LYVA Labs’ incubator businesses get the skills to grow in 2025

The eight innovative startups on the LYVA Labs' Incubator are starting the new year with fresh business skills and connections developed through the incubator, giving them the edge they need to scale up their innovations in the year ahead.   

The businesses bring unique perspectives and game-changing ideas that can drive innovation in different sectors and industries across our region:

• Barro, a community-focused platform revolutionises local shopping by connecting consumers with small, independent businesses.
• Birl empowers brands to embrace the circular economy through its seamless single-button trade-in and resale solution.
• CCI Photonics tackles antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with innovative diagnostics, reducing pathogen detection time from 72 hours to 15 minutes.
• Cubode is an open-source, no-code platform that simplifies the creation of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered products and promotes tech accessibility.
• Gigmate, connects live music fans with gigs, venues, and like-minded fans, by building social connections and venue audiences, ensuring no one misses unforgettable live shows.
• Revibra is developing an innovative solution to support tip-toe walkers, improve mobility, and enhance quality of life.
• Universal Atmospheric Processing creates pioneering, sustainable technology that captures greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and converts them into valuable resources.
• Viz Box Limited combines virtual reality, haptics technology, and AI to create innovative medical interventions delivering personalised and immersive rehabilitation.

LYVA Labs’ tailored incubator and coaching are designed to accelerate businesses' development during their time on the programme. Our team provides comprehensive support, from conducting in-depth market analyses and guiding customer research to refining each business’ brand positioning.

The incubator also helps businesses target influential regional mentors while developing growth strategies. Alongside these bespoke services, the businesses have completed key modules on market and competition, value proposition, business models, intellectual property (IP) and regulation, accounting and finance, and building effective teams and collaboration. These sessions have equipped the businesses with the critical skills and insights needed to sharpen their business plans.

Looking ahead, January promises to be another exciting month. Module seven will cover data management in innovation at the Hartree Centre, Sci-Tech Daresbury, in collaboration with STFC, whilst module eight will cover brand and marketing strategy, delivered by our expert partners at Matchstick Creative.

These upcoming sessions will build on the incubator's solid foundations, providing participants with tools to manage their data more effectively and define compelling brand and marketing strategies. With such a dynamic start to the year, we cannot wait to see how these innovative businesses evolve in 2025.