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RecordWhat it isPlaceLinksConfidence
AeroCloudCompaniesAirport management software that uses AI to track flights, forecast passenger numbers and allocate gates.Macclesfield (registered office Stockport SK3 0ET )Companies House · uktech.news/ai/aerocloud-series-a-20230221 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
AI SightCompaniesAn AI system for diabetic eye screening, developed from University of Liverpool eye research.Sci-Tech Daresbury, Cheshire (WA4 4FS )Companies House · liverpool.ac.uk/collaborate/enterprise/spin-out- · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.one source
ArcubeCompaniesAI platform that helps airlines sell more add-ons and build customer loyalty.Manchester (M1 3NJ)Companies House · uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
BidScriptCompaniesManchester start-up whose AI helps businesses find, write and submit bids for contracts.Manchesterbusinesscloud.co.uk/news/childhood-friends-raiseone source
BidScriptCompaniesAI software that helps businesses find, qualify, write and submit tenders.Manchester (as published; registered office Altrincham WA14 4DZ)Companies House · businesscloud.co.uk/news/childhood-friends-raise · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
BiorelateCompaniesManchester company whose Galactic AI platform reads biomedical literature and data to help drug developers.Manchester (M15 6SE)Companies House · uktech.news/medtech/biorelate-series-a-20221129 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
Crediflow AICompaniesAI software for banks and lenders that automates credit analysis, due diligence and risk monitoring.Manchesterbusinesscloud.co.uk/news/8-startups-funded-by-pxone source
DecentlyCompaniesManchester start-up whose AI tool, Melo, helps clinicians collect and record information on patients with brain injuries.ManchesterCompanies House · uktech.news/medtech/brain-injury-ai-startup-2023 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
FireflaiCompaniesAI software that cleans up and organises messy product data for retailers and suppliers.Manchester (M2 4WQ)Companies House · businesscloud.co.uk/news/ai-startup-raises-415k- · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
FotenixCompaniesImaging and AI that diagnose crop health and disease for growers.Salford (M6 6AJ)Companies House · businesscloud.co.uk/news/businessclouds-top-100- · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
HACECompaniesManchester start-up whose AI index flags listed companies exposed to child labour in their supply chains.Manchesteruktech.news/ai/ai-startup-monitoring-child-labouone source
ImperagenCompaniesManchester company using AI to engineer enzymes for industrial use.
Profile
Founded
2021 (by researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology)
Founders
Not stated (not named in sources opened)
Chief executive
Guy Levy-Yurista — joined with the May 2026 seed round
Hq
Manchester (England: North West); other_offices: not stated
What it does
Imperagen engineers enzymes (natural catalysts) for pharma, personal care, fine chemicals and industrial biotech. Quantum-physics simulations train custom AI models; robots test the best predictions in the lab and the results feed back into the models.
Research focus
Closed-loop enzyme engineering combining "quantum simulation, custom AI models, and robotic laboratory automation".
Models and products
closed-loop enzyme engineering platform (unnamed) — reports enzyme productivity gains of 677x and 572x in five rounds — May 2026
Customers or partners named
unnamed Fortune 500 personal-care company — enzyme project for a new product line — May 2026 — https://tech.eu/2026/05/21/imperagen-raises-ps5m-seed-round-to-accelerate-ai-driven-enzyme-engineering/
Rounds found
21 May 2026 — seed — £5m — PXN Ventures — IQ Capital, Northern Gritstone (already DEAL-LAB-2020 / DEAL-LC-093)
Status now
Trading; closed a £5m seed round in May 2026 under new CEO Guy Levy-Yurista.

Labs Round 8 deep profile (31 Oct 2026), as the researchers wrote it; confidence: one source (two trade sources, no primary).

Sources

  1. uktech.news/biotech/imperagen-raises-5m-to-accel
  2. tech.eu/2026/05/21/imperagen-raises-ps5m-seed-ro
  3. uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this
Manchester (M15 6SE)Companies House · tech.eu/2026/05/25/european-tech-weekly-recap-ov · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · tech.eu/2026/05/21/imperagen-raises-ps5m-seed-ro · uktech.news/biotech/imperagen-raises-5m-to-accelverified
MindTraceCompaniesManchester start-up (2017) building AI that learns without supervision, starting with collision avoidance for vehicles.Manchesternpif.co.uk/industry-defining-ai-start-secures-inone source
Myma MedicalCompaniesUniversity of Birmingham spin-out building an automated IVF system that uses AI cameras to assess eggs and sperm.LiverpoolCompanies House · uktech.news/medtech/myma-medical-lyva-labs-fundi · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
NetaceaCompaniesManchester company using machine learning to detect automated bots attacking websites, apps and APIs.Manchester (M3 4AP)Companies House · uktech.news/cybersecurity/netacea-funding-new-ce · uktech.news/tag/netacea · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
PeakCompaniesMade AI software that helps retailers and manufacturers set prices and plan stock; bought by the US automation company UiPath in 2025. acquiredManchesterCompanies House · uipath.com/newsroom/uipath-acquires-peak-to-laun · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · ir.uipath.com/financials/sec-filings/content/000 · ir.uipath.com/news/detail/380/uipath-acquires-peverified
Plus GroupCompaniesLiverpool firm that builds AI agents for financial advice businesses; agreed to be bought by Tavistock Investments.Liverpoolbusinesscloud.co.uk/live-blog/16m-takeover-deal-one source
Re:course AICompaniesTraining software in which AI avatars play patients, so healthcare staff can practise conversations and get feedback.Manchester (M15 4GB )Companies House · uktech.news/medtech/recourse-ai-seed-20230202 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
Robotiz3dCompaniesAutonomous road robots that find potholes and cracks and repair them without a road crew. renamedSci-Tech Daresbury, Cheshire (WA4 4FS )Companies House · liverpool.ac.uk/collaborate/enterprise/spin-out- · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
ScrubMarineCompaniesRobots that inspect and clean ships' hulls and other underwater structures on their own, replacing divers.Whitehaven, Cumbria (CA28 8PF)Companies House · uktech.news/deep-tech/scrubmarine-robotics-fundi · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · portal.sfccapital.com/verified
SenseAI VisionCompaniesImage-processing software that builds sharp electron-microscope images from far fewer measurements.Brodie Tower, University of Liverpool (L69 3GB )Companies House · news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/08/senseai-vision-l · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
Spotlight PathologyCompaniesUniversity of Manchester spin-out whose AI analyses digital pathology slides to help diagnose blood cancers such as lymphoma.Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington (WA4 4FS)Companies House · htn.co.uk/2026/03/16/spotlight-pathology-secures · uktech.news/medtech/spotlight-pathology-secures- · uktech.news/medtech/spotlight-pathology-ai-blood · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
SummizeCompaniesContract software that brings contract review and AI contracting into Microsoft Teams, Outlook and Salesforce for in-house legal teams.ManchesterCompanies House · uktech.news/legal/legal-tech-group-summize-acqui · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified

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