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51 startups
Cohort 2.0

Moola Money

Moola Money is an AI-driven platform that empowers millennials and Gen Z to make informed, holistic financial decisions by modeling their complete financial future.

Linda Du

Founder:

LinkedInLinda Du
Website
Cohort 2.0

LOQUELO

LOQUELO revolutionises language learning by digitally immersing users through image-based, no-translation methods that teach thinking in the target language from day one.

Karol Wapniarski

Founder:

LinkedInKarol Wapniarski
Website
Cohort 2.0

GraySpace

GraySpace delivers clear, evidence-based health guidance using AI to combat misinformation, low health literacy, and information overload for better individual and systemic outcomes.

Maria Fernanda Torres

Founder:

LinkedInMaria Fernanda Torres
Website
Cohort 2.0

Stealth Start-up

Develops a transparent, energy-efficient AI framework using graph-based knowledge representation to eliminate hallucinations and enable multi-modal, cross-domain inference.

Sebastian Ahnert

Founder:

LinkedInSebastian Ahnert
Cohort 2.0

Acyclic Labs

Acyclic Labs' Graphcoder hyperscales coding agents across thousands of cores, enabling parallelised, interference-free engineering tasks beyond single-agent and coordination bottlenecks.

Abhiram Vinjamuri

Founder:

LinkedInAbhiram Vinjamuri
Website
Cohort 2.0

ABLE

ABLE revolutionises freelance staffing by instantly matching young workers' verified skills and availability to shifts via AI-powered, pseudonymized video profiles.

Joe Fennell

Founder:

LinkedInJoe Fennell
Website
Cohort 2.0

TERRAFUTURE

TERRAFUTURE uses a Physics-AI platform to design durable, low-carbon, multifunctional concrete that reduces construction emissions and meets emerging energy storage demands.

Renjie Mi

Founder:

LinkedInRenjie Mi
Cohort 2.0

PensioTec

PensioTec delivers an AI-powered succession-as-a-service platform that standardizes M&A rigor for profitable SMEs, enabling seamless valuation, buyer matching, and deal execution.

Hetty Samosir

Founder:

LinkedInHetty Samosir
Website
Cohort 2.0

MYRANDA

MYRANDA empowers young people with private, personalised insights into their social media algorithms, helping them regain control and improve their digital wellbeing.

Zina Efchary

Founder:

LinkedInZina Efchary
Website
Cohort 2.0

Circular Energy

Circular Energy delivers AI-powered, modular Battery-as-a-Service solutions that lower costs and risks, enabling affordable, reliable power infrastructure for telecom towers in emerging markets.

Varun Giridhar

Founder:

LinkedInVarun Giridhar
Cohort 2.0

Stealth Start-up

Provides a scalable supervisory framework that continuously monitors and evaluates autonomous AI agents to ensure safe, human-in-the-loop oversight at enterprise scale.

Leo Thom

Founder:

LinkedInLeo Thom
Cohort 2.0

Loom Light

Loom Light accelerates renewable energy deployment by optimising grid connections and coordinating distributed assets to unlock capacity and reduce infrastructure bottlenecks.

Deepanshu Kush

Founder:

LinkedInDeepanshu Kush
Cohort 2.0

ALQEA

ALQEA delivers affordable, solar-powered algae-based cooling that reduces indoor heat and improves air quality for off-grid Nigerian households while producing organic fertilizer.

Hauwa Busari

Founder:

LinkedInHauwa Busari
Website
Cohort 2.0

NOA

NOA Health delivers an AI-powered preventive health platform that combines biomarkers, wearable data, and personal health information into personalised action plans for earlier risk detection.

Claire Coffey

Founder:

LinkedInClaire Coffey
Website
Cohort 2.0

Metri AI

Metri AI provides a digital companion that guides GLP-1 weight-loss patients through dosing, side-effect management, and safe discontinuation to prevent rebound weight gain.

Andre Pancholi

Founder:

LinkedInAndre Pancholi
Website
Cohort 2.0

Italy Now

Italy Now delivers premium, multilingual digital journalism that counters superficial Italian media with authentic, in-depth cultural reporting by veteran international journalists.

Alina Trabattoni

Founder:

LinkedInAlina Trabattoni
Website
Cohort 2.0

ADHDX

ADHDX accelerates neurodiversity diagnoses by 10x with AI-powered screening and streamlined assessments, eliminating multi-year wait times for ADHD and related conditions.

Ben Blaker

Founder:

LinkedInBen Blaker
Cohort 2.0

Cantab Alpha

Cantab Alpha uses AI to integrate real-time climate data and forecast commodity price shocks caused by extreme events like El Niño and La Niña.

Kanhu Charan Pattnayak

Founder:

LinkedInKanhu Charan Pattnayak
Website
Cohort 2.0

VOCALOCI

VOCALOCI delivers real-time, AI-powered phrase completion on-device to empower 80 million people who stutter with seamless, privacy-first communication support.

Sarim Gillani

Founder:

LinkedInSarim Gillani
Website
Cohort 2.0

LACTOSENSE

LACTOSENSE provides at-home breastmilk testing and early mastitis detection, empowering breastfeeding mothers with personalized nutrition insights and AI-driven support for healthier infants.

Emma Farquhar

Founder:

LinkedInEmma Farquhar
Website
Cohort 2.0

PySAF

PySAF separates fast pyrolysis oil into high-value fractions, enabling cost-effective upgrading for sustainable aviation fuel and bio-based chemical production within existing refineries.

Sanjeev Gajjela

Founder:

LinkedInSanjeev Gajjela
Website
Cohort 2.0

Sorbè

Sorbè delivers the UK's first natural sport-care products designed specifically for active 8–14-year-olds to protect skin and hair from chlorine, sweat, and sun damage.

Marija Skobe-Pilley

Founder:

LinkedInMarija Skobe-Pilley
Cohort 2.0

EXTERNALIS

EXTERNALIS delivers independent AI performance leaderboards and real-world behavioral data by running multi-user studies that reveal how people interact with AI in practical tasks.

Bernardo Villegas

Founder:

LinkedInBernardo Villegas
Cohort 2.0

UNBURDEN

UNBURDEN delivers same-day, on-site detection and quantification of Bacillus cereus spores in dairy, replacing slow culture tests that delay food safety decisions.

Amedeo Leproni

Founder:

LinkedInAmedeo Leproni
Cohort 2.0

LUMION

LUMION develops durable, large-scale battery storage solutions that enhance grid flexibility and efficiency to power Europe's rapidly expanding AI-driven data centers with renewable energy.

Giuliano Martin

Founder:

LinkedInGiuliano Martin
Cohort 2.0

CardioSentinal

CardioSentinal develops a low-cost wearable chest patch that continuously monitors electrical and biochemical cardiac signals to detect heart attack risks during the critical first week.

Gareth Jenkins

Founder:

LinkedInGareth Jenkins
Cohort 2.0

FLUISTAT

FLUISTAT delivers a wearable, continuous sweat sensor that non-invasively monitors hydration, electrolytes, and lactate to optimize endurance athletes' performance and prevent cramps.

Tom Wade

Founder:

LinkedInTom Wade
Cohort 2.0

PROBr

PROBr connects research organisations with diverse communities through a digital recruitment platform that improves participant access, engagement, and representation in clinical research.

Dr. Meghana Nadella

Founder:

LinkedInDr. Meghana Nadella
Website
Cohort 2.0

Stealth Start-up

Building a microfluidic delivery platform that helps hard-to-formulate active ingredients perform more reliably by improving stability, solubility, and consistency, starting with chronic inflammatory skin conditions.

Mia Ahed Zakaria

Founder:

LinkedInMia Ahed Zakaria
Cohort 1.0

Aizen

Credit data startup with AI financial passports enabling fair lending for the underbanked.

Tiago Ladeia

Founder:

LinkedInTiago Ladeia
Website
Cohort 1.0

AshGold Africa

Solar energy and digital tools expanding school access and connectivity in Kenya.

Sally Musonye

Founder:

LinkedInSally Musonye
Website
Cohort 1.0

Atera Analytics

AI energy and network planning for smarter, faster EV infrastructure deployment.

Jose Francisco Zubizarreta

Founder:

LinkedInJose Francisco Zubizarreta
Website
Cohort 1.0

Borderline

A data backbone for robust investment diligence in emerging markets.

Petra Scalamandré

Founder:

LinkedInPetra Scalamandré
Cohort 1.0

Cambridge Mobilytics

EV charging data intelligence with predictive AI models to optimise network planning.

Eliott Fournet

Founder:

LinkedInEliott Fournet
Website
Cohort 1.0

Dielectrix

Advanced dielectric materials for next-generation AI-ready semiconductors.

Maheera Abdul Ghani

Founder:

LinkedInMaheera Abdul Ghani
Website
Cohort 1.0

Egg Advisor

A digital platform guiding women through the egg freezing journey with personalised support.

Alexandra Draycott

Founder:

LinkedInAlexandra Draycott
Website
Cohort 1.0

Greenharvest

Climate modelling and satellite data for resilient, adaptive crop planning.

Tara Murphy

Founder:

LinkedInTara Murphy
Cohort 1.0

Heartly

Personalised cardiovascular disease prevention through AI-driven lifestyle coaching.

Dr Mayank Dalakoti

Founder:

LinkedInDr Mayank Dalakoti
Website
Cohort 1.0

Human Experience Dynamics

Real-time patient experience measurement enabling truly personalised healthcare.

Dr Barbara Jachs

Founder:

LinkedInDr Barbara Jachs
Cohort 1.0

iFlame

Multi-agent AI that accelerates product innovation strategies for enterprises.

Boyin Yang

Founder:

LinkedInBoyin Yang
Website
Cohort 1.0

IntolerSense

AI food logging that identifies hidden dietary intolerances from daily eating patterns.

Lukas Pin

Founder:

LinkedInLukas Pin
Cohort 1.0

Med Arcade

Agentic AI platform streamlining clinical data management for research teams.

Dr Bernard Cho

Founder:

LinkedInDr Bernard Cho
Website
Cohort 1.0

MENRVA

AI SaaS platform for art discovery and intelligent artist-to-business matching.

Natalya Doris

Founder:

LinkedInNatalya Doris
Website
Cohort 1.0

Myta Bio

Biomimetic mussel-inspired adhesives made from natural ingredients for biomedical applications.

Callan MacDonald

Founder:

LinkedInCallan MacDonald
Website
Cohort 1.0

Polytecks

E-textile wearables measuring body surface potentials for early heart disease detection.

Ruben Ruiz Serrano

Founder:

LinkedInRuben Ruiz Serrano
Website
Cohort 1.0

PsyPress

AI speech analysis for early psychosis detection through glycosylation biomarkers.

Ines Horvat-Meih

Founder:

LinkedInInes Horvat-Meih
Cohort 1.0

RetroAnalytica

AI climate modelling that predicts retrofit potential and energy efficiency gains at scale.

Maoran Sun

Founder:

LinkedInMaoran Sun
Cohort 1.0

SafeTide

Room-temperature stabilization technology for heat-sensitive medicines like insulin.

Xiaoyi Chen

Founder:

LinkedInXiaoyi Chen
Cohort 1.0

The Surpluss

B Corp platform enabling businesses to trade surplus resources for circular economic value.

Rana Hajirasouli

Founder:

LinkedInRana Hajirasouli
Website
Cohort 1.0

Yacson QuantumBio

Plant therapeutics and organoid models for personalised IBD treatment.

Seokjun Lee

Founder:

LinkedInSeokjun Lee
Cohort 1.0

Zenithon AI

Machine learning tools accelerating fusion energy research via plasma simulation.

Alex Higginbottom

Founder:

LinkedInAlex Higginbottom
Website

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