Deep Tech Startups

KAHU uses collective radar satellite imagery to provide transparency over ocean activity. The company operates in the maritime domain awareness and Earth observation space.

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Kainon Technologies is an engineering and research company focused on light-based applications to improve the built environment. The team comprises engineers, designers, and scientists working on light technology solutions.

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Kalego Solutions provides plasma-technology consulting, helping clients move from concept to commercialization through technical and feasibility assessments, pilot testing in its own facilities, and regulatory and industrial scale-up support.

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Kaleidoco builds a governed AI engine and "Smart Companions" that collect real-world spatial data by user consent, aimed at AI teams working on world models, robotics, and spatial intelligence. It also offers enterprises sovereign companion deployments where the enterprise owns the deployment and its data.

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Kalion manufactures high-purity glucaric acid and glucuronic acid for use as corrosion inhibitors, polymer additives, and ingredients in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and energy drinks. The company serves formulators and manufacturers across cleaning, concrete, water treatment, polymers, and pharmaceutical applications.

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Kalpana Systems develops thin-film manufacturing equipment based on spatial atomic layer deposition, using a helical machine design intended for industrial-scale robustness and throughput. Its technology targets industries including semiconductors, energy, and sustainable packaging.

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Kalray develops intelligent data processors for compute-intensive applications including data centers, edge computing, telecommunications, and automotive systems. The company's technology is based on more than a decade of research and builds on innovations from CEA, a leading European research institution.

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Kaminari Medical develops intravascular imaging technology for cardiovascular interventions, using photoacoustic and optical innovations. The company serves interventional cardiologists and vascular surgeons for real-time imaging during catheter-based procedures.

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Kamu develops data infrastructure technology for cross-organizational data exchange, enabling efficient sharing and verification of data quality across business, government, and research sectors. The platform combines distributed systems, data versioning, and blockchain technologies to address barriers in the digital economy's data foundation.

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Kapito (開必拓) builds industrial AI for smart manufacturing, offering an image-recognition and deep-learning system for automated visual/surface quality inspection on production lines. It serves manufacturers in roll-to-roll and metal-processing industries such as textiles, aluminum/copper foil, FCCL, MLCC ceramic films, and metal/plastic injection parts.

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Karma Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage European deep-tech software startups at late seed and Series A, typically up to €5M per deal with follow-on investments in later rounds. It backs founders with early commercial traction and global ambitions.

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Karrier One builds a decentralized telecommunications network, offering mobile cell service and a blockchain-based Karrier Number System that ties a phone-number-style identifier to Web3 functionality. It operates within the Sui ecosystem, integrating with Sui, SCION, and Walrus.

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Karsa develops sensitive detectors for airborne chemical analysis using mass spectrometry technology. The company serves security professionals, environmental agencies, and climate researchers by enabling detection of chemical threats, air pollutants, and explosive materials.

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QuTEM provides electron microscopy analytics with proprietary software (Gridsee) for quality control of gene therapies, enabling manufacturers to ensure safety and consistency at regulatory and production scale. The company serves pharmaceutical and gene therapy manufacturers navigating commercialization and regulatory approval requirements.

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Kauel builds AI-powered computer vision systems combined with IoT and Big Data to analyze visual data in real time, anticipate risks, and protect critical infrastructure. It serves industries including energy, mining, retail, and defense, and operates from Chile toward global technology and industrial hubs.

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KC8 Capture Technologies develops carbon dioxide capture technology using potassium carbonate-based systems, targeting hard-to-abate industries such as cement and steel production. The company offers retrofittable solutions for large-scale emissions sources and operates research and demonstration facilities in Australia and the United States.

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KCAT Enzymatic is an enzyme and protein engineering group that develops algorithms and hardware using quantum mechanics and AI to model enzyme structure-function relationships and engineer industrially viable biocatalysts. It operates a computational lab and a biotech lab for high-throughput screening and enzyme production for industrial applications.

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Kelekona is developing a large electric aircraft designed to carry 40 passengers plus a pilot or a 10,000 lb cargo payload, using a lifting-body design built from 3D-printed composite and aluminum. The aircraft is aimed at applications including military transport of equipment and troops and medical air ambulance operations.

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Kent Imaging designs and manufactures near-infrared imaging technology for assessing tissue viability in limb preservation and surgical care. The company serves healthcare systems with patented oxygen imaging solutions for diagnostic assessment.

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KERI is an open-source standard for key management and credential verification that is being deployed by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation in their vLEI (verifiable Legal Entity Identifier) system.

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Kermap develops satellite and aerial image analysis solutions, serving local governments, public organizations, and businesses. The company works in geospatial/Earth observation data analysis.

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Kernelize builds compiler and kernel optimization tools that enable AI models to run efficiently on multiple hardware accelerators. The company helps hardware teams and developers connect to shared infrastructure like Triton and PyTorch rather than maintaining chip-specific implementations.

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Keychain offers a zero-trust digital identity and key-management platform that lets AI agents, devices, and automated systems verify their identity, encrypt and sign data, and act with proof of human authority. Built for edge deployment, it uses W3C-conformant decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials and runs on cloud, on-prem, and embedded environments, online or offline.

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Keystone is building a platform for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure that integrates demand, physical infrastructure (power, cooling, network, land, facilities), compute equipment, operating capability, and capital. It aims to convert computing demand into deployable capacity by aligning these components as a single coherent system around a given workload.

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