Fast-growth business cohort with £103m total investment aims for next level on Scaleup Programme 

Following our summertime search for the next superstar scaleups to join the second edition of our Scaleup Programme, which is powered by Barclays Eagle Labs, funded by UK government and delivered by Plexal, we’re delighted to welcome the 25 companies that form our new cohort.

Scaleup Programme will run for six months and during that time we’ll help our scaleups to navigate the complexities that come with scaling up, tailoring the content to match their unique needs as we cover themes including leadership, international expansion, finance and more.

An incredibly ambitious and diverse cohort of businesses, they’ve already received a collective £103m investment, 56% are found outside of London and they have an average of 27 employees.

With solutions in everything from artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics to edtech and health and much, sink your teeth into the details on the the 25 scaling companies that form our second Scaleup Programme cohort:

AI Monkeys aims to make cutting-edge AI technologies more accessible and promote a thriving ecosystem of AI-driven solutions.

Checkstep empowers online platforms such as Trustpilot, WeTransfer, Shein, Factset and Money Saving Expert to effectively manage user-generated content with a comprehensive, scalable, and automated AI content moderation suite.

Counterweight provides personalised digital weight management and type 2 diabetes remission services that improve metabolic health through clinically proven and sustainable behaviour change programmes. 

Digiflec empowers smart city and building transformation with advanced GDPR spatial sensing technology, generating high-quality, granular data, helping local authorities and asset owners identify areas for improvement.

Dr-Julian is an innovative platform that connects therapists with patients, aimed at improving the accessibility of mental healthcare and augmenting, not replacing, therapists.

exactly.ai is the online marketplace where brands can create visuals using AI models created by artists, enabling businesses to access talent of global creatives to produce safe, genuine and ethically sourced images that can be instantly licensed for commercial use.

Flash Academy supports schools, colleges and local authorities with children and adults where English is not their first language, providing an assessment and learning platform.

Humans Not Robots’ pioneering workflow observability and analytics platform, HNR to ZERO, empowers companies to enhance the sustainability of their technical operations by enriching their operational data.

Insight Genie’s technology combines AI, machine learning and behavioural science to provide actionable customer insights and profiles, assess job performance and evaluate risk and health/wellness.

Kore Labs is an AI-powered product intelligence platform for the global financial services industry.

Lilli is a lifestyle monitoring solution that enables people to live safely and independently at home for longer, detecting early signs of health deterioration and providing timely, evidence-based interventions.

Matchingham Games is a game publishing and development company collaborating with diverse studios worldwide and is focused on ideating and improving gameplay with an emphasis on long-term monetisation, taking it to over 700 million downloads.

Mindstone is a practical AI training platform that can unlock over 60% productivity gains for businesses by training their non-technical staff to use AI in their daily jobs.

MyCarbon is a sustainability consultancy focused on calculating, reducing and offsetting carbon footprints, guiding clients towards net-zero.

Planet Sport is an independent media group that entertains and engages more than 25 million fans around the world through a network of much-loved sports titles including Football365, TEAMtalk, PlanetF1.com, Tennis365 and Planet Rugby.

Renewabl offers a fully transparent renewable energy certification system, ensuring clean energy every hour of the day. Its digital platform connects companies directly to wind and solar farms, providing 24/7 clean energy certificates.

Signly integrates sign language into websites, addressing the diverse literacy levels of individuals for whom sign language is the first, preferred, or only language.

SoSquared is an influencer and creator marketplace, with end-to-end campaign management tools, dedicated to delivering impactful content.

Space Intelligence provides high-quality, audit-grade nature mapping data to support all stages of project development and investment, aiding efforts towards zero deforestation, large-scale restoration, and climate action.

Stairpay is building a gradual home ownership marketplace to bridge the gap between those stuck in generation rent and the institutional investors who want to make a difference. 

Swiipr is on a mission to revolutionise the airline industry’s outdated and inefficient systems, operating a platform enabling instant flight delay, compensation, and operational payments directly to passenger phones and wallets.

The Data City provides an alternative to traditional Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, offering a fast, accurate and up-to-date method for identifying businesses and sectors.

Veunex is a health, safety and environment (HSE) AI agent for the energy sector that scales HSE operation by 25 times, automating observation to conversation, providing leading indicators align with industry standards.

Virtual Internships is committed to breaking the cycle of needing experience to secure a job by making internships globally accessible to all.  

WorkBuzz’s intuitive survey platform helps organisations to connect with every employee, whether they’re on the frontline, in the field, or on the floor.