Cambridge Enterprise Ventures portfolio companies shine in The Sunday Times 100 Tech 2026

The annual ranking highlights Britain’s fastest-growing privately owned technology companies and showcases the depth of innovation taking place across the UK.

This year’s list reflects the exceptional contribution of Cambridge-founded companies to the national tech ecosystem. Their achievements span hardware, AI and quantum computing, underlining the breadth of world-class science and technology emerging from the ecosystem.

Three Cambridge Enterprise-backed companies named in Hardware Top 20

The Sunday Times’ hardware ranking spotlights high-growth companies developing transformative physical technologies, from advanced materials to life sciences platforms. Three of our portfolio companies secured top‑20 positions:

Biomodal – 6th:

Biomodal is developing advanced technologies and analytics for life scientists and clinical developers, offering comprehensive insights into genetic and epigenetic interactions with their DNA sequencing tools.

bit.bio – 8th:

bit.bio is advancing human cell coding technology, enabling reliable, scalable cell production for research and drug discovery. Its approach is helping to accelerate progress in synthetic biology.

Nyobolt – 17th:

Nyobolt creates ultra‑fast‑charging battery systems that improve performance across automotive, robotics and industrial applications. The company is redefining what is possible in high‑power energy storage.

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Beyond our own portfolio, this year also showcased the strength of the wider Cambridge technology ecosystem with companies such as Monavate, Cycle Therapeutics, Kigen, CuspAI, Wayve and Monumo recognised across the main listings and the accompanying AI spotlight.

Cambridge GaN Devices selected as a Future Star led by women

Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) was listed as one of eight Future Stars led by women. Founded by Giorgia Longobardi, the company develops gallium nitride power devices that significantly reduce energy loss in power conversion. CGD raised $32 million last year to scale development and expand across the UK, Taiwan, Europe and North America. Longobardi moved from Chief Executive to Chief Marketing Officer earlier this month as the company continues to grow.

CGD’s recognition reflects the increasing impact of women-led deep tech ventures and highlights Cambridge’s contribution to next-generation semiconductor technologies.

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Riverlane recognised as an up-and-coming star

Riverlane was recognised in the Sunday Times AI Ones to Watch list, which highlights the UK’s most promising emerging AI companies. Riverlane is a leader in quantum error-correction software, a core requirement for the development of practical quantum computers.

Founded by Steve Brierley, a former senior research fellow in applied mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Riverlane has secured more than $120 million to develop its error-correction technology for quantum computers. Its proprietary QEC chips, hardware and software technologies work in unison to correct billions of errors per second and are already helping researchers and hardware developers address the challenge of quantum error rates and support the next generation of quantum machines.

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Celebrating Cambridge’s impact on the UK technology sector

Cambridge continues to play a central role in the UK’s technology growth with high-performing ventures across quantum computing, clean energy, synthetic biology and advanced materials.

Cambridge Enterprise is proud to support the founders and teams recognised this year. Their success highlights the importance of research commercialisation, university spinout creation and long-term investment in breakthrough science and engineering.

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