Deep Tech Startups

Rose Rock Bridge is a pilot deployment studio that helps innovation-driven startups run and scope pilots with corporate partners in order to derisk their technologies. It operates as part of Tulsa Innovation Labs and invests in portfolio startups, supported by a consortium of industry, venture capital, and startup partners.

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Roshan Water develops water-testing technology, drawing on scientific research and commercialization expertise to move lab innovations into practical field-deployable systems. The company serves users who need water quality assessment capabilities.

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Roughneck AI builds multidimensional datasets for training AI and deep learning models, capturing real-world human interactions through sensors including haptic/tactile, inertial, omnidirectional-visual, and spatial audiovisual inputs. It delivers synchronized, labeled data across nine input sources as an alternative to public video datasets for machine learning development.

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Rovial develops high-power systems for satellites, aiming to provide greater in-orbit power capacity at lower cost than current 25-30KW satellites. It targets GEO/MEO applications such as in-orbit data processing, secure data centers, in-orbit manufacturing, high-power radars, detection payloads, lasers, and lunar missions.

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Rovilus develops battery thermal management technology that uses a dielectric phase-change material and compact liquid cooling to keep high-power battery packs cool, suppress fires, and extend pack life. Its technology targets industrial electrification applications such as construction and off-highway machines, forklift and warehouse fleets, and stationary energy storage.

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ROWIAK worked on laser-based solutions for eye care in the field of ophthalmology. The site now indicates the company has closed and redirects visitors to a personal site of Holger Lubatschowski.

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RSP Systems develops non-invasive health monitoring technology that uses confocal near-infrared Raman spectroscopy and machine learning algorithms to measure glucose and other analytes through the skin without blood sampling. The company licenses or supplies its optical sensing hardware and multivariate analysis methods for integration into health devices, supported by an extensive patent portfolio.

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Raana designs and manufactures Czochralski crystal growth systems and produces high-purity single crystals such as Silicon, Germanium, Nd:YAG, and Lithium Niobate for semiconductor, defence, photonics, and quantum applications. Based in India, it positions itself as the country's first domestic crystal growth technology company serving institutions and strategic-materials supply chains.

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Rubryc discovers antibody-based medicines for obesity and cardiometabolic disease, using an AI-assisted platform to design antibodies for hard-to-drug targets. The company focuses on therapeutic development for patients with limited treatment options.

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Runa Capital is a global venture capital firm founded by serial entrepreneurs that invests in early-stage software and deep tech startups worldwide, focusing on deeptech, enterprise software, and fintech infrastructure. It writes first checks of $0.5-5M at the pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages, with over $600M in assets under management.

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Rurex provides independent UN/STANAG testing, research, and disposal services for explosives, explosive ordnance, and dangerous goods, serving defense and industrial clients that need classification, authorisation, and transport compliance. It operates the SafeWork NSW and EPA-licensed Byrock Explosives Test & Evaluation Centre in Australia.

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Rx Bandz develops auto-injector devices and injectable formulations for treatment conditions including anaphylaxis, diabetes, opioid overdose, and other medical emergencies for patients, first responders, and military personnel.

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S-Graphene is a materials company that develops graphene application technology, including mass-production methods for forming nano-holes in graphene and growing graphene on metal. It supplies customized nano-materials for next-generation products in industries such as secondary batteries (as anode and separator materials), semiconductors, filters, and bio applications.

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에스앤에스텍(SNS Tech) is a Korean advanced-materials company that develops and produces blank masks, pellicles, and EUV-related materials used in semiconductor photolithography. It serves the global semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem with materials for fine-pattern and extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) processes.

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S2 Corporation provides research and development services and has secured over $25 million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration since 2002.

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S2C (思尔芯) develops EDA tools for semiconductor chip design and verification, including architecture design/modeling software, hardware emulation and prototyping systems, formal verification, and debug and cloud-based compute management platforms. Its products serve IC design companies working on SoCs for automotive electronics, CPU, AI, 5G, and cloud computing applications.

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SafeBVM develops flow-limiting devices and monitoring systems for manual bag-valve-mask ventilation used in emergency and critical care settings. The company's products help healthcare providers deliver consistent, patient-safe ventilation in cardiac arrest, overdose, and brain injury scenarios.

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SafePAS develops analytical testing technologies that bring measurable data to the point of decision, serving public safety and agriculture. Its tools help law enforcement improve roadside drug screening reliability and help farmers make soil and fertilization decisions.

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SafeSense Technologies is an engineering consulting firm that develops and produces sensor technology using flexible hybrid electronics, offering technical services from concept to production. It works with client organizations either independently or collaboratively.

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Safety from Space develops Beagle, an adaptive software-defined radio waveform (delivered as software and firmware) that runs on existing satellites and third-party hardware to provide resilient two-way communications in contested or degraded spectrum. It targets defense, emergency services, and search-and-rescue applications, from wearable distress beacons to satellite payloads.

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Safi Biotherapeutics manufactures adult stem-cell derived human red blood cells (mRBCs) as a cell therapy blood transfusion product, aiming to produce them at industrial scale for civilian and military transfusion needs. Its work targets both chronic transfusion indications, such as sickle cell disease, and acute settings including hospitals and battlefields.

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SageRAN Technology develops mobile communications hardware and software, including full-stack 4G/5G/5G-A protocol stacks, base stations, core networks, satellite communication equipment, and edge AI communication products. It serves telecom operators, enterprises, vertical industries, special communications users, and satellite internet projects across domestic and international markets.

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SAILWINT produces hydrogen and electricity from autonomous sailing wind turbine ships that operate in offshore waters. The company targets energy producers and maritime industries seeking clean power generation at scale.

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Salacia Technologies is a science and engineering company developing technologies for desalination and treatment of seawater and industrial wastewater across a range of salinity levels. It focuses on reducing the environmental impact and cost of brine treatment for industries including desalination, oil and gas, mining, and lithium extraction.

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