A public body that directs research and development funding across the UK.
Portfolio
7
companies
CAELUS
CAELUS builds a national medical drone delivery network for Scotland.
Holly Health
Holly Health provides a digital coaching application for physical and mental wellbeing.
Lifted
Lifted provides an all-in-one platform for home care management and carer support.
Navenio
Navenio provides indoor location technology and task allocation software to improve healthcare workflow efficiency.
OnHand
A social impact platform enabling businesses to coordinate employee volunteering and sustainability initiatives.
RoboK
RoboK develops computer vision technology that turns standard industrial CCTV into proactive workplace safety monitors.
Chris Sawyer
innovation lead for digital health
Chris brings digital health and innovation experience from roles at UK Research and Innovation, Innovate UK, and the NHS.
George MacGinnis
Healthy Ageing Challenge director
George brings public sector innovation and advisory experience, having directed the healthy ageing challenge at UK Research and Innovation and served at Innovate UK. He also contributes as an advisory board member for the Commonwealth Healthy Ageing Initiative.
LinkedInThe Cambridge spinout will use the grant to fund the PALLETS logistics project.
"PALLETS aligns perfectly with RoboK’s vision to create safer and more efficient industrial workplaces. We are honoured to collaborate with key industry partners on a project of such strategic importance to the UK economy."
The company raised the capital from high-net-worth investors and a UKRI grant to launch its WasteMap platform and scale internationally.
The pre-series A round was led by 24Haymarket with backing from Northstar Ventures, UKRI, and Dhiraj Mukherjee.
"Whilst most companies have some form of volunteering or a social good program, typically engagement is really low. We solve that by making doing good bite-size, on-demand and based on your exact location with off-the-charts employee engagement results. That’s because the world wants to do good: we’ve just made it so much easier. This raise lets us help businesses everywhere deliver incredible impact."
The consortium led by AGS Airports and NHS Scotland will use the capital to conduct live flight trials and build physical infrastructure.
"The CAELUS project is set to revolutionise how healthcare services are delivered in Scotland. A drone network can ensure critical medical supplies can be delivered more efficiently, it can reduce waiting times for test results, and, more importantly, it can provide equity of care between urban and remote rural communities."
The funding from the Healthy Ageing Challenge will be used to develop an all-in-one solution for the care worker shortage.
