Given how unpredictable 2022 turned out to be, it seems like folly to make anything but educated guesses on what's going to happen in 2023.
So that's what we've asked various consultancies and their sector experts to do.
Jon Shelley, head of deals for PwC Scotland, said: “Fintech, medtech and edtech are all looking like bright spots for economic growth where funding is readily available and Scotland has a rich seam of entrepreneurship.