Young EDGE

Young EDGE is Scottish EDGE's youth track, aimed at companies where every director is aged 18 to 30, excluding non-executive directors and investors. It sits inside the wider Scottish EDGE competition and gives younger founders a separate path into the same ecosystem. The award is grant-only and reaches £15,000. The route is annual, and applicants use the same deadline and assessment frame as the main competition: a five-year-old-or-younger company, headquartered and operating in the UK with turnover of £1 million or less, submitting through the online portal with a three-minute video pitch. The top winner also earns a place in a future Scottish EDGE semi-final, so the prize can lead into the main stream. It works best for young teams that already have a coherent commercial plan, a clear value proposition, and enough traction to stand up in the broader Scottish EDGE scoring process. Because the age test applies to all directors, it is a precise route rather than a general youth-friendly label. For founders who qualify, it combines modest grant capital with a credible route into larger competition funding.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.