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   "fx_source": null,
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   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
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   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/us-tech-giant-acquires-manchester-startup/ (trade) — \"The deal size has not been disclosed.\"",
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   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
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   "week_ending": false,
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   "fx_rate": null,
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   "amount_text": "23000000",
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   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/surrealdb-extends-series-a-20260217 — \"has secured a new investment of $23m (£17m)\" (trade, UKTN)",
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   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-02-17",
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   "counterparty": "PXN Ventures; SFC Capital; angels",
   "amount": 1000000,
   "amount_text": "1000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Funding for autonomous robots for maritime inspection and maintenance.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/scrubmarine-robotics-funding-20251224 — \"has raised $1m (£740,000)\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
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   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-12-24",
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   "currency": "GBP",
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   "summary": "PraeSeed investment for AI that automates credit analysis for lenders.",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/8-startups-funded-by-pxns-praeseed-programme/ — \"AI-driven FinTech solution, designed to automate time-intensive steps in the credit analysis\" (trade, BusinessCloud)",
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   "year": "2025",
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   "company_text": "Hartree Centre",
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   "sources_text": "https://www.hartree.stfc.ac.uk/news/2025/12/03/stfc-hartree-centre-and-quantum-dice-join-forces-to-bring-quantum-technology-to-industry/ — \"a key part of the Hartree Centre's five-year plan\"",
   "source_urls": [
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   "ledger": "page",
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   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-12-03",
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   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
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   "date": "2025-10-20",
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   "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2056",
   "counterparty": "STFC Hartree Centre",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "STFC launches Mary Coombs at Daresbury. Buys or funds: 24.41 PF GPU-based AI system for industry.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.hartree.stfc.ac.uk/news/2025/10/20/stfc-launches-powerful-new-ai-supercomputer-for-industry/ — \"A 24.41 petaflop system, it can perform 24.41 quadrillion floating-point calculations per second.\"",
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   "date_text": "2025-10-20",
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   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
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   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
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   "show": true,
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   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/live-blog/manchester-ai-software-platform-secures-5m-funding/ — \"£5 million investment in PEAK:AIO\"",
   "source_urls": [
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   "ledger": "ledger2",
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   "date_text": "2025-10-03",
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   "date": "2025-09-18",
   "year": "2025",
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   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-707",
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   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Part of a more-than-£1.1m package from EHE Ventures to seven AI startups; per-company sums not stated.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/manchester-vc-invests-1-1m-into-several-ai-startups-20250918 — \"agtech firm Fotenix\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/manchester-vc-invests-1-1m-into-several-ai-startups-20250918"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-09-18",
   "date_sort": "2025-09-18",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-UG-008",
   "date": "2025-09-08",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "SenseAI Vision (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-502",
   "counterparty": "Foresight Group",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "First seed round, amount not disclosed.",
   "sources_text": "https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/08/senseai-vision-ltd-secures-first-seed-investment/ — \"was led by the Ventures team at Foresight Group\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/08/senseai-vision-ltd-secures-first-seed-investment/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-09-08",
   "date_sort": "2025-09-08",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-UG-010",
   "date": "2025-08-21",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "rename",
   "company_text": "Robotiz3d (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-505",
   "counterparty": null,
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Robotiz3d Limited renamed Alpha Subco Limited.",
   "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12715295 — \"ROBOTIZ3D LIMITED\" \"02 Jul 2020 - 21 Aug 2025\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12715295"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-08-21",
   "date_sort": "2025-08-21",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-UG-015",
   "date": "2025-06-05",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "rename",
   "company_text": "SenseAI Vision (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-502",
   "counterparty": null,
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "SenseAI Innovations Limited renamed SenseAI Vision Limited.",
   "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14814901 — \"SENSEAI INNOVATIONS LIMITED (19 Apr 2023 - 05 Jun 2025)\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14814901"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-06-05",
   "date_sort": "2025-06-05",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-018",
   "date": "2025-04",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Fotenix (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-707",
   "counterparty": "not named",
   "amount": 2100000,
   "amount_text": "2100000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "New funding for AI-powered crop diagnostics; University of Manchester spin-out.",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/businessclouds-top-100-deals-of-2025/ — \"AI-powered crop diagnostics company Fotenix secured £2.1m in new funding\" (trade, BusinessCloud)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/businessclouds-top-100-deals-of-2025/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-04",
   "date_sort": "2025-04-00",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 2100000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£2.1m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2.1m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-016",
   "date": "2025-03-31",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Fireflai (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-720",
   "counterparty": "DSW Ventures",
   "amount": 415000,
   "amount_text": "415000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Pre-seed for AI software that cleans and organises product data.",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/ai-startup-raises-415k-from-dsw-ventures/ — \"Manchester-based SaaS platform Fireflai has secured a £415,000 pre-seed investment from DSW Ventures.\" (trade, BusinessCloud)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/ai-startup-raises-415k-from-dsw-ventures/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-03-31",
   "date_sort": "2025-03-31",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 415000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£415,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£415,000",
   "show": true
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  {
   "id": "DEAL-X-007",
   "date": "2025-03-12",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "Peak (biz-peak)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-003",
   "counterparty": "UiPath",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "UiPath announced it had acquired Peak, a Manchester company that makes AI software for pricing and inventory decisions. Terms not disclosed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uipath.com/newsroom/uipath-acquires-peak-to-launch-vertically-specialized-agents — \"today announced the acquisition of Peak, an AI-native company based in Manchester, United Kingdom.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uipath.com/newsroom/uipath-acquires-peak-to-launch-vertically-specialized-agents"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "sitewide",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-03-12",
   "date_sort": "2025-03-12",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-IND-004",
   "date": "2025-03-12",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "Peak (BIZ-SU-IND-003)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-003",
   "counterparty": "UiPath",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "UiPath acquires Manchester AI pricing and inventory company Peak",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uipath.com/newsroom/uipath-acquires-peak-to-launch-vertically-specialized-agents — \"an AI-native company based in Manchester, United Kingdom\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uipath.com/newsroom/uipath-acquires-peak-to-launch-vertically-specialized-agents"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "same_event_as": "DEAL-X-007",
   "date_text": "2025-03-12",
   "date_sort": "2025-03-12",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-CLD-5001",
   "date": "2025-02-10",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "partnership",
   "company_text": "BIZ-CLD-5001 Scan Computers",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-5001",
   "counterparty": "NVIDIA (BIZ-BIG-014)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "NVIDIA certified Scan as a DGX managed service provider, one of eleven worldwide. Buys or funds: DGX-ready managed service provider status.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.scan.co.uk/info/presszone/scan/nvidia/dgx-ready — \"Scan becomes just one of eleven global NVIDIA partners to have the DGX MSP status.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.scan.co.uk/info/presszone/scan/nvidia/dgx-ready"
   ],
   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "cloud",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-02-10",
   "date_sort": "2025-02-10",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-CLD-5002",
   "date": "2025-02",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "gpu_purchase",
   "company_text": "BIZ-CLD-5001 Scan Computers",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-5001",
   "counterparty": "NVIDIA (BIZ-BIG-014)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Scan installed a DGX B200 system for its hosted DGX service, described as Europe's first DGX B200 cluster. Buys or funds: NVIDIA DGX B200, eight B200 GPUs, with PEAK:AIO storage.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.scan.co.uk/info/presszone/scan/nvidia/dgx-ready — \"We're so proud to join the exclusive DGX MSP community.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.scan.co.uk/info/presszone/scan/nvidia/dgx-ready"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "cloud",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-02",
   "date_sort": "2025-02-00",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
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  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-005",
   "date": "2025-01-17",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Arcube (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-716",
   "counterparty": "Fuel Ventures; Oxford Capital Partners",
   "amount": 1200000,
   "amount_text": "1200000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed for an AI platform that raises airline loyalty and ancillary revenue.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-synthesia-to-oh-20250117 — \"Arcube – £1.2m\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-synthesia-to-oh-20250117"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-01-17",
   "date_sort": "2025-01-17",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1200000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.2m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.2m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-CLD-6021",
   "date": "2025",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "gpu_purchase",
   "company_text": "University of Manchester (CSF3, BIZ-CLD-6012)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-6012",
   "counterparty": "NVIDIA (BIZ-BIG-014)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Manchester adds H200 GPUs to CSF3. Buys or funds: 32 NVIDIA H200 in four HGX nodes. Other investors: Alces (integration); Dell (host servers).",
   "sources_text": "https://research-it.manchester.ac.uk/news/2026/06/09/new-nvidia-chips/ — \"our integration partner.\"; https://research-it.manchester.ac.uk/tag/csf/ — \"completed the deployment of Nvidia H200 servers\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://research-it.manchester.ac.uk/news/2026/06/09/new-nvidia-chips/",
    "https://research-it.manchester.ac.uk/tag/csf/"
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   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "cloud",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025 (late)",
   "date_sort": "2025-00-00",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
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  {
   "id": "DEAL-CLD-6032",
   "date": "2024-12-10",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "partnership",
   "company_text": "Hartree Centre",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2028",
   "counterparty": "IBM Research UK (BIZ-BIG-034); UK Atomic Energy Authority",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Three-way fusion AI partnership. Buys or funds: Fusion foundation models from JET and MAST-U data (BIZ-CLD-6028).",
   "sources_text": "https://www.hartree.stfc.ac.uk/news/2024/12/10/a-new-partnership-to-power-uk-fusion-powerplants/ — \"deliver commercial fusion in the 2040's by exploiting the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.hartree.stfc.ac.uk/news/2024/12/10/a-new-partnership-to-power-uk-fusion-powerplants/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "cloud",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-12-10",
   "date_sort": "2024-12-10",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-036",
   "date": "2024-07-18",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Spotlight Pathology (BIZ-SU-HLT-012)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-012",
   "counterparty": "LYVA Labs",
   "amount": 125000,
   "amount_text": "125000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Investment from LYVA Labs.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/spotlight-pathology-ai-blood-diagnosis-20240718 — \"has raised £125,000 in the latest investment from LYVA Labs.\" (accessed 2026-10-29)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/spotlight-pathology-ai-blood-diagnosis-20240718"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-07-18",
   "date_sort": "2024-07-18",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 125000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£125,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£125,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-CLD-6030",
   "date": "2024-07-11",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "partnership",
   "company_text": "Hartree Centre",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2028",
   "counterparty": "Quantinuum",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Quantinuum hardware made available to UK businesses through Hartree. Buys or funds: H1-Series quantum hardware via cloud or on site (BIZ-CLD-6026).",
   "sources_text": "https://www.hartree.stfc.ac.uk/news/2024/07/11/partnership-boosts-uk-access-to-most-powerful-quantum-technologies/ — \"a key component of our five-year plan.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.hartree.stfc.ac.uk/news/2024/07/11/partnership-boosts-uk-access-to-most-powerful-quantum-technologies/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "cloud",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-07-11",
   "date_sort": "2024-07-11",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SW-6031",
   "date": "2024-06-17",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SW-616 SurrealDB",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SW-616",
   "counterparty": "FirstMark; Georgian (leads)",
   "amount": 20000000,
   "amount_text": "20000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "SurrealDB raised $20m (its Series A) led by FirstMark and Georgian; total funding $26m. Buys or funds: Surreal Cloud beta; database engineering. Other investors: Crew Capital; Alumni Ventures.",
   "sources_text": "https://surrealdb.com/blog/surrealdb-raises-20m-to-disrupt-database-tech-introduces-new-cloud-beta-access — \"$20 million investment round led by FirstMark and Georgian with participation from Crew Capital and Alumni Ventures\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://surrealdb.com/blog/surrealdb-raises-20m-to-disrupt-database-tech-introduces-new-cloud-beta-access"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-06-17",
   "date_sort": "2024-06-17",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 15772871,
   "fx_rate": 1.268,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.268 per £ on 2024-06-17",
   "fx_date": "2024-06-17",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$20m",
   "gbp_txt": "£15.8m",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-CLD-6033",
   "date": "2024-04",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "partnership",
   "company_text": "Hartree Centre",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2028",
   "counterparty": "Unilever (BIZ-EST-052)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Decade-long Unilever R&D computing partnership restated in Hartree strategy. Buys or funds: Materials chemistry computing, AI and quantum (BIZ-CLD-6025).",
   "sources_text": "https://www.hartree.stfc.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hartree_Strategy_final_WEB-1.pdf — \"materials chemistry computing partner for over a decade\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.hartree.stfc.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hartree_Strategy_final_WEB-1.pdf"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "cloud",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-04",
   "date_sort": "2024-04-00",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
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  {
   "id": "DEAL-CLD-6034",
   "date": "2024-04",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "partnership",
   "company_text": "Hartree Centre",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2028",
   "counterparty": "safesteps (digital healthcare)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Hartree cleaned and standardised safesteps data; follow-on project planned. Buys or funds: Fall-prevention data dashboard; NHS Spine connection.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.hartree.stfc.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hartree_Strategy_final_WEB-1.pdf — \"are looking to do a follow on project with the Hartree Centre\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.hartree.stfc.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hartree_Strategy_final_WEB-1.pdf"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "cloud",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-04",
   "date_sort": "2024-04-00",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-CLD-2021",
   "date": "2024-03-26",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "major_contract",
   "company_text": "Hartree Centre",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2028",
   "counterparty": "Lenovo",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Lenovo ThinkSystem Neptune system rated 44.7 petaflops for STFC's Hartree Centre; £30m building under construction.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/447-petaflops-hpc-to-be-installed-at-uks-stfc-supercomputer-center/ (trade) — \"A £30 million ($38m) supercomputing center at Daresbury Laboratory is currently under construction to house the new system.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/447-petaflops-hpc-to-be-installed-at-uks-stfc-supercomputer-center/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "cloud",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-03-26",
   "date_sort": "2024-03-26",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-116",
   "date": "2024-02-28",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "HACE (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-FIN-603",
   "counterparty": "Manchester Angels",
   "amount": 450000,
   "amount_text": "450000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Manchester start-up with an AI index of child-labour exposure raised £450,000 pre-seed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-startup-monitoring-child-labour-hace-funding-20240228 (trade) — \"The investment round was led by Manchester Angels\" … \"HACE has built an AI-powered index that gathers data from listed firms in real time.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-startup-monitoring-child-labour-hace-funding-20240228"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-02-28",
   "date_sort": "2024-02-28",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 450000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£450,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£450,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SW-4045",
   "date": "2024",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SW-616 SurrealDB",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SW-616",
   "counterparty": null,
   "amount": 14800000,
   "amount_text": "14800000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "SurrealDB's first Series A tranche in 2024 raised £14.8m; month not given. Buys or funds: Initial Series A. Other investors: FirstMark; Georgian (existing by 2026).",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/surrealdb-extends-series-a-20260217 — \"This fresh investment demonstrates a growing level of excitement for our category-defining, developer-friendly database,\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/surrealdb-extends-series-a-20260217"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024",
   "date_sort": "2024-00-00",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 14800000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£14.8m",
   "gbp_txt": "£14.8m",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-FIN-034",
   "date": "2023-10-18",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-FIN-037 Netacea",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-FIN-037",
   "counterparty": "Mercia Asset Management",
   "amount": 4500000,
   "amount_text": "4500000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round alongside new chief executive",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/cybersecurity/netacea-funding-new-ceo-20231018 — \"a machine learning-based bot detection startup\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/cybersecurity/netacea-funding-new-ceo-20231018"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-10-18",
   "date_sort": "2023-10-18",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 4500000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£4.5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£4.5m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-049",
   "date": "2023-09-21",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Decently (BIZ-SU-HLT-056)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-056",
   "counterparty": "Praetura Ventures (GMC Life Sciences Fund)",
   "amount": 500000,
   "amount_text": "500000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round with SFC Capital.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/brain-injury-ai-startup-20230921 — £500,000; \"SFC Capital also participated in the round.\" (accessed 2026-10-29)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/brain-injury-ai-startup-20230921"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-09-21",
   "date_sort": "2023-09-21",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 500000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£500,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£500,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-052",
   "date": "2023-09-13",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Myma Medical (BIZ-SU-HLT-057)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-057",
   "counterparty": "LYVA Labs",
   "amount": 145000,
   "amount_text": "145000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Investment.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/myma-medical-lyva-labs-funding-20230913 — \"AI fertility treatment startup Myma Medical secures £145k\" (accessed 2026-10-29)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/myma-medical-lyva-labs-funding-20230913"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-09-13",
   "date_sort": "2023-09-13",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 145000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£145,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£145,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-059",
   "date": "2023-02-21",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "AeroCloud (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-805",
   "counterparty": "Stage 2 Capital",
   "amount": 12600000,
   "amount_text": "12600000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Macclesfield airport-management platform using AI raised a $12.6m Series A.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/aerocloud-series-a-20230221 (trade) — \"has raised $12.6m (£10.5m) in Series A funding.\" … \"The AeroCloud Series A was led by US venture capital firm Stage 2 Capital.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/aerocloud-series-a-20230221"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-02-21",
   "date_sort": "2023-02-21",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 10379768,
   "fx_rate": 1.2139,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2139 per £ on 2023-02-21",
   "fx_date": "2023-02-21",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$12.6m",
   "gbp_txt": "£10.4m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-CLD-6035",
   "date": "2023-02-13",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "investment_pledge",
   "company_text": "Hartree Centre",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2028",
   "counterparty": "STFC",
   "amount": 30000000,
   "amount_text": "30000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Groundbreaking for Hartree's new supercomputer centre. Buys or funds: New supercomputing centre building at Daresbury (strategy gives £42m).",
   "sources_text": "https://www.hartree.stfc.ac.uk/news/2023/02/13/new-30-million-supercomputer-centre-at-daresbury-laboratory/ — \"This is an incredibly exciting day for the Hartree Centre.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.hartree.stfc.ac.uk/news/2023/02/13/new-30-million-supercomputer-centre-at-daresbury-laboratory/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "cloud",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-02-13",
   "date_sort": "2023-02-13",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 30000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£30m",
   "gbp_txt": "£30m",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-056",
   "date": "2023-02-02",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Re:course AI (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-802",
   "counterparty": "Par Equity",
   "amount": 4300000,
   "amount_text": "4300000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Manchester healthcare-training platform using AI avatars raised $4.3m seed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/recourse-ai-seed-20230202 (trade) — \"has raised $4.3m (£3.5m) in seed capital\" … \"Its seed round was led by Par Equity\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/recourse-ai-seed-20230202"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-02-02",
   "date_sort": "2023-02-02",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 3496503,
   "fx_rate": 1.2298,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2298 per £ on 2023-02-02",
   "fx_date": "2023-02-02",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$4.3m",
   "gbp_txt": "£3.5m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SW-6030",
   "date": "2023-01-04",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SW-616 SurrealDB",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SW-616",
   "counterparty": "FirstMark Capital; Matt Turck (lead)",
   "amount": 6000000,
   "amount_text": "6000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "SurrealDB raised a $6m seed led by FirstMark Capital. Buys or funds: multi-model database.",
   "sources_text": "https://surrealdb.com/blog/we-are-thrilled-to-announce-our-6m-seed-round-led-by-firstmark-capital-and-matt-turck — \"SurrealDB $6M Seed round led by FirstMark Capital and Matt Turck!\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://surrealdb.com/blog/we-are-thrilled-to-announce-our-6m-seed-round-led-by-firstmark-capital-and-matt-turck"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-01-04",
   "date_sort": "2023-01-04",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 4982975,
   "fx_rate": 1.2041,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2041 per £ on 2023-01-04",
   "fx_date": "2023-01-04",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$6m",
   "gbp_txt": "£5m",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-044",
   "date": "2022-11-29",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Biorelate (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-603",
   "counterparty": "YFM; Maven; Triple Point Ventures; Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund; Manchester Tech Trust angels (no lead named)",
   "amount": 6500000,
   "amount_text": "6500000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Manchester AI drug-discovery platform raised a £6.5m Series A.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/biorelate-series-a-20221129 (trade) — \"Manchester-based Biorelate has bagged £6.5m in Series A investment for its AI drug discovery platform for medical companies.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/biorelate-series-a-20221129"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-11-29",
   "date_sort": "2022-11-29",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 6500000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£6.5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£6.5m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SW-6005",
   "date": "2022-11-08",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SW-037 Matillion",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SW-037",
   "counterparty": "Databricks Ventures (strategic investment)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Databricks' venture arm invested an undisclosed sum in Matillion. Buys or funds: partnership with Databricks lakehouse.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.matillion.com/news/databricks-ventures-invests-in-matillion — \"We welcome Matillion to the Databricks Ventures portfolio and look forward to deepening our partnership with their team\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.matillion.com/news/databricks-ventures-invests-in-matillion"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-11-08",
   "date_sort": "2022-11-08",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SW-5009",
   "date": "2022-10-10",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5009 Connex One",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5009",
   "counterparty": "GP Bullhound (undisclosed investment; lead not stated)",
   "amount": 93000000,
   "amount_text": "93,000,000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Connex One raised £93m in a Series C. Buys or funds: Series C; global expansion to 1,000 staff.",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/93m-series-c-funding-for-manchesters-connex-one/ (trade) — \"£93 million in a Series C funding round\"; https://www.uktech.news/saas/connex-one-series-c-20221010 (trade) — \"an undisclosed investment into the Connex One Series C round\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/93m-series-c-funding-for-manchesters-connex-one/",
    "https://www.uktech.news/saas/connex-one-series-c-20221010"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-10-10",
   "date_sort": "2022-10-10",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 93000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£93m",
   "gbp_txt": "£93m",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SW-6004",
   "date": "2022-06-07",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SW-037 Matillion",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SW-037",
   "counterparty": "Citi Ventures (strategic investment)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": "1.5bn USD (recent valuation)",
   "summary": "Citi Ventures made an undisclosed strategic investment in Matillion. Buys or funds: cloud-native data integration.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.matillion.com/news/matillion-announces-strategic-investment-from-citi-ventures — \"Citi Ventures' support of Matillion signals how critical cloud-native data integration is to this industry.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.matillion.com/news/matillion-announces-strategic-investment-from-citi-ventures"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-06-07",
   "date_sort": "2022-06-07",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-FIN-033",
   "date": "2022-02-15",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-FIN-037 Netacea",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-FIN-037",
   "counterparty": "not named on page opened",
   "amount": 9000000,
   "amount_text": "9000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A to fund US expansion",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tag/netacea — \"Bot detection platform Netacea secures £9m to fund US expansion\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/tag/netacea"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-02-15",
   "date_sort": "2022-02-15",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 9000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£9m",
   "gbp_txt": "£9m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-UG-014",
   "date": "2022",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "spin_out",
   "company_text": "AI Sight (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-507",
   "counterparty": "University of Liverpool",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Spun out of Liverpool's Department of Eye and Vision Science.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/collaborate/enterprise/spin-out-companies/ai-sight/ — \"spun out from the University in 2022.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/collaborate/enterprise/spin-out-companies/ai-sight/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022 (day not stated)",
   "date_sort": "2022-00-00",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-2040",
   "date": "2021-12-20",
   "year": "2021",
   "kind": "grant",
   "company_text": "Re:course AI",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-802",
   "counterparty": "SBRI Healthcare (urgent and emergency care)",
   "amount": 860628,
   "amount_text": "860628",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "SBRI award (listed as Recourse AI) to cut time needed to train and assess clinicians.",
   "sources_text": "https://sbrihealthcare.co.uk/news/sbri-healthcare-awards-over-8-million-to-progress-pioneering-innovations-in-urgent-and-emergency-care-to-the-next-level/ — \"increasing NHS workforce capacity by cutting the time required to train, assess, and upskill clinicians\"",
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   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2021-12-20",
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   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 860628,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
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   "gbp_txt": "£860,628",
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   "id": "DEAL-UG-012",
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   "year": "2021",
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   "company_text": "Beebot AI (new)",
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   "counterparty": null,
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Future Now AI Ltd renamed Beebot AI Ltd.",
   "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11702852 — \"FUTURE NOW AI LTD (29 Nov 2018 - 16 Sep 2021)\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11702852"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2021-09-16",
   "date_sort": "2021-09-16",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
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   "id": "DEAL-LA-055",
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   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Peak (BIZ-SU-IND-003)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-003",
   "counterparty": "Oxx (lead)",
   "amount": 21000000,
   "amount_text": "21000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series B for Manchester AI decision platform.",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/17/peak-ai-nabs-21m-for-a-platform-to-help-non-tech-companies-make-ai-based-decisions/ — \"has closed a round of $21 million\" … \"The Series B is being led by Oxx\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/17/peak-ai-nabs-21m-for-a-platform-to-help-non-tech-companies-make-ai-based-decisions/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2021-02-17",
   "date_sort": "2021-02-17",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 15159171,
   "fx_rate": 1.3853,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3853 per £ on 2021-02-17",
   "fx_date": "2021-02-17",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$21m",
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   "show": true
  },
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   "id": "DEAL-SW-041",
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   "company_text": "Matillion (BIZ-SW-037)",
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   "counterparty": "Lightspeed Venture Partners",
   "amount": 72240000,
   "amount_text": "72240000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series D",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/cloud-data-integration-manchester-matillion-funding-20210216 — \"latest £72.24 million Series D funding round\"",
   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2021-02-16",
   "date_sort": "2021-02-16",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 72240000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£72.2m",
   "gbp_txt": "£72.2m",
   "show": true
  },
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   "id": "DEAL-SW-4042",
   "date": "2019-06-17",
   "year": "2019",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SW-037 Matillion",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SW-037",
   "counterparty": "Battery Ventures",
   "amount": 35000000,
   "amount_text": "35000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Matillion raised a $35m Series C, total $60m. Other investors: Sapphire Ventures; Scale Venture Partners.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/matillion-raises-35m-in-series-c-funding-round-20190617 — \"Matillion has raised $35m in its latest round of funding\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2019-06-17",
   "date_sort": "2019-06-17",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 27875119,
   "fx_rate": 1.2556,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2556 per £ on 2019-06-17",
   "fx_date": "2019-06-17",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$35m",
   "gbp_txt": "£27.9m",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SW-4041",
   "date": "2018-03-22",
   "year": "2018",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SW-037 Matillion",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SW-037",
   "counterparty": "Sapphire Ventures",
   "amount": 20000000,
   "amount_text": "20000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Matillion raised a $20m Series B, total over $26m. Other investors: Scale Venture Partners; YFM Equity Partners.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/north-west/manchester/manchester-based-matillion-gets-20m-round-led-silicon-valley-vc-20180322 — \"has drawn in $20m in Series B funding from two prominent Silicon Valley-based investors.\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/north-west/manchester/manchester-based-matillion-gets-20m-round-led-silicon-valley-vc-20180322"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2018-03-22",
   "date_sort": "2018-03-22",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 14185403,
   "fx_rate": 1.4099,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.4099 per £ on 2018-03-22",
   "fx_date": "2018-03-22",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$20m",
   "gbp_txt": "£14.2m",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
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   "id": "DEAL-RG-016",
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   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "MindTrace (new) BIZ-SU-IND-401",
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   "counterparty": "Accelerated Digital Ventures; NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance",
   "amount": 1300000,
   "amount_text": "1300000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Initial funding for self-learning AI",
   "sources_text": "https://www.npif.co.uk/industry-defining-ai-start-secures-initial-1-3m-create-self-learning-machines/ — \"pioneering the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems\"",
   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2017-12-01",
   "date_sort": "2017-12-01",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1300000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.3m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.3m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-CLD-2019",
   "date": "2017-11-16",
   "year": "2017",
   "kind": "grant",
   "company_text": "JADE (Joint Academic Data science Endeavour)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2014",
   "counterparty": "EPSRC (funder); Atos (supplier)",
   "amount": 3000000,
   "amount_text": "3000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "EPSRC-funded deep-learning system of 22 Nvidia DGX-1 servers at the Hartree Centre.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/uk-universities-get-jade-supercomputer-to-be-supplied-as-a-service/ (trade) — \"The £3m ($3.95m) project was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/uk-universities-get-jade-supercomputer-to-be-supplied-as-a-service/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "cloud",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2017-11-16",
   "date_sort": "2017-11-16",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 3000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£3m",
   "gbp_txt": "£3m",
   "show": true
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  {
   "id": "DEAL-SW-5010",
   "date": "2017",
   "year": "2017",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5009 Connex One",
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   "counterparty": "Belerion Capital",
   "amount": 9100000,
   "amount_text": "9,100,000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Connex One sold £9.1m of shares to private equity firm Belerion Capital. Buys or funds: Share sale.",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/award-winning-entreprenuer-eyes-ipo-and-unicorn-status/ (trade) — \"8.5 million interactions a day\"",
   "source_urls": [
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   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2017",
   "date_sort": "2017-00-00",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 9100000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£9.1m",
   "gbp_txt": "£9.1m",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
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