Deep Tech Startups

Yama is developing an electrified, electrochemical carbon capture platform using advanced membranes and a proprietary non-toxic sorbent to capture CO₂ from dilute, low-concentration gas-fired streams. It targets applications such as net-zero data centers and AI infrastructure, aiming to lower capture costs relative to conventional methods.

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YRIKKA develops processes for aligning AI with human values and provides AI red teaming, focused on high-stakes environments such as healthcare and space. The company targets organizations deploying AI in safety-critical settings.

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Yuma supports and accelerates projects building on Bittensor, a decentralized AI network, connecting entrepreneurs, developers, and businesses with resources to launch subnets. It also runs Yuma Asset Management, which provides institutional and accredited investors access to Bittensor subnet token strategies.

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Zaitra develops AI-based onboard data processing solutions for optical Earth Observation satellite missions, including cloud screening and object detection. Its flagship product SKAISEN helps space missions reduce costs and bandwidth by prioritizing valuable data onboard, targeting satellite operators and space missions.

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Zaphiro develops software for monitoring and automating electrical networks used by public utilities and grid operators, with emphasis on cybersecurity and integration with renewable energy sources to support the energy transition.

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Zemax (Ansys Zemax) provides physics-based optical simulation and design software used by engineers to model, analyze, and optimize optical systems such as lens assemblies before prototyping. It serves optical and imaging product developers across industries including medical imaging and diagnostics.

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Zenyard builds an AI agent for reverse engineering that analyzes entire binaries to help security researchers understand complex code faster and with fewer manual reconstruction tasks. It targets reverse engineers and security researchers working on complex binary analysis.

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Zepsor develops zero-power sensor technology that dramatically reduces battery consumption for IoT and sensing applications. The company's sensors enable persistent, event-driven sensing with unprecedented energy efficiency, addressing the sustainability and cost challenges posed by the projected 1 trillion connected devices by 2035.

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Zero Carbon Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in science-based startups working on decarbonisation and climate impact. It backs companies developing technologies aimed at carbon reduction across various sectors.

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Zeroport builds hardware-enforced access security that isolates remote sessions across a physical break in the wire, using a one-way optical bridge so neither humans nor AI agents have an IP route into the protected network. Its on-premises appliance hosts hundreds of isolated sessions, each monitored frame-by-frame by an onboard AI that can cut off any session straying from its intended use.

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Zeroshot bio builds biology foundation models and AI pipelines that translate zebrafish drug-exposure data, combined with high-throughput single-cell RNA sequencing, into human pre-clinical insights. It generates compound rankings to accelerate hit-to-lead decisions for therapeutics developers.

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Zeta Energy develops advanced energy storage materials and battery technologies based on carbon nanotube and sulfur chemistry, initially commercializing research from Rice University. The company manufactures proprietary cathode materials and supplies battery cells to industrial partners.

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Shanghai Zhenge Biotech is an independent CDMO company providing contract development and manufacturing services for biopharmaceutical clients during clinical development and commercialization phases. The company offers a comprehensive range of services including drug development, cell line construction, process development, analytical methods, raw material production, drug formulation, stability studies, and animal cell culture media development.

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Zinite develops thin-film transistor technology that can be built along the z-axis to enable 3D chips for the semiconductor industry. Its node- and substrate-agnostic transistors aim to deliver more performance per area and integrate with existing fabrication factories.

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ZKM builds zero-knowledge proof infrastructure, including its Entangled Rollups technology, for blockchain networks. It provides technical documentation, whitepapers, and educational resources focused on the Bitcoin economy and rollup systems.

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Zulu Network provides a Bitcoin Layer 2 solution that addresses scalability and transaction fee challenges by optimizing tokenized computing power within a decentralized framework. The platform serves participants in the Bitcoin ecosystem seeking to access decentralized resources and infrastructure.

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I.Moscow is an investment and innovation platform that helps startups and technology companies find clients, conduct pilot testing, and expand into international markets. It operates multiple programs including pilot testing services, a tech lab for AI product development, a marketplace for tech-enabled solutions, and showcases for connecting Moscow-based innovations with enterprise customers.

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Dwana Tech develops semiconductor IC solutions including optical image stabilization (OIS) controllers, autofocus (AF) driver ICs, motor drivers, power switches, and power management chips. It also offers fingerprint recognition security for smart cards and modules, and a saliva-based glucose measurement healthcare system (D-SaLife).

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MicrobiotiX develops bacteriophage-based therapeutics targeting multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, including WHO/CDC priority pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and E. coli. The company operates a phage discovery and development platform with a library of about 1,000 bacteriophages, in-silico modules, and GMP production facilities, and its lead pipeline MP101 has entered clinical trials with first-patient-in completed.

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MUZLIVE develops KiT, a smart media format that bridges physical music albums and digital devices, allowing fans to own and interact with artist albums through smart devices. The company also offers KiT Video for DVD content and is expanding into books, merchandise, and other media formats.

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WorkerInSpace develops versatile robotic spacecraft (VEROS) for on-orbit servicing (OOS) and in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM), offering satellite life extension, refueling, repair, deorbiting, and debris removal. It targets satellite operators and national space asset protection needs.

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InnoSim provides a testing platform for validating autonomous vehicle and future mobility systems through simulation and physical testing.

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TXINNO is a biotech company developing small-molecule innovative anticancer drugs, with a scientific focus on the innate immune system and RAS signaling pathways. Its work spans drug discovery platforms and a therapeutic pipeline aimed at treating cancer patients.

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AccuRna develops drug delivery systems for nucleic acid therapeutics, including antisense oligonucleotides, siRNA, miRNA, and mRNA-based treatments. The company focuses on enabling the development of novel medicines for refractory diseases with no current cure.

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