Health & life sciences
Clinical AI, diagnostics and computational biology that change what medicine can do.
Troika Labs · Accelerator & venture studio
Deep-tech founders building step-changes, not increments. We carry you from lab result to signed pilot to Series A.
01 — Thesis
We back founders building something genuinely new — never the tenth version of something known.
Consensus ideas raise fast — and are priced to perfection before they ship.
Hard science scares generalist capital. That fear is our opening.
We take the technical risk others won’t — then remove it, one milestone at a time.
02 — Discipline
If it can be built without deep science, someone cheaper will build it — faster.
03 — Where we hunt
Clinical AI, diagnostics and computational biology that change what medicine can do.
Autonomy, ISR, electronic warfare and decision AI — for a world where deterrence is written in software.
Perception, manipulation and edge compute that leave the lab for the ward, the plant and the field.
Computing, sensing and secure communications — the next platform shift, built here.
04 — The ecosystem around us
We sit inside two of the densest clusters of frontier science on earth. This is the world on our doorstep.
05 — The UK’s pattern
For seventy years, breakthroughs born in London and Cambridge have been scaled — and owned — somewhere else.
Troika sits at the source — and builds the company before the value leaves.
Breakthroughs from the UK ecosystem. Not Troika portfolio companies.
06 — The gap
Grants and seed fund the science. Series A funds the scale.
In between: no product polish, no pilot, no buyer. It’s where most deep-tech companies stall — and exactly where Troika works.
07 — The model
Labs, compute and a London base
Partner-level guidance from day one
Designers and engineers inside your team
Introductions to Tier 1 companies in each sector
Designed, measured, referenceable
Buyers and investors in one room
08 — What founders get
Our designers and ML engineers work inside your sprint, with direct access to University of Cambridge researchers.
09 — Principles
Six rules we hold ourselves to, with every company, in every sector.
| Principle | What it means in practice | For founders |
|---|---|---|
| Step-change or nothing | We back new categories, not better versions of old ones | A partner who wants you to be bold |
| Create, don’t just select | We build alongside you from first principles | Hands on the work, not just a cheque |
| Speed as a discipline | Tight cadence, weekly milestones, fast decisions | Months saved on the road to a pilot |
| Talent first | We back exceptional people before the idea is finished | Room to find the right problem |
| Proximity without capture | Close to Tier 1 companies, owned by none of them | Access with your independence intact |
| Dual-use from day one | Technology built for civil and defence markets | More buyers, more routes to scale |
10 — Portfolio
Clinical-AI decisioning, developed in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic.
AI-native wealth management — the studio’s product engine applied beyond healthcare.
AI software for clear dental aligners.
An adaptive, self-learning and hybrid AI training platform for schools, universities and companies.
AI surrogate models that predict simulation results in minutes, before the solver runs.
11 — For co-investors
Live with users — not a prototype waiting for a pilot.
Outcomes measured against an agreed baseline.
Someone senior who will take your diligence call.
Tidy cap table, IP assigned, path to market mapped.
12 — The window
apply@troikalabs.uk