Best HealthTech Companies in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
The 74 best HealthTech companies in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Texthelp.
Our analysis of 80 HealthTech companies
$5.5b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best HealthTech companies in Northern Ireland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texthelp Developer of software tools for literacy math and communication support 67Fin. health top 26%Tech top 27%Market top 34%Funding top 34% All 14 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 26% Techtop 27% Markettop 34% Fundingtop 34% Moattop 37% AItop 45% Growthtop 48% Globaltop 50% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 40% Innovationbottom 37% Patentsbottom 35% Customersbottom 31% Newsbottom 22% Fin. health: Revenue ~$35.2M · Revenue +29% YoY Tech: 44 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $123M | 37 mo ago | 350 | Martin Mckay CEO & FOunder | PrismicNode.jsHeadless UI+29 | 7 patents Assistive software for text entry and mathematical/scientific expression editing | — |
| 2 | Axial3D Developer of AI-powered 3D medical imaging solutions 64Growth top 21%Funding top 36%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 21% Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% AItop 45% Techtop 49% Fin. healthtop 49% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Revenue +99% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $26.5M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 11 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $27M | 18 mo ago | 49 49 → 67 (+37%) | Daniel Crawford Founder & CSO | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+29 | — | 2 launchs |
| 3 | Cirdan Imaging Laboratory Information System for clinical laboratories 53Product top 30%Growth top 31%Moat top 37%Talent top 38% All 12 signals ▾Producttop 30% Growthtop 31% Moattop 37% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Fin. healthtop 45% Techbottom 47% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 45% Innovationbottom 44% Patentsbottom 33% Newsbottom 20% Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B Growth: Revenue +39% YoY · Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $24M | 2 mo ago | 84 | Cahal Cormican Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 6 patents Medical imaging hardware for cabinet x‑ray specimen analysis and mammographic breast screening | — |
| 4 | B-Secur Platform offering security and authentication solutions | $18M | 34 mo ago | 70 70 → 37 (-47%) | Alan Foreman Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | 36 patents Wearable biometric monitoring devices for human and animal health diagnostics | 1 launch |
| 5 | Cumulus Neuro AI and cloud-based brain physiology analysis tool for clinical trials 62Growth top 20%Funding top 30%News top 33%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Fundingtop 30% Newstop 33% Moattop 39% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Growth: Headcount 21 → 41 (+95%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $15.2M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $15M | 11 mo ago | 41 41 → 35 (-15%) | Brian Murphy Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer | — | — | — |
| 6 | Axis Three Aesthetic consultation by providing 3D patient simulation | $5M | 204 mo ago | 11 | Steve Crummey CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | MedAll Provider of software for building healthcare professional career | $4M | 56 mo ago | 13 | — | Node.jsVuetifyVue.js+16 | — | — |
| 8 | Overwatch Research Online platform for clinical trial data and workflow management | $4M | 57 mo ago | 6 | Paul Wilsdon Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 9 | Sonrai Analytics Developer of software for data analytics and ingishts | $4M | 9 mo ago | 16 16 → 31 (+94%) | Darragh Mcart Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | — |
| 10 | Intelesens Provider of defibrillation and ECG electrodes for vital signs monitoring | $3M | 133 mo ago | 30 | — | — | 14 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 11 | Eolas Medical Provider of an app for communication, education, clinical protocols 42Tech top 33%Growth top 35%Funding top 39%Customers top 41% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 33% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 39% Customerstop 41% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 24% Tech: 34 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $3M | 5 mo ago | 5 | Declan Kelly Founder & CEO | WebflowMixpanelLinkedin Insight Tag+18 | — | — |
| 12 | Locate A Locum Online platform for pharmacy locum and staff recruitment | $2M | 78 mo ago | 27 | — | ContentfulApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | — | 1 partnership |
| 13 | Modius Health Device for weight loss | $2M | 104 mo ago | 21 | Jason McKeown Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 14 | Kraydel Provider of AI and cloud-based IoT solutions for remote health monitoring | $2M | 108 mo ago | 13 | — | — | 13 patents Acoustic and physiological monitoring systems with sound‑responsive and messaging capabilities | — |
| 15 | PathXL Develops web-based workflow solutions for digital pathology | $1M | 163 mo ago | 30 | Des Speed ex-CEO | — | 25 patents Digital pathology image analysis and tissue recognition with artifact correction and normalization | — |
| 16 | Rapid-Myco Technologies Developer of a diagnostic platform for the detection of mycobacterial infections in humans and livestock | $1M | 40 mo ago | — | Ashley Cooper CEO | — | — | — |
| 17 | 42Genetics Provider of a platform for NGS data analysis | $1M | 63 mo ago | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Biomarx Developer of automated diagnostic systems for molecular testing at point of care 24Funding top 46%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 33% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $942k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $942K | 5 mo ago | — | Sean Macfarlane Founder | — | — | — |
| 19 | Saltroad Online platform connecting parents with speech and language therapists | $731K | 23 mo ago | — | Debi Lester Co-Founder | WebflowTikTok PixelPostHog+15 | — | — |
| 20 | Tuzzl Provider of AI-based cloud platform providing patient engagement solutions | $354K | 60 mo ago | — | Mark Mitchelson CEO | — | — | — |
| 21 | Elemental Software Cloud-based digital prescription solution | $319K | 108 mo ago | 27 | Leeann Monk Co-Founder & Co-CEO | BootstrapAmazon ALBAmazon Web Services+5 | — | — |
| 22 | AMPLY Discovery Provider of AI-based infectious disease drug discovery platform | $20K | 4 mo ago | 2 | Chris Creevey Co-Founder | — | — | 1 job opening |
Top 12 HealthTech companies in Northern Ireland
#1
Series B · Lisburn, Northern Ireland · founded 2010 · 84 employees$23.6Mraised▾
Cirdan Imaging designs manufactures and supplies medical imaging & informatics technology for the medical diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The company offers VividPath, a PACS image acquisition and viewer workstation to acquire, view, annotate, report, and store images in a database. Also provides gross specimen macro imaging systems for pathology laboratories; digital microscope cameras to support live onscreen review and image capture of slides; and medical imaging software solutions. The company has additional offices in Canada and Australia and offers products through a network of distributors in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
- Apr 2026Series B$4M
- Apr 2026Venture Debt$5.4M
- Oct 2024Series B$9.8M
- Oct 2023Series A$2.8M
#2
Series A · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2015 · 41 employees$15.2Mraised▾
AI and cloud-based brain physiology analysis tool for clinical trials. It has a cloud-based platform and device that provides a next generation integrated physiological and digital biomarker platform that has the ability to perform assesment tests, analyse results, real-time data collection, and more for drug discovery.
- Jul 2025Series A$4.4M
- May 2021Series A$8.3M
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$237.8K
- Jul 2020Series A$1.4M
#3
Series A · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2019 · 5 employees$2.8Mraised▾
Provider of an app for communication, education, clinical protocols
- Jan 2026Series A$12M
- Mar 2021Seed$2.8M
#4
Series C · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2014 · 49 employees$26.5Mraised▾
Developer of AI-powered 3D medical imaging solutions. The tools help medical device companies and hospitals streamline surgical planning, device development, and personalized care by automating segmentation and reducing manual effort.
- Dec 2024Series C$18.2M
- Oct 2023Series B$2.4M
- Sep 2022Series B$15M
- Mar 2021Series B$4.1M
#5
Seed · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2018 · 16 employees$3.6Mraised▾
Developer of software for data analytics and insights. The platform is offering AI and ML-based applications which enables users to filter and analyze data sets in real-time to provide results, predictions, or insights based on the analysis for precision medicine. It offers features such as data management, design workflows, data visualization, and many more.
- Sep 2025Seed—
- Nov 2022Seed—
- Jun 2022Seed$2.7M
- Mar 2020Seed$895.5K
#6
Seed · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2025$941.9Kraised▾
Developer of automated diagnostic systems for molecular testing at point of care. The company provides a system that streamlines the diagnostic workflow. It offers a platform combining single-use cartridges with screen-printed electrodes. The system aims to decentralise diagnostic services and expand patient access to testing.
- Jan 2026Grant (prize money)—
- Jan 2026Seed$941.9K
#7
Seed · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2018 · 350 employees$122.5Mraised▾
Developer of software tools for literacy math and communication support. These digital applications assist individuals with reading, writing, and mathematical tasks. The software suite includes features for text-to-speech, document editing, and symbol-based communication. Additional tools provide curriculum resources for educators to manage student learning and behavior. These products function across various educational and professional environments to facilitate accessibility and information processing.
- May 2023Seed—
- Oct 2021Seed$13.2M
- Dec 2020Seed$108.7M
- May 2019Seed$591K
#8
Series B · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2014 · 70 employees$18.2Mraised▾
Platform offering security and authentication solutions. It provides tools to help organizations verify identities, manage access, and protect sensitive data. The platform supports workflows related to safeguarding user information and ensuring secure authentication processes.
- Jul 2023Series B—
- Nov 2021Series B$3M
- Sep 2020Series A$1.9M
- May 2020Series A$2.2M
#9
Seed · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2021 · 2 employees$20Kraised▾
Provider of AI-based infectious disease drug discovery platform. It offers a machine learning-based platform for the digital biological biome, high-volume peptide, and protein extraction technology for drug discovery of human and animal AMR molecules.
- Feb 2026Seed—
- May 2025Seed$1.8M
- Feb 2024Grant (prize money)$1.8M
- Sep 2023Seed$20K
#10
Seed · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2024$731.2Kraised▾
Online platform connecting parents with speech and language therapists. It offers a platform to answer the questions related to the situation to book the consultation based on child's needs, budget and schedule.
- Jul 2024Seed$731.2K
#11
Acquired · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2017 · 6 employees$4.3Mraised▾
Overwatch Research is an online platform for tracking clinical data and management. The platform is used to manage in vivo experiments, create workflows, manage multiple studies, study randomization, assign and manage tasks in CRO's, preclinical labs, and academic institutions.
- Sep 2021Seed$3.5M
- Apr 2020Seed$192.1K
- 2017Seed—
#12
Seed · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2017 · 13 employees$4.3Mraised▾
Provider of software for building healthcare professional career. It develops and organizes the medical career portfolio. It stores and organizes all of your presentations, certificates, and career documents in one place.
- Oct 2021Seed$3.9M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of HealthTech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time flat
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Digital Health is moving in the United Kingdom
A read on the academic research around Digital Health — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 4,011 United Kingdom-affiliated papers.
- Imperial College London284
- University College London257
- King's College London242
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine242
- University of Oxford193
- Health care3→83
- Wearable computer1→41
- Health informatics10→41
- Mental health2→27
- Psychological intervention3→17
- Health care20→268
- Psychological intervention14→207
- Health informatics45→164
- Intervention (counseling)9→123
- Public health15→113
- Health care61→604
- Psychological intervention33→266
- Public health55→286
- Health informatics123→337
- Nursing research60→218
Where digital health is researched across United Kingdom
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing medical devices patents in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom medical devices patent filing is accelerating — 44,661 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by Smith & Nephew, Nicoventures Trading, CREO Medical; annual filings 4010→4019.
- Smith & Nephew3022
- Nicoventures Trading1947
- CREO Medical1678
- OWEN Mumford1480
- CMR Surgical1193
- Gyrus Medical1016
- Sanofi Aventis Deutschland1012
- Convatec867
Common questions
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