Deep Tech Startups

ExploreTech is a software-driven critical mineral exploration business that acquires mineral rights and uses data and AI tools to manage and de-risk exploration projects. It partners with mining groups to advance de-risked projects toward production.

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Exponential Security Labs builds realistic multi-agent security environments, trains adversarial attacker and defender agents within them, and uses the resulting agents to benchmark how other AI agents perform under adversarial conditions. The company focuses on AI safety and security for high-stakes AI agent systems.

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ExRobotics develops autonomous and remotely-controlled robots certified for use in potentially explosive environments, primarily serving the oil and gas sector. The company designs and manufactures robotic platforms with IECEx and ATEX certifications for hazardous location operations.

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EXTEND3D builds dynamic laser and video projection systems that project CAD-based digital templates, assembly positions, and measurement results directly onto workpieces for industrial production, assembly, quality control, and rework. It serves manufacturers in sectors such as automotive, rail vehicles, aerospace, marine, and machinery, and is based in Munich, Germany as part of the Atlas Copco Group.

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Externa develops biologics using genetic code expansion, a technology aimed at incorporating synthetic amino acids into proteins of any type and size. The company positions its platform for partnerships in protein and biologics development.

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EXTOLL develops high-speed interconnect IP for semiconductors, including SerDes, UCIe, and network-on-chip technologies aimed at low power consumption and chiplet-based heterogeneous integration. Its products target chip and system designers building on mainstream process nodes (12-28nm).

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Extra Labs develops affordable 3D map data acquisition technology for cities and territories using collaborative sensors and deep learning. The company's infrastructure serves industries including smart cities, telecommunications, construction, and consumer applications like gaming and navigation.

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ExxFire manufactures PFAS-free fire suppression systems that detect smoke and suppress fire in server racks, IT equipment, and electrical cabinets to prevent downtime and data loss. The company serves businesses with critical IT infrastructure requiring localized fire protection solutions.

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Eyestem is a cell therapy company developing a scalable platform for treating incurable diseases, with embedded manufacturing and quality processes. Its lead product, Eyecyte-RPE, is an RPE cell therapy for Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) currently in a Phase 2 clinical trial.

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FREST is a Japanese biotech venture developing RNA editing technology (RNA editing nucleic acids) that edits gene structure at the mRNA level to create nucleic acid drugs for genetic and currently untreatable diseases. The company partners with medical professionals, researchers, and pharmaceutical companies to apply this drug discovery technology.

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FA International provides technology and business development advisory services for industrial and medical device companies, helping them evaluate pre- and post-investment opportunities and technology risks to optimize returns and develop growth strategies.

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Fabheads manufactures advanced composite components using technologies such as fiber printing and automated layup for demanding industrial applications.

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FABRIAL is a stealth-mode research lab focused on frontier formal foundations. The company is based in Oxford.

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Fabrik provides a digital twin platform accessible via browser on any device and form factor that aggregates data from CAD models, GIS, time-series sensors, and operational knowledge to help teams visualize and make decisions about critical systems. The platform targets industrial and infrastructure sectors that historically relied on physical simulations and living models to ensure system integrity and safety.

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Faception develops facial personality analytics using computer vision and machine learning to analyze facial images and infer personality traits and behavior. It sells predictive screening tools to security companies and agencies for use in public safety, smart cities, and homeland security.

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FailSafe Communications develops T911, a monitoring system that detects failed 911 calls in real time and alerts public officials, carriers, and emergency responders. The solution serves municipalities, telecommunications carriers, and disaster recovery providers to improve emergency response reliability and regulatory compliance.

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Fainite offers a physics-based AI platform that accelerates and automates engineering simulation workflows, allowing engineering teams to run predictions in seconds and set up new simulations from limited Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) datasets. Its AI agents automate complex analysis tasks, provide design recommendations, and integrate into existing CAE infrastructure for engineering teams.

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Fairgate is a Bitcoin infrastructure company that builds technologies for scalable computation and verifiable off-chain execution on Bitcoin, including BitVMX and Bit2, a clearing and coordination layer for autonomous systems. It focuses on cryptography, cybersecurity, and blockchain to improve Bitcoin's interoperability and scalability for trustless applications and the agentic economy.

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FAIRMAT uses proprietary recycling technology, robotics, software, and AI to turn carbon fiber waste into new advanced materials for industries including sports, mobility, energy, and aerospace. The company operates industrial plants and focuses on keeping valuable materials out of landfills through a full-loop materials ecosystem.

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Fairwik is an engineering services studio that turns product concepts into market-ready solutions, offering mechanical design and artificial intelligence development. Clients work directly with its engineers, with project-based billing at day rates.

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FANCO (FANUCLEAR) is a nuclear energy company developing advanced sodium-cooled fast-reactor technology, drawing on engineers experienced with America's fast reactor programs such as the Fast Flux Test Facility. It builds a reactor deployment platform aimed at commercial, licensable, and manufacturable nuclear power that addresses siting, supply chain, and fuel-cycle challenges.

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FarSounder develops 3D Forward Looking Sonar technology for maritime vessels to detect underwater obstacles and hazards, enabling safe navigation while reducing environmental impact and collision risks. The company's navigation systems serve commercial and research vessels globally and support applications including marine security, wildlife protection, and ocean mapping.

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Fast Sense designs and produces nanomaterial-based gas sensors focused on detecting and monitoring hydrogen and hydrocarbons such as methane and ethane. Its sensors serve safety-critical industries including energy, transportation, manufacturing, and research, providing real-time gas detection and analytics.

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Fastagger builds AI infrastructure that runs machine learning models on-device on low-end (4GB) Android smartphones and edge devices, offering SMS-based field workforce attendance/patrol verification, a document foundation model (Auni) for African financial documents, super-app embedded AI, and computer vision at the edge. It serves banks, microfinance institutions, insurers, fintechs, telcos, and enterprises with field workforces, with a focus on the African market.

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