# Exciting Instruments

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/exciting-instruments

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Sheffield, UK
- Website: www.excitinginstruments.com
- Total disclosed funding: $5.2M
- Latest round: Seed (Nov 7, 2024)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Based in England, UK, and founded in 2021, Exciting Instruments Limited operates as a manufacturing company that offers a detection tool called EI-FLEX that is used for detecting single molecules. In November 2024, Exciting Instruments Limited raised GBP 4 million in seed funding from Northern Gritstone, Empirical Ventures, and Praetura Ventures.

Exciting Instruments specializes in single-molecule spectroscopy, with the main product, the EI-FLEX. The EI-FLEX supports experiments like single-molecule Forster resonance energy transfer (smFRET) and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), all without needing complex setups or dark rooms. The company's product is primarily aimed at fields like biophysics, life sciences, drug development, and medical diagnostics. Exciting Instruments serves customers worldwide, including universities, biopharma companies, and environmental labs in markets like North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm's goal is to make single-molecule biophysics tools more accessible and used in research labs.

The company plans to use the November 2024 funding to support the business's strategies for growth and the development of its products.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Nov 7, 2024, $5.2M — Praetura Ventures, Northern Gritstone, Empirical Ventures

## Investors

- Praetura Ventures — Seed
- Northern Gritstone (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/northern-gritstone) — Seed
- Empirical Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/empirical-ventures) — Seed