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Alice & Bobequity

Fault-tolerant quantum computing built on cat qubits.

Computing

Allonicequity

Assembly-free manufacturing of human-like robotic bodies via 3D tissue braiding.

Robotics

Apohaequity

Teaching machines to understand matter

AI

Arsenale Bioyardsequity

Making precision fermentation economically viable at industrial scale by building an end to end platform.

Biomanufacturing

AUARequity

MicroFactories on demand

Robotics

Blykallaequity

Small modular lead-cooled reactors to deliver clean, safe and scalable baseload energy.

Energy

Cradleequity

Building on the latest technological breakthroughs in AI, Cradle helps scientists decode and rewrite biology to unlock new food sources, materials, and therapeutics.

AI

CuspAIequity

Pioneering breakthrough materials to accelerate human progress.

Dipole Labsequity

Building the photonic hardware that powers the next generation of AI and quantum infrastructure, engineered to move past the physical limits of silicon.

Computing

Farmlessequity

Natural proteins via land-independent fermentation.

Food & agri

Formoequity

Fermented dairy.

Food & agri

Humanoidequity

Commercial humanoid robots for logistics and manufacturing.

Robotics

Hypersonicaequity

Sovereign hypersonic missiles.

Defence

Isembardequity

High-precision manufacturing.

Manufacturing

Lace Lithographyequity

Beyond-EUV chip lithography using a helium atom beam instead of light.

Computing

Makiinaequity

Modular, low cost hardware and software stack for physical intelligence, from actuators and power electronics to an AI robotics foundation model.

Robotics

Mistral AIequity

Frontier AI that you can trust.

AI

Monumentalequity

Automating on-site construction with robotics and software.

Robotics

Neko Healthequity

Whole-body preventative health scanning hardware.

AI

OLIXequity

A next paradigm for frontier AI.

Computing

Orbital Industriesequity

AI-designed materials and hardware for next-generation data centers.

Manufacturing

Paebblequity

Carbon capture through accelerated mineralisation.

Manufacturing

Proxima Fusionequity

Fusion power with quasi-isodynamic (QI) stellarators.

Energy

Renaissance Fusionequity

The most efficient, stable fusion stellarators on earth.

Energy

Rivan Industriesequity

Synthetic methane.

Energy

Teluraequity

10X cheaper ultradeep drilling for geothermal power using ultra high voltage electric impulses.

Energy

Tendrils Computeequity

Novel general-purpose computer architecture that scales to thousands of cores.

Computing

The Exploration Companyequity

Space vehicles for a collaborative future.

Aerospace

UMAequity

General-purpose mobile and humanoid robots with human-level dexterity and a deep understanding of the physical world.

Robotics

Voltracequity

A first-principles redesign of the tractor as a modular, software-defined vehicle, a fully electric autonomous tractor platform — per-wheel motors, no conventional drivetrain, 70% fewer moving parts, swappable 200 kWh packs good for up to 20 hours.

Robotics