Innovate UK

Innovate U.K. is a NPO that offers funding services to support science and technology innovations. The organization offers services and information on births, deaths, marriages, business, self-employed, childcare, parenting, citizenship, law, disabled persons, transportation, education, environment, housing, money, tax, travel, immigration, and jobs. Innovate U.K. is based in Swindon.

Mike Biddle

Programme Director of Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

Will Drury

Executive Director, Digital and Technologies

Paul Gadd

Deputy Director

Dr. Tom Jenkins

Deputy Director

Scott James O'Brien

Director, Innovation Finance

Nigel Walker

Deputy Director, Lending and Investor Partnerships

Dave Wilkes

Director of Innovation Ecosystem

Past deals in Analytics

AgriSound

Grant in 2024
AgriSound is an agri-tech company that specializes in advanced sound analysis for monitoring insect activity, particularly focusing on pollinators. The company has developed a pollination management platform that utilizes sound, environmental, and vision technology sensors to monitor and predict pollinator behavior across agricultural estates. This platform enables users, including beekeepers, farmers, and researchers, to assess hive status in near real-time through the use of predictive algorithms. By providing insights into insect activity and environmental changes affecting pollination, AgriSound's technology allows for remote management of beehives and supports timely decision-making. This innovation aims to enhance agricultural operations and promote biodiversity by suggesting appropriate actions to maintain optimal pollination conditions.

KYMIRA

Grant in 2024
KYMIRA is an e-commerce company specializing in smart garments and textiles designed to enhance athletic performance and overall well-being. The company develops innovative products that utilize compression fabric combined with infrared and sensor technology. These garments harness and recycle the energy generated by athletes, aiming to improve performance, address chronic health issues, reduce injury risks, and enhance sleep quality. Additionally, KYMIRA's products provide valuable data insights for both men and women, enabling sports enthusiasts to optimize their training and recovery processes.

Stratiphy

Grant in 2024
Stratiphy is an investment application that leverages Robo-advisory technology to assist the next generation of investors in making informed investment decisions aligned with their values and sustainability objectives. The platform offers personalized investment strategies by analyzing historical performance and comparing various scenarios and investment options through advanced analytics. By integrating sustainability and ESG data, Stratiphy simplifies the process of tracking sustainable investments, allowing users to invest in a manner that reflects their ethical and environmental priorities while also aiming to make a meaningful impact.

Nosh Technologies

Grant in 2023
Nosh Technologies is a deep tech company focused on optimizing food management and reducing waste in households through innovative technology. The company develops algorithms and mobile applications designed to help users manage their food consumption more effectively. Its flagship product, an AI-powered smartphone app named Nosh, analyzes users' consumption and waste habits, providing insights and weekly analytics. This enables users to make informed decisions about their food usage, ultimately aiming to minimize waste and save money. Nosh Technologies serves clients globally, with a mission to eliminate food waste at home entirely.

FruitCast

Seed Round in 2023
FruitCast provides innovative AI-enabled data analytics and yield forecasting for soft fruits. Individual fruit numbers, weight, and maturity of millions of berries are measured non-destructively every day. When combined with other data sources, algorithms can anticipate yield up to six weeks in advance.

ZiO Health

Grant in 2023
ZiO Health is a biotechnology company that focuses on transforming laboratory testing through its proprietary pocket-sized technology, which allows for point-of-care diagnostics. By combining advanced biosensor technology with machine learning algorithms, ZiO Health provides real-time testing results tailored to each patient's unique profile. This innovative approach enables users to measure, test, and detect the molecular composition of various substances, facilitating personalized health insights. The company's devices aim to optimize health management and enhance patient outcomes, allowing individuals to conduct quality home diagnostics and take proactive steps in preventing illness.

MeVitae

Grant in 2023
Building the Workforce of Tomorrow, Today. We help you understand your current workforce and leverage data-driven technology to attract, screen and retain top talent; ensuring that you build diverse and productive teams in the fairest way possible. Everything we do plugs seamlessly into your ATS and CRM, do you don't need to change your processes.

RoboK

Grant in 2023
RoboK is a computer vision startup based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, founded in 2017. The company specializes in designing and developing simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithms and advanced 3D sensing technologies tailored for automotive and industrial applications, including autonomous driving and machine automation. RoboK focuses on enhancing safety and performance in industrial workplaces through innovative, privacy-preserving technology that optimizes the capabilities of existing CCTV systems. By transforming visual data from large-scale transport and logistics infrastructures into actionable insights, RoboK collaborates with major operators in critical sectors to deliver enhanced object detection, classification, and tracking. The company aims to maximize the value of visual data, turning passive surveillance systems into proactive tools for efficiency and safety.

KYMIRA

Grant in 2023
KYMIRA is an e-commerce company specializing in smart garments and textiles designed to enhance athletic performance and overall well-being. The company develops innovative products that utilize compression fabric combined with infrared and sensor technology. These garments harness and recycle the energy generated by athletes, aiming to improve performance, address chronic health issues, reduce injury risks, and enhance sleep quality. Additionally, KYMIRA's products provide valuable data insights for both men and women, enabling sports enthusiasts to optimize their training and recovery processes.

PhysioMedics

Grant in 2022
PhysioMedics is a healthcare technology company focused on enhancing the management of musculoskeletal disorders through its online software solutions. The company has developed a self-assessment platform that offers data analytics, personalized self-help advice, and information to connect back pain sufferers with appropriate treatment pathways. This approach enables patients to take an active role in their healthcare, leading to improved outcomes. Additionally, PhysioMedics' platform assists organizations in reducing costs associated with absenteeism and enhances overall efficiency in managing musculoskeletal conditions.

CONNECT Care

Grant in 2022
We already know that upto 50% of patients struggle to take their medicines – patients are not well-supported and too often it remains a hidden problem until it's too late. CONNECT Care want to change that: empowering patients and, at the same time, using data-driven insights to enable clinicians and carers to provide better support in real-time.

FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics

Grant in 2022
FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics is a provider of a productivity maximizing platform.

DeGould

Grant in 2022
DeGould Ltd is the global leader in OEM automated vehicle inspections. Today, DeGould’s mission is to add value to their customers by delivering market-leading automated vehicle inspections and imagery. Currently, they have automated vehicle imaging solutions installed within leading OEMs and supply chain partners across the world. The team at DeGould continues to develop the technology; they are leading the way in delivering AI-led solutions to an ever-growing and satisfied customer base. DeGould’s latest technology, Auto-compact, offers high-resolution image capturing combined with a small footprint for the ultimate in industry 4.0 AI damage detection. Using a combination of white light, dark fields and structured lighting to capture hundreds of images in seconds and AI technology to identify fine scratches, dents and wheel scuffs, Auto-compact replaces the need for manual vehicle inspection.

Vamstar

Grant in 2021
Vamstar operates a B2B healthcare supply chain platform that addresses inefficiencies in the sourcing and procurement processes for medical devices and pharmaceuticals. By utilizing advanced data automation technologies such as machine learning, Vamstar aggregates demand from millions of sources, creating a comprehensive marketplace that connects buyers, including hospitals and health systems, with a vast network of suppliers. The platform provides real-time analytics and valuable tools for search and bid development, allowing users to quickly identify suitable opportunities and finalize transactions. With access to a significant volume of global demand and millions of contracts, Vamstar simplifies the procurement process, helping healthcare organizations reduce costs and improve access to essential products and services. The company is dedicated to building a digital marketplace that fosters innovation in healthcare and is supported by leading investors in the field.

Dyneval

Grant in 2021
Dyneval specializes in portable technology for the analysis of cattle semen quality. Its innovative system measures semen motility in conditions that closely mimic natural environments, providing valuable insights into sperm behavior. By utilizing dynescan data, Dyneval's technology assists in formulating breeding plans and verifying semen quality throughout the supply chain. This approach aims to enhance livestock production, thereby contributing to food security while also addressing environmental concerns by reducing methane emissions. Ultimately, Dyneval's solutions help farmers minimize losses associated with low conception rates.

MiiCare

Grant in 2021
MiiCare is an innovative company that has developed an AI-powered Home Care Platform tailored for older adults, their families, and caregivers. This platform aims to transform living spaces into safe and connected environments, promoting active aging through a focus on prevention and personalized care. MiiCare integrates various technologies, including telehealth devices, passive sensors, and acoustic sensing, to monitor health determinants such as physical environment, vital signs, and mental well-being. Central to its approach is a conversational AI named Monica, which serves as a Digital Health Coach. Monica engages with users to ensure medication adherence, encourage healthy habits, and provide personalized digital therapeutic content. By enabling remote care delivery and comprehensive assessments of well-being, MiiCare supports caregivers in reducing costs and hospitalizations while enhancing the overall quality of care for aging individuals.

MiiCare

Grant in 2021
MiiCare is an innovative company that has developed an AI-powered Home Care Platform tailored for older adults, their families, and caregivers. This platform aims to transform living spaces into safe and connected environments, promoting active aging through a focus on prevention and personalized care. MiiCare integrates various technologies, including telehealth devices, passive sensors, and acoustic sensing, to monitor health determinants such as physical environment, vital signs, and mental well-being. Central to its approach is a conversational AI named Monica, which serves as a Digital Health Coach. Monica engages with users to ensure medication adherence, encourage healthy habits, and provide personalized digital therapeutic content. By enabling remote care delivery and comprehensive assessments of well-being, MiiCare supports caregivers in reducing costs and hospitalizations while enhancing the overall quality of care for aging individuals.

CONNECT Care

Grant in 2021
We already know that upto 50% of patients struggle to take their medicines – patients are not well-supported and too often it remains a hidden problem until it's too late. CONNECT Care want to change that: empowering patients and, at the same time, using data-driven insights to enable clinicians and carers to provide better support in real-time.

Bendi

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Bendi operates a data analytics platform that enhances supply chain tracking by providing real-time risk monitoring and traceability. Its software analyzes millions of data points from diverse sources such as news, legal cases, and social media across multiple languages worldwide. By focusing on human rights, environmental, and governance risks, Bendi aims to significantly reduce potential issues within supply chains. The platform serves various sectors, including fashion and textiles, retail, and advanced manufacturing, offering businesses actionable insights that help them save time and effectively audit their global supply chains.

Etiq AI

Grant in 2021
Etiq AI develops a lightweight AI testing tool that assists companies in assessing their data and models. The platform is designed to identify errors, risks, and potential bias issues, offering repair recommendations to enhance accuracy. By providing real-time analytics and decision-making capabilities, Etiq AI enables organizations, particularly in the financial sector, to address bias and mitigate associated risks. This functionality allows firms to deploy AI applications more effectively, ultimately leading to improved business outcomes.

Vamstar

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Vamstar operates a B2B healthcare supply chain platform that addresses inefficiencies in the sourcing and procurement processes for medical devices and pharmaceuticals. By utilizing advanced data automation technologies such as machine learning, Vamstar aggregates demand from millions of sources, creating a comprehensive marketplace that connects buyers, including hospitals and health systems, with a vast network of suppliers. The platform provides real-time analytics and valuable tools for search and bid development, allowing users to quickly identify suitable opportunities and finalize transactions. With access to a significant volume of global demand and millions of contracts, Vamstar simplifies the procurement process, helping healthcare organizations reduce costs and improve access to essential products and services. The company is dedicated to building a digital marketplace that fosters innovation in healthcare and is supported by leading investors in the field.

Radius Tech

Grant in 2020
Radius is a Location Intelligence provider. Radius proprietary technology has the capacity to collect and process fragmented, multi-layered, complex data points, and act upon these insights. This tech advancement is applied to create commercial growth strategies for retailers and shopping centre.

MiiCare

Grant in 2020
MiiCare is an innovative company that has developed an AI-powered Home Care Platform tailored for older adults, their families, and caregivers. This platform aims to transform living spaces into safe and connected environments, promoting active aging through a focus on prevention and personalized care. MiiCare integrates various technologies, including telehealth devices, passive sensors, and acoustic sensing, to monitor health determinants such as physical environment, vital signs, and mental well-being. Central to its approach is a conversational AI named Monica, which serves as a Digital Health Coach. Monica engages with users to ensure medication adherence, encourage healthy habits, and provide personalized digital therapeutic content. By enabling remote care delivery and comprehensive assessments of well-being, MiiCare supports caregivers in reducing costs and hospitalizations while enhancing the overall quality of care for aging individuals.

Directed Systems

Grant in 2020
Directed Systems specializes in developing medical software that enhances clinical decision-making through real-time patient monitoring. The company focuses on creating intuitive applications designed with input from medical professionals, particularly anesthesiologists. Their flagship product, the FDA-cleared HDA™, assists in managing cardiovascular health during surgery by continuously monitoring arterial pressure and providing situational awareness through a single, comprehensive screen. Directed Systems aims to optimize clinical performance in time-critical situations, while their platform is also building a substantial dataset that utilizes analytics and AI tools to further improve patient outcomes and reduce complications in various healthcare settings, including recovery and intensive care.

Dexory

Seed Round in 2020
Dexory specializes in warehouse operations by utilizing fully autonomous robots and Artificial Intelligence to capture real-time insights. The company develops mobile and modular robots that can measure, track, and locate goods within warehouses without disrupting existing workflows. By automating data collection, Dexory enhances the efficiency of receiving, storing, and dispatching goods, providing companies with unprecedented access to operational information. The real-time data generated by these robots is integrated into digital twin technology, allowing logistics and warehouse managers to swiftly address daily operational challenges. Ultimately, Dexory's solutions aim to reduce costs and save time by minimizing the resources spent on locating missing goods.

LAB

Grant in 2020
LAB is a digital agency based in the United Kingdom that provides a comprehensive range of digital services. The company specializes in website design and development, electronic commerce, and search engine optimization. Additionally, LAB incorporates neuromarketing techniques to enhance its offerings, allowing clients to effectively engage with their target audiences. By combining these services, LAB aims to help businesses improve their online presence and drive growth in a competitive digital landscape.

Previsico

Debt Financing in 2020
Previsico is a spinOut company from Loughborough University specialising in modelling flooding in real-time, using weather predictions to make street-level flood nowcasts and forecasts. The company's mission is to be the leading global provider of cutting-edge flood prediction that saves lives and livelihoods. Its FloodMap Live produces round the clock street-level flood risk predictions and analytics. Uniquely, these are continuously modelled and updated using a combination of different weather forecasts. This allows the company to map the likelihood of short and long-term surface water events in real-time to the street level.

Streets Systems

Venture Round in 2020
Streets Systems provides real-time data collection services that monitor foot traffic, specifically focusing on walking and cycling patterns. Established in 2018 and based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, the company utilizes sensor equipment and video surveys to gather data on pedestrian and cyclist activity, as well as to measure motor traffic speed and volume. By integrating this information into Geographic Information System (GIS) applications, Streets Systems aims to enhance understanding and management of transportation dynamics in urban environments. The company emphasizes the application of machine vision technology within the transport sector to improve data accuracy and insights.

Vamstar

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Vamstar operates a B2B healthcare supply chain platform that addresses inefficiencies in the sourcing and procurement processes for medical devices and pharmaceuticals. By utilizing advanced data automation technologies such as machine learning, Vamstar aggregates demand from millions of sources, creating a comprehensive marketplace that connects buyers, including hospitals and health systems, with a vast network of suppliers. The platform provides real-time analytics and valuable tools for search and bid development, allowing users to quickly identify suitable opportunities and finalize transactions. With access to a significant volume of global demand and millions of contracts, Vamstar simplifies the procurement process, helping healthcare organizations reduce costs and improve access to essential products and services. The company is dedicated to building a digital marketplace that fosters innovation in healthcare and is supported by leading investors in the field.

Game Doctor

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Game Doctor develops data-driven gamification technology. They offer services that include big data, mobile applications, health promotion, health marketing, public health, engagement, and behavior change.

Synnefa

Grant in 2020
Synnefa specializes in creating an integrated ecosystem of smart agricultural solutions, including Smart Greenhouses and Solar Dryers, that utilize advanced IoT technology. Through its FarmShield™ sensors and FarmCloud™ software, Synnefa enables farmers to optimize their farming practices, effectively doubling their incomes on less land while conserving water and minimizing post-harvest losses. Additionally, the company offers an online farm record-keeping platform that enhances crop farming efficiency by providing real-time insights into irrigation needs and soil conditions. This technology allows farmers to manage their operations remotely via mobile devices, ultimately facilitating access to premium markets and improving overall production.

UltraSoC

Grant in 2019
UltraSoC Technologies is an independent provider of system-on-chip (SoC) infrastructure, facilitating the rapid development of embedded systems utilizing advanced SoC devices. Headquartered in Cambridge, with research and development labs in Colchester, the company specializes in on-chip analytics that enhance debugging and optimization processes. Its innovative infrastructure integrates built-in intelligence to continuously monitor and respond to real-world behavior, allowing designers to efficiently create and refine SoCs while reducing costs. By focusing on these capabilities, UltraSoC supports the evolving needs of embedded system developers.

RAIS

Debt Financing in 2019
We help D2C brands grow the value of their customers faster by providing software, intelligence and expertise. Our Customer Data Intelligence Platform creates a genuine single point of truth, for every customer, by consolidating and deduplicating each data point. This enables brands to: • Quickly diagnose performance of marketing activity, accelerating the ability to test, learn and optimise. • Identify true VIPs and create strategies that build and track their engagement • Easy revenue forecast modelling, so brands know what it'll take to hit whatever revenue targets they're trying to achieve in seconds. • See how recent activity impacts predicted Customer Lifetime Value, so they can stop, continue or adjust to optimise acquisition. Our CRM personal data fields tool takes multiple customer data sources as inputs and uses customised logic to create rich metadata that can be used to personalise campaigns. This enables brands to: • To trigger, segment and personalise communications via their existing email marketing tools • Use multiple sources of customer data to increase personalisation, not just that which sits in a duplicated state within the e-commerce platform.

B2M Solutions

Debt Financing in 2019
B2M Solutions specializes in enterprise mobility intelligence through its Elemez platform, which offers real-time monitoring and measurement of mobile devices, applications, and data usage. This platform enables organizations to identify and address unreported issues that can hinder employee productivity with mobile technologies. By providing insights into device performance and usage, Elemez helps businesses eliminate trouble tickets, reduce the time required to resolve issues, and enhance the uptime of mobile assets. Additionally, it allows users to easily track and report on mobile usage, ultimately aiding in the optimization of mobile investments and improving overall operational efficiency. Through these capabilities, B2M Solutions equips enterprises and their service providers with essential tools to enhance their mobile strategies.

Concentric Health

Seed Round in 2019
Digital consent (econsent) to treatment application transforming how we make decisions about our health. Decisions informed by patient outcomes, and shared by patient and clinician.

Breedr

Grant in 2019
Breedr is a productivity and marketing platform focused on transforming the livestock supply chain through a suite of digital tools designed for effective livestock management. The platform includes a central Livestock App for monitoring and tracking vital livestock data, streamlining management processes. Additionally, the Livestock Market connects farmers with a wider network for efficient buying and selling of livestock. Breedr Tools also features financial management capabilities, such as a Cashflow tool that provides insights into income and expenses. The Farm System integrates data from various farming aspects, aiding in decision-making and optimization. Specific modules for Suckler, Finisher, and Rearer management address the needs of different animal growth stages, while dedicated features for sheep farming cater to the unique requirements of sheep farmers. Overall, Breedr empowers livestock farmers by offering data-driven insights and efficient tools that enhance productivity and streamline operations.

Vitaccess

Venture Round in 2018
Established, multi award-winning digital-health company, offering a world-class real-world evidence (RWE) data portfolio and analytics. Scientific rigor, gold-standard security and information governance - including GDPR and HIPAA - are combined with inclusive, patient-centric design in Vitaccess' pioneering and flexible digital platform. Patient- or clinician-reported data are anonymised then transferred to proprietary dashboards, offering real-time insights, and shortening publication times.

Statmetrix

Grant in 2018
We democratise sports performance data using machine learning, image recognition and analytics

Blokur

Seed Round in 2017
Blokur Ltd is a music rights administration platform that leverages blockchain technology and machine learning to streamline the management and monetization of music for publishers. Founded in 2015 and based in Oxford, United Kingdom, Blokur reconciles various sources of rights data into a single blockchain state, allowing music publishers to explore their catalogues in the cloud and resolve data conflicts efficiently. The platform facilitates automated conflict detection and reconciliation while offering insights into catalog performance. By connecting rights holders, creators, and music users, Blokur simplifies the licensing process, enabling both major and independent music rights holders to maximize the value of their music across digital platforms.

Terrabotics

Grant in 2017
Terrabotics Ltd. is a company based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in automated solutions for organizations operating in remote and hazardous environments. Established in 2013, the company transforms satellite, aerial, and UAV imagery into detailed 3D terrain data and 2.5D elevation models. By utilizing advanced algorithms, Terrabotics analyzes large volumes of environmental remote sensing data to address real-world challenges. Its solutions assist clients in sectors such as energy, mining, construction, and environmental management by enabling tasks like pipeline planning, volume measurement, flood risk assessment, and infrastructure monitoring. The company also employs data fusion and sensors to track key lifecycle events in supply chains, generating objective operational and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) intelligence. This comprehensive approach allows organizations to make informed decisions, reduce risks, and enhance transparency in managing vital natural resources sustainably.

Current Health

Grant in 2017
Current Health help healthcare reduces risk & cost by monitoring, managing, and engaging patients at home.

Sensing Feeling

Grant in 2015
Sensing Feeling Limited, established in 2013 and based in London, specializes in developing IoT-based human behavior sensing products for businesses. The company leverages advanced technology, including computer vision and machine learning, to provide real-time measurement of behavioral indices. Sensing Feeling's products enhance the reliability and effectiveness of analyzing aggregated human behavior in physical spaces, allowing organizations to better understand risks, improve safety, and enhance customer experiences. By utilizing smart visual sensing software, the company enables accurate, simultaneous behavior sensing of individuals and groups, as well as vehicles and other assets, thereby assisting businesses in managing safety and risk within critical operational environments.

Glyconics

Grant in 2015
Glyconics Ltd. is a diagnostics company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, specializing in the development of portable infrared spectroscopy devices for the diagnosis and monitoring of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory conditions. Established in 2013, the company has created a hand-held device that utilizes Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to analyze sputum samples for specific biomarkers associated with COPD. This innovative technology allows patients to perform diagnoses and monitor their health from home, facilitating early detection and management of respiratory diseases. By identifying particular spectral signatures in the samples, the device supports healthcare professionals in assessing and understanding patients' conditions more effectively.

Big Data Partnership

Grant in 2014
Big Data Partnership specializes in helping organizations across various industries become more data-driven through the implementation of data science and advanced big data technologies. As companies generate data at an unprecedented rate, particularly unstructured data from sources like social networks and machine data, Big Data Partnership assists in managing this complexity. The firm emphasizes the economic viability of transforming data into actionable insights, which can drive new revenue streams and provide a competitive edge over traditional business intelligence solutions. Their services include consulting in big data engineering, data science, and certified training, focusing on technologies such as the Apache Hadoop ecosystem, Apache Spark, and Apache Cassandra. By partnering with clients to develop and deliver scalable solutions, they also provide training to ensure staff are equipped with the necessary skills to navigate the evolving data landscape.

Provenance

Grant in 2014
Provenance is a platform that focuses on enhancing consumer sustainability by validating and amplifying the sustainability credentials of consumer packaged goods. It empowers customers to make informed choices by providing transparency about the environmental and social impact of products from discovery to checkout. The platform leverages blockchain technology to offer real-time data, enabling businesses to trace the origins and histories of their products, thereby fostering trust and credibility with consumers. Over 200 leading brands, including Cult Beauty and The Ordinary, utilize Provenance to communicate their sustainability efforts effectively. As a mission-driven independent B Corp, Provenance aims to create a world where consumers can confidently make purchasing decisions that benefit both society and the environment.
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