Deep Tech Startups

inait develops "Digital Brain" AI based on causal, brain-inspired learning that can learn cause and effect and accumulate cognitive skills in dynamic environments. It targets multiple industry verticals with its inait Adaptive Machines (iAMs), starting with finance and robotics.

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Inanimate is building technology for what it calls Universal Ambient Intelligence, aiming to augment users' physical environments and increase their agency. The company is an early-stage deep tech venture based in London.

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Incipientus develops touch-free, in-line sensor solutions for process industries to monitor and analyze non-Newtonian liquids without invasion. The company enables manufacturers to optimize production efficiency, reduce waste, and minimize water and chemical usage through continuous dynamic flow analysis.

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Incisive Genetics develops non-viral gene editing therapeutics using proprietary lipid nanoparticle delivery technology to treat genetic diseases by editing genes directly in target tissues. The company focuses initially on Huntington's disease and is advancing toward human clinical trials.

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Indee Labs develops Hydropore™, a non-viral microfluidic technology for delivering molecules, nucleic acids, proteins, and gene-editing complexes into immune cells for engineered cell therapy research and manufacturing. The platform enables rapid production of high-quality T-cell immunotherapies and other cell therapies with preserved cell function.

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Indi Molecular develops small-molecule oncology therapeutics based on protein-catalyzed capture agents (PCCs) created through click chemistry, a synthetic process developed in collaboration with Caltech. The company focuses on drug candidates targeting ovarian and pancreatic cancer.

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IndieBio was a startup accelerator and pre-seed investment program launched by SOSV in San Francisco in 2015, providing on-site bio-labs and funding to science founders across biotech, food, agriculture, industrial decarbonization, AI, therapeutics, and diagnostics. As of 2026 the program was rebranded to SOSV NY and SOSV SF, expanding its focus from bio to broader deep tech.

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Indigenius AI builds voice intelligence and conversational AI technology for African languages, enabling speakers of African languages to access digital services and participate in the digital economy regardless of literacy or device. The company serves banks, telecoms, and other enterprises across Africa.

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Induction Labs is a research lab developing foundation models designed to learn from their own observations and update over time, with the goal of scaling curiosity-driven artificial intelligence toward superintelligence. It positions itself in the AI research and foundation model space.

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Industrial Path Solutions develops IPS, a simulation software platform for product and manufacturing process engineers. The platform combines algorithms for geometry, motion planning, structural mechanics, fluid dynamics, and particle behavior to enable design validation and optimization.

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Lanyon AI builds AI agents that autonomously generate physics simulations and simultaneously produce formal mathematical proofs verifying the simulations' correctness, targeting engineering and scientific computing applications. The system generates production-ready C code alongside formal proofs, enabling engineers to verify that simulations correctly implement the laws of physics.

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Inertial Sense builds compact, low-cost precision navigation and positioning hardware that enables autonomy in devices such as drones, mobile robots, autonomous vehicles, precision agriculture equipment, and last-mile delivery vehicles. Founded in 2013 and now part of NovAtel/Hexagon, the company serves aerospace, defense, robotics, and industrial automation markets.

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InferModel is an engineering consulting and software firm that builds quantitative risk models and data analytics tools for pipeline integrity, addressing threats such as corrosion and stress corrosion cracking. It serves pipeline operators, helping them prioritize excavations, analyze inspection data, and make integrity management decisions using industry standards like CSA, ASME, and API.

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A consortium and organization working to accelerate the development of therapeutics, vaccines, and products to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through multiple innovation platforms. The organization supports industry partners, particularly early-stage biotech startups, in advancing solutions to address this global health crisis.

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infiniDome builds GNSS/GPS anti-jamming and protection systems that detect, filter, and suppress radio-frequency interference to keep satellite navigation reliable. Its products, such as the Aura GNSS protection system, serve drones, UAVs, autonomous vehicles, maritime systems, and military platforms in contested environments across defense and commercial operations.

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Infinite Athlete operates as a parent company combining sports video and data technology with biomechanical analytics and performance engineering. The company serves athletes, sports organizations, broadcasters, and fans through a portfolio that includes Tempus Ex Machina (live event data and video sync platform) and Biocore (health, safety, and injury prevention analytics).

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Infinite Frontiers is an independent media platform launched in March 2023 that publishes content about deep technology companies and their founders. The platform operates a weekly newsletter covering deep tech funding, research, and ecosystem news, and hosts a longform interview series with deep tech founders and investors.

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Infinitesima develops atomic precision 3D metrology technology for the semiconductor industry, including the Rapid Probe Microscope (RPM) that uses thermal-optical actuation and an interferometric measurement system to achieve picometer-precision surface measurement faster than conventional atomic force microscopes. Based near Oxford, UK, it serves semiconductor manufacturers worldwide.

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Infiscale develops a compiler-based software toolchain and unified platform supporting CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs to build a domestic AI chip software ecosystem in China. It offers low-cost, cross-brand standardized AI software infrastructure and edge computing chip solutions for AI applications.

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Inflection is a venture capital firm that backs a small number of engineering-focused "moonshot" startups per year, seeking high-risk, high-upside deep tech ventures across Western tech. It optimizes for asymmetric returns and works closely with technical founders from early stages.

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InfraLytiks applies machine learning and AI to analyze and visualize multi-spectral and multi-dimensional data from multiple sources. The company provides custom data processing and analysis approaches for complex datasets.

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Infusd develops solubility technology that converts fat-soluble and insoluble nutrients into water-soluble solutions with improved stability and bioavailability. It supplies this ingredient-delivery technology to consumer brands making food, beverage, and nutritional products.

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InfuSense develops an electrochemical sensing technology platform that detects analytes at sub-therapeutic levels, delivering sample analysis results within minutes. The portable device is designed to bring laboratory-scale testing capabilities into a handheld form factor.

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iNGage develops high-performance navigation sensors based on MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) technology for high-volume applications. The fabless semiconductor company serves the navigation and inertial sensor market.

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