Startups worth knowing, with sources

Developer of PolicyLM-1.7B, a lightweight decision model designed for real-time, customizable content moderation.

Financial services group operating a payments infrastructure and banking business.

An instalment-payment platform.

Maker of a $3,499 personal computer designed to run AI agents locally.

Clean-cooking company providing subsidised bioethanol cooking fuel.

AI coding startup

AI-native software startup that automates the mortgage loan origination process.

Startup behind the Deno programming runtime.

A grief care platform that uses AI to automate administrative tasks associated with a death.

Develops solid oxide fuel cells designed to power data centers and defense vehicles.

Biotech startup developing mineral-specific chemicals to increase copper recovery in mining operations.

AI-powered consumer personal assistant.

Developer of the open source Hermes Agent for enterprise AI workflows.

An AI agent startup developing a personal assistant available via a wearable band and mobile app.

Startup focused on interpretability that monitors internal AI model signals to detect rogue agents.

A hardware and AI startup developing a smart ring that enables voice-based interaction with AI agents.

AI software for detecting manufacturing defects in battery and chip production.

Developing compact, water-cooled small modular nuclear reactors designed to operate aboard floating barges.

A startup purifying lithium-6 for use in fusion energy and other industrial applications.

A sports-tech platform that uses psychological assessment tools to predict how athletes perform under pressure.

A startup that helps banks integrate estate planning and beneficiary management into accounts to prevent asset attrition.

AI-powered mosquito monitoring and trapping network for disease surveillance.

Health tracker that attaches to the watch you already wear

TimeTeller develops a saliva test kit for circadian rhythm analysis to support precision medicine.