Deep Tech Startups

Numenta develops artificial intelligence systems based on neocortical principles derived from neuroscience research, designed to continuously learn and adapt with greater efficiency than conventional AI. The company serves developers, researchers, and organizations seeking machine intelligence capable of handling complex, real-world challenges across diverse domains.

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Nuro develops brain-computer interface technology, including assistive communication driven by thought, brain-based control of operating systems, and AI-based detection of neurological disorders. Its products target neurological intelligence and diagnostics applications.

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NUUV develops water management products and services aimed at improving efficiency, control, and insight into water usage. The company applies UV LED treatment technology and engineering expertise to water and infrastructure applications.

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Nuvola develops SafeCoat, a spray-on battery separator deposited directly onto electrodes to replace conventional separator films, aimed at EV battery and automotive manufacturers. The technology targets the battery manufacturing industry by reducing fire risk, cutting manufacturing scrap, and lowering factory costs.

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NuXcel is a global medical device accelerator that founds and incubates bioelectronics and neuromodulation startups addressing large unmet clinical needs, using a lean innovation model. Operating with partner Treo Ventures, it has created companies such as ShiraTronics, Avivomed, iVEAcare, and iRiva Medical, with offices in Ireland, Minneapolis, and Silicon Valley.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[{"full_name": "Mudit K. Jain", "title": "Founder and CEO"}, {"full_name": "Lynn Elliott", "title": "Founder and CTO"}]</parameter> <parameter name="hq_city">Minneapolis

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NVE Corporation manufactures spintronic devices and sensors for industrial, scientific, and medical applications, including magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) technology. The company applies nanotechnology based on electron spin manipulation to store and transmit information in high-performance products.

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NVT Group (Noise & Vibration Technologies, LLC) is an engineering solutions group that designs and delivers measurement and test products for customers running vibration testing and development projects. It combines two measurement and test companies, Data Physics and Team Corporation.

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NxGSat develops 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) satellite communications technology based on open standards, offering cloud-native, software-defined systems that run on commercial off-the-shelf hardware. Its products target fixed and mobility use cases across land, sea, and air, with support for LEO, MEO, and GEO orbits.

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CyteType is a cell type annotation tool for single-cell RNA-seq data that provides evidence trails for annotations, Cell Ontology standardization, and disease context handling. It supports multiple deployment options including on-premise and cloud hosting, with deterministic reproducibility for regulatory and QC applications.

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A company engineering humanoid robots designed for industrial work, manufactured in Japan and built for global deployment across sectors facing workforce shortages.

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O/E Land manufactures fiber optic sensors and photonics instruments for industrial and scientific measurement applications. The company provides temperature, humidity, strain, displacement, pressure, and acceleration sensors alongside photonic components and optical analysis systems.

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Dimericon Therapeutics is a biotech company developing crosslinked helix dimers ("Dimericons") as therapeutics and as templates for small-molecule development, targeting hard-to-drug intracellular protein-protein interactions. Its lead program focuses on hematological malignancies, with a seed round supporting preclinical work toward an IND-ready clinical candidate.

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OAT builds a fast, extensible USD-based architecture for creating and running 3D scenes, designed for AI agents to work in parallel and verify results. Its technology spans authoring to execution and includes texture supercompression aimed at 3D content creation and gaming.

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Oban Biopharma develops allosteric GPCR-targeted therapeutics for metabolic and CNS/neuropsychiatric diseases, using computational structural and chemotype analysis combined with AI-based druggability filters to identify drug candidates. Its pipeline focuses on allosteric modulators of clinically validated GPCR targets intended to offer efficacy with fewer side effects than traditional orthosteric drugs.

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NIRSit Lite Kids is a portable, wireless neuroimaging device designed for brain measurement research in children, supporting applications in developmental disorder research, educational assessment, neurofeedback training, and AR/VR effectiveness testing.

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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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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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