Deep Tech Startups

Capable is a vertically integrated, AI-enabled deeptech platform developing peptide and nucleotide therapeutics using automated polymer synthesis, drawing on rare human genetic variants. Its first programs focus on sleep, targeting rare sleep diseases such as narcolepsy and hypersomnia with therapeutics aimed at improving cognitive performance under sleep deprivation.

6 investors

Caracol develops large-scale additive manufacturing technology for industrial production, enabling companies in aerospace, automotive, architecture, marine, and railway sectors to produce advanced components more efficiently and sustainably. The company provides integrated turnkey solutions that enhance manufacturing flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and environmental performance.

6 investors

CarbonCapture develops CO₂ direct air capture technology aimed at removing carbon from the atmosphere to address climate change. The company operates in the cleantech and carbon removal industry.

6 investors

Carbon Engineering is a Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology company, founded in 2009, that develops systems to capture large volumes of CO2 directly from the atmosphere. It operates as a subsidiary of Occidental's Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, advancing core DAC technology at its Innovation Centre while sister company 1PointFive handles commercial-scale plant deployment.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

6 investors

Cellibre engineers biological manufacturing by programming cells to produce industrial products through fermentation rather than traditional chemical synthesis. The company serves manufacturers seeking sustainable, cost-effective production of chemicals, materials, and other goods using cellular factories.

6 investors

Cellineobio develops cell engineering and bioprocess technology platforms. The company serves biotech and pharmaceutical research and manufacturing customers.

6 investors

ClearSpace develops in-orbit servicing technologies for satellite disposal, inspection, and life-extension, serving both institutional and commercial space missions. Founded in Switzerland and headquartered in Luxembourg, it works with agencies such as ESA on active debris removal and satellite life-extension missions across Europe.

6 investors

Cognitive3D provides an analytics platform for XR (VR/AR) applications, capturing user behavior, app activity, and device inputs to let teams replay and analyze sessions in full 3D. It offers session records, participant profiles, 3D replays with gaze and movement visualization, and data export/integration for teams building and evaluating XR experiences.

6 investors

Cohere Technologies develops software for mobile and wireless networks, including its Universal Spectrum Multiplier (USM) for 4G and 5G and Pulsone technology based on the Zak-OTFS waveform, aimed at Mobile Network Operators. Its products support spatial multiplexing, Massive MIMO, and Open RAN/cloud architectures, and it also builds multi-waveform RAN technology for integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) under a U.S. government contract.

6 investors

CoMind develops neuromonitoring devices and neural interfaces aimed at measuring and treating the brain to improve patient outcomes across the care continuum. It operates in the medical device and neurotechnology space serving clinical and healthcare settings.

6 investors

Conceivable builds AURA, a robotic automation platform that automates manual IVF laboratory procedures using physical AI, aiming to increase accessibility and affordability of in-vitro fertilization treatments.

6 investors

VIB is a non-profit research institute focused on strategic basic research in life sciences, operating in partnership with five Flemish universities.

6 investors

Corephotonics develops camera technologies for smartphones, combining optics, mechanics, and computational photography to improve mobile image quality, and pioneered compact dual-camera and folded (periscope) zoom systems adopted in flagship phones. Founded in 2012, it was acquired by Samsung Electronics in 2019 and now operates as a Samsung innovation center focused on cameras and photographic user experience.

6 investors

Cornelis provides high-performance networking solutions for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing applications serving enterprise, cloud service providers, supercomputing centers, government labs, and research institutions. The company offers the Omni-Path fabric platform with software libraries designed to accelerate AI model training, scientific computing, and complex simulations.

6 investors

Cortical Labs develops biological computing systems by growing human neurons on chips to create a programmable computing platform. The company serves researchers and innovators seeking to accelerate medical research, reduce energy consumption in computing, and enable alternatives to animal testing.

6 investors

Cosyne operates a platform that combines biology, computation, and finance, using a hub-and-spoke model to spin out assets into subsidiaries as a distributed portfolio approach. The company operates laboratories focused on computational and experimental work across London, Cambridge, and New York.

6 investors

Dawn Aerospace builds space transportation infrastructure including flight-proven green chemical satellite propulsion systems, in-space refueling capabilities, and a reusable spaceplane. The company serves satellite operators and space economy participants seeking reliable, sustainable access to orbit and in-space mobility.

6 investors

Dewpoint Therapeutics develops condensate-modulating drugs by using an integrated platform that maps, measures, and modulates biomolecular condensates to identify druggable targets and disease mechanisms. Its discovery engine combines biology, chemistry, proprietary datasets, and AI to pursue therapies for complex diseases, including previously undruggable targets.

6 investors

Dhruva Space provides satellite launch solutions, including a range of space-qualified CubeSat orbital deployers (1–32 kg payloads) and integrated small satellite launch services across multiple launch vehicles such as PSLV, SSLV, Falcon, and Vikram. It also offers constellation deployment, hosted payload, and assembly, integration, and launch services for low Earth orbit and other missions.

6 investors

Diamond Foundry produces lab-grown diamond and diamond wafers for use as a semiconductor material, aiming to enable diamond transistors and electronics. It targets thermal-management challenges in applications such as AI computing, electric vehicles, and wireless technology.

6 investors

DiaMonTech develops non-invasive glucose measurement technology based on infrared spectroscopy for medical device applications. The company builds hardware, optical systems, mobile apps, and data science models, and is based mainly in Berlin, Germany.

6 investors

Diffraqtion commercializes sub-diffraction imaging physics developed through DARPA and NASA programs for high-precision space domain awareness and exoplanet detection. The company's technology supports missions such as NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory.

6 investors

Dipole Labs develops photonic (optical) hardware intended to serve as the optical layer for AI and quantum computing infrastructure, aiming to overcome the physical limits of silicon in speed, density, and efficiency. The company targets AI and quantum infrastructure providers.

6 investors

Diraq develops quantum computers based on modified silicon transistors, aiming for utility-scale quantum processing units the size of a single data-center rack. The company focuses on scaling to millions of qubits with error-corrected operations.

6 investors