In line with their promise to keep the customer at the very centre of services, Exeter born business recycling and rubbish start-up Binit have launched an app. The Binit app, one of the very first in the UK's recycling and waste sector, was launched in April 2019 and is designed to make it even easier for customers to sort their day to day recycling and rubbish needs.

Agricultural engineering start-up, Milkalyser, has received £1 million of funding to further develop its innovative equipment that monitors the productivity of dairy cows.

For many businesses, crowdfunding is seen as the investment platform of the digital age. Crowdcube, Pioneered by Luke Lang and Darren Westlake who created the world's first investment crowdfunding platform in 2011, has helped more than 500 businesses raise finance and has over 400,000 members - who have invested in excess of 245m.

Equipping companies with the tools to visualise data and create 3D images was the brainchild of Professor Philippe Young. Based at the University of Exeter, Professor Young was conducting a research project when he had the idea for Simpleware.

Unique technology by Theta Technologies detects flaws in engineering components enabling an early warning of material degradation to such a detailed level, it is unmatched by any other forms of testing. The ultrasonic technology was developed by Dr Peter Armitage during his PhD at the University of Exeter.

When Raspberry Pi launched a low-end micro-computer aimed at encouraging programming, University of Exeter student Jacob Marsh saw an opportunity. One of the first in line to buy the much-anticipated micro-computer, Jacob set out to design a case to house the computer.

Using traditional building techniques combined with modern materials and design features, physics student Duncan Lyster is creating lightweight, high-performance wooden surfboards.

Bespoke mobile and web software firm, Seedata has experienced great success since it was founded in 2010. Starting as a digital web agency, Seedata utilised collaborations to expand operations and focus more on innovative products.

While at university, with the support of SETsquared Exeter's Student Startup Team, Hugo Tilmouth and Hakeem Buge began work on a business idea for a green grab-and-go solution to phone charging.

Coined as the try-before-you-buy for home improvements, Augmented Reality Creations (ARC), create immersive and explorable Augmented Reality experiences for use by home improvement installers as a sales tool both in person or remotely.