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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
Agave NetworksCompaniesOnline platform that uses machine learning and computer vision to help metal recyclers trade reclaimed metals. listed in BridgeAI cohort 1 and MSISA investment-readiness cohortdigicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/msisa/w · digicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/bridgeaverified
AI Automation LtdCompaniesBuilds a collaborative robot system that palletises and depalletises goods, using 3D camera inspection. active (DfT grant)gov.uk/government/publications/freight-innovatioone source
AibuildCompaniesDevelops AI and robotics software to make manufacturing, including large-scale 3D printing, easier and cheaper. listed in SFC Capital portfolioportal.sfccapital.com/one source
ApohaCompaniesLondon company building a data layer on how molecules and materials behave, for AI used in the physical world.London (NW6 6RJ)Companies House · uktech.news/deep-tech/ai-deep-tech-firm-apoha-se · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
AutomataCompaniesMakes robotic lab benches and software that automate experiments in life-science and drug-discovery laboratories.Londonbusinesswire.com/news/home/20260129548625/en/Aut · htworld.co.uk/news/biotech-news/automata-raises- · uktech.news/funding/robotics-funding-for-2026-reverified
BuildCompaniesUses AI to speed up planning work on large infrastructure projects, such as choosing sites and checking due diligence.uktech.news/ai/build-raises-6-4m-to-accelerate-ione source
Carbon Re LtdCompaniesUses AI and machine learning to cut fuel use and emissions in cement manufacturing. active (DESNZ grant)Londongov.uk/government/publications/artificial-intellone source
ChemifyCompanies · also on LabsDesigns new molecules with AI and makes them with robotic chemistry machines.Oakbank Industrial Estate, off Garscube Road, Glasgow (postcode not on page opened )Companies House · gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2025/june/headline_ · gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2023/august/headlin · uktech.news/medtech/chemify-raises-33-6m-2023080 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
CloudNCCompaniesSoftware that writes the machining programs for factory machines, so precision metal parts can be made without manual programming.London (E1 6DB )Companies House · uktech.news/ai/cloudnc-autonomous-part-manufactu · tech.eu/2026/09/14/european-tech-weekly-recap-ov · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
DescraiCompaniesMakes AI smart glasses that let laboratory staff record their work and capture data hands-free. listed in SFC Capital portfolioportal.sfccapital.com/one source
Digica Solutions LimitedCompaniesBuilds AI software for industrial and sustainability uses. listed in Made Smarter Innovation Sustainability Accelerator phase 1digicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/msisa/wone source
DisperseCompaniesTurns building-site footage into a digital picture of a construction project, so managers can track progress remotely. acquiredLondon (W1T 6EB )Companies House · uktech.news/proptech/disperse-construction-fundi · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
DONAACompaniesUses materials-engineering algorithms and AI to spot 3D-printing defects in real time. listed in BridgeAI cohort 4 and MSISA investment-readiness cohortdigicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/msisa/w · digicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/bridgeaverified
EmbeddCompaniesUses AI agents to write the low-level code that lets chips work inside robots, vehicles and factory machines.LondonCompanies House · uktech.news/ai/embedd-raises-2m-to-accelerate-it · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.one source
FlexcitonCompanies · also on Chips and hardwareSells AI and optimisation software that schedules work inside semiconductor factories (description from Package 1, not re-opened).London (EC2A 3BX)Companies House · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.one source
FyldCompaniesAI that reviews videos from field workers to assess site conditions and safety risks for construction and energy firms.London (EC4A 3TW )Companies House · uktech.news/ai/fyld-eyes-us-expansion-as-ai-work · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
GeomiqCompaniesOnline marketplace that uses machine learning to match engineers' part designs with manufacturers able to make them.London (E2 9DQ )Companies House · uktech.news/ai/geomiq-funding-digitise-manufactu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
GreyparrotCompaniesLondon company whose cameras and AI software identify and count waste on recycling-plant conveyor belts.London (registered office) (SE16 4DG)Companies House · uktech.news/ai/ai-waste-platform-greyparrot-8m-2 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · itpro.com/business-strategy/sustainability/36922verified
Hammer MissionsCompaniesDrone software that flies inspection missions over buildings and uses AI to produce 3D maps and defect reports. DissolvedCompanies House · uktech.news/ai/hammer-missions-secures-funding-t · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.one source
HIVECompaniesAI software layer, a "silicon brain", that lets industrial machines in warehouses, factories and building sites act on their own.Londonuktech.news/ai/hive-secures-11-2m-to-build-silicone source
HIVEDCompaniesLondon parcel-delivery firm whose own AI platform, HIVEDmind, plans and coordinates electric-van deliveries for retailers.London (E2 7HR)Companies House · uktech.news/news/hived-raises-31m-to-accelerate- · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
KarakuriCompaniesMade robotic kitchen equipment, including a robotic serving arm and an automated fryer, for canteens and restaurants; closed through administration and liquidation. wound_downLondonCompanies House · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/karakuri-fouverified
Kinematic TreesCompaniesMakes software that gives different makes of robot a shared layer of intelligence and safety controls.Whitwell, Worksop (S80 4TB)Companies House · uktech.news/funding/kinematic-trees-raises-585k- · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
LinearWorksCompaniesCombines artificial intelligence, earth observation and deep learning to analyse assets and land from above. listed in Made Smarter Innovation Sustainability Accelerator phase 1digicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/msisa/wone source
Monolith AICompanies · also on Software and tools, LabsMakes machine-learning software that engineers use to learn from physical test data so they can run fewer tests on products such as cars and batteries. acquiredLondon (SE1 9EA)Companies House · coreweave.com/news/coreweave-to-acquire-monolith · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · uktech.news/news/london-ai-startup-monolith-ai-fverified
MonumoCompanies · also on LabsUses AI-driven simulation to design electric motors for vehicle makers (description from Package 1, not re-opened).
Profile
Founded
2021
Founders
Dominic Vergine — founder (CEO in 2024 sources; former VP of Sustainability at Arm)
Chief executive
Jarek (Jaroslaw) Rzepecki — "recently appointed" as of 7 Apr 2026 (CTO in Feb 2024)
Chief scientist or research lead
Not stated (Rzepecki was CTO; current CTO not named)
Hq
Cambridge (England: East of England) and Coventry (England: West Midlands); other_offices: not stated
Headcount
28 — 7 Aug 2024 — https://tech.eu/2024/08/07/monumos-innovations-in-electric-drive-design-a-ps750000-boost-from-innovate-uk/ (single_source)
What it does
Monumo gives engineers AI software that designs mechanical parts, mainly electric motors for cars, home appliances, industrial machines and robots. Its engine runs millions of simulations a day to explore motor designs.
Research focus
AI and machine learning for electric-motor simulation and optimisation; 3D generative design.
Models and products
Anser — proprietary AI design engine — named Apr 2026; 3D-GAIT (3D Generative-AI Technology) — automated design generation, simulation and evaluation, Innovate UK-funded — Aug 2024; switched reluctance motor prototype — licensing expected from 2025 — Feb 2024
Customers or partners named
University of Nottingham PEMC group and hofer powertrain UK — Innovate UK project partners — 7 Aug 2024 — https://tech.eu/2024/08/07/monumos-innovations-in-electric-drive-design-a-ps750000-boost-from-innovate-uk/
Funding total as published
"more than £10m" — as of 7 Apr 2026 — https://www.uktech.news/the-circuit/in-conversation-with-monumos-jarek-rzepecki-20260407
Rounds found
Feb 2024 — seed — £10.5m — angel investors, none named (already DEAL-LAB-4021); 7 Aug 2024 — Innovate UK grant — £750,000 — Innovate UK (new DEAL-LAB-16003)
Awards and programmes
Innovate UK grant £750,000 for 3D-GAIT — Aug 2024
Status now
Trading under a new CEO, Jarek Rzepecki, who aims to make it the default design platform for electric motors.

Labs Round 8 deep profile (31 Oct 2026), as the researchers wrote it; confidence: one source (trade only; CEO change needs a primary source).

Sources

  1. uktech.news/the-circuit/in-conversation-with-mon
  2. tech.eu/2024/02/22/how-monumos-proprietary-tech-
  3. tech.eu/2024/08/07/monumos-innovations-in-electr
  4. uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/monumo-found
Models and products (1)
  1. Anser (Monumo) 2026-04-07 liveMonumo's own AI engine that tries out electric-motor design changes across millions of simulations a day.
University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry (CV4 7EZ)Companies House · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/monumo-found · uktech.news/the-circuit/in-conversation-with-mon · tech.eu/2024/02/22/how-monumos-proprietary-tech-one source
Multi-X SolutionsCompaniesUses AI to speed up design validation in car manufacturing. BridgeAI case study publishediuk-business-connect.org.uk/knowledge-centre/casone source
Myrtle.aiCompanies · also on Chips and hardwareMakes software that runs machine-learning models on FPGA chips in microseconds, sold mainly to trading firms under the VOLLO name.Cambridge (CB2 3BZ)Companies House · myrtle.ai/resources/news/blog-setting-a-new-reco · myrtle.ai/data-use-and-privacy-policy/ · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · myrtle.ai/about/verified
OshenCompaniesSwarms of small autonomous ocean robots that collect data at sea for monitoring.Plymouth (PL9 9RQ )Companies House · tech.eu/2026/08/24/european-tech-weekly-recap-mo · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
PartlyCompaniesBuilds AI that identifies and matches car parts for the vehicle repair and parts supply chain.Londonuktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-partone source
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
Perceptual RoboticsCompaniesDrones and computer-vision software that inspect wind turbines and find faults automatically.Future Space, Filton Road, Bristol (BS34 8RB )Companies House · uktech.news/news/bristol-perceptual-robotics-fun · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.one source
Phare LabsCompaniesLondon start-up making fire alarms that combine smoke and air-quality sensors with machine learning to cut false alarms.LondonCompanies House · uktech.news/ai/phare-labs-funding-fire-alarm-202 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
QiO TechnologiesCompaniesAI software that helps factories, data centres and telecoms firms run equipment with less energy and lower emissions.Hampshire (as published; registered office Egham TW20 9HJ)Companies House · uktech.news/ai/qio-series-b-20230216 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
Quaisr LimitedCompaniesImperial College London and Alan Turing Institute spin-out (2020) that scales simulation-backed AI workflows for industry. listed in Made Smarter Innovation Sustainability Accelerator phase 1digicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/msisa/wone source
Raft (formerly Vector.ai)CompaniesLondon company whose AI automates freight-forwarding paperwork such as customs entries and invoice checks.London (SE1 0AX)Companies House · uktech.news/ai/raft-series-b-20230711 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
RecycleyeCompaniesMakes robots that use computer vision to sort recyclable waste at recycling plants. acquiredLondon (E15 2HU)Companies House · uktech.news/climate-tech/recycleye-funding-20230 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
RoboKCompaniesSoftware that uses AI to watch CCTV footage in real time and flag unsafe behaviour and hazards at work sites.Cambridge (CB4 0WS )Companies House · uktech.news/ai/robok-funding-20230629 · 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
Secqai LtdCompanies · also on Chips and hardwareDeveloping a neuromorphic computing unit for ultra-low-power AI, funded under the AI for Decarbonisation programme. active (DESNZ grant)Londongov.uk/government/publications/artificial-intellone source
Sees.aiCompaniesAutonomy software for drones: flight control, collision avoidance and autonomous take-off for industrial inspection.Chichester (PO18 9AB )Companies House · uktech.news/ai/sees-ai-3-65-investment-20251008 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
SpottaCompaniesSensors that use machine learning to detect bedbugs and crop pests early, for hotels and farms.Cambridge (CB5 8HW )Companies House · uktech.news/agtech/spotta-bedbug-funding-2023121 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
TagnTell TechnologyCompaniesMakes Attent, an AI-enabled internet-of-things device that monitors electrical distribution equipment. listed in BridgeAI accelerator cohort 1 (July 2023)digicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/bridgea · digicatapult.org.uk/about/press-releases/post/diverified
ToffeeX (formerly TOffeeAM)CompaniesLondon software that designs engineering parts, including 3D-printed ones, for firms such as Boeing and Rolls-Royce. renamedLondon (registered office) (EC2V 7AW)Companies House · uktech.news/ai/toffeeam-raises-5m-20221109 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
VivaCity (Vivacity Labs)CompaniesLondon company whose AI sensors count and track traffic, cyclists and pedestrians so councils can plan and run road networks.London (N1 6ED)Companies House · uktech.news/mobility/vivacity-raises-7m-20230216 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.one source
VyntelligenceCompaniesAgentic video platform that analyses videos from field workers to resolve on-site issues quickly.Londonuktech.news/ai/agentic-video-platform-vyntelligeone source

Tile photo: 747-400 production line, Boeing Factory, Seattle Aug89 (50862030028), Peter Garwood, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons).