Innovate UK

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionUnited Kingdom · Oct 12, 2026 · Sep 13, 2026

Innovate UK is the innovation agency identified as a grant backer by Respiro Diagnostics and through its Investor Partnerships Programme by Adaptavate.

Recorded funding activity

Adaptavate develops lower-carbon building materials. Other recorded companies include Productive Machines’ CNC setup software and Athernal’s targeted therapies for high-risk blood conditions. Grant and investment-program participation must retain the instrument stated in each announcement.

Sources
Rounds participated in
3
Confirmed lead rounds
0
All roles disclosed
New companies
3
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$5.3M
1 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Undisclosed2
Growth1

By primary sector

Biotech1
Climate tech1
Industrial tech1

By country

United Kingdom3

Rounds

3 in this selection
Adaptavate

Adaptavate develops lower-carbon construction materials and manufacturing technology, including bio-based wallboard and processes that help gypsum producers make carbon-storing boards.

£4MFunding package (first close)
Participant
Productive Machines

Productive Machines makes SenseNC, software that helps manufacturers set up CNC machining operations for faster, more reliable production. It optimizes cutting conditions on existing machine tools to reduce trial runs, chatter and wasted material.

UndisclosedGrowth investment
Participant
Athernal Bio

Targeted immunotherapies aim to stop blood cancers by treating high-risk clonal hematopoiesis before malignancy emerges.

~£700KGrant
Participant