Innovate UK

Founded in 2007, Innovate UK is a non-profit organization based in Swindon, UK. It supports businesses across various economic sectors by offering funding services to promote science and technology innovations.

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

Past deals in Navigation and Mapping

Chassis Autonomy

Grant in 2023
Specialising in the design, development, and production of fail-operational steer-by-wire and brake-by-wire systems for L4 and L5 autonomous vehicles.

GeoStories

Grant in 2023
GeoStories provides interactive location triggered audio dramas to be experienced using your smartphone.

Chassis Autonomy

Grant in 2022
Specialising in the design, development, and production of fail-operational steer-by-wire and brake-by-wire systems for L4 and L5 autonomous vehicles.

Volant Autonomy

Grant in 2022
Volant Autonomy specializes in the development of autonomous flight guidance systems aimed at advancing the next generation of air mobility. The company focuses on enhancing operational safety and efficiency by providing services that include risk minimization, risk quantification, and trajectory planning. Through its innovative solutions, Volant Autonomy enables clients to achieve safe and scalable autonomous flight operations.

Grayscale AI

Grant in 2021
Grayscale AI specializes in advanced machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence solutions. It focuses on developing autonomous drone technologies using neuromorphic computing and AI at the intersection of Computer Vision, Neural Computation, and Robotics.

Volant Autonomy

Grant in 2021
Volant Autonomy specializes in the development of autonomous flight guidance systems aimed at advancing the next generation of air mobility. The company focuses on enhancing operational safety and efficiency by providing services that include risk minimization, risk quantification, and trajectory planning. Through its innovative solutions, Volant Autonomy enables clients to achieve safe and scalable autonomous flight operations.

Volant Autonomy

Grant in 2020
Volant Autonomy specializes in the development of autonomous flight guidance systems aimed at advancing the next generation of air mobility. The company focuses on enhancing operational safety and efficiency by providing services that include risk minimization, risk quantification, and trajectory planning. Through its innovative solutions, Volant Autonomy enables clients to achieve safe and scalable autonomous flight operations.

Wluper

Grant in 2020
Wluper Ltd. is a London-based company that has developed an advanced voice-based conversational AI platform focused on navigation and transportation. Founded in 2016, Wluper's product enables intuitive journey planning through a conversational interface, utilizing natural language processing and machine learning technologies. The platform features core components such as deep learning, recurrent neural networks, and speech recognition, allowing users to obtain information and plan journeys in a natural language format. By leveraging these advanced capabilities, Wluper aims to enhance user experiences and provide organizations with tools to improve workforce engagement and operational efficiency.

Sensat

Grant in 2018
Sensat, established in 2015 and headquartered in London, specializes in cloud-based 3D virtual engineering solutions. The company operates a platform called Mapp, which uses mapping drones to generate precise survey data, enabling infrastructure owners and operators to visualize and manage projects in 2D, 3D, and 4D. This allows for optimized pre-construction planning, design, and bidding, as well as real-time tracking of project performance, facilitating data-driven decision-making without the need for on-site visits.

DriverNet

Grant in 2017
Founded in 2016 by Ant Chisnall, DriverNet specializes in logistics software. Its platform bridges gaps between drivers, management, and customers, enhancing performance, driver experiences, customer service, and reducing emissions.

Oxa Autonomy

Grant in 2017
Oxa Autonomy develops AI-based software for autonomous vehicle fleets. Their platform enables safe navigation in varied environments, enhancing positioning accuracy and predicting vehicle movements.

Bird.i

Grant in 2016
Bird.i is a company that specializes in the collation and distribution of high-resolution satellite, airborne, and drone imagery in real time. By providing superior quality, frequency, and accuracy of images, Bird.i enables businesses to effectively monitor changes and trends on the ground. This capability allows clients to make informed decisions, solve problems, and plan strategically, thereby gaining a competitive advantage in their respective markets. The company's satellite imagery portal supports various location-based services and mapping applications, operating on a subscription basis to deliver valuable insights and data to organizations worldwide.
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