Innovate UK

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionOct 19, 2026 · Jul 22, 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
11
Confirmed lead rounds
0
All roles disclosed
New companies
11
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$40.7M
8 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Undisclosed8
Growth1
Pre-seed1
Seed1

By primary sector

Climate tech3
Consumer2
Healthtech2
Industrial tech2
Agritech1
1 more
Biotech1

By country

United Kingdom11

Rounds

11 in this selection
Affinity Labs

Affinity Labs builds and operates consumer software businesses with creators, combining their audiences and expertise with product development and ongoing operations.

$2MPre-seed funding including grant
Participant
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
Strolll

Augmented-reality neurorehabilitation software that guides patients through personalized movement and gait exercises in clinics and at home.

£4.3MInnovate UK loan and grant package
Participant
Ki 13

Develops biomass electrolysis to produce hydrogen and biogenic carbon dioxide from agricultural, forestry and industrial residues.

$5MSeed
Participant
Versatile RobotX

Versatile RobotX develops agricultural robots that automate harvesting and crop handling for growers.

>£1MInvestment and innovation funding
Participant
MatAlytics

MatAlytics develops software that helps industrial operators assess component integrity and make operational decisions from sensor data.

£619KInnovate UK grant
Participant
PetPact

PetPact helps pet owners choose a future carer and record practical care instructions for illness, incapacity, death or separation.

£75KWomen in Innovation grant
Participant
Souuthe

Souuthe develops tactile calming products for people experiencing distress in dementia and palliative-care settings.

£75KWomen in Innovation grant
Participant
Advanced Electric Machines Group

Advanced Electric Machines designs and manufactures electric motors that avoid permanent magnets and rare-earth materials for transport and industrial powertrains.

£16MFunding round
Participant