Z-PULSE, a spin-off from the University of Surrey, creates wearable health sensors that run on their own power.
Scott Bros. is a recycling, haulage, and plant hire business established in Thornaby-on-Tees. Over the years, they have developed their business by being customer-focused and offering flexible solutions to suit their customers' and clients' requirements. This is only possible due to their team of dedicated, hardworking staff, who strive to provide the possible service.
TreQ is a manufacturing company specializing in the production of bespoke quantum computing clusters. These clusters are designed to tackle complex computational problems that are currently beyond the capabilities of classical computers. By leveraging quantum mechanics, TreQ's systems can perform a single calculation that would be impractical or impossible for traditional computers, thereby enabling businesses and institutions to optimize asset allocation, minimize risk, and make data-driven decisions more effectively.
Fotenix is a diagnostics company specializing in deterministic monitoring for crop producers. It uses deployed colors of light and embedded artificial intelligence in its sensors to detect plant status, such as disease. The company's enabled sprayer offers online precision farming, while its cloud platform provides agronomic insights based on inputs used.
MediaCity Immersive Technologies Innovation Hub
Grant in 2025
MediaCity Immersive Technologies is a unique setting with the highest amount of creative, media, mix technology enterprises outside of London.
North AI is a startup specializing in AI-driven risk assessment for the media industry. It offers a platform that helps entertainment brands understand their audience better, assess commercial risks, and evaluate content value. This enables brands to secure necessary financing and gauge audience demand more effectively.
DiffBlue is a software company that develops AI-powered automated testing and code automation tools. It automates coding tasks such as generating unit tests, bug fixing, refactoring, translating code between languages, and producing original code to meet specifications. Its automated testing software for Java creates fully autonomous unit tests, maintains regression tests, and provides insights into test coverage, code testability, complexity and dependencies. The technology uses reinforcement learning to write tests that compile, run, and detect bugs, reducing manual testing effort and accelerating software development. In addition to test generation, DiffBlue offers security testing capabilities to identify and fix exploits. DiffBlue originated as a spin-out of the University of Oxford's AI research group and is based in Oxford, United Kingdom.
MySalesCoach
Grant in 2025
MySalesCoach is a platform dedicated to improving sales performance by connecting teams with experienced coaches. Despite the proven impact of coaching on sales representative development, managers often lack time for effective coaching. MySalesCoach addresses this gap by providing curated coaching services, empowering teams and managers alike with essential skills and tactics.
ReactWise develops a no-code platform that optimizes chemical reactions. Its AI-driven system predicts optimal reaction conditions, saving users time and resources.
StimOxyGen is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative, pH-responsive nanoparticles. These nanoparticles are designed to generate oxygen in hypoxic (low oxygen) tumors, enhancing the effectiveness of cancer treatments like radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The company's core technology involves a nanoparticle formulation that dissolves in the low pH environment of tumors, transiently producing oxygen and thereby maximizing the therapeutic effects of radiotherapy.
Brarista is a technology company specializing in AI-powered solutions for online lingerie retailers, focused on enhancing the customer experience in bra fitting. By utilizing proprietary visual technologies, Brarista enables consumers to accurately determine their bra size from the comfort of their own homes. Users can take photos of their upper bodies using smartphones, laptops, or tablets, which the software analyzes to provide personalized sizing recommendations across various intimate-wear brands. This approach not only alleviates sizing confusion but also empowers women to better understand their bodies and make informed purchasing decisions. Additionally, Brarista's innovative solutions have been shown to increase retailers' revenues significantly, creating a win-win scenario for both consumers and businesses in the lingerie market.
Constructive Bio
Grant in 2025
Constructive Bio is a biotechnology company that rewrites genomes to turn living cells into biofactories for sustainable materials and therapeutics. By controlling the genetic sequence, it enables the biosynthesis of enzymes, pharmaceuticals, and biomaterials while exploring chemical space beyond natural biology. The approach includes developing virus-resistant organisms and supporting next-generation bioprocesses and biopharmaceuticals.
LinkGevity is a biotechnology company specializing in drug discovery, with a focus on longevity and age-related diseases. It operates an AI-powered platform designed to expedite the development of life-saving medications. By combining AI and pharmaceutical expertise, the company analyzes extensive datasets to predict and identify promising drug candidates, aiming to extend healthy lifespan and bring innovative treatments to market more swiftly.
Q5D Technology
Debt Financing in 2025
Q5D automates the manufacture and assembly of wiring looms using advanced robotics, additive manufacturing, and intelligent software. It serves automotive, aerospace, and industrial sectors, helping Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers accelerate electrification, enhance reliability, and streamline supply chains.
Electric Sheep
Grant in 2025
Electric Sheep is dedicated to accelerating the Visual Effects (VFX) industry with cutting-edge AI technology. With a focus on speed, security, and scale, we are streamlining Film/TV workflows. The first step on our journey is rotoscoping.
After years of camera to post experience for Netflix, Amazon and Disney among others, we saw an opportunity to take the challenges faced in VFX and leverage emerging AI technology to solve them. Thus Electric Sheep was born.
Our mission is to allow artists to get back to what they do best - telling stories through creative, stunning and impactful visual effects.
Lant Medical
Grant in 2025
Lant Medical is a health technology company specializing in the development of non-antibiotic treatments for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections. Their innovative therapy targets the root cause of the infection and its associated symptoms, providing an effective monotherapy or complement to existing treatments. This enables healthcare professionals to manage H. pylori infections more efficiently.
Lant Medical
Seed Round in 2025
Lant Medical is a health technology company specializing in the development of non-antibiotic treatments for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections. Their innovative therapy targets the root cause of the infection and its associated symptoms, providing an effective monotherapy or complement to existing treatments. This enables healthcare professionals to manage H. pylori infections more efficiently.
Sequential Skin is a diagnostic platform focused on skin longevity and aging, leveraging expertise in genetics, epigenetics, and the skin microbiome. The company specializes in clinical microbiome testing for skin, scalp, and female health. Its primary offering is a skin health test that employs quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) technology to analyze specific markers within the skin microbiome. This analysis provides individuals with a detailed understanding of their skin profile, helping them identify their unique skincare needs. By delivering personalized insights, Sequential Skin empowers individuals to make informed decisions about their skincare routines.
Paragraf is a UK-based company specializing in graphene technology. Established in 2015, it focuses on developing high-purity graphene products for commercial applications, particularly in electronics. The company produces graphene electronic devices and sensors using contamination-free technology.
Circadacare specializes in improving the lives of residents and staff in care environments through innovative technology. Their solutions focus on enhancing wellness, promoting autonomy, reducing falls, and tracking behaviors using circadian lighting and advanced AI monitoring.
Esox Biologics
Grant in 2025
Esox Biologics provides innovative and sustainable solutions for aquatic veterinary medicine. The company offers a disease prediction platform called eForesee, which uses data-driven predictions unique to individual farms. Regular monitoring of the aquatic environment and livestock health is a key component of their services. Esox Biologics utilizes extensive knowledge of the aquatic microbiome to prevent the spread of infectious diseases among aquatic animals by collecting environmental DNA and employing next-generation sequencing technologies.
Founded in 1986, Ayming is a Paris-based management consulting firm specializing in operational efficiency. It offers services including innovation management, supply chain optimization, fixed asset management, and tax optimization, serving industries such as agri-food, retail, banking, healthcare, aerospace, and automobile.
EnrichMyCare
Grant in 2025
EnrichMyCare is a technology company that specializes in developing a personal health platform. This platform aims to centralize and streamline care coordination for children, improving communication between families and various healthcare, social care, and education providers. It enables instant sharing of records and remote monitoring of the child's welfare, simplifying the complex process of managing care. The platform also offers features to automate care pathways, monitor management plans, and ensure compliance with exercise and splinting programs. The ultimate goal is to accelerate care, enhance patient monitoring and engagement, prevent disabilities, and improve the overall care experience while reducing healthcare costs.
Mulder specializes in blockchain-based traceability solutions for the medical device industry. It develops a network platform that offers real-time visibility and traceability across the entire supply chain, from raw material sourcing to patient application. This enables healthcare providers and manufacturers to verify device provenance, ensure compliance, and enhance patient safety.
New Wave Biotech
Grant in 2024
New Wave Biotech specializes in downstream process optimization software for alternative protein and synthetic biology products. Utilizing computational modeling and AI, the company conducts virtual experiments on billions of potential processes to provide data-driven recommendations, accelerating R&D and reducing production costs.
New Wave Biotech
Seed Round in 2024
New Wave Biotech specializes in downstream process optimization software for alternative protein and synthetic biology products. Utilizing computational modeling and AI, the company conducts virtual experiments on billions of potential processes to provide data-driven recommendations, accelerating R&D and reducing production costs.
SmartKem designs and markets organic semiconductors for displays and related devices. It develops low-temperature, solution-deposited organic semiconductors for transistor backplanes and undertakes design, development, industrialization, and technology transfer of its semiconductor platform. Its TRUFLEX inks enable organic thin-film transistor circuits on low-cost substrates, supporting applications in mini-LED and AMOLED displays, fingerprint sensors, and logic circuits. Revenue comes from sales of TRUFLEX inks and demonstration products, with a focus on partnering with display and electronics manufacturers to enable cost-effective, high-performance organic electronics.
Centre for Sustainable Innovation
Grant in 2024
Centre for Sustainable Innovation focuses on addressing new and traditional sustainability challenges through innovative solutions.
Axial3D
Venture Round in 2024
Axial3D specializes in 3D printing technology tailored for healthcare. It converts patient CT and MRI scan data into precise, personalized 3D models to enhance medical professionals' understanding of abnormalities, encourage innovative surgical techniques, and improve patient outcomes.
MediMusic is a health‑technology company that develops algorithmic music neuroscience solutions for medical and well‑being applications. Using artificial intelligence, it creates personalized playlists that lower heart rate and stimulate the vagus nerve, producing a positive physio‑endocrine response. The technology is designed to reduce stress and anxiety and to enhance the effectiveness of pain medication, and it is applied in contexts such as dementia care, anxiety treatment, and pain management.
Wordnerds specializes in AI-powered linguistics to analyze vast amounts of unstructured text data. Their platform enables businesses to derive actionable insights from customer feedback, online reviews, and surveys, facilitating informed decision-making.
BeamXR is a gaming technology company that specializes in developing a software development kit (SDK) for extended reality (XR) games. This SDK enables live streaming of XR games via popular streaming services, enhancing the gaming experience for both players and viewers. The platform offers features such as live-streaming cameras, social tools for virtual reality games, real-time streaming with minimal latency, and two-way voice and video chat, providing developers and creators with control and customization options for video capture.
Dia Beta Labs
Grant in 2024
Dia Beta Labs is a biotechnology company dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with metabolic diseases. It operates from Ulster, where it has access to advanced facilities and a network of experts. The company's focus is on developing therapeutic agents to address the decline of pancreatic health in patients, with the goal of achieving more sustainable and effective weight loss than current options. Its discovery platform uses industry-standard methodologies and models to identify and advance lead molecules for animal research.
MAKOR RESOURCES
Grant in 2024
Makor Resource's strategy hinges on four pillars: advancing artisanal and small-scale mineral sector development; developing human and technological capacities; building blockchain-enabled “Mine to Main Street” value chains; and promoting sustainable investment and communal stewardship.
Automated Architecture
Grant in 2024
Automated Architecture provides the technological infrastructure for a distributed robotic micro-factory network producing sustainable timber housing.
Keltic Pharma Therapeutics
Grant in 2024
Keltic Pharma Therapeutics enhances drug discovery through innovative scientific research, resulting in a healthier future.
GScan pioneers safe, accurate, and automatic 'x-ray' technology using cosmic muons. Its MuonFLUX product scans deep into reinforced concrete, enhancing infrastructure safety, longevity, and sustainability. GScan's innovative solution aims to prevent bridge collapses, extend infrastructure lifespan, reduce maintenance costs, and decarbonize the concrete industry.
Chromatwist develops innovative fluorescent dyes that become visible under UV light. Their patented technology platform enables the creation of fluorophores used in bio-sensing (like flow cytometry) and bio-imaging (such as multiphoton microscopy) within the healthcare sector.
Tewke, established in 2020 in London, specializes in developing AI-driven home automation technology to reduce energy consumption and enhance living experiences. The company's flagship product, Tap, is an intelligent light switch that requires no rewiring, serving as the foundation for Tewke's energy control and home automation platform. Tap has been recognized internationally, including winning the Red Dot Design Award.
MannyAI is a fashion technology startup that operates an artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to enhance the sourcing process for both fashion brands and factories. The company's innovative network enables small batch production by aggregating similar orders from various brands, which helps streamline the manufacturing process. MannyAI offers features such as instant pricing and efficient order management, allowing fashion brands to mitigate inventory risks while simultaneously improving production efficiency for factories. By leveraging AI technology, MannyAI aims to transform traditional sourcing methods in the fashion industry.
LaennecAI is a clinical AI company specializing in chronic disease management solutions. It has developed a medical device, a digital stethoscope, which transforms modern smartphones into powerful diagnostic tools. The company's technology enables precise monitoring and analysis of respiratory and cardiac sounds, facilitating telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, and virtual wards. This ensures patients receive in-depth, reliable analysis and continuous care.
BindEthics is a business specializing in the production and supply of eco-friendly adhesives. Their primary product is a sustainable, non-toxic glue that is not derived from fossil fuels. This innovative adhesive is designed to replace traditional, petroleum-based adhesives, particularly in the manufacturing of engineered wood products like furniture. By offering a bio-based alternative, BindEthics enables its customers to produce non-toxic, sustainable, and recyclable products, thereby promoting a more environmentally responsible approach to manufacturing.
Nolana AI
Funding Round in 2024
Nolana AI is a technology company that specializes in AI-driven workflow automation. Its platform uses intelligent agents to streamline software development processes, reducing manual coordination and context switching. This enables managers to oversee workflows more efficiently, enhancing execution speed, lowering costs, and improving team focus.
AllFocal Optics
Grant in 2024
AllFocal Optics specializes in nanophotonic technology for display enhancement. Its innovative solutions aim to provide natural visual clarity and comfort, addressing physical discomforts such as headaches associated with current AR/VR glasses.
Reneural develops innovative, accessible technologies focused on improving cardiovascular disease treatment and management. Their flagship product is a wearable smart medical system designed to prevent blood clots in lower limbs, usable both clinically and at home.
Eslando operates an AI-powered B2B marketplace designed to streamline textile waste trading. It connects waste collectors, recyclers, and corporate brands for efficient, traceable, and profitable transactions.
EcoDuct is a cutting-edge, high-performance non-metallic pre-insulated HVAC ductwork system that saves energy, decreases installation time and costs, minimizes environmental effect, and provides pure, uncontaminated air.
EcoDuct is the only pre-insulated ductwork system that comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, including circular, flat oval, square, and rectangular, as well as accessories like FCU plenums and grille boxes, and is built sustainably in the UK using cutting-edge production technology. EcoDuct is appropriate for all indoor and outdoor insulated ducting applications, including new construction, retrofits, and modular structures.
Oceanium develops innovative, all-natural food products and nutraceuticals from sustainably-sourced seaweed. It uses proprietary biorefinery technology and green chemistry processes to create bioactive ingredients and sustainable materials, promoting coastal community development and a regenerative food system.
Mulder
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Mulder specializes in blockchain-based traceability solutions for the medical device industry. It develops a network platform that offers real-time visibility and traceability across the entire supply chain, from raw material sourcing to patient application. This enables healthcare providers and manufacturers to verify device provenance, ensure compliance, and enhance patient safety.
Concert Bio is a technology company that assists businesses in enhancing their microbial communities' productivity through its proprietary full-stack platform. This platform integrates monitoring, analytics, and intervention strategies to manipulate microbiomes, empowering clients to optimize these communities for improved performance.
AceOn Group is an innovative energy storage and battery manufacturer that develops a diverse array of battery solutions for utility-scale, residential, and off-grid portable applications. The company specializes in custom battery design and assembly, along with distribution and storage systems tailored to the needs of commercial, industrial, and utility-scale sectors. By focusing on providing high-quality energy storage solutions, AceOn enables clients across various industries to effectively address their energy storage challenges.
HUID is a company focused on developing eco-friendly materials from waste onion skins. It aims to reduce single-use plastic consumption by creating home-compostable packaging materials. HUID specializes in producing a card-like material made from biologically processed onion skin fibers, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional wood fiber paper for secondary packaging products.
Near-Life is an innovative company specializing in immersive learning content through interactive video. As pioneers in the field, Near-Life combines technology, learning, and media to create a unique online learning platform. The company focuses on delivering eLearning content that integrates video scenarios with gaming technology, offering a distinctive approach to training. This method allows users to engage in intuitive, role-play-style experiences, enhancing their learning process. By prioritizing immersive experiences, Near-Life aims to transform traditional training methods into engaging and effective educational tools.
Myogenes provides psychiatric tests, heredity cancer tests, and mental health mind maps.
Kaydiar is a medical device company focused on developing innovative offloading technologies for pressure injuries. Their product range includes orthotic devices, bed mattresses, wheelchair cushions, and prosthetic sleeves, all designed to reduce pressure on damaged skin or tissue, promoting cost-effective wound care.
Caledonian Climate
Grant in 2024
Caledonian Climate operates as a peatland restoration consultancy.
Biovit is a company that specializes in the development of fortified foods. It uses 100% organic plant extracts, naturally rich in vitamins and minerals, to enhance the nutritional value of its products. The company aims to address health and environmental issues such as obesity and malnutrition, while also reducing food waste. Biovit has clinically developed and tested organic micronutrient blends for use in various food and beverage products, as well as supplements, providing consumers with organically sourced, nutrient-dense options.
Altair Engineering, Inc. specializes in enterprise analytics and engineering software technologies, focusing on optimizing the analysis, management, and visualization of business and engineering information. The company's flagship products include HyperWorks, an enterprise simulation solution, and PBS GridWorks, which facilitates grid and on-demand computing. Altair's software suite supports various disciplines, including structures, fluids, and thermal management, enabling comprehensive product lifecycle management from concept design to operational use. Additionally, the company offers consultancy services and business intelligence solutions, catering to industries such as automotive, aerospace, defense, heavy equipment, consumer products, and financial services. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Troy, Michigan, Altair has a global presence with offices in multiple countries, serving clients through a network of resellers and distributors.
Low Carbon Materials
Grant in 2024
Low Carbon Materials is a climate-tech company that develops low-carbon construction material alternatives. It manufactures specialty materials that transform waste plastics into lightweight, eco-friendly plastic aggregates that are thermally insulating, enabling partial replacement of sand in traditional building materials and reducing carbon emissions. By focusing on sustainable, low-carbon options, it aims to help construction projects lower their environmental footprint.
Zulu Ecosystems
Grant in 2024
Zulu Ecosystems operates an automated, nature-focused platform that aims to rebuild natural carbon sinks and habitats. It provides a science-based method for analyzing, originating, and structuring nature-based projects to regenerate ecosystems, enabling landowners, investors, specialists, and businesses to generate high-integrity carbon credits. By integrating rigorous scientific assessment with financial precision, the platform supports the creation and management of forest ecosystems and biodiversity initiatives, delivering scalable projects that align environmental impact with economic value.
Epitopea is a transatlantic biotechnology company focused on developing immunotherapies that target a novel class of tumor‑specific antigens. Using a proprietary pipeline that combines immunopetidomics, mass spectrometry, genomics and bioinformatics, the company identifies conserved, aberrantly expressed antigens hidden in cancer’s ‘junk’ DNA. These Cryptigen TSAs are shared across patients with the same cancer indication, allowing therapies to selectively eliminate malignant cells while sparing healthy tissue, with the goal of providing durable, low‑side‑effect treatments.
Salt strives to establish a workplace that celebrates diversity, encourages inclusion, and develops a sense of belonging for all employees.
PolyBox.app is a marketing tool designed to enhance the reporting processes of marketing agencies and teams through automation and AI technology. The platform enables users to consolidate data from various sources, facilitating real-time queries and analysis. By automating the generation of reports, PolyBox allows marketers to efficiently track campaign performance and optimize strategies, minimizing reliance on traditional spreadsheets and manual reporting methods. The service includes detailed visual dashboards that provide insightful overviews of campaign results, enabling teams to make informed decisions swiftly. Ultimately, PolyBox.app aims to improve the accuracy of reporting and save time for marketing professionals, helping them deliver superior results for their clients.
Viability develops a proprietary platform that assesses the financial, regulatory, and physical feasibility of real estate development projects. The platform evaluates residual land value by analyzing indexed property sales data and accurate build cost information, enabling developers to understand potential site value after accounting for development costs.
ScubaTx is a company focused on developing an advanced organ preservation system that utilizes the Persufflation method, a well-established technique aimed at enhancing organ transportation. By leveraging innovative software design, ScubaTx aims to provide significant cost savings for healthcare providers, thereby facilitating an expanded supply of viable organs for transplantation. The company’s technology is designed to protect and improve the condition of grafts during the preservation process, ultimately empowering clinicians worldwide to increase the availability of life-saving organs.
Marketing Engine
Grant in 2024
Marketing Engine is a marketing tool which helps marketers to build and share a marketing plan - and overlay results in real-time.
PuriFire Energy
Grant in 2024
Transforming Waste Water and wet feedstocks into Green Methanol and other sustainable fuels
Lentitek is a cell and gene therapy company developing gene therapies and gene-modified cell therapies to broaden access to cures. It focuses on increasing the production yields of lentiviral vectors through its platform, using a novel promoter and proprietary production methods. The approach aims to deliver substantially higher yields, potentially reducing manufacturing costs and improving scalability for healthcare providers delivering gene therapies.
Mestag Therapeutics
Seed Round in 2024
Mestag Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapies for cancer and inflammatory diseases through its unique fibroblast technology. The company leverages emerging insights into the role of activated fibroblast populations in disease progression to create therapeutics that disrupt fibroblast-mediated effects on immune cells. By targeting these mechanisms, Mestag aims to enhance treatment options and improve outcomes for patients suffering from rare and life-threatening conditions.
Theolytics Limited is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Oxford, United Kingdom, specializing in the development of oncolytic viral therapies to combat cancer. Founded in 2017, Theolytics utilizes a phenotypic screening platform that facilitates the discovery and development of effective, targeted therapeutic candidates designed for intravenous delivery. The company's innovative approach is aimed at creating category-changing cancer treatments that can address both solid and liquid tumors. In addition to advancing its internal pipeline of programs, Theolytics is also forming strategic partnerships to enhance and expedite the development of its therapeutic offerings, ultimately striving to provide innovative care options for patients.
SynaptixBio is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapies for severe leukodystrophies, particularly targeting TUBB4a Leukodystrophy. By addressing the root causes of these conditions, SynaptixBio aims to provide potential curative treatments that could significantly disrupt existing treatment practices. The company is dedicated to translating groundbreaking research into transformative therapeutic options, specifically by altering the expression of a mutated gene responsible for the disease. Through its efforts, SynaptixBio seeks to deliver lifesaving solutions to those affected by this acute subset of leukodystrophies.
BoobyBiome operates a microbiome research platform and develops probiotic supplements for infants with compromised microbiomes, including premature babies, to promote gut health and immune development by closely mirroring the beneficial bacteria found in breast milk.
Naitive is a population health company that develops AI-enabled clinical pathways. It uses artificial intelligence, clinical data, digital interventions, and scalable computational capabilities to enhance chronic disease case-finding, treatment, and care coordination, aiming to transform patient care and reduce associated costs.
Siloton is a medical device company specializing in ophthalmology. It designs and develops diagnostic imaging devices, notably a portable optical coherence tomography system, coupled with cloud-based digital health tools to enhance patient care and prevent avoidable blindness.
Through easy-to-use Digital Twins, TwinLabs.ai enables venue and event operators to reduce their costs, increase sustainability, improve safety and generate new revenue streams using the very latest AI, IoT, 3D graphics and Digital Twin technologies.
Awen Oncology
Grant in 2024
Awen Oncology is a pre-clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel cancer therapies. It specializes in targeting 'developmentally-silent oncogenic drivers', which are genes that contribute to cancer growth but are not typically targeted by existing treatments. The company's approach combines expertise in cell and molecular biology with advanced structural biology and in-silico drug screening to rapidly and efficiently identify and develop effective cancer treatments.
Purple Transform
Grant in 2024
Purple Transform is an artificial intelligence company that enhances decision-making accuracy through digital intelligence. It offers a range of business intelligence software services, including trespasser detection, crowding analysis, vehicle analysis, IoT insights, and financial insights, to help organizations create safer and more secure workplaces.
Bendi uses AI to monitor global data sources for human rights, environmental, and governance risks in supply chains. Its platform maps millions of data points from news, legal cases, and social media in multiple languages, providing real-time risk intelligence to help businesses build resilient supply chains.
OW Smell Made Digital
Grant in 2024
OW Smell Made Digital specializes in developing software and hardware solutions for controlling and integrating digital smell technology into various products, services, or content.
Monumo is a deeptech engineering company specializing in the creation of advanced electric motors. It leverages simulation, machine learning, AI, and motor design technology to develop next-generation EV motor systems that surpass human capabilities.
Pipeline Organics
Grant in 2024
Pipeline Organics is an early-stage cleantech company developing higher efficiency biofuel cells. These cells generate clean, continuous renewable electricity from wastewater, harnessing its untapped chemical potential to meet industrial power demands while reducing energy costs and offsetting carbon emissions.
DRIFT Energy
Grant in 2024
DRIFT Energy is focused on harnessing renewable energy from the oceans to address global energy challenges. The company specializes in the development of green energy yachts equipped with underwater turbines that utilize wind power to generate clean hydrogen fuel. By employing advanced artificial intelligence routing algorithms, DRIFT Energy optimizes the operation of these yachts, ensuring they remain in ideal weather conditions for efficient energy production and timely delivery to port. This innovative approach offers several advantages over traditional renewable energy sources, including broader viability across different locations, increased power output, simpler maintenance, and significantly faster implementation times. Through its efforts, DRIFT Energy aims to play a pivotal role in the transition to sustainable energy solutions.
Definely develops a legal tech platform delivered as a Microsoft Word plugin that helps attorneys draft, review, and understand contracts without leaving the relevant clause. The product suite is subscription-based and supports the pre-execution stages of the contract lifecycle, offering drafting and proofreading tools, in-context editing, and term clarification by displaying full meanings when highlighted to improve efficiency and reduce time spent on contract reviews.
Founded in 2009, MedAnnex is a UK-based biotechnology company dedicated to developing first-in-class antibody therapies for treating cancers and autoimmune diseases. Its lead product, annexuzlimab, targets annexin-A1 to inhibit cancer cell growth and autoimmune condition development.
Cumulus Neuroscience
Grant in 2024
Cumulus Neuroscience develops an AI-based digital biomarker platform to aid in the resolution of the most pressing healthcare challenges in neurodegeneration and psychiatry. Cumulus Neuroscience's platform is intended to provide the critical data and insight required for more rapid, robust, and cost-effective clinical trials that improve patient access to new therapies. The platform's novel insights change the future of clinical trials in brain disorders, allowing life-changing therapies to reach patients faster and more affordably.
ThirtyFiveBio
Grant in 2024
ThirtyFiveBio is a biotechnology company developing novel genetically and pharmacologically validated protein modulators for treating severe gastrointestinal diseases.
Marine Power Systems
Grant in 2024
Marine Power Systems Ltd. is a Swansea-based company focused on developing innovative marine renewable energy technologies. Established in 2008 by engineering graduates from Swansea University, the company specializes in the WaveSub, a wave energy converter designed to harness wave energy for electricity generation. The WaveSub operates underwater, adjusting its depth to optimize energy capture and to withstand severe weather conditions. By utilizing orbital motion with the waves, Marine Power Systems aims to reduce the costs associated with wave energy generation, contributing to the advancement of sustainable energy solutions.
Vector Photonics
Grant in 2024
Vector Photonics, based in Glasgow, Scotland, is a spin-out company from the University of Glasgow. It specializes in developing semiconductor laser technology for data communications and additive manufacturing, including metal and plastic printing. The company's innovation lies in photonic crystal surface-emitting lasers, which are low-cost and emit light from the top surface, facilitating easy packaging and integration into printed circuit boards (PCBs) and electronic assemblies. This enables various industries to adopt their semiconductor laser technology in daily operations.
Nuclera specializes in accelerating drug discovery by providing a protein prototyping system. Its eProtein Discovery™ platform enables scientists to rapidly produce and test proteins for research purposes.
BiVictrix Therapeutics
Grant in 2024
BiVictriX Therapeutics Ltd. is a drug discovery and development company based in Alderley Edge, United Kingdom, focused on creating bispecific antibody drug conjugates to address unmet medical needs in blood cancer. Established in 2016, the company leverages its proprietary Bi-Cygni technology to develop innovative therapies for various types of cancers, including Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. BiVictriX specializes in oncology and haematological malignancies, offering a range of services that encompass biotherapeutics, immunotherapy, antibody research, and drug development. The company aims to advance its pharmaceutical products through rigorous development processes to improve treatment outcomes for patients with serious medical conditions.
Krellian helps facilities managers meet their net zero targets whilst saving money, by optimising space utilisation and reducing energy consumption using smart building technology.
- Krellian Hub - a smart building hub which consolidates multi-vendor building management systems into a single unified interface.
- Krellian Cloud - real-time data analytics for buildings to model how they're being used and identify potential optimisations.
Fuse Diagnostics
Seed Round in 2024
Fuse Diagnostics develops innovative diagnostic products designed to deliver lab-quality information quickly and at a lower cost. Their solutions cater to food and water testing, bioprocessing industries, and cell biology research.
AgriSound is an agri-tech company that specializes in advanced sound analysis to monitor insect activity, particularly focusing on pollinators. The company has developed a pollination management platform that utilizes sound, environmental, and visual technology sensors to record and analyze insect behavior in near real-time. This innovative approach allows beekeepers, farmers, and researchers to remotely manage beehives and gain insights into hive status and pollination dynamics. By employing predictive algorithms, AgriSound's platform helps identify subtle changes that may impact pollination, enabling users to make informed decisions and take appropriate actions to maintain optimal pollination conditions. Ultimately, AgriSound aims to enhance agricultural operations while promoting biodiversity.
KYMIRA is an e-commerce company specializing in smart garments and textiles designed to enhance athletic performance and recovery. The company develops innovative textiles that incorporate compression fabric, infrared technology, and sensors, which harness and recycle the energy of athletes. These products aim to improve performance, address chronic health issues, reduce injury risks, and enhance sleep quality. By providing data insights, KYMIRA enables athletes and sports enthusiasts to optimize their training and recovery processes.
LIfT BioSciences
Grant in 2024
Founded in London in 2016, LIfT BioSciences develops a proprietary platform for allogeneic innate immuno-cell therapy. Its Neutrophil Only Leukocyte Infusion Therapy (N-LIfT®) enables scalable production of Immunomodulatory Alpha Neutrophils (IMAN®s) from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), offering potential mono or combo therapies.
University of Bristol
Grant in 2024
The University of Bristol is a red brick research university that offers a range of educational courses and services.
The university is organized into six academic facilities: Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, and Faculty of Social Sciences and Law. These faculties together award a range of academic degrees spanning bachelor's and master's degrees as well as junior doctorates and higher doctorates.
University of Bristol was established in 1876 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.
Stratiphy is a Robo-advisory investment platform designed for the next generation of investors. It provides personalized investment strategies aligned with users' values and sustainability goals, using powerful analytics and environmental, social, and governance data.
Nami Surgical
Grant in 2024
Nami Surgical specializes in developing and providing advanced robotic surgery technology. Their core offering is ultrasonic surgical tools designed to enhance the current robotic-assisted surgery market. By simplifying and making procedures safer, they expand the use of robots in surgeries requiring ultrasonic devices, thereby improving clinical outcomes and patient care. Their solutions provide surgeons with intuitive, high-performance, and maneuverable instruments for complex surgical tasks.
Signapse develops real-time sign language translator software using artificial intelligence. Their platform aims to improve accessibility and inclusivity by providing instant translations, supporting video content integration. This enables organizations to communicate effectively with deaf individuals.
enee.io designs and develops battery monitoring systems that enhance profitability for both users and suppliers of renewable energy systems.