Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech Companies in Scotland, United Kingdom
The 52 best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies in Scotland, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SaxaVord.
Our analysis of 50 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies
$31.9b in tracked funding; 90% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies in Scotland
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alba Orbital DIY kits of small satellites | — | — | — | Tom Walkinshaw Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ankaa Provider of recruitment and HR management services | — | — | 3 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+22 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 3 | AviIT Operation management tools for the aviation industry | — | — | 21 | David Brown Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Bluebox Aviation In-flight entertainment suite | — | — | 40 40 → 40 (+0%) | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+21 | Top 5M | 15 patents In-flight wireless content distribution systems and portable local-area streaming servers | 1 award |
| 5 | Bluebox Aviation Systems Provider of web-based in-flight entertainment solutions | — | — | — | Kevin Clark CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | CAVU Aerospace Provider of products and applications for satellite solutions | — | — | — | Ken Kocialski Co-Founder | — | — | — | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 7 | Coda Octopus Manufacturer of real-time 3D sonar systems for subsea applications | — | — | 46 46 → 46 (+0%) | Mitesh Hiran CEO | BootstrapApache HTTP ServerKlaro+11 | Top 10M | 9 patents Underwater sonar imaging processing, compression, and object tracking technologies. | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 8 | Dronely Provides drone-enabled services using custom-made drones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies in Scotland
#1
Seed · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2022$126Kraised▾
Provider of remote infrastructure inspection and logistics via unmanned aerial vehicles. The company delivers inspection services to inaccessible infrastructure using long endurance drones. These drones are operated from safe locations, reducing risks associated with on-site personnel. The company focuses on providing efficient and reliable data acquisition for critical infrastructure sectors.
- Apr 2026Seed—
- Feb 2024Grant (prize money)$126K
#2
Series B · Grantown on Spey, Scotland · founded 2017 · 3 employees$17.4Mraised▾
Operator of a licensed spaceport providing infrastructure for orbital test flights. It develops infrastructure and services designed for small rockets delivering payloads. The spaceport has secured licenses from the Civil Aviation Authority. It is designed for orbital test flights.
- Mar 2024Grant (prize money)$12.6M
- May 2023Conventional Debt$172.9M
- Aug 2021Series B$11.8M
- Jul 2021Series A$5M
#3
Funding Raised · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2024$406.4Kraised▾
Developer of technology enhancing marine propulsion for fuel efficiency and compliance. The company provides solutions that optimise propeller performance, reducing emissions and assisting vessels in meeting industry regulations. Their technology offers savings for ship owners and operators while improving efficiency. The company’s product helps shipowners save money, meet evolving industry regulations, and reduce environmental impact.
- Aug 2025Grant (prize money)$406.4K
#4
Seed · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2023$407.6Kraised▾
Manufacturer of modular, ITAR-free avionics systems for NewSpace launch vehicles. The company builds optimized avionics systems from qualified data-acquisition, networking, and computing modules. Utilizing high-reliability FPGA devices, the systems integrate RISC-V processors. The flexible processing architecture allows design and qualification of scalable avionics. Hardware scales with launch-vehicle development, maximizing configurability from test-site to flight. They offer computing, data-acquisition, and networking modules. Special modules include transmitters, receivers, memory, and video encoders. These modules support on-board computers, engine controllers, and data acquisition systems.
- Mar 2025Seed—
- May 2024Seed$645.2K
#5
Funding Raised · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2017$174.9Kraised▾
Developer of space architecture and engineering for interplanetary human habitation. The company specializes in designing and constructing living structures for future space explorers. It focuses on high-tech design, structural engineering, and space composite materials. The company aims to create functional, safe, comfortable, and inspiring living spaces. It utilizes space resources and patented technology. The company designs structures to withstand extraterrestrial environments.
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$174.9K
#6
Acquired · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2005 · 86 employees$8.8Mraised▾
Clyde Space is a manufacturer and supplier of cube and small satellite spacecraft systems. The company offers subsystems for small satellites which includes power conditioning and distribution systems, CubeSat platforms, electrical power systems, spacecraft batteries, spacecraft solar panels, attitude control and determination systems, etc. The company claims that they have a production capacity of 12 spacecraft per month and delivered more than 2000 subsystem. It serves Universities, commercial companies, and government organizations.
- Jun 2019Series A$8.8M
#7
Seed · Inverness, Scotland · founded 2020 · 5 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Cloud-based remote incident management software for aviation and maritime employees. The company has developed software that allows aviation and marine employees to monitor any risk or incidents. The software has features for employee health management, remote clinicians access, early warning signs, communication system, and AI-based medical events management.
- May 2022Seed$2.5M
#8
Seed · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2017 · 24 employees$2.2Mraised▾
Developer of small satellite mission architecture, systems, and quantum technology. The company designs and implements space technologies for various applications. It offers constellation and mission design services, along with products like smart sensors and intelligence toolboxes. The company provides solutions for on-board artificial intelligence and quantum key distribution.
- Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$1.2M
- Nov 2021Seed$402.7K
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$32K
- Aug 2021Seed$1.8M
#9
Seed · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2012 · 17 employees$3.4Mraised▾
Provider of PocketQube satellite launch services, platforms, and related hardware. They offer satellite launch opportunities and a pico-satellite platform for in-space missions. Test services include vibration tables and thermal bakeout chambers. A mobile ground station provides UHF and S-Band communications. They also provide high-resolution satellite imagery of the earth at night.
- May 2021Seed$3.4M
#10
Funding Raised · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2017 · 44 employees$3.6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of 3D-printed launch vehicles for small payloads. Its other offerings include suborbital rocket engines, orbital launch vehicles, composite materials, and propulsion systems. It develops electrical and electronic components for the aerospace industry using additive manufacturing technology.
- Mar 2021Grant (prize money)$3.6M
#11
Seed · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2014 · 3 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Cloud-based platform for authenticating products. Its services are offered to support product and brand security, authenticity, and securing the supply chain through data analytics using blockchain technology. It identifies, tracks, and analyses all assets and components along with every interaction across the whole supply chain.
- Sep 2017Grant (prize money)$332.7K
- Feb 2017Seed$2.5M
#12
Seed · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2009 · 5 employees$2.2Mraised▾
Manufacturer of nitric oxide dressings for chronic diabetic wound healing. The company develops and produces wound dressing technology that releases nitric oxide to target chronic diabetic ulcers. It focuses on creating therapeutic products aimed at stimulating tissue repair, improving blood flow, and combating infection within wounds. Development includes formulation, testing, and preparing dressings for clinical use in medical settings. Quality protocols are integrated throughout the development to maintain consistency and ensure safety and functional delivery of therapeutic agents.
- May 2017PE$1M
- May 2017Grant (prize money)$386.4K
- Apr 2012Seed$1.2M
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