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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
993
Total Invested
$3.3B
Average Investment
$3.9M

Innovate UK's Most Recent Investments (2020+)

Company NameFoundedFunding StageAmountCity
Petalite2020Undisclosed$1.3MBirmingham
Statmetrix2020Grant$268KLondon
LuJam Cyber2020Angel$15KBristol
teaglo2020Grant$61KLondon
Astinno2020Grant$441KLondon
Engine B2020Grant$2.1MLondon
Indus Fusion2020Grant$94KBristol
ExplantLab2020Grant$322KNewcastle Upon Tyne
CageCapture2020Grant$389KLiverpool

Complete List of Innovate UK Portfolio Companies (993)

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#CompanyStageAmountLocation
951PetaliteUndisclosed$1.3MBirmingham, United Kingdom
952StatmetrixGrant$268KLondon, United Kingdom
953LuJam CyberAngel$15KBristol, United Kingdom
954teagloGrant$61KLondon, United Kingdom
955AstinnoGrant$441KLondon, United Kingdom
956Engine BGrant$2.1MLondon, United Kingdom
957Indus FusionGrant$94KBristol, United Kingdom
958ExplantLabGrant$322KNewcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
959CageCaptureGrant$389KLiverpool, United Kingdom
960TrametoSeedUndisclosedChepstow, United Kingdom
Electric VehicleElectronics

Revolutionising electric charging technology

Birmingham, United Kingdom
July 2020
$1.3M
Undisclosed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyMachine LearningSports

We democratise sports performance data using machine learning, image recognition and analytics

London, United Kingdom
July 2020
$268K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ComplianceCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyInternetRisk Management

LuJam Cyber provides affordable, real-time cyber security, risk and compliance monitoring for Managed Service Providers and their customers.

Bristol, United Kingdom
June 2020
$15K
Angel

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

EdTechEducationE-LearningSocial Network

teaglo is a social network that gives teachers complete control over their personal brand, resources, professional development, and careers.

London, United Kingdom
June 2020
$61K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Health CareMedical

Astinno operates as a health tech start-up.

London, United Kingdom
May 2020
$441K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Software

Engine B aims to create a standard access methodology to client data.

London, United Kingdom
April 2020
$2.1M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

SaaSSoftware

A SaaS automation platform to harness smartphone and ​cloud capabilities to improve business productivity.

Bristol, United Kingdom
April 2020
$94K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical Device

ExplantLab is a unique, independent research organisation exploring the links between patient genetics.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
March 2020
$322K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Pollution Control

CageCapture creates, develops and supplies novel advanced materials.

Liverpool, United Kingdom
February 2020
$389K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Semiconductor

Trameto is developing energy management devices for micro energy harvesting technologies enabling the elimination of batteries in the IoT.

Chepstow, United Kingdom
December 2019
Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

AutomotiveCharging InfrastructureCleanTechElectric VehicleGreenTechInfrastructure

We’re building low impact charging infrastructure needed for the mass adoption of electric vehicles in cities and towns across the world.

London, United Kingdom
October 2019
$686K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

EducationHigher EducationKnowledge Management

Knowledge Officer assists people in learning something new and relevant in order to achieve their career goals.

London, United Kingdom
September 2019
$500K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Cyber SecurityInternet of ThingsMobileSecurity

We are building quantum hardware for random number generation. We work with hardware manufacturers to make their products quantum resilient.

London, United Kingdom
July 2019
$2.1M
Debt Financing

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Consumer ElectronicsHealth CareInformation TechnologyMedical

Verdel Instruments develops two-dimensional mass spectrometry technology.

Coventry, United Kingdom
June 2019
$291K
Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingGenerative AIHealth CareMachine LearningMedicalPharmaceutical

Chief.AI is a global AI As A Service platform deploying generative AI for personalised medicine.

Manchester, United Kingdom
May 2019
$614K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

EducationMachine Learning

Cambridge Spark is a leader in personalised Data Science training.

London, United Kingdom
April 2019
$1.8M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyGenetics

Oxford Genetics is a biotechnology company producing versatile cloning plasmids for research.

Upper Heyford, United Kingdom
April 2019
$8.6M
Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Content CreatorsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyMusic

Blokur is the industry-leading music licensing and data platform that's connecting the dots between rights holders, creators and music users

London, United Kingdom
March 2019
Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Food and BeverageRenewable Energy

Cascade Water Products provides water infrastructure solutions.

Forfar, United Kingdom
March 2019
$264K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Pharmaceutical

AKL Research & Development is a developer of novel solutions for inflammatory diseases.

Stevenage, United Kingdom
February 2019
$882K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ConsumerEducationE-Learning

Playlingo is an award-winning educational technology company based in London, Edinburgh and Zurich.

London, United Kingdom
January 2019
$64K
Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Information ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware

Simprints is a nonprofit company building technology to increase effectiveness in how the world fights global poverty.

Cambridge, United Kingdom
December 2018
$300K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

AutomotiveLogisticsRenewable Energy

Hyperdrive Innovation develops innovative technologies to power electric vehicles, homes and businesses.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
November 2018
$6.7M
Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Business IntelligenceCollaborationEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologyManufacturingSoftwareSupply Chain Management

Valuechain.com enables global manufacturing customers, suppliers and partners to connect, collaborate and increase competitiveness.

Preston, United Kingdom
October 2018
$960K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical

Pertinax Pharma Ltd. is a patent-protected, sustained release technology for chlorhexidine, a common antiseptic.

Bristol, United Kingdom
October 2018
$1.1M
Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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 993 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 Information Technology, Health Care, Education, Medical, Software. The firm invests across 50 different industry categories.

What is Innovate UK's largest investment?

Among tracked funding rounds, Oxford Genetics received $8.6M in a Series Unknown round. Innovate UK's total known invested capital is $3.3B.

What is the average investment size for Innovate UK?

Innovate UK's average investment size is $3.9M across its portfolio of 993 companies.

What are Innovate UK's most recent investments?

Recent Innovate UK portfolio additions include Petalite, Statmetrix, LuJam Cyber, teaglo, Astinno. These companies were founded in 2020 or later.

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