Both days · Brighton

Startup Village.

A dedicated floor for startups and investors rather than another stage. Founders demo what they're building, investors and buyers meet by appointment, and attendees find the team they didn't know they were joining. Discover the startups and meeting opportunities as they're announced.

Sector
StatusHiring, raising and partnership statuses are being confirmed with each company.
Legal
Pivot
Nimrita Dadlani

Pivot helps family law teams make sense of complex financial evidence. Its platform organises disclosure, identifies missing information and contradictions, and links findings back to their source documents, helping legal professionals build clearer case records and prepare supporting documents.

AI and media
Sonaverse
Julian Saunders

Sonaverse lets people create an interactive AI version of themselves, grounded in their knowledge, ideas and published work. These digital personas help consultants, founders and experts answer questions and share their thinking with clients, audiences and communities when they cannot be there personally.

Software
Dembrane
Evelien Nieuwenburg

Dembrane helps organisations turn large group conversations into shared understanding. Its platform captures discussions, identifies themes and produces insights that can be traced back to what participants said, supporting events, stakeholder engagement and collaborative decision-making.

Climate and aviation
FuelVision
Elena

FuelVision turns flight data into practical insights for airlines and pilots. Founded by airline pilots, the company combines data analysis, machine learning and behavioural insights to support safer operations, more efficient flying and lower aviation emissions.

Software
Are You About
Lily Hadidi

Are You About is a UK social discovery and group planning platform helping users decide where to go, what to do and what to book with friends.

Software
Lazy Dynamics
Alexey Sidarov

Lazy Dynamics develops probabilistic AI technology for systems that need to understand and act in the physical world. Drawing on research in Bayesian inference, the company builds tools for modelling uncertainty and developing intelligent agents that respond to changing environments.

Cities and property
Citywize
Zaxh Torrenz

Citywize helps people understand what it is like to live in a UK neighbourhood. Its location intelligence platform brings together information on safety, property prices, schools, transport and local amenities, making it easier to compare areas and make informed decisions about where to live.

Wellbeing
ScrollAware
Jessica Butcher

ScrollAware is a not-for-profit encouraging a healthier relationship with technology and more time spent in the real world. Through its Less Scroll More Soul campaign, practical tools and work with organisations, it helps people reclaim their attention and make more intentional choices about screen use.

AI and media
Charismatic.ai
Guy Gadney

Charismatic.ai develops AI tools for storytelling and entertainment production. Its story engine supports concept development, scripts, storyboards and video, helping creators and production teams develop films, television series, microdramas and branded content from an initial idea.

Software
Specsight
Ola Piętka

Specsight helps teams understand how their software product is changing. It reads releases and explains what has changed and who is affected, giving people across a company clearer product visibility without relying on developers to translate every technical update.

Music and audio
UFlow
Heather Robinson

UFlow is an AI audio advertising platform from Umbizo. It turns a business brief into an audio advert with a script, voice, music and sound effects, helping brands, agencies and broadcasters produce and refine campaigns for radio, streaming and other digital audio channels.

Investment
X1 Pipeline
Chris Coomes

X1 Pipeline helps startups assess and improve their readiness for investment. Its AI evaluation platform analyses businesses across areas including team, technology, market and traction, producing an Investability Score and practical recommendations that help founders prepare and investors review opportunities.

Music and audio
AMP Records
Callum Trimby

AMP Records is an independent record label working with emerging artists. Its roster spans a range of contemporary sounds, with a focus on releasing music and building artists' audiences. The label is led by Callum Trimby.

Software
Fern.AI
Sam Greenhalgh

Details to follow.

Software
Upliftr
Callum Trimby

Details to follow.

Food and drink
Grub Hub
Hugh Petit

Details to follow.

AI and media
One of One
Alex Shalson

One of One is an AI creative studio for sport and entertainment. Working with talent, estates and rights holders, it brings together creative production, technology and permissions to develop branded content and new ways for audiences to engage with established personalities and intellectual property.

Music and audio
Meme Records
Frank Hamilton

An independent record label building the label model for the short-form, algorithm-driven music economy.

How the floor runs, both days
Mornings
Arrivals and short hosted introductions between founders and investors
Middle of the day
Investor and buyer meetings, by appointment
Late afternoon
A demo trail and introductions, with a challenge showcase on the Tuesday
Throughout
Demo stations and informal meetings, with quieter meeting space kept away from the noisier demos

Meetings need a booking, not a premium lanyard. Timings and the shape of the floor are indicative while the programme is finalised.

Are you a founder?

Apply for a display, a meeting slot, or just to be listed. Applications are rolling.

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