Deep Tech Startups

Obsidian Sensors develops thermal imaging sensors using MEMS technology to detect pedestrians and cyclists in vehicles, aiming to reduce nighttime collision fatalities.

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Obulytix develops Precision Lysin Therapeutics, a novel class of engineered biologics designed to target multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria for severe bloodstream and lung infections. The company was founded as a spin-off from Ghent University and KU Leuven to address antimicrobial resistance in healthcare.

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Occam's Technologies develops carbon capture and oxygen combustion systems designed to enable decarbonization at the engine level by working with existing industrial infrastructure. The company targets emissions reduction in energy-intensive sectors without requiring large-scale infrastructure replacement.

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Ocean Access develops submersible buoys that capture ocean data by incorporating vertical mobility to operate subsea while protected from surface conditions, addressing challenges in undersea communication and monitoring. The technology serves ocean industries and environmental research by bridging the gap between subsea sensors and land-based data systems.

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Ocean Diagnostics develops technologies to monitor microplastics and environmental DNA in marine environments, serving researchers and community scientists studying ocean health and plastic pollution. The company operates as a not-just-for-profit environmental impact company focused on enabling scientific data collection to inform ocean protection efforts.

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Ocean Infinity uses robotics, software, and advanced technology to deliver marine data services and solutions for offshore operations, with a focus on improving safety, efficiency, and environmental sustainability.

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Ocean Riot builds AI-based tools for marine data, offering biomass estimation of aquatic organisms via autonomous submarines and benthic substrate mapping of the seafloor using multibeam echosounders. It delivers turnkey surveying, data processing, and GIS/map generation services for ocean and hydrography organizations, with a cloud-based processing platform.

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OceanSync builds marine data infrastructure that captures high-frequency vessel data via its onboard Vortex Edge system and combines it with edge computing and analytics to deliver voyage analytics, predictive roll-motion risk tools, forecasting models, and resale datasets. It serves marine transportation, defence and government, offshore surveying, and port operations customers for safer, more efficient ocean operations.

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A company developing technology for forest management and climate protection. The team combines expertise in forestry, engineering, climate science, and operations to build software that supports better forest decision-making.

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OCI Vacuum Microengineering manufactures electron spectroscopy instruments and related analytical equipment for materials research across scientific laboratories. The company specializes in nano-scale surface characterization and elemental analysis, with recent development efforts focused on battery testing systems and energy harvesting technologies.

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Octarine Bio is a synthetic biology platform company that engineers microorganisms to produce bio-based, low-impact ingredients and materials to replace unsustainable synthetic chemical processes across industries including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food, and energy. Founded in 2018 based on research from Danish universities, the company applies precision fermentation and enzymatic enhancement to develop commercial-scale bio-manufacturing solutions.

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Octeract is a consultancy of PhD mathematicians and decision scientists that builds custom AI, mathematical modelling, and optimisation solutions to turn client data into forecasts and optimal decisions. It serves organisations across industries facing prediction and optimisation problems, such as logistics route optimisation.

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Ocutheia offers biotechnology consulting services with expert biotechnologists providing tailored solutions to clients.

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OD-OS manufactures the Navilas® 577s, a navigated retina laser system for ophthalmologic treatments including photocoagulation, microsecond pulsing therapy, and laser trabeculoplasty. The system serves retinal specialists and clinics performing precision laser treatments for conditions such as diabetic macular edema, central serous chorioretinopathy, and glaucoma.

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Odin Dynamics develops technology aimed at supporting global deterrence and defense.

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Odyssey is an AI lab developing general-purpose world models that learn from multimodal interactions with the physical world. The company creates systems capable of physical simulation and multi-agent interaction for research and applied purposes.

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Odyssey develops space-based compute infrastructure, launching orbital supercomputers designed to deliver high-density, energy-efficient computing for AI workloads. The company builds a constellation of purpose-built space vehicles that operate as a distributed compute network, enabling large-scale AI training, inference, and specialized scientific workloads that cannot be accommodated by Earth-based infrastructure.

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OE Solutions manufactures optoelectronic transceiver solutions for broadband wireless and wireline networks, serving applications including wireless backhaul, MANs, LANs, SANs, and PONs. The company is headquartered in South Korea and supplies systems integrators globally.

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OI Analytical manufactures analytical instruments for laboratory use, enabling testing across environmental, food, fuel, and water sectors. The company adapts industry standard methods into its instruments to help customers generate accurate data for regulated testing.

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Olam Labs builds multiplayer game environments — such as no-limit Texas hold'em, Risk-style conquest, Codenames-style word deduction, and market simulations — to study how AI agents negotiate, socialize, and compete alongside humans. It also runs large-scale internal simulations with hundreds of concurrent agents and publishes notable research runs.

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Maker of explosion-proof industrial gas-detection hardware, including photoionization, electrochemical, catalytic, and infrared gas sensors, VOC detectors, audible/visual alarms, and a wearable safety watch with location and emergency calling. Devices communicate wirelessly and upload monitoring data to an IoT platform.

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Olfera develops biopharmaceutical treatments for neurological conditions that use the olfactory system as a non-invasive pathway to the brain, bypassing the blood-brain barrier. Its platform is used to discover, optimize, and deliver drugs, converting existing FDA-approved and candidate neurological drugs into easier-to-administer therapies.

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OliKrom develops color-intelligence materials with programmed color-change properties for industrial applications, including detection of overheating, impacts, hydrogen leaks, corrosion, wear indicators, anti-counterfeiting solutions, and adaptive coatings against solar heat. Founded in 2014, it serves large industrial companies in France and internationally with materials-science solutions supporting eco-innovation and smart-city development.

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Olive Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building in synthetic biology, software, and emerging platforms.

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