Deep Tech Startups

Trueface, part of BigBear.ai, offers computer vision SDKs and a dockerized container that apply machine learning to camera feeds for facial recognition, object detection, and spoof mitigation. Its technology is deployed on customers' own infrastructure to support security and identity validation across physical environments.

3 investors

Chyral is an AI-powered photonics lab developing technology to read blood biochemistry non-invasively through the skin using light, machine learning, and models of light-tissue interaction.

3 investors

Causal Dynamics Lab is an AI research lab building products that enable machines to reason through cause and effect relationships and learn from experience without forgetting. The company focuses on production software as its initial domain, developing AI systems that provide interpretable reasoning, continuous learning, and efficient inference.

3 investors

CiRC Biosciences develops cellular reprogramming therapies that convert fibroblasts directly into specific neurons and cell types lost in degenerative eye and brain diseases. Its programs target dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease, GABAergic interneurons in refractory epilepsy, and orexin neurons in treatment-resistant narcolepsy, building on prior retinal cell replacement work.

3 investors

Clearmatics designs protocols and blockchain-based platforms for peer-to-peer exchange and settlement of tokenised value in decentralised markets, serving trading communities. The company builds interoperable network infrastructure to remove intermediaries and reduce friction in financial markets and value transfer.

3 investors

Clee Medical develops a real-time intraoperative brain imaging platform called Neuro to support neurosurgical procedures. Its tools are aimed at improving precision and efficiency for neurosurgeons performing brain surgery.

3 investors

Cloneable builds a platform that combines in-field data collection with agentic AI automation to capture and scale expert knowledge for industrial teams managing critical infrastructure such as power grids, telecom networks, and construction projects. Its platform coordinates devices like robots, drones, and IoT sensors alongside enterprise software to automate field processes for utilities, agriculture, and other industrial operations.

3 investors

Codetta Bio develops multiplex biomarker detection technology that combines digital PCR, real-time PCR, and immunoPCR with microbead-based target capture to simultaneously measure proteins, DNA, and RNA from a single sample. Its tools serve multi-omics research and life sciences applications.

3 investors

Cogna builds AI-native software applications for physical industries such as utilities, field services, and infrastructure, helping organizations automate manual workflows and capture expert knowledge to improve operational performance.

3 investors

Commutator Studios offers a tool that automatically optimizes quantum applications by finding the best execution parameters across different quantum computers, reducing errors and improving accuracy, reliability, and performance. It serves organizations running quantum circuits on real quantum hardware.

3 investors

Comptek Solutions develops semiconductor surface passivation technology (Kontrox) and manufactures process equipment, including wafer reactors, laser facet passivation systems (Kontrox LASE 16), and micro-spectroscopy characterization tools, for compound semiconductor manufacturers. Its products serve R&D-to-industrial-scale production for applications such as microLEDs, edge-emitting lasers, and power electronics.</parameter> <parameter name="sector_codes">["semiconductors", "hardware", "deeptech"]

3 investors

Track3D provides a unified platform for construction site documentation, consolidating drone imagery, laser scanning, 360 cameras, and mobile captures into a single interface. The platform enables field and office teams to monitor project progress, compare work against BIM models, and manage tasks and issues without leaving the job site.

3 investors

Convelo Therapeutics develops remyelination-enhancing therapies that target the central nervous system's myelination pathway to repair nerve damage in people with multiple sclerosis. The company operates a drug discovery platform focused on neurological disorders and originated from research at Case Western Reserve University.

3 investors

Converge Bio develops generative AI models trained on DNA, RNA, and protein sequences to support drug discovery and development for biotech and pharmaceutical companies. The company provides AI solutions for target discovery, antibody design, protein manufacturing optimization, and biomarker discovery.

3 investors

Converus develops credibility assessment technologies that detect deception by analyzing eye behavior and other physiological signals, used by law enforcement, government, and corporations. Its products include eye-tracking lie detection tools and a smartphone-based truth verification app.

3 investors

CoolSem develops wafer-level thermal management technology for semiconductor and photonic devices, using its patented WaLTIS engineered substrate to replace the original device substrate and reduce thermal resistance and mechanical stress in chips such as GaN, GaAs, InP and SiC. Its technology targets the die-to-substrate thermal bottleneck to improve chip performance, reliability and lifetime.

3 investors

Core Automation is an AI research lab developing new learning algorithms and neural network architectures intended to move beyond large-scale pretraining and transformer-based models. The company aims to build highly automated research systems operated by small teams working with capable AI agents.

3 investors

Corporis Medical develops medical devices for surgical and diagnostic applications, focusing on innovations like perfusion measurement systems and clinical validation.

3 investors

CorWave produces a ventricular assist pump for advanced heart failure patients, delivering pulsatile flow to provide mechanical cardiac support for transplant candidates, non-transplant-eligible patients, and recovery cases.

3 investors

Crane is a European venture capital firm investing across enterprise software, AI, deeptech, and other technology sectors. The firm supports founders throughout their growth trajectory with operational expertise and capital.

3 investors

CRISPR QC develops the CRISPR Analytics Platform, a graphene-based biosensor system that provides real-time quantitative kinetic measurements of RNP formation, DNA target binding, and CRISPR-Cas cleavage activity. It serves gene-editing discovery, development, and manufacturing teams to pre-screen gRNA efficiency and de-risk experiments before costly downstream sequencing and screening.

3 investors

Crosslake is a technology advisory firm that helps private equity investors and management teams assess and manage technology value creation across the investment lifecycle, combining hands-on technologist expertise with data-driven scoring. Its services span AI and data, product strategy, engineering, carve-out and integration, cybersecurity, enterprise systems, and software development.

3 investors

Crowd Supply is a crowdfunding platform for hardware and technology products, vetting projects for originality, usefulness, and a commitment to user rights, and handling fulfillment for creators by shipping products to backers from its own warehouse. It connects independent hardware creators with backers and holds projects to a "Proclamation of User Rights" covenant.

3 investors

CSignum develops electromagnetic field-based communication and sensing solutions for underwater, underground, and IoT applications. The company serves industries including oil and gas exploration, manufacturing, medical, and solar sectors.

3 investors