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Silicon Microgravity
🇬🇧 Waterbeach, Cambridge, United Kingdom · Founded 2014 · 11-50 employees
GPS-free sensing and navigation technology company based in Cambridge. Silicon Microgravity is a deeptech startup based in Waterbeach, Cambridge, United Kingdom, founded 2014, with $7.8M raised to date.
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Total raised
$7.8M
Business model
hardware
Key differentiator
Their resonant MEMS technology delivers chip-scale gravimeters capable of detecting changes down to 10 nanoG, enabling underground tunnel/bunker detection and precise navigation without GPS at a lower cost than traditional sensors.
Target customer
defence ministries, aerospace companies, autonomous vehicle/robotics firms, oil & gas operators, mining companies, and geophysical surveyors
Sectors
Key investors
IP Group, Parkwalk, BP Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise, UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund, Oxford Innovation Finance’s Angel Network (OION), Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), Future Planet Capital, Touchstone Innovations
Notable achievements
- Released two flagship products in early 2025: the Gaia field portable MEMS gravimeter and navigation-grade MEMS accelerometer, marking transition from R&D to deployable products
- Secured a DASA Defence Innovation Loan for autonomous tunnel and bunker detection commercialisation by end of 2024
- Selected for the Defence Technology Exploitation programme (DTEP) to integrate into defence supply chain
- Recognised by UK government for semiconductor innovation in inertial navigation and pioneering silicon MEMS technology
- Raised $7 million from IP Group, Parkwalk, BP Ventures, and Cambridge Enterprise; later secured £2.8 million round with UKI2S, Oxford Innovation, and DASA
Frequently asked questions
- What does Silicon Microgravity do?
- GPS-free sensing and navigation technology company based in Cambridge.
- Where is Silicon Microgravity based?
- Silicon Microgravity is based in Waterbeach, Cambridge, United Kingdom, founded in 2014.
- How much has Silicon Microgravity raised?
- Silicon Microgravity has raised $7.8M in tracked funding.
- Who has invested in Silicon Microgravity?
- Investors in Silicon Microgravity include IP Group, Parkwalk, BP Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise, UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund, Oxford Innovation Finance’s Angel Network (OION) and Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA).