This article does not constitute financial advice and is designed for information purposes only.
This week’s crowdfunding roundup is one for the deep tech enthusiasts. One is a robotics startup specialising in end-of-line automation while another provides sodium-ion battery storage for homes and businesses. Another is a platform working to improve how construction gets done across the UK.
Robotics, clean energy and the built environment are all sectors where the hard engineering tends to happen out of sight, yet the impact is felt everywhere. These founders are taking on substantial, real-world problems with technical ambition.
So, who are the startups crowdfunding this week? Here they are.
1. Solent Automation
How much are they raising: £530,008
Website: www.solent-automation.uk
SEIS/EIS? Yes, EIS
About: Solent Automation is a UK-based robotics and automation provider specialising in end-of-line automation, handling the final stages of a production process from packing to palletising.
End-of-line automation may be one of the less glamorous corners of manufacturing, but it’s still one of the most valuable. Solent Automation focuses squarely on that stage, helping manufacturers streamline the point where products are finished, packed and made ready to ship. With businesses under more pressure to do more with less, the demand for practical, well-executed automation is only growing.
Where to invest: Europe Republic
2. Eleven Energy
How much are they raising: N/A
Website: www.elevenenergy.co.uk
SEIS/EIS? Yes, EIS & SEIS
About: Eleven Energy provides sodium-ion battery storage for homes and businesses, a safer, more sustainable alternative that does away with lithium and cobalt entirely.
Most battery storage today depends on lithium and cobalt, both of which come with real baggage. Sodium, however, is abundant, cheap and far easier to source responsibly. Eleven Energy is bringing that technology to the home and business storage market at exactly the moment demand for energy storage is climbing while the scrutiny of battery supply chains continues to intensify.
Where to invest: Crowdcube
More from Startups
- Top Fashion Startups In China
- Why Are Tech Startups Moving To The UAE?
- Founder Of The Week: Andrea Clewett
- Top Aerospace Startups In Norway
- Quantum Computing Is Coming For Your Data, This Startup Thinks It Has A Solution
- Startup of the Week: TFY
- Best Law Firms For UK Startups To Consider in 2026
- Top Aerospace Startups In Sweden
3. Pimentae
How much are they raising: N/A
Website: www.pimentaedrinks.com
SEIS/EIS? Yes, EIS
About: Pimentae is the UK’s number one canned Margarita in grocery – a female-founded brand that’s already carved out a leading position in a fast-growing category.
The ready-to-drink cocktail market has boomed as people look for quality bar-style drinks they can enjoy at home without the effort, and the Margarita is one of its most reliable stars. Pimentae has managed the hard part, not just launching into that space, but becoming the category leader in grocer. Being female-founded adds a distinctive edge in a drinks industry that could honestly use more of it.
Where to invest: Crowdcube
4. Veyr
How much are they raising: N/A
Website: www.veyr.fit
SEIS/EIS? Yes, EIS & SEIS
About: Veyr is on a mission to remove the barriers that stop people from sticking with fitness, using a personalised app that builds training plans around each user’s actual equipment, space, time and goals.
Consistency is what makes fitness works and it’s also the thing that most people struggle with. Generic training plans are usually part of the problem. They assume a full gym, unlimited time and circumstances that rarely match real life, so people end up falling off when the plan doesn’t fit their day. Veyr flips that around ,adapting to what each person has to work with rather than expecting them to adapt to the plan.
Where to invest: Crowdcube
5. SiteSnag
How much are they raising: £7,500
Website: N/A
SEIS/EIS? N/A
About: SiteSnag is modernising the UK construction industry management defects with a single, purpose-built platform – no more WhatsApp groups, clipboards and spreadsheets.
The problem is that in the chaos, things slip through the cracks, causing snags to get missed and work to be delayed. It’s a mess that costs the industry billions every year. SiteSnag brings order to it, giving site managers full cross-trade visibility, contractors a straightforward way to see and close out their work, and compliance tracking built in from the start.
Where to invest: Crowdfunder
