Background
11 Jun 2025

SambaNova Systems
SambaNova Systems is a California-based startup building proprietary AI chips to compete with GPUs. The firm was founded in 2017 with the mission to deliver an enterprise-scale, full-stack AI platform that accelerates the development and deployment of state-of-the-art generative and deep learning workloads. It is known for creating the Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit (RDU).
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15 Apr 2025

Natron Energy
Natron Energy develops sodium-ion batteries based on Prussian blue electrode chemistry. The company supplies energy storage solutions for applications such as data centers, oil and gas, aviation, solar, and other industrial sectors.
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28 Nov 2024

Brineworks
Brineworks, based in Netherlands, is developing a novel seawater electrolyzer to combine carbon dioxide removal with green hydrogen production. The company is focused on e-fuel applications. In November 2024, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Eve Pope interviewed CEO Gudfinnur Sveinsson.
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25 Nov 2024

Artilux Inc
Artilux are a germanium-on-silicon (GeSi) technology platform company, developing and manufacturing GeSi photonics for a range of sensing, imaging, computing, and communications applications.
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18 Jul 2024

Blackrock Neurotech
Blackrock Neurotech develops brain-computer interface technology that can restore motor or speech functionality when implanted. Its product range is largely based on the famous Utah Array designs.