Top 50 Manufacturing Startup Investors in United Kingdom in May 2026

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• Brainomix — Since launching as a spin-out from the University of Oxford in 2010, Brainomix has developed award-winning, AI-powered imaging biomarkers, assisting physicians across the world to make better life-saving decisions. Brainomix seminal product, e-Stroke is a collection of tools that use state-of-the-art AI algorithms to support doctors by providingreal-time interpretation of brain scans to help guide treatment and transfer decisions for stroke patients, allowing more patients to get the right treatment, in the right place, at the right time.
• Ceryx Medical — Ceryx Medical Ltd are the revolutionary business behind a unique bioelectronic technology that could change the way diseases such as heart failure are treated.
• Enhanc3D Genomics — Enhanc3D Genomics is a spinout company from Babraham Institute.

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• IQ Endoscopes — Fully Disposable Endoscopes for General Medical Use. A successful initial investment funding round completed, we are seeking future funding to take the IQ Scope to market.
• ADC Biotechnology — Temukan prediksi Macau 4D 5D akurat di situs kami! Dapatkan bocoran togel toto Prediksi Macau Hari ini, dirumuskan oleh master prediktor. Bandingkan analisa Anda dan manfaatkan prediksi kami untuk meningkatkan peluang kemenangan Anda. Bergabunglah dengan kami untuk meraih JP impian. Salam JP
• Community Energy Pembrokeshire — Temukan cara menangkap cuan di lautan dengan ORCA128! Bergabunglah dengan kami untuk strategi dan tips terbaik dalam dunia perikanan.

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• PathXL — Cirdan provides highly reliable, innovative LIS & imaging solutions for the acceleration & enhancement of diagnosis, optimized for pathology & clinical lab.
• CSignum — Revolutionising underwater communications with electromagnetic technology for seamless data integration between surface & submerged devices.
• Partful — Make sure customers get the right parts first time, every time with digital 3D parts catalogue software and digital work instructions.

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• ZERØTEC — ZERØTEC is an pattern design and nesting software platform for fashion designers and manufacturers
• Sages — Biodegradeable, non-polluting, low-impact and vibrant dyes extracted from food waste.
• Srotas Health — Join thousands of patients, researchers, and healthcare organizations advancing medical breakthroughs. Streamline clinical trials with our cutting-edge platform.

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• MFX — MFX is a platform designed to accelerate the development and manufacturing of cell and gene therapies.
• Aquark Technologies — Aquark Technologies develops atom systems to develop quantum applications, including atomic clocks, sensors, and navigation systems. Aquark develops a technique to miniaturize cold atom systems using unique laser geometry that is based on more than 10 years of proprietary research at the University of Southampton.
• Productive Machines — Productive Machines Chatter-free Milling Software Optimization Service for every Machine Shop. Apply our recommended spindle speeds and feed rates to your specific machine settings and make the best part, faster, right first time.

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• Ajenta — The only video platform developed for the education sector. By replicating the classroom experience, Vscene makes remote learning truly interactive.
• Ruleguard — Ruleguard is an regulatory technology platform for financial sector firms that helps you manage and evidence compliance across your organisation. Features include automated horizon scanning, rules mapping, SMCR compliance, third party oversight tools, breach management and regulatory checklists.
• Harvest London — Fresh, reliable, sustainable ingredients for the food industry. Using vertical farming, Harvest grows exactly what you need, with less environmental impact: better tasting and better for the planet.

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• Sendr — Sendr uses AI to enhance sales outreach with personalized messages and data-driven tools for higher buyer engagement.
• TruePlayers — Trueplayers is a computer game development company that specializes in mobile games. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Falmouth, Cornwall.
• Grace & Green — Grace & Green fight for access, inclusivity, and education, dismantling barriers to essential care. Because dignity shouldn't come with a price.

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• OxCan — Enabling curative cancer treatment through early detection
• CryoLogyx — CryoLogyx Ltd. trading as CryoLogyx registered in England and Wales 13078280. VAT registered 373846855. Our registered office address is CryoLogyx Ltd, The Venture Centre, Sir William Lyons Road, Coventry, CV4 7EZ.
• Metacarpal — Metacarpal design upper-limb prosthetics without compromise. We aim to make the most robust, functional hand prosthesis that people love wearing because it works so effectively and looks so beautiful. Be proud to show your artificial side!

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• Jola — Jola provides broadband, ethernet leased lines, hosted telephony, ISDN replacement, calls & lines and Mobile SIMs to UK SMEs via Partners.
• Origin Tech — Origin Tech is a UK-based water technology company that has won numerous awards. Our commitment is to minimize water waste and maintain the integrity of water supply systems globally.
• Trouva — Trouva, launched in September 2015, is the marketplace for bricks and mortar independent shops, selling unique homeware and lifestyle products from hundreds of shops and boutiques. Trouva bridges online and offline in retail to offer click and collect, 1-hour delivery, and worldwide shipping in a single seamless platform.Trouva is one of the mostexciting e-commerce start-ups in Europe, backed by amazing VC and Angel Investors whose successes include Secret Escapes, Net-A-Porter, and Farfetch (BGF Ventures, Octopus Investments, C4 Ventures, Index Ventures & LocalGlobe).

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• Bio-Images Drug Delivery — BDD Pharma combine drug delivery expertise and clinical capabilities to accelerate product development pipelines, enable life cycle management and new innovative pharmaceutical products. Rapid parallel clinical testing with SWIFT significantly reduces time from product concept to clinical success.
• IOTech — Discover IOTech Systems. Deploy, manage, and scale AI-driven, data-rich industrial systems at the edge with our open edge data platform.
• Administrate — Administrate is a comprehensive, configurable training management platform that helps organizations streamline enterprise learning and development. Organize, deliver, plan, automate, analyze, and scale your training program effectively -- all through one system. Deliver multi-modality learner experiences, maximize training resources, anddemonstrate business results with insight-rich reporting. Hundreds of organizations serving millions of learners choose Administrate to manage their training program.

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• Allos — Allos replaces trial-and-error with causal AI to bring physical rigor to pharmaceutical manufacturing, reducing experiments and making decisions evidence-based and defensible.
• Neu Health — Neu Health enables clinicians, care givers and patients to tackle this growing challenge with cutting-edge digital technologies designed to make the latest care accessible for all, improving outcomes today and accelerating future breakthroughs.
• Pepgen — PepGen empowers nucleic acid therapeutics to go the distance. PepGen's ambition is to unlock the potential of nucleic acid therapeutics by leveraging the drug delivery capabilities of their innovative product engine. PepGen's initial focus is on the application of this technology to the efficacious delivery of antisense oligonucleotides,and they are advancing novel conjugate therapeutics to the clinic.

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• Biorelate — The most advanced data curation in biopharma
• Think 360 — We deliver AI-powered software for terminals, ports, warehouses and engineering operations boosting efficiency with automation and reporting,
• CCI Photonics — CCI Photonics specialises in medical instruments and supplies, as well as conducting biotechnology research and development.

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• Trojan Energy — Trojan Energy support the roll-out of its on-street flat and flush electric vehicle charging points, which aims to solve the issue for vehicle owners who do not have access to off-street parking.
• Cumulus Oncology — Cumulus Oncology develops anti-cancer therapies for clinical settings in areas of high unmet need. We target key pathways to improve the efficacy and outcomes of current and experimental therapies. Cumulus has the backing of a successful entrepreneur in the oncology field and is led by a team of senior professionals and industry partners fromacross the drug discovery and development sector. Together, we offer a wealth of experience and deep insights into optimum approaches for improved cancer patient outcomes.
• RAB Microfluidics — We diagnose early signs of failure in lubricated machinery and prevent equipment failure using our patented microfluidic technology and AI technology.

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• FLIT — Unfold Your Next Adventure. Discover the compact folding electric bike purpose-built for commuters, urban explorers and weekend tourers.
• Wilder Sensing — Wilder Sensing analyses audio and other data sources to produce actionable insights into the status and trends of biodiversity on your site.
• AVIEL Intelligence — Prevent APP fraud with the highest quality of intelligence. Use AVIEL intelligence to help prevent your customers making payments to scammers - and from receiving payments related to scams.

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• Neupulse — We are developing a wearable wrist device that delivers median nerve stimulation at the press of a button with the aim to give people control of their tics.
• Utility Stream — As business energy brokers, USL was founded with one key mission, simplify business energy for all of our clients & help create a more sustainable world
• Linear Diagnostics — Sexually transmitted infection management. Our innovative technology using EXPAR and Linear Dichroism provides the results in under 15 minutes

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• Eyoto — The future of eyecare technology, advanced tele-optometry solutions for the global optical industry. Creators of the world's first remote digital slit lamp.
• Online Poundshop — Online Poundshop is an online-only, 24 hour, single priced retailer.Since launch in February 2014, Poundshop.com has created a new online shopping solution for customers keen to take advantage of pound shop savings. The huge range of everyday household essentials including cleaning products, batteries, toiletries, kitchen items, snacks, treatsand toys is now available with the convenience of home delivery. We are based in Exeter, Devon.In October 2014, the managerial and marketing teams of the UK’s 2 premier online single price retailers, Poundshop.com and Hereforapound.com joined forces. More exciting plans are only a few clicks away starting with our brand new look website and bigger than ever range of pound shop favourites!
• Halo X Ray Technologies — HALO X-ray Technologies - next generation X-ray diffraction technology for the aviation security, medical and process control markets.

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• TeamFeePay — TeamFeePay is a software company for football club management.
• LUMENSTREAM — Transform your facility with energy-efficient LED lighting. Pay from savings, not capital. Trusted by commercial & industrial giants across UK & EU.
• Liquid Acquire — Liquid Acquire provides AI solutions for mergers and acquisitions.

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• Chexy — Let your rent elevate your lifestyle. Chexy is the new standard for paying rent. We believe that tenants should be able to pay rent digitally and flexibly while building credit and earning rewards.
• Midnite — Bet on Football, Horse Racing, Slot games, Live Dealer, and much more. Play your way and get rewards like no other. Unlock huge promos, boosts, and free spins. Easily deposit and instantly withdraw your winnings. Join today and claim your welcome offer.
• Quantum Light — The world of Quantum Pigments

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• FluoRok — By employing our patented technology, we can produce fluorochemicals without the production of toxic and highly dangerous hydrofluoric acid
• Neu Health — Neu Health enables clinicians, care givers and patients to tackle this growing challenge with cutting-edge digital technologies designed to make the latest care accessible for all, improving outcomes today and accelerating future breakthroughs.
• Salience Labs — Salience Labs is building a hybrid photonic-electronic chip for AI. We have designed a massively parallel, ultra-high-throughput Photonic Tensor Processing Unit. Photonics allows data to be modulated at up to 100 GHZ, and allows for high levels of parallelization using multiplexing. We integrate this photonic unit into a SoC architecture designedto exploit its high throughput for AI inference. Salience Labs technology is based on decades of research collaboration between Oxford University and the University of Münster, Germany.

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• Salesfire — Salesfire's industry-leading, all-in-one CRO solution can Boost your conversion rate and maximise revenue across your website. Book a consultation now.
• Envoke — The engagement Platform for your Virtual Instrument.
• Eventum Orthopaedics — Eventum Orthopaedics deliver accessible innovations for surgeons to improve patient outcomes and the health of populations.

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• ZOEX — ZOEX is the world's first commercially viable, reliable and modular wave energy converter system. Discover today.
• Gutsy Health — Gutsy Health is a health and wellness website.
• LendingCrowd — Business loans - LendingCrowd fund ambitions by enabling SMEs across Britain to access fast and flexible business loans, with no early repayment fees.

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• MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
• unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
• Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.

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• Lumai — Lumai delivers optical compute for the inference era, enabling up to 50x AI performance and 90% less power. Supports billion-parameter LLMs today.
• Alimetry — Alimetry is a health technology startup based in Auckland, New Zealand, developing breakthrough solutions for diagnosing disorders of gastrointestinal (GI) function.
• Diffblue — Diffblue Testing Agent generates, verifies, and fixes unit tests autonomously across enterprise codebases.

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• PathXL — Cirdan provides highly reliable, innovative LIS & imaging solutions for the acceleration & enhancement of diagnosis, optimized for pathology & clinical lab.
• LUMENSTREAM — Transform your facility with energy-efficient LED lighting. Pay from savings, not capital. Trusted by commercial & industrial giants across UK & EU.
• Srotas Health — Join thousands of patients, researchers, and healthcare organizations advancing medical breakthroughs. Streamline clinical trials with our cutting-edge platform.

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• Power Roll — Power Roll has reinvented solar to generate energy anywhere and everywhere, using any surface.
• hedgehog lab — hedgehog lab is a global leader in digital consultancy, known for being the 'masters of our craft'. Let's digitally craft a better world.
• Powerphotonic — Leaders in wafer-scale freeform optics

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• GridDuck — By providing an online dashboard connected to wireless sensors and switches (such as CT Clamps), that are affordable and easy to install, we help customers save energy everyday.
• Cellexcel — Cellexcel is a biomaterials research company that develops technology for enhancement of water resistance of biomaterials.
• Advanced Electric Machines — Our magnet free motors help manufacturers build more sustainable vehicles and products. See how we can help you today.

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• Paralloy & FVC — At Paralloy & FVC, the precision of world-class computer-aided design meets the care and passion of true perfectionists. Find out how we serve both the aerospace and petrochemical industries with centrifugally cast products here.
• Tailfin Cycling — Explore premium bike frame bags, bike racks and other biking gear designed for racing, bikepacking, or daily commutes. Beautiful, lightweight, and easy to use.
• Almscliffe-Dhesi Group — Almscliffe-Dhesi Group develops, revitalises and regenerates brownfield sites while also creating new jobs.

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• Zentraxa — NATURE ENGINEERED FOR PURPOSE Through millions of years of evolution, nature has found solutions to the most difficult problems. Inspired by the diversity of nature, we precision engineer bespoke biomaterials to meet the toughest challenges across
• Elemendar — Elemendar is building Artificial Intelligence that reads cyber threat reports by humans and turns them into industry-standard structured information.
• NuVision — NuVision™ is a spin-out company from the University of Nottingham, incorporated July 2014. The company was established to commercialise high quality and affordable biotherapies for treating ‘front of the eye’ disease and trauma. Dr Andrew Hopkinson, the Principal Research Fellow in Academic Ophthalmology, Division of Clinical Neuroscience at theUniversity of Nottingham, founded NuVision™. The business is co-owned by the founders, Dr Andrew Hopkinson (Chief Scientific Officer), Professor Harminder Dua (co-founder), the directors Mr Byran Lister (CEO) and Dr Helen Shaw (Chairman), and the University of Nottingham.

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• Kinomica — Kinomica is a proteomic-data science and diagnostics company specializing in cell signalling. Kinomica offers KScanTM, a powerful suite of advanced proprietary bioinformatics and phosphoproteomics analytical methods that can provide direct activity measurements of multiple endogenous kinases and comprehensive cell signalling network coverage.
• Biofidelity — Unleashing the potential of genomics to transform the world we live in through transformational technologies that remove the noise from genomic analysis.
• Wayland Additive — Wayland Additive Limited is a West-Yorkshire based company pushing the boundaries of electron beam 3D printing. Wayland’s goal is to develop, manufacture and sell metal Additive Manufacturing (“AM” – 3D printing) machines to industrial end-users such as major players in the aerospace and medical industries.

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• BioGrad — BioGrad is a provider of educational and research support services in the medical and scientific fields. It offers a range of programs including skills bootcamps, diplomas, and talks aimed at enhancing medical research and career opportunities in medicine. Operating from Liverpool Science Park, BioGrad Education provides a unique setting for itscourses. The BioGrad group includes divisions such as BioGrad education, BioGrad biobank, BioGrad prenatal, and BioGrad diagnostics, catering to various aspects of medical and scientific education and research. The company also engages with schools through its partner school program, offering bursaries and specialized talks to integrate medical and scientific learning into school curriculums.
• Host & Stay — Luxury holiday homes and apartments located across the UK, from North Yorkshire to Northumberland, to Liverpool
• Inside Contracts — Inside Contracts Group provides services within floor preparation, floor finishes, interior design and cleaning across multiple sectors.

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• Aerska — Aerska develops targeted RNA medicines to treat brain diseases. By silencing genes that cause harm, we can preserve the minds and memories of those we love.
• Amenitiz — The all-in-one hotel management platform for independent hotels. Streamline operations, maximize occupancy, and control your business.
• Sensible Biotechnologies — Engineering cells to make better mRNA.

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• novosound — Novosound is an award winning Scottish sensors company utilising thin-film processes to eliminate conventional limitations in ultrasound sensors.
• Chromacity — Chromacity manufacture the next generation of ultrafast lasers. Discover our fixed wavelength femtosecond lasers and picosecond OPOs.
• Biotangents — Biotangents develops veterinary diagnostic tests to detect infectious diseases in livestock (bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), mastitis, bovine respiratory disease (BRD), brucellosis) using our highly adaptable molecular diagnostic technology, Moduleic Sensing.

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• Hofy — Use Hofy's equipment management platform to remotely supply, manage and maintain subscription workstations, while staying compliant.
• Mojo — Join 600,000+ men worldwide using AI-powered coaches to build a performance mindset and take back control of their love lives.
• Lithosquare — Lithosquare is a mining company that specializes in the extraction of non-ferrous metal ores.

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• Deaku — Your connected workspace and ecosystem to grow faster, create better, and earn more together.
• TYTEN — An AI tool that helps maintenance technicians quickly diagnose and resolve issues by providing step-by-step diagnostics and repair guidance based on specific equipment manuals.
• Flexzo Ai — Flexzo is an AI-powered workforce platform that connects healthcare organizations with healthcare professionals for shift-based and contract work. The platform enables organizations to post vacancies, access candidate profiles, and match roles with professionals based on skills, availability, and compliance data. It includes tools for credentialmanagement, document tracking, and automated reminders to support regulatory requirements and workforce readiness.Flexzo Ai also allows healthcare professionals to create profiles, upload qualifications, and receive shift opportunities aligned with their preferences and schedules. The system uses data inputs such as location, travel distance, and credentials to facilitate matching between roles and candidates. In addition, the platform maintains records of work history and supports communication between organizations and professionals.The company operates as a workforce matching platform that facilitates direct engagement between healthcare providers and workers without acting as an employer or recruitment agency.

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• Flomark — The Flomark™ is a new IV administration set that easily, intuitively and reliably shows flow rate.
• Sages — Biodegradeable, non-polluting, low-impact and vibrant dyes extracted from food waste.
• Zeus Sleep — The top solution for tongue and throat snoring. Clinically proven, non-invasive technology that supports airway muscles to help reduce snoring at its source and restore quieter, deeper sleep.

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• Aibuild — Ai Build is a London based company developing Artificial Intelligence and Robotic technologies for large scale additive manufacturing. We believe additive manufacturing is the core technology for achieving a sustainable environment and a highly efficient on-demand economy.We are a team of creative and enthusiastic people with strong background inthe areas of 3D printing, robotics, computer vision, machine learning, computational design and physics. We are partnering with some of the world’s most innovative companies and investors to bring our disruptive Autonomous Large Scale 3D Printing technology into a wide range of industrial applications. Our purpose is to empower factories of the future to make Manufacturing easy, smart, sustainable and affordable.
• DaltonTx — DaltonTx platform provides pharma, biotech, and CROs with the intelligence backbone that modern R&D and redefining how technology powers drug discovery.
• ToffeeX — ToffeeX: Physics-driven generative design software crafts optimized designs in hours. Set goals, let physics shape your components. Get a demo now!

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• Biorelate — The most advanced data curation in biopharma
• TeamFeePay — TeamFeePay is a software company for football club management.
• Cooper Software — Helping you transform operations by designing and implementing ERP solutions that meet the unique requirements and challenges faced by your business.

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• Ionech — Ionech harnesses natural energy sources to generate clean, reliable power through sustainable technologies. These solutions cut reliance on conventional energy, promoting a greener future.
• YardLink — YardLink is a B2B procurement platform for the construction industry
• Healthera — Your local pharmacy, whenever you need it. Order medicine, treatments and more from over 1,700 pharmacies across the UK.

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• CSignum — Revolutionising underwater communications with electromagnetic technology for seamless data integration between surface & submerged devices.
• Administrate — Administrate is a comprehensive, configurable training management platform that helps organizations streamline enterprise learning and development. Organize, deliver, plan, automate, analyze, and scale your training program effectively -- all through one system. Deliver multi-modality learner experiences, maximize training resources, anddemonstrate business results with insight-rich reporting. Hundreds of organizations serving millions of learners choose Administrate to manage their training program.
• iGii — Integrated Graphene enable better products with a revolutionary design for manufacture process producing the world's highest quality pure 3D Graphene Foam, Gii.

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• Administrate — Administrate is a comprehensive, configurable training management platform that helps organizations streamline enterprise learning and development. Organize, deliver, plan, automate, analyze, and scale your training program effectively -- all through one system. Deliver multi-modality learner experiences, maximize training resources, anddemonstrate business results with insight-rich reporting. Hundreds of organizations serving millions of learners choose Administrate to manage their training program.
• Warwick Acoustics — Warwick Acoustics believe in creating products that are designed from the ground up in order to deliver the best personal audio listening experience available to customers.
• Melius Cyber — Melius Cyber continuously monitors an organization's IT network, testing security and protecting it from the latest threats.

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• Netacea — Netacea takes a smarter approach to bot management. Intent Analytics™ powered by machine learning quickly and accurately distinguishes bots from humans to protect websites, mobile apps and APIs from automated threats while prioritising genuine users. Actionable intelligence with data-rich visualisations empowers you to make informed decisions aboutyour traffic. The Netacea approach offers incredible speed, accuracy and transparency, solving the growing problem of credential stuffing and account takeover at scale. The technology is designed to complement existing controls such as WAF rulesets, rate limiting and threat databases to provide a deep analysis of all website visitors, actionable intelligence and real-time threat.The Netacea approach continuously monitors your web traffic to pinpoint the difference in automated bot activity vs genuine visitors, keeping you ahead of evolving bot threats. Choose to automatically block, redirect or challenge automated attacks in real-time, or receive alerts notifying you of potential threats. With access to rich dashboards and data, you can easily identify and stop account takeover attempts early in the attack chain.Learn more at www.netacea.com
• Semble — The integrated clinical system for managing your patients' medical data and admin tasks.
• Locate Bio — Locate Bio is a regenerative medicine development company focused on orthobiologics. Locate Bio exists to help surgeons improve the lives of people with debilitating spinal conditions. We are curious about what is possible, but ground all our work in robust scientific evidence. We relentlessly pursue high-value opportunities with clear unmetclinical needs.

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• Baselime — Use logs, metrics, distributed tracing and wide-events to detect, diagnose and resolve issues before they impact your users.
• OLIX — OLIX designs and manufactures optical processors that use light-based circuits to accelerate artificial intelligence workloads. The company develops Optical Tensor Processing Units that execute matrix and tensor operations for training and running inference on large-scale machine learning models. Its hardware aims to increase performance and reducepower consumption relative to conventional electronic accelerators by processing data in the optical domain. Flux Computing focuses on infrastructure for generative AI and advanced neural networks, targeting data centers and organizations that require intensive model computation. The product stack centers on custom optical chips integrated with supporting electronics, control software, and tools that link into existing AI frameworks. Sales and partnerships primarily address customers building large AI clusters, research environments, and emerging applications that benefit from high-throughput, low-energy computation.
• Connectome Health — Connectome is a cognitive intelligence platform that measures and understands how the brain changes over time using transparent, science-backed data people and organisations can trust.

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• AssetCool — AssetCool is a thermal metaphotonics company. It produces photonic coatings and materials that enhance the functionality of electrical networks.
• Literal Labs — Literal Labs is transforming artificial intelligence with a breakthrough, logic-based architecture that is vastly faster, inherently explainable, and dramatically more energy-efficient than conventional neural networks.Originating from years of academic research and spun out of Newcastle University, Literal Labs replaces the power-hungry matrixmultipliers of traditional AI with a radically different approach: logic-based networks founded on propositional logic, Tsetlin machines, and full binarisation. This enables models to achieve inference speeds up to 250x faster than XGBoost, 54x faster than neural networks, consume 52x less energy, and offer built-in explainability—without sacrificing performance.The company is led by former Arm VP Noel Hurley and was established by two world-leading experts in logic-based AI, Dr. Alex Yakovlev and Dr. Rishad Shafik. Together, they are pioneering a new standard for intelligent systems: efficient, transparent, and engineered for real-world constraints.Literal Labs is dedicated to building the most computationally efficient and energy-conscious AI architecture on the market.
• Apini Therapeutics — Apini is a creating novel small chemical two most prevalent types of inflammatory bowel disease.

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• Sprive — Sprive is the free app that helps take years off your mortgage and save you thousands of pounds in interest.
• ReBorn® Homewares — ReBorn purpose is to transform the sustainability of the global homewares industry. We are committed to creating the most stylish and planet-friendly homewares, and driving collective change in the UK and beyond .Our five key principles are: 1.Recycling Waste 2.Local production 3.Circular Design 4.Stylish Solutions 5.Collaborative Power
• Kinfolk — Resolve 70% of employee requests, run lifecycle programs on autopilot, gain visibility into service delivery and unlock capacity to scale Workforce Ops.

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• OutSee — We are well-versed in a variety of genomics, AI and cohort analysis techniques. We are also bioinformatics generalists and work with just about any ...
• EnsiliTech — EnsiliTech is a biotechnology start-up developing ensilication, a platform technology, to remove the need for refrigeration when transporting and storing vaccines and biologicals
• HotGreen Solutions — HotGreen Solutions is an industrial high-temperature heat pump company providing process heat from electricity.

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• Ionech — Ionech harnesses natural energy sources to generate clean, reliable power through sustainable technologies. These solutions cut reliance on conventional energy, promoting a greener future.
• Anaphite — A breakthrough nanomaterial
• Munro Vehicles — Innovative startup based in the UK developing 4x4 electric vehicles.

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• Rinicare — Rinicare is Lancaster-based SME that offers innovative technology solutions for healthcare applications.
• Pickle Robot — We make robots that unload trucks without retrofitting the warehouse
• Anello Photonics — Anello Photonics is founded by pioneers in silicon photonics and inertial navigation. The patented Anello SiPhOG gyroscope offers an affordable mass-market sensor with true Optical Gyroscope performance. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley and funded by leading venture capital firms.

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• TaiSan — Next-Gen Sodium Battery - Unleash the potential of next-generation mobility with advanced electrolyte technology.
• Descycle — Descycle e-waste recycling clean technology
• Promethean Particles — Promethean Particles is a leading global supplier of industrial-scale, cost-effective, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for carbon capture

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• Quibim — Quibim builds AI tools that turn MRI, CT and PET data into actionable predictions for hospitals and biopharma. Trusted in 230+ centers worldwide.
• Inephany — Inephany - We build systems to train AI agents specialised in optimising Neural Networks, such as LLMs and other Generative AI.
• Safe Intelligence — Safe Intelligence specializes in deep validation AI systems, focusing on enhancing the reliability of artificial intelligence models.

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• ARAUCO — ARAUCO is a diversified global company in the forestry industry. They use world-class technologies and processes throughout the value chain. They are present in the forestry, pulp, timber, panels and renewable energy businesses.
• Dowsure — Dowsure - Cross-border e-commerce loan, cross-border e-commerce seller's exclusive cross-border e-commerce one-stop funding solution (Amazon seller loan Program partner)
• Workdry International — Workdry International provides designed water and wastewater management and treatment solutions.