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Innovate UK Portfolio Companies

Investor actively backing innovative startups and growth-stage companies across various industries and funding rounds.

Last updated: July 2026

Innovate UK Investment Overview

Portfolio Companies
597
Total Invested
$1.8B
Average Investment
$4.4M

Innovate UK's Most Recent Investments (2020+)

Company NameFoundedFunding StageAmountCity
Quinas Technology2026Seed$30KLancaster
Celtic Renewables2026GrantUndisclosedEdinburgh
Atheni AI2026Pre-SeedUndisclosedLondon
Mykor2026Venture - Series UnknownUndisclosedBristol
TympaHealth2026Debt Financing$23.0MLondon
Sensat2026UndisclosedUndisclosedLondon
PANTA2026Debt FinancingUndisclosedLondon
Anaphite2026Grant$13.9MBristol
Fieldwork Robotics2026SeedUndisclosedCambridge
Causeway Sensors2026GrantUndisclosedBelfast

Complete List of Innovate UK Portfolio Companies (597)

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#CompanyStageAmountLocation
1Quinas TechnologySeed$30KLancaster, United Kingdom
2Celtic RenewablesGrantUndisclosedEdinburgh, United Kingdom
3Atheni AIPre-SeedUndisclosedLondon, United Kingdom
4MykorVenture - Series UnknownUndisclosedBristol, United Kingdom
5TympaHealthDebt Financing$23.0MLondon, United Kingdom
6SensatUndisclosedUndisclosedLondon, United Kingdom
7PANTADebt FinancingUndisclosedLondon, United Kingdom
8AnaphiteGrant$13.9MBristol, United Kingdom
9Fieldwork RoboticsSeedUndisclosedCambridge, United Kingdom
10Causeway SensorsGrantUndisclosedBelfast, United Kingdom
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Flash StorageHardwareInformation TechnologyInternet of ThingsManufacturingMilitarySemiconductorSpace Travel

Quinas Technology offers quantum powered universal computer memory driving next-gen semiconductor technology for future compute & AI.

Lancaster, United Kingdom
May 2026
$30K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyChemicalInnovation ManagementRenewable Energy

Celtic Renewables is a biofuel startup focused on the renewable energy and whisky sector.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
May 2026
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Atheni is an AI adoption company develops its platform designed to help organisations.

London, United Kingdom
May 2026
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Biotechnology

Mykor is a climate tech start-up.

Bristol, United Kingdom
May 2026
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Health CareMedicalMedical Device

TympaHealth are a team of doctors and technology experts united in their vision of helping the world to hear.

London, United Kingdom
May 2026
$23.0M
Debt Financing

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Software

Sensat helps Infrastructure owners and operators to deliver programmes on time and on budget by uncovering hidden risks

London, United Kingdom
May 2026
Undisclosed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Financial ServicesFinTechInformation Technology

The Index Operating System

London, United Kingdom
May 2026
Debt Financing

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsBatteryChemicalManufacturingNanotechnology

Anaphite is a manufacturer of electrodes by replacing energy-intensive wet processes with scalable, low-carbon dry-coating technology.

Bristol, United Kingdom
April 2026
$13.9M
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

AgTechFarmingRobotics

Disrupting the $2.2bn fresh raspberry market with the world’s first autonomous harvesting robots

Cambridge, United Kingdom
April 2026
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

AnalyticsBig DataBiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsNanotechnology

A spin-out from Queen’s University Belfast

Belfast, United Kingdom
April 2026
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsBiotechnologyCleanTechManufacturing

Naturbeads is scaling up the technology to manufacture cellulose beads and replace plastic microbeads intentionally added to many products

Bath, United Kingdom
April 2026
$9.9M
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Food and BeverageFood Processing

Clean Food Group produces sustainable food ingredients for environment and health without compromising on teste or performance.

London, United Kingdom
April 2026
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Autonomous VehiclesClean EnergyMarine TechnologyMarine TransportationMilitaryRenewable EnergyShipping

DRIFT Energy is a new class of mobile renewable energy.

Bath, United Kingdom
April 2026
$6.4M
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Artificial Intelligence (AI)FinTechInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSoftware

We develop advanced Artificial Intelligence models utilising Deep Reinforcement Learning for autonomous financial trading.

Leicester, United Kingdom
April 2026
Equity Crowdfunding

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsBatteryChemicalManufacturingNanotechnologyRenewable Energy

Integrals Power develops lithium iron phosphate battery materials for energy storage and electrification.

Willen, United Kingdom
April 2026
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyMedicalTherapeutics

Theolytics is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing next-generation viral therapies.

Oxford, United Kingdom
March 2026
$9.3M
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsTherapeutics

Mestag Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops new therapies for diseases using fibroblast technology.

Cambridge, United Kingdom
March 2026
$40.0M
Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

AgricultureBiotechnologyHorticulture

Concert Bio helps growers harness the vast potential of their plant microbiome.

London, United Kingdom
March 2026
$133K
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyHealth CareLife ScienceTherapeutics

MISSION Therapeutics develops therapies that enhance the removal of dysfunctional mitochondria to combat serious diseases.

Cambridge, United Kingdom
October 2025
$13.3M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Clean EnergyCleanTechEnergyEnergy Efficiency

mopo provides clean, affordable energy to the off-grid market in Africa.

Sheffield, United Kingdom
September 2025
$6.8M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

CRMHealth CareInformation TechnologyMedicalPharmaceutical

IgniteData's system-agnostic technology, Archer, enables the fast, accurate transfer of patient data for clinical trials from EHR-to-EDC.

Maidenhead, United Kingdom
August 2025
$9.2M
Series A

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveIndustrial AutomationInternetManufacturingSoftware

Industry 4.0, Edge, SaaS, AI, ML, Digital Twin, Faster to the Best Part First Time

Sheffield, United Kingdom
July 2025
$693K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Health CareNeuroscience

Cumulus Neuroscience has created a next-generation integrated physiological and digital biomarker platform.

Belfast, United Kingdom
July 2025
$4.8M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

AgricultureAgTechInformation Technology

RootWave is an electronic company that develops tools that kills weeds using electricity.

Kineton, United Kingdom
June 2025
$12.0M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

RecyclingWaste Management

Impact Recycling has developed a breakthrough plastic recycling technology which separates the components of mixed plastic waste.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
June 2025
$4.5M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

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Frequently Asked Questions About Innovate UK

How many companies has Innovate UK invested in?

Innovate UK has invested in 597 companies tracked in our database. The portfolio spans multiple industries and funding stages, from seed-stage startups to late-stage companies.

What industries does Innovate UK invest in?

Innovate UK's top investment sectors include Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence (AI). The firm invests across 53 different industry categories.

What is Innovate UK's largest investment?

Among tracked funding rounds, Mestag Therapeutics received $40.0M in a Series Unknown round. Innovate UK's total known invested capital is $1.8B.

What is the average investment size for Innovate UK?

Innovate UK's average investment size is $4.4M across its portfolio of 597 companies.

What are Innovate UK's most recent investments?

Recent Innovate UK portfolio additions include Quinas Technology, Celtic Renewables, Atheni AI, Mykor, TympaHealth. These companies were founded in 2020 or later.

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