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Scots businessman named University’s Resident Entrepreneur

Thursday 23rd February 2017

Scots businessman Shaf Rasul is to become Resident Entrepreneur at the University of Strathclyde. The new ambassadorial and mentoring role has been created within the Strathclyde Entrepreneurial Network to inspire and nurture the entrepreneurs of to ...

Edinburgh start-up lands £150k Scottish EDGE and IBM support

Edinburgh start-up lands £150k Scottish EDGE and IBM support

Friday 27th January 2017

Software company receives £50k and £97k worth of go-to market support An innovative ‘PropTech’ specialist backed by a leading Scots entrepreneur has been handed a fresh £150,000 boost from Scottish EDGE and IBM. Edinb ...

Edinburgh investment company acquires Stirling gym in healthy £1.4m deal

Edinburgh investment company acquires Stirling gym in healthy £1.4m deal

Friday 18th November 2016

Edinburgh investment company acquires Stirling gym in healthy £1.4m deal Edinburgh-based property investment specialist SRA Ventures is working closely with the UK’s biggest fitness chain after acquiring PureGym Stirling in a £1 ...

Edinburgh investment company partners with software start-up to create ground-breaking commercial property tool

Edinburgh investment company partners with software start-up to create ground-breaking commercial property tool

Friday 30th September 2016

Edinburgh-based property investment specialist SRA Ventures is partnering with an innovative software start-up to create a commercial property tool that will significantly reduce administrative burdens and harness faster transactions for agents. ...

Shaf Rasul and Athif Sarwar back ForWhereiAm venture

Shaf Rasul and Athif Sarwar back ForWhereiAm venture

Sunday 17th November 2013

AN ELECTRONICS engineer has secured financial backing along with the mentoring support of an online Dragons’ Den guru for her “groundbreaking” marketing tool. ForWhereiAm is the brainchild of Nazish Aslam, a graduate of Heriot-Watt ...

Skyscanner crowned Scottish Company of the Year

Skyscanner crowned Scottish Company of the Year

Friday 13th November 2015

Hollywood star and humanitarian George Clooney addressed the audience of 2,000 at the EICC in Edinburgh, praising the efforts of everyone involved. Edinburgh-based Skyscanner was presented with the top accolade for its commitment to creating high gr ...

Edinburgh property investment company’s unique marketing approach goes viral

Edinburgh property investment company’s unique marketing approach goes viral

Saturday 30th April 2016

Video marketing technology and commercial property agents are not phrases that normally go hand-in-hand. However, an Edinburgh-based property investment specialist has married the two by piloting a unique marketing approach that is already gaining s ...

SRA Ventures acquires Mixed use site in Edinburgh.

SRA Ventures acquires Mixed use site in Edinburgh.

Tuesday 15th September 2015

SRA Ventures Ltd has announced the acquisition of a mixed used site in Piershill Place Edinburgh. SRA Ventures is currently focused on the expansion of its industrial portfolio purchasing investments within Scotland, and particularly on acquir ...

Shaf Rasul’s SRA Ventures acquires The Hall Hill Retail Parade in Glasgow.

Shaf Rasul’s SRA Ventures acquires The Hall Hill Retail Parade in Glasgow.

Saturday 1st August 2015

SRA Ventures continues its aggressive acquisition of underperforming commercial assets by Acquiring the Hallhill Retail Parade in Glasgow. Further reading Click Here ...

Edinburgh property investment company SRA Ventures  sees major Airbnb opportunity for the capital

Edinburgh property investment company SRA Ventures sees major Airbnb opportunity for the capital

Tuesday 17th May 2016

An Edinburgh-based property investment specialist believes that the city can capitalise on the Airbnb phenomenon in a big way by exploiting a significant gap in the commercial property market. SRA Ventures Group has witnessed the amazing growt ...