Read about the success from previous cohort companies. Nooku (Cohort 8 - 2025) Nooku enhances indoor air quality monitoring with AI-driven insights and analytics for healthier living environments. Chirrup: Biodiversity Monitoring and AI Technology (Cohort 8 - 2025) Chirrup.ai tackles problems of biodiversity monitoring helping landowners and food supply chain to better manage natural capital. ProfessorMe (Cohort 8 - 2025) This is an interview with Dr. Kate Smith, co-founder of ProfessorMe, exploring how the company uses AI to create more engaging and accessible digital learning tools, its journey through the University of Edinburgh’s AI Accelerator, and its plans for future growth Space Intelligence (Cohort 4 - 2021): Where Are They Now We spoke to Dr. Murray Collins, CEO at Space Intelligence, about the company’s next steps and how the AI Accelerator has helped them achieve major milestones. Carcinotech (Cohort 5 – 2022): Where Are They Now In 2024, we spoke to Ishani Malhotra two years after Carcinotech completed the AI Accelerator to find out how her experience on the programme helped to shape Carcinotech's journey. Ishani stepped down as CEO in 2025 and Carcintoech continues under new leadership. Looper (Cohort 7 – 2024) We spoke to Co-Founders, Shashwat Ganguly & Yiqiang Zhao about the company’s next steps and how the AI Accelerator has helped Looper achieve major milestones. My SMASH Media (Cohort 7 – 2024) We spoke to Co-Founders, Christine Hartland & Fiona Gillies about the company’s next steps and how the AI Accelerator has helped My SMASH Media achieve major milestones. Inicio.AI (Cohort 6 – 2023) Inicio.AI is empowering people to talk about debt and take control of their finances. Microplate DX (Cohort 6 – 2023) Diagnostic testing company Microplate Dx is reducing antibiotic resistance and empowering clinicians to provide precise care for patients. Academic collaboration - Vahanomy (Cohort 6 – 2023) and UofE Business School We spoke to CEO and founder of Vahanomy, Arun Gopinath and Theodor Cojoianu, Associate Professor in Sustainable Finance at the University of Edinburgh Business School about the work they did together - facilitated and funded by the AI Accelerator. VR Hive (Cohort 5 – 2022) We spoke to founder, Anne Widdop about the company’s next steps and how the AI Accelerator and her involvement with the DDE Programme and University of Edinburgh has helped VR Hive achieve major milestones. Gigged.AI (Cohort 5 – 2022) Rich Wilson, co-founder and CEO, shares the company’s plans for scaling up, going global and making the most of Scotland’s talent – and how the AI Accelerator helped them make some crucial connections. Indigo.AI (Cohort 5 – 2022) CEO and co-founder, Gianluca Maruzella, chats about the business’ move to Edinburgh, its global ambitions and how the DDE Programme and AI Accelerator are helping indigo.ai to achieve them. Reath (Cohort 4 - 2021) We spoke to Emily Rogers, COO and co-founder of climate-tech scaleup Reath, to discover more about where they are on their entrepreneurial journey, the real-world impact they are seeking to make and how the AI Accelerator, the University of Edinburgh and the DDE programme have played a role in helping them connect their ideas to the world. BioLiberty (Cohort 4 - 2021) Rowan Armstrong, BioLiberty CEO, spoke with us about their technologies, the positive difference he would like to make and the role the DDE Programme has played in getting BioLiberty to where they are today. MyWay Digital Health (Cohort 4 - 2021) Dr. Debbie Wake, CEO and co-founder of MyWay Digital Health, spoke to us about the healthtech scaleup she co-founded four years ago. MyWay wants to make real-world impact by improving the lives of people with diabetes. Academic collaboration - iLoF (Cohort 4 – 2021) and the Usher Institute Screening for Alzheimer’s disease using AI technology. Eye to the Future (Cohort 7 – 2024) We spoke to founder, David Bowie about the company’s next steps and how the AI Accelerator has helped Eye to the Future achieve major milestones. This article was published on 2024-09-30