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UKRI

Government

UK Research and Innovation is a government-backed funding body supporting research and business innovation.

Portfolio

3

companies

By category

  • AgriTech£7.0M
  • Wearables£2.4M
  • Uncategorised£1.7M

By location

  • United Kingdom£7.0M
  • Lincoln£2.4M
  • London£1.7M

Portfolio companies

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Dogtooth Technologies

Dogtooth Technologies builds autonomous fruit-picking robots for agriculture.

Tended

Tended

Tended builds wearable geospatial technology that protects railway staff and prevents accidents.

WeWALK

WeWALK

WeWALK builds smart mobility technology and navigation aids for visually impaired people.


Team

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George MacGinnis

Healthy Ageing Challenge Director


Recent investments

Grant
£1.7M

The funding from UK Research and Innovation will support a collaborative project with Imperial College London and the RNIB.

"We are delighted and excited to be embarking on this new project with our partners, thanks to the support of UKRI. Computer vision has limitless potential in solving mobility problems experienced by visually impaired and older people, from identifying landmarks to navigating complex spaces. Our specialist knowledge and that of our partners, which have an in-depth understanding of overcoming the barriers to using mobility technology, provide an ideal platform in developing new and effective solutions."
— Kürşat Ceylan, Co-founder
Series A
£2.4M

Blackfinch Ventures led the Series A round to support product development and company growth.

"Every company has its own unique set of safety challenges. Interventions such as training and processes only go so far to improve safety. We’re helping companies uncover and understand the underlying influences of unsafe actions and provide the resources to help them change those behaviours."
— Leo Scott Smith, CEO and founder