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Conception X founders build companies that anticipate fundamental shifts in human behaviour and address problems that will become apparent years from now.
Year
Sector
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Ridescan
Cohort
CX23
Novel AI
Robotics
Ridescan
Ridescan has developed an AI-driven ​anomaly detection solution that enhances ​autonomous systems' safety, reliability and ​efficiency, enabling proactive risk mitigation ​and preventing catastrophic failures.
RevEng.ai
Cohort
CX22
Security
RevEng.ai
RevEng.ai is a deep AI framework that detects vulnerabilities across an organisation's cyber security supply chain for proactive cyber defense.
RemePhy
Cohort
CX23
Bio & Health
RemePhy
RemePhy (formerly PhytoMines) is developing metal-hyperaccumulating plants to purify contaminated soil and mine heavy metals.
ReactWise
Cohort
CX24
Novel AI
ReactWise
ReactWise is building no-code software for chemical process optimisation in pharma and biotech.
Rahko
Cohort
CX18
Novel AI
Rahko
Rahko was a quantum machine learning company that leveraged computational chemistry, machine learning and quantum computing to cut the cost and time of discovering and developing new drugs.
Quidem
Cohort
CX25
Novel AI
Quidem
Quidem is a browser-based fact-checker using advanced AI models to verify information from AI assistants and documents, providing a safety net against misinformation and hallucinations for legal and marketing professionals.
Qronon
Cohort
CX25
Future of Computing
Qronon
Qronon is building a quantum-accelerated machine learning platform that provides extreme weather forecasts beyond two weeks with exponentially less compute than current methods for governments, insurers and enterprises.
Psyrin
Cohort
CX22
Novel AI
Psyrin
Psyrin is developing the next generation of biomarkers for serious mental illness, leveraging AI and speech to build a new preventative care model of psychiatry.
Pometry
Cohort
CX20
Novel AI
Pometry
Pometry has developed a temporal graph analytics model that helps companies infer faster and more accurate decisions.
EOS Space Technology
Cohort
CX21
Space
EOS Space Technology
EOS Space Technology develops reconfigurable plug-and-play space propulsion systems to reduce mission costs.
PlantZCare
Cohort
CX25
Bio & Health
PlantZCare
PlantZCare delivers plant-wearable sensors streaming real-time crop health data to provide early, cost-effective insights that reduce waste and increase agricultural yields.
Pipeline Organics
Cohort
CX23
Energy
Advanced Manufacturing
Pipeline Organics
Pipeline Organics is developing higher efficiency enzymatic biofuel cells to generate clean, renewable electricity from wastewater, helping energy-intensive industries to meet net-zero targets and achieve operational self-sufficiency.
Oxia Palus
Cohort
CX21
Novel AI
Oxia Palus
The team analyses, recovers and restores lost art with AI then 3D prints it to bring it back to life. Their work is available for purchase through Silicon Valley-based MORF Gallery.
Ovomind
Cohort
CX21
Bio & Health
Novel AI
Ovomind
Ovomind has introduced a new way to interact with video games through emotions, classifying biosignals at speed so the game can respond in real time.
ORiS
Cohort
CX25
Energy
Space
ORiS
ORiS has developed advanced laser transmission technology to enable wireless power for space and defence applications, improving the energy management of satellites already in orbit and enabling extended flight times for terrestrial drones.
Omnibio
Cohort
CX24
Bio & Health
Future of Computing
Robotics
Omnibio
Omnibio is developing the first to market biohybrid robotic control system using a combination of neural intelligence and active inference agents.
NEX Health Intelligence
Cohort
CX23
Novel AI
NEX Health Intelligence
NEX Health Intelligence is building infection surveillance tools using predictive analytics – to detect outbreaks before they occur, prevent infections from spreading and save lives.
NeuroVirt
Cohort
CX20
Bio & Health
NeuroVirt
NeuroVirt uses XR technologies to gamify rehabilitation and quantify upper and lower-limb recovery.
Nanu
Cohort
CX21
Novel AI
Nanu
Nanu is a cognitive performance AI-powered platform that upskills leaders and teams in the flow of work.
Nanomation
Cohort
CX22
Novel AI
Future of Computing
Nanomation
Nanomation is developing a platform that automates routine tasks of nanofabrication using computer vision to enable mass production of nanotechnology-based electronics.
Myriad Wind
Cohort
CX21
Energy
Myriad Wind
Myriad Wind is developing multi-rotor wind turbine systems that can reduce costs by 20% and increase energy capture. Reduced size and a modular design make it possible to harvest wind power in places where traditional turbines could not generate any, and use recyclable materials such as thermoplastics in turbine blades.
Monoceros
Cohort
CX20
Novel AI
Monoceros
Monoceros provides an easy-to-use, flexible and cost-effective supply chain management solution. Its innovative technology provides information on the real-time location and conditions of monitored packages throughout the entire chain – until the last mile.
MOMO Biotech
Cohort
CX22
Novel AI
Bio & Health
MOMO Biotech
MOMO Biotech combines advanced tumour microenvironment models with integrated imaging and multi-omics software to generate precise, AI-ready cancer drug testing datasets.
Milbotix
Cohort
CX21
Novel AI
Bio & Health
Milbotix
Milbotix develops wearables and smart socks that can predict agitation in people living with dementia. The socks incorporate sensors to collect data on electrodermal activity, cardiac activity and motion, and the data is transmitted wirelessly to a processing unit where a machine learning algorithm generates a recognition of distress. Stress data is then communicated to carers using a smart device.
CX alumni companies are now valued at £ 1 billion
205
Companies created
£208M
Funding secured
3
Exits
Kapacity
Finland-based Kapacity.io, a European leader in smart heat pump optimisation, was acquired by EnergyHub in 2024.
Year
CX20
Humanloop
In 2025, Anthropic acquired the co-founders and most of the team behind $7.9M-backed Humanloop, the leading LLM evaluation platform.
Year
CX20
Rahko
Rahko, the world's first quantum machine learning startup to exit, was acquired by Odyssey Therapeutics in 2022 to accelerate drug discovery.
Year
CX18
Website
rahko.ai
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