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For: Linking the SUNRISE and STELLAR-AI supercomputers to train the same AI models on MAST Upgrade and NSTX-U data; long-term shared spherical-tokamak foundation model.", "sources_text": "https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/uk-usa-enhance-cooperation-on-fusion-energy (trade) — \"We will turn a collection of supercomputers into a single engine for fusion discovery.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/uk-usa-enhance-cooperation-on-fusion-energy" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-09-14", "date_sort": "2026-09-14", "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, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-11001", "date": "2026-08-03", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Oxa", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-001", "counterparty": "Dubai Future Foundation", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxa and Dubai Future Foundation form autonomous-logistics joint venture SHIFFT. For: Joint venture SHIFFT to deploy autonomous vehicles in ports and airports; first scalable commercial deployment in Dubai planned before end of 2027.", "sources_text": "https://oxa.tech/news-and-insights/dubai-future-foundation-and-oxa-launch-joint-venture-transforming-dubai-into-global-hub-for-autonomous-logistics/ — \"SHIFFT will directly contribute to Dubai's goal to double foreign trade volume by 2033.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://oxa.tech/news-and-insights/dubai-future-foundation-and-oxa-launch-joint-venture-transforming-dubai-into-global-hub-for-autonomous-logistics/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-03", "date_sort": "2026-08-03", "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-12009", "date": "2026-07-21", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Mach42 (formerly Machine Discovery)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-604", "counterparty": "IP Group", "amount": 9500000, "amount_text": "9,500,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Mach42 raises $9.5m led by IP Group For: Agentic-ready analogue simulation. Other investors: BGF; Foresight Group (existing).", "sources_text": "https://mach42.ai/ — \"led by IP Group along with existing investors BGF and Foresight Group\"", "source_urls": [ "https://mach42.ai/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-07-21", "date_sort": "2026-07-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 7104397, "fx_rate": 1.3372, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3372 per £ on 2026-07-21", "fx_date": "2026-07-21", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$9.5m reported", "gbp_txt": "£7.1m", "show": true, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-UG-001", "date": "2026-07-16", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BeCertain (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-502", "counterparty": "SVV (Sure Valley Ventures)", "amount": 1700000, "amount_text": "1700000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£1.7m pre-seed round for the King's and Surrey dental-imaging AI spin-out.", "sources_text": "https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/university-spin-out-becertain-raises-1.7-million-to-bring-clinical-grade-ai-to-dental-diagnostics — \"pre-seed investment round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/university-spin-out-becertain-raises-1.7-million-to-bring-clinical-grade-ai-to-dental-diagnostics" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-07-16", "date_sort": "2026-07-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1700000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.7m", "gbp_txt": "£1.7m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-6016", "date": "2026-06-22", "year": "2026", "kind": "government_contract", "company_text": "University of Southampton", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-6008", "counterparty": "Lenovo (BIZ-INV-2158)", "amount": null, "amount_text": "7000000 (approx., initial order)", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Southampton picks Lenovo as HPC supplier; first order about £7m for summer 2026. Buys or funds: Lenovo SR675 V3 servers with NVIDIA H200; four-year preferred-supplier framework. Other investors: NVIDIA (GPUs).", "sources_text": "https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/06/new-partnership-to-enhance-southamptons-highperformance-computing.page — \"secured an initial order valued at approximately £7 million, with delivery planned over summer 2026.\"; https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-university-of-southampton-hpc-partnership/ — \"Under a four-year framework agreement, Lenovo will serve as the University's preferred supplier for HPC infrastructure\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/06/new-partnership-to-enhance-southamptons-highperformance-computing.page", "https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-university-of-southampton-hpc-partnership/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-22", "date_sort": "2026-06-22", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "7000000 (approx., initial order)", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "7000000 (approx., initial order) GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-4020", "date": "2026-06-12", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "BIZ-DC-021 Ark Longcross Park campus, Surrey / BIZ-DC-020 Ark Data Centres", "company_id": "BIZ-DC-021", "counterparty": "Ark", "amount": 807000000, "amount_text": "807000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Ark announced £807m to expand the Surrey campus that hosts Nebius's UK GPUs. Buys or funds: Longcross Park expansion including a further data centre with 36MW of future capacity; supports Nebius's GPU deployment.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up — \"British unicorn Ark has announced an investment of £807m in the expansion of its Longcross Park campus\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britain-powers-ahead-on-ai-with-billions-of-pounds-of-new-investment-and-thousands-of-jobs-secured-as-london-tech-week-wraps-up" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-12", "date_sort": "2026-06-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 807000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£807m", "gbp_txt": "£807m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CHIP-2031", "date": "2026-06-11", "year": "2026", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "SoC Labs AI chip design skills programme", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-2037", "counterparty": "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology", "amount": 3000000, "amount_text": "3,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Three-year UK-wide chip design training programme at the University of Southampton.", "sources_text": "https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/06/southampton-to-help-expand-uk-chip-design-capabilities.page — \"industrially relevant, real world chip and artificial intelligence design challenges\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/06/southampton-to-help-expand-uk-chip-design-capabilities.page" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-11", "date_sort": "2026-06-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 3000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£3m", "gbp_txt": "£3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-095", "date": "2026-06-02", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Poindexter Labs (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-809", "counterparty": "Episode 1 (lead); Evertrue Capital; Octopus Ventures First Cheque Fund; angels", "amount": 2000000, "amount_text": "2000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oversubscribed seed for expert-level training data for advanced AI models.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/06/02/poindexter-labs-raises-ps2m-to-improve-training-data-for-advanced-ai/ — \"has raised £2 million in an oversubscribed seed round\" (trade, tech.eu)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/06/02/poindexter-labs-raises-ps2m-to-improve-training-data-for-advanced-ai/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-02", "date_sort": "2026-06-02", "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-LC-084", "date": "2026-04-10", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Serve First (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-620", "counterparty": "Pembroke VCT; Midlands Engine Investment Fund (Mercia Ventures)", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Investment in an AI customer experience and performance platform.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/serve-first-ai-funding-20260410 — \"has secured an investment of £5m. … has developed an AI customer experience and performance management platform\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/serve-first-ai-funding-20260410" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-10", "date_sort": "2026-04-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 5000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£5m", "gbp_txt": "£5m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2055", "date": "2026-04-10", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Serve First", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-620", "counterparty": "Pembroke VCT, Midlands Engine Investment Fund", "amount": null, "amount_text": "5m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Serve First (AI customer experience platform) raised £5m (Not stated), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-milltech-fieldwork-robotics-20260410 — \"AI customer experience and performance management platform\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-milltech-fieldwork-robotics-20260410" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-10 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2026-04-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "5m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "5m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CHIP-018", "date": "2026-03-18", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "EnSilica (BIZ-CHIP-014)", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-014", "counterparty": "Allenby Capital and Panmure Liberum (brokers)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Placing of 10,972,234 new shares at 47p, subject to a general meeting on 7 April 2026; outcome not checked.", "sources_text": "https://www.ensilica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Project-Apollo-Circular.pdf — \"Proposed Placing of 10,972,234 new Ordinary Shares at 47 pence per share\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ensilica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Project-Apollo-Circular.pdf" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-18", "date_sort": "2026-03-18", "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-DC-012", "date": "2026-03-16", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "BIZ-DC-011 Sunrise, Culham", "company_id": "BIZ-DC-011", "counterparty": "DESNZ", "amount": 45000000, "amount_text": "45000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Government funds a 1.4MW AI supercomputer at Culham.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/45m-for-uks-first-ai-supercomputer-to-accelerate-fusion-energy — \"The UK government is investing £45 million for a 1.4MW\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/45m-for-uks-first-ai-supercomputer-to-accelerate-fusion-energy" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "data-centres", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-16", "date_sort": "2026-03-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 45000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£45m", "gbp_txt": "£45m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2062", "date": "2026-03-06", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Oxa", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-001", "counterparty": "National Wealth Fund, NVentures, IP Group, Hostplus and others", "amount": null, "amount_text": "77m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxa (autonomous driving software (sector labelled AI/mobility)) raised £77m (Series D), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-oxa-to-mutable-tactics-20260306 — \"Oxa develops autonomous driving technology for industrial use.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-oxa-to-mutable-tactics-20260306" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-06 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2026-03-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "77m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "77m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-X-023", "date": "2026-03-04", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Oxa (biz-oxa)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-001", "counterparty": "National Wealth Fund (largest named commitment; no lead stated)", "amount": 103000000, "amount_text": "103000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxa, which makes self-driving software for industrial vehicles, closed the first part of its Series D at $103m, including an initial $50m commitment from the National Wealth Fund. A second close was not confirmed.", "sources_text": "https://www.nationalwealthfund.org.uk/news-and-publications/news/oxa-raises-103m-in-series-d-first-close-backed-by-national-wealth-fund-and-leading-investors/ — \"today announced the successful first close of its Series D funding round, raising a total of $103m.\" ; https://www.hl.co.uk/shares/stock-market-news/company--news/oxa-secures-$103m-in-series-d-funding (Sharecast) — \"portfolio company Oxa Autonomy has completed its Series D funding round, raising $103m\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.nationalwealthfund.org.uk/news-and-publications/news/oxa-raises-103m-in-series-d-first-close-backed-by-national-wealth-fund-and-leading-investors/", "https://www.hl.co.uk/shares/stock-market-news/company--news/oxa-secures-$103m-in-series-d-funding" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "sitewide", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-04", "date_sort": "2026-03-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 77066966, "fx_rate": 1.3365, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3365 per £ on 2026-03-04", "fx_date": "2026-03-04", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$103m", "gbp_txt": "£77.1m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-006", "date": "2026-03-04", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Oxa (BIZ-SU-IND-001)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-001", "counterparty": "National Wealth Fund (BIZ-INV-005)", "amount": 50000000, "amount_text": "50000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "NWF initial commitment to Oxa's US$103m Series D first close", "sources_text": "https://www.nationalwealthfund.org.uk/news-and-publications/news/oxa-raises-103m-in-series-d-first-close-backed-by-national-wealth-fund-and-leading-investors/ — \"An initial $50m commitment from the National Wealth Fund\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.nationalwealthfund.org.uk/news-and-publications/news/oxa-raises-103m-in-series-d-first-close-backed-by-national-wealth-fund-and-leading-investors/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-X-023", "date_text": "2026-03-04", "date_sort": "2026-03-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 37411149, "fx_rate": 1.3365, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3365 per £ on 2026-03-04", "fx_date": "2026-03-04", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$50m", "gbp_txt": "£37.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-IND-001", "date": "2026-03-04", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Oxa (BIZ-SU-IND-001)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-001", "counterparty": "National Wealth Fund (US$50m initial commitment); NVentures, IP Group, Hostplus, bp Ventures", "amount": 103000000, "amount_text": "103000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series D first close", "sources_text": "https://www.nationalwealthfund.org.uk/news-and-publications/news/oxa-raises-103m-in-series-d-first-close-backed-by-national-wealth-fund-and-leading-investors/ — \"raising a total of $103m\" ; https://www.hl.co.uk/shares/stock-market-news/company--news/oxa-secures-$103m-in-series-d-funding — \"an initial $50m commitment from the UK's National Wealth Fund\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.nationalwealthfund.org.uk/news-and-publications/news/oxa-raises-103m-in-series-d-first-close-backed-by-national-wealth-fund-and-leading-investors/", "https://www.hl.co.uk/shares/stock-market-news/company--news/oxa-secures-$103m-in-series-d-funding" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-X-023", "date_text": "2026-03-04", "date_sort": "2026-03-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 77066966, "fx_rate": 1.3365, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3365 per £ on 2026-03-04", "fx_date": "2026-03-04", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$103m", "gbp_txt": "£77.1m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-014", "date": "2026-02-24", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Brainomix (BIZ-SU-HLT-006)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-006", "counterparty": "Parkwalk Advisors and Hostplus (IP Group Hostplus Innovation Fund)", "amount": 4800000, "amount_text": "4800000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series C extension with Modi Ventures; round total £18.8m.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/brainomix-extends-series-c-with-new-5m-investment-20260224 — \"led by existing investors Parkwalk Advisors and Hostplus via the IP Group Hostplus Innovation Fund\"; https://htn.co.uk/2026/02/25/university-of-oxford-spinout-brainomix-takes-total-funding-to-18-8million-in-support-of-us-expansion/ — \"has successfully raised £18.8 million in Series C funding\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/brainomix-extends-series-c-with-new-5m-investment-20260224", "https://htn.co.uk/2026/02/25/university-of-oxford-spinout-brainomix-takes-total-funding-to-18-8million-in-support-of-us-expansion/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-24", "date_sort": "2026-02-24", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 4800000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£4.8m", "gbp_txt": "£4.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-071", "date": "2026-02-05", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Decima2 (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-612", "counterparty": "Haatch; Nicolas Dessaigne; grant support", "amount": 480000, "amount_text": "480000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Pre-seed of £335,000 equity plus £125,000 grant for causal modelling and generative AI for marketing.", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/live-blog/decima2-secures-funding-from-haatch-and-y-combinator-partner/ — \"the round includes £335,000 in equity investment and £125,000 in equity-free grant support\" (trade, BusinessCloud)", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/live-blog/decima2-secures-funding-from-haatch-and-y-combinator-partner/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-05", "date_sort": "2026-02-05", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 480000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£480,000", "gbp_txt": "£480,000", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-10003", "date": "2026-01-14", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "UK Atomic Energy Authority", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-10001", "counterparty": "digiLab (BIZ-SU-OTH-506)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "digiLab's models let UKAEA explore reactor designs around 100,000 times faster (company figure). For: Machine-learning models with quantified uncertainty for plasma turbulence, and Bayesian optimisation of sensor placement, for STEP.", "sources_text": "https://channellife.co.uk/story/ai-speeds-uk-fusion-tokamak-design-by-100-000-times (trade) — \"The models allow UKAEA to explore reactor designs around 100,000 times faster\"", "source_urls": [ "https://channellife.co.uk/story/ai-speeds-uk-fusion-tokamak-design-by-100-000-times" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-01-14 (reported)", "date_sort": "2026-01-14", "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, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-UG-002", "date": "2025-12-03", "year": "2025", "kind": "spin_out", "company_text": "CogStack (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-505", "counterparty": "King's College London", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "King's announces CogStack as a spin-out company.", "sources_text": "https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/tom-searle — \"New spinout CogStack is unlocking the power of healthcare data through AI to transform clinical care\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/tom-searle" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-12-03", "date_sort": "2025-12-03", "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-008", "date": "2025-11-06", "year": "2025", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "BIZ-DC-021 Ark Longcross", "company_id": "BIZ-DC-021", "counterparty": "Nebius", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Nebius launches its first UK NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra cluster; DCD places it at Ark's Longcross (initial 4,000 GPUs).", "sources_text": "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-ai-cloud-arrives-in-uk-with-one-of-the-country-s-first-advanced-nvidia-ai-infrastructure-deployments — \"at a state-of-the-art facility in the London area\"; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nebius-to-host-uk-nvidia-blackwell-ultra-gpu-cluster-in-ark-data-centres-facility-in-surrey/ — \"expected to be operational by Q4 2025\"", "source_urls": [ "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-ai-cloud-arrives-in-uk-with-one-of-the-country-s-first-advanced-nvidia-ai-infrastructure-deployments", "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nebius-to-host-uk-nvidia-blackwell-ultra-gpu-cluster-in-ark-data-centres-facility-in-surrey/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "data-centres", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-06", "date_sort": "2025-11-06", "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-INV-2077", "date": "2025-10-17", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Wild Bioscience", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-708", "counterparty": "EIT, Oxford Science Enterprises, Braavos Capital, University of Oxford", "amount": null, "amount_text": "45m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Wild Bioscience (AI crop breeding) raised £45m (Series A), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-dexory-to-gladys-20251017 — \"Wild Bioscience uses AI to support precision crop breeding\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-dexory-to-gladys-20251017" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-17 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2025-10-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "45m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "45m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-048", "date": "2025-10-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Wild Bioscience (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-708", "counterparty": "Ellison Institute of Technology (lead); Oxford Science Enterprises; Braavos Capital; University of Oxford", "amount": 60000000, "amount_text": "60000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A for an AI platform guiding precision crop breeding.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/agtech/wild-bioscience-45m-series-a-20251016 — \"has raised $60m (£44.65m) in a Series A funding round\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/agtech/wild-bioscience-45m-series-a-20251016" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-16", "date_sort": "2025-10-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 44662796, "fx_rate": 1.3434, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3434 per £ on 2025-10-16", "fx_date": "2025-10-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$60m", "gbp_txt": "£44.7m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-IND-013", "date": "2025-10-14", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Dexory (BIZ-SU-IND-008)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-008", "counterparty": "Eurazeo", "amount": 100000000, "amount_text": "100000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series C (plus debt from Bootstrap Europe; US$165m in total)", "sources_text": "https://www.dexory.com/insights/strong-customer-demand-enables-dexory-to-secure-165m-in-funding — \"Eurazeo, through its Growth team\" ; https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-robotics-startup-dexory-raises-165m — \"$65m in debt funding\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.dexory.com/insights/strong-customer-demand-enables-dexory-to-secure-165m-in-funding", "https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-robotics-startup-dexory-raises-165m" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-14", "date_sort": "2025-10-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 75204933, "fx_rate": 1.3297, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3297 per £ on 2025-10-14", "fx_date": "2025-10-14", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$100m", "gbp_txt": "£75.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-046", "date": "2025-10-08", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Sees.ai (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-816", "counterparty": "Sustainable Future Ventures, Hearst Ventures, Elbow Beach Capital (co-leads); WakeUp Capital", "amount": 3650000, "amount_text": "3650000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round for autonomous flight software for drones flying beyond visual line of sight.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/sees-ai-3-65-investment-20251008 — \"Sees.ai, a startup based in Chichester developing autonomous aerial solutions, has raised £3.65m,\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/sees-ai-3-65-investment-20251008" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-08", "date_sort": "2025-10-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3650000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£3.6m", "gbp_txt": "£3.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-FIN-024", "date": "2025-09-09", "year": "2025", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Cytora (BIZ-SU-FIN-005)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-FIN-005", "counterparty": "Applied Systems", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Growth acquisition; terms not disclosed", "sources_text": "https://cytora.com/risk-flow-center/blog/cytora-acquired-by-applied-systems-accelerating-the-shared-vision-of-delivering-the-digital-roundtrip-of-insurance — \"growth acquisition\"; https://www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk/news/cytora-acquired-by-applied-systems/ — \"Cytora was founded in 2012 as a University startup\"", "source_urls": [ "https://cytora.com/risk-flow-center/blog/cytora-acquired-by-applied-systems-accelerating-the-shared-vision-of-delivering-the-digital-roundtrip-of-insurance", "https://www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk/news/cytora-acquired-by-applied-systems/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-09", "date_sort": "2025-09-09", "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-INV-2087", "date": "2025-08-01", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Ultromics", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-007", "counterparty": "L&G, Allegis Capital, Lightrock, University of Chicago Medicine and others", "amount": null, "amount_text": "41.4m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Ultromics (AI heart diagnostics) raised £41.4m (Series C), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-ultromics-to-fluid-focus-20250801 — \"develops AI cardiology diagnostics technology\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-ultromics-to-fluid-focus-20250801" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-08-01 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2025-08-01", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "41.4m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "41.4m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-019", "date": "2025-07-31", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Ultromics (BIZ-SU-HLT-007)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-007", "counterparty": "L&G, Allegis Capital, Lightrock", "amount": 55000000, "amount_text": "55000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series C for US expansion.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/ai-cardiology-group-ultromics-gears-up-for-us-growth-with-40m-round-20250731 — \"was led by L&G, Allegis Capital and Lightrock\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/ai-cardiology-group-ultromics-gears-up-for-us-growth-with-40m-round-20250731" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-07-31", "date_sort": "2025-07-31", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 41565901, "fx_rate": 1.3232, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3232 per £ on 2025-07-31", "fx_date": "2025-07-31", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$55m", "gbp_txt": "£41.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-2022", "date": "2025-07-17", "year": "2025", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "OpenBind", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2044", "counterparty": "Sovereign AI Unit", "amount": 8000000, "amount_text": "8000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed investment in a Diamond Light Source-led consortium.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-compute-roadmap/uk-compute-roadmap — \"£8 million seed investment in a Diamond Light Source (DLS)-led consortium\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-compute-roadmap/uk-compute-roadmap" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-07-17", "date_sort": "2025-07-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 8000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£8m", "gbp_txt": "£8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-DEF-003", "date": "2025-07-14", "year": "2025", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Adarga (BIZ-SU-DEF-002)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-002", "counterparty": "Defence Support (MoD)", "amount": 12000000, "amount_text": "12000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Expanded contract, \"up to\" £12m, renewing Vantage", "sources_text": "https://www.adsgroup.org.uk/knowledge/industry-member-news/adarga-awarded-expanded-defence-support-ai-contract/ — \"Worth up to £12 million\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.adsgroup.org.uk/knowledge/industry-member-news/adarga-awarded-expanded-defence-support-ai-contract/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-07-14", "date_sort": "2025-07-14", "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-HLT-2042", "date": "2025-07-09", "year": "2025", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Optellum", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-040", "counterparty": "Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (lead) / NHS Cancer Programme", "amount": 2254634, "amount_text": "2254634", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Trust-led award combining Optellum AI nodule risk stratification with robotic bronchoscopy.", "sources_text": "https://sbrihealthcare.co.uk/news/nhs-cancer-programme-awards-14-4-million-to-accelerate-new-front-line-innovations-that-detect-and-diagnose-cancer-earlier — \"A new diagnostic pathway combining AI-powered nodule risk stratification (Optellum) with robotic bronchoscopy\"", "source_urls": [ "https://sbrihealthcare.co.uk/news/nhs-cancer-programme-awards-14-4-million-to-accelerate-new-front-line-innovations-that-detect-and-diagnose-cancer-earlier" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-07-09", "date_sort": "2025-07-09", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2254634, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2.3m", "gbp_txt": "£2.3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5048", "date": "2025-06-13", "year": "2025", "kind": "government_contract", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-502 ICS.AI", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-502", "counterparty": "Derby City Council", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Derby's AI programme, delivered with ICS.AI, produced £7.5m in savings, the council says; contract value not stated. Buys or funds: AI system for council phone and web queries (SMART AI Transformation Programme).", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/local-government-ai-trial-nets-7-5m-in-savings-20250613 (trade) — \"has led to £7.5m in savings, according to the authority\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/local-government-ai-trial-nets-7-5m-in-savings-20250613" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-13 (reported)", "date_sort": "2025-06-13", "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-CHIP-2020", "date": "2025-05-28", "year": "2025", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Aion Silicon (formerly Sondrel)", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-015", "counterparty": "unnamed customer", "amount": 12000000, "amount_text": "12,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Design of a RISC-V accelerator for HPC and AI workloads.", "sources_text": "https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/aion-silicon-wins-12m-risc-v-ai-chip-design/ (trade) — \"The global HPC race demands accelerators that deliver extreme performance per watt,\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/aion-silicon-wins-12m-risc-v-ai-chip-design/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-05-28", "date_sort": "2025-05-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 8908025, "fx_rate": 1.3471, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3471 per £ on 2025-05-28", "fx_date": "2025-05-28", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$12m", "gbp_txt": "£8.9m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CHIP-019", "date": "2025-04-28", "year": "2025", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "Aion Silicon (BIZ-CHIP-015)", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-015", "counterparty": "Intel Foundry (alliance joined)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Sondrel rebranded as Aion Silicon; Sondrel Limited renamed Aion Silicon Limited.", "sources_text": "https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/sondrel-is-now-aion-silicon — \"has re-branded as Aion Silicon\"; https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04491953 — SONDREL LIMITED to \"28 Apr 2025\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/sondrel-is-now-aion-silicon", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04491953" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-04-28", "date_sort": "2025-04-28", "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-SW-4007", "date": "2025-04-03", "year": "2025", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4002 InfoSum", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4002", "counterparty": "WPP", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "WPP bought InfoSum; CEO Lauren Wetzel stays and also becomes GroupM Chief Solutions Officer. Buys or funds: Data collaboration platform; joins GroupM and WPP Open.", "sources_text": "https://www.infosum.com/blog/wpp-acquires-infosum — \"Lauren Wetzel will remain CEO of InfoSum.\"; https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025/04/03/wpp-bolsters-ai-tools-with-acquisition-of-infosum — \"will give our clients a unique competitive advantage in the AI era.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.infosum.com/blog/wpp-acquires-infosum", "https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025/04/03/wpp-bolsters-ai-tools-with-acquisition-of-infosum" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-04-03", "date_sort": "2025-04-03", "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-CHIP-013", "date": "2025-04-02", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Lumai (BIZ-CHIP-010)", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-010", "counterparty": "Constructor Capital (lead)", "amount": 10000000, "amount_text": "10000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round of more than US$10m; date from Package 1, not shown on pages opened.", "sources_text": "https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/lumai-secures-10m-investment-to-slash-ai-processing-costs — \"led by VC investor Constructor Capital\"; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/lumai-raises-10-million-for-its-optical-processing-technology/ — \"$10 million funding round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/lumai-secures-10m-investment-to-slash-ai-processing-costs", "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/lumai-raises-10-million-for-its-optical-processing-technology/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-04-02", "date_sort": "2025-04-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 7712479, "fx_rate": 1.2966, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2966 per £ on 2025-04-02", "fx_date": "2025-04-02", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$10m", "gbp_txt": "£7.7m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-015", "date": "2025-03-31", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Diffblue (BIZ-SW-010)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-010", "counterparty": "Innovate UK (grant)", "amount": 1000000, "amount_text": "1000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Grant via the ITEA GENIUS project.", "sources_text": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250331532523/en/Diffblue-Receives-%C2%A31-Million-Grant-from-Innovate-UK-to-Advance-AI-Driven-Software-Engineering — \"£1 million grant from Innovate UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250331532523/en/Diffblue-Receives-%C2%A31-Million-Grant-from-Innovate-UK-to-Advance-AI-Driven-Software-Engineering" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-03-31", "date_sort": "2025-03-31", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1m", "gbp_txt": "£1m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CHIP-2023", "date": "2025-03-27", "year": "2025", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "EnSilica", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-014", "counterparty": "unnamed European electromechanical supplier", "amount": 18000000, "amount_text": "18,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Arm-based mixed-signal sensor ASIC; estimated over $18m across seven years (not AI-specific).", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/semiconductor/ensilica-shares-lift-on-new-18m-tie-up-20250327 (trade) — \"The contract will commence in April 2025, with revenues falling into EnSilica's current and next financial years.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/semiconductor/ensilica-shares-lift-on-new-18m-tie-up-20250327" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-03-27", "date_sort": "2025-03-27", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 13885675, "fx_rate": 1.2963, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2963 per £ on 2025-03-27", "fx_date": "2025-03-27", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$18m", "gbp_txt": "£13.9m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CHIP-2022", "date": "2025-03-24", "year": "2025", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "EnSilica", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-014", "counterparty": "unnamed optical computing systems company", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Multi-million-pound chip design and manufacturing services contract.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/semiconductor/ensilica-iqe-shares-rise-on-multi-million-pound-contracts-20250324 (trade) — \"a well-funded pioneering optical computing systems company\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/semiconductor/ensilica-iqe-shares-rise-on-multi-million-pound-contracts-20250324" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-03-24", "date_sort": "2025-03-24", "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-SU-DEF-002", "date": "2025-01-13", "year": "2025", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Adarga (BIZ-SU-DEF-002)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-002", "counterparty": "Ministry of Defence", "amount": 12000000, "amount_text": "12000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Enterprise Agreement Lite, \"up to\" £12m", "sources_text": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250113244361/en/Adarga-Secures-Enterprise-Agreement-Lite-with-UK-MOD-Worth-up-to-%C2%A312m — \"worth up to £12m\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250113244361/en/Adarga-Secures-Enterprise-Agreement-Lite-with-UK-MOD-Worth-up-to-%C2%A312m" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-01-13", "date_sort": "2025-01-13", "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-HLT-026", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Brainomix (BIZ-SU-HLT-006)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-006", "counterparty": "Parkwalk Advisors; 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Date is the completion date; value and announcement date not on the page opened.", "sources_text": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865408/000094787124000937/ss4137056_ex9901.htm — \"has been completed, with Exscientia becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Recursion\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865408/000094787124000937/ss4137056_ex9901.htm" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "sitewide", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-11-20", "date_sort": "2024-11-20", "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-030", "date": "2024-11-20", "year": "2024", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Exscientia (BIZ-SU-HLT-003)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-003", "counterparty": "Recursion Pharmaceuticals", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Business combination completed; Exscientia became a wholly owned subsidiary of Recursion.", "sources_text": "https://ir.recursion.com/news-releases/news-release-details/recursion-and-exscientia-two-leaders-ai-drug-discovery-space — \"has been completed, with Exscientia becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Recursion\"; https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13483814 — \"EXSCIENTIA PLC (22 Sep 2021 to 16 Dec 2024)\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://ir.recursion.com/news-releases/news-release-details/recursion-and-exscientia-two-leaders-ai-drug-discovery-space", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13483814" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-11-20", "date_sort": "2024-11-20", "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-031", "date": "2024-11-20", "year": "2024", "kind": "delisting", "company_text": "Exscientia (BIZ-SU-HLT-003)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-003", "counterparty": "Nasdaq", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Nasdaq ADSs ceased trading and were to be delisted.", "sources_text": "https://ir.recursion.com/news-releases/news-release-details/recursion-and-exscientia-two-leaders-ai-drug-discovery-space — \"Exscientia ADSs (Nasdaq: EXAI) ceased trading and will be delisted from Nasdaq.\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://ir.recursion.com/news-releases/news-release-details/recursion-and-exscientia-two-leaders-ai-drug-discovery-space" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-11-20", "date_sort": "2024-11-20", "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-CHIP-016", "date": "2024-11-11", "year": "2024", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "EnSilica (BIZ-CHIP-014)", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-014", "counterparty": "Oriole Networks (BIZ-CHIP-011)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "EnSilica to design and supply photonics controller chips for Oriole's optical switches.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/seminconductor/chipmaker-ensilica-shares-rise-on-fresh-deal-with-ian-hogarth-backed-ucl-spinout-20241111 — \"commences this month with material non-recurring engineering revenues\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/seminconductor/chipmaker-ensilica-shares-rise-on-fresh-deal-with-ian-hogarth-backed-ucl-spinout-20241111" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-11-11", "date_sort": "2024-11-11", "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-2024", "date": "2024-11-05", "year": "2024", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "EnSilica", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-014", "counterparty": "unnamed", "amount": 7000000, "amount_text": "7,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Edge AI chip contract with possible supply revenue above $50m over five years (reported with going-concern warning).", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/seminconductor/ensilica-shares-sink-as-chipmaker-warns-on-survival-without-more-funding-20241105 (trade) — \"Additional external financing may be required should the company experience further delays in contracted customer receipts\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/seminconductor/ensilica-shares-sink-as-chipmaker-warns-on-survival-without-more-funding-20241105" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-11-05", "date_sort": "2024-11-05", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 5383787, "fx_rate": 1.3002, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3002 per £ on 2024-11-05", "fx_date": "2024-11-05", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$7m", "gbp_txt": "£5.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-013", "date": "2024-10-14", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "ServiceNow (UK) (BIZ-BIG-037)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-037", "counterparty": null, "amount": 1500000000, "amount_text": "1500000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UK business investment over five years, incl. NVIDIA GPUs in UK data centres", "sources_text": "https://newsroom.servicenow.com/press-releases/details/2024/ServiceNow-pledges-1-5bn-investment-into-UK-business-over-five-years-10-14-2024-traffic/default.aspx — \"$1.5bn (£1.15bn) into its UK business over the next five years\"", "source_urls": [ "https://newsroom.servicenow.com/press-releases/details/2024/ServiceNow-pledges-1-5bn-investment-into-UK-business-over-five-years-10-14-2024-traffic/default.aspx" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-14", "date_sort": "2024-10-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1148809068, "fx_rate": 1.3057, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3057 per £ on 2024-10-14", "fx_date": "2024-10-14", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$1.50bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.15bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-BIG-2010", "date": "2024-10-14", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "ServiceNow (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-037", "counterparty": null, "amount": 1150000000, "amount_text": "1,150,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£1.15bn into the UK business over five years, including data centres with Nvidia GPUs.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain — \"with plans to invest £1.15 billion into its UK business over the next 5 years.\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk — \"ServiceNow also confirmed its commitment to the UK market\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-international-investment-summit-secures-63-billion-and-nearly-38000-jobs-for-the-uk" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-14", "date_sort": "2024-10-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1150000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.15bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.15bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-2014", "date": "2024-10-14", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "ServiceNow (UK)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-037", "counterparty": null, "amount": 1150000000, "amount_text": "1150000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Five-year UK investment covering AI development, data centres with Nvidia GPUs for local processing, and offices.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain — \"plans to invest £1.15 billion into its UK business over the next 5 years\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-secretary-welcomes-foreign-investment-in-uk-data-centres-which-will-spur-economic-growth-and-ai-innovation-in-britain" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-14", "date_sort": "2024-10-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1150000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.15bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.15bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-ENR-2010", "date": "2024-10-10", "year": "2024", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Flexible Power Systems Ltd", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-ENR-2005", "counterparty": "DfT Freight Innovation Fund round 2", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round 2 winner to optimise delivery schedules and charger use in real time.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freight-innovation-fund-winning-projects/freight-innovation-fund-second-round-winning-projects — \"will optimise delivery schedules and vehicle and charger utilisation in real time.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freight-innovation-fund-winning-projects/freight-innovation-fund-second-round-winning-projects" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-10", "date_sort": "2024-10-10", "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 }, { "id": "DEAL-EST-029", "date": "2024-10-08", "year": "2024", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Vodafone (BIZ-EST-042)", "company_id": "BIZ-EST-042", "counterparty": "Google", "amount": 1000000000, "amount_text": "1000000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Ten-year deal worth more than US$1bn (cloud, security, devices, AI)", "sources_text": "https://www.vodafone.com/news/newsroom/technology/vodafone-and-google-deepen-strategic-partnership-with-10-yr-deal — \"Ten Year, Billion+ Dollar Deal\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.vodafone.com/news/newsroom/technology/vodafone-and-google-deepen-strategic-partnership-with-10-yr-deal" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "established", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-08", "date_sort": "2024-10-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 763766898, "fx_rate": 1.3093, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3093 per £ on 2024-10-08", "fx_date": "2024-10-08", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$1bn", "gbp_txt": "£763.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-135", "date": "2024-10-01", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Dexory (BIZ-SU-IND-008)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-008", "counterparty": "DTCP", "amount": 80000000, "amount_text": "80000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Robotic warehouse-scanning firm raised $80m Series B in equity and debt.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/warehouse-robotic-firm-dexory-closes-60m-series-b-round-20241001 (trade) — \"Robotic warehouse startup Dexory has raised $80m (£60m) in a joint equity and debt-based Series B funding round.\" … \"led by DTCP\" ; https://www.silicon.co.uk/press-release/dexory-secures-80m-funding-to-drive-global-expansion-goals-and-development-of-groundbreaking-technology (primary; company release via Business Wire) — \"today announced it has successfully closed an $80 million Series B funding round.\" … \"The round was led by DTCP.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/warehouse-robotic-firm-dexory-closes-60m-series-b-round-20241001", "https://www.silicon.co.uk/press-release/dexory-secures-80m-funding-to-drive-global-expansion-goals-and-development-of-groundbreaking-technology" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-01", "date_sort": "2024-10-01", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 60200166, "fx_rate": 1.3289, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3289 per £ on 2024-10-01", "fx_date": "2024-10-01", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$80m", "gbp_txt": "£60.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-CRE-025", "date": "2024-09-18", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SU-CRE-019 Charismatic.ai", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-CRE-019", "counterparty": "Innovate UK (grant)", "amount": 1040000, "amount_text": "1040000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Innovate UK grant to a consortium led by Charismatic.ai with Channel 4 and Aardman (consortium total)", "sources_text": "https://www.channel4.com/press/news/consortium-secures-ps104-m-funding-explore-ai-driven-storytelling-tv-film-industries — \"£1.04million\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.channel4.com/press/news/consortium-secures-ps104-m-funding-explore-ai-driven-storytelling-tv-film-industries" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-09-18", "date_sort": "2024-09-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1040000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1m", "gbp_txt": "£1m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-IND-041", "date": "2024-09-18", "year": "2024", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "StreetDrone (BIZ-SU-IND-042)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-042", "counterparty": "Oxa (BIZ-SU-IND-001)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxa buys StreetDrone; fee not disclosed", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/oxa-self-driving-industrial-logistics-streetdrone-20240918 — \"Oxa declined to disclose the acquisition fee\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/oxa-self-driving-industrial-logistics-streetdrone-20240918" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-09-18", "date_sort": "2024-09-18", "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-LAB-12010", "date": "2024-09-16", "year": "2024", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "Mach42 (formerly Machine Discovery)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-604", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Machine Discovery becomes Mach42 For: Machine Discovery renamed Mach42; corporate structure unchanged.", "sources_text": "https://mach42.ai/resource-IntroducingMach42.html — \"using the opportunity to reflect our vision and goals accurately by changing our name\"", "source_urls": [ "https://mach42.ai/resource-IntroducingMach42.html" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-09-16", "date_sort": "2024-09-16", "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, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-035", "date": "2024-07-18", "year": "2024", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Oxford Semantic Technologies (BIZ-SW-026)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-026", "counterparty": "Samsung Electronics", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Agreement to acquire; terms undisclosed; completion not confirmed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/south-east/oxford/samsung-acquire-oxford-knowledge-graph-spinout-20240718 — \"Samsung Electronics has signed an agreement to acquire Oxford Semantic Technologies\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/south-east/oxford/samsung-acquire-oxford-knowledge-graph-spinout-20240718" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-INV-017", "date_text": "2024-07-18", "date_sort": "2024-07-18", "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-INV-017", "date": "2024-07-16", "year": "2024", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Oxford Semantic Technologies (BIZ-SW-026)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-026", "counterparty": "Samsung Electronics; sellers included OSE (BIZ-INV-007), Samsung Venture Investment, Oxford University Innovation", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "OSE portfolio company agreed to be acquired by Samsung Electronics", "sources_text": "https://www.oxfordscienceenterprises.com/news/oxford-semantic-technologies-to-be-acquired-by-samsung-electronics — \"has signed an agreement to be acquired by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.oxfordscienceenterprises.com/news/oxford-semantic-technologies-to-be-acquired-by-samsung-electronics" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-07-16", "date_sort": "2024-07-16", "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-LAB-12008", "date": "2024-06-12", "year": "2024", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Ochre Bio", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-12011", "counterparty": "GSK", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "GSK signs an AI pact with Ochre Bio on liver disease For: Human liver functional-genomics and single-cell datasets for both firms' AI models; research phase completed 2025-11-18.", "sources_text": "https://www.ochre-bio.com/news/ — \"GSK signs AI pact with Ochre to pinpoint source of liver diseases\"; https://www.ochre-bio.com/2025/11/18/ochre-bio-completes-human-liver-functional-genomics-and-single-cell-datasets-in-partnership-with-gsk/ — \"feed our algorithms (AI)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ochre-bio.com/news/", "https://www.ochre-bio.com/2025/11/18/ochre-bio-completes-human-liver-functional-genomics-and-single-cell-datasets-in-partnership-with-gsk/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-06-12", "date_sort": "2024-06-12", "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-SU-ENR-2006", "date": "2024-03-19", "year": "2024", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Flexible Power Systems Ltd", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-ENR-2005", "counterparty": "DESNZ AI for Decarbonisation Stream 3", "amount": 209360.35, "amount_text": "209,360.35", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "AI to remove barriers to commercial fleet electrification.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-backing-for-ai-businesses-to-deliver-net-zero-with-innovative-technologies — \"optimise electric fleet operations and charging schedules\" ; stream 3 page — \"AI as transport decarbonisation enabler\"", "source_urls": [ "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": 209360.35, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£209,360", "gbp_txt": "£209,360", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-045", "date": "2024-02-09", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Lilli (BIZ-SU-HLT-052)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-052", "counterparty": "West Hill Capital", "amount": 8200000, "amount_text": "8200000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/lilli-raises-8-2m-20240209 — \"led by previous investor West Hill Capital\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/lilli-raises-8-2m-20240209" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-02-09", "date_sort": "2024-02-09", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 8200000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£8.2m", "gbp_txt": "£8.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-EST-028", "date": "2024-01-16", "year": "2024", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "Vodafone (BIZ-EST-041)", "company_id": "BIZ-EST-041", "counterparty": "Microsoft", "amount": 1500000000, "amount_text": "1500000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Ten-year partnership; Vodafone to spend US$1.5bn on cloud and AI services with Microsoft", "sources_text": "https://www.vodafone.com/news/newsroom/corporate-and-financial/vodafone-microsoft-sign-10-year-strategic-partnership-generative-ai-digital-services-cloud — \"will invest $1.5 billion over the next 10 years\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.vodafone.com/news/newsroom/corporate-and-financial/vodafone-microsoft-sign-10-year-strategic-partnership-generative-ai-digital-services-cloud" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "established", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-01-16", "date_sort": "2024-01-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1184366364, "fx_rate": 1.2665, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2665 per £ on 2024-01-16", "fx_date": "2024-01-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$1.50bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.18bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-101", "date": "2023-09-26", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Machine Discovery (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-604", "counterparty": "BGF; East Innovate", "amount": 4500000, "amount_text": "4500000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxfordshire firm using machine learning to simulate designs raised £4.5m.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/machine-discovery-simulations-funding-20230926 (trade) — \"has secured £4.5m in funding\" … \"led by investors BGF and East Innovate\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/machine-discovery-simulations-funding-20230926" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-09-26", "date_sort": "2023-09-26", "before_ledger_start": false, "matched_by": "alias", "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-050", "date": "2023-09-20", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Navenio (BIZ-SU-HLT-041)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-041", "counterparty": "Oxford Science Enterprises", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round to expand into the US.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/indoor-mapping-navenio-5m-20230920 — \"Oxford Science Enterprises is leading a £5m investment into Navenio\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/indoor-mapping-navenio-5m-20230920" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-09-20", "date_sort": "2023-09-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 5000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£5m", "gbp_txt": "£5m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-2004", "date": "2023-09-05", "year": "2023", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "StreetDrone", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-042", "counterparty": "Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAM supply chain)", "amount": 1200000, "amount_text": "1,200,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Project SAFE: fail-operational drive-by-wire platform.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/make-it-british-supporting-sovereign-uk-supply-chain-for-connected-and-automated-mobility — \"fully redundant, fail-operational Drive-by-Wire technology platform\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/make-it-british-supporting-sovereign-uk-supply-chain-for-connected-and-automated-mobility" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-09-05", "date_sort": "2023-09-05", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "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-LB-080", "date": "2023-06-27", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Dexory (BIZ-SU-IND-008)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-008", "counterparty": "Atomico", "amount": 19000000, "amount_text": "19000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Autonomous warehouse-robot firm raised a $19m Series A.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/warehouse-robot-dexory-funding-20230627 (trade) — \"Autonomous warehouse robot company Dexory has secured $19m (£14.95m) in funding\" … \"The Series A round was led by new investor Atomico\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/warehouse-robot-dexory-funding-20230627" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-06-27", "date_sort": "2023-06-27", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 14906637, "fx_rate": 1.2746, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2746 per £ on 2023-06-27", "fx_date": "2023-06-27", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$19m", "gbp_txt": "£14.9m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-IND-002", "date": "2023-05-24", "year": "2023", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "Oxa (BIZ-SU-IND-001)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-001", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxbotica Limited renamed Oxa Autonomy Ltd", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09242359 — \"OXBOTICA LIMITED\" \"(01 Oct 2014 - 24 May 2023)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09242359" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-05-24", "date_sort": "2023-05-24", "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-6036", "date": "2023-02-21", "year": "2023", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-011 Mind Foundry", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-011", "counterparty": "Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance; Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Mind Foundry and its insurer backer opened the Aioi R&D Lab in Oxford. Buys or funds: Aioi R&D Lab – Oxford, AI-driven insurance research. Other investors: University of Oxford (advisory board).", "sources_text": "https://learn.mindfoundry.ai/en/press-release-aioi-rd-lab-oxford — \"Mind Foundry is dedicated to tackling high-stakes problems with AI\"", "source_urls": [ "https://learn.mindfoundry.ai/en/press-release-aioi-rd-lab-oxford" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-02-21", "date_sort": "2023-02-21", "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-LB-058", "date": "2023-02-16", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "QiO Technologies (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-702", "counterparty": "WAVE Equity Partners", "amount": 10000000, "amount_text": "10000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Hampshire industrial AI firm closed a $10m Series B.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/qio-series-b-20230216 (trade) — \"AI startup QiO Technologies has closed $10m (£8.3m) in a Series B round led by US venture capital firm WAVE Equity Partners.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/qio-series-b-20230216" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-02-16", "date_sort": "2023-02-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 8325701, "fx_rate": 1.2011, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2011 per £ on 2023-02-16", "fx_date": "2023-02-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$10m", "gbp_txt": "£8.3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CHIP-012", "date": "2023-02-15", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Lumai (BIZ-CHIP-010)", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-010", "counterparty": "Innovate UK (grant)", "amount": 1100000, "amount_text": "1100000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Innovate UK grant for optical neural networks.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/lumai-grant-20230215 — \"University of Oxford spinout\" awarded £1.1m", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/lumai-grant-20230215" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-02-15", "date_sort": "2023-02-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1100000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.1m", "gbp_txt": "£1.1m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-IND-012", "date": "2023-01-19", "year": "2023", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "Dexory (BIZ-SU-IND-008)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-008", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "BotsAndUs Ltd renamed Dexory Limited", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09448674 — \"BOTSANDUS LTD. (16 Sep 2015 - 19 Jan 2023)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09448674" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "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-050", "date": "2023-01-10", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Oxa (formerly Oxbotica) (BIZ-SU-IND-001)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-001", "counterparty": "Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance; ENEOS Innovation Partners (no lead named)", "amount": 140000000, "amount_text": "140000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxford autonomous-vehicle software firm secured a $140m Series C.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/oxbotica-autonomous-vehicle-series-c-20230111 (trade) — \"Oxbotica has secured new funding for its Series C with a $140m (£115m) investment\" ; https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/10/oxbotica-raises-140m-more-as-its-b2b-autonomous-vehicle-platform-gains-ground — \"has closed a Series C round of $140 million\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/oxbotica-autonomous-vehicle-series-c-20230111", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/10/oxbotica-raises-140m-more-as-its-b2b-autonomous-vehicle-platform-gains-ground" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-01-10", "date_sort": "2023-01-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 115245308, "fx_rate": 1.2148, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2148 per £ on 2023-01-10", "fx_date": "2023-01-10", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$140m", "gbp_txt": "£115.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-069", "date": "2023-01-06", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Perspectum (BIZ-SU-HLT-064)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-064", "counterparty": "Oppenheimer Holdings", "amount": 36000000, "amount_text": "36000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "First round of Series C (£30.4m)", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/perspectum-funding-20230106 — \"closed $36m (£30.4m) in its first round of Series C funding\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/perspectum-funding-20230106" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-01-06", "date_sort": "2023-01-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 29882958, "fx_rate": 1.2047, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2047 per £ on 2023-01-06", "fx_date": "2023-01-06", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$36m", "gbp_txt": "£29.9m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-043", "date": "2022-11-28", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "EcoSync (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-ENR-801", "counterparty": "RO Capital Partners; Oxford Innovation EIS growth fund; OION Angels; Crowdcube (no lead named)", "amount": 964603, "amount_text": "964603", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxford spinout managing building energy with AI and digital twins raised £964,603.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/energy/ecosync-seed-20221128 (trade) — \"University of Oxford spinout EcoSync has raised £964,603\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/energy/ecosync-seed-20221128" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-11-28", "date_sort": "2022-11-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 964603, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£964,603", "gbp_txt": "£964,603", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-039", "date": "2022-10-20", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Nucleome Therapeutics (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-702", "counterparty": "M Ventures", "amount": 37500000, "amount_text": "37500000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxford spinout using machine learning to predict disease-linked variants raised a £37.5m Series A.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/nucleome-therapeutics-series-a-20221020 (trade) — \"has raised £37.5m in an oversubscribed Series A round.\" … \"Led by M Ventures.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/nucleome-therapeutics-series-a-20221020" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-10-20", "date_sort": "2022-10-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 37500000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£37.5m", "gbp_txt": "£37.5m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-060", "date": "2022-10-17", "year": "2022", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "Sensyne Health (BIZ-SU-HLT-005)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-005", "counterparty": "Arcturis Data Limited", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Renamed Arcturis Data Limited.", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11425451 — \"SENSYNE HEALTH LIMITED / 13 Jul 2022 – 17 Oct 2022\" \"ARCTURIS DATA LIMITED\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11425451" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-10-17", "date_sort": "2022-10-17", "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-061", "date": "2022-09-27", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Optellum (BIZ-SU-HLT-040)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-040", "counterparty": "Mercia", "amount": 14000000, "amount_text": "14000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2022/09/27/oxford-based-medtech-optellum-gets-14-million-shot-to-accelerate-early-detection-of-lung-cancer/ — \"The Series A round was led by Mercia.\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2022/09/27/oxford-based-medtech-optellum-gets-14-million-shot-to-accelerate-early-detection-of-lung-cancer/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-09-27", "date_sort": "2022-09-27", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 12994245, "fx_rate": 1.0774, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.0774 per £ on 2022-09-27", "fx_date": "2022-09-27", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$14m", "gbp_txt": "£13m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-030", "date": "2022-07-28", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "iLoF (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-602", "counterparty": "Faber", "amount": 4100000, "amount_text": "4100000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxford and Porto AI biomarker drug-discovery start-up raised funding led by a $4.1m equity investment.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/ilof-funding-20220728 (trade) — \"The bulk of the funding came in the form of a $4.1m equity investment led by Faber\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/ilof-funding-20220728" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-07-28", "date_sort": "2022-07-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3384514, "fx_rate": 1.2114, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2114 per £ on 2022-07-28", "fx_date": "2022-07-28", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$4.1m", "gbp_txt": "£3.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-062", "date": "2022-07-13", "year": "2022", "kind": "delisting", "company_text": "Sensyne Health (BIZ-SU-HLT-005)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-005", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Re-registered from Sensyne Health plc to Sensyne Health Limited (private company).", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11425451 — \"SENSYNE HEALTH PLC / 13 Aug 2018 – 13 Jul 2022\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11425451" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-07-13", "date_sort": "2022-07-13", "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-LAB-12005", "date": "2022-05-19", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Oxford Drug Design", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-12007", "counterparty": "ACF Investors; o2h Ventures; Meltwind Advisory (existing; no lead named)", "amount": null, "amount_text": "2,200,000 ($2.7m)", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxford Drug Design raises £2.2m bridge round For: Bridge round for oncology programmes. Other investors: R42 Group; returning angels.", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/cancer-fighting-spinout-oxford-drug-design-raises-2-2m (trade) — \"has raised £2.2 million in funding.\"; https://startupsmagazine.co.uk/article-oxford-drug-design-receives-27-million-bridge-round-commitments (trade) — \"$2.7M (£2.2M)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/cancer-fighting-spinout-oxford-drug-design-raises-2-2m", "https://startupsmagazine.co.uk/article-oxford-drug-design-receives-27-million-bridge-round-commitments" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-05-19", "date_sort": "2022-05-19", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "2,200,000 ($2.7m)", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "2,200,000 ($2.7m) GBP reported", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CHIP-2017", "date": "2022-05-13", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Salience Labs", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-012", "counterparty": "Cambridge Innovation Capital, Oxford Science Enterprises", "amount": 9400000, "amount_text": "9,400,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round for hybrid photonic-electronic AI chip.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/salience-labs-raises-9-4m-20220513 (trade) — \"Salience Labs brings together deep domain expertise in photonics, electronics, and CMOS manufacture.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/salience-labs-raises-9-4m-20220513" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-05-13", "date_sort": "2022-05-13", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 9400000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£9.4m", "gbp_txt": "£9.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-007", "date": "2022-02-28", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "QuantrolOx (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-801", "counterparty": "Nielsen Ventures; Hoxton Ventures", "amount": 1400000, "amount_text": "1400000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxford start-up building AI software to tune quantum computers raised £1.4m seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/oxford-ai-quantum-computers-20220228 (trade) — \"Oxford-based QuantrolOx has raised £1.4m in a seed funding round to develop its artificial intelligence (AI) software\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/oxford-ai-quantum-computers-20220228" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-02-28", "date_sort": "2022-02-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1400000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.4m", "gbp_txt": "£1.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CHIP-2018", "date": "2021-12-20", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Salience Labs", "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-012", "counterparty": "Deeptech Labs", "amount": 350000, "amount_text": "350,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Pre-seed plus 13-week mentoring course.", "sources_text": "https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/cambridge-incubator-invests-in-uk-photonic-processor-startup/ (trade) — \"Salience is thought to be developing a hybrid photonic-electronic IC for AI processing.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/cambridge-incubator-invests-in-uk-photonic-processor-startup/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-12-20", "date_sort": "2021-12-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 350000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£350,000", "gbp_txt": "£350,000", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-EST-020", "date": "2021-12-02", "year": "2021", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "GSK (BIZ-EST-064)", "company_id": "BIZ-EST-064", "counterparty": "University of Oxford", "amount": 30000000, "amount_text": "30000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxford-GSK Institute using machine learning and genetics, five years", "sources_text": "https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/gsk-and-the-university-of-oxford-launch-new-oxford-gsk-institute-to-harness-advanced-technology-and-unravel-mechanisms-of-disease/ — \"Backed by £30 million from GSK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/gsk-and-the-university-of-oxford-launch-new-oxford-gsk-institute-to-harness-advanced-technology-and-unravel-mechanisms-of-disease/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "established", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-12-02", "date_sort": "2021-12-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 30000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£30m", "gbp_txt": "£30m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4006", "date": "2021-08-18", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4002 InfoSum", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4002", "counterparty": "Chrysalis Investments", "amount": 65000000, "amount_text": "65000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": "$300m (2021, per WSJ as cited by Marketing Brew; not confirmed as this round)", "summary": "InfoSum raised a $65m Series B from Chrysalis Investments, taking its total to $90m.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/uk-founded-adtech-infosum-raises-65m-to-let-companies-match-customer-data-in-a-privacy-compliant-way-20210818 — \"announced a $65 million Series B funding financed by UK-based VC Chrysalis Investments\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/uk-founded-adtech-infosum-raises-65m-to-let-companies-match-customer-data-in-a-privacy-compliant-way-20210818" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-08-18", "date_sort": "2021-08-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 47252108, "fx_rate": 1.3756, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3756 per £ on 2021-08-18", "fx_date": "2021-08-18", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$65m", "gbp_txt": "£47.3m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-CRE-026", "date": "2021-07-22", "year": "2021", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "BIZ-SU-CRE-020 Charisma.ai", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-CRE-020", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "To Play For Limited renamed Charisma Entertainment Limited", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09911142 — \"TO PLAY FOR LIMITED (10 Dec 2015 - 22 Jul 2021)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09911142" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-07-22", "date_sort": "2021-07-22", "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-2027", "date": "2021-06-16", "year": "2021", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Caristo Diagnostics", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-070", "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 CaRi-HEART heart inflammation detection on CT.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/36-million-boost-for-ai-technologies-to-revolutionise-nhs-care — \"detect the invisible signatures of inflammation in the heart\" ; 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/ — \"detect the invisible signatures of inflammation in the heart\"", "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-2028", "date": "2021-06-16", "year": "2021", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Navenio", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-041", "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 AI hospital workforce deployment.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/36-million-boost-for-ai-technologies-to-revolutionise-nhs-care — \"ensuring that both clinical and support staff are in the right place at the right time\" ; 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/ — \"right place at the right time within a hospital\"", "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-2029", "date": "2021-06-16", "year": "2021", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Optellum", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-040", "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 DOLCE lung nodule decision support.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/36-million-boost-for-ai-technologies-to-revolutionise-nhs-care — \"examines lung nodules to determine which are precancerous\" ; 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/ — \"AI decision support helps doctors make optimal decisions\"", "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-2033", "date": "2021-06-16", "year": "2021", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Perspectum", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-064", "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 First PLUS placenta measurement (University of Oxford-led, Perspectum partner).", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/36-million-boost-for-ai-technologies-to-revolutionise-nhs-care — \"to analyse the size of the placenta during the first trimester\" ; 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/ — \"analyse the size of the placenta during the first trimester\"", "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-EST-034", "date": "2021-06-08", "year": "2021", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "QinetiQ (BIZ-EST-047)", "company_id": "BIZ-EST-047", "counterparty": "Adarga", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Strategic AI partnership for defence and security", "sources_text": "https://www.qinetiq.com/en/news/adarga-partnership — \"a strategic partnership to use AI to harness the power of data\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.qinetiq.com/en/news/adarga-partnership" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "established", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-06-08", "date_sort": "2021-06-08", "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-BIG-001", "date": "2021-06-04", "year": "2021", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "IBM Research UK (BIZ-BIG-034, BIZ-BIG-035)", "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-034", "counterparty": "STFC Hartree Centre (UKRI)", "amount": 210000000, "amount_text": "210000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Five-year partnership creating the Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation at Daresbury", "sources_text": "https://uk.newsroom.ibm.com/2021-06-04-UK-STFC-Hartree-Centre-and-IBM-Begin-Five-Year-210-Million-Partnership-to-Accelerate-Discovery-and-Innovation-with-AI-and-Quantum-Computing — \"a five-year, £210 million partnership with IBM\"", "source_urls": [ "https://uk.newsroom.ibm.com/2021-06-04-UK-STFC-Hartree-Centre-and-IBM-Begin-Five-Year-210-Million-Partnership-to-Accelerate-Discovery-and-Innovation-with-AI-and-Quantum-Computing" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "big-tech", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-06-04", "date_sort": "2021-06-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 210000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£210m", "gbp_txt": "£210m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LA-056", "date": "2021-04-16", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Oxa (BIZ-SU-IND-001), then Oxbotica", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-001", "counterparty": "Ocado", "amount": 10000000, "amount_text": "10000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Ocado stake extending Oxbotica's Series B (led by bp ventures; total over $60m).", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/15/oxbotica-raises-13-8m-from-ocado-to-build-autonomous-vehicle-tech-for-the-online-grocers-logistics-network/ — \"it is taking a £10 million ($13.8 million) stake in Oxbotica\"", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/15/oxbotica-raises-13-8m-from-ocado-to-build-autonomous-vehicle-tech-for-the-online-grocers-logistics-network/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-04-16", "date_sort": "2021-04-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 10000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£10m", "gbp_txt": "£10m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-065", "date": "2021", "year": "2021", "kind": "listing", "company_text": "Exscientia (BIZ-SU-HLT-003)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-003", "counterparty": "Nasdaq", "amount": 510000000, "amount_text": "510000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "IPO raising US$510m (as reported by Sifted, year only).", "sources_text": "https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-drug-discovery-startups — \"Its $510m IPO last year was one of the biggest ever in the biotech industry.\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-drug-discovery-startups" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2021", "date_sort": "2021-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 373653748, "fx_rate": 1.3649, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3649 per £ on 2020-12-31", "fx_date": "2020-12-31", "fx_note": "year only given: rate for 1 January", "txt": "US$510m", "gbp_txt": "£373.7m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6035", "date": "2020-11-09", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-011 Mind Foundry", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-011", "counterparty": "Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance (lead)", "amount": 13600000, "amount_text": "13600000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxford spin-out Mind Foundry raised $13.6m Series A led by Japanese insurer ANDI; total raised $24.4m. Buys or funds: strategic partnership with the insurer. Other investors: Parkwalk Advisors; Oxford Sciences Innovation; University of Oxford; Oxford Technology and Innovations EIS Fund.", "sources_text": "https://www.mindfoundry.ai/resources/series-a — \"raised an additional $13.6 million in Series A funding led by Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.mindfoundry.ai/resources/series-a" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-11-09", "date_sort": "2020-11-09", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 10342205, "fx_rate": 1.315, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.315 per £ on 2020-11-09", "fx_date": "2020-11-09", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$13.6m", "gbp_txt": "£10.3m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-2037", "date": "2020-09-08", "year": "2020", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Brainomix", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-006", "counterparty": "NHS AI Lab (AI in Health and Care Award, round 1, phase 4)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "NHS AI Award round 1 phase 4 grant for e-Stroke Suite.", "sources_text": "https://www.england.nhs.uk/aac/what-we-do/how-can-the-aac-help-me/ai-award/round-1/ — \"uses AI methods to interpret acute stroke brain scans\" ; https://transform.england.nhs.uk/ai-lab/ai-lab-programmes/ai-health-and-care-award/ai-health-and-care-award-winners — \"A set of tools that uses AI methods to interpret acute stroke brain scans\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.england.nhs.uk/aac/what-we-do/how-can-the-aac-help-me/ai-award/round-1/", "https://transform.england.nhs.uk/ai-lab/ai-lab-programmes/ai-health-and-care-award/ai-health-and-care-award-winners" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-09-08", "date_sort": "2020-09-08", "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 }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-2038", "date": "2020-09-08", "year": "2020", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Ultromics", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-007", "counterparty": "NHS AI Lab (AI in Health and Care Award, round 1, phase 4)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "NHS AI Award round 1 phase 4 grant for EchoGo Pro stress echo analysis.", "sources_text": "https://www.england.nhs.uk/aac/what-we-do/how-can-the-aac-help-me/ai-award/round-1/ — \"A fully automated and scalable application for quantification and interpretation of stress echocardiograms\" ; https://transform.england.nhs.uk/ai-lab/ai-lab-programmes/ai-health-and-care-award/ai-health-and-care-award-winners — \"A fully automated and scalable application for quantification and interpretation of stress echocardiograms\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.england.nhs.uk/aac/what-we-do/how-can-the-aac-help-me/ai-award/round-1/", "https://transform.england.nhs.uk/ai-lab/ai-lab-programmes/ai-health-and-care-award/ai-health-and-care-award-winners" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-09-08", "date_sort": "2020-09-08", "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 }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4005", "date": "2020-09-02", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4002 InfoSum", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4002", "counterparty": "Upfront Ventures and IA Ventures", "amount": 15100000, "amount_text": "15100000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "InfoSum raised $15.1m in a Series A with media and data companies as strategic backers. Buys or funds: Series A; decentralised data collaboration platform. Other investors: Ascential; Akamai; Experian; ITV; AT&T's Xandr (strategic).", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/infosum-raises-151-million-in-series-a-funding-20200901 — \"The investment is led by leading venture capital firms Upfront Ventures and IA Ventures\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/infosum-raises-151-million-in-series-a-funding-20200901" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-09-02", "date_sort": "2020-09-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 11350823, "fx_rate": 1.3303, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3303 per £ on 2020-09-02", "fx_date": "2020-09-02", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$15.1m", "gbp_txt": "£11.4m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-066", "date": "2020-05-21", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Navenio (BIZ-SU-HLT-041)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-041", "counterparty": "QBN Capital", "amount": 9000000, "amount_text": "9000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/navenio-raises-9m-for-hospital-workforce-ai-platform-wednesday-20200518 — \"The series A funding round was led by QBN Capital\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/navenio-raises-9m-for-hospital-workforce-ai-platform-wednesday-20200518" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-05-21", "date_sort": "2020-05-21", "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-LA-030", "date": "2019-07-15", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Optellum (BIZ-SU-HLT-040)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-040", "counterparty": "Luminous Ventures; IQ Capital; St John's College Oxford", "amount": 3250000, "amount_text": "3250000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed follow-on round (£1m from Luminous) for AI lung-cancer diagnosis, Oxford.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2019/07/15/optellum-scores-1-million-funding-for-ai-driven-lung-cancer-diagnosis/ (trade) — \"has just raised £1 million from Luminous Ventures, as part of a seed follow-on round of £3.25 million\"", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2019/07/15/optellum-scores-1-million-funding-for-ai-driven-lung-cancer-diagnosis/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-07-15", "date_sort": "2019-07-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3250000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£3.2m", "gbp_txt": "£3.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LA-026", "date": "2019-04-16", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Cytora (BIZ-SU-FIN-005)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-FIN-005", "counterparty": "not stated in source", "amount": 25000000, "amount_text": "25000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series B for AI commercial-insurance underwriting.", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/tag/cytora/ — \"Cytora secures £25M Series B for its AI-powered commercial insurance underwriting solution\"", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/tag/cytora/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-04-16", "date_sort": "2019-04-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 25000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£25m", "gbp_txt": "£25m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4004", "date": "2017-09-11", "year": "2017", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4002 InfoSum", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4002", "counterparty": "Upfront Ventures; IA Ventures (existing)", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Basingstoke's InfoSum topped up its seed round by $5m, taking its total to $8m. Buys or funds: Seed top-up; senior team and first products. Other investors: LocalGlobe; Mosaic Ventures.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/basingstoke-based-infosum-gets-5m-seed-top-up-brings-total-to-8m-20170911 — \"InfoSum has topped up its Seed round with an additional $5m, bringing its total raised to date to $8m.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/basingstoke-based-infosum-gets-5m-seed-top-up-brings-total-to-8m-20170911" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2017-09-11", "date_sort": "2017-09-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 3792763, "fx_rate": 1.3183, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3183 per £ on 2017-09-11", "fx_date": "2017-09-11", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$5m", "gbp_txt": "£3.8m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6001", "date": "2017-06-27", "year": "2017", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-010 Diffblue", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-010", "counterparty": "Goldman Sachs Principal Strategic Investments (lead)", "amount": 22000000, "amount_text": "22000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxford University spin-out Diffblue raised a $22m Series A led by Goldman Sachs. Buys or funds: AI tools that find bugs and write unit tests. Other investors: Oxford Sciences Innovation; Oxford Technology and Innovations Fund.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/oxford-university-spin-diffblue-closes-22m-series-20170627 — \"Diffblue, a spin-out company from the University of Oxford, has raised $22m in Series A funding.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/oxford-university-spin-diffblue-closes-22m-series-20170627" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2017-06-27", "date_sort": "2017-06-27", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 17218439, "fx_rate": 1.2777, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2777 per £ on 2017-06-27", "fx_date": "2017-06-27", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$22m", "gbp_txt": "£17.2m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-2025", "date": "2017-02-02", "year": "2017", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Oxa (then Oxbotica Ltd)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-001", "counterparty": "Innovate UK / CCAV CAV2 Stream 3 feasibility studies", "amount": 121947, "amount_text": "121,947", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Grant (total cost £174,210) for Anytime, Anywhere Low Cost Localisation.", "sources_text": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a81ed07e5274a2e87dc037a/Connected_and_Autonomous_Vehicles_2_-_Stream_3_FS_-_Competition_Results.pdf — \"Anytime, Anywhere Low Cost Localisation\"", "source_urls": [ "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a81ed07e5274a2e87dc037a/Connected_and_Autonomous_Vehicles_2_-_Stream_3_FS_-_Competition_Results.pdf" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2017-02-02 (funders panel)", "date_sort": "2017-02-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 121947, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£121,947", "gbp_txt": "£121,947", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-2026", "date": "2017-02-02", "year": "2017", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Oxa (then Oxbotica Ltd)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-001", "counterparty": "Innovate UK / CCAV CAV2 Stream 3 feasibility studies", "amount": 122728, "amount_text": "122,728", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Grant (total cost £175,325) for Vote3Deep real-time object detection.", "sources_text": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a81ed07e5274a2e87dc037a/Connected_and_Autonomous_Vehicles_2_-_Stream_3_FS_-_Competition_Results.pdf — \"Vote3Deep - Transferring technology from lab to vehicle for high performance, real-time object detection\"", "source_urls": [ "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a81ed07e5274a2e87dc037a/Connected_and_Autonomous_Vehicles_2_-_Stream_3_FS_-_Competition_Results.pdf" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2017-02-02 (funders panel)", "date_sort": "2017-02-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 122728, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£122,728", "gbp_txt": "£122,728", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-6024", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "compute_grant", "company_text": "University of Surrey CoSTAR GPU cluster", "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-6013", "counterparty": "UKRI Infrastructure Fund, delivered by AHRC", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UKRI infrastructure funding for the CoSTAR creative-technology compute cluster. Buys or funds: 100 NVIDIA H200 cluster.", "sources_text": "https://docs.pages.surrey.ac.uk/research_computing/hpc/clusters/costar.html — \"funded through UK Research and Innovation's (UKRI) Infrastructure Fund\"", "source_urls": [ "https://docs.pages.surrey.ac.uk/research_computing/hpc/clusters/costar.html" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "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, "round6": true } ] }