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[Round 6, 30 Oct 2026] links: Owns 75% of Crown Hosting Data Centres (BIZ-CLD-5010); CEO Huw Owen in 2015 [Gemini gap Round 1, 31 Oct 2026] Companies House: ARK DATA CENTRES LIMITED, company number 05656968, Active (checked 31 Oct 2026).", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "05656968", "registered_office": "Spring Park Westwells Road, Hawthorn, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9GB", "incorporated": "16 December 2005", "legal_form": null, "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "05656968", "ch_note": "null (Package 1 gave 05656968; not re-opened)", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05656968" }, "place": { "text": "Corsham, Wiltshire (SN13 9GB)", "postcode": "SN13 9GB", "lat": 51.418816, "lng": -2.214751, "region": "England: South West", "admin_district": "Wiltshire", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [ { "name": "Huw Owen", "role": "CEO, Ark Data Centres", "from": null, "source": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nebius-to-host-uk-nvidia-blackwell-ultra-gpu-cluster-in-ark-data-centres-facility-in-surrey/", "round4": true }, { "name": "Huw Owen", "role": "Chief Executive Officer", "from": "2015-03 (in role)", "source": "https://crownhostingdc.co.uk/?p=163", "round4": true } ], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "sectors": [ "data centres" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": [ { "from": "Companies House check, 29 Oct 2026", "field": "place", "text": "place → Corsham, Wiltshire (registered office, SN13 9GB) — region: England: South West (record had null)" } ], "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": "biz-ark-data-centres", "type": "Companies", "category": "data centres", "function": "Develops and runs data centres in southern England, including Longcross Park in Surrey, which hosts an AI computing cluster for Nebius.", "affiliation": "Data centres", "sources": [ "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nebius-to-host-uk-nvidia-blackwell-ultra-gpu-cluster-in-ark-data-centres-facility-in-surrey/", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05656968", "https://www.ark-d-c.com/locations", "https://gov.uk/government/news/government-creates-new-business-to-save-up-to-105-million-in-it-costs" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nebius-to-host-uk-nvidia-blackwell-ultra-gpu-cluster-in-ark-data-centres-facility-in-surrey/", "quotes": [ "expected to be operational by Q4 2025\" ... \"54MW across two data centers" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05656968", "quotes": [ "ARK DATA CENTRES LIMITED\" \"Spring Park Westwells Road, Hawthorn, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9GB\" \"Active\" \"16 December 2005\" \"ARK CONTINUITY LIMITED (09 May 2006 - 25 Sep 2013)" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://www.ark-d-c.com/locations", "quotes": [ "27 world-class data centres across 9 strategic locations" ], "accessed": "2026-10-30", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://gov.uk/government/news/government-creates-new-business-to-save-up-to-105-million-in-it-costs", "quotes": [ "The government will retain a 25% stake" ], "accessed": "2026-10-30", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "Companies", "div": "data-centres" } ], "div_label": "Data centres", "location": "Corsham, Wiltshire (SN13 9GB)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [ { "kind": "linked from: partner_of", "id": "BIZ-DC-026", "name": "Nebius UK capacity build-out (four sites)", "page": "data-centres", "href": "../../data-centres/#org=BIZ-DC-026", "page_label": "Data centres" }, { "kind": "supplies", "id": "BIZ-BIG-021", "name": "Nebius (UK)", "page": "big-tech", "href": "../../big-tech/#org=BIZ-BIG-021", "page_label": "Big tech in the UK" }, { "kind": "linked from: part_of", "id": "BIZ-DC-021", "name": "Ark Longcross Park campus, Surrey", "page": "data-centres", "href": "../../data-centres/#org=BIZ-DC-021", "page_label": "Data centres" }, { "kind": "operates", "id": "BIZ-DC-2083", "name": "Ark Alliance Park, Ealing", "page": "data-centres", "href": "../../data-centres/#org=BIZ-DC-2083", "page_label": "Data centres" }, { "kind": "operates", "id": "BIZ-DC-2084", "name": "Ark Cody Park, near Farnborough", "page": "data-centres", "href": "../../data-centres/#org=BIZ-DC-2084", "page_label": "Data centres" }, { "kind": "operates", "id": "BIZ-DC-2085", "name": "Ark Hilfield Park (former Mercure Hotel), Elstree", "page": "data-centres", "href": "../../data-centres/#org=BIZ-DC-2085", "page_label": "Data centres" }, { "kind": "operates", "id": "BIZ-DC-2086", "name": "Ark Meridian Park, north London (N9)", "page": "data-centres", "href": "../../data-centres/#org=BIZ-DC-2086", "page_label": "Data centres" }, { "kind": "operates", "id": "BIZ-DC-2088", "name": "Ark Union Park, Hayes", "page": "data-centres", "href": "../../data-centres/#org=BIZ-DC-2088", "page_label": "Data centres" }, { "kind": "linked from: part_of", "id": "BIZ-CLD-5010", "name": "Crown Hosting Data Centres", "page": "cloud", "href": "../../cloud/#org=BIZ-CLD-5010", "page_label": "Cloud and compute" } ], "label_links": [], "degree": 1, "related_ids": [ "BIZ-DC-2087" ] }, { "id": "BIZ-NET-020", "name": "BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT (The British Computer Society)", "bucket": "org", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Listed at Companies House as a Royal Charter body; its leaders and membership were not confirmed in this pass.", "one_line": "The professional body for people working in information technology in the UK.", "description": "Companies House lists The British Computer Society as a Royal Charter body, number RC000724, with an officer address at North Star House, North Star Avenue, Swindon. 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The Universities AI Universe records it as a University of Bristol spin-out.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "10237436", "registered_office": "Future Space, Filton Road, Bristol, England, BS34 8RB", "incorporated": "2016-06-17", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "10237436", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10237436", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Future Space, Filton Road, Bristol (BS34 8RB; null; null)", "postcode": "BS34 8RB", "lat": 51.501478, "lng": -2.552146, "region": "England: South West", "admin_district": "South Gloucestershire", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [ { "name": "Kostas Karachalios", "role": "chief executive (as of September 2021)", "from": null, "source": "https://www.uktech.news/news/bristol-perceptual-robotics-funding-20210910" } ], "money": [ { "kind": "funding_round", "amount": 1600000, "currency": "GBP", "date": "2021-09-10", "detail": "led by TSP Ventures", "raw": "funding_round: 1600000 GBP 2021-09-10 — led by TSP Ventures", "amount_gbp": 1600000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.6m", "gbp_txt": "" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Perceptual systems", "Autonomous and agent systems" ], "sectors": [ "energy", "wind", "inspection", "drones" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": "BIZ-SU-ENR-705", "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "Drones and computer-vision software that inspect wind turbines and find faults automatically.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/bristol-perceptual-robotics-funding-20210910", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10237436" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/news/bristol-perceptual-robotics-funding-20210910", "quotes": [ "develops drones and computer vision algorithms for the autonomous detection and analysis of faults", "Founded in 2016 at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory", "led by TSP Ventures" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10237436", "quotes": [ "PERCEPTUAL ROBOTICS LIMITED", "Active", "17 June 2016" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Perceptual systems", "Autonomous and agent systems" ], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "Companies", "div": "startups" } ], "div_label": "Start-ups", "location": "Future Space, Filton Road, Bristol (BS34 8RB; null; null)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [ { "kind": "spun_out_of", "id": "UNI:bristol/BRIAI-095", "name": "Universities: bristol/BRIAI-095", "page": "universities", "href": "https://hazy-wreath-hez6.here.now/bristol/", "page_label": "UK Universities AI Universe (new tab)" } ], "label_links": [ { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "TSP Ventures" } ], "degree": 1, "related_ids": [ "BIZ-SU-ENR-705" ] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-506", "name": "digiLab", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": "2026-10-31", "status_detail": "Named by the University of Exeter on 5 September 2025 among Exeter spin-out companies visited by the Science and Technology Minister. 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[Labs Round 8, 31 Oct 2026] customers_or_partners: UK Atomic Energy Authority (STEP programme), reported 14 Jan 2026 [Labs Round 8, 31 Oct 2026] Listed on Labs (Energy): built machine-learning models with quantified uncertainty for UKAEA to predict plasma turbulence in spherical tokamak designs (Jan 2026; product BIZ-LAB-10015)", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "13292372", "registered_office": "Generator Hub The Gallery, Kings Wharf, Exeter, England, EX2 4AN", "incorporated": "2021-03-25", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "13292372", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13292372", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Kings Wharf, Exeter (EX2 4AN; null; null)", "postcode": "EX2 4AN", "lat": 50.718662, "lng": -3.530812, "region": "England: South West", "admin_district": "Exeter", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI implementation" ], "sectors": [ "engineering", "scientific machine learning" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "other", "function": "Exeter company that builds AI and machine-learning tools, employing Exeter graduates.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://news.exeter.ac.uk/?p=22533", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=digiLab", "https://channellife.co.uk/story/ai-speeds-uk-fusion-tokamak-design-by-100-000-times", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13292372" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://news.exeter.ac.uk/?p=22533", "quotes": [ "The Exeter spin-out companies were:", "digiLAB, which specialises in AI and machine learning, employing a number of Exeter graduates." ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=digiLab", "quotes": [ "DIGILAB SOLUTIONS LTD", "13292372", "Incorporated on 25 March 2021" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://channellife.co.uk/story/ai-speeds-uk-fusion-tokamak-design-by-100-000-times", "quotes": [ "The models allow UKAEA to explore reactor designs around 100,000 times faster" ], "accessed": "2026-10-30", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13292372", "quotes": [ "DIGILAB SOLUTIONS LTD | Company number 13292372 | Active" ], "accessed": "2026-10-31", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI implementation" ], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "Companies", "div": "startups" } ], "div_label": "Start-ups", "location": "Kings Wharf, Exeter (EX2 4AN; null; null)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [ { "kind": "spun_out_of", "id": "UNI:exeter/EXEAI-129", "name": "Universities: exeter/EXEAI-129", "page": "universities", "href": "https://hazy-wreath-hez6.here.now/exeter/", "page_label": "UK Universities AI Universe (new tab)" }, { "kind": "linked from: partner_of", "id": "BIZ-LAB-10001", "name": "UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) fusion AI and computing programme", "page": "labs", "href": "../../labs/#org=BIZ-LAB-10001", "page_label": "Labs" }, { "kind": "linked from: made_by", "id": "BIZ-LAB-10015", "name": "Uncertainty Engine (digiLab), as used for UKAEA plasma-turbulence models", "page": "labs", "href": "../../labs/#org=BIZ-LAB-10015", "page_label": "Labs" } ], "label_links": [], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-607", "name": "Loopin", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Companies House officers page for Loopin SaaS Ltd shows directors appointed as recently as 8 January 2026; chief executive Ben Williams resigned as a director on 17 September 2025. The company page itself would not open, so status was not read.", "one_line": "Bristol software that lets managers follow staff progress, with a generative-AI coach that gives advice.", "description": "Loopin is a workplace management tool in which employees share progress updates and a generative AI coach offers advice to managers. In April 2023 UKTN reported that the Bristol company had raised £1.6m from angel investors, quoted chief executive Ben Williams and named Antony Thompson as co-founder. Companies House lists Loopin SaaS Ltd, incorporated on 23 May 2018 with a Bristol address; its officers page shows Antony Charles Thompson a director since 23 May 2018 and Benjamin James Sutton Williams a director from 2018 until 17 September 2025.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "11379033", "registered_office": "101 Victoria Street, Bristol, Somerset, England, BS1 6PU (from search listing)", "incorporated": "2018-05-23", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "11379033", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11379033", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Bristol (BS1 6PU)", "postcode": "BS1 6PU", "lat": 51.450857, "lng": -2.586966, "region": "England: South West", "admin_district": "Bristol, City of", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [ { "name": "Antony Thompson", "role": "co-founder; director from 2018-05-23", "from": null, "source": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11379033/officers" } ], "money": [ { "kind": "funding_round", "amount": 1600000, "currency": "GBP", "date": "2023-04-17", "detail": "from angel investors (single source)", "raw": "funding_round: 1600000 GBP 2023-04-17 — from angel investors (single source)", "amount_gbp": 1600000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.6m", "gbp_txt": "" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Natural language applications", "AI implementation" ], "sectors": [ "workplace management", "HR software" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "other", "function": "Bristol software that lets managers follow staff progress, with a generative-AI coach that gives advice.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/loopin-raises-1-6m-20230417", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=loopin", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11379033/officers" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/loopin-raises-1-6m-20230417", "quotes": [ "Loopin, a Bristol-based workplace management startup using generative AI", "has raised £1.6m from angel investors" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=loopin", "quotes": [ "LOOPIN SAAS LTD\" \"11379033\" \"Incorporated on 23 May 2018\" \"101 Victoria Street, Bristol, Somerset, England, BS1 6PU" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11379033/officers", "quotes": [ "THOMPSON, Antony Charles\" Director appointed 23 May 2018; \"WILLIAMS, Benjamin James Sutton\" \"Resigned on\" \"17 September 2025" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Natural language applications", "AI implementation" ], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "Companies", "div": "startups" } ], "div_label": "Start-ups", "location": "Bristol (BS1 6PU)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [ { "kind": "founded_by", "name": "Antony Thompson" } ], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-603", "name": "Online Oceans", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": "2026-10-31", "status_detail": "Raised £4m led by Seraphim Space, reported 30 April 2026; Companies House lists Online Oceans Robotics Limited as active. Companies House shows ONLINE OCEANS ROBOTICS LIMITED as Active (checked 31 Oct 2026).", "one_line": "Christchurch company building uncrewed surface boats and fleet software for naval and maritime-security patrols.", "description": "Online Oceans builds autonomous surface vessels and fleet software for defence and maritime security, including anti-submarine work, protecting undersea infrastructure, border control and stopping smuggling. On 30 April 2026 UKTN reported £4m led by Seraphim Space, with Peter Rive, the Quantum Systems founders and Koro Capital, described it as Christchurch-based and named George Morton as its head. The article does not mention AI; the record rests on the DSIT autonomous-systems domain. Companies House lists Online Oceans Robotics Limited, incorporated on 17 November 2023, as active, with George Matthew Morton a director since incorporation. [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] place: Christchurch", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "15290665", "registered_office": "7 Bell Yard, London, England, WC2A 2JR", "incorporated": "2023-11-17", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "15290665", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15290665", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Christchurch (null)", "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": "England: South West" }, "people": [ { "name": "George Morton", "role": "founder and chief executive; director from 2023-11-17", "from": null, "source": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15290665/officers" }, { "name": "George Morton", "role": "Founder and CEO", "from": null, "source": "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/online-oceans-raises-4m-to-scale-autonomous-fleets-for-maritime-security-20260430", "round4": true } ], "money": [ { "kind": "funding_round", "amount": 4000000, "currency": "GBP", "date": "2026-04-30", "detail": "led by Seraphim Space (single source)", "raw": "funding_round: 4000000 GBP 2026-04-30 — led by Seraphim Space (single source)", "amount_gbp": 4000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£4m", "gbp_txt": "" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Autonomous and agent systems" ], "sectors": [ "defence", "maritime security" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "defence", "function": "Christchurch company building uncrewed surface boats and fleet software for naval and maritime-security patrols.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/online-oceans-raises-4m-to-scale-autonomous-fleets-for-maritime-security-20260430", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15290665", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15290665/officers" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/online-oceans-raises-4m-to-scale-autonomous-fleets-for-maritime-security-20260430", "quotes": [ "Christchurch-based Online Oceans has raised £4m to scale its build" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15290665", "quotes": [ "ONLINE OCEANS ROBOTICS LIMITED\" \"Active\" \"17 November 2023\" \"71129 - Other engineering activities" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15290665/officers", "quotes": [ "MORTON, George Matthew\" \"Active\" \"Director\" \"17 November 2023" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Autonomous and agent systems" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "Companies", "div": "startups" } ], "div_label": "Start-ups", "location": "Christchurch (null)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [ { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "Seraphim Space" }, { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "Koro Capital" }, { "kind": "founded_by", "name": "George Morton" } ], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-CRE-701", "name": "LifeScore", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Companies House shows LifeScore Limited active on 29 October 2026.", "one_line": "Software that builds music that adapts as it plays, assembled by AI from recorded layers.", "description": "Wiltshire music-technology company founded in 2016 by Philip Sheppard, Ian Drew and Chris Walch. It makes \"adaptive music assembled by AI in multiple layers\". UKTN reported an £11 million Series A in March 2022 led by Octopus Ventures, with Warner Music Group taking part. 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From Alex's Networks and media file (31 Oct 2026, source.txt line 113); the file gives this row's link and no other source.", "uk_status": null, "company": null, "place": { "text": "Exeter, Plymouth, Truro, Bristol (South West)", "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": "England: South West" }, "people": [], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [], "sectors": [ "Regional tech networks and devolved clusters" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-30", "as_of": "2026-10-30", "applied": null, "held": null, "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Networks, bodies, events and media", "category": "Regional tech networks and devolved clusters", "function": "Pan-regional membership organisation spanning Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Wiltshire; runs AI leadership forums and the Tech South West Awards.", "affiliation": "Networks and media", "sources": [], "source_quotes": [], "website": [ "https://www.techsouthwest.co.uk/" ], "colleges": [], "topics": [], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "Networks, bodies, events and media", "div": "networks" } ], "div_label": "Networks and media", "location": "Exeter, Plymouth, Truro, Bristol (South West)", "status_group": null, "ext_links": [], "label_links": [], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-NET-9018", "name": "Software Cornwall", "bucket": "org", "status": null, "status_date": null, "status_detail": null, "one_line": "Connects Cornwall's marine tech, space (Goonhilly), and software/AI developer community.", "description": "Connects Cornwall's marine tech, space (Goonhilly), and software/AI developer community. From Alex's Networks and media file (31 Oct 2026, source.txt line 114); the file gives this row's link and no other source.", "uk_status": null, "company": null, "place": { "text": "Redruth / Truro (South West)", "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": "England: South West" }, "people": [], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [], "sectors": [ "Regional tech networks and devolved clusters" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-30", "as_of": "2026-10-30", "applied": null, "held": null, "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Networks, bodies, events and media", "category": "Regional tech networks and devolved clusters", "function": "Connects Cornwall's marine tech, space (Goonhilly), and software/AI developer community.", "affiliation": "Networks and media", "sources": [], "source_quotes": [], "website": [ "https://softwarecornwall.org/" ], "colleges": [], "topics": [], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "Networks, bodies, events and media", "div": "networks" } ], "div_label": "Networks and media", "location": "Redruth / Truro (South West)", "status_group": null, "ext_links": [], "label_links": [], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SAFE-3007", "name": "Serelay", "bucket": "prog", "status": null, "status_date": null, "status_detail": null, "one_line": "Bristol company that records cryptographic proof of origin when photos and videos are taken on phones, used in insurance claims and policing.", "description": "Bristol company that records cryptographic proof of origin when photos and videos are taken on phones, used in insurance claims and policing. From Alex's Safety file (31 Oct 2026, line 218); not re-researched.", "uk_status": null, "company": { "ch_number": "10971240", "ch_number_clean": "10971240", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10971240" }, "place": { "text": "Bristol", "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": "England: South West" }, "people": [ { "name": "Roy Azoulay", "role": "CEO and founder", "from": null, "source": "https://serelay.com", "safety_r1": true } ], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [], "sectors": [], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-30", "as_of": "2026-10-30", "applied": null, "held": null, "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Schemes, programmes and AI lines", "category": "deepfake and content provenance", "function": "Bristol company that records cryptographic proof of origin when photos and videos are taken on phones, used in insurance claims and policing.", "affiliation": "Safety", "sources": [], "source_quotes": [], "website": [ "https://serelay.com" ], "colleges": [], "topics": [], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "Schemes, programmes and AI lines", "div": "safety" } ], "div_label": "Safety", "location": "Bristol", "status_group": null, "ext_links": [], "label_links": [], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] } ], "links": [ { "source": "BIZ-CHIP-004", "target": "BIZ-CHIP-003", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-CHIP-004 links: part_of → BIZ-CHIP-003" }, { "source": "BIZ-CHIP-017", "target": "BIZ-CHIP-016", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-CHIP-017 links: part_of → BIZ-CHIP-016" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-008", "target": "BIZ-DC-007", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-008 links: part_of → BIZ-DC-007" }, { "source": "BIZ-SU-OTH-810", "target": "BIZ-SU-OTH-409", "kind": "same_as", "evidence": "BIZ-SU-OTH-810 links: same_as → Distil.ai" }, { "source": "BIZ-SU-IND-506", "target": "BIZ-SU-ENR-705", "kind": "same_as", "evidence": "BIZ-SU-IND-506 links: same_as → Perceptual Robotics" }, { "source": "BIZ-BIG-2023", "target": "BIZ-CHIP-003", "kind": "partner_of", "evidence": "BIZ-BIG-2023 links: partner_of → Graphcore" }, { "source": "BIZ-BIG-2031", "target": "BIZ-DC-007", "kind": "supplies", "evidence": "BIZ-BIG-2031 links: supplies → University of Bristol" }, { "source": "BIZ-CHIP-2054", "target": "BIZ-CHIP-003", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-CHIP-2054 links: part_of → Graphcore" }, { "source": "BIZ-CHIP-2055", "target": "BIZ-CHIP-003", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-CHIP-2055 links: part_of → Graphcore" }, { "source": "BIZ-CHIP-2056", "target": "BIZ-CHIP-003", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-CHIP-2056 links: part_of → Graphcore" }, { "source": "BIZ-CHIP-2057", "target": "BIZ-CHIP-003", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-CHIP-2057 links: part_of → Graphcore" }, { "source": "BIZ-CHIP-2058", "target": "BIZ-CHIP-016", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-CHIP-2058 links: part_of → XMOS" }, { "source": "BIZ-CHIP-2059", "target": "BIZ-CHIP-016", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-CHIP-2059 links: part_of → XMOS" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-020", "target": "BIZ-DC-2087", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-020 links: operates → Ark Spring Park (SN13 9GB)" }, { "source": "BIZ-CLD-2003", "target": "BIZ-DC-007", "kind": "located_in", "evidence": "BIZ-CLD-2003 links: located_in → University of Bristol" }, { "source": "BIZ-CLD-2032", "target": "BIZ-DC-007", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-CLD-2032 links: part_of → University of Bristol" }, { "source": "BIZ-CLD-2071", "target": "BIZ-CLD-2029", "kind": "partner_of", "evidence": "BIZ-CLD-2071 links: partner_of → Met Office supercomputer (Microsoft Azure-based)" }, { "source": "BIZ-CLD-2076", "target": "BIZ-DC-007", "kind": "located_in", "evidence": "BIZ-CLD-2076 links: located_in → Bristol Centre for Supercomputing" }, { "source": "BIZ-TAL-2007", "target": "BIZ-DC-007", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-TAL-2007 links: part_of → University of Bristol" }, { "source": "BIZ-TAL-2026", "target": "BIZ-DC-007", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-TAL-2026 links: part_of → University of Bristol" }, { "source": "BIZ-CLD-6007", "target": "BIZ-DC-007", "kind": "spun_out_of", "evidence": "BIZ-CLD-6007 links: spun_out_of → University of Bristol" }, { "source": "BIZ-CLD-6007", "target": "BIZ-DC-008", "kind": "hosted_at", "evidence": "BIZ-CLD-6007 links: hosted_at → Isambard-AI (BIZ-DC-008)" } ], "placement_method": { "by_sub_page_or_type": 75 } }