SKYSCANNER has been named Large Digital Tech Business of the Year by ScotlandIS, the trade body for digital technologies.
The Edinburgh-headquartered travel search business was recognised for its continued innovation, development of new products and its exceptional worldwide expansion.
The Midsized award went to Linlithgow-based telecoms test specialist Calnex for its world class testing solutions and success in selling around the globe.
Personalised shopping app Mallzee lifted the Small Digital Technology Business of the Year trophy in recognition of the business’s exceptional growth, securing £2.5 million new investment to fund new product development and further expansion into the US.
The Emerging category winner was Senshi Digital, from Glasgow, chosen by the judges for confidence in going after global clients.
Edinburgh-based Nucleus scooped the Best Financial Services Product/Service award as well as the Outstanding Marketing Performance by a Tech Company category.
CEO of the Year award went to Brian Ferrie from Edge Testing for growing the business from a start in 2007 to having more than 150 staff.
More than 84,000 Scots are now employed in the digital technologies industry, which generates more than £5 billion and, according to KPMG’s Tech Monitor, the number of tech sector enterprises in Scotland grew 43.3 per cent between 2010 and 2015, second only to London (54.6 per cent).
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