Thousands of new startups are founded every year – emerging companies with the potential to disrupt the engineering industry. To give you a head-start on emerging technologies and startups that will impact the engineering sector in 2022, we analyzed a total of 1 738 global engineering startups & scaleups. Meet 5 of the most promising startups to watch!
Global Startup Heat Map highlights 5 Engineering Startups to Watch in 2022
Out of 1 738, the 5 engineering startups to watch are chosen through the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, covering over 2 093 000+ startups & scaleups globally. As the world’s largest resource for data on emerging companies, the SaaS platform enables you to identify relevant startups, emerging technologies & future industry trends quickly & exhaustively.
The Global Startup Heat Map below highlights the 5 engineering startups you should watch in 2022 as well as the geo-distribution of the other 1 733 startups & scaleups we analyzed for this research. We hand-picked the 5 highlighted engineering startups based on our data-driven startup scouting approach, taking into account factors such as location, founding year, the relevance of technology, and funding, among others.
SAARK Customs offers Engineering Design Services
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Thane, India
Partner for Automotive Equipment, Product Development
SAARK Customs is an Indian startup that provides engineering design, prototyping, and manufacturing services for the robotics and automotive industries. The startup utilizes additive manufacturing and computer-aided design (CAD) tools to speed up product development. Moreover, it offers design for manufacturability (DFM) confirmation to accelerate the time to market. In-house teams need to develop products from scratch along with substantial investments in expensive machinery. Unlike that, the startup’s product development as a service leverages manufacturing expertise across industries for efficient product development and mitigates capital expenditures.
Alicia Bots develops Multi-Purpose Robots
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Houston, US
Funding: USD 20 000
Collaborate for Corrosion Detection, Sludge Removal
Alicia Bots is a US-based startup that offers Roverclean 1.0, a multi-purpose autonomous robot for maritime, offshore, and oil and gas applications. It features actuators, roller brushes, high-pressure pumps, and magnetic wheels and is suitable for various applications, including hull cleaning, fire fighting, and corrosion detection. It also uses AI for more efficient inspection and biofouling detection at vessel hulls. This enables ship owners to increase hull resistance and, in turn, improve fuel savings. Unlike manual hull inspections that limit performance and are risky, Alicia Bots automates inspection and maintenance operations while ensuring workforce safety.
Nyobolt makes Ultrafast Charging Batteries
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Cambridge, UK
Funding: USD 24,3 M
Reach out for High Power Density Batteries
British startup Nyobolt provides ultrafast charging lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). The startup’s proprietary fast charging technology produces batteries that fill up to 90% charge within 5 minutes while offering higher power density than typical Li-ion batteries. Even though solid-state batteries provide better power density than Li-ion batteries, the former cannot achieve fast charging due to high resistance at the electrode/electrolyte interface. However, Nyobolt combines the advantages of solid-state and Li-ion batteries to provide EVs with a safe and durable power source. This allows vehicle owners and manufacturers to avoid range anxiety while promoting automotive electrification.
Cygnus Semi develops 5G Chips
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Shanghai, China
Funding: USD 61,9 M
Partner for Internet of Things (IoT) Processors
Cygnus Semi is a Chinese startup that makes 5G chips for IoT devices. The startup’s proprietary process enables 5G-enabled chips that support high-level data transfer. It also supports data terminal interfacing solutions such as mini PCIe modules to ensure high bandwidth data transfer. This allows manufacturers, smart cities, and transportation services to leverage the benefits of IoT without downtimes due to network or processing overload. Since traditional chips do not handle data transfer at 5G speed, the startup’s solution also advances the 5G adaptation.
Elemental provides Lighter-than-Air (LTA) Drones
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Cologne, Germany
Funding: USD 750 000
Work with ELemental Future to access Zero-Emission Drones
German startup Elemental develops LTA drones for data acquisition, freight transportation, and humanitarian aid. The startup’s airship as drone technology combines aerodynamics, buoyancy, and propeller lifts to increase its range and fly emission-free. Besides, Elemental Future’s drones feature autonomous operations, thereby optimizing performance and saving labor hours. Whereas regular drones are expensive and need a launcher, the startup’s LTA drones do not require power for lift, reducing the reliance on electric power that allows the drones to fly longer.
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