Deep Tech Startups

Martian is an AI research lab focused on understanding machine intelligence, working on model interpretability, feature geometry, and the mathematics of what large language models learn. It commercializes its interpretability research through products that scale with LLM usage.

3 investors

Matereal develops customizable material formulations built on modular chemistry blocks, allowing customers to tailor properties like elasticity, strength, and abrasion resistance for their specific products and manufacturing processes.

3 investors

MechanoCross is a Hokkaido University spin-out that develops and provides mechanochemical organic synthesis technology, including solvent-free "mechano" reaction methods and insoluble high-performance materials. It aims to enable chemical manufacturing that reduces reliance on petroleum resources and carbon emissions for industrial and pharmaceutical producers.

3 investors

Meiogenix develops a proprietary recombination technology that targets meiotic recombination to accelerate genetic gain and variety development in crops. It serves plant breeders through crop innovation partnerships and large-scale technology licensing, working on both specialty crops (tomato, fruits, vegetables) and field crops (corn, rice, wheat, soybean).

3 investors

MEL Science builds science education products and experiences, primarily using VR/AR technology, for students and lifelong learners. The company's mission is to make science engaging and accessible through digital and immersive learning tools.

3 investors

Melio develops rapid diagnostic technology for bloodborne infections in neonatal care using microfluidics and machine learning, delivering results significantly faster than traditional blood cultures.

3 investors

MemryX develops edge AI accelerator hardware and software solutions designed for efficient deployment across embedded systems. The company serves manufacturers and enterprises seeking to deploy AI at the edge with minimal data movement and software complexity.

3 investors

Merge Labs is a research lab developing brain-computer interfaces that connect with neurons using molecules instead of electrodes and non-invasive modalities like ultrasound, integrated with AI. It aims initially to help patients with injury or disease and later to broadly advance human capability.

3 investors

Metafold provides a geometric intelligence platform that analyzes 3D CAD data to enable manufacturers to make rapid design and manufacturing decisions. The platform offers tolerance analysis, simulation, feature extraction, and cost prediction tools for manufacturing and sportswear companies.

3 investors

Metagenomi Therapeutics is an in vivo genome editing company that uses genetic material sourced from natural environments (metagenomics) to develop a toolbox of editing tools for deletion, integration, and correction of genetic mutations. It focuses on developing genetic medicines to treat diseases with well-understood biology.

3 investors

MetaGravity is a deep tech company building the Quark Network Engine, a distributed compute platform based on a causal partitioning model that scales computation across cloud and edge. Its technology powers real-time simulation use cases including multiplayer games, defense simulation, digital twins of urban environments, and decentralized computing, alongside the Spinor platform for distributed AI inference and scientific computing.

3 investors

MiCAN Technologies produces immortalized blood cells (erythroid and myeloid-lineage cells) using regenerative medicine technology, supplying research-use blood-like cells, evaluation kits, and contract testing services. Its products serve infectious disease research and the efficacy/safety evaluation of pharmaceuticals and functional materials, including a pyrogen (fever-inducing substance) alternative testing kit.

3 investors

MicroMGx runs a high-throughput natural product discovery process that combines metabolomics and genomics (metabologenomics) to find bioactive compounds produced by microbes, supplying patented natural products to life science R&D organizations. Its portfolio includes a novel-mode-of-action herbicide and an anti-parasitic anthelmintic candidate for use in crops, livestock, pets, and humans.

3 investors

Mineral Forecast develops an AI platform for mining exploration that analyzes geoscience data to help identify promising mineral claims and optimize drilling operations. The platform serves geologists and mining executives seeking to accelerate mineral discovery for critical metals needed in the transition to zero-emissions energy.

3 investors

Minus Zero builds a full-stack, software-defined AI platform for advanced driver-assistance and autonomous driving (ADAS/AD), using self-supervised learning and foundational models to deliver L2++ and higher highway and urban autopilot capabilities to automakers (OEMs). It targets emerging markets such as India, focusing on a vision-first hardware suite and pricing suited to mass-market automotive users.

3 investors

mirSense develops quantum cascade laser (QCL) technologies and gas-sensing products, including distributed feedback QCLs, compact OEM multigas analysers, and high-power ITAR-free laser systems. Its solutions serve industrial and environmental monitoring (chemical plants, oil & gas, air quality) as well as defense and security customers.

3 investors

Mithril Security builds a secure supply chain for AI providers, offering provenance traceability, model protection, and data confidentiality. Its AICert product uses secure hardware such as TPMs to generate cryptographic proof binding a model to its training algorithm and dataset, and serves models in hardened environments that keep data confidential.

3 investors

Mitra develops a non-invasive skin diagnostics platform that combines clinical trials, skin sampling, next-generation sequencing, and data science to guide the design of age-rejuvenating skincare compounds. The company applies genomics to skin health and precision dermatological therapies.

3 investors

Modulo is a biotech company focused on the neuroimmune system, developing treatments for brain and central nervous system disorders. It uses multiple neurobiology models and computational biology to study neuroimmune mechanisms and discover new therapies for patients affected by neurological disease.

3 investors

Modumetal develops nanolaminated metal alloys designed to outperform conventional metals on performance, durability, and sustainability. Its application-specific alloys target industrial above-surface and below-surface uses at scale.

3 investors

Molecular Assemblies uses a Fully Enzymatic Synthesis (FES) technology to produce long, pure, and accurate synthetic DNA oligonucleotides, up to 400 bases, without post-synthesis purification. The company serves researchers and developers in therapeutics, vaccines, immunotherapy, agriculture, and nanotechnology.

3 investors

Moodify builds an AI-driven "autonomous digital perfumer" that uses Artificial Olfactive Intelligence to translate brand briefs into fragrance formulations, encoding scent perception into smell vectors and generating ranked formulas that account for cost, IFRA compliance, and sustainability. The platform serves fragrance and perfume formulation teams.

3 investors

Moonware develops software for airfield operations automation, including HALO, a real-time operations control tool for managing ground operations, resources, and scheduling. It serves the passenger, cargo, defense, and advanced air mobility sectors, with additional products for military airbase command-and-control (NOVA) and vertiport coordination (ORION & ATLAS).

3 investors

Motif Neurotech develops a therapeutic brain-computer interface using minimally invasive neuromodulation to treat difficult-to-treat mental health conditions such as depression. The company builds implantable neurotechnology for patients with mental illness and is based in Houston, Texas.

3 investors