Bristol-based sensor technology startup Zero Point Motion has closed a 拢4m pre-Series A funding round to transform positioning and navigation.
The investment is set to fuel the company鈥檚 rapid scale-up and team expansion as the company emerges from stealth mode, where they have been working on a scalable, volume-manufacturable process for Zero Point Motion鈥檚 next-generation positioning and navigation sensors.
The firm is backed by investors SCVC (the official funding arm of Science Creates), Foresight Group and Verve Ventures, with seed round investor u-blox AG remaining a key strategic partner and customer.
Zero Point Motion says its breakthrough in motion sensing is set to transform defence, space exploration, and autonomous systems where precision and reliability are mission-critical.
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鈥淥ur mission is to harness light to redefine the future of sensing,鈥� said Dr Lia Li, founder and CEO of Zero Point Motion.聽
鈥淲e鈥檙e working with two of the world鈥檚 leading foundries to push MEMS performance beyond its limits. With top-tier investors and partners behind us, we鈥檙e laser-focused on delivering our inertial sensors to customers who demand the highest precision and reliability.
鈥淲e鈥檝e also brought more integration and packaging R&D in-house, cutting iteration times from eight weeks to just one day.聽
鈥淭his agility, combined with our expanding patent portfolio and multiple newly granted patents鈥攅nsures we stay ahead of the curve. Our next milestone: product qualification and customer deployment.鈥�
Recognized as one of Sifted鈥檚 鈥�16 Bristol-based Startups to Watch鈥�, Zero Point Motion has also secured major government and EU funding, including 拢1.3m from the UK鈥檚 Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) in 2023, followed by a 鈧�2.4m grant from the European Innovation Council Accelerator program.聽
Harry Destecroix MBE, founder of Science Creates, and cofounder and managing partner of SCVC, added: 鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to back Zero Point Motion as they develop a truly category-defining technology.聽
鈥淏y applying cutting-edge quantum approaches to motion sensing, Lia and the team are unlocking massive potential for industries like autonomous vehicles, robotics, and consumer electronics.
鈥淟ia is an exceptional founder鈥攈er technical brilliance, vision, and leadership make her exactly the kind of entrepreneur we love to support.鈥�