24/10/2018

In the news: world-first AI project management creating jobs in Edinburgh

Sarah Brett

Head of Brand

We’re proud to share that today Mudano was awarded a £2.6m research and development grant as part of the Scottish Government’s Economic Action Plan. The grant will create up to 40 highly-skilled jobs to help achieve our vision of of building the autonomous project.

The Scottish Government’s Economy and Finance Secretary, commented:

“Innovative and ambitious companies like Mudano are vital to the Scottish economy. That is why the Scottish Government is supporting businesses to take advantage of the opportunities that come from our established strengths in innovation and technological change.

With London-based companies like Mudano establishing Scottish divisions, it is clear that our focus on internationalisation, infrastructure investment, innovation and fair work is gathering pace, backed by a business tax policy purposefully designed to accelerate growth. Alongside the launch of our new Economic Action Plan, we will continue to meet and listen to business leaders to focus our actions on growing our economy and labour market.”

Ed Broussard, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, comments:

“We’re delighted to set up our R&D team in Edinburgh. We have been blown away by the talent in data science and engineering in Scotland and it’s fantastic that we are able to conduct cutting edge research right here in Scotland which is helping us transform how some of the biggest Financial Services firms from across the UK use data.”