The Scotsman

Stirling cracks the Codebase for digital

- By MARTIN FLANAGAN

Codebase is to open its first centre outside Edinburgh this month in an expansion that the UK’S biggest tech incubator claims could galvanise Scotland’s digital scene.

The company, whose base in the Scottish capital has over 90 start-ups employing more than 600 people, says the new site in the Old Municipal Buildings in Stirling is being developed with Stirling Council as part of the city’s Digital District developmen­t.

The latter is a key part of the City Region Deal agreed for the city late last year, and also includes the University of Stirling, Forth Valley College and local business representa­tion.

Stephen Coleman, chief executive and co-founder of Codebase, said: “In advance of our Uk-wide rollout we are leveraging Stirling’s central location to provide scale-up education, technology events and mentorship for Scotland’s digital companies. “We are creating a hub that can drive real growth into the region and country, and believe Stirling can become an integral part of Scotland’s fast-growing tech scene with all the knock-on benefits – not least the potential for hundreds of jobs to be created in the city.”

Johanna Boyd, leader of Stirling Council, welcomed the group’s move. “Our vision is to position Stirling as an economic and cultural powerhouse, and this key collaborat­ion with Codebase, along with our recently announced City Deal, takes a significan­t step towards that goal,” she said.

Boyd said the aim was to make the city a “centre of digital excellence” over the next few years.

 ??  ?? 0 Ambition: Johanna Boyd, leader of Stirling Council
0 Ambition: Johanna Boyd, leader of Stirling Council

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