Deep Tech Startups

Metalenx develops metalens (metasurface optics) technology and products, including offerings for automotive electronics (METAELEC) and industrial inspection thermal imaging (Thermometa). The company provides custom optical solutions from requirement consultation through design, sampling, testing, and delivery.

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MetalloBio is an antimicrobials development company creating a new class of metal-based, broad-spectrum antibacterial agents to treat drug-resistant "superbug" infections. Its lead KLS-1 series targets complicated infections while its KLS-2 series is tuned for antimicrobial coatings on medical equipment such as catheters and joint implants.

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MetaMoto provides a toolchain for developing, training, and validating AI-powered autonomous vehicle software, using real-world driving data, synthetic data generation, and big-data analytics. It serves autonomous vehicle development teams working on safety verification and validation.

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Metaplanet is a venture capital and grant-making firm that invests in and funds deep technology projects expected to deliver long-term positive impact on humanity, including work addressing existential risks from advanced technologies and AI. The firm combines venture investing with philanthropic grants for projects outside traditional venture returns.

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Metis Pharma is an AI-driven biotech company focused on nanomaterial innovation for targeted drug delivery and discovery, developing therapies for oncology, metabolic diseases, autoimmune disorders, and neurodegenerative conditions. The company has developed three core AI platforms: AiLNP for nanoparticle design, AiRNA for mRNA sequence design, and AiTEM for small molecule formulation.

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Metis Pharmaceuticals (剂泰科技) is a biotech company using AI-driven nanomaterial innovation to develop targeted drug delivery and discovery platforms — including AiLNP for nanoparticle delivery design, AiRNA for mRNA sequence design, and AiTEM for small-molecule formulation design. Its technology enables precise LNP targeting of tissues such as liver, lung, muscle, and immune cells to create therapeutic opportunities for oncology, metabolic, autoimmune, and neurodegenerative diseases.

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Metric operates an applied AI lab focused on Physical AI, low-resource language AI, and document understanding, offering custom model training and production deployments including voice AI pipelines, anomaly detection, and factory monitoring. It serves enterprise and growth-stage companies and also publishes and open-sources research, with plans to evolve into a Physical AI company.

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Metropolitan builds a zero trust, data-centric security platform that ingests sensor data at the edge in real time, protects it with two layers of quantum-safe encryption, and relays it peer-to-peer to authorized users and applications. It targets mission-critical and operational environments such as battlefield, underground, and arctic deployments, using memory-safe languages and formal methods to guarantee reliability.

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Metsakuur Company (메사쿠어컴퍼니) develops Vision AI technology that goes beyond facial recognition to understand people, spaces, and situations. Its technology is aimed at delivering safer, more natural experiences across real-world services and industrial settings.

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MetShape is an expert in lithography-based metal manufacturing (LMM), a sinter-based additive manufacturing process that produces high-accuracy small and micro metal parts for rapid prototyping and series production. The company serves product developers and manufacturers seeking complex metal geometries without tooling, enabling fast design iterations and time-to-market acceleration.

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Metyos is developing a wearable medical device for continuous potassium monitoring to support the management of chronic diseases. It targets doctors and health professionals treating complex pathologies by providing continuous biological data on patients' physiological states.

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mHUB is a hardtech innovation center offering prototyping labs, a startup incubator and accelerator, R&D services, and corporate innovation and venture capital programs. It serves early-stage physical-product and hardtech startups as well as corporate partners across sectors such as medical devices, energy, sustainability, and smart manufacturing.

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Micellae develops drug delivery formulations designed to enhance solubility and potency across multiple dosage forms for pharmaceutical, wellness, and recreational products. The company offers O2W, a flexible platform enabling manufacturers to create products with tailored release profiles while reducing active ingredient requirements.

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Michigan State University Foundation is an institutional foundation that manages venture creation, investment, and research parks on behalf of Michigan State University. The organization supports the commercialization of university research and the creation of startups through its venture creation, investment, and programming functions.

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Micledi develops microLED display technology and solutions for the semiconductor and display industries. The company focuses on display research, process development, and commercialization in the advanced semiconductor sector.

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MiCoB builds an integrated digital construction manufacturing platform combining printable materials, robotic systems, software, and execution capabilities for construction projects. The platform digitally designs, manufactures, and deploys structures and components across defense, hospitality, education, industrial, housing, and infrastructure sectors.

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Micopower develops solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) solutions for hydrogen energy production and green energy generation. The company provides integrated cell-stack-system technology for carbon-neutral energy applications in urban areas and emergency power systems.

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Micro Interventional Devices designs and manufactures medical devices for transcatheter cardiac repair procedures, enabling minimally invasive alternatives to open-heart surgery. The company initially focuses on transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve repair solutions.

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Microbiome Insights provides microbiome analysis and testing services using advanced bioinformatics for research applications in academia, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, and environmental sectors. The company operates as part of Mapmygenome and offers comprehensive multi-omics analysis with end-to-end services.

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Microdentify develops AI-powered forensic technology that analyzes environmental DNA to trace criminal suspects and contraband to specific locations, serving law enforcement and security organizations. The company applies machine learning to link genetic traces to geographical locations for crime investigation and defense applications.

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Microgrid Labs (MGL) is a consulting and software company focused on commercial fleet electrification and microgrids, offering services from feasibility studies, modeling, and simulation to implementation and operations support. It serves clients across the US in the energy and transportation electrification sector.

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Micromize develops semiconductor packaging technology aimed at supporting AI infrastructure. The company positions its product for the AI hardware and computing market.

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Micropoint Technologies is an ISO 13485 certified, cGMP compliant medical device company that develops and manufactures microneedle solutions, including stainless steel, plastic, polymeric, hollow, solid, and custom microneedles. It offers rapid prototyping, product development, and OEM manufacturing, and operates a pilot facility producing clinical batches of dissolving microneedle patches for clinical trials.

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Micropoint Bio is a microfluidics technology company that develops point-of-care testing (POCT) devices and biochips for clinical diagnostics, including coagulation, cardiac, and infectious disease testing. The company manufactures microfluidic chips and detection instruments for hospitals, laboratories, and clinical settings globally.

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