June 3rd, 2026 (Renens, Switzerland and London, United Kingdom) – MassChallenge Switzerland and MassChallenge United Kingdom, part of the global MassChallenge network, proudly announce the 189 early-stage startups selected for their 2026 accelerator programme.

These startups will participate in the four-month accelerator and compete as finalists for the MassChallenge Awards, where the programme’s top startups will be recognized in October. While the two hubs have separate cohorts, they are part of one shared accelerator programme, with common content, a joint mentoring pool, and shared corporate partners.

This year’s cohorts represent the top 10% of global applicants, chosen after a second evaluation round, by nearly 425 independent experts from across the MassChallenge Switzerland & UK communities. This year 52% of experts assessing the startups were women. Each startup received tailored feedback from the judging process to strengthen their value proposition.

The selected startups span 47 countries across 5 continents and are united by a strong commitment to delivering impact (emissions removed, lives saved, safety & resilience, etc.). They represent a diverse range of industries and will participate in a 4-month programme structured into five industry-specific tracks.

This year we especially welcome 12 startups who are competing for the World Food Forum (WFF) Startup Innovation Awards (SIA), which elevates young entrepreneurs using technology to transform agrifood systems, end global hunger and advance the Sustainable Development Goals.

Since 2016, MassChallenge Switzerland has supported startups across Europe and beyond, with its 1,175 alumni raising over CHF 2.9 billion in funding to date and creating over 86,400 direct and indirect jobs. In 2026, MassChallenge UK will run  their 4th cohort, with 71 startups and an additional track for AI & Autonomy.

A Programme Designed for Growth 

The 2026 accelerator combines in-person events (bootcamp, mid-programme, and finale) with an online curriculum of expert-led workshops and lectures. Startups will benefit from world-class mentorship, networking with corporates and investors, free co-working space, and tailored support.

Matt Lashmar, Managing Director, MassChallenge Switzerland: 
“Congratulations to all the selected startups! You were chosen by our independent judges from the 1,961 that applied to the Swiss and UK programme. We look forward to welcoming you in person at bootcamp, so we, our corporate partners, our expert mentor and speakers, and our investment partners can help you grow your businesses, so that you can add value to society.”

David Kinsella, Managing Director, MassChallenge UK: 
“In 2026 we will welcome 67 startups into the Uk cohort, a really significant group working on solutions to significant problems. We can’t wait to start working with these brilliant startups. The next four months will be intense but also full of opportunity.”

What’s Next 

Experts can join our Mentor community by participating in mentor-matching events, where they’ll have the opportunity to connect with startups and support impactful projects. Read our last article about Mentoring and Join our events here.

The accelerator will culminate in two Awards Ceremonies at the end of October — in London and Lausanne — where top startups will be recognised and awarded. Up to CHF 1M (£943k) in zero-equity prizes will be distributed across the cohorts, along with several in-kind awards.

Stay connected by following the MassChallenge Switzerland and UK hubs on LinkedIn, and subscribing to our newsletter for the latest updates and opportunities.

MEET THE MASSCHALLENGE SWITZERLAND & UK FINALISTS 2026

World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards (SIA)

BRIDGE MERCHANT ENTERPRISE (Nigeria) Bridge Merchant reduces post-harvest loss by connecting smallholder farmers to markets through a decentralized, tech-enabled network. By combining storage, logistics, and digital tools, it increases farmer income, creates rural jobs, and builds a more resilient food system.

Ceres FieldCheck (Germany) Why are farmers quitting when we still can’t feed 8 billion people? Across the world, 475 million smallholders are going bankrupt, their hands as eroded as the soil they work. The technology exists, but only the largest farms can afford it. So we built Luke: an affordable robot that autonomously inspects crop health and plucks weeds, burying them as eco-fertilizer instead of poisoning the land. Ceres FieldCheck exists to keep fields healthy and farmers happy.

CornHouse (Cameroon) CornHouse is a social enterprise that helps rural maize farmers in Cameroon reduce post-harvest losses, unlock affordable credit, and sell at better prices through safe storage, maize-backed collateral, and collective market access.

Entomo Farm (Zambia) Entomo Farm transforms organic waste into high-protein animal feed and organic fertilizer using black soldier fly farming. Our sustainable model tackles food insecurity, waste, and rising feed costs while creating jobs and empowering communities. Join us in driving a greener, more inclusive future.

ESGpec (Brazil) ESGpec is a digital platform enabling dairy farmers and agribusinesses to measure carbon footprint, monitor ESG performance and improve sustainability. Already used in 800+ farms, it supports climate-smart, data-driven food systems.

ESGSAT LLC (Singapore) ESGSAT is a “digital nervous system” for food processing. Using patent-pending IoT and AI, we detect spoilage 10x faster and cut energy waste by 60%. We help leaders like MC Sonae slash costs by $350k/year, saving the $936B lost to food waste while securing global food safety.

Kimeru (Colombia) KIMERU is a territorial infrastructure for agricultural intelligence: it organizes the scattered information of small-scale farmers via WhatsApp and transforms it into consolidated product catalogs. Farmers negotiate with greater power, and companies gain access to reliable and predictable supply.

Net0link AI (India) Net0link AI helps food processors and cold-chain operators cut spoilage, downtime and energy waste. Our AI turns real-time equipment and temperature data into predictive insights that make food processing safer, more traceable and more resilient.

O’PASTA (Pakistan) O’PASTA transforms local crops—Semolina, Wholewheat, Red Lentils, and Moringa—into functional, high-protein pasta. We solve Pakistan’s gut health crisis and protein deficiency by converting underutilized agricultural produce into shelf-stable, healthy meals.

Seedsight (Portugal) Seedsight revolutionizes foodtech with a patented AI + optical platform that replaces contaminants screening slow tests with a 30-second grain scan. We slash mandatory screening costs by 90% while combining optical fingerprints with milling metadata to boost pre-milling yield predictions from 25% to 75%. We can tweak recipes to forecast flour quality and rheology. Backed by EU pilots, our low-cost device boosts mill profits by up to $8.8M.

ustawi nutritional care limited company (Ustawi foods) (Kenya) Ustawi Nutritional Care Limited transforms orange-fleshed sweet potatoes into nutritious, affordable food products rich in Vitamin A to combat deficiency and malnutrition in Kenyan communities. By empowering farmers, reducing post-harvest losses, and promoting climate-smart agriculture, Ustawi Foods improves health, food security, and rural livelihoods through sustainable value addition.

Foodtech & Agtech

All That Matters (United Kingdom) All That Matters introduces underutilised, naturally resilient grains like amaranth and millets through snacks. By replacing fillers like corn, pea and potato in everyday formats, we help shift consumption towards better ingredients and support a more resilient food system.

AlProtein (Germany) At AlProtein, we are creating the farm of the future, one where water lentils are the cows, and AI is the farmer. We aim to replace synthetic ingredients such as Methylcellulose and expensive nut proteins.

ALT-PRO Advantage (Canada) ALT-PRO is building a proprietary ingredient platform using illuminated fermentation to replace animal- and petroleum-derived nutrients in pet food and adjacent nutrition markets.

AmaranthLabs (United Kingdom) The rise of GLP-1 is fueling demand for protein-rich, nutrient-dense foods. We are the first team globally building industrial-scale amaranth grain processing technology – unlocking clean-label, high-protein functional ingredients purpose-built for the GLP-1 nutrition market.

Anato (Ireland) We solve the issue of subjective quality analysis in baked goods by providing bakers with a portable and efficient solution. Anato allows our customers to bring objective measurements into their routine quality analysis of crumb structure and to establish better controls over their ingredient supply and production processes. This results in the major benefit of producing a consistent quality product that consumers expect.

Avanc (United Kingdom) Avanc replaces slow microbiological lab tests with on-site microbial detection in minutes. By combining nanostructure-enabled optical sensors and machine learning, we instantly identify bacteria in food manufacturing.

Baobaby (Togo) Baobaby uses alt-protein to fight baby hunger in Africa. The issue is that the baby food system relies on imported milk-based formulas which are too expensive for most households. Our circular business model sources crops from local female farmers, transform them into nutritious, affordable formulas distributed back in poor and rural areas. Baobaby tackles three problems – babies’ malnutrition, farmers’ low income, and high carbon emissions—while improving inclusion and empowering rural women.

BEAM CropTech (Argentina) BEAM CropTech is pioneering a new generation of crop traits based on photobiology. We leverage deep expertise in light perception, photoprotection, and photosynthetic regulation to improve how crops respond to real-world environmental conditions. Rather than helping plants capture more light, we help them handle light better—enhancing productivity, resilience, and resource-use efficiency.

Bean Possible (Brazil) Bean Possible is a Brazilian foodtech developing ingredients from broken common beans to help food manufacturers create more nutritious, functional, and clean label products. We focus on food SMEs in Brazil to improve product performance while reducing dependency on imported ingredients. By combining functionality, sustainability, and competitive costs, we support the development of next-generation food products aligned with evolving consumer demands.

BeCaps (Argentina) Biologicals and bioactives are transforming both agriculture and food — but most fail before reaching the market. BeCaps encapsulates beneficial microbes and bioactive compounds into stable, scalable dry products: 24-month shelf life, 10¹¹ CFU/g, field-validated results. We license our platform B2B to bioinput and food producers worldwide. Active pilots with Corteva, Rizobacter, Bunge and Arcor.

Bio Ice Cream Dots (Poland) Bio Ice Cream Dots is a Polish food-tech startup creating sugar-free, functional ice cream snacks using patented cryogenic technology that preserves probiotics and nutrients. We combine health, taste, and fun to deliver scalable “Food as Medicine” innovation across Europe.

Bio.Printer (France) DNA synthesis is a slow, expensive, and toxic bottleneck for the biomedical industry. Bio.Printer solves this problem using AI-designed, light-gated enzymes in plain water, eliminating toxic solvents and making synthesis faster and cheaper. By making gene writing as fast as reading, we accelerate drug discovery while protecting the planet.

BioArmix (Israel) BioArmix is a field-proven, groundbreaking platform that prevents bacterial crop losses using nature’s own, non-GMO predatory bacteria. Shelf-stable for years at room temperature, science-driven, scalable and sustainable, alternative to harmful chemicals extending its benefits far beyond agriculture.

Biomation Ltd (United Kingdom) Aquagrain is a patented biodegradable soil supplement addressing key challenges in global agriculture – water scarcity, soil degradation and organic waste impact. After 12 years of development, regulatory work and global validation, it is now transitioning from R&D to large scale commercial use.

BiomeMega (Singapore) BiomeMega produces Omega-3 and other fatty acids from bacteria.

Biopallo Systems Oy (Finland) Biopallo Systems transforms organic waste from a cost into a profitable resource. Our patented reactor technology converts industrial organic side streams into standardized, high-value soil inputs in under 24 hours through controlled biological processing. Compared to composting or incineration, Biopallo enables faster processing, higher material value recovery, and strong unit economics with scalable, modular deployment near waste streams across Europe

BIOSOUK LIFE SCIENCES LLP (India) The world deserves certainty, especially in the milk consumed daily by children, pregnant women, families, and senior citizens. At BioSouk™, we develop affordable, portable, paper-based diagnostics for food safety and public health. Our flagship product Milk-O-Mak™ enables rapid on-site milk adulteration testing at farms, collection centers, dairy units, and consumer touchpoints.

Biovit Technologies (Ireland) Biovit has developed a patent-pending ingredient platform that increases nutrient absorption by up to 100x compared to standard ingredients. Our technology makes poorly absorbed nutrients work better at lower and cheaper doses, while significantly improving effectiveness.

BugBug Ltd (United Kingdom) BugBug is an agri-tech company developing AI-powered acoustic sensors that detect hidden insect pests before visible damage occurs. Using low-cost contact microphones and machine learning, our technology “listens” to insect activity inside crops and trees in real time. By enabling earlier, more accurate intervention, BugBug helps growers reduce losses, lower pesticide use, improve yields, and protect food security through scalable, data-driven pest monitoring.

ChemCode (Turkey) ChemCode provides a solution that prevents food loss while ensuring food safety by analyzing food mold toxins—which cause the loss of 25% of our global harvest each year due to food molds—directly in the field, without experts, with high accuracy and digital analysis.

Circular grain UG (Germany) Circular grain transforms brewer’s spent grain into a protein-rich, low-sugar milk alternative through proprietary hydrolisis processing. By upgrading an underused side stream into scalable human nutrition, we enable circular, resource-efficient food production without expanding agricultural demand.

Coa&Co (Singapore) Coa&Co is building a proprietary multi-culture solid-state fermentation platform that upgrades whole legumes into protein-dense, digestible ingredients with diverse flavour profiles. We create a scalable protein-upgrading layer within existing food systems (broths, sauces, flour systems etc).

CHoNova (Switzerland) Data technology revolutionizing chocolate production. Today, food manufacturers can measure their machines, but not their product in real time. StructurLog AI changes that. Our proprietary sensing technology tracks material structure transformations in real time and turns them into actionable intelligence. The result: better quality, less waste, lower energy consumption, higher productivity, and a clear path toward autonomous manufacturing.

D-Olivette Labs (Nigeria) D-Olivette is the maker of the Bio-360, the AI brain that upgrades any waste-to-energy bioreactor — old or new, any brand, any design. Plug it in and your system becomes cloud-connected, self-optimizing, and profitable.

Deco Labs, Inc. (United States) Cell-based products suffer from one fatal flaw: costly feedstock ingredients that inhibit production at the scale and price needed to unlock market adoption. Deco Labs develops animal-origin-free, high performing, cell culture media ingredients that enable the bioeconomy to reach its full potential.

DecodeNAture (Switzerland) DecodeNature develops FloraDecode, a portable DNA identification platform enabling rapid species detection directly in the field. It helps researchers monitor biodiversity, farmers detect plant diseases earlier, and customs authorities prevent the introduction of invasive pests and regulated species

Evolatis (Switzerland) We built a living artificial nose by expressing pest insect olfactory receptors in scalable biosensor arrays. We screen safe volatile libraries to find synthetic blends that mimic natural attractants or repellents. We deliver proprietary, eco-friendly molecules to agritech biocontrol partners.

Fermelogy (Israel) Fermelogy provides a data-driven, AI-powered autopilot for fermentation. Our software-only platform unlocks the full potential of fermentation processes. Reduces variability, boosts yield, and supports efficient, higher-quality production within the same footprint. Increasing profit & sustainability.

Firdous Biotech (Oman) A climate-resilient biotech platform that uses a naturally occurring tropical seaweed matrix to preserve crop productivity under abiotic stress while enabling future applications in microbial delivery, biomaterials, water treatment, and nutrition.

Greentech Innovators AS (Norway) Greentech Innovators (GTI) converts Organic Sidestreams into valuable Fermentation Substrates.

Healthy Seaweed Co. Limited ( Seaweed Cafe) (Tanzania) Healthy Seaweed Co. Ltd. (™Seaweed Café) turns underused, nutrient-rich seaweed into affordable, nutritious foods while empowering 300+ coastal women farmers. Our scalable B2B2C model drives impact, innovation, and global market reach, redefining sustainable food systems.

HOW Pectin (Latvia) HOW Pectin deploys mobile containerized production modules directly to juice factories, transforming fresh fruit pomace into premium clean-label pectin on-site. No drying, no logistics, no client CAPEX. We turn a disposal cost into revenue — using microwave-ultrasound technology.

Hypesound S.r.l. (Italy) HypeSound is developing a hardware/software platform that uses controlled, low-frequency sound to improve and monitor fermentation/bioprocesses, such as increasing yields, reducing costs and scaling-up new bioprocesses.

Ingrediome (Israel) Ingrediome produces nature-identical meat proteins through precision fermentation of blue-green algae. Our scalable, sustainable process delivers the taste and texture of traditional meat, while reducing CO₂, water, and land use. Our products are cholesterol-free, allergen-free, and healthier.

Insporos (Canada) Insporos sees beyond the seed – with intelligent seed sorting technology, we identify and remove diseased and defective plant seeds, helping growers and seed producers operate efficiently while conserving waste.

KINNVA (Singapore) Kinnva is a synthetic biology pioneer converting C1 carbon waste into high-value biochemicals, biomaterials, and proteins. Using advanced fermentation, we deliver sustainable food, feed, and health solutions without competing with human food chains. By partnering with heavy emitters and agriculture, we decouple production from land and water use, drive rapid decarbonisation, and close the carbon loop for a resilient, circular economy.

Koralo (Germany) Koralo transforms food and feed into gut health medicine with patented algae-fungi co-fermentation. Clinically outperforming market leaders at low doses in a zero-waste industrial production. With €8M in offtakes and global rollouts in 2026, they are disrupting the $180B+ food & feed market.

LEVN (Germany) Food factories can’t run AI at scale because their data has no context, 99% of it goes unused. LEVN is the semantic layer that fixes it, unifying machines, processes, and operator knowledge into one living foundation AI agents use to run real production decisions. We’re the starter AI rises on.

Levya (Brazil) Levya produces high-value oils and fats using wild yeasts and precision fermentation. Global demand for oils grows 8% annually, while supply remains vulnerable to crop instability and price volatility. Over 30 years, our team built one of the world’s largest wild yeast biobanks, with 50,000+ strains from Latin America. We combine yeast biodiversity, fermentation, and scalable bioprocessing to create sustainable next-generation lipids.

LOCOL Co., Ltd. (Thailand) LOCOL turns cacao waste into a natural cattle feed supplement that helps farmers improve productivity while reducing methane emissions. Our solution lowers feed costs, supports healthier dairy and beef cattle, and creates a pathway for low-carbon beef, milk, and carbon credit revenue. With strong traction in Thailand and scalable OEM production, LOCOL connects agricultural waste, farmer income, and climate impact in one practical solution.

LOOOPS Food Lab S.r.l. (Italy) 70% of consumers demand less sugar. Food companies can’t reformulate without losing texture and stability. BITELOOP is a fermented ingredient from upcycled broken rice that cuts sugar by 30%+ while preserving its technical functions. Clean label, circular economy, no Novel Food constraints. 12 active sample requests, 1 LOI already signed. 

MIGMA (United States) Migma is a deeptech startup using AI to craft super-synergistic antioxidant blends that extend shelf life and reduce waste in food and cosmetics. Our predictive modeling replaces outdated trial-and-error, delivering faster, sustainable, and tailor-made preservation solutions.

Molecular Garden UG (haftungsbeschränkt) (Germany) Molecular Garden makes plant bioactives without farming. We grow plant cells in bioreactors and use synbio enabled, data driven bioprocess control to deliver the same composition every batch. Brands get high performance, consistent fully traceable ingredients with strong sustainability value.

Mosan (Guatemala) Farmers face degraded soils while organic waste contaminates ecosystems. Mosan solves both challenges with one circular system: transforming waste streams into regenerative biochar-based soil inputs. We improve resilience, reduce dependence on synthetic inputs, and enable measurable carbon reductions within agricultural supply chains. Starting with coffee, our model can scale across perennial crop systems worldwide.

Mush& (South Korea) Mush& develops Mycosten, a fermented mycelium-based ingredient platform for chocolate, confectionery, bakery, and beverage applications. With cocoa-adjacent flavor, dark-roasted sensory notes, functional nutrition, and a more sustainable production system, Mycosten can support cocoa reduction and new functional formulations. We are now validating where it creates the greatest value through sensory feedback, formulation tests, and pilot collaborations.

Muvuca Agroflorestal (Brazil) Muvuca builds regenerative food supply chains in Brazil. Through our organic produce subscription, we guarantee fair prices and stable demand for family farmers, and reinvest 5% of revenue to fund their transition to agroforestry, restoring soil, forests, and biodiversity.

Mycosortia Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) Mycosortia solves the cocoa crisis with high-end, cocoa-free chocolate. Using our AI-powered AuroGenesis™ mixed culture biotransformation platform, we transform soy okara into cocoa alternatives. Sustainable, scalable and cost-effective luxury.

MycoVibes Biotech (Poland) MycoVibes Biotech transforms food industry side streams into high-value mycoprotein using scalable biofermentation. We produce sustainable, nutrient-rich mycoprotein ingredients enabling food manufacturers to reduce emissions, replace animal protein, and build resilient future food systems.

NanoInGreen (Argentina) Current traditional mineral supplements are no longer sufficient; they have poor bioavailability  and gastrointestinal side effect. NanoInGreen is a bioplatform that transform traditional minerals to high level nanoparticles with 15% better bioavailability for nutrition, wellbeing and longevity.

Nepsource Spirulina Farm Ltd (United Kingdom) Nepsource is a UK agri-biotech company tackling a growing global problem: the food system is becoming less nutritious, less reliable, and more resource-intensive.

Noiet (Italy) NOIET transforms plant-based beverage by-products into clean-label food ingredients through fermentation. Our flagship ingredient, NOIFERM, naturally extends shelf life while adding protein and fiber, helping food manufacturers shorten ingredient labels and improve nutritional value. By combining circular economy principles with food biotechnology, NOIET enables healthier, more sustainable, and more transparent food products.

Nordic MicrobTech AB (Sweden) Nordic MicrobTech AB develops sustainable, biotech-based Omega-3 production using precision fermentation. We replace fish-derived oils with a scalable, clean alternative that reduces pressure on marine ecosystems while ensuring high purity and consistent quality. Our solution enables food and supplement companies to meet growing demand for Omega-3 without relying on overfishing or environmentally harmful sources.

Nuru Solutions (Kenya) Africa’s smallholder farmers are invisible to insurers and lenders; no data means no credit or insurance. Nuru fixes this with farm-level data intelligence combining satellite, ML, and ground-truth verification. We have $132K contracted revenue, active in Kenya, Malawi, and Somalia

Omerna Biosolutions Ltd. (Formerly HarvestR) (Israel) Our mission is to reduce crop loss by developing targeted dsRNA‑based solutions that inhibit fungal pathogens. Crop loss is between 30-45% from farm to fork, a large part of that is due to fungal pathogens. Chemical use is detrimental to the environment and causes induced resistance. New regulations are reducing maximum residue levels, stricter and removing chemicals from approved lists, leading to lack of tools for farmers to cope with ever growing demand. 

Oxford Evolution (United Kingdom) We’ve built the Long Term Evolution Machine, a robotic platform for optimising microbes. Microbes are foundational to modern life, making our water, food, medicine, and more. Our automated platform improves industrially relevant traits, improving biomanufacturing’s profitability at scale.

PCellBio (United States) PCellBio uses a combination of molecular farming, AI and plant cell manufacturing to produce high value molecules for the food and cosmetics industries. 

PhyCo Technologies Inc (Canada) PhyCo is building the next generation of agricultural plastics. Our proprietary seaweed biorefinery transforms seaweed and upcycled waste materials sourced from coastal communities into high-performance, home-compostable films eliminating farm plastic waste reducing farmers operational costs while reducing greenhouse emissions.

Polium Scientific (Turkey) Polium Scientific is a deep-tech materials company developing patented next-generation active packaging solutions that control moisture and ethylene to extend freshness, reduce food waste, and improve sustainability across the food supply chain.

PostBiotic LLC (United Kingdom) BIOTIX converts soy into proprietary postbiotic ingredients using patented strains and fermentation, delivering GLP-1-like, multi-pathway metabolic benefits from food—for CPG producers. We enable affordable, measurably effective functional foods for T2D, metabolic health and post-meal performance.

Prozymi Biolabs (United Kingdom) Prozymi Biolabs is a biotech company that develop an enzyme technology to deactivate the harmful parts of gluten retaining its beneficial properties. This will enable the production of gluten-free bread with the same texture and flavour as the conventional bread.

Rainstick (Australia) Our patented Variable Electric Field seed treatment technology, inspired by the natural effects of thunderstorms, helps seed companies achieve sustainable yield increases & improved crop resilience. By reducing yield loss & minimising the need for chemical inputs, our solution delivers increased ROI.

RhosynBio (United Kingdom) RhosynBio offers a novel chemical-free surface technology resistant to bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. This advancement enhances the effectiveness and durability of your product while reducing the risk of infection, contamination, and corrosion. RhosynBio can improve hygiene, extend product shelf life, lower operational costs, and environmental impact by cutting waste and resource use.

Santella (Switzerland) Santella has developed a next-generation vaccine candidate to address avian pathogenic Escherichia coli infections, a major burden on poultry health and production worldwide. Designed to support disease prevention and flock resilience, it aims to advance sustainable food production while reducing reliance on antimicrobial treatments. By aligning animal health, food security, and antimicrobial stewardship, Santella embodies the principles of One Health.

Savfood (Netherlands) At Savfood we are reimaging waste & reinventing ingredients by converting the residual flows of the potato processing industry into innovative functional food ingredients.

SNL INNOVATIONS (India) We’re building what the food system has been missing — decentralized, affordable aseptic processing that lets farmers turn surplus fruit into high-quality pulp on-site. This prevents waste, cuts transport emissions, and opens new revenue streams across rural India.

SOIL NEXT BV (Netherlands) Soil Next solves the biology bottleneck with our AI diagnostics: providing interpreted results in 48h – not weeks – at an open price. We bridge the data-to-action gap via our tailored action plans and vetted input marketplace
Traction: Exclusive EU Regen Festival partner + 5 paid pilots. Scaling now.

SunPhi NutriScience GmbH (Switzerland) SunPhi NutriScience is developing a proprietary circular biorefinery platform that transforms by-products from the sunflower oil industry into clean-label, allergen-free food ingredients, reducing food waste, lowering CO₂ emissions, and mitigating deforestation.

SynSilico (Netherlands) SynSilico® enables faster, smarter innovation by providing access to state-of-the-art AI and computational technologies tailored to life science and materials science applications. What sets us apart is our team: we combine deep expertise in AI and computational science with hands-on knowledge in biotechnology, chemistry, and structural biology. 

Terra35 (Ireland) Vanilla is the world’s most popular flavor, but almost none of it is real. Natural vanilla is a multibillion-dollar market, yet it can supply only 1% of global demand for vanilla, with the other 99% coming from synthetic vanillin. Manufacturers who want the real thing cannot reliably get it. Terra35 is the only company growing bio-identical, real vanilla without the orchid, delivering the full flavor profile of the highest-quality vanilla at the scale and price the market needs.

Thur Biotech (Ethiopia) Thur Biotech is an Ethiopian biotechnology company developing microbial bio-solutions for agriculture and industrial processing. Our products improve soil health, increase yields, and reduce reliance on imported synthetic inputs. Our vision is to build a scalable African bio-solutions platform.

Totality Biosciences (United States) Totality Biosciences’ novel plant-based production platform unlocks the fast-growing but supply-constrained market of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). HMOs today are high cost, hard to scale, and limited in structure. Totality is the exclusive developer of food crops for HMOs. We’re engineering plants for the transition to agricultural production of the full spectrum of HMOs, unlocking access to this proven category of health solutions, from birth and beyond.

Trilliome (Switzerland) Consumers want science-backed cognitive health. Brands want ingredients they can actually claim. TR-01 delivers both: low-dose, shelf-stable, validated, patented, sourced from upcycled side-streams. No cold chain. 6 global LOIs signed. CHF 200–350M acquisition exit by 2030.

V. G. Freyia Labs Ltd (Cyprus) Freyia Labs is developing F.O.R.S.E.T.I.X. (FiX), a governance-driven fermentation intelligence system helping SME food producers reduce batch failures, waste and production risk. Fermentation is highly variable, and producers often rely on fragmented records and manual troubleshooting. FiX improves consistency, traceability and operational control through structured workflows, monitoring and AI/ML-assisted decision support for safer, more resilient food production.

VIETNAM COCOA BROTHERS CO., LTD (Vietnam) TBROS, the Vietnamese chocolate company, is turning cacao pulp waste into a 100% biodegradable detergent. Every year, 1,795 tons of cacao mucilage are discarded — we ferment it using our patented CT3 technology to produce bio-enzymes that replace toxic petroleum surfactants. With 60% gross margins, a $525K revenue target by Year 6, and 16.6 tCO₂e reduced per cycle, Anh Em Cacao is Vietnam’s first circular-economy cleaning brand. We’re raising $120K to scale.

Wastespresso (Turkey) Wastespresso is a B Corp certified circular materials company transforming coffee grounds into biomaterials, coffee oil and bio-based plastic alternatives through a patented process. Our solutions help companies reduce carbon emissions and achieve their sustainability goals.

XiA’H (Mexico) At XiA’H, we are building next-generation bioactive ingredients through low-carbon biomanufacturing platform, transforming plants and traditional knowledge into scalable solutions for food and agtech.

Materials & Industry

Algae Scope (Italy) PFAS are standard for water/ fire-repellent coatings. These forever chemicals, are toxic, pose serious risks to the environment and human health. Strongly linked to cancer and reproductive disease facing EU bans from 2026.
Algae Scope’s patented a seaweed-derived functional powder delivers water repellency + fire retardancy in a single material, with zero PFAS, zero toxicity, and a carbon footprint dramatically lower than synthetic alternatives.

Algas Organics (DUJCO INC) (United States) We make high-performance packaging from fruit crop waste that is up to 2x stronger, 20x more air resistant than traditional paper based materials.

Alterpacks Pte Ltd (Singapore) Alterpacks is an advanced materials company turning agricultural by-products into scalable, high-performance alternatives to synthetic  barrier additives. Our platform helps manufacturers reduce lifecycle emissions by up to 80% while enabling safer, lower-carbon products.

Amplify Dynamics (United States) We’re digitizing filtration by replacing membranes with ultrasound. While critical across industry sectors, legacy filters drain 60% of production costs. Our software-defined, membrane-less technology slashes OpEx by 67% and maintenance by 83%. The first programmable filtration computer.

BacAlt (India) We repurpose agro-industrial waste to ferment high-functioning, biocompatible biopolymers to replace microplastic causing petro polymers from formulations of beauty, home care, oral care, etc products. Our unique fermentation techniques keep costs low enough for mass markets, impacting at scale.

Bearhug Pallet Wraps Pty Ltd (Australia) There are more pallets in the world than people. Any time one is moved, 50m of stretch wrap is wasted to secure it. Bearhug’s replacing this with a reusable alternative that can replace 350kg of plastic at one-tenth the cost of plastic over a 1000-reuse lifespan.  The key enablers of widespread adoption of our solution are: 1) automated wrapping machines, which we’re building in Stuttgart, and 2) pooled return systems, which we’re piloting with Coca-Cola.

BioZein Technology Corp Ltd (Hong Kong S.A.R.) Most people worry about plastics they can see. We focus on the ones they can’t. BioZein industrialises zein, a plant-based corn protein that can replace hidden fossil-based ingredients used in coatings, binders, films and encapsulation systems across packaging, food, cosmetics, agriculture and beyond. By making zein affordable and scalable, we’re helping industries rediscover a natural material that existed long before plastics.

CaptuREE (Switzerland) Every second, 4,000kg of electronics become waste. Inside: rare earth elements, the backbone of every EV and wind turbine. Less than 1% are ever recovered. That’s $68B lost yearly, while Europe imports 98% of its REE from China. At CaptuREE, our bio-based technology plugs into existing recycling lines, recovering REE with 2000x better selectivity than the SOTA.

CHITELIX (Tunisia) CHITELIX transforms seafood waste into high-value biomaterials, primarily chitosan and its derivatives. Through a circular, zero-waste biorefinery model, we convert marine by-products into sustainable and scalable solutions for agriculture, animal nutrition, cosmetics, and other bio-based industries.

Cleanergy Sp. z o. o. (Poland) Cleanergy manufactures dedicated microbiological preparations used in HoReCa and home, industry, agriculture, maritime sector, and bioremediation of contaminated areas. Our innovative solutions replace toxic chemicals, support the restoration of ecosystems, and fit into the circular economy.

Danu Insights (United Kingdom) Danu Insights is building the AI co-pilot for biotech R&D. Our dual-agent platform models biological systems and designs optimal experiments, helping biotech teams reduce trial-and-error, cut costs, and accelerate discovery and biomanufacturing.

Earthsprint Solutions Pvt.Ltd (India) Asia burns 100M tonnes of crop residue yearly while cement drives 8% of global CO₂. KisanKrete transforms rice husk – that wasted residue – into a low-carbon material system for industrial infrastructure. Fire-resistant, chemically inert, zero recoating. At $16.70/m², it is 35% cheaper than alternatives and cuts lifecycle CO₂ upto 70%. Agricultural waste, re-engineered for industry.

EcoBarrier Ltd (United Kingdom) EcoBarrier develops sustainable coatings that replace plastic barriers in paper packaging. Engineered for easy integration, they offer customisable lifetimes, resilience, and superior resistance to water and contaminants, helping brands meet performance and sustainability goals.

Exposome Pvt. Ltd. (India) Exposome’s molecular filters apply cutting edge chemistry for the toughest separation problems. Our filters are selective, regenerable and help in capturing pollutants from emissions/effluents – like SOX, NOX, Ammonia, H2S, CO2, Heavy Metals, Anions, PFAS and many others.

Fibarcode (United States) Fibarcode is a fiber-based, embedded textile labeling technology that allows for durable authentication, traceability, and end-of-use data management across the entire product life cycle while mitigating recycling disruption.

FIBTRAY (Spain) Fibtray® is transforming food packaging with a patented fibre-based tray that drastically reduces plastic while preserving the performance required for fresh food in modified atmosphere packaging. Compatible with existing industrial lines, scalable through licensing, and protected in more than 30 countries, Fibtray® offers the food industry a real, immediate and sustainable alternative to conventional plastic trays.

GreenPod Labs (India) GreenPod Labs is an Agritech startup that has developed biotech-based active packaging that extends the shelf life of fruits and vegetables during long-distance transport and storage by 40 to 60%.

HaPPE Earth (Ireland) HaPPE Earth is transforming one of the world’s largest waste streams with the first fully circular PPE system. We replace single-use plastic PPE with certified compostable alternatives, recover waste on-site through bio-digestion, and provide real-time ESG reporting. Serving healthcare, pharma, food, and industry, HaPPE Earth turns compliance, sustainability, and waste reduction into measurable business value.

HydroPlas Tech (India) HydroPlas Tech up-cycles hard to recycles waste plastics into high value carbon nano-materials such as Graphene. 0 emissions, 0 sorting of waste required. Graphene production made 10x cheaper. Proprietary process and catalyst.

Ignition Packaging (United States) Ignition Packaging converts agricultural residues into high-performance, biodegradable packaging. Our proprietary cellulose-based biofoam replaces EPS/Styrofoam without retooling or cost premiums at scale, delivering circular, supply-secure solutions for biotech and global decarbonization.

Kalz (Germany) Carbon removal is ready to scale, but storage infrastructure is not. Today’s CCS depends on purification, compression, transport, pipelines and permitted geological sites, making it slow and costly. Kalz solves this with distributed CO2 mineralization at the emitter site: CO₂ never moves. Using 14+ local waste feedstocks and modular hubs, we deliver permanent storage for dispersed emitters at sub-€100/t.

KWiiD AG (Switzerland) KWiiD reinvents logistics with a collapsible reusable box that accelerates handling by 45%, cuts costs by 50%. and slashes CO₂ by 97%. Performance and Sustainability, finally in the same box.

M-taka Solutions Limited (Kenya) M-taka builds tech-enabled infrastructure for inclusive, traceable circular supply chains. Using AI, IoT, and blockchain, we connect informal collectors, recyclers, brands, and governments, turning fragmented waste systems into traceable, data-driven circular economies that create sustainable lives.

Namalab (Mexico) Namalab develops bio-based superabsorbent materials that replace fossil-derived SAPs in hygiene, agriculture, and food packaging. Our cellulose-based platform delivers high absorption and retention while being biodegradable, scalable, and compatible with existing industrial processes. We enable brands to reduce microplastics and decarbonize products without sacrificing performance, supply-chain compatibility, or cost competitiveness.

NANOPLUME (United Kingdom) NANOPLUME reinvents thermal insulation by developing scalable and affordable Bio-Aerogel, the world’s lightest and thinnest super-insulating material, making space-age performance accessible to mass industries, such as the cold chain and the built environment.

Organicco Ltd (United Kingdom) Organicco is a climate-tech company converting non-recyclable plastics and agricultural residues into Recycled Carbon Fuels, circular materials, and biofertilisers using modular thermochemical systems, cutting emissions, reducing landfill, and enabling scalable, local net-zero solutions.

Plasma Fresh (United Kingdom) We use cold plasma (fourth state of matter) technology to improve food safety and shelf-life, by providing  disinfection of food, packaging and equipment. Our systems save up to 90% electricity to comaprable methods and don’t use water, besides being more cost-effective.

ReZorce Ltd (United Kingdom) ReZorce® is a fully recyclable mono-material packaging food contact barrier technology designed to replace hard-to-recycle beverage cartons and composite packaging. Containing up to 90% recycled content, it cuts carbon, energy, and water use by half while remaining lighter and stronger than traditional cartons. Compatible with existing production lines, ReZorce® enables scalable, circular packaging for global brands. 

Seaweedtama Biopac Indonesia, PT (Indonesia) Through sustainable practices, Biopac transforms seaweed into food packaging and coatings that combat single-use plastic pollution and extend the shelf life of fresh produce, protecting the environment from plastic waste while supporting global health.

Smart Planet Technologies (United States) Smart Planet Technologies is an engineering and licensing firm.  Our sustainable packaging technologies are in thr field of mineralization of resins. We are achieving performance and recyclability breakthroughs in materials long sought by the industry in both paper based and plastic food packaging

Tastee Tape (United States) Tastee Tape is replacing plastics with a biodegradable, food-safe, and cost-effective flexible packaging film. Our patent-pending technology helps comply with strict, evolving sustainability regulations, all at a cost that is 4x lower than alternative bioplastics.

Thermapet Technologies Pte Ltd (Singapore) Thermapet invented TPET, the world’s first patented, additive-free PET that withstands -40C to +220C while staying 100% recyclable. It replaces CPET and PP food packaging at 38% lower cost and meets tightening EU recycling rules that no competing material can match. We license the technology asset-light across 75 patented countries, targeting a 41.5 million-tonne tray market worth over USD 7 billion in licensing revenue. Our first machine runs in 2026.

VERDE Biomaterials (United States) VERDE Biomaterials transforms agricultural waste into high-performance biomaterials that replace hidden plastics in personal care and packaging. Our proprietary, feedstock-flexible process delivers plastic-level performance at price parity, without chemical modification or green premiums. By integrating directly into existing manufacturing systems, VERDE enables companies to meet regulatory and sustainability goals without sacrificing cost, quality, or scale.

Woola OÜ (Estonia) Woola uses waste wool to replace plastic bubble wrap, which hasn’t changed in 60 years. While 13M tons of plastic are used for protection globally, 200,000 tonnes of European wool go to waste. We transform this leftover sheep wool into a circular, scalable packaging solution for e-commerce. With 2.5M units sold and validated by 130 customers, we are scaling manufacturing to reduce fossil fuel reliance and make plastic-free protection the new default.

Healthtech

Arborix (Switzerland) Arborix develops 3D-printed, biomaterial-based nerve grafts with native branching architectures to recover nerve function in mastectomy, facial palsy and other complex nerve injuries.

BrainMod (France) BrainMod is an AI-powered cognitive optimization and clinical decision support platform. We combine multimodal biosensing, adaptive digital therapeutics, and an explainable AI engine to deliver the world’s first data-driven, provider-supervised treatment optimization system for mental wellness and cognitive performance. Our wearable measures brain activity in real time and adapts therapy session by session — deployed as HaaS to clinical and wellness partners.

ChemT Biotechnology (Singapore) We develop AI-designed small molecules for biologics manufacturing. Our lead molecule, Chemplify, targets pathways regulating T-cell proliferation, survival, and stress response. In expansion workflows, it achieves up to ~10× T-cell expansion and ~50% shorter production timelines.

Dexterous Endoscopes (Switzerland) Endoscopy, one of the most performed surgeries worldwide, involves inserting a camera on a tube into the body to reach and treat diseased tissue. But today, surgeons still cannot reach and treat the hardest areas: stiff tubes cannot bend enough, flexible ones buckle and lose all force. Patients go undertreated. We are an EPFL spin-off solving this with a next-gen endoscope that navigates soft and operates rigid.

EmerStat (Singapore) EmerStat is developing a first-in-class bleeding control platform addressing a global market projected to exceed $14B by 2030. By replacing absorption-based hemostats with a blood-repelling technology, we enable rapid clotting, reduce blood loss by up to 54%, and prevent re-bleeding upon removal.  We are building a new category in surgery, trauma, and emergency care.

FirstAI.d (Nigeria) FirstAI.d is building Africa’s emergency coordination infrastructure. In Nigeria, emergency hotlines don’t work, and ambulances sit idle while patients die waiting. We coordinate corporations and individuals with the nearest ambulance through intelligent routing and fast payment, turning underutilised assets into a functional emergency system. Starting in Abuja, we plan to scale across Sub-Saharan Africa, where over 600 million people lack reliable emergency care. 

Mantias AG (Switzerland) Mantias builds AI-powered supply chain intelligence for the pharmaceutical industry. We map global manufacturing networks, uncover hidden dependencies, and detect early signals of supply disruption. Our platform turns complex regulatory, supply, and production data into actionable insights, helping our customers strengthen resilience and mitigate risk. Mantias brings transparency and predictive capabilities to one of the industry’s most critical challenges.

N23 (Switzerland) Breast cancer mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa remain high due to late diagnosis and limited healthcare access—especially for women in rural areas who often cannot travel to hospitals. Our solution combines a low-cost, handheld ultrasound device with an AI algorithm, for timely diagnosis.

Nanolynx Biologics (Switzerland) Nanolynx Biologics is a Swiss-based biotech developing a new class of cancer drugs that are smarter than today’s best treatments. Our drugs are 10 times smaller than conventional antibody-drug conjugates, reaching deeper into tumors, and carry a built-in switch that activates only in the acidic tumor environment, sparing healthy tissue. Built on one of the world’s largest antibody datasets, our platform targets the cancers current drugs cannot safely reach.

Nawat Health (U.A.E.) Nawat Health is a women-centered digital health platform helping organizations deliver safe, discreet, Arabic-first women’s health and SRHR services at scale. Women access trusted education, community, consultations, and referrals, while providers and organizations manage care, follow-up, safeguarding, and reporting. Validated across Yemen, Iraq, and Palestine, Nawat has reached 4,000+ women, supported 1,000+, and partnered with Oxfam and Abbott Laboratories. 

Neuropeutics Inc (Canada) Neuropeutics is a pharmaceutical company developing targeted therapies to extend neurodegenerative disease patients’ survival and improve their quality of life.

PreciMUNE (Switzerland) 4 in 5 cancer patients treated with immunotherapy don’t respond, and today’s tools, based on invasive tumor biopsies, aren’t robust enough to predict who will. PreciMUNE reads the immune system from a blood sample using AI-powered immune profiling to predict treatment response, stratify patients, and guide therapeutic decisions – placing the immune system at the heart of precision oncology.

Precise Health SA (Switzerland) Precise Health accelerates life-saving phage treatments from months to days by combining rapid diagnostics, AI-driven phage matching, and adaptive phage banks—helping clinicians treat drug-resistant infections when time matters most.

SIMPLEX MOLECULAR LTD (United Kingdom) We are transforming molecular diagnostics with an instrument-free nucleic acid amplification technology. Our portable, cost-effective solution eliminates the need for lab equipment, enabling rapid and accessible DNA testing for healthcare, food safety, and environmental monitoring.

SOFT-META-EXOS (United Kingdom) SOFT-META-EXOS is developing articulated-soft metamorphic exoskeletons for scalable home stroke rehabilitation. Our adaptive, parallel-actuated system delivers multiple rehabilitation modes within a single reusable platform, enabling safe, high-frequency therapy with minimal clinician supervision. Combining advanced robotics, remote monitoring, and NHS-aligned care pathways, we aim to improve recovery while reducing long-term stroke-care costs at scale.

Tetra (United Kingdom) Tetra helps hospitals plan and deliver elective care more efficiently. Our AI-powered platform predicts theatre list durations, recommends which cases and surgeons to run, and helps teams get the most out of their existing resources, making every second of theatre time count.

Zoundream (Switzerland) Zoundream’s AI, using the world’s largest cry database, aids parents in understanding infants’ needs. It identifies cry causes (hunger, sleepiness, burping, fussiness, distress), supporting early detection of pathologies. This non-invasive technology enhances global family well-being, reducing stress, eliminating loneliness, and assisting disabled families. Operating through home or hospital devices, we provide clinicians with an objective tool for infant cry analysis, assessing health status.

AI & Autonomy

Aegis Vekter (United States) Aegis Vekter is an AI-powered emergency intelligence platform built for small and rural governments and small businesses, enabling faster coordination, smarter decisions, and drone-enabled situational awareness—delivering big-agency capability without big-agency overhead.

AI EdgeLabs (United States) AI systems are already being deployed into autonomous drones, edge decision tools, and mission-critical operations — but almost nobody is securing the AI itself at runtime. AI EdgeLabs protects AI agents, LLM-powered systems, and autonomous edge platforms while they run.

Alma (Spain) MIMMSoS is an operating system for secure corporate data that runs on any hardware, from server to edge. It works by letting CogniTwins share only context, never raw data, so information is rebuilt losslessly at the destination while the original never leaves origin. Built for data heavy enterprises and their CIOs and CISOs, it cuts cloud cost and attack surface by 99%, keeps 100% sovereignty over IP, data and identity, and stays EU compliant by design.

ARCANI (United Kingdom) Arcani’s R&D is focused on building next-generation, distributed sensing systems that give defence and security users earlier, clearer, and more actionable awareness of emerging threats with a low cost sensor network.

Arrqy (United Kingdom) ARRQY is the world’s first anchoring aerial connectivity and sensing platform, delivering persistent airborne coverage for mission-critical operations. Designed for deployment and operational resilience, ARRQY restores communications during emergencies, boosts network capacity at large public events, and enables situational awareness in demanding or contested environments. ARRQY introduces a practical, scalable and differentiated capability in aerial communications.

ASSETGUARD+ LTD (United Kingdom) AssetGuard+ is an AI-powered cybersecurity platform that discovers, classifies, and monitors digital assets across cloud and hybrid environments. We automate risk scoring and compliance mapping for regulated organisations, turning complex security data into audit-ready, investor-grade intelligence.

C2GRID (Estonia) C2GRID is the missing layer between the drone and the COP — turning any UAV’s video into a georeferenced, AI-exploited 3D product in minutes, pushed to every TAK device. GNSS-free, sovereign, battalion-deployable. Combat-proven in Ukraine.

CloudPeek (United Kingdom) CloudPeek is the AI cybersecurity and digital risk product for regulated and sovereign operators who cannot use hyperscaler-hosted AI. We deploy anywhere, on any model, above any toolchain, fully air-gapped if required. Our reasoning engine unifies the customer’s signals, orchestrates the tools and data needed to investigate, and delivers triage, incident reconstruction, and threat hunting as one product. 

Covia Labs (Singapore) Covia provides the execution infrastructure and system of record for AI agents. As organisations deploy agents to perform real work across systems, Covia ensures actions are ordered, governed, and traceable so companies can safely operate a synthetic workforce.

Ethicronics Ltd (United Kingdom) Ethicronics is a Cambridge-based NATO DIANA 2026 deep-tech company developing scalable hardware assurance and tamper-evident technologies that secure electronics from silicon to system level. We provide verifiable trust for defence, AI and critical infrastructure supply chains.

Flycatcher SA (Switzerland) Flycatcher SA is a Swiss deep-tech startup disrupting inspection in logistics. Our proprietary AI learns “normal” conditions for containers, trucks and trains, flagging anomalies 310x faster than a human inspector. Built on five years of Swiss research in unsupervised anomaly detection and validated by an SBB PoC, we enable real-time, scalable monitoring. Logistics is our beachhead before expanding into manufacturing and energy, where the same inspection gap remains.

Guardrail Technologies (United States) Every enterprise is using AI. Almost none of them can prove they’re using it safely or responsibly, and regulators are about to start asking. Guardrail Technologies delivers defense in depth throughout the AI lifecycle. We scan the code AI generates, verify the people behind it, govern how AI agents behave inside enterprise workflows and produce the documented audit trail that proves the organization was in control before something went wrong.

Incendia Canada Inc. (Canada) Incendia delivers an AI-powered, infrastructure-independent detection system using 12 sensors to identify fire, gas, flooding, intrusion etc. with <2% false alarms. Deployable in minutes and fully off-grid, it protects critical environments while providing real-time situational awareness.

Klarytee Ltd (United Kingdom) Klarytee is a data centric security & governance platform. It discovers sensitive data across the enterprise, applies proprietary fragment-level encryption, and keeps protected data under persistent policy control. Authorised humans, systems and AI agents can temporarily view only the decrypted content they are entitled to access, while protection, control and auditability persist wherever the data is stored, shared, processed or moved.

Liarbird (Australia) Liarbird solves these problems with deception and inserts decoys across the attack chain that cannot be avoided. When adversaries interact with our decoys, we give security teams very early and very strong detection signals.

MoodMetrics AI (United Kingdom) MoodMetrics AI stops deepfake fraud in institutions. While detection tools chase increasingly convincing fakes, we take the opposite approach: verifying the real. Our technology reads the emotional signatures embedded in genuine human voice and video, signals AI still cannot synthesize. We do not detect the fake. We verify the real.

Occam Industries (United Kingdom) Occam is an hardware agnostic AI pilot that can fly any platform. We are deployed in Ukraine via OEM partners, running combat missions across the frontline. We use no GPS, radio, or outside signals to operate and are immune to spoofing, radio loss, data poisoning or other electronic warfare.

Oorbital (United Kingdom) Oorbital is building the runtime control layer for AI execution. Oorbital solves this by sitting between AI agents and production systems, intercepting every proposed action, evaluating it against policy and context in real time, and enforcing a decision through our AURA engine.

Orienta (Kenya) Orienta builds offline AI navigation glasses for blind and visually impaired people in African cities. Our system detects hazards up to 5 meters away and communicates through haptic feedback, with no internet required. Co-designed with blind users over 18 months. Institutional B2B model targeting NGOs, governments and universities across East Africa. 90% usability rating, 80+ buyers mapped.

PalmVault Ltd (United Kingdom) PalmVault is a privacy-first, decentralised authentication and entitlement system for physical access. It keeps biometrics on the user device, uses challenge response, and enforces tokenised entitlements so operators can grant, revoke and delegate access without centralisation. $

Phinxt Robotics LTD (trading as Floxmind) (United Kingdom) FloxMind is the orchestration layer for modern warehouse automation. We connect any robots, systems, and workflows into one platform, enabling seamless coordination across vendors. No lock-in, no rigid architecture—just flexible, scalable automation that adapts to your operations. Deploy faster, scale smarter, and future-proof your warehouse as your business grows.

Polaris EcoSystems (United States) WaveForm integrates images from iPhones, drones, or satellites into measurement-grade 3D records of critical infrastructure, where every pixel carries a calibrated uncertainty bound and links to prior records. Our computer vision model replaces slow, subjective inspections with audit-ready documentation that insurers and regulators can trust. Built using our proprietary data and training methodology, we’ve ensured accuracy and efficiency from the start. 

Rockelox (United Kingdom) Rockelox is building fully reusable heavy-lift launch systems to launch Europe from Europe. While most European competitors chase the smallsat market and remain constrained to polar & Sun-synchronous orbits or distant territories, we’re targeting 25+ tons to LEO with rapid reuse, high operational cadence, and sovereign access to the industry’s most commercially valuable orbits directly from the UK mainland.

SecuraAI (United States) AI agents ship fast. Attacks and AI regulations adapt faster. SecuraAI red-teams your models, apps, and agents like real adversaries, closes the gaps, and produces compliance-ready evidence. Because safety isn’t portable, we test each platform to show what changes and what breaks.

SonnyLabs (Ireland) Our developer-friendly cybersecurity platform ensures AI agents don’t get hacked, helping developers and security experts in regulated industries innovate on their AI agents securely, without worrying about cybersecurity.

Synoptic (Switzerland) Synoptic turns any building into a millimeter-precise, BIM-ready 3D model in hours instead of weeks, at a fraction of today’s CHF 8,000 cost. Our autonomous quadruped scans the site, our object-centred AI reconstructs it as a parametric model that drops straight into Revit and Archicad. No scanning expertise needed. We unlock the EU’s renovation wave by removing its biggest bottleneck: measuring buildings. Founded by ETH and KIT engineers in Zürich.

USEncryption (United States) USEncryption unlocks value of confidential data through a disruptive patented method to process encrypted information. Data can be shared in encrypted format to allow an authorized party to extract insights without having to decrypt first, preserving data confidentiality, privacy and security.

Wonder Robotics (Israel) Wonder Robotics solves a growing battlefield problem: low-cost FPV and attritable drones are highly effective, but their dependence on skilled pilots-long training, GPS, and stable communications limits scale and performance in EW-contested environments.

General

Altered Materials (Italy) Altered Materials develops biodegradable, microplastic-free, plant-responsive nano-encapsulation systems for agricultural inputs. Our plant-responsive capsules protect nutrients, biostimulants and crop protection actives from degradation and runoff, releasing them only when plant chemistry demands. We help agrochemical producers improve performance, reduce input waste by up to 30%, and comply with EU sustainability regulations through a scalable B2B tolling model.

BioSky Space Innovations (India) Space-powered, AI-native decision intelligence for renewable integration and grid resilience. Our platform delivers hyperlocal forecasting and real-time grid insights, reducing imbalance costs and empowering utilities and markets in climate-stressed regions.

Climasel Ltd. (Azerbaijan) Climasel develops advanced smart cooling panels embedded with bioengineered phase change materials that regulate indoor temperatures without electricity. Our lightweight and leak-proof panels absorb excess heat during the day and release it when temperatures drop, reducing cooling energy demand and CO₂ emissions. We help corporative offices achieve sustainable, cost-effective climate control while lowering energy costs.

Cria Technologies (Switzerland) Cria builds next-generation high-vacuum insulated temperature-controlled containers for life-science cold chain, from +8°C to -196°C. Powered by CERN-grade vacuum physics, our containers deliver 3x the hold time at 1/3 the volume of conventional dry shippers, cutting shipping costs by over 40% and CO2 emissions by 50%. Validated with biobanks, IVF clinics, and research institutions, Cria is building the cold-chain infrastructure for the future of healthcare.

Danu Robotics Ltd (United Kingdom) Danu Robotics builds AI-powered, multi-arm robots that automate real-world waste sorting. Our H.E.R.O. system achieves 95%+ accuracy in harsh conditions, delivering 10x better economics than manual sorting and fast ROI. We’re turning waste into scalable, high-margin circular infrastructure.

Datasaki (United States) Datasaki is ChatGPT for factories – an AI copilot that plugs into PLCs, sensors, HMIs, and manual logs to predict failures, cut downtime, and stop quality losses before they happen. Powered by the core physics machines run on, we turn raw industrial data into simple, actionable insights at scale.

Distinkt (Spain) Distinkt secures global supply chains with a physical-to-digital protocol. We embed patented light-responsive nano-pigments, into product packaging at manufacture. Our mobile and industrial reader interface, captures the ink’s dynamic optical shifts in real time. This feeds our SaaS suite, which instantly verifies the item’s digital twin to eliminate fraud and automate compliance from factory floor to consumer.

Ecolyte (Azerbaijan) Ecolyte develops a non-flammable, self-healing eutectogel electrolyte for next-generation EV batteries. Our technology improves battery safety, thermal stability, lifespan, and energy density while reducing fire risk and degradation under extreme conditions. By enabling safer and greener batteries with lower emissions, Ecolyte supports the future of scalable and sustainable electric mobility.

EduGrade AI ltd (United Kingdom) EduGrade AI is an educator-controlled platform that transforms assessment by generating rubric-aligned draft feedback and indicative scores while keeping human judgment at the core. It reduces the marking workload by around 60%, improves consistency and fairness, and gives students clearer, faster, and more personalised feedback. Built and validated in higher education, EduGrade AI helps universities make assessment scalable, trusted, and student-centred.

KumaonKhand Agro-Innovations and Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. (India) I’m Pavitra, Founder of KumaonKhand. The global sustainable fiber market faces a $73B gap, while 1,500 Himalayan villages suffer extreme poverty. We bridge this paradox by turning indigenous hemp into carbon-negative, industrial-grade feedstock. Using IP-protected decentralized Micro-Hubs, we link 2,000+ farmers to global B2B markets for textiles and bio-composites. Backed by UNDP, we are reversing distress migration while building a scalable Net Zero future.

MALHARI PROJECTS (India) Industrial drying in European market running on 20-year-old technology with mandatory energy transition deadlines. We make the replacement — fully electric, CE and ATEX certified, 30–50% below European competitor pricing, with validated deployments and a live EU sales pipeline.

Metaschool AI (Ghana) Metaschool AI bridges the digital divide for Ghana’s low-resource students through offline learning tools. Leveraging USSD, SMS, and voice technology, we deliver interactive education directly to basic mobile devices, entirely bypassing the need for expensive internet data or smartphones. Backed by solid local foundation partnerships and global academic networks, our scalable, mobile-first platform meets underserved youth exactly where they are.

Midwest Composites (Malaysia) Midwest Composites transforms agricultural waste such as kenaf, jute, palm biomass, and green tea waste into lightweight, lower-carbon composite materials for transportation and infrastructure. Our materials are designed as drop-in replacements for existing manufacturing systems, helping industries reduce emissions without major process changes. We are advancing projects across aerospace, mobility, and urban sustainability in the UK, Japan, India, and ASEAN.

OOVIE Studios SA (Switzerland) We develop interactive AI movies that change every time you watch them, adapting in real time to live music. Our technology combines full visual control with the uniqueness of live performance, helping musicians reach wider audiences and brands connect emotionally while amplifying their message.

Rayush Natural Fiber Pvt. Ltd. (India) Building climate-positive cooling textiles from upcycled vetiver root waste. Our innovation, Kushaweave, replaces synthetic blinds and interiors with biodegradable materials that naturally cool spaces, improve indoor air quality, and reduce energy consumption by 15–30%. By transforming agricultural waste into high-value products, we create sustainable livelihoods for farmers and women artisans while addressing heat stress, carbon emissions, and plastic pollution.

SeekMake (France) SeekMake is an AI-powered instant quoting and manufacturing automation platform that enables manufacturers to offer real-time pricing for 3D printing, CNC, and sheet metal directly on their website. Fully white-label, it automates DFM checks, orders, and workflows to help factories scale efficiently.

Softreg GmbH (Switzerland) RegCheck is the compliance operating system for regulated industries. Our AI platform connects manufacturers and certification authorities, cutting audit prep by 40-60% and review times by 50%. Backed by ETH Zurich, with paying customers and validated 5-10x efficiency gains. The Stripe of compliance.

Solstice Storage (Sweden) Over 75% of industrial heat is fossil-based, and electrification is costly and grid-constrained. Solstice captures solar heat, stores it in high-temperature sand, and delivers fossil-free, on-demand heat—cutting CO₂, reducing costs, and enabling scalable decarbonisation of industrial processes.

StructIQ SA (Switzerland) StructIQ is a BIM-native engine helping engineers cut material costs and embodied carbon. We optimize structural geometry at the earliest design stage, turning manual work into real-time decision intelligence. Enable the industry to deliver lower carbon, lower cost buildings at scale with StructIQ.

Sublime LLC (United States) Sublime solves low‑frequency noise below 200 Hz—the leading cause of delays & opposition to data centers & infra. Using patented acoustic metamaterials, we deliver predictable compliance without airflow or footprint penalties, turning a major permitting risk into a solved engineering problem.

Takazuri (Kenya) Roofs are the front line of climate risk. Takazuri’s Climatile™ is a modular, solar-ready roofing system that installs faster, stays cooler, and integrates solar seamlessly — transforming roofs from passive cover into resilient, energy-producing infrastructure.

Terrafy Africa Inc. (Kenya) Terrafy builds land verification and monitoring infrastructure for underserved rural markets across Africa. By digitising and validating parcel-level land data, Terrafy helps insurers, lenders, cooperatives, and ecosystem partners confidently serve smallholder farmers with credit, insurance, and climate-linked financial products. The platform transforms fragmented land information into trusted, finance-ready infrastructure for inclusive economic growth.

VaprTech (United Kingdom) VaprTech is a control layer that enhances data centre cooling efficiency. Data centres consume enormous amounts of electricity, and up to 30% of that power goes into cooling the servers alone. Our unique heat flow visualisation technique surfaces inefficiencies that incumbents miss, turning wasted energy into measurable savings. We are raising £500k in our pre-seed round to pilot in UK data centres and convert those pilots into commercial deployments.