Deep Tech Startups

Whisper Aero develops electric propulsion systems for aircraft, focusing on quieter and more efficient thrust generation for urban air mobility and next-generation aircraft. The company serves the aviation industry, including commercial eVTOL operators and defense applications.

1 investor

WhiteLab Genomics uses AI and computational methods to analyze biological data and accelerate genomic drug discovery and development. The company serves pharmaceutical and biotech organizations seeking to reduce timelines and de-risk the development of genomic medicines.

1 investor

Wiarframe was an augmented reality prototyping tool that let designers build AR experiences without extensive technical work. The product has since been discontinued after failing to reach a viable market.

1 investor

WiConnectGlobal develops silicon-photonics and co-packaged optical solutions for data center and AI infrastructure, focusing on energy-efficient optical connectivity. The company designs photonic chiplets to improve bandwidth density and power efficiency for high-performance computing systems.

1 investor

Wikitude provided an augmented reality SDK that let mobile developers add or build AR features into iOS, Android, and Windows apps, and offered cloud/studio tools for hosting image and object targets. The service was wound down in September 2024, with the team now focused on headworn XR experiences.

1 investor

Wildfire Robotics develops autonomous robotic systems to deliver water and suppress wildfires more efficiently than conventional aerial and ground-based methods. The company targets fire mitigation for forests, firefighters, and communities across regions affected by increasingly severe wildfire conditions.

1 investor

WILVO develops and manufactures transport solutions including locking systems, tools, installation equipment, and containers, with expertise in welding and precision assembly for leading global customers. The company offers engineering services, refurbishment of transport systems, and operates clean rooms and assembly facilities.

1 investor

Wind-Fisher develops high-altitude wind energy systems using helium-filled tethered wings to generate electricity at 300 meters, where wind is 1.6x more powerful than at conventional heights. The scalable technology is designed for utilities, remote sites, and small industries seeking renewable energy production at significantly lower cost and environmental impact than traditional turbines.

1 investor

Wind River develops software platforms and solutions for mission-critical embedded, real-time, and edge computing systems serving aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries. The company provides intelligent systems software including real-time operating systems, edge virtualization, cloud-native infrastructure, and AI-driven solutions.

1 investor

Windar Photonics manufactures nacelle-mounted LiDAR sensors for wind turbines and provides retrofit optimization and monitoring solutions for wind farms. The company serves wind energy operators in Europe, North America, and South America.

1 investor

Window Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing therapeutics for cancer and other life-threatening diseases, based on its bottle-brush-analogue-macromonomer (BAM) technology. The company applies molecular chemistry and biology research, originally developed in the MIT laboratory of Dr. Jeremiah Johnson.

1 investor

WindShape develops modular wind-generation technology (the WindShaper) used for aerodynamic and engineering testing to help customers bring innovations to market. It operates as an engineering hardware company serving clients' testing and R&D needs.

1 investor

Wing Global develops autonomous cargo drones, with current prototypes supporting 1-kg and 25-kg payloads and a roadmap toward heavy-lift drones capable of carrying 30 tons across 12,000 km ranges for logistics and freight applications.

1 investor

Wireless Seismic develops wireless seismic data acquisition systems for onshore oil and gas exploration. The company's RT2 system provides real-time data collection and transmission to eliminate data loss risks in seismic surveying.

1 investor

Wirescan develops LIRA® Technology for digital cable condition monitoring, helping electric cable operators assess and manage their cable network assets. The company turns cable monitoring data into insights for network asset management.

1 investor

Wise Integration is a fabless deeptech company developing digitally-controlled gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuits and digital controllers for high-frequency, high-efficiency power conversion. Its WiseGan® and WiseWare® products target markets driving electrification, such as chargers, EV onboard chargers, and AI server power supplies.

1 investor

Wisemotion develops a robot path planner that generates fast, collision-free motion paths for use with any robot. It targets robotics programming and automation.

1 investor

Wisent develops technology based on representation engineering to give developers control over large language models, reducing hallucinations and improving capabilities such as coding and math. It offers an API and on-premise options to add these capabilities to open-source models without lengthy fine-tuning.

1 investor

Wiser Marine Technologies is a Victoria-based marine-technology studio that develops sensor and measurement systems for maritime operations, emerging from augmented-reality visualization research at the University of Victoria.

1 investor

Exxa builds hardware and software for running AI locally, including rack servers and desktop workstations, so users can operate models on their own infrastructure with access to their own data. It targets customers seeking private, self-hosted AI rather than cloud-based services.

1 investor

Withrobot designs and sells imaging and sensing hardware, including USB 3.0 cameras (color, mono, stereo, global/rolling shutter), attitude/heading reference and orientation sensor modules, and embedded boards. Its products target robotics, machine vision, and embedded development applications.

1 investor

Witness Chain runs a decentralized network, built on EigenLayer's security, that generates cryptographic proofs for real-world events and data through mechanisms like Proof of Location. It offers an API suite and applications for verification campaigns, letting operators run witness nodes and users submit photo-based evidence to earn rewards.

1 investor

WiTricity develops wireless power transfer technology using magnetically resonant coupling to enable efficient energy transmission over distance without physical wires. The company serves device manufacturers and infrastructure operators seeking cable-free charging solutions for mobile devices and other applications.

1 investor

Wobble Genomics operates an RNA sequencing platform that captures full-length RNA transcripts to identify long RNA biomarkers and novel isoforms for precision medicine. It serves pharmaceutical and diagnostics companies, supporting biomarker discovery, patient stratification, diagnostics, and therapeutic development.

1 investor