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AcouBatt unlocks a £1.1m pre-seed round led by Creator Fund to spot hidden defects in battery cells during manufacturing
AcouBatt builds acoustic emission sensors and proprietary AI that reveal what is happening inside a lithium-ion battery cell in real time. Battery manufacturers and energy storage operators use the technology to shorten formation, cut scrap and catch defective cells before they leave the factory floor.


Caudal Energy raises £4.3m in funding led by Oxford Science Enterprises and Empirical Ventures to develop predictable tidal power technology
Caudal Energy develops fin-based tidal power systems designed to generate predictable renewable electricity from mid-flow tidal sites. The Oxford spinout is building modular infrastructure intended to reduce deployment complexity and expand where tidal energy can be commercially viable.


SOLVE Chemistry secures £4m in a seed round led by XTX Ventures to speed up chemical manufacturing
SOLVE Chemistry develops hardware and software to accelerate the design of chemical manufacturing processes. It helps pharmaceutical and agrochemical companies identify optimal production routes more quickly and with lower experimental burden.


Anzen Industries secures a £1.7m pre-seed round led by LocalGlobe and Creator Fund to reinvent how critical molecules are made
Anzen Industries develops enzyme-based manufacturing systems to produce high-value chemical ingredients more efficiently, using cell-free biomanufacturing instead of traditional synthesis.


Arondite raises £9m seed round led by Index Ventures to power safe human-machine collaboration in defence
Arondite builds software that connects autonomous systems like drones and sensors, giving defence teams a single interface to monitor and control operations safely.


Ovo Labs raises £4m seed round led by Creator Fund and LocalGlobe to improve fertility outcomes for women over 35
Ovo Labs develops fertility therapeutics designed to improve egg quality, aiming to increase IVF success rates for women over 35 by reducing genetic errors that limit viable embryos.
More venture news
- 15 Oct 2026

RelaceRelace raises a £1.2m pre-seed round led by Boost Capital to automate regulatory management for financial services firms
Pre-seedLegal - 14 Oct 2026

Affinity LabsAffinity Labs secures £1.5m pre-seed round led by Fuel Ventures to build house of creator-led software brands
Pre-seedMedia & Entertainment - 8 Oct 2026

Doris LabsDoris Labs unlocks a £450k pre-seed round led by Fuel Ventures to unify sales data into one structured graph
Pre-seedSales