Deep Tech Startups

DualBird offers a performance acceleration layer for big data processing that is compatible with Apache Spark and Amazon EMR, aiming to speed up existing deployments and lower costs without engineering changes. It targets data teams running cloud-based Spark workloads by eliminating manual tuning, disk spills, and data skews.

4 investors

Dynelectro commercializes solid oxide electrolysis (SOEC) systems for industrial hydrogen production and energy storage, with modular platforms scaling from 250 kW to multi-megawatt capacity. The company serves global customers in hydrogen production, eFuels, and long-duration energy storage sectors with proprietary AC:DC operating architecture.

4 investors

Echion Technologies is a battery technology company that develops and commercialises XNO®, a niobium-based fast-charging battery anode material supplied to cell manufacturers worldwide. Its technology is deployed across industries including mining, AI datacentres, robotics, industrial energy storage, rail, and marine.

4 investors

Eclipsebio provides RNA biology analytical services and sequencing-based assays that help drug developers and researchers characterize RNA at nucleotide-level resolution and generate datasets for AI-driven drug discovery. It serves pharma, biotech, and academic partners working on oligonucleotides, RNA-targeting small molecules, and fundamental RNA research.

4 investors

EdgeQ develops software-defined 5G technology that lets customers access, customize, and deploy 5G networks through software, with a focus on moving cloud data processing and connectivity to the network edge. It builds base station and small cell technology combining wireless communications with AI/ML for telecom operators and network infrastructure providers.

4 investors

Editas Medicine develops gene editing medicines using CRISPR/Cas9 and CRISPR/Cas12a technology to treat serious diseases including blood disorders, cardiovascular conditions, and cancer. The company focuses on in vivo genome editing approaches and serves patients worldwide with transformative, precision genomic medicines.

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EdotEnv is a quant research lab building reinforcement-learning environments at scale from financial market data, designed to increase in difficulty so AI agents can continuously improve. It works with frontier AI labs and academic groups on research harnesses, evaluation benchmarks, and post-training environments toward recursive self-improvement.

4 investors

EFFECT Photonics designs integrated tunable laser assemblies (pico and nano ITLAs) built on a monolithic indium phosphide photonic integration platform for coherent optical transceivers used in telecom, metro, access, DCI and AI networks. A fabless spin-off from Eindhoven University of Technology, it supplies production-grade photonic components to optical network programs.

4 investors

EHang develops and manufactures pilotless electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for uses such as aerial tourism, intra-city and intercity transport, logistics, and emergency firefighting. The Nasdaq-listed company operates an autonomous air mobility technology platform, with certified aircraft commercially operated in China.

4 investors

Eka Robotics develops general-purpose robotics powered by a single AI model designed to generalize across objects, tasks, and environments, with an emphasis on physical reliability and safe collaboration alongside humans. The company applies techniques such as self-supervised learning, large-scale robot learning, world models, reinforcement learning, and sim-to-real robotics.

4 investors

ElectraLith develops electrochemical and material-science technologies for lithium production and battery recycling in the renewable energy and mining sectors. The company serves producers and recyclers seeking low-cost manufacturing processes for lithium metal, alloys, and salts.

4 investors

Electric Plant is a plant intelligence company that uses a plug-in "dongle" device to continuously record plants' electric signals and applies AI to decode these electrochemical signals into hyperlocal, actionable insights. It serves product builders, operations teams, and scientific researchers working in plant and tree care and related fields.

4 investors

Electrochaea is a Power-to-Gas technology company whose patented biomethanation process uses a proprietary strain of archaea to convert CO2 and green hydrogen into grid-quality renewable e-methane. It licenses its technology to energy and industrial companies to produce low-carbon methane for gas grids and renewable fuel across multiple sectors.

4 investors

ElevateBio is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for advanced therapies, offering discovery, process development, analytics, manufacturing, and regulatory support for cell therapies, viral vectors, mRNA therapeutics, and gene editing. It partners with drug developers to bring cell and gene therapies from early discovery through commercial-scale cGMP manufacturing.

4 investors

Elio develops adaptive sensors that enable AI systems to dynamically select information at variable resolutions and dimensions, giving machine intelligence direct perception capabilities for physical world applications.

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Embedl provides software and tools for developing and deploying artificial intelligence on edge devices and embedded systems with constrained computational resources. The company serves product teams seeking to add AI capabilities to physical hardware while maintaining performance, reliability, and auditability.

4 investors

Embotech is an ETH spin-off deep-tech company focused on autonomous driving systems and Level 4 autonomy platforms for industrial applications, with emphasis on functional safety certification.

4 investors

Emerald is a venture capital and investor services firm based in Zurich that supports corporate and institutional investors in identifying and advancing innovation-focused business opportunities, particularly in the power, mobility, and energy sectors.

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Emerald Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports startups and entrepreneurs working on complex, science-driven technologies, with a focus on areas such as energy and industrial innovation. It provides investor services and publishes commentary on emerging technology sectors.

4 investors

Enigma develops robotics foundation AI models, a hardware-agnostic abstraction layer, and user interfaces that let humans control and interact with robots. Its technology is designed to run on any robot form factor, from warehouse arms to humanoids, and is sold to robotics hardware companies that build the physical machines.

4 investors

Enigma develops a platform for collecting, analyzing, and sharing reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) sightings from a global community of observers. The platform aggregates citizen science data and provides alerts and analytical tools to researchers studying UAP.

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Ephemeris Net is building networking infrastructure for space-based internet, aiming to define how data moves through space beyond traditional bent-pipe satellite systems.

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Equatorial Space develops modular, low-cost space launch vehicles powered by proprietary hybrid rocket engine technology using HTP and HRF-1 propellant. The company offers VOLANS for orbital payload delivery (up to 750 kg) and DORADO for suborbital launches, both designed to be explosives-free with reduced environmental impact.

4 investors

Ergodic builds the Enterprise World Model, a model of a business designed to predict outcomes before AI systems act, aimed at enabling AI to carry out high-stakes enterprise work under human direction. It targets large enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, across sectors.

4 investors