Startups

Designing and developing micro robots is the stuff of sci-fi, Joana Cartocci, Founder and COO of Robeauté told me, but it is exactly what the startup is doing as part of a mission to give neurosurgeons the tools they need to investigate, treat, and monitor brain diseases.

Designing a photonic chip on your CTO’s dining room table may not be a typical backstory for most startups, but for Siloton, co-founded by Alasdair Price in 2020, it was a core component for a business that began during the COVID pandemic.

MintNeuro is a UK-based startup, established in 2022 as a spin-out from Imperial College London, focusing on creating scalable semiconductor technologies for next generation bioelectronic devices aimed at treating neurological conditions.

Smartphone technology developed by a Belfast-based entrepreneur could soon help public transport users report anti-social behaviour without fear.

A pair of Edinburgh-based entrepreneurs have launched a new AI-powered planning tool to help audiences cut through the noise of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe while supporting the thousands of artists who often go unseen.

After her personal experience with the condition, a former Ernst Young (EY) corporate lawyer and founder of the successful French PCOS blog Les Natives, has raised €1.6 million in seed funding to help women suffering from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).

Skynopy, a French NewSpace startup providing ground station services for low Earth orbit satellites, has completed a record fundraising round less than 18 months after its creation.

DejaBlue, the French electrification startup building a platform to optimise flexible energy loads, including EV charging and on-site solar, announced an $8 million seed round led by redalpine, with the participation of Zeno Ventures and Bpifrance.

Talents.Kids has officially launched the first multi-agent AI platform built to discover and nurture children’s hidden talents – offering a breakthrough in how we understand and support child development.

The idea for Moth came from a simple yet radical idea: what if quantum computing could be placed directly in the hands of artists? For this London-based startup, co-founded by CEO Ferdi Tomassini, the answer was clear – bring the creative industries into the quantum era.

For over a century, electric motors have been designed in much the same way. Their efficiency has improved incrementally, but at their core, they remain a collection of individually optimised components, bolted together. But every dog has its day, as they say, and Monumo is challenging this approach by using deeptech AI to reimagine the motor systems as a whole. The result? Higher efficiency, lower costs, and a reduction in the use of rare earth materials – achievements that have not been possible before.

CarbonBlue, a climatetech startup, has demonstrated a new way to improve industrial operations by removing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from water.

A recent early-stage competition in Manchester is the latest sign of a biotechnology business ecosystem that is developing in the north-west of England.

exnaton, a Swiss AI startup for utilities billing, has partnered with TotalEnergies Power & Gas Belgium to roll out dynamic electricity tariffs in Belgium.

PhotonDelta, the Netherlands-based photonic chip accelerator, and Luminate NY, the accelerator for startups with optics, photonics, and imaging enabled technologies, have entered into a strategic collaboration to support the growth of early-stage photonics companies across North America and the Netherlands.

The iconic Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London has installed solar heat technology from Naked Energy on its rooftop. This installation makes the luxury hotel the first in the UK to use Naked Energy’s solar thermal collectors, demonstrating its commitment to reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption.

Anastasia Kalashnikova is an expert in strategic product development expertise and hands-on digital product experience – a combination that ultimately led to the founding of Storra, and set her on the path to bring the idea to life.

In the March/April 2025 issue of Startups Magazine, we introduced four startups that we believe are the ones to watch in the deeptech space.

Humanoid robots. Whether you love them, or they send a shiver down your spine, they are here to stay. With the release of multiple humanoids from big tech companies, from Tesla’s Optimus to Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, a whole host of startups are coming to the forefront of the humanoid revolution. With faster decision making, and a faster time to market, startups are well-placed to lead the rise of humanoids.

Amos Miller is the CEO and Co-Founder of Glidance, a startup that has developed Glide, the world’s first autonomous, self-guided mobility aid designed for people who are blind or visually impaired.