Deep Tech Startups

VividQ develops computer-generated holography (CGH) software and technology for 3D holographic displays, with an early focus on AR and VR gaming applications. The company builds display technology for use in AR wearables and immersive human-machine interfaces.

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Voaige is an AI research lab that applies computational principles from cognitive and systems neuroscience to large language models, developing "Test Time Cognition" methods that improve reasoning at inference without changing model weights or prompts. It offers a drop-in, OpenAI-compatible endpoint aimed at improving accuracy and lowering cost on tasks such as agentic coding.

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Voliro builds omnidirectional aerial robots (drones) for inspection, maintenance, and repair at height, including non-destructive testing. Its technology, originating from ETH Zurich's Autonomous Systems Lab, serves industrial customers in sectors such as energy and materials.

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Volta operates LightGrid, an orbital system that wirelessly transfers power to assets on the lunar surface, and offers a small receiver called LightPort for missions to draw energy on a pay-as-you-go basis. The company targets lunar mission operators seeking to extend operations beyond the standard two-week limit.

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Voltair Labs develops autonomous aircraft equipped with visual, thermal, and LiDAR sensors for inspecting and monitoring utility infrastructure, including power lines and substations. The platform enables utilities to conduct asset inspections, damage assessments, and fault localization at scale.

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Vonova develops the Cerebro Platform, a minimally invasive neurovascular system that uses the body's venous system to access the brain, guided by real-time imaging to deliver diagnostic and therapeutic treatments without drilling through the skull. It targets chronic neurological disorders such as chronic subdural hematomas, neuropathic pain, and epilepsy in the medical device sector.

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Voyage81 develops hyperspectral imaging technology. The available page content does not describe the product's application, target customers, or industry in detail.

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VSParticle develops binder-free nanoprinting technology based on spark ablation to produce and deposit ultra-pure nanoporous layers from 40+ elements, and sells automated tools and a deposition service to academia and R&D customers. Its nanoporous materials target applications including electrocatalysis, energy storage, gas sensing, green hydrogen, and semiconductors.

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VUV Analytics develops vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) spectroscopy instruments and detectors for chemical analysis, including detectors for gas and liquid chromatography used in analytical laboratories. Its products serve applications such as hydrocarbon and waste plastic process oil analysis.

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VXB Aerospace develops software using generative capabilities to help engineers design custom components involving complex multi-physics, such as antennas, electronics, and plasma propulsion. It serves the aerospace and hardware engineering sector.

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Wakeline develops continuous learning AI that adapts in real time to changing environments, with an initial focus on forecasting and optimization within energy markets. The company applies its adaptive intelligence technology to industrial and market systems.

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Walden Catalyst is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies in deep technology, semiconductors, and AI. It backs founders working at the frontier of scientific discovery and engineering innovation.

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WaveAI is a team of researchers developing generative AI for music. The company focuses on applying AI to musical creation.

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Wave Photonics develops photonic component libraries and co-packaged optics intellectual property for licensing, including energy-efficient modulator designs and control circuits.

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Wavebreak is a biotech company developing a drug discovery platform that uses biophysics to target transient toxic protein oligomers in amyloid disease pathways with small-molecule drugs. Its pipeline focuses on neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and ALS.

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Wayfinder Bio develops orally available small-molecule medicines that bind to the mRNAs encoding disease-driving proteins to prevent those proteins from being made. Its platform combines RNA-based sensors with experimental and AI/ML screening to discover selective RNA-targeting small molecules, with a pipeline spanning oncology, neurodegeneration, and other disease areas.

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WayRay develops holographic augmented reality head-up displays that project 3D imagery onto transparent surfaces such as car windshields without eyewear, using holographic optical elements. Its products serve the automotive industry, transportation and heavy machinery operators, and building infrastructure through AR-embedded smart glass.

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Haptic develops haptic technology that conveys information through the sense of touch, such as wrist-worn vibration systems used to guide a blind runner during the NYC Marathon. The company focuses on accessible, touch-based communication and navigation products.

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A company developing recursively self-improving AI systems and autoresearch technology that achieves human-level performance on complex technical tasks through self-optimization loops.

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Weflo is a company whose team page describes a culture built around respect, cooperation, creativity, and technology, and references a focus on innovation in mobility/movement. The page states the team is made up of global experts but does not detail specific products or services.

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Welinq develops quantum networking products—including quantum memories, photonics-based light-qubit interfaces, and software for distributed quantum computation and error correction—to interconnect quantum computers and enable quantum-secure networks. Its solutions target quantum data centers and quantum computing operators, working across photonic, superconducting, and neutral-atom qubit platforms.

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Whilx Technologies builds an automotive platform with autonomous tire pressure optimization systems that provide real-time tire intelligence to improve vehicle safety and efficiency. The product targets the automotive industry.

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Wild West Systems develops autonomous, reusable defense systems for the United States and its allies. The company is built by former engineers and leaders from Tesla, Apple Special Projects Group, SpaceX, and Firefly.

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Willo develops wireless power technology that transmits energy over the air in a 360° field without cables, line of sight, or alignment restrictions, based on a departure from conventional induction theory. It targets applications across consumer electronics, industrial automation and robotics, smart buildings, healthcare, logistics, defence and aerospace, and IoT, and offers its technology through licensing.

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