Deep Tech Startups

Inherent is an AI research lab, incorporated as a Public Benefit Corporation, developing general-purpose inventive AI systems and "AI Scientist" agents intended to accelerate research and power autonomous labs. It targets R&D teams across scientific domains with tools for generative design and human-machine collaboration.

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Ink & Switch is an independent research lab exploring software architecture, local-first collaboration, and dynamic tools for creative work, with a focus on returning data ownership to users. Its research has produced actively used tools such as Patchwork, PlayBook, and Automerge, a library for building collaborative, offline-capable applications using CRDTs.

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Innervision (Wellbore Technologies) develops 3D wellbore imaging technology that maps the subsurface through solid steel casing in real time, detecting cracks in steel and cement, corrosion, perforations, and flow paths. It serves oil, gas, and geothermal well operators to monitor well integrity, reduce emissions, and optimize energy production.

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Innovate UK Business Connect (formerly KTN) is a strategic delivery partner to Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, that connects businesses, researchers, investors and partners to funding opportunities, partnerships and expert support. It runs innovation networks and programmes across sectors including manufacturing, clean energy, life sciences and digital technology to help ideas move from concept to scale in the UK.

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Innovation Industries is a venture capital firm that invests in deep tech companies developing new technologies, offering support to help them scale and generate environmental, social, and economic impact.

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Innoviz develops LiDAR sensors and perception software for autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems. Its product portfolio includes LiDAR hardware (such as InnovizOne and InnovizTwo) and perception software aimed at the automotive industry.

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Inpho develops monolithically integrated electronics and photonics to build optical data connections and connectors for high-performance cloud and datacenter infrastructure. The company targets demanding IT applications such as high-performance datacenters, aiming for higher speed, lower power consumption, and smaller die sizes.

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Inprentus designs and manufactures custom blazed diffraction gratings and diffractive optics using nano-scale contact mode lithography, for applications including AR waveguides, semiconductor manufacturing, synchrotron/FEL beamlines, and spectroscopy. It provides end-to-end services spanning optical design, manufacturing, and metrology for research and industrial customers.

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Inpria, a JSR company, designs and manufactures metal oxide EUV photoresists based on organometallic tin-oxide clusters for improved patterning resolution in chip production. It supplies semiconductor manufacturers that have adopted EUV lithography, producing its materials at a facility in Corvallis, Oregon.

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InspeCity develops in-orbit satellite servicing technology, including green propulsion systems, high-DOF robotics, and rendezvous/proximity operations and docking (RPOD) capabilities to extend satellite life and reduce space debris. Based in Mumbai, it serves satellite operators managing communication, navigation, and Earth-observation infrastructure.

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Inspek Solutions develops miniature, real-time multi-parameter optical integrated sensors that combine Photonic Integrated Circuits with AI to collect process data for bioprocess and chemical process optimization. Its sensing and optimization platform serves biological and chemical processing applications.

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Instapath develops rapid digital pathology microscopy platforms that enable cancer diagnosis from tissue samples in minutes rather than days. The technology serves pathology labs and healthcare providers to accelerate cancer diagnosis and reduce repeat biopsy procedures.

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Instinct Environmental makes the ASU (Automated Surveying Unit), an automated acoustic monitoring device that listens for over 6,500 target species, identifies them on-device and reports detections over satellite within 30 minutes — replacing the manual site visits and after-the-fact audio review that wildlife surveying normally requires. The company assembles and tests its hardware in Oregon.

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Intangible is an AI 3D studio that enables creative professionals to generate, control, and refine 3D content for advertising, film, retail, events, architecture, and deeptech applications using a spatial intelligence engine.

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Integrated Biometrics develops biometric identification technology, including FBI-certified fingerprint scanners and a touchless identification SDK that turns a smartphone into a mobile identity device. Its products serve identity verification and authentication use cases.

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A company developing computing solutions to solve NP-complete problems, focusing on reducing computational intractability for practical applications across domains.

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Intelligence Factory builds foundation models for robotic manipulation, enabling robots to perform tasks requiring human-level dexterity and reasoning. The company serves robotics and automation industries deploying physical robots in real-world applications.

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Interface Bio develops immunotherapies targeting complex inflammatory diseases by combining biological evolution, metabolomics, and machine learning to discover natural-derived therapeutic products.

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Interobio Systems develops stem-cell-derived human intestinal organoids that include functioning neurons, blood vessels, muscle, and intestinal lining for use in preclinical drug testing. The company applies human biology and organoid technology to support drug discovery and development.

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Intology is a research lab focused on automating the process of scientific discovery. It operates in the AI research space.

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Inverted AI develops AI-driven non-playable characters (NPCs) that simulate reactive, realistic, and behaviorally diverse human road users for simulation environments. Its technology, based on deep generative models, supports the development and testing of autonomous vehicles, ADAS, autonomous robots, and smart city systems.

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ION Storage Systems develops solid-state battery technology, including its Cornerstone cell, and ships samples to consumer electronics manufacturers. It is a U.S.-based company in the energy storage and battery materials sector.

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ION-X develops ionic liquid electrospray thrusters, a plug-and-play propulsion system for small satellites and constellations in Low Earth Orbit, based on patented nanoscience technology from CNRS. The systems provide adjustable thrust and fuel efficiency using non-toxic, non-pressurized propellant for maneuvers such as orbit injection, station keeping, and end-of-life management.

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IONA develops autonomous delivery drones to address rural logistics gaps. The company designs drone systems and software for last-mile delivery in underserved areas.

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