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 Computer Vision

Outfield

Grant in 2024
Outfield is an agritech company focused on transforming orchard management through its precision farming platform. By utilizing unmanned drones and advanced image recognition technology, Outfield collects and analyzes data to deliver actionable insights on key aspects such as fruit counts, blossom mapping, crop load management, and yield forecasting. This innovative approach significantly improves the accuracy of yield estimates, reducing common errors from 20% to less than 10%, thereby enhancing productivity and profitability for growers. The platform processes drone-captured images and returns detailed maps and insights to users within 24 hours, allowing for efficient decision-making. Currently, the service is being tested by growers in the UK, New Zealand, and South Africa, who have praised its flexibility and speed. Outfield aims to scale its operations, expand its offerings, and enter new market segments as it addresses the growing demand for sustainable and efficient fruit farming solutions.

Outfield

Grant in 2023
Outfield is an agritech company focused on transforming orchard management through its precision farming platform. By utilizing unmanned drones and advanced image recognition technology, Outfield collects and analyzes data to deliver actionable insights on key aspects such as fruit counts, blossom mapping, crop load management, and yield forecasting. This innovative approach significantly improves the accuracy of yield estimates, reducing common errors from 20% to less than 10%, thereby enhancing productivity and profitability for growers. The platform processes drone-captured images and returns detailed maps and insights to users within 24 hours, allowing for efficient decision-making. Currently, the service is being tested by growers in the UK, New Zealand, and South Africa, who have praised its flexibility and speed. Outfield aims to scale its operations, expand its offerings, and enter new market segments as it addresses the growing demand for sustainable and efficient fruit farming solutions.

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.

Muddy Machines

Grant in 2022
Muddy Machines develops autonomous robots aimed at assisting farms with labor-intensive crops by automating fieldwork. The company initially focuses on its green asparagus harvest technology while planning to expand its capabilities to other crops. Additionally, Muddy Machines is exploring the use of its robotic platform for other labor-intensive tasks, such as weeding and precision applications. The robots utilize computer vision and machine learning to assess crop maturity and perform selective harvesting, ensuring that crops are picked with care to minimize damage. This innovation enables farmers to increase local produce yields and maintain the freshness of their crops.

OKKO

Grant in 2022
OKKO Health specializes in developing home-monitoring applications for eye health, utilizing advanced algorithms that integrate vision science, computer science, and game technology. Their software allows patients at high risk for eye diseases to monitor their eyesight from home, promoting early detection and personalized care. By enabling self-assessment between clinical appointments, OKKO Health aims to enhance patient engagement and streamline appointment scheduling. The company’s innovative approach combines scientific research with practical applications in clinical practice and drug development, providing a reliable method for measuring vision and predicting potential deterioration in eye health.

Muddy Machines

Grant in 2022
Muddy Machines develops autonomous robots aimed at assisting farms with labor-intensive crops by automating fieldwork. The company initially focuses on its green asparagus harvest technology while planning to expand its capabilities to other crops. Additionally, Muddy Machines is exploring the use of its robotic platform for other labor-intensive tasks, such as weeding and precision applications. The robots utilize computer vision and machine learning to assess crop maturity and perform selective harvesting, ensuring that crops are picked with care to minimize damage. This innovation enables farmers to increase local produce yields and maintain the freshness of their crops.

Outfield

Grant in 2022
Outfield is an agritech company focused on transforming orchard management through its precision farming platform. By utilizing unmanned drones and advanced image recognition technology, Outfield collects and analyzes data to deliver actionable insights on key aspects such as fruit counts, blossom mapping, crop load management, and yield forecasting. This innovative approach significantly improves the accuracy of yield estimates, reducing common errors from 20% to less than 10%, thereby enhancing productivity and profitability for growers. The platform processes drone-captured images and returns detailed maps and insights to users within 24 hours, allowing for efficient decision-making. Currently, the service is being tested by growers in the UK, New Zealand, and South Africa, who have praised its flexibility and speed. Outfield aims to scale its operations, expand its offerings, and enter new market segments as it addresses the growing demand for sustainable and efficient fruit farming solutions.

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.

Muddy Machines

Grant in 2021
Muddy Machines develops autonomous robots aimed at assisting farms with labor-intensive crops by automating fieldwork. The company initially focuses on its green asparagus harvest technology while planning to expand its capabilities to other crops. Additionally, Muddy Machines is exploring the use of its robotic platform for other labor-intensive tasks, such as weeding and precision applications. The robots utilize computer vision and machine learning to assess crop maturity and perform selective harvesting, ensuring that crops are picked with care to minimize damage. This innovation enables farmers to increase local produce yields and maintain the freshness of their crops.

Muddy Machines

Grant in 2021
Muddy Machines develops autonomous robots aimed at assisting farms with labor-intensive crops by automating fieldwork. The company initially focuses on its green asparagus harvest technology while planning to expand its capabilities to other crops. Additionally, Muddy Machines is exploring the use of its robotic platform for other labor-intensive tasks, such as weeding and precision applications. The robots utilize computer vision and machine learning to assess crop maturity and perform selective harvesting, ensuring that crops are picked with care to minimize damage. This innovation enables farmers to increase local produce yields and maintain the freshness of their crops.

Kromek Group

Grant in 2021
Kromek is pioneering digital colour imaging for x-rays and has brought ground-breaking innovation to materials technology and advanced 3D imaging, that will literally change the way in which we see the world.

OKKO

Grant in 2020
OKKO Health specializes in developing home-monitoring applications for eye health, utilizing advanced algorithms that integrate vision science, computer science, and game technology. Their software allows patients at high risk for eye diseases to monitor their eyesight from home, promoting early detection and personalized care. By enabling self-assessment between clinical appointments, OKKO Health aims to enhance patient engagement and streamline appointment scheduling. The company’s innovative approach combines scientific research with practical applications in clinical practice and drug development, providing a reliable method for measuring vision and predicting potential deterioration in eye health.

VividQ

Grant in 2020
VividQ Limited is a software company specializing in the development of a framework that enables the generation, compression, and transmission of 3D holographic images and video. The company offers several key products, including VividQ Capture, which standardizes 3D data for holographic display, and VividQ Squeeze, a compression solution for point cloud data storage. Additionally, VividQ Core facilitates multi-user interactions with holograms, while VividQ View allows developers to integrate various spatial light modulators into their systems. The company's technology is utilized across various sectors, including consumer electronics, augmented and virtual reality, automotive displays, and immersive simulations. Founded in 2015 and based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, VividQ collaborates with leading original equipment manufacturers to integrate its advanced software and hardware solutions into next-generation consumer devices, aiming to create a seamless blend of real and virtual experiences.

Outfield

Grant in 2020
Outfield is an agritech company focused on transforming orchard management through its precision farming platform. By utilizing unmanned drones and advanced image recognition technology, Outfield collects and analyzes data to deliver actionable insights on key aspects such as fruit counts, blossom mapping, crop load management, and yield forecasting. This innovative approach significantly improves the accuracy of yield estimates, reducing common errors from 20% to less than 10%, thereby enhancing productivity and profitability for growers. The platform processes drone-captured images and returns detailed maps and insights to users within 24 hours, allowing for efficient decision-making. Currently, the service is being tested by growers in the UK, New Zealand, and South Africa, who have praised its flexibility and speed. Outfield aims to scale its operations, expand its offerings, and enter new market segments as it addresses the growing demand for sustainable and efficient fruit farming solutions.

OKKO

Grant in 2020
OKKO Health specializes in developing home-monitoring applications for eye health, utilizing advanced algorithms that integrate vision science, computer science, and game technology. Their software allows patients at high risk for eye diseases to monitor their eyesight from home, promoting early detection and personalized care. By enabling self-assessment between clinical appointments, OKKO Health aims to enhance patient engagement and streamline appointment scheduling. The company’s innovative approach combines scientific research with practical applications in clinical practice and drug development, providing a reliable method for measuring vision and predicting potential deterioration in eye health.

OKKO

Grant in 2020
OKKO Health specializes in developing home-monitoring applications for eye health, utilizing advanced algorithms that integrate vision science, computer science, and game technology. Their software allows patients at high risk for eye diseases to monitor their eyesight from home, promoting early detection and personalized care. By enabling self-assessment between clinical appointments, OKKO Health aims to enhance patient engagement and streamline appointment scheduling. The company’s innovative approach combines scientific research with practical applications in clinical practice and drug development, providing a reliable method for measuring vision and predicting potential deterioration in eye health.

Corridor Technology

Grant in 2020
Corridor Technology is a technology company. It will entail the development of a fully standardised imagery and video data review system to allow asset inspectors in road, rail and energy corridors to review remote condition monitoring data (RCM), output from Corridor’s Machine Learning systems.

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.

Vitrue Health

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Vitrue Health focuses on developing digital technology to address musculoskeletal issues through accurate measurement and analysis. Their flagship product, VIDA, is a comprehensive service aimed at reducing problems such as back and neck pain among desk workers by ensuring compliance with ergonomic standards for remote, office, and hybrid environments. Utilizing advanced AI, VIDA assesses workspace quality and empowers employees with knowledge to improve their environments, thereby enhancing their overall well-being. Additionally, Vitrue's EVVA technology employs depth sensors for clinical-grade assessments in orthopaedics and injury prevention, offering precise evaluations of functional movements throughout rehabilitation. By leveraging computer vision and biomechanics, Vitrue Health not only collects and analyzes health data but also provides actionable insights to both clinicians and patients, promoting early detection of issues and informed decision-making in treatment plans. Their mission is to transform musculoskeletal healthcare and significantly reduce pain for millions of individuals.

OKKO

Grant in 2020
OKKO Health specializes in developing home-monitoring applications for eye health, utilizing advanced algorithms that integrate vision science, computer science, and game technology. Their software allows patients at high risk for eye diseases to monitor their eyesight from home, promoting early detection and personalized care. By enabling self-assessment between clinical appointments, OKKO Health aims to enhance patient engagement and streamline appointment scheduling. The company’s innovative approach combines scientific research with practical applications in clinical practice and drug development, providing a reliable method for measuring vision and predicting potential deterioration in eye health.

ZEG

Grant in 2019
ZEG is a developer of a 3D model platform designed for various consumer goods, including furniture, shoes, and clothing. The platform utilizes computer vision and deep learning technologies to create photorealistic 3D content, allowing clients to effectively showcase their products. By offering an efficient means to present goods in three-dimensional and extended reality formats, ZEG helps businesses reduce both the time and costs associated with product visualization. This innovative approach enhances the consumer experience and aims to increase conversion rates for clients.

Outfield

Funding Round in 2019
Outfield is an agritech company focused on transforming orchard management through its precision farming platform. By utilizing unmanned drones and advanced image recognition technology, Outfield collects and analyzes data to deliver actionable insights on key aspects such as fruit counts, blossom mapping, crop load management, and yield forecasting. This innovative approach significantly improves the accuracy of yield estimates, reducing common errors from 20% to less than 10%, thereby enhancing productivity and profitability for growers. The platform processes drone-captured images and returns detailed maps and insights to users within 24 hours, allowing for efficient decision-making. Currently, the service is being tested by growers in the UK, New Zealand, and South Africa, who have praised its flexibility and speed. Outfield aims to scale its operations, expand its offerings, and enter new market segments as it addresses the growing demand for sustainable and efficient fruit farming solutions.

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.

Oxehealth

Grant in 2014
Oxehealth Ltd. is a technology company based in Oxford, United Kingdom, that specializes in non-contact vital signs monitoring solutions. Founded in 2012, the company has developed the Oxecam software, which enables the measurement of heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood oxygenation using a digital video camera. This innovative system is particularly beneficial in healthcare settings, including mental health facilities and care homes, where staff may not always be present to monitor patients. Oxehealth's technology provides alerts for potentially risky activities and offers objective data for care planning, enhancing the ability of clinicians and caregivers to support vulnerable individuals. By employing advanced algorithms that utilize deep learning and computer vision, Oxehealth aims to improve patient monitoring and management while allowing staff more time for direct care. The company has achieved world-first certification for its software as a medical device, marking a significant advancement in remote patient monitoring.
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