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   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
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   "fx_rate": 1.0,
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   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
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   "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10846464 — \"Dissolved on\" \"30 April 2026\"",
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-04-30",
   "date_sort": "2026-04-30",
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   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
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   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
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   "date": "2026-04-30",
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   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/online-oceans-raises-4m-to-scale-autonomous-fleets-for-maritime-security-20260430 — \"Christchurch-based Online Oceans has raised £4m to scale its build\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-04-30",
   "date_sort": "2026-04-30",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 4000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
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   "gbp_txt": "£4m",
   "show": true
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   "company_text": "Online Oceans",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-603",
   "counterparty": "Seraphim Space (with Peter Rive, Frank Thieser, Florian Seibel, Koro Capital)",
   "amount": 4000000,
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   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-04-30",
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   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
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   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£4m",
   "gbp_txt": "£4m",
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   "amount": 4400000,
   "amount_text": "4400000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "To scale the Skye AI tutor",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/education/third-space-learning-raises-4-4m-to-scale-ai-tutoring-20260429 — \"scale its AI tutoring service\"",
   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-04-29",
   "date_sort": "2026-04-29",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 4400000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
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   "year": "2025",
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   "counterparty": "SoftBank",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "New AI development lab in Bristol, doubling headcount to 750.",
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   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-11-20",
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   "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
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   "date": "2025-11-20",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "uk_office_opening",
   "company_text": "Graphcore AI development lab, Bristol",
   "company_id": "BIZ-BIG-2023",
   "counterparty": "SoftBank (owner of Graphcore)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "undisclosed",
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Graphcore and SoftBank renew UK backing with a new Bristol AI development lab (Kind as written: uk_office_opening (nearest kind: a new lab announced).) For: New AI development lab in Bristol, expected to double headcount to 750 jobs.",
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   "ledger": "page",
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   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-11-20",
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   "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,
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   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-001",
   "counterparty": null,
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "First UK Resilience Factory opens near Plymouth to build SG-1 Fathom gliders",
   "sources_text": "https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-opens-its-first-uk-resilience-factory-in-plymouth-to-build-ai-enabled-submarine-hunters — \"18,000 square feet factory near Plymouth\" ; https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/helsing-to-build-drone-submarine-factory-in-plymouth/ — \"will manufacture SG-1 Fathom autonomous underwater gliders\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-opens-its-first-uk-resilience-factory-in-plymouth-to-build-ai-enabled-submarine-hunters",
    "https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/helsing-to-build-drone-submarine-factory-in-plymouth/"
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   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-11-19",
   "date_sort": "2025-11-19",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
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   "id": "DEAL-CLD-6007",
   "date": "2025-11-06",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "compute_grant",
   "company_text": "Pitchwise",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-6007",
   "counterparty": "UKRI AI Research Resource",
   "amount": 25000,
   "amount_text": "25000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Bristol student spin-out given Isambard-AI time worth £25,000 for its football video AI. Buys or funds: 5,500 GPU hours on Isambard-AI. Other investors: Innovate UK (support).",
   "sources_text": "https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/november/spin-out-supercomputer.html — \"5,500 graphic processing unit hours, valued at £25,000.\"",
   "source_urls": [
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   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "cloud",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-11-06",
   "date_sort": "2025-11-06",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 25000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£25,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£25,000",
   "show": true,
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  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-HLT-017",
   "date": "2025-10-13",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Gladys (BIZ-SU-HLT-017)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-017",
   "counterparty": "Cornerstone VC",
   "amount": 1500000,
   "amount_text": "1500000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed round.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/gladys-1-5m-ai-home-care-20251013 — \"a seed funding round worth £1.5m\" (accessed 2026-10-29)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/gladys-1-5m-ai-home-care-20251013"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-10-13",
   "date_sort": "2025-10-13",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1500000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
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   "gbp_txt": "£1.5m",
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  {
   "id": "DEAL-CLD-6041",
   "date": "2025-07-17",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "site_opening",
   "company_text": "Isambard-AI",
   "company_id": "BIZ-DC-008",
   "counterparty": "DSIT; HPE (BIZ-BIG-2030); NVIDIA (BIZ-BIG-014)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Isambard-AI launched by the Science Secretary in Bristol. Buys or funds: Full system: 5,448 GH200, 21 AI exaflops.",
   "sources_text": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/697a36873c71d838df6bd400/ai_opportunities_action_plan-one-year-on.pdf — \"We launched Isambard-AI supercomputer at Bristol University in July 2025.\"; https://www.bristol.ac.uk/research/centres/bristol-supercomputing/articles/2026/stories-from-a-sovereign-ai-supercomputer-.html — \"Powering around 1000 projects from over 4000 users\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/697a36873c71d838df6bd400/ai_opportunities_action_plan-one-year-on.pdf",
    "https://www.bristol.ac.uk/research/centres/bristol-supercomputing/articles/2026/stories-from-a-sovereign-ai-supercomputer-.html"
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   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "page",
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   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-07-17",
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   "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-CHIP-002",
   "date": "2024-07-11",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "Graphcore (BIZ-CHIP-003)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-003",
   "counterparty": "SoftBank Group Corp.",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "SoftBank acquired Graphcore, which became a wholly owned subsidiary; terms not disclosed.",
   "sources_text": "https://graphcore.ai/posts/graphcore-joins-softbank-group-to-build-next-generation-of-ai-compute — \"has been acquired by SoftBank Group Corp.\"; https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10185006/officers — MIMURA, Ippei and ROSCOE, Jared Patrick appointed \"11 July 2024\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://graphcore.ai/posts/graphcore-joins-softbank-group-to-build-next-generation-of-ai-compute",
    "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10185006/officers"
   ],
   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "chips",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-07-11",
   "date_sort": "2024-07-11",
   "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-X-002",
   "date": "2024-07-11",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "Graphcore (biz-graphcore)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-003",
   "counterparty": "SoftBank Group Corp.",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "SoftBank bought Graphcore, the Bristol AI chip designer; it became a wholly owned SoftBank subsidiary and kept its name. Price not disclosed; Sifted reported it was below the c.$700m invested to date.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.graphcore.ai/posts/graphcore-joins-softbank-group-to-build-next-generation-of-ai-compute — \"Graphcore today announced that the company has been acquired by SoftBank Group Corp.\" ; https://sifted.eu/articles/graphcore-acquired-softbank-news (trade) — \"Graphcore has been acquired by SoftBank\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.graphcore.ai/posts/graphcore-joins-softbank-group-to-build-next-generation-of-ai-compute",
    "https://sifted.eu/articles/graphcore-acquired-softbank-news"
   ],
   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "sitewide",
   "page": "chips",
   "render": true,
   "same_event_as": "DEAL-CHIP-002",
   "date_text": "2024-07-11",
   "date_sort": "2024-07-11",
   "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-CLD-6040",
   "date": "2024-03",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "site_opening",
   "company_text": "Isambard-AI phase 1",
   "company_id": "BIZ-DC-008",
   "counterparty": "HPE (BIZ-BIG-2030); NVIDIA (BIZ-BIG-014)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Isambard-AI phase 1 arrived and accepted. Buys or funds: 168 GH200 on 42 nodes.",
   "sources_text": "https://indico.ph.ed.ac.uk/event/329/contributions/3819/attachments/1839/2870/Alam_2025UKLFT.pdf — \"168 Hopper GPUs\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://indico.ph.ed.ac.uk/event/329/contributions/3819/attachments/1839/2870/Alam_2025UKLFT.pdf"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "cloud",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-03",
   "date_sort": "2024-03-00",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-IND-009",
   "date": "2024-02-01",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "collapse",
   "company_text": "Small Robot Company (BIZ-SU-IND-006)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-006",
   "counterparty": "Kroll Advisory (liquidators)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Creditors' voluntary liquidation",
   "sources_text": "https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4548633 — \"Creditors\" \"1 February 2024\" ; https://www.farminguk.com/news/great-sadness-small-robot-company-put-into-liquidation_64099.html — \"has been put into liquidation\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4548633",
    "https://www.farminguk.com/news/great-sadness-small-robot-company-put-into-liquidation_64099.html"
   ],
   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-02-01",
   "date_sort": "2024-02-01",
   "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-113",
   "date": "2024-01-16",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "CellVoyant (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-HLT-704",
   "counterparty": "Octopus Ventures",
   "amount": 7600000,
   "amount_text": "7600000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Bristol biotech using AI to predict stem-cell behaviour raised £7.6m seed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/south-west/bristol/bristol-biotech-cellvoyant-funding-20240116 (trade) — \"CellVoyant has secured £7.6m in funding\" … \"The seed funding round was led by Octopus Ventures.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/south-west/bristol/bristol-biotech-cellvoyant-funding-20240116"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-01-16",
   "date_sort": "2024-01-16",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 7600000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£7.6m",
   "gbp_txt": "£7.6m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-DC-001",
   "date": "2023-11-01",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "investment_pledge",
   "company_text": "BIZ-DC-008 Isambard-AI",
   "company_id": "BIZ-DC-008",
   "counterparty": "UK Government",
   "amount": 225000000,
   "amount_text": "225000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Government funds Isambard-AI in Bristol.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/november/supercomputer-announcement.html — \"a £225m investment from the Government\"; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/technology-secretary-announces-investment-boost-making-british-ai-supercomputing-30-times-more-powerful — \"will be backed by a £225 million investment.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/november/supercomputer-announcement.html",
    "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/technology-secretary-announces-investment-boost-making-british-ai-supercomputing-30-times-more-powerful"
   ],
   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "data-centres",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-11-01",
   "date_sort": "2023-11-01",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 225000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£225m",
   "gbp_txt": "£225m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-CHIP-025",
   "date": "2023-07-06",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "uk_office_opening",
   "company_text": "Axelera AI (UK) (BIZ-CHIP-024)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-024",
   "counterparty": "University of Bristol QTIC",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "First UK office opened in Bristol.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.bristol.ac.uk/temple-quarter-enterprise-campus/research-and-innovation/qtic/news/2023/axelera-joins-qtic.html — \"our first UK office in Bristol\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.bristol.ac.uk/temple-quarter-enterprise-campus/research-and-innovation/qtic/news/2023/axelera-joins-qtic.html"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "chips",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-07-06",
   "date_sort": "2023-07-06",
   "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-LB-085",
   "date": "2023-07-06",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Distil.ai (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-409",
   "counterparty": "Mercia Ventures",
   "amount": 1100000,
   "amount_text": "1100000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Exeter e-commerce customer-data platform using AI segmentation raised £1.1m seed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/distil-ai-funding-20230706 (trade) — \"Distil.ai has secured £1.1m in a seed funding round\" … \"The equity round was led by Mercia Ventures\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/distil-ai-funding-20230706"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-07-06",
   "date_sort": "2023-07-06",
   "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-RG-019",
   "date": "2023-07-06",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Distil.ai (new) BIZ-SU-OTH-409",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-409",
   "counterparty": "Mercia Ventures",
   "amount": 1100000,
   "amount_text": "1100000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Follow-on round with angels",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/distil-ai-raises-1-1m-to-boost-lifeblood-of-any-business/ — \"has raised a further £1.1 million in a funding round\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/distil-ai-raises-1-1m-to-boost-lifeblood-of-any-business/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "same_event_as": "DEAL-LB-085",
   "date_text": "2023-07-06",
   "date_sort": "2023-07-06",
   "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-CLD-6009",
   "date": "2023-05-22",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "compute_grant",
   "company_text": "Isambard 3",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CLD-2003",
   "counterparty": "UKRI",
   "amount": 10000000,
   "amount_text": "10000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "UKRI award for the GW4 Isambard 3 Arm-based system. Buys or funds: NVIDIA Grace CPU Superchip system, at least 55,000 cores, HPE POD at NCC. Other investors: GW4 Alliance (awardee); HPE, NVIDIA, Arm (suppliers).",
   "sources_text": "https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/may/isambard-3-investment.html — \"have been awarded £10 million by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/may/isambard-3-investment.html"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "cloud",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-05-22",
   "date_sort": "2023-05-22",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 10000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£10m",
   "gbp_txt": "£10m",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-070",
   "date": "2023-04-17",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Loopin (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-607",
   "counterparty": "angel investors (no lead named)",
   "amount": 1600000,
   "amount_text": "1600000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Bristol workplace-management start-up using generative AI raised £1.6m from angels.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/loopin-raises-1-6m-20230417 (trade) — \"has raised £1.6m from angel investors.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/loopin-raises-1-6m-20230417"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-04-17",
   "date_sort": "2023-04-17",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1600000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.6m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.6m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-066",
   "date": "2023-03-30",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Intelligent AI (BIZ-SU-FIN-022)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-FIN-022",
   "counterparty": "Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund (FSE Group); SuperSeed and others (no lead named)",
   "amount": 2000000,
   "amount_text": "2000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Exeter insurance-software start-up raised £2m for Cornwall expansion.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/intelligent-ai-cornwall-20230330 (trade) — \"Insurance software startup Intelligent AI has collected £2m from investors\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/intelligent-ai-cornwall-20230330"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-03-30",
   "date_sort": "2023-03-30",
   "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-SU-FIN-012",
   "date": "2022-12-02",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Intelligent AI (BIZ-SU-FIN-022)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-FIN-022",
   "counterparty": "Superseed",
   "amount": 2000000,
   "amount_text": "2000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/intelligent-ai-seed-funding-20221202 — \"£2m in seed funding\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/intelligent-ai-seed-funding-20221202"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-12-02",
   "date_sort": "2022-12-02",
   "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-CHIP-2030",
   "date": "2022-10-27",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Axelera AI (UK)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-024",
   "counterparty": "Innovation Industries (lead)",
   "amount": 27000000,
   "amount_text": "27,000,000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A for the Dutch edge-AI chip firm; included expansion with a Bristol office.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/axelera-ai-raises-27m-for-in-memory-computing-at-the-edge/ (trade) — \"The funding round was led by existing investor Innovation Industries\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/axelera-ai-raises-27m-for-in-memory-computing-at-the-edge/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "chips",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-10-27",
   "date_sort": "2022-10-27",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 23314049,
   "fx_rate": 1.1581,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.1581 per £ on 2022-10-27",
   "fx_date": "2022-10-27",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$27m",
   "gbp_txt": "£23.3m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SW-5040",
   "date": "2022-10-11",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5035 Enate",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5035",
   "counterparty": "Mercia",
   "amount": 2000000,
   "amount_text": "2,000,000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Enate raised £2m in a follow-on from Mercia. Buys or funds: Hybrid workforce orchestration platform.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/enate-funding-workflow-20221011 (trade) — \"raised £2m in a funding round\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/saas/enate-funding-workflow-20221011"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-10-11",
   "date_sort": "2022-10-11",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 2000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£2m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2m",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-009",
   "date": "2022-03-07",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "LifeScore (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-CRE-701",
   "counterparty": "Octopus Ventures",
   "amount": 11000000,
   "amount_text": "11000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Wiltshire AI adaptive-music company raised an £11m Series A.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-lifescore-scoops-funding-20220307 (trade) — \"LifeScore, an AI-based music technology company has raised £11m in a Series A investment round led by Octopus Ventures.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-lifescore-scoops-funding-20220307"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-03-07",
   "date_sort": "2022-03-07",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 11000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£11m",
   "gbp_txt": "£11m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-UG-009",
   "date": "2021-09-10",
   "year": "2021",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Perceptual Robotics (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-506",
   "counterparty": "TSP Ventures",
   "amount": 1600000,
   "amount_text": "1600000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round with Humble Holdings and Metavallon VC.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/bristol-perceptual-robotics-funding-20210910 — \"led by TSP Ventures\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/news/bristol-perceptual-robotics-funding-20210910"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2021-09-10",
   "date_sort": "2021-09-10",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1600000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.6m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.6m",
   "show": true
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   "id": "DEAL-SU-FIN-004",
   "date": "2021",
   "year": "2021",
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   "company_text": "Ripjar (BIZ-SU-FIN-011)",
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   "counterparty": "Long Ridge Equity Partners",
   "amount": 36800000,
   "amount_text": "36800000",
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   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series B; total raised passed US$60m",
   "sources_text": "https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/cheltenham-tech-firm-secures-36-8m-funding-package — \"$36.8m Series B funding\"; https://ripjar.com/?p=20 — Long Ridge led a Series B in 2021",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/cheltenham-tech-firm-secures-36-8m-funding-package",
    "https://ripjar.com/?p=20"
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   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2021",
   "date_sort": "2021-00-00",
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   "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",
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   "txt": "US$36.8m",
   "gbp_txt": "£27m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-CHIP-2019",
   "date": "2020-12-30",
   "year": "2020",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Graphcore",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-003",
   "counterparty": "Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, Fidelity, Schroders, Baillie Gifford, Draper Esprit",
   "amount": 222000000,
   "amount_text": "222,000,000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series E at $2.77bn valuation.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/bristol-startup-graphcore-funding-20201230 (trade) — \"We have created a technology that dramatically outperforms legacy processors such as GPUs\"",
   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "chips",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2020-12-30",
   "date_sort": "2020-12-30",
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   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 163139330,
   "fx_rate": 1.3608,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3608 per £ on 2020-12-30",
   "fx_date": "2020-12-30",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$222m",
   "gbp_txt": "£163.1m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LA-054",
   "date": "2020-12-29",
   "year": "2020",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Graphcore (BIZ-CHIP-003)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-003",
   "counterparty": "Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (lead)",
   "amount": 222000000,
   "amount_text": "222000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": "2770000000 USD (post-money)",
   "summary": "Series E.",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/28/ai-chipmaker-graphcore-raises-222m-at-a-2-77b-valuation-and-puts-an-ipo-in-its-sights/ — \"AI chipmaker Graphcore raises $222M at a $2.77B valuation\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/28/ai-chipmaker-graphcore-raises-222m-at-a-2-77b-valuation-and-puts-an-ipo-in-its-sights/"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "chips",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2020-12-29",
   "date_sort": "2020-12-29",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 164517563,
   "fx_rate": 1.3494,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3494 per £ on 2020-12-29",
   "fx_date": "2020-12-29",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$222m",
   "gbp_txt": "£164.5m",
   "show": true
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  {
   "id": "DEAL-SW-5041",
   "date": "2020-05",
   "year": "2020",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5035 Enate",
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   "counterparty": "Mercia",
   "amount": 2200000,
   "amount_text": "2,200,000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Enate raised £2.2m from Mercia (reported in 2022 article).",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/enate-funding-workflow-20221011 (trade) — \"follow-on investment from previous backer Mercia\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/saas/enate-funding-workflow-20221011"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2020-05",
   "date_sort": "2020-05-00",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 2200000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£2.2m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2.2m",
   "show": true,
   "round6": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LA-042",
   "date": "2020-02-25",
   "year": "2020",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Graphcore (BIZ-CHIP-003)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-003",
   "counterparty": "Baillie Gifford; Mayfair Equity Partners; M&G Investments (new); existing investors",
   "amount": 150000000,
   "amount_text": "150000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": "1950000000 USD",
   "summary": "Series D extension.",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/24/graphcore-the-ai-chipmaker-raises-another-150m-at-a-1-95b-valuation/ — \"Graphcore, the AI chipmaker, raises another $150M at a $1.95B valuation\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/24/graphcore-the-ai-chipmaker-raises-another-150m-at-a-1-95b-valuation/"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "chips",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2020-02-25",
   "date_sort": "2020-02-25",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 115242778,
   "fx_rate": 1.3016,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3016 per £ on 2020-02-25",
   "fx_date": "2020-02-25",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$150m",
   "gbp_txt": "£115.2m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LA-021",
   "date": "2018-12-18",
   "year": "2018",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Graphcore (BIZ-CHIP-003)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-003",
   "counterparty": "Atomico; Sofina (joint leads); BMW and Microsoft as strategic investors",
   "amount": 200000000,
   "amount_text": "200000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": "1700000000 USD (post-money, company figure)",
   "summary": "Series D.",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/18/ai-chip-startup-graphcore-closes-200m-series-d-adds-bmw-and-microsoft-as-strategic-investors/ — \"a $200 million Series D round today that’s jointly led by an existing investor, European VC Atomico\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/18/ai-chip-startup-graphcore-closes-200m-series-d-adds-bmw-and-microsoft-as-strategic-investors/"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "chips",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2018-12-18",
   "date_sort": "2018-12-18",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 158328056,
   "fx_rate": 1.2632,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2632 per £ on 2018-12-18",
   "fx_date": "2018-12-18",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$200m",
   "gbp_txt": "£158.3m",
   "show": true
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   "id": "DEAL-LA-008",
   "date": "2017-11-13",
   "year": "2017",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Graphcore (BIZ-CHIP-003)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-003",
   "counterparty": "Sequoia Capital (lead)",
   "amount": 50000000,
   "amount_text": "50000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round (no series letter in source) for Bristol AI chip maker; followed a $30m Series B led by Atomico in July 2017.",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/12/graphcore-raises-50m-amid-a-flurry-of-ai-chip-activity/?ncid=mobilenavtrend — \"raised $50 million in new financing led by Sequoia Capital\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/12/graphcore-raises-50m-amid-a-flurry-of-ai-chip-activity/?ncid=mobilenavtrend"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "chips",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2017-11-13",
   "date_sort": "2017-11-13",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 38133008,
   "fx_rate": 1.3112,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3112 per £ on 2017-11-13",
   "fx_date": "2017-11-13",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$50m",
   "gbp_txt": "£38.1m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-CHIP-7004",
   "date": null,
   "year": null,
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-CHIP-7080",
   "company_id": "BIZ-CHIP-7080",
   "counterparty": "Octopus Ventures (lead)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "£4M+",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed round of £4M+ led by Octopus Ventures (file; no date given). (Chips file line 214; no source link given.)",
   "sources_text": "Alex's Chips file, line 214",
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   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "chips",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "undated in the file",
   "date_sort": "",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
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   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "£4M+ GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true,
   "round7": true
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