Startups

Switchee’s innovation simplifies energy efficiency tracking in social housing
Switchee’s innovation simplifies energy efficiency tracking in social housing

Switchee, a UK-based tech company focused on improving social housing, has developed an approach to measuring home efficiency at scale using real-world data. Its Smart Meter Insights technology enables housing providers to accurately assess the thermal performance of homes, including metrics like Heat Transfer Coefficient (HTC), Heat Loss Parameter (HLP), Space Heat Demand (SHD), and running costs.

Top fintech startups to pique your interest
Top fintech startups to pique your interest

Fintech startups are playing a key role in transforming the financial landscape, offering innovative solutions that challenge traditional banking and financial services. The startups in this field have leveraged technology to create products and services that cater to the evolving needs of consumers and businesses, and a big trend

Hustl launches to revolutionise the side hustle market

Hustl, a new app designed to revolutionise how ecommerce entrepreneurs run their small businesses, has officially launched. This platform aims to streamline daily operations for small ecommerce ventures, simplifying everything from order management to shipping.

How buycycle’s rapid expansion is pedalling past the competition

buycycle, Europe’s leading marketplace for premium pre-owned bikes, marked its one-year anniversary in the US market with rapid growth, making it the company’s fastest-expanding region to date.

Introducing Muloot Money

Muloot Money, a new financial services brand co-created by UK banking expert Adam Rigler, offers a streamlined approach to money management and a fresh take on international transactions for UK-based businesses and individuals.

How PolyAI is revolutionising contact centres with voice assistants

PolyAI is a startup that builds customer-led voice assistants that can carry natural conversations with customers to solve their problems.

Allye Energy: BE100 2023 Finalists

In the rapidly evolving landscape of clean energy, few companies have made as significant an impact as Allye Energy. With its vision and relentless drive, Allye Energy has swiftly emerged as a leader in the sector, and its participation in Blue Earth Summit 2023 was a pivotal moment in its journey.

Smart shopping platform to deliver AI-powered food labelling

Google Cloud is collaborating with Spoon Guru to bring AI-powered insight to shoppers who suffer from allergies and food intolerances.

Empowering Girls in STEM: How Developing Experts Is Leveraging AI to Bridge the Gender Gap

In a current InnovateUK Smart grant, Sarah Mintey MBE CEO of Developing Experts is excited that it is developing transformative AI-enabled career-focused lesson content generation, career pathways, and forecasting tools to meet these challenges.

Startup Exists launches GenAI platform for creating 3D games from text prompts

AI startup Exists has launched a Text-to-Game platform that empowers anyone to create sophisticated 3D games in just minutes. With no need for coding expertise, users can generate fully-realised game worlds using simple text prompts.

Top French startups to keep an eye on

French startups have been making waves on the global stage, as the country has emerged as a hotspot for innovation.

Perceptive completes world first fully automated dental procedure using AI-driven robotics

Perceptive, an innovative dental technology startup, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by successfully completing the world’s first fully automated dental procedure on a human using its state-of-the-art robotic system. This achievement represents a major advancement in dental care, merging cutting-edge imaging, AI, and robotics to redefine the standards of dental treatment.

Oxford Dynamics Strider: the robot navigating hazardous terrain

Oxford Dynamics, a UK-based AI startup, has been crafting a robot designed to undertake tasks in hazardous conditions which have been traditionally performed by humans.

Democratising venture investing through a mobile app

Axevil Capital’s mobile app is breaking down barriers for venture capitalists and aspiring investors. The app enables users to quickly invest in companies that analysts have thoroughly vetted and recognised, read all necessary information about every startup, and monitor reports. You conduct the entire process and documentation electronically, directly from your phone.

Top proptech startups building the future

The proptech sector has seen remarkable innovation in recent years, which addresses the issues currently seen in the property market. These startups are leveraging advanced technologies to streamline construction, property management, enhance transparency, and improve the buying, selling, and renting experience.

Algorithmiq: enabling life sciences with the power of quantum

A lover of the natural world and a lifelong academic of the quantum field, Sabrina Maniscalco stands at the forefront of quantum technologies as one of its brightest minds. Alongside fellow researchers Guillermo García-Perez, Matteo Rossi, and Boris Sokolov, she founded Algorithmiq to solve life sciences’ biggest questions utilising quantum computing.

AIRMO: a birds-eye view on GHG emissions

With a spark for technology and a drive to solve the puzzles of the universe, whilst simultaneously catching the entrepreneurial bug along the way, Daria Stepanova, Co-Founder and CEO of AIRMO, is leading her team in their efforts to monitor GHG emissions and manage climate risk.

Eco startup makes waves to give sailing waste a second life

Waste textiles from sailing boats could soon find a new purpose, thanks to a research initiative that upcycles plastic fibres from sails into valuable chemicals, including vanillin – a compound commonly used in cosmetics and food for its vanilla flavour and scent.

Belfast tech: the startups leading the way

The Belfast tech startup scene is flourishing, showcasing a dynamic blend of innovation and entrepreneurship.

MintNeuro launches EXPLORE to extend advanced neural implant applications

Mint Neurotechnologies (MintNeuro) has unveiled the “EXPLORE” project, funded by a £100,000 grant from Innovate UK through the Biomedical Catalyst Feasibility Competition 2023.