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Roli LTD.

ROLI | Revolutionising musical expression with MPE | ROLI

Discover the instruments of the future with ROLI. We are a multidisciplinary team of creators bringing you the latest in music learning and creation to spark inspiration. Revolutionising music with MPE enabled hardware and software, putting the most advanced musical expression at your fingertips.

CRN
07044888
Founded
2009
Age
14

Overview

Legal name
ROLI LTD.
Region
London
Registered address
Unknown
Insolvency history
Yes

Corporate ownership

Updated 06 Jun 2026 16:52

Roli LTD.
No active corporate controller recorded.

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

1 event
15 Oct
2009

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

8 awards
First funded
2011
Funded years
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Age at first award
2 years

Projects

2015 GRD Proof of Concept Lead participant

Sensei-POC

1 Dec 2015 to 31 Aug 2016

Awarded
£97,800
Total cost £163,000

There are nascent problems that face the future of “located” HCI (peripherals devices that enable people to interact with non-mobile computing devices, like desktops and laptops). We will always want to benefit from the larger screens and greater computing power that located computers enable. But located HCI has seen far less innovation than mobile HCI, a...

2015 GRD Proof of Concept Lead participant

ROLI Ltd. - ShellPOC (Shell Proof of Concept)

1 Nov 2015 to 30 Nov 2016

Awarded
£89,161
Total cost £148,601

This project will seek to prove the technical feasibility and design concepts of the ‘Shell’ interface platform for mobile computing devices (MCDs). Through the Seaboard GRAND, ROLI has proved a market need for high resolution, high bandwidth human computer interfaces that make use of our industry-leading design approach and technology. MCDs have increase...

2014 GRD Development of Prototype Lead participant

ROLI Ltd - Modular Music Platform Prototype (M2P2)

1 Oct 2014 to 30 Sep 2015

Awarded
£232,934
Total cost £517,631

ROLI is a design-led technology startup headquartered in Dalston, London. Our mission is to empower people through intuitive technology, by developing interfaces that expand the bandwidth of human-computer interaction. Over the past year, we have successfully brought our flagship product, the Seaboard GRAND, to customers around the world, with orders from...

2014 GRD Proof of Concept Lead participant

BluePOC - Blue SEA Sensor Proof of Concept

1 Jul 2014 to 31 May 2015

Awarded
£96,000
Total cost £160,000

BluePOC is aimed at proving the concept and technical feasibility of ROLI’s new “Wing” sensor technology, a core component of our manufacturing process that is integral to the scaling of our operations and a key optimisation of our costs. ROLI has successfully demonstrated an innovative touch interaction paradigm with its flagship product, the Seaboard, w...

2013 GRD Proof of Concept Lead participant

ROLI LTD BeatPOC (BeatHive Proof of Concept)

1 Oct 2013 to 30 Sep 2014

Awarded
£90,000
Total cost £150,000

ROLI is a design-led technology startup that is about to ship its first product, the multi-awardwinning Seaboard GRAND. Our mission is to empower people through intuitive technology, developing interfaces that expand the bandwidth of human-computer interaction. BeatHive is a new type of digital music sequencer designed for easy compatibility with computer...

2012 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Seaboard:Product/Market Adaptive Fit Research and Development

1 Aug 2012 to 30 Jun 2013

Awarded
£94,700
Total cost £189,400

The Seaboard is a radically new musical instrument and music production interface. It is based on a patent-pending technology, and will unleash new creative musical possibilities, while also reducing the time and cost of music production and editing. Our highly differentiated digital music interface has strong IP protection, and will compete in the $2bn p...

2012 GRD Development of Prototype Lead participant

Customisable Pre-Production Prototype Development

1 Jun 2012 to 30 Apr 2013

Awarded
£215,023
Total cost £478,999

The Seaboard is a radically new musical instrument and music production interface. It is based on a patent-pending technology, and will unleash new creative musical possibilities, whilst also reducing the time and cost of music production and editing. Our highly differentiated digital music interface has strong IP protection, and will compete in the $2bn ...

2011 GRD Proof of Concept Lead participant

The Seaboard: a musical instrument for the twenty-first century

1 Nov 2011 to 31 Aug 2012

Awarded
£90,000
Total cost £150,000

Our business opportunity is to take a share of the following markets: conventional, analogue keyboard instruments (i.e. pianos); electronic digital keyboards; synthesizers; and music technology including both hardware and software. We will also create a new market for instruments for digital music composition and performance. These markets as a whole are ...

Product types

Collaborative R&D GRD Development of Prototype GRD Proof of Concept