10 Tech Start-up Companies to Watch

The Thames Valley is home to some of the most innovative and exciting start-ups emerging from the UK. 

From companies making ground-breaking strides with innovations in healthtech to planet-saving work on the development of net zero technologies to the development of apps that make our everyday lives just that little bit easier, start-ups can bring some of the most exciting and fresh ideas to the tech sector. 

Before we present a worthy winner with our Tech Start-up of the Year Award on the 13^th of July, we’ve put together a list of 10 start-ups from the region to watch.  

Brainomix  

Launched as a spin-out from the University of Oxford, Brainomix develops AI-powered imaging biomarkers and software solutions to help medical professionals make better life-saving decisions. The company specialises in stroke, interstitial lung disease (ILD) and cancer, and has grown to have a global impact on the healthtech sector. 

Oxbotica 

Oxford-based Oxbotica works tirelessly to push the limits of what modern vehicles are capable of. Priding themselves on producing unprecedented advances in artificial intelligence engineering, machine learning and modular software design, Oxbotica is reshaping the future of transportation, supply and the industry of technology. 

SafeToNet  

Based in Caversham, SafeToNet is an app that uses AI to detect and filter predatory risks in real-time as children use the internet. Providing digital wellbeing and audio guides for children to protect themselves as well as using AI to detect signs of mental struggle and bullying, SafeToNet is proactively transforming the lives of young people everywhere and revolutionising internet safety. 

Measurable.energy  

The Measurable.energy platform is designed to help facilities managers, building owners and occupants identify and eliminate wasted energy and Greenhouse Gas emissions from buildings. With a model that pays itself back within two years, this start-up business provides lasting solutions that bring sustainable change to the way large businesses use energy. 

EAV  

Electric Assisted Vehicles – or EAV – is a vehicle design, engineering and production company developing solutions in the zero-emissions vehicles market. Based in the village of Upper Heyford near Bicester, EAV’s aim is to revolutionise the process of urban delivery, reducing the impact it has on our carbon footprint and pollution. 

Bimble  

Dubbed the ‘Spotify of travel’ by The Wall Street Journal, the Oxford-based Bimble app allows users to find and save places they want to explore and recommend places to others. The aim of the app is to enable users to travel like a local, guiding them to places to visit off the beaten track rather than the well-trodden hotspots. From bookshops to bakeries, there are over 400,000 places that have been listed on the app so far by the Bimble community.   

Oxwash  

Oxwash is an on-demand laundry service that puts sustainability at the core of its business. Since its founding in 2018, Oxwash has grown to provide services in London and Cambridge while still mainly operating from its headquarters in Oxford. The business uses electric bikes for washing deliveries and pickups, water-saving technology to clean clothes at lower temperatures, and dissolvable laundry bags. 

Occuity  

Reading-based Occuity develops optical diagnostic technologies for pain-free, non-contact screening and monitoring of chronic health conditions such as diabetes, glaucoma and Alzheimer’s. Boasting the largest medtech raise ever on crowdfunding platform Seedrs, this start-up is developing compact, versatile and accurate products that are making enormous waves in the healthtech community. 

WorkBuzz  

WorkBuzz is an employee engagement platform that helps employers and managers gain real-time feedback from staff. With its fast, simple and flexible design, the start-up's product provides accessible expert consultancies and measurable returns on a client’s investment. The aim of the platform is to give employees a voice and improve their wellbeing, engagement and working culture. 

IgniteData  

Reading-based IgniteData is on a mission to shape the future of how clinical trials are conducted. Its Archer technology aims to improve the quality of trial operations by automating data extraction, eliminating human errors, reducing trial times and easing patient burden. Remotely deployable and absolutely secure, Archer technology is an astounding innovation in the tech sector. 

Tech start-ups can be found throughout the Thames Valley, but only one can win our Tech Start-up of the Year Award at this year’s Thames Valley Tech Awards. 

Sponsored by Penningtons Manches Cooper, this award will be presented to a company who is under 3 years old, or is Series A or pre Series A funded, and is making waves in the Thames Valley’s tech sector. 

The Thames Valley Tech Awards is taking place on the 13^th of July 2023 at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, and will be a black-tie gala event and awards ceremony. 

Thank you again to Penningtons Manches Cooper for sponsoring the Tech Start-up of the Year Award. 

To enter for a chance to win this award or any others available on the night, click here. 

To find out more about the event contact events@black-ox.com 

To find out more about sponsorship opportunties contact peter.laurie@black-ox.com 

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