legal challenges that arise as they scale-up.

The companies selected this year include a number with a focus on sustainability, including Scottish-based vertical farming business Intelligent Growth Solutions and SWURF, which connects remote workers with welcoming host venues.

Three more Scottish businesses make up the group: Soundsurf, a video platform for converting fans into financial supporters; YourSpin, which enables hospitality venue to reward customers using gamification; and Klik2learn, a digital provider of English language learning content.

The selected businesses all have existing plans for high-growth and have received external funding.

Over the 10-month programme the chosen businesses will have access to legal mentors, advice and industry networks.

Elvan Hussein and David Anderson, partners and co-programme leads at Addleshaw Goddard, said: "The interest in this year's AG Elevate programme was greater than ever, and we were delighted with the response and with the final 13 businesses who will participate this year.

"The breadth of this year's AG Elevate cohort illustrates the demand for disruption and innovation across all sectors, and also show the increasing push for tech to show us the way to a more sustainable economy."

The programme has now supported around 50 businesses since it launched in 2017.

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