# Creative Destruction Lab's Investments in United Kingdom: 19 Startups by Sector (2026)

> The 19 startups in the United Kingdom that Creative Destruction Lab has backed, by sector: AI, IT Services and Aerospace & Space and more. $360M raised.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/creative-destruction-lab-investments-united-kingdom (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## AI

7

- [ORCA Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/orca-computing)
- [Greyparrot](https://millionrounds.com/company/greyparrot)
- [Circuit Mind](https://millionrounds.com/company/circuit-mind)
- [nPlan](https://millionrounds.com/company/nplan)
- [Continuum Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/continuum-industries)
- [iSIZE Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/isize-technologies)
- [Kuano](https://millionrounds.com/company/kuano)

## IT Services

3

- [Nodes & Links](https://millionrounds.com/company/nodes-and-links)
- [KETS Quantum Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/kets-quantum-security)
- [Quantum Dice](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantum-dice)

## Aerospace & Space

3

- [NewOrbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/neworbit)
- [Aegiq](https://millionrounds.com/company/aegiq)
- [Geocento](https://millionrounds.com/company/geocento)

## Biotech

2

- [Nucleome Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/nucleome-therapeutics)
- [uFraction8](https://millionrounds.com/company/ufraction8)

## Manufacturing

2

- [NewOrbit Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/neworbit-space)
- [Aquark Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/aquark-technologies)

## Big Data & Analytics

2

- [Measure Protocol](https://millionrounds.com/company/measure-protocol)
- [Slingshot Simulations](https://millionrounds.com/company/slingshot-simulations)

## Segment by segment

### AI

7 startups · $175M raised

- [**ORCA Computing**](https://millionrounds.com/company/orca-computing) ORCA Computing is building the first scalable and flexible quantum computer powered by photonics. United Kingdom $85M
- [**Greyparrot**](https://millionrounds.com/company/greyparrot) Greyparrot is a London-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in AI-driven waste intelligence. United Kingdom $27M
- [**Circuit Mind**](https://millionrounds.com/company/circuit-mind) Circuit Mind is a London-based deep-tech startup founded in 2018, specializing in AI-powered electronic design automation (EDA) software. United Kingdom $25M
- [**nPlan**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nplan) nPlan is a London-based artificial intelligence startup founded in 2017. United Kingdom $17M
- [**Continuum Industries**](https://millionrounds.com/company/continuum-industries) Continuum Industries is a technology company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, specializing in AI-powered infrastructure planning and United Kingdom $9.8M
- [**iSIZE Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/isize-technologies) iSIZE Technologies is a company to delivers deep neural networks for data-driven video preprocessing. United Kingdom $6.3M
- [**Kuano**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kuano) Kuano is a UK-based biotechnology company founded in 2020, specializing in drug discovery. United Kingdom $4.8M

### IT Services

3 startups · $46M raised

- [**Nodes & Links**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nodes-and-links) Nodes & Links is an AI-powered technology company focused on enhancing project management and controls in the construction and inf United Kingdom $25M
- [**KETS Quantum Security**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kets-quantum-security) KETS Quantum Security is a UK-based start-up founded in 2016, specializing in chip-based quantum security solutions. United Kingdom $11M
- [**Quantum Dice**](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantum-dice) Quantum technology spin-out from the University of Oxford United Kingdom $9.6M

### Aerospace & Space

3 startups · $21M raised

- [**NewOrbit**](https://millionrounds.com/company/neworbit) NewOrbit designs and builds web-based business solutions. United Kingdom $19M
- [**Aegiq**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aegiq) Aegiq is a UK-based full-stack photonic quantum computing company founded in December 2019 and headquartered in Sheffield, England. United Kingdom $2.3M
- [**Geocento**](https://millionrounds.com/company/geocento) Geocento Limited is a UK-based company that specializes in satellite and Earth Observation imagery. United Kingdom $537K

### Biotech

2 startups · $75M raised

- [**Nucleome Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nucleome-therapeutics) Nucleome Therapeutics is a biotechnology company founded in 2019 and based in Oxford, United Kingdom. United Kingdom $66M
- [**uFraction8**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ufraction8) uFraction8 develops microfluidics-based filtration systems to help bio-manufacturers to harvest biomass sustainably and more efficiently. United Kingdom $8.3M

### Manufacturing

2 startups · $32M raised

- [**NewOrbit Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/neworbit-space) NewOrbit Space is a UK-based space technology company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Reading, England. United Kingdom $25M
- [**Aquark Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aquark-technologies) Aquark Technologies develops atom system to develop quantum applications, including atomic clocks, sensors, and navigation systems. United Kingdom $6.7M

### Big Data & Analytics

2 startups · $12M raised

- [**Measure Protocol**](https://millionrounds.com/company/measure-protocol) Measure Protocol is a London-based consumer intelligence company founded in 2018. United Kingdom $8.1M
- [**Slingshot Simulations**](https://millionrounds.com/company/slingshot-simulations) Slingshot Simulations is an UK-based simulation-as-a-Service software company that provides tools for the automated configuration, United Kingdom $3.7M

**How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Creative Destruction Lab as an investor and is based in United Kingdom. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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