Productive Machines specializes in software optimization for the machining industry, helping manufacturers enhance productivity and sustainability. The company utilizes a digital twin of the machining process, incorporating physics, mechanics, dynamics, distortion, and vibration data to simulate and test millions of parameters. This approach allows manufacturers to refine their CAM and Gcode, ultimately improving part quality and reducing cycle times. By addressing issues such as chatter vibrations and tooling costs, Productive Machines enables machining companies to achieve better surface finishes and dimensional accuracy, streamlining their operations and reducing costs. The company emerged as a spin-out from the UK Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, reflecting its commitment to advancing manufacturing technologies.
Earth Rover Limited specializes in developing robotic agriculture systems tailored for farmers, focusing on applications such as scouting, weeding, and selective harvesting. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Newport, United Kingdom, the company leverages technology initially designed for the ExoMars Rover, adapting it for precision farming. Their autonomous farming robots are equipped with advanced tools and integrate with a smart data platform, allowing farmers to enhance current agricultural practices and move towards more autonomous farming solutions.
Aurrigo Group specializes in transport technology solutions, focusing on autonomous and semi-autonomous systems for various industries including aviation, ground handling, and cargo. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products as well as autonomous vehicles tailored for urban environments, shopping malls, airports, and university campuses. Aurrigo's self-driving pods enhance first and last mile transportation, seamlessly integrating with traditional transport options like taxis and buses. The company also develops Aurrigo Connect, a comprehensive autonomous fleet management system that includes a customer booking app and backend control systems, ensuring efficient and safe deployments in urban settings. Aurrigo operates as a division of RDM Group.
DeGould Ltd is a leader in automated vehicle inspections, specializing in providing advanced imaging and machine learning software for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their supply chains. The company's mission is to enhance value for customers through innovative automated vehicle inspections and high-quality imagery. DeGould has implemented its imaging solutions globally within major OEMs and supply chain partners, continuously advancing its technology to meet growing demand. Their latest innovation, Auto-compact, features high-resolution image capture in a compact design, utilizing a combination of lighting techniques to quickly produce hundreds of images. This technology employs artificial intelligence to detect minor imperfections such as scratches, dents, and wheel scuffs, effectively eliminating the need for manual inspections. By offering precise vehicle condition records and facilitating quality assurance during handover and inspection checkpoints, DeGould helps OEMs and their supply chains reduce costs and enhance product quality.
Drone Ag is a UK-based company focused on enhancing agricultural productivity through drone automation and artificial intelligence software. The team comprises farmers, agronomists, drone pilots, and software engineers who leverage their extensive experience from operating drone systems on their own 6,000-acre farm. The company offers a range of services, including drone training courses and user-friendly software solutions. By collecting and analyzing leaf-level crop data, Drone Ag enables farmers to optimize the application of resources, guiding ground machinery and drone sprayers to specific areas of fields at appropriate times. This practical approach to precision agriculture ensures that the company's offerings are grounded in real-world experience, allowing clients to improve their farming practices effectively.
We provide next-generation computer vision and neuromorphic AI to increase efficiency, lower costs and improve sustainability.
Oxford Heartbeat develop medical device software that makes planning for surgeries simpler, faster and more accurate. It enables surgeons to unlock and visualise crucial information in preparation for surgery, to see what is happening inside blood vessels, travel through tissues and bones and provides unprecedented visibility for keyhole surgeries. With the combined power of predictive computations, big data and AI, they provide a unique solution for rehearsing procedures and choosing the best surgical scenario for each individual patient in advance. Better preparation means reduced complication rates and associated costs, as well as better patient care.
Aurrigo Group specializes in transport technology solutions, focusing on autonomous and semi-autonomous systems for various industries including aviation, ground handling, and cargo. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products as well as autonomous vehicles tailored for urban environments, shopping malls, airports, and university campuses. Aurrigo's self-driving pods enhance first and last mile transportation, seamlessly integrating with traditional transport options like taxis and buses. The company also develops Aurrigo Connect, a comprehensive autonomous fleet management system that includes a customer booking app and backend control systems, ensuring efficient and safe deployments in urban settings. Aurrigo operates as a division of RDM Group.
TutorHero uses machine learning to tailor your child’s tutoring to suit their needs. Ensuring that they get the best quality tutoring when they need it.
Developer of unmanned aerial vehicles designed to save lives by quick delivery. The company's unmanned aerial vehicles can support the transportation of vital medical payloads such as blood, pharmaceuticals, vaccinations and aseptic equipment, enabling clients to ensure the timely deliveries of essentials, with no impact on the road congestion and no increase in fossil fuel emissions.
Directed Systems develops and markets clinical decision support and control systems specifically tailored for anaesthesia, intensive care, and burns centres. The company focuses on creating medical software that facilitates data-driven clinical decisions through clinical optimization applications designed for time-critical conditions. These applications operate using real-time patient monitoring data and include FDA-cleared solutions for cardiovascular management in operating rooms. Directed Systems is also expanding its platform to cover recovery and intensive care settings. By accumulating a vast dataset, the company leverages analytics and AI tools to enhance performance, enabling healthcare professionals to make informed decisions that improve patient outcomes and minimize complications.
Newrotex is an Oxford-based small and medium-sized enterprise specializing in the development of a silk-based conduit designed for the repair of peripheral nerve injuries. The company has created an off-the-shelf device that allows for immediate treatment of patients who have sustained injuries due to trauma or cancer surgery. This innovative approach eliminates the risks associated with traditional autograft procedures, which are currently considered the gold standard for such repairs. By providing healthcare professionals with a new treatment option, Newrotex aims to enhance patient outcomes and reduce the morbidity associated with conventional nerve repair methods. The intellectual property for this device has been granted, underscoring its potential impact in the medical field.
Dexory is a robotics and artificial intelligence company that specializes in developing physical robots designed for face-to-face interactions. Founded in 2015, the company is based in Bourne End, United Kingdom, and focuses on creating solutions that combine social sciences with human-centered design and advanced engineering. One of its notable products is Bo, a social robot capable of engaging with clients and guests. Dexory aims to ensure that its robots seamlessly integrate into everyday life, enhancing human experiences through innovative technology.
BOOP is an innovative software education platform for children with special education needs (SEN). Boop focuses on creating greater independence, encouraging self-organisation and self-assessment and teaching and maintaining life skills for children on the Autism Spectrum.
Newrotex is an Oxford-based small and medium-sized enterprise specializing in the development of a silk-based conduit designed for the repair of peripheral nerve injuries. The company has created an off-the-shelf device that allows for immediate treatment of patients who have sustained injuries due to trauma or cancer surgery. This innovative approach eliminates the risks associated with traditional autograft procedures, which are currently considered the gold standard for such repairs. By providing healthcare professionals with a new treatment option, Newrotex aims to enhance patient outcomes and reduce the morbidity associated with conventional nerve repair methods. The intellectual property for this device has been granted, underscoring its potential impact in the medical field.
Developing a customizable virtual reality surgical simulator connected to big data.
Marion Surgical Inc. specializes in developing and manufacturing virtual reality surgical simulator solutions aimed at enhancing surgical training. The company offers products such as the K181 PCNL and Kidney Access Array, designed for training in percutaneous access procedures under real-time fluoroscopy, and the PTE Simulator, which focuses on pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy surgery. These simulators provide a realistic and safe training environment, allowing surgeons to learn, collaborate, and practice procedures effectively. Founded in 2016, Marion Surgical is headquartered in Niagara Falls, Canada, with an additional office in Salford, United Kingdom. The company emphasizes customizable training experiences to meet the specific needs of various surgical procedures and patient scenarios.
Actuation Lab specializes in manufacturing machine components designed for industries operating in extreme environments, such as marine, mining, and offshore sectors. The company focuses on addressing the challenges of high servicing requirements and limited longevity associated with traditional actuators. By utilizing innovative technology known as the Callimorph, which generates movement through fluid pressure-induced morphing, Actuation Lab's components are resilient, powerful, and lightweight. This approach not only enhances operational efficiency but also reduces servicing and handling costs, allowing industries to streamline their processes and improve overall performance.
CloudNC Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in developing software for designing tooling paths for numerically controlled (NC) machine tools. Founded in 2015, it offers a cloud computing service that automates the programming of computerized numerical control (CNC) milling machines, significantly enhancing efficiency in the manufacturing industry. By replacing traditional skilled human roles in metal component production, CloudNC's technology transforms CNC milling machines into user-friendly devices that can produce parts with minimal human intervention. This innovation allows clients to improve profitability per machine, streamline lead times, and enhance scalability. CloudNC aims to modernize the manufacturing sector, promoting a cleaner and more sustainable industrial revolution while addressing the industry's historical inefficiencies.
Bodyswaps is a London-based platform established in 2018 that focuses on enhancing workforce skills through immersive training solutions. By integrating virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and behavioral science, Bodyswaps offers organizations a cost-effective and scalable method for upskilling employees. The platform simulates realistic workplace scenarios, allowing learners to practice soft skills with virtual characters while using their own voices. This interactive approach facilitates personalized learning experiences and provides automated recommendations to support skill development. Bodyswaps serves both corporate and educational sectors, delivering off-the-shelf training modules aimed at fostering deep and lasting behavioral change to improve individual and organizational performance.
Bodyswaps is a London-based platform established in 2018 that focuses on enhancing workforce skills through immersive training solutions. By integrating virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and behavioral science, Bodyswaps offers organizations a cost-effective and scalable method for upskilling employees. The platform simulates realistic workplace scenarios, allowing learners to practice soft skills with virtual characters while using their own voices. This interactive approach facilitates personalized learning experiences and provides automated recommendations to support skill development. Bodyswaps serves both corporate and educational sectors, delivering off-the-shelf training modules aimed at fostering deep and lasting behavioral change to improve individual and organizational performance.
Aglaris is developing an automated cell culture bioreactor for the mass production of human stem cells. Aglaris produces equipment to ensure cell and tissue culture is an easy, problem-free task. By automating and controlling the cell culture processes, we can obtain cells and tissues with sufficient quality to revitalize regenerative medicine and cell therapies. The technology used by our equipment is unique and is protected by international patents.
Chief.AI marshals global AI resources, channeling them on demand for metered consumption in a marketplace environment. Chief.AI makes it easy to discover and consume artificial intelligence programmatically! Connect your machine to Chief Artificial Intelligence and benefit from the world's premier AI services.
Aurrigo Group specializes in transport technology solutions, focusing on autonomous and semi-autonomous systems for various industries including aviation, ground handling, and cargo. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products as well as autonomous vehicles tailored for urban environments, shopping malls, airports, and university campuses. Aurrigo's self-driving pods enhance first and last mile transportation, seamlessly integrating with traditional transport options like taxis and buses. The company also develops Aurrigo Connect, a comprehensive autonomous fleet management system that includes a customer booking app and backend control systems, ensuring efficient and safe deployments in urban settings. Aurrigo operates as a division of RDM Group.
Rovco designs an autonomous underwater vehicle or AUV and remotely operated underwater vehicle or ROV technologies and support services that optimizes how people manage and inspect subsea assets. Its technology offers the process of 3D photogrammetry that involves using high-resolution photos of a static object or site area taken from multiple angles and processed to generate a 3D vector model from point cloud data, enabling oil, gas, and renewables industry clients to evaluate their subsea assets for damage, corrosion or determining levels of marine growth and benefit from inspection related cost savings.
Roslin Cells is the parent company of Roslin Cell Therapies. Based in Edinburgh, UK Roslin Cell Therapies has a wealth of expertise, capabilities and industry recognition in process translation to GMP, development, optimization, scale up and the GMP manufacture of Cell Therapy and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs).
BIOS Health is a company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, that specializes in developing a neural interface platform aimed at treating chronic health conditions. Founded in 2015, BIOS integrates advances in hardware, big data, and machine learning to create solutions that decode and encode neural signals from the body. The company also focuses on the development of prosthetic connectors, which standardize the connection between bionic devices and the body’s neural and soft-tissue systems. These implanted medical devices are designed to link nerve activity to specific conditions, facilitating precise communication and control for patients using prosthetics. BIOS operates an additional research and development office in Montreal, Canada.
Oxford Heartbeat develop medical device software that makes planning for surgeries simpler, faster and more accurate. It enables surgeons to unlock and visualise crucial information in preparation for surgery, to see what is happening inside blood vessels, travel through tissues and bones and provides unprecedented visibility for keyhole surgeries. With the combined power of predictive computations, big data and AI, they provide a unique solution for rehearsing procedures and choosing the best surgical scenario for each individual patient in advance. Better preparation means reduced complication rates and associated costs, as well as better patient care.
Kiroku Limited is a software company based in Harrow, United Kingdom, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-driven platform that automates the process of writing clinical notes for healthcare providers. By utilizing voice recognition, language processing, and AI algorithms, Kiroku's software enhances the efficiency of healthcare professionals by streamlining workflows and learning individual note-taking styles. This innovation aims to reduce the burden of documentation, allowing medical professionals to focus more on patient care while improving the quality of the information captured in clinical notes.
Aurrigo Group specializes in transport technology solutions, focusing on autonomous and semi-autonomous systems for various industries including aviation, ground handling, and cargo. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products as well as autonomous vehicles tailored for urban environments, shopping malls, airports, and university campuses. Aurrigo's self-driving pods enhance first and last mile transportation, seamlessly integrating with traditional transport options like taxis and buses. The company also develops Aurrigo Connect, a comprehensive autonomous fleet management system that includes a customer booking app and backend control systems, ensuring efficient and safe deployments in urban settings. Aurrigo operates as a division of RDM Group.
Perceptual Robotics Limited designs and develops Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for inspection purposes. The company sells its product under the name Dhalion. Its product is used by engineers for inspection of wind turbines. The tool identifies information about position, size and severity of defects on the tower and blades. It can also identify lightning strikes, cracks, erosion, delamination and other issues. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.
Andiamo is a London-based company that specializes in creating personalized orthotic solutions for children, particularly those with cerebral palsy. Founded in 2013, it leverages advanced 3D scanning and printing technologies to provide a user-centered service. The process begins with a 3D scan of the child, which helps create a biomechanical model. This model is then used to design and prototype orthotic devices, ensuring optimal fit and function through rapid iteration. Additionally, Andiamo integrates AI technology to serve as a personalized care coordinator, enhancing communication between clinicians and families. This approach not only streamlines treatment planning but also improves clinical outcomes and affordability for various treatments, including bracing and physiotherapy. The company was inspired by the experiences of its founders as parents, aiming to alleviate challenges faced by families and healthcare providers in the orthotics space.
HayBeeSee is introducing fundamental change to "agronomy" and farming best-practice utilising state-of-the-art robotics and AI. We are creating a novel robotics platform allowing large daily coverage as well as close proximity sensing and interaction for farmers. The world of agri-tech is fast moving towards precision agriculture & robotics, yet farmers today lack access to any real products that deliver quality data or impact on their farm at all. Meet the CropHopper®, world’s first robot designed for fast and efficient jumping across fields to scan crops, identify weeds (single leaf), aphids & other bugs, early signs of disease, tiller-count, plant count, grain-counts per head as well as to carry out mechanical weeding and spot spraying. Lightweight, jumping all season, even in growing crops. An integrated, full-season management strategy.
CloudNC Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in developing software for designing tooling paths for numerically controlled (NC) machine tools. Founded in 2015, it offers a cloud computing service that automates the programming of computerized numerical control (CNC) milling machines, significantly enhancing efficiency in the manufacturing industry. By replacing traditional skilled human roles in metal component production, CloudNC's technology transforms CNC milling machines into user-friendly devices that can produce parts with minimal human intervention. This innovation allows clients to improve profitability per machine, streamline lead times, and enhance scalability. CloudNC aims to modernize the manufacturing sector, promoting a cleaner and more sustainable industrial revolution while addressing the industry's historical inefficiencies.
Flexciton Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence-driven software for production planning and scheduling in the manufacturing sector. Founded in 2016, the company aims to enhance operational efficiency by providing tools that optimize machine operation schedules and maintenance, as well as energy consumption. Flexciton's advanced algorithms and data analytics capabilities allow manufacturers to create optimized production schedules rapidly, significantly reducing operational costs. The company has gained recognition for its innovative approach, being named one of the world's most disruptive companies in 2018. Despite its early-stage status, Flexciton collaborates with prominent manufacturers, positioning itself as a key player in a multi-billion dollar market focused on industrial automation and efficiency improvements.
Aurrigo Group specializes in transport technology solutions, focusing on autonomous and semi-autonomous systems for various industries including aviation, ground handling, and cargo. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products as well as autonomous vehicles tailored for urban environments, shopping malls, airports, and university campuses. Aurrigo's self-driving pods enhance first and last mile transportation, seamlessly integrating with traditional transport options like taxis and buses. The company also develops Aurrigo Connect, a comprehensive autonomous fleet management system that includes a customer booking app and backend control systems, ensuring efficient and safe deployments in urban settings. Aurrigo operates as a division of RDM Group.
Oxbotica is developing the next generation of autonomous vehicles - creating the software that makes them go. Using the latest in computer vision and machine learning, their systems learn from their environment and share experiences with each other, so that they're getting smarter all the time. The system uses a complement of sensors and algorithms to identify and track pedestrians, cars and other obstacles in the environment.
Perceptual Robotics Limited designs and develops Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for inspection purposes. The company sells its product under the name Dhalion. Its product is used by engineers for inspection of wind turbines. The tool identifies information about position, size and severity of defects on the tower and blades. It can also identify lightning strikes, cracks, erosion, delamination and other issues. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.
Terrabotics Ltd. specializes in developing automated solutions for organizations operating in remote and hazardous environments, enabling them to make informed decisions. The company transforms satellite, aerial, and UAV imagery into high-precision 3D terrain data and 2.5D elevation models. Additionally, Terrabotics offers algorithms that address real-world challenges by utilizing extensive datasets from space, aerial, and remote sensing imagery. Their solutions assist users in various applications, including pipeline planning, volume measurement, flood risk assessment, drainage mapping, site selection, visual impact assessment, signal propagation prediction, and noise pollution modeling. Founded in 2013 and based in London, United Kingdom, Terrabotics serves clients across the energy, mining, construction, and environmental sectors globally.
Oxford Heartbeat develop medical device software that makes planning for surgeries simpler, faster and more accurate. It enables surgeons to unlock and visualise crucial information in preparation for surgery, to see what is happening inside blood vessels, travel through tissues and bones and provides unprecedented visibility for keyhole surgeries. With the combined power of predictive computations, big data and AI, they provide a unique solution for rehearsing procedures and choosing the best surgical scenario for each individual patient in advance. Better preparation means reduced complication rates and associated costs, as well as better patient care.
MIRA Rehab is a company focused on enhancing the rehabilitation experience for patients recovering from surgery or injury. It has developed a motion-tracking therapy platform that transforms traditional physical therapy exercises into engaging video games. Utilizing a motion sensor like Microsoft Kinect, the system tracks user movements from a distance, allowing for a hands-free assessment of performance and compliance. This innovative approach not only makes rehabilitation more enjoyable but also tailors the experience to meet the specific needs of different pathologies. By creating a motivating environment, MIRA Rehab aims to facilitate faster recovery and improve patient outcomes in physical therapy.
Aurrigo Group specializes in transport technology solutions, focusing on autonomous and semi-autonomous systems for various industries including aviation, ground handling, and cargo. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products as well as autonomous vehicles tailored for urban environments, shopping malls, airports, and university campuses. Aurrigo's self-driving pods enhance first and last mile transportation, seamlessly integrating with traditional transport options like taxis and buses. The company also develops Aurrigo Connect, a comprehensive autonomous fleet management system that includes a customer booking app and backend control systems, ensuring efficient and safe deployments in urban settings. Aurrigo operates as a division of RDM Group.
CloudNC Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in developing software for designing tooling paths for numerically controlled (NC) machine tools. Founded in 2015, it offers a cloud computing service that automates the programming of computerized numerical control (CNC) milling machines, significantly enhancing efficiency in the manufacturing industry. By replacing traditional skilled human roles in metal component production, CloudNC's technology transforms CNC milling machines into user-friendly devices that can produce parts with minimal human intervention. This innovation allows clients to improve profitability per machine, streamline lead times, and enhance scalability. CloudNC aims to modernize the manufacturing sector, promoting a cleaner and more sustainable industrial revolution while addressing the industry's historical inefficiencies.
Aurrigo Group specializes in transport technology solutions, focusing on autonomous and semi-autonomous systems for various industries including aviation, ground handling, and cargo. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products as well as autonomous vehicles tailored for urban environments, shopping malls, airports, and university campuses. Aurrigo's self-driving pods enhance first and last mile transportation, seamlessly integrating with traditional transport options like taxis and buses. The company also develops Aurrigo Connect, a comprehensive autonomous fleet management system that includes a customer booking app and backend control systems, ensuring efficient and safe deployments in urban settings. Aurrigo operates as a division of RDM Group.
Aurrigo Group specializes in transport technology solutions, focusing on autonomous and semi-autonomous systems for various industries including aviation, ground handling, and cargo. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products as well as autonomous vehicles tailored for urban environments, shopping malls, airports, and university campuses. Aurrigo's self-driving pods enhance first and last mile transportation, seamlessly integrating with traditional transport options like taxis and buses. The company also develops Aurrigo Connect, a comprehensive autonomous fleet management system that includes a customer booking app and backend control systems, ensuring efficient and safe deployments in urban settings. Aurrigo operates as a division of RDM Group.
Smart Surgical Appliances
Seed Round in 2013
Smart Surgical Appliances is a medical device company that develops sensor-enabled surgical instruments designed to reduce costs, improve safety, and minimize risk in keyhole surgery. The company intends to improve the safety and clinical efficacy of the minimally invasive surgery like keyhole surgery, endoscopic surgery, and the natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgeries. It provide real-time sensing and feedback from the operative site akin to 'touch and feel'.
MakieLab is building social toys & games from the same dataset. They're taking 3D modelling for games, and 3D printing for manufacture, and building a pipeline to automatically produce both from a set of characters, furniture, or similar game and toy objects. Their first product is Makies, a new kind of future-smashing toy: customisable, 3D-printed, locally made, and game-enabled. Since Makies first launched in 2012, they've released two apps centering around super creative fashion play (Makies Doll Factory and Makies FabLab), launched Makies into Selfridges and Hamleys (London), won some lovely toy awards and shipped Makies to all four corners of the Earth.