ePass Aims to Be Scotland’s Top GovTech Scaleup After Reporting £1M Revenue in First Year

Edinburgh firm aims to be Scotland’s top GovTech scale-up as revenues top £1m

“Licensing and registration are essential public services, but too often the underlying processes have been fragmented” – James Buchan, co-founder

ePass Aims to Be Scotland’s Top GovTech Scaleup After Reporting £1M Revenue in First Year

EDINBURGH, Scotland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2026-

Licensing platform on course to be 'Scotland's most successful GovTech scaleup' as it hits £1m revenue in first year

A licensing, permits and registration platform is on course to be ‘Scotland’s most successful GovTech scale-up’ after hitting £1million in revenue in its first year. ePass, which has been adopted by the Scottish Government and is live with all 32 local authorities across the country, greatly enhances, simplifies and standardises the process of applying for licences and permits online. The platform, which can be used by government regulators for …

GovTech startup ePass rolls out nationwide platform after £1m debut year

ePass has set its sights on being Scotland’s most successful GovTech scaleup, following the GovTech startup winning one of the largest CivTech challenges to date, and its tobacco and vapes retailers register being deployed in 6 months, while reporting £1m of revenue in its first twelve months.   Founded in 2024 by CEO James Buchan and CTO Chris Renga following the CivTech win, ePass is a GovTech platform for licensing, registration, and permitti…