{ "as_of": "2026-10-29", "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS)", "fx_url": "https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/boeapps/database/", "rows": [ { "id": "DEAL-LAB-12013", "date": "2026-09-16", "year": "2026", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Chemify", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-504", "counterparty": "Scottish Enterprise and UK Government", "amount": 22000000, "amount_text": "22,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Chemify receives £22m in grants from Scottish Enterprise and the UK Government For: Grants; Chemify calls itself the first \"chemistry hyperscaler\".", "sources_text": "https://www.chemify.io/news-and-articles — \"Chemify Becomes the First Chemistry Hyperscaler with £22 Million in Grants from Scottish Enterprise and the UK Government\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.chemify.io/news-and-articles" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-09-16", "date_sort": "2026-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 22000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£22m reported", "gbp_txt": "£22m", "show": true, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-046", "date": "2026-08-28", "year": "2026", "kind": "collapse", "company_text": "Smart Data Foundry (BIZ-SW-042)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-042", "counterparty": "Administrators: Michelle Marie Elliot; Callum Angus Carmichael", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Company entered administration", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC709914/insolvency — \"In administration\" commencement \"28 August 2026\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC709914/insolvency" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-28", "date_sort": "2026-08-28", "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-CHIP-032", "date": "2026-08-21", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "HexSeed Technology (BIZ-CHIP-039)", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-039", "counterparty": "Carbon13", "amount": 600000, "amount_text": "600000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Early-stage round with Net Zero Technology Centre and Vento", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-callosum-to-economad-20260821 — \"£600,000\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-callosum-to-economad-20260821" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-21", "date_sort": "2026-08-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 600000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£600,000", "gbp_txt": "£600,000", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CHIP-2009", "date": "2026-08-21", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "HexSeed Technology", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-039", "counterparty": "Carbon13 (lead)", "amount": 600000, "amount_text": "600,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Early-stage funding (more than £600,000) for diamond coatings to cool GaN chips in AI data centres.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/semiconductor/scotlands-hexseed-secures-investment-to-cool-ai-data-centre-chips-20260821 (trade) — \"Data centres are on track to consume a significant share of UK grid capacity within the decade\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/semiconductor/scotlands-hexseed-secures-investment-to-cool-ai-data-centre-chips-20260821" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-21", "date_sort": "2026-08-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 600000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£600,000", "gbp_txt": "£600,000", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CHIP-031", "date": "2026-08-19", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Singular Photonics (BIZ-CHIP-038)", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-038", "counterparty": "ACF Investors", "amount": 2150000, "amount_text": "2150000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/semiconductor/university-of-edinburgh-spinout-singular-photonics-secures-1-6m-20260819 — \"oversubscribed $2.15m (£1.6m) funding round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/semiconductor/university-of-edinburgh-spinout-singular-photonics-secures-1-6m-20260819" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-19", "date_sort": "2026-08-19", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1579953, "fx_rate": 1.3608, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3608 per £ on 2026-08-19", "fx_date": "2026-08-19", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$2.1m", "gbp_txt": "£1.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CHIP-2008", "date": "2026-08-19", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Singular Photonics", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-038", "counterparty": "ACF Investors (lead)", "amount": 1600000, "amount_text": "1,600,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round for Edinburgh SPAD image-sensor maker ($2.15m).", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/semiconductor/university-of-edinburgh-spinout-singular-photonics-secures-1-6m-20260819 (trade) — \"This has been a phenomenal year for Singular Photonics.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/semiconductor/university-of-edinburgh-spinout-singular-photonics-secures-1-6m-20260819" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-19", "date_sort": "2026-08-19", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1600000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.6m", "gbp_txt": "£1.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-DC-016", "date": "2026-08-18", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-DC-014 DataVita", "company_id": "BIZ-DC-014", "counterparty": "National Wealth Fund (guarantee); ING, ABN AMRO, Santander, Scottish National Investment Bank, Siemens Financial Services", "amount": 300000000, "amount_text": "300000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Debt facility of about £300m, unlocked by a £202m NWF guarantee, to expand DV1 and build DV3.", "sources_text": "https://www.nationalwealthfund.org.uk/news-and-publications/news/datavita-secures-300-million-for-data-centre-rollout-in-scotland-s-ai-growth-zone-with-backing-from-national-wealth-fund-and-major-lenders/ — \"£202 million financial guarantee\"; https://blog.datavita.co.uk/blog/datavita-secures-funding-data-centre-expansion — \"fund the construction of a new data centre, DV3.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.nationalwealthfund.org.uk/news-and-publications/news/datavita-secures-300-million-for-data-centre-rollout-in-scotland-s-ai-growth-zone-with-backing-from-national-wealth-fund-and-major-lenders/", "https://blog.datavita.co.uk/blog/datavita-secures-funding-data-centre-expansion" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "data-centres", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-18", "date_sort": "2026-08-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 300000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£300m", "gbp_txt": "£300m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-007", "date": "2026-08-18", "year": "2026", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "DataVita (BIZ-DC-014)", "company_id": "BIZ-DC-014", "counterparty": "National Wealth Fund (guarantee); ING, ABN AMRO, Santander, Scottish National Investment Bank, Siemens Financial Services", "amount": 202000000, "amount_text": "202000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "NWF guarantee of £202m on DataVita's data-centre debt; NWF's first support for domestic compute", "sources_text": "https://www.nationalwealthfund.org.uk/news-and-publications/news/datavita-secures-300-million-for-data-centre-rollout-in-scotland-s-ai-growth-zone-with-backing-from-national-wealth-fund-and-major-lenders/ — \"£202 million financial guarantee\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.nationalwealthfund.org.uk/news-and-publications/news/datavita-secures-300-million-for-data-centre-rollout-in-scotland-s-ai-growth-zone-with-backing-from-national-wealth-fund-and-major-lenders/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "data-centres", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-18", "date_sort": "2026-08-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 202000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£202m", "gbp_txt": "£202m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-DC-2001", "date": "2026-08-18", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "DataVita", "company_id": "BIZ-DC-014", "counterparty": "National Wealth Fund (guarantee); ING, ABN AMRO, Santander (lenders)", "amount": 300000000, "amount_text": "300,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Debt package to expand DV1 and build a second data centre in the Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone; NWF guarantees £202m.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lanarkshire-ai-growth-zone-secures-300-million-investment-as-dell-establishes-scottish-base — \"There is plenty of talk about AI infrastructure just now.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lanarkshire-ai-growth-zone-secures-300-million-investment-as-dell-establishes-scottish-base" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "data-centres", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-18", "date_sort": "2026-08-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 300000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£300m", "gbp_txt": "£300m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-LEG-018", "date": "2026-08-06", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Wordsmith (BIZ-SU-LEG-003)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-LEG-003", "counterparty": "Intact Private Capital; FT Ventures", "amount": 14000000, "amount_text": "14000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series B extension", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/legal/legal-ai-group-wordsmith-extends-series-b-with-10m-boost-20260806 — \"$14m (£10.4m) extension\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/legal/legal-ai-group-wordsmith-extends-series-b-with-10m-boost-20260806" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-06", "date_sort": "2026-08-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 10396554, "fx_rate": 1.3466, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3466 per £ on 2026-08-06", "fx_date": "2026-08-06", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$14m", "gbp_txt": "£10.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-6044", "date": "2026-06-10", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Next National Supercomputing Service", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-020", "counterparty": "DSIT", "amount": null, "amount_text": "400000000 (up to; inside the £750m)", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "DSIT sets aside up to £400m of the £750m for AI chips. Buys or funds: Next-generation AI chips for the national supercomputer.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-and-technologies-sector-plan-year-one-update/digital-and-technologies-sector-plan-year-one-update — \"up to £400 million to purchase next generation AI chips\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-and-technologies-sector-plan-year-one-update/digital-and-technologies-sector-plan-year-one-update" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-10", "date_sort": "2026-06-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "400000000 (up to; inside the £750m)", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "400000000 (up to; inside the £750m) GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-FIN-029", "date": "2026-06-04", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Aveni (BIZ-SU-FIN-010)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-FIN-010", "counterparty": "PXN Ventures", "amount": 12000000, "amount_text": "12000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round with Puma, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Scottish Enterprise", "sources_text": "https://edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/fintech-startup-aveni-announces-12m-raise — \"£12 million\"; https://www.digit.fyi/digit-deal-roundup-june-2026/ — £12m led by PXN Ventures", "source_urls": [ "https://edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/fintech-startup-aveni-announces-12m-raise", "https://www.digit.fyi/digit-deal-roundup-june-2026/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-04", "date_sort": "2026-06-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 12000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£12m", "gbp_txt": "£12m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-LEG-016", "date": "2026-06-04", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Wordsmith (BIZ-SU-LEG-003)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-LEG-003", "counterparty": "Highland Europe; Index Ventures (lead not stated)", "amount": 70000000, "amount_text": "70000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series B", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/legal/wordsmith-secures-over-52m-to-bring-legal-work-back-in-house-20260604 — \"Edinburgh-headquartered Wordsmith AI\"; https://www.digit.fyi/digit-deal-roundup-june-2026/ — $70m Series B", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/legal/wordsmith-secures-over-52m-to-bring-legal-work-back-in-house-20260604", "https://www.digit.fyi/digit-deal-roundup-june-2026/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-04", "date_sort": "2026-06-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 52063964, "fx_rate": 1.3445, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3445 per £ on 2026-06-04", "fx_date": "2026-06-04", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$70m", "gbp_txt": "£52.1m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-FIN-031", "date": "2026-06", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (BIZ-SU-FIN-036)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-FIN-036", "counterparty": "Scottish Enterprise", "amount": 3180000, "amount_text": "3180000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Three years of programme funding", "sources_text": "https://www.digit.fyi/digit-deal-roundup-june-2026/ — £3.18m from Scottish Enterprise", "source_urls": [ "https://www.digit.fyi/digit-deal-roundup-june-2026/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06", "date_sort": "2026-06-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3180000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£3.2m", "gbp_txt": "£3.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-RG-007", "date": "2026-05-14", "year": "2026", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Tomoro AI (new) BIZ-SU-OTH-403", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-403", "counterparty": "OpenAI", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Reported acquisition by OpenAI for its OpenAI Deployment Company; price undisclosed; CH officer change 1 July 2026", "sources_text": "https://www.irishnews.com/news/business/scottish-ai-firm-with-strong-links-to-belfast-acquired-by-openai-as-part-of-4bn-investment-P4JYOURSBNCO3B5WYW2PA4AG7U/ — \"Edinburgh-based\" ; https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15208678/officers — \"WU, Robert Jaylin … Director … 1 July 2026\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.irishnews.com/news/business/scottish-ai-firm-with-strong-links-to-belfast-acquired-by-openai-as-part-of-4bn-investment-P4JYOURSBNCO3B5WYW2PA4AG7U/", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15208678/officers" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-05-14", "date_sort": "2026-05-14", "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-EST-039", "date": "2026-03-30", "year": "2026", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Lloyds Banking Group (BIZ-EST-005)", "company_id": "BIZ-EST-005", "counterparty": "University of Glasgow", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Four-year AI software engineering research partnership", "sources_text": "https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/assets/pdfs/media/press-releases/2026-press-releases/lloyds-banking-group/30.03.26-lloyds-uog-announce-ai-research.pdf — \"a four‑year research partnership\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/assets/pdfs/media/press-releases/2026-press-releases/lloyds-banking-group/30.03.26-lloyds-uog-announce-ai-research.pdf" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "established", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-30", "date_sort": "2026-03-30", "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-006", "date": "2026-03-18", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Entourage AI (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-402", "counterparty": "Provision", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Pre-seed round at launch, with GU Holdings.", "sources_text": "https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2026/march/headline_1254829_en.html — \"a longevity and healthspan focused data company\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2026/march/headline_1254829_en.html" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-18", "date_sort": "2026-03-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3752909, "fx_rate": 1.3323, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3323 per £ on 2026-03-18", "fx_date": "2026-03-18", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$5m", "gbp_txt": "£3.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-UG-005", "date": "2026-03-02", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "TileBio (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-401", "counterparty": "Twin Path Ventures", "amount": 1600000, "amount_text": "1600000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round at launch, with Scottish Enterprise and GU Holdings.", "sources_text": "https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1249369_en.html — \"led by Twin Path Ventures with participation from Scottish Enterprise\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1249369_en.html" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-02", "date_sort": "2026-03-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1600000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.6m", "gbp_txt": "£1.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-RG-004", "date": "2026-03", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Earth Blox (new) BIZ-SU-FIN-401", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-FIN-401", "counterparty": "PXN Ventures", "amount": 6000000, "amount_text": "6000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round with Scottish Enterprise and Archangels", "sources_text": "https://www.digit.fyi/digit-deal-roundup-march-2026/ — \"combining satellite, environmental, and portfolio data with AI-powered analysis\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.digit.fyi/digit-deal-roundup-march-2026/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03", "date_sort": "2026-03-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 6000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£6m", "gbp_txt": "£6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-RG-005", "date": "2026-03", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Entourage AI (new) BIZ-SU-HLT-402", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-402", "counterparty": "Provision", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Pre-seed with GU Holdings and angels", "sources_text": "https://www.digit.fyi/digit-deal-roundup-march-2026/ — \"Using its proprietary platform to analyse thousands of human proteins\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.digit.fyi/digit-deal-roundup-march-2026/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03", "date_sort": "2026-03-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3719408, "fx_rate": 1.3443, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3443 per £ on 2026-02-27", "fx_date": "2026-02-27", "fx_note": "month only given: rate for the 1st", "txt": "US$5m", "gbp_txt": "£3.7m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-RG-006", "date": "2026-03", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "TileBio (new) BIZ-SU-HLT-401", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-401", "counterparty": "Twin Path Ventures", "amount": 1600000, "amount_text": "1600000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed with Scottish Enterprise and GU Holdings", "sources_text": "https://www.digit.fyi/digit-deal-roundup-march-2026/ — \"AI technology that learns ‘the language of cancer’\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.digit.fyi/digit-deal-roundup-march-2026/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03", "date_sort": "2026-03-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1600000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.6m", "gbp_txt": "£1.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-013", "date": "2026-02-28", "year": "2026", "kind": "wind_down", "company_text": "Lenus Health (BIZ-SU-HLT-028)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-028", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Dissolved after administration.", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC652563 — \"Dissolved\" \"28 February 2026\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC652563" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-28", "date_sort": "2026-02-28", "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-6013", "date": "2026-02-26", "year": "2026", "kind": "compute_grant", "company_text": "Charger", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-6019", "counterparty": "UKRI", "amount": 19500000, "amount_text": "19500000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UCL-led NCR award (UKRI quote on same page gives £19.4m). Buys or funds: Equipment and five years of service to 2031; more than 37,000 CPU cores. Other investors: HPE (supplier); DataVita (host).", "sources_text": "https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/feb/ucl-host-ps195m-supercomputing-facility — \"A UCL-led team will receive £19.5 million over five years to provide a powerful, high-speed computing resource\"; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/scotlands-datavita-to-host-supercomputer-for-londons-ucl/ (trade) — \"The HPE/Cray-based Charger system will comprise more than 37,000 CPU cores.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/feb/ucl-host-ps195m-supercomputing-facility", "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/scotlands-datavita-to-host-supercomputer-for-londons-ucl/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-26", "date_sort": "2026-02-26", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 19500000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£19.5m", "gbp_txt": "£19.5m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-6012", "date": "2026-02-25", "year": "2026", "kind": "compute_grant", "company_text": "Cirrus", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2002", "counterparty": "UKRI", "amount": 19500000, "amount_text": "19500000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "NCR award to enhance and expand Cirrus. Buys or funds: Expansion of the CPU-only Cirrus system at EPCC.", "sources_text": "https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/step-change-for-uks-digital-horsepower — \"In Edinburgh, £19.5 million investment will enhance and expand the reach of Cirrus\"; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/scotlands-datavita-to-host-supercomputer-for-londons-ucl/ (trade) — \"At the University of Edinburgh, a £19.5m investment will “enhance and expand the reach of Cirrus,”\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/step-change-for-uks-digital-horsepower", "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/scotlands-datavita-to-host-supercomputer-for-londons-ucl/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-25", "date_sort": "2026-02-25", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 19500000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£19.5m", "gbp_txt": "£19.5m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-12014", "date": "2026-02-25", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Chemify", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-504", "counterparty": "Sanacor", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Chemify and Sanacor collaborate on cardiometabolic drugs For: Small-molecule therapies for cardiometabolic diseases.", "sources_text": "https://www.chemify.io/news-and-articles — \"Chemify and Sanacor Collaborate to Discover and Develop Small Molecule Therapies for Cardiometabolic Diseases\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.chemify.io/news-and-articles" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-25", "date_sort": "2026-02-25", "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, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-12012", "date": "2026-02-12", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Chemify", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-504", "counterparty": "Zeon Corporation (strategic investment)", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Japanese materials firm Zeon invests in Chemify For: Automated molecular design and synthesis for new materials.", "sources_text": "https://www.chemify.io/news-and-articles — \"Zeon invests in Chemify to cut compound synthesis time using AI and robotics\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.chemify.io/news-and-articles" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-12", "date_sort": "2026-02-12", "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, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-6015", "date": "2026-02", "year": "2026", "kind": "capacity_contract", "company_text": "DataVita", "company_id": "BIZ-DC-014", "counterparty": "UCL (customer)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Scottish data-centre firm to host UCL's national compute resource. Buys or funds: Hosting of Charger at DataVita's Lanarkshire campus.", "sources_text": "https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/feb/ucl-host-ps195m-supercomputing-facility — \"The system will be hosted with DataVita, which provides market-leading capability to support high-density\"; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/scotlands-datavita-to-host-supercomputer-for-londons-ucl/ (trade) — \"The HPE/Cray-based Charger system will comprise more than 37,000 CPU cores.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/feb/ucl-host-ps195m-supercomputing-facility", "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/scotlands-datavita-to-host-supercomputer-for-londons-ucl/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02", "date_sort": "2026-02-00", "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, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-DC-011", "date": "2026-01-29", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "BIZ-DC-015 Lanarkshire AIGZ", "company_id": "BIZ-DC-015", "counterparty": "DataVita; CoreWeave", "amount": 8200000000, "amount_text": "8200000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lanarkshire named AI Growth Zone; £8.2bn private investment zone-wide.", "sources_text": "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/1876468 — \"will crowd in £8.2 billion in private investment\"; https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/news/plans-welcomed-north-lanarkshire-become-one-worlds-most-advanced-ai-sites — \"£8.2 billion investment\"", "source_urls": [ "https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/1876468", "https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/news/plans-welcomed-north-lanarkshire-become-one-worlds-most-advanced-ai-sites" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "data-centres", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-01-29", "date_sort": "2026-01-29", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 8200000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£8.20bn", "gbp_txt": "£8.20bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-9005", "date": "2025-11-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Cerebras (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-040", "counterparty": "EPCC, University of Edinburgh", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Deeper UK investment and an expanded wafer-scale AI supercomputing partnership with EPCC at the University of Edinburgh (amount not given). (Big tech file line 126; no source link given.)", "sources_text": "Alex's Big tech file, line 126", "source_urls": [], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-20", "date_sort": "2025-11-20", "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, "bigtech_r1": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-5011", "date": "2025-10-30", "year": "2025", "kind": "debt_financing", "company_text": "BIZ-CLD-5009 iomart Group plc", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-5009", "counterparty": "RBS; HSBC; Clydesdale Bank (Virgin Money)", "amount": 115000000, "amount_text": "115000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "iomart renewed its £115m bank facility, running to June 2027. Buys or funds: Revolving credit facility to 2027-06-30; £97.5m drawn at 2025-09-30.", "sources_text": "https://www.iomart.com/investors/regulatory-announcements/news/35458444 — (figures from page; no verbatim quote captured) / https://www.iomart.com/media/1spcqa5x/iomart-half-yearly-results-2025.pdf — \"Productisation of AI Services\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.iomart.com/investors/regulatory-announcements/news/35458444" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-30 (renewal reported)", "date_sort": "2025-10-30", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 115000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£115m", "gbp_txt": "£115m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-12011", "date": "2025-10-21", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Chemify", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-504", "counterparty": "lead not seen", "amount": null, "amount_text": "more than 50,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Chemify raises over $50m in an oversubscribed Series B For: Series B: global expansion of digital chemistry and discovery.", "sources_text": "https://www.chemify.io/news-and-articles — \"Chemify Raises More Than $50 Million in Oversubscribed Series B to Drive Global Expansion of Digital Chemistry and Discovery\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.chemify.io/news-and-articles" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-21", "date_sort": "2025-10-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "more than 50,000,000", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "more than 50,000,000 USD reported", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-013", "date": "2025-10-07", "year": "2025", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "BIZ-CLD-020 Next National Supercomputing Service", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-020", "counterparty": "UKRI (buyer)", "amount": 275000000, "amount_text": "275000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Preliminary market notice for the Edinburgh service, est. £275m ex VAT; no award.", "sources_text": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062921-2025 — \"£275,000,000 excluding VAT\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062921-2025" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-07", "date_sort": "2025-10-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 275000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£275m", "gbp_txt": "£275m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-045", "date": "2025-10-06", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Mapify (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-721", "counterparty": "Antler", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "One of 14 UK start-ups sharing Antler's £1.7m pool; Mapify's share not stated.", "sources_text": "https://www.scotsman.com/business/fast-growing-ai-powered-edinburgh-platform-to-share-in-ps17-million-funding-pool-5344131 — \"Mapify is the only Scottish start-up included in Antler’s £1.7m investment\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.scotsman.com/business/fast-growing-ai-powered-edinburgh-platform-to-share-in-ps17-million-funding-pool-5344131" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-06", "date_sort": "2025-10-06", "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-DC-007", "date": "2025-09-17", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "BIZ-DC-014 DataVita", "company_id": "BIZ-DC-014", "counterparty": "CoreWeave", "amount": 1500000000, "amount_text": "1500000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "CoreWeave pledges £1.5bn for UK AI data-centre capacity, partnering DataVita in Scotland (UK-wide figure, not DataVita's alone).", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit — \"CoreWeave is partnering with British firm DataVita in Scotland to build one of Europe's largest\"; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/openai-announces-stargate-uk-with-up-to-8000-gpus-at-nscale-data-centers/ — \"CoreWeave has also said it is investing £1.5 billion ($2bn) in UK AI data center capacity and operations.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-investment-unveiled-during-us-state-visit", "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/openai-announces-stargate-uk-with-up-to-8000-gpus-at-nscale-data-centers/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "data-centres", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-17", "date_sort": "2025-09-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1500000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.50bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.50bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-011", "date": "2025-06-11", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "BIZ-CLD-020 Next National Supercomputing Service", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-020", "counterparty": "HM Treasury / UK Government", "amount": 750000000, "amount_text": "750000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Up to £750m for a national supercomputer at Edinburgh.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/scotland-to-host-uks-national-supercomputer-as-chancellor-confirms-750-million-investment — \"up to a further £750 million\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-compute-roadmap/uk-compute-roadmap — \"up to £750 million for a new national supercomputer service in Edinburgh\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/scotland-to-host-uks-national-supercomputer-as-chancellor-confirms-750-million-investment", "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-compute-roadmap/uk-compute-roadmap" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-11", "date_sort": "2025-06-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 750000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£750m", "gbp_txt": "£750m", "show": true, "same_event_ids": [ "DEAL-DC-023", "DEAL-CLD-2034" ] }, { "id": "DEAL-DC-023", "date": "2025-06-11", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "BIZ-DC-051 National supercomputer, Edinburgh", "company_id": "BIZ-DC-051", "counterparty": "UK Government", "amount": 750000000, "amount_text": "750000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Chancellor confirms up to £750m for the next national supercomputer in Edinburgh. (Same event as DEAL-CLD-011; count once.)", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/scotland-to-host-uks-national-supercomputer-as-chancellor-confirms-750-million-investment — \"up to £750 million\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-compute-roadmap/uk-compute-roadmap — \"committed up to £750 million into a new national supercomputer service\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/scotland-to-host-uks-national-supercomputer-as-chancellor-confirms-750-million-investment", "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-compute-roadmap/uk-compute-roadmap" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "data-centres", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-11", "date_sort": "2025-06-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 750000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£750m", "gbp_txt": "£750m", "show": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-CLD-011" }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-2034", "date": "2025-06-11", "year": "2025", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Next National Supercomputing Service, University of Edinburgh", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-020", "counterparty": "HM Treasury (Spending Review)", "amount": 750000000, "amount_text": "750000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Up to £750m confirmed for the new national supercomputer in Edinburgh. (Same event as DEAL-CLD-011; count once.)", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/scotland-to-host-uks-national-supercomputer-as-chancellor-confirms-750-million-investment — \"Scotland will become home to the UK's most powerful supercomputer\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/scotland-to-host-uks-national-supercomputer-as-chancellor-confirms-750-million-investment" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-11", "date_sort": "2025-06-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 750000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£750m", "gbp_txt": "£750m", "show": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-CLD-011" }, { "id": "DEAL-EST-002", "date": "2025-03-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "NatWest Group (BIZ-EST-006)", "company_id": "BIZ-EST-006", "counterparty": "OpenAI", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Collaboration giving NatWest access to OpenAI products and consultancy", "sources_text": "https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/NatWest+seals+milestone+UK+banking+collaboration+with+OpenAI/24526032.html — \"access to all OpenAI products\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/NatWest+seals+milestone+UK+banking+collaboration+with+OpenAI/24526032.html" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "established", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-03-20", "date_sort": "2025-03-20", "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-025", "date": "2025-01-09", "year": "2025", "kind": "collapse", "company_text": "Lenus Health (BIZ-SU-HLT-028)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-028", "counterparty": "FRP Advisory (administrators)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Administrator appointed.", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC652563/filing-history — \"Appointment of an administrator\" (09 Jan 2025) (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC652563/filing-history" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-01-09", "date_sort": "2025-01-09", "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-6038", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "government_contract", "company_text": "ARCHER2", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2001", "counterparty": "— (grantor not named)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "ARCHER2 extended; access ends 2026-11-20. Buys or funds: 12-month service extension to November 2026.", "sources_text": "https://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/newsletters/EPCC%20Newsletter_98%20WEB.pdf — \"The current ARCHER2 service has been granted a 12-month extension until November 2026.\"; https://docs.hpc.shef.ac.uk/en/latest/other-uk-hpc-resources.html — \"ARCHER2 access is scheduled to end at 17:00 GMT on 20 November 2026.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/newsletters/EPCC%20Newsletter_98%20WEB.pdf", "https://docs.hpc.shef.ac.uk/en/latest/other-uk-hpc-resources.html" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2025 (autumn)", "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 }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-6039", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "government_contract", "company_text": "Cirrus", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2002", "counterparty": "HPE (BIZ-BIG-2030)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "New Cirrus hardware from HPE, due before end of 2025. Buys or funds: HPE Cray EX4000 refresh, 256 nodes, 73,228 cores.", "sources_text": "https://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/newsletters/EPCC%20Newsletter_98%20WEB.pdf — \"The new Cirrus hardware is expected to be available before the end of 2025.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/newsletters/EPCC%20Newsletter_98%20WEB.pdf" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2025 (autumn)", "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 }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-029", "date": "2024-12-16", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Concinnity Genetics (BIZ-SU-HLT-045)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-045", "counterparty": "Eos Advisory", "amount": 3000000, "amount_text": "3000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round with Scottish Enterprise, Old College Capital and Maven.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/edinburgh-health-tech-spinout-concinnity-genetics-raises-3m-20241216 — £3m led by Eos Advisory (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/edinburgh-health-tech-spinout-concinnity-genetics-raises-3m-20241216" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-12-16", "date_sort": "2024-12-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£3m", "gbp_txt": "£3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-5009", "date": "2024-10-01", "year": "2024", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-CLD-5009 iomart Group plc", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-5009", "counterparty": "Atech (Marlow; Azure Expert MSP)", "amount": 57000000, "amount_text": "57000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "iomart bought Atech for £57m, funded from its revolving credit facility. Buys or funds: Microsoft cloud MSP with 100+ staff in Marlow and about 50 in India; LTM revenue £34.4m.", "sources_text": "https://www.iomart.com/media/cuzl44fm/interim-results-h1-fy-2025-presentation.pdf — \"on debt and cash free basis.\" / https://www.iomart.com/media/1spcqa5x/iomart-half-yearly-results-2025.pdf — \"on 1 October 2024.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.iomart.com/media/cuzl44fm/interim-results-h1-fy-2025-presentation.pdf" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-01", "date_sort": "2024-10-01", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 57000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£57m", "gbp_txt": "£57m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-4008", "date": "2024-08-05", "year": "2024", "kind": "wind_down", "company_text": "BIZ-CLD-4006 Edinburgh exascale plan; BIZ-CLD-016 AIRR", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-4006", "counterparty": "DSIT", "amount": 1300000000, "amount_text": "1300000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "The new government cut £1.3bn of planned compute spending, including the Edinburgh exascale computer. Buys or funds: Cancelled: about £800m for the Edinburgh exascale computer and £500m of extra AIRR money for 2024 and 2025; the £300m already committed to AIRR continued.", "sources_text": "https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/05/axe_exascale_uk_edinburgh/ (trade) — \"extra funding for the AI Research Resource this year and next will also be cancelled.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/05/axe_exascale_uk_edinburgh/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-08-05", "date_sort": "2024-08-05", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1300000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.30bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.30bn", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-FIN-019", "date": "2024-07-29", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Aveni (BIZ-SU-FIN-010)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-FIN-010", "counterparty": "Puma Private Equity", "amount": 11000000, "amount_text": "11000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A with Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide", "sources_text": "https://aveni.ai/blog/aveni-secures-11m-investment/ — \"small, highly tuned language models, trained on financial services data\"", "source_urls": [ "https://aveni.ai/blog/aveni-secures-11m-investment/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-07-29", "date_sort": "2024-07-29", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 11000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£11m", "gbp_txt": "£11m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-124", "date": "2024-05-15", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Malted AI (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-401", "counterparty": "Hoxton Ventures", "amount": 6000000, "amount_text": "6000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Edinburgh start-up distilling LLMs into smaller bespoke models raised £6m seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/malted-ai-funding-20240515 (trade) — \"Edinburgh-based AI startup Malted has raised £6m\" … \"The seed investment was led by Hoxton Ventures\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/malted-ai-funding-20240515" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-05-15", "date_sort": "2024-05-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 6000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£6m", "gbp_txt": "£6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-RG-001", "date": "2024-05-15", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Malted AI (new) BIZ-SW-401", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-401", "counterparty": "Hoxton Ventures", "amount": 6000000, "amount_text": "6000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round with Creator Fund and angels", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/malted-ai-funding-20240515 — \"raised £6m\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/malted-ai-funding-20240515" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-LB-124", "date_text": "2024-05-15", "date_sort": "2024-05-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 6000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£6m", "gbp_txt": "£6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-ENR-2005", "date": "2024-03-19", "year": "2024", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "OnGen Ltd", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-ENR-2004", "counterparty": "DESNZ AI for Decarbonisation Stream 3", "amount": 326371.08, "amount_text": "326,371.08", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "OnGen expert AI pro.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/artificial-intelligence-for-decarbonisation-innovation-programme-successful-projects/ai-for-decarbonisation-innovation-programme-stream-3-successful-projects — \"OnGen expert AI pro\" ; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-backing-for-ai-businesses-to-deliver-net-zero-with-innovative-technologies — \"OnGen Ltd\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/artificial-intelligence-for-decarbonisation-innovation-programme-successful-projects/ai-for-decarbonisation-innovation-programme-stream-3-successful-projects", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-backing-for-ai-businesses-to-deliver-net-zero-with-innovative-technologies" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-03-19", "date_sort": "2024-03-19", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 326371.08, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£326,371", "gbp_txt": "£326,371", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-5010", "date": "2023-12-07", "year": "2023", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-CLD-5009 iomart Group plc", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-5009", "counterparty": "Accesspoint Technologies (North East London)", "amount": 4500000, "amount_text": "4500000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "iomart bought legal-sector hosting firm Accesspoint for £4.5m upfront. Buys or funds: Hosting partner to UK legal firms; plus £0.5m milestone and up to £1.4m earn-out.", "sources_text": "https://iomart.com/updates/acquisition-of-accesspoint — \"excited to be working with the full team\"", "source_urls": [ "https://iomart.com/updates/acquisition-of-accesspoint" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-12-07", "date_sort": "2023-12-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 4500000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£4.5m", "gbp_txt": "£4.5m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-100", "date": "2023-09-25", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Continuum Industries (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-ENR-803", "counterparty": "Singular", "amount": 10000000, "amount_text": "10000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Edinburgh start-up using AI for green-energy infrastructure planning raised a $10m Series A.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/energy/continuum-series-a-20230925 (trade) — \"has raised $10m (£8.1m)\" … \"The Series A round was led by Singular\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/energy/continuum-series-a-20230925" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-09-25", "date_sort": "2023-09-25", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 8198065, "fx_rate": 1.2198, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2198 per £ on 2023-09-25", "fx_date": "2023-09-25", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$10m", "gbp_txt": "£8.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-UG-007", "date": "2023-08-02", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Chemify (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-504", "counterparty": "Triatomic Capital", "amount": 36000000, "amount_text": "36000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Funding including a Series A; Horizon Ventures joined. UKTN reports £33.6m.", "sources_text": "https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2023/august/headline_990451_en.html — \"funding of £36 million including a Series A led by Triatomic Capital.\" ; https://www.uktech.news/medtech/chemify-raises-33-6m-20230802 — \"has raised £33.6m\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2023/august/headline_990451_en.html", "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/chemify-raises-33-6m-20230802" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-08-02", "date_sort": "2023-08-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 36000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£36m", "gbp_txt": "£36m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-054", "date": "2023-01-24", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Waire Health (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-604", "counterparty": "Eos Advisory; Scottish Enterprise (co-investor)", "amount": 2000000, "amount_text": "2000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Edinburgh remote-monitoring medtech whose C-Detect device uses AI raised £2m.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/waire-health-funding-20230124 (trade) — \"The funding round was led by Eos Advisory alongside co-investor, Scottish Enterprise.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/waire-health-funding-20230124" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-01-24", "date_sort": "2023-01-24", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2m", "gbp_txt": "£2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-053", "date": "2023-01-19", "year": "2023", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Blackford Analysis (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-703", "counterparty": "Bayer", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Bayer bought Edinburgh medical-imaging AI firm Blackford Analysis for an unspecified sum.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/growth-strategy/exit-strategy/bayer-buys-blackford-analysis-20230119 (trade) — \"German life science firm Bayer has acquired artificial intelligence company Blackford Analysis for an unspecified sum.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/growth-strategy/exit-strategy/bayer-buys-blackford-analysis-20230119" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-01-19", "date_sort": "2023-01-19", "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-LB-052", "date": "2023-01-16", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Gigged.AI (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-402", "counterparty": "Par Equity", "amount": 1600000, "amount_text": "1600000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Glasgow AI recruitment-software firm raised £1.6m seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gigged-ai-seed-talent-20230116 (trade) — \"Glasgow-headquartered Gigged.AI has bagged £1.6m in seed funding, led by Par Equity,\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gigged-ai-seed-talent-20230116" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-01-16", "date_sort": "2023-01-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1600000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.6m", "gbp_txt": "£1.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-RG-003", "date": "2023-01-16", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Gigged.AI (new) BIZ-SU-OTH-402", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-402", "counterparty": "Par Equity", "amount": 1600000, "amount_text": "1600000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round with Techstart Ventures and Nile HQ", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gigged-ai-seed-talent-20230116 — \"Glasgow-headquartered Gigged.AI\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gigged-ai-seed-talent-20230116" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-LB-052", "date_text": "2023-01-16", "date_sort": "2023-01-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1600000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.6m", "gbp_txt": "£1.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7019", "date": "2023", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-401 Malted AI", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-401", "counterparty": "Creator Fund (lead)", "amount": 1000000, "amount_text": "1,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Malted AI's £1m pre-seed led by the Creator Fund. Buys or funds: small language model distillation.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/malted-ai-funding-20240515 (trade) — \"The seed investment was led by Hoxton Ventures.\" (pre-seed described in same article)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/malted-ai-funding-20240515" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023", "date_sort": "2023-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1m", "gbp_txt": "£1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-044", "date": "2022-06-30", "year": "2022", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Codeplay Software (BIZ-SW-039)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-039", "counterparty": "Intel (Intel Research And Development UK Limited)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Intel's UK subsidiary became 75%-plus owner", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04567874/persons-with-significant-control — \"Intel Research And Development Uk Limited\" \"30 June 2022\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04567874/persons-with-significant-control" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-06-30", "date_sort": "2022-06-30", "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-GF-002", "date": "2022-06-30", "year": "2022", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Vivanda (new), bought by Diageo (BIZ-EST-306)", "company_id": "BIZ-EST-306", "counterparty": "Diageo", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Diageo buys Vivanda, maker of the FlavourPrint taste-matching AI, for an undisclosed fee (date is the report date).", "sources_text": "https://drinks-intel.com/news/diageo-makes-ai-move-through-vivanda-purchase-video/ — \"undisclosed fee\"", "source_urls": [ "https://drinks-intel.com/news/diageo-makes-ai-move-through-vivanda-purchase-video/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "established", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-06-30", "date_sort": "2022-06-30", "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-LB-005", "date": "2022-02-21", "year": "2022", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Sharktower (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-401", "counterparty": "Proteus", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Data consultancy Proteus bought Edinburgh AI project-management software firm Sharktower for an undisclosed sum.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/proteus-sharktower-acquisition-20220221 (trade) — \"Proteus, a data-driven consultancy firm, has announced the acquisition of business software development company Sharktower.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/saas/proteus-sharktower-acquisition-20220221" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-02-21", "date_sort": "2022-02-21", "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-SW-4035", "date": "2021-11-18", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4019 Brainnwave", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4019", "counterparty": "Hatch (co-venture)", "amount": 10200000, "amount_text": "10200000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Brainnwave closed $10.2m (nearly £6m) in a co-venture with engineering firm Hatch. Buys or funds: Series A; 100 new roles.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/edinburgh-augmented-intelligence-startup-brainwave-funding-20211118 — \"closed $10.2 million (nearly £6 million) with Hatch\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/edinburgh-augmented-intelligence-startup-brainwave-funding-20211118" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-11-18", "date_sort": "2021-11-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 7568450, "fx_rate": 1.3477, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3477 per £ on 2021-11-18", "fx_date": "2021-11-18", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$10.2m", "gbp_txt": "£7.6m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-2030", "date": "2021-06-16", "year": "2021", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Storm ID", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-073", "counterparty": "NHS AI Lab (AI in Health and Care Award, round 2, phase 3)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "NHS AI Award phase 3 grant for Lenus COPD Management Service.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/36-million-boost-for-ai-technologies-to-revolutionise-nhs-care — \"to analyse output from patients’ daily monitoring and wearable devices\" ; https://www.england.nhs.uk/aac/what-we-do/how-can-the-aac-help-me/ai-award/round-2-ai-in-health-and-care-awards/ — \"predict deterioration, and enable targeted intervention\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/36-million-boost-for-ai-technologies-to-revolutionise-nhs-care", "https://www.england.nhs.uk/aac/what-we-do/how-can-the-aac-help-me/ai-award/round-2-ai-in-health-and-care-awards/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-06-16", "date_sort": "2021-06-16", "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 }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-2031", "date": "2021-06-16", "year": "2021", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "MyWay Digital Health", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-072", "counterparty": "NHS AI Lab (AI in Health and Care Award, round 2, phase 2)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "NHS AI Award phase 2 grant for MyDiabetes IQ.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/36-million-boost-for-ai-technologies-to-revolutionise-nhs-care — \"for predicting diabetes complications and treatment choices\" ; https://www.england.nhs.uk/aac/what-we-do/how-can-the-aac-help-me/ai-award/round-2-ai-in-health-and-care-awards/ — \"predicting diabetes complications, sub-type diagnosis, and treatment choices\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/36-million-boost-for-ai-technologies-to-revolutionise-nhs-care", "https://www.england.nhs.uk/aac/what-we-do/how-can-the-aac-help-me/ai-award/round-2-ai-in-health-and-care-awards/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-06-16", "date_sort": "2021-06-16", "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 }, { "id": "DEAL-RG-002", "date": "2021-05-07", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Sharktower (new) BIZ-SU-OTH-401", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-401", "counterparty": "Equity Gap", "amount": 400000, "amount_text": "400000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round backed by Scottish Enterprise", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/sharktower-edinburgh-ai-company-funding-20210507 — \"the Edinburgh-based AI-driven project delivery platform\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/sharktower-edinburgh-ai-company-funding-20210507" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-05-07", "date_sort": "2021-05-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 400000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£400,000", "gbp_txt": "£400,000", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-5008", "date": "2020-08-04", "year": "2020", "kind": "gpu_purchase", "company_text": "University of Aberdeen", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-5021", "counterparty": "BIZ-CLD-5004 OCF", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Aberdeen's Maxwell genomics cluster was designed, integrated and managed by OCF. Buys or funds: Maxwell HPC cluster with NVIDIA GPUs, managed by OCF. Other investors: Lenovo; NVIDIA; ThinkParQ.", "sources_text": "https://ocf.co.uk/about-us/blog/maxwell-supercomputer-at-the-university-of-aberdeen-supporting-ground-breaking-genomics-research/ — \"twenty times more storage\"", "source_urls": [ "https://ocf.co.uk/about-us/blog/maxwell-supercomputer-at-the-university-of-aberdeen-supporting-ground-breaking-genomics-research/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-08-04", "date_sort": "2020-08-04", "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-6037", "date": "2020-07-15", "year": "2020", "kind": "site_opening", "company_text": "ARCHER2", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2001", "counterparty": "Cray (an HPE company)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "First phase of ARCHER2 installed at EPCC's Advanced Computing Facility. Buys or funds: First 4 of 23 cabinets installed. Other investors: UKRI; University of Edinburgh.", "sources_text": "https://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/whats-happening/articles/first-phase-archer2-installed-advanced-computing-facility — \"This is the first phase of the 23-cabinet system of ARCHER2\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/whats-happening/articles/first-phase-archer2-installed-advanced-computing-facility" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-07-15", "date_sort": "2020-07-15", "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-4047", "date": "2018-09-21", "year": "2018", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "BIZ-NET-015 The Data Lab", "company_id": "BIZ-NET-015", "counterparty": "Scottish Funding Council; Scottish Enterprise; Scottish Government; HIE", "amount": 13500000, "amount_text": "13500000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Scottish public funders committed up to £13.5m to The Data Lab's second phase. Buys or funds: Phase 2 from April 2019 for five years; 100+ projects; 665 MSc places.", "sources_text": "https://thedatalab.com/news/the-data-lab-secures-13-5m-scottish-government-funding/ — \"The continuation of our work will help develop a strong data science community.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://thedatalab.com/news/the-data-lab-secures-13-5m-scottish-government-funding/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2018-09-21", "date_sort": "2018-09-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 13500000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£13.5m", "gbp_txt": "£13.5m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SVC-018", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SVC-018 CreateFuture", "company_id": "BIZ-SVC-018", "counterparty": "Version 1", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Version 1 bought the Scottish AI and digital services firm, about 550 staff", "sources_text": "https://www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366642584/Version-1-and-Integris-hit-the-acquisition-trial — \"a growth acquisition\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366642584/Version-1-and-Integris-hit-the-acquisition-trial" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "services", "render": true, "date_text": null, "date_sort": null, "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-CRE-047", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SU-CRE-038 Kythera AI", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-CRE-038", "counterparty": "Techstart Ventures", "amount": 750000, "amount_text": "750000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round; date not shown on the page", "sources_text": "https://www.insider.co.uk/news/edinburgh-ai-firm-hires-tech-25948112 — \"Edinburgh-headquartered\" (amount from the same page)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.insider.co.uk/news/edinburgh-ai-firm-hires-tech-25948112" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": null, "date_sort": null, "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 750000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£750,000", "gbp_txt": "£750,000", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-067", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "GeneralPractice.AI (BIZ-SU-HLT-059)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-059", "counterparty": "Deepbridge Capital", "amount": 250000, "amount_text": "250000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Investment (date not given).", "sources_text": "https://futurescot.com/glasgow-ai-assistant-for-gps-eyes-new-markets-after-securing-250000-investment/ — \"securing £250,000 investment\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://futurescot.com/glasgow-ai-assistant-for-gps-eyes-new-markets-after-securing-250000-investment/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": null, "date_sort": null, "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 250000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£250,000", "gbp_txt": "£250,000", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-2012", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Glasgow Lab for AI Verification (GLAIVE)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-2064", "counterparty": "ARIA Safeguarded AI (TA1.1 Theory)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "ARIA funding for categorical programming work; ARIA marks the project closed.", "sources_text": "https://aria.org.uk/opportunity-spaces/trust-everything-everywhere/safeguarded-ai/funded-projects — \"True Categorical Programming for Composable Systems Total\"", "source_urls": [ "https://aria.org.uk/opportunity-spaces/trust-everything-everywhere/safeguarded-ai/funded-projects" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "—", "date_sort": "", "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 } ] }