Deep Tech Startups

Auki provides spatial understanding and navigation technology that makes physical environments — retail stores and similar spaces — browsable and searchable for robots, AI systems, and people.

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MattiQ accelerates materials science discovery using a platform for computational experimentation and design across energy, computing, transportation, and space industries.

2 investors

MAV Unlimited develops volumetric 3D printing technology that manufactures objects in minutes rather than hours by printing the entire object simultaneously instead of layer-by-layer. The company serves manufacturers and producers seeking faster additive manufacturing capabilities.

2 investors

MaxInsights builds a data foundation for Physical AI, providing high-quality data at scale through a global capture network. The company offers data infrastructure aimed at teams developing Physical AI systems.

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MaxLinear develops semiconductor and technology solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multimarket applications. Founded in 2003, the company designs radio frequency systems-on-chip and broadband communications products.

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Xsens develops motion capture systems and inertial sensor modules using sensor fusion technology, serving professionals in humanoid robotics, entertainment, healthcare, sports, and industrial automation.

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mDetect, a spinout from Swinburne University of Technology, builds small sensor devices that use muons (subatomic particles) to image the internal density structure of buildings, infrastructure, and underground or underwater features. The technology is used across industries including mining ore detection, infrastructure integrity assessment, and identifying underground tunnels.

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mDETECT develops methylation- and NGS-based liquid biopsy tests to monitor metastatic cancer, aimed at clinical validation and commercial diagnostic use. The company's work centers on tracking disease in patients battling metastatic cancer.

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Meep develops biological monitoring technology to enable frequent clinical-grade testing for chronic disease patients, reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and intensive care admissions.

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Megvii (旷视) develops AI technology built on its self-developed Brain++ productivity platform (including the MegEngine deep learning framework), offering AIoT products such as facial-recognition access terminals, smart cameras, analysis boxes, and AI servers. Its products and industry solutions serve consumer electronics, internet, smart cities, smart buildings, and financial services markets.

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MemComputing develops semiconductor chips and software based on a patented memcomputing computing paradigm for optimization, AI, and high-performance computing applications. The company offers both chip designs (MEMAI, MEMGPU, MEM5G, MEMCPU) and the MEMCPU Platform, serving customers in aerospace, energy, ports, and defense.

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Menlo Micro develops MEMS-based electronic switch technology, spun out of General Electric's Global Research Center, offering switching solutions used across a range of electronic systems including RF, industrial, and communications applications. The company operates its own wafer fab ("Ideal Fab") in Ithaca, NY, and serves semiconductor and electronic systems markets.

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Merlin Mobility develops autonomous driving technology aimed at reducing vehicular collisions and enabling safe driving for teenagers and adults.

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Meshcapade develops AI for markerless motion capture, motion generation, and human-body understanding, using a single camera to capture full-body and hand movement without suits or markers. Built on the SMPL 3D body model, its technology serves industries including gaming, fashion, robotics, apparel, and healthcare; the company has since become part of Epic Games and shut down its platforms.

2 investors

Meshmerize develops dynamic mesh networking software that enables reliable wireless connectivity for mining operations in underground and surface sites, adapting to physical obstructions and remote locations without traditional infrastructure.

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Mesh Optical Technologies designs and manufactures optical systems at scale, operating its own factories and building the hardware and software behind them. Its focus is advancing optical manufacturing to address a supply chain gap in hyperscale computing and to build optical hardware for terrestrial and space applications.

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MesoMat is a materials science company founded by physics researchers and academics developing technology for advanced materials characterization and analysis.

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Meta develops augmented reality glasses that let users see, create, and interact with virtual objects and apps overlaid on the real world, controlled through hand gestures. The company aims to replace desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones with a wearable AR computing system.

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Meta-Flux builds in silico simulation software that models disease biology — cellular state, perturbation response, and therapeutic intervention — using mechanistic models grounded in public reference atlases and proprietary multi-omic data from partner biobanks. The platform targets drug discovery in neurodegeneration (Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, ALS, MSA) and immuno-oncology (breast, lung, melanoma, colorectal) to improve target selection and patient stratification.

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Metaphore develops a platform that measures biological activity inside cells at scale to design antibody medicines with novel mechanisms of action. The company aims to create antibodies that activate pathways, modulate signaling, and engage multiple targets to treat complex diseases.

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Metastable extracts critical metals like cobalt, lithium, copper and aluminium from recycled materials using proprietary carbothermal reduction technology, producing them in standard commodity forms for reuse.

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METAVRSE is a boutique advisory firm on exponential technologies such as AI, compute infrastructure, and immersive/spatial computing, offering private briefings and strategic guidance to royal families, family offices, UHNWIs, venture capital, governments, and institutions. It also builds XR and AI solutions for enterprises and previously created the Emulator touchscreen system for the music industry.

2 investors

MetCom provides high-precision three-dimensional positioning and navigation services in Japan, using a metropolitan beacon system to complement satellite positioning (GPS/GNSS) for outdoor and indoor location tracking across smartphones and IoT devices. The company builds societal infrastructure for location, navigation, and timing (PNT) services in partnership with US-based NextNav.

2 investors

XCENA develops computational memory technology that combines high-capacity pooled DDR5 memory with near-data processing cores built on the open Compute Express Link (CXL) standard, letting data centers expand memory beyond CPU limits and run computation where data resides. It pairs its hardware with a full-stack software SDK to accelerate AI workloads for hyperscalers, telcos, and research institutions.

2 investors