{ "as_of": "2026-10-29", "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS)", "fx_url": "https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/boeapps/database/", "rows": [ { "id": "DEAL-LAB-5024", "date": "2026-10-22", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Synthesia", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "Hays", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Synthesia and recruiter Hays partnered on avatar roleplay training. For: Roleplay Sessions for skills development.", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia — \"Synthesia Partners with Hays to Support Measurable Skills Development Through Roleplay Sessions\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-10-22", "date_sort": "2026-10-22", "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_r7": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-8010", "date": "2026-10-22", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Synthesia", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "Hays", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Recruiter Hays partners with Synthesia For: Avatar roleplay sessions for skills development.", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia — \"Synthesia Partners with Hays to Support Measurable Skills Development Through Roleplay Sessions\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-10-22", "date_sort": "2026-10-22", "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_r7": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-133", "date": "2026-10-19", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Harmonic Security (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-701", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 50000000, "amount_text": "50000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series B for tools to secure employees' use of AI (tech.eu recap, week to 19 October 2026).", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/10/19/european-tech-weekly-recap-more-than-65-tech-funding-deals-worth-over-eur18b — \"$50M Series B to secure employee AI use\" (trade, tech.eu)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/10/19/european-tech-weekly-recap-more-than-65-tech-funding-deals-worth-over-eur18b" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-10-19", "date_sort": "2026-10-19", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 37543175, "fx_rate": 1.3318, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3318 per £ on 2026-10-19", "fx_date": "2026-10-19", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$50m", "gbp_txt": "£37.5m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2102", "date": "2026-09-04", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "AI Score", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-010", "counterparty": "Fuel Ventures, GALLOS Technologies", "amount": null, "amount_text": "5.4m", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "AI Score (AI governance platform) raised $5.4m (Seed), reported by tech.eu.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/09/04/uk-startup-ai-score-raises-54m-to-scale-its-enterprise-ai-governance-platform/ — \"a real-time AI governance platform\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/09/04/uk-startup-ai-score-raises-54m-to-scale-its-enterprise-ai-governance-platform/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-09-04", "date_sort": "2026-09-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "5.4m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "5.4m USD", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2004", "date": "2026-08-14", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Mindgard", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-003", "counterparty": "Album VC, Karma Ventures, .406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge and others", "amount": null, "amount_text": "22m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Mindgard (security testing for enterprise AI models) raised £22m (Series A), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-cambridge-aerospace-to-flairmakers-20260814 — \"develops an automated offensive security and threat assessment platform\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-cambridge-aerospace-to-flairmakers-20260814" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-14 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2026-08-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "22m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "22m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-001", "date": "2026-08-13", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Mindgard (BIZ-SAFE-003)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-003", "counterparty": "Album VC", "amount": 30000000, "amount_text": "30000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A (£22.2m) with Karma Ventures, .406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, IQ Capital, Lakestar", "sources_text": "https://uktech.news/ai/lancaster-spinout-mindgard-raises-22m-to-scale-ai-security-platform-20260813 (trade) — \"$30m (£22.2m)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://uktech.news/ai/lancaster-spinout-mindgard-raises-22m-to-scale-ai-security-platform-20260813" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-13", "date_sort": "2026-08-13", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 22210706, "fx_rate": 1.3507, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3507 per £ on 2026-08-13", "fx_date": "2026-08-13", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$30m", "gbp_txt": "£22.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-006", "date": "2026-08-12", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Cytix (BIZ-SAFE-014)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-014", "counterparty": "Northern Gritstone", "amount": 7000000, "amount_text": "7000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A (£5.1m)", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/cybersecurity/manchester-cyber-startup-cytix-raises-5m-to-tackle-ai-software-risk-20260812 (trade) — \"$7m (£5.1m) Series A funding round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/cybersecurity/manchester-cyber-startup-cytix-raises-5m-to-tackle-ai-software-risk-20260812" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-12", "date_sort": "2026-08-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 5181731, "fx_rate": 1.3509, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3509 per £ on 2026-08-12", "fx_date": "2026-08-12", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$7m", "gbp_txt": "£5.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-5023", "date": "2026-06-09", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Synthesia", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "UK Government", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Synthesia signed an MoU with the UK Government on AI adoption and skills. For: Memorandum of understanding on AI adoption and upskilling.", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia — \"Synthesia and the UK Government sign Memorandum of Understanding to advance AI adoption and upskilling across the UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-09", "date_sort": "2026-06-09", "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_r7": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-8009", "date": "2026-06-09", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Synthesia", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "UK Government", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Synthesia and UK Government sign MoU For: MoU on AI adoption and upskilling.", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia — \"Synthesia and the UK Government sign Memorandum of Understanding to advance AI adoption and upskilling across the UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-09", "date_sort": "2026-06-09", "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_r7": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-5022", "date": "2026-06-03", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Synthesia", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "Multiverse", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Synthesia and Multiverse partnered to help UK workers adopt AI. For: AI adoption training for UK workers.", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia — \"Synthesia and Multiverse partner to drive AI adoption by UK workers\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-03", "date_sort": "2026-06-03", "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_r7": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3029", "date": "2026-06-02", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SAFE-013 Archestra", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-013", "counterparty": "20VC (lead)", "amount": 10000000, "amount_text": "10,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London's Archestra.AI raised a $10m seed led by 20VC; $13.5m raised in total. Buys or funds: Go-to-market and engineering; enterprise deployments. Other investors: Visible Ventures; Tenacity Capital; angels Olivier Pomel, Kieran Flanagan.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/06/02/archestraai-raises-10m-to-unlock-next-gen-agentic-use-case/ (trade) — \"has raised $10m in a seed funding round, led by Harry Stebbings’ 20VC, a new investor in the startup.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/06/02/archestraai-raises-10m-to-unlock-next-gen-agentic-use-case/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-02", "date_sort": "2026-06-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 7422803, "fx_rate": 1.3472, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3472 per £ on 2026-06-02", "fx_date": "2026-06-02", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$10m", "gbp_txt": "£7.4m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-032", "date": "2026-06-01", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Geordie AI (BIZ-SW-023)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-023", "counterparty": "Balderton", "amount": 30000000, "amount_text": "30000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/geordie-ai-raises-22-3m-for-security-and-governance-platform-for-ai-agents-20260601 — \"$30m (£22.3m) Series A round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/geordie-ai-raises-22-3m-for-security-and-governance-platform-for-ai-agents-20260601" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-01", "date_sort": "2026-06-01", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 22326412, "fx_rate": 1.3437, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3437 per £ on 2026-06-01", "fx_date": "2026-06-01", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$30m", "gbp_txt": "£22.3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-5021", "date": "2026-04-20", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Synthesia", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "KnowBe4", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "KnowBe4 and Synthesia partnered on AI video for security training. For: AI video for cybersecurity training.", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia — \"KnowBe4 and Synthesia Transform Cybersecurity Training with AI Video\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-20", "date_sort": "2026-04-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "labs_r7": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-033", "date": "2026-04-08", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Trent AI (BIZ-SW-024)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-024", "counterparty": "LocalGlobe; Cambridge Innovation Capital", "amount": 9700000, "amount_text": "9700000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/trent-ai-raises-9-7m-to-boost-its-ai-native-security-agents-20260408 — £9.7m seed", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/trent-ai-raises-9-7m-to-boost-its-ai-native-security-agents-20260408" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-08", "date_sort": "2026-04-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 9700000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£9.7m", "gbp_txt": "£9.7m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2103", "date": "2026-04-07", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Trent AI", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-024", "counterparty": "LocalGlobe, Cambridge Innovation Capital", "amount": null, "amount_text": "13m", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Trent AI (security for AI agents) raised $13m (Seed), reported by tech.eu.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/04/07/openai-and-spotify-leaders-back-london-based-ai-security-agent-startup-in-13m-round/ — \"helps mitigate risks and vulnerabilities of businesses deploying so-called AI agents\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/04/07/openai-and-spotify-leaders-back-london-based-ai-security-agent-startup-in-13m-round/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-07", "date_sort": "2026-04-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "13m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "13m USD", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3019", "date": "2026-03-17", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3024 Snyk; BIZ-SW-006 Tessl", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3024", "counterparty": "Tessl", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Snyk and Tessl added security scores to all public agent skills in the Tessl Registry. Buys or funds: Security scanning of every skill in the Tessl Registry.", "sources_text": "https://snyk.io/blog/snyk-tessl-partnership/ — \"Skills are quickly becoming a new unit of software, executed by the agent.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://snyk.io/blog/snyk-tessl-partnership/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-17", "date_sort": "2026-03-17", "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-SAFE-2006", "date": "2026-02-19", "year": "2026", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "The Alignment Project (AI Security Institute)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-2067", "counterparty": "60 grantees, including LawZero (Yoshua Bengio's non-profit)", "amount": 27000000, "amount_text": "27,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "First-round awards of £27m to 60 alignment research projects, including £12m of new funding.", "sources_text": "https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/funding-60-projects-to-advance-ai-alignment-research — \"a global funding programme to accelerate progress in alignment research and innovation\"; https://alignmentproject.aisi.gov.uk/ — \"a world-leading expert advisory board\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/funding-60-projects-to-advance-ai-alignment-research", "https://alignmentproject.aisi.gov.uk/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-19", "date_sort": "2026-02-19", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 27000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£27m", "gbp_txt": "£27m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-2007", "date": "2026-02-19", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "The Alignment Project (AI Security Institute)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-2067", "counterparty": "OpenAI", "amount": 5600000, "amount_text": "5,600,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "OpenAI's contribution to the Alignment Project fund, reported in AISI's first-round announcement.", "sources_text": "https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/funding-60-projects-to-advance-ai-alignment-research — \"a global funding programme to accelerate progress in alignment research and innovation\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/funding-60-projects-to-advance-ai-alignment-research" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-19", "date_sort": "2026-02-19", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 5600000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£5.6m", "gbp_txt": "£5.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-15003", "date": "2026-02-19", "year": "2026", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "The Alignment Project (run by BIZ-SAFE-2011 AISI)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-2067", "counterparty": "AI Security Institute", "amount": null, "amount_text": "27,000,000 in total, incl. 12,000,000 new", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "AISI's Alignment Project funds 60 projects and adds partners, taking the fund to £27m For: First 60 alignment research grants, chosen from 800+ applications. Other investors: New partners: OpenAI (£5.6m), Microsoft, Australian AI Safety Institute, AI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund, Sympatico Ventures, Renaissance Philanthropy.", "sources_text": "https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/funding-60-projects-to-advance-ai-alignment-research — \"Interest in the Alignment Project’s first funding round was extraordinary.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/funding-60-projects-to-advance-ai-alignment-research" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-19", "date_sort": "2026-02-19", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "27,000,000 in total, incl. 12,000,000 new", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "27,000,000 in total, incl. 12,000,000 new GBP reported", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-13006", "date": "2026-02-16", "year": "2026", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "The Alan Turing Institute", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-2060", "counterparty": "Dstl and EPSRC (co-invested sandpit)", "amount": 1250000, "amount_text": "1,250,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "A Dstl–EPSRC sandpit funds a £1.25m Turing-led AI project for intelligence analysts. For: AiTASHA: two-year explainable-AI programme to help intelligence analysts choose which data to review and collect. Other investors: Partners: University of Warwick; University of Southampton; Heriot-Watt University; Cardiff University.", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/partnering-with-the-epsrc-funds-vital-defence-research — \"Richard leads a 2-year, £1.25 million programme called AI Intelligence Triage and Acquisition Support\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/partnering-with-the-epsrc-funds-vital-defence-research" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-16 (date of GOV.UK case study; award date not stated)", "date_sort": "2026-02-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1250000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.2m reported", "gbp_txt": "£1.2m", "show": true, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-008", "date": "2026-01-26", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Synthesia (BIZ-LAB-004)", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "GV", "amount": 200000000, "amount_text": "200000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": "4000000000 USD", "summary": "Series E [Labs Round 7] Dated 26 January 2026 as the company dates it; tech.eu places this round in October 2025.", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/post/series-e-200-million-4-billion-valuation-future-work — \"has raised a $200 million Series E funding round at a $4 billion valuation\"; https://www.uktech.news/ai/synthesia-4bn-valuation-confirmed-after-google-led-series-e-20260126 — \"has confirmed it has raised $200m (£146m)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/post/series-e-200-million-4-billion-valuation-future-work", "https://www.uktech.news/ai/synthesia-4bn-valuation-confirmed-after-google-led-series-e-20260126", "https://sifted.eu/articles/synthesia-4bn-valuation-200m-google-ventures" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-X-020", "date_text": "2026-01-26", "date_sort": "2026-01-26", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 145900204, "fx_rate": 1.3708, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3708 per £ on 2026-01-26", "fx_date": "2026-01-26", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$200m", "gbp_txt": "£145.9m", "show": true, "same_event_ids": [ "DEAL-X-020", "DEAL-LAB-2023" ] }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-5020", "date": "2026-01-26", "year": "2026", "kind": "secondary_sale", "company_text": "Synthesia", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "NASDAQ (employee secondary sale)", "amount": null, "amount_text": "not disclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": "$4B", "summary": "Synthesia ran an employee share sale with NASDAQ at its $4B valuation. For: Liquidity for long-serving staff alongside the $200M Series E (DEAL-LAB-008). Valuation reported: $4B. [Labs Round 7] Employee share sale (tender offer): existing shares sold, not money raised.", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/post/series-e-200-million-4-billion-valuation-future-work — \"an employee secondary sale in partnership with NASDAQ\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/post/series-e-200-million-4-billion-valuation-future-work" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-01-26", "date_sort": "2026-01-26", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "not disclosed", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "not disclosed", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "kind_r7_from": "funding_round", "not_money_raised": true, "labs_r7": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-007", "date": "2026-01-06", "year": "2026", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Faculty (BIZ-SAFE-025; company BIZ-BIG-030)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-025", "counterparty": "Accenture", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Accenture agreed to acquire Faculty; terms and completion not stated (may duplicate a Big tech page deal)", "sources_text": "https://faculty.ai/en-gb/insights/articles/accenture-to-acquire-faculty-to-scale-ai-capabilities — \"has agreed to acquire Faculty\"", "source_urls": [ "https://faculty.ai/en-gb/insights/articles/accenture-to-acquire-faculty-to-scale-ai-capabilities" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-01-06", "date_sort": "2026-01-06", "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-LAB-15006", "date": "2025-11-28", "year": "2025", "kind": "wind_down", "company_text": "ARIA Safeguarded AI programme", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-2066", "counterparty": "ARIA", "amount": null, "amount_text": "TA2 Phase 1 had planned 18,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "ARIA stops Safeguarded AI's TA2 after faster-than-expected frontier AI progress (Kind as written: wind_down (of one strand, TA2, not the programme).) For: Ends the planned machine-learning organisation (TA2); scope folded into an applications strand; TA1 toolkit to go open source.", "sources_text": "https://aria.org.uk/insights-1/ai-progress-and-a-safeguarded-ai-pivot — \"it was more likely than not we’d select zero successful teams for Phase 2\"; https://aria.org.uk/opportunity-spaces/mathematics-for-safe-ai/safeguarded-ai/funding — \"This Technical Area has been cancelled as part of a strategic pivot.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://aria.org.uk/insights-1/ai-progress-and-a-safeguarded-ai-pivot", "https://aria.org.uk/opportunity-spaces/mathematics-for-safe-ai/safeguarded-ai/funding" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-28", "date_sort": "2025-11-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "TA2 Phase 1 had planned 18,000,000", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "TA2 Phase 1 had planned 18,000,000 GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-004", "date": "2025-11-10", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "AI Score (BIZ-SAFE-010)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-010", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 760000, "amount_text": "760000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Pre-seed on leaving stealth (more than US$1m)", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-governance-startup-emerges-from-stealth-with-funding-20251110 (trade) — \"a London-based startup\"; https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-zilch-ai-score-20251114 (trade) — £760,000", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-governance-startup-emerges-from-stealth-with-funding-20251110", "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-zilch-ai-score-20251114" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "assurance", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-10", "date_sort": "2025-11-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 760000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£760,000", "gbp_txt": "£760,000", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2076", "date": "2025-10-31", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Synthesia", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "Google Ventures", "amount": null, "amount_text": "152m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Synthesia (AI video avatars) raised £152m (Late VC), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-synthesia-human-health-20251031 — \"Synthesia is an AI company that creates realistic avatars of human speakers.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-synthesia-human-health-20251031" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-31 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2025-10-31", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "152m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "152m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-5019", "date": "2025-09-17", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Synthesia", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "Amazon Web Services", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "AWS and Synthesia extended their collaboration on AI video. For: Extended collaboration on AI video adoption.", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia — \"AWS and Synthesia extend their collaboration to advance AI video adoption\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/blog/category/synthesia" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-17", "date_sort": "2025-09-17", "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_r7": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2085", "date": "2025-08-15", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Archestra", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-013", "counterparty": "Concept Ventures, Zero Prime Ventures, Celero Ventures, RTP Global and others", "amount": null, "amount_text": "2.5m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Archestra (connects AI agents to company systems) raised £2.5m (Not stated), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-bumper-computle-20250815 — \"Archestra connects AI agents with existing company systems.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-bumper-computle-20250815" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-08-15 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2025-08-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "2.5m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "2.5m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-005", "date": "2025-08-14", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Archestra (BIZ-SAFE-013)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-013", "counterparty": "Concept Ventures", "amount": 2500000, "amount_text": "2500000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Funding round for open-source AI agent data platform", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/archestra-raises-2-5m-to-protect-corporate-data-from-ai-agents-20250813 (trade) — \"The investment was led by Concept Ventures.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/archestra-raises-2-5m-to-protect-corporate-data-from-ai-agents-20250813" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-08-14", "date_sort": "2025-08-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2500000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2.5m", "gbp_txt": "£2.5m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6037", "date": "2025-07-07", "year": "2025", "kind": "administration", "company_text": "BIZ-SAFE-2009 Logically", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-2009", "counterparty": "Kreatur Ltd (buyer of assets in pre-pack)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UK AI fact-checking firm Logically went through a pre-pack administration; its assets were sold to Kreatur, run by a former director. Buys or funds: core technology, brand and key assets; over 50 full-time roles kept.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-fact-checker-logically-sold-off-in-administration-deal-20250707 — \"acquired Logically's core technology, brand, and key assets as part of a pre-pack administration process\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-fact-checker-logically-sold-off-in-administration-deal-20250707" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-07-07", "date_sort": "2025-07-07", "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-SW-3018", "date": "2025-06-24", "year": "2025", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3024 Snyk (buyer)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3024", "counterparty": "Invariant Labs (target; ETH Zurich spin-off)", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Snyk bought Invariant Labs to build security for AI agents. Buys or funds: Agentic AI security research team; Guardrails product; MCP scanning.", "sources_text": "https://snyk.io/news/snyk-acquires-invariant-labs-to-accelerate-agentic-ai-security-innovation/ — \"Snyk can now offer customers a single platform to address both current application and agentic AI vulnerabilities.\" ; https://snyk.io/news/snyk-unveils-secure-at-inception/ — \"Snyk pioneered 'shift left' coding security, an innovation that became an industry standard.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://snyk.io/news/snyk-acquires-invariant-labs-to-accelerate-agentic-ai-security-innovation/", "https://snyk.io/news/snyk-unveils-secure-at-inception/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-24", "date_sort": "2025-06-24", "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-LAB-041", "date": "2025-04-15", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Synthesia (BIZ-LAB-004)", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "Adobe Ventures", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Strategic investment, amount not disclosed; ARR passed US$100m", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/post/100-million-revenue-adobe-investment — \"received a strategic investment from Adobe Ventures\"; https://www.uktech.news/ai/synthesia-recurring-revenue-surpasses-100m-20250415 — \"has also secured a strategic investment from Adobe Ventures\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/post/100-million-revenue-adobe-investment", "https://www.uktech.news/ai/synthesia-recurring-revenue-surpasses-100m-20250415" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-04-15", "date_sort": "2025-04-15", "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-5018", "date": "2025-04-10", "year": "2025", "kind": "licensing", "company_text": "Synthesia", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "Shutterstock", "amount": null, "amount_text": "not disclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Synthesia licensed Shutterstock video for AI research, with an option for commercial use. For: Research licence to Shutterstock video library, option to extend to commercial use.", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/post/partnering-shutterstock-accelerate-ai-research — \"through a research license, with the option of extending it for commercial use.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/post/partnering-shutterstock-accelerate-ai-research" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-04-10", "date_sort": "2025-04-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "not disclosed", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "not disclosed", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "labs_r7": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-7001", "date": "2025-04-10", "year": "2025", "kind": "licensing", "company_text": "Synthesia", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "Shutterstock", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Synthesia licensed Shutterstock footage to train its EXPRESS-2 video and audio model. For: Research licence to Shutterstock's HD and 4K video library to pre-train the EXPRESS-2 avatar model, with option to extend to commercial use.", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/post/partnering-shutterstock-accelerate-ai-research — \"Today, we are announcing that Synthesia will be leveraging Shutterstock's extensive content library\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/post/partnering-shutterstock-accelerate-ai-research" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-04-10", "date_sort": "2025-04-10", "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, "labs_r7": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-2004", "date": "2025-04-03", "year": "2025", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Seabot Maritime; Frontier Robotics (with King's College London)", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "AI Security Institute Systemic Safety Grants", "amount": null, "amount_text": "up to 200,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed grant for a project on human-AI workforce skills for safe cyber-physical systems.", "sources_text": "https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/strengthening-ai-resilience — \"Evolving Human-AI Competencies: Workforce Development for Building Systemically Safe Cyber-physical Systems\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/strengthening-ai-resilience" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-04-03", "date_sort": "2025-04-03", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "up to 200,000", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "up to 200,000 GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-2005", "date": "2025-04-03", "year": "2025", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Emlyn Square (with HSE Science and Research Centre)", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "AI Security Institute Systemic Safety Grants", "amount": null, "amount_text": "up to 200,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed grant for SAFEHAZ, on safe AI in high-hazard environments.", "sources_text": "https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/strengthening-ai-resilience — \"Safe Artificial Intelligence for High Hazard Environments (SAFEHAZ)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/strengthening-ai-resilience" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-04-03", "date_sort": "2025-04-03", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "up to 200,000", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "up to 200,000 GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-002", "date": "2025-02-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Safe Intelligence (BIZ-SAFE-005)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-005", "counterparty": "Amadeus Capital Partners", "amount": 4150000, "amount_text": "4150000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round with OTB Ventures and Vsquared Ventures", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/safe-intelligence-raises-4m-20250220 (trade) — \"closed a £4.15m seed funding round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/safe-intelligence-raises-4m-20250220" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-02-20", "date_sort": "2025-02-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 4150000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£4.2m", "gbp_txt": "£4.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-007", "date": "2025-01-15", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Synthesia (BIZ-LAB-004)", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "NEA", "amount": 180000000, "amount_text": "180000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": "2100000000 USD", "summary": "Series D", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/post/synthesia-secures-180m-in-series-d-funding — \"$180 million Series D funding round\" \"valuing the company at $2.1 billion\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/post/synthesia-secures-180m-in-series-d-funding" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-01-15", "date_sort": "2025-01-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 146842878, "fx_rate": 1.2258, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2258 per £ on 2025-01-15", "fx_date": "2025-01-15", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$180m", "gbp_txt": "£146.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-14008", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "The Alan Turing Institute", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-2060", "counterparty": "University of Cambridge; Microsoft Research", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Turing, Cambridge and Microsoft Research built the end-to-end AI weather model published in Nature. For: Joint development of Aardvark Weather (BIZ-LAB-14082).", "sources_text": "https://www.turing.ac.uk/science-innovation/environment-and-sustainability/environmental-forecasting/end-to-end-forecasting — \"the first system of its kind to demonstrate that full pipeline replacement is both feasible and effective.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.turing.ac.uk/science-innovation/environment-and-sustainability/environmental-forecasting/end-to-end-forecasting" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2025", "date_sort": "2025-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-2002", "date": "2024-02-06", "year": "2024", "kind": "grant", "company_text": "The Alan Turing Institute", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-2060", "counterparty": "DSIT Fairness Innovation Challenge", "amount": null, "amount_text": "up to 130,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Finance-sector award to build a fairness self-assessment toolkit for small firms and developers (the FAID tool).", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-fairness-innovation-challenge-winners-announced — \"will create a fairness toolkit for SMEs and developers to self-assess and monitor fairness\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-fairness-innovation-challenge-winners-announced" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-02-06", "date_sort": "2024-02-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "up to 130,000", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "up to 130,000 GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-FIN-014", "date": "2024-01-10", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Yoti (BIZ-SU-FIN-017)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-FIN-017", "counterparty": "HSBC", "amount": 20000000, "amount_text": "20000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Debt funding (headline in Yoti's press archive)", "sources_text": "https://www.yoti.com/press/archive/ — \"HSBC backs digital ID firm Yoti in £20m debt funding\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.yoti.com/press/archive/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-01-10", "date_sort": "2024-01-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 20000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£20m", "gbp_txt": "£20m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-028", "date": "2023-10-03", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Unitary (BIZ-SW-020)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-020", "counterparty": "Creandum", "amount": 15000000, "amount_text": "15000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A with Paladin Capital Group and Plural.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/london/unitary-series-a-20231003 — \"$15m (£12.3m)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/london/unitary-series-a-20231003" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-10-03", "date_sort": "2023-10-03", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 12417219, "fx_rate": 1.208, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.208 per £ on 2023-10-03", "fx_date": "2023-10-03", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$15m", "gbp_txt": "£12.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-096", "date": "2023-09-06", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Mindgard (BIZ-SAFE-003)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-003", "counterparty": "IQ Capital; Lakestar", "amount": 3000000, "amount_text": "3000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lancaster spinout building AI security tools raised £3m seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/cybersecurity/mindgard-seed-20230906 (trade) — \"London-based AI cybersecurity startup Mindgard has secured £3m in seed financing from investors IQ Capital and Lakestar.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/cybersecurity/mindgard-seed-20230906" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-09-06", "date_sort": "2023-09-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£3m", "gbp_txt": "£3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-UG-011", "date": "2023-09-06", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Mindgard (BIZ-SAFE-003)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-003", "counterparty": null, "amount": 3000000, "amount_text": "3000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed funding for AI security tools.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tag/mindgard — \"Lancaster spinout Mindgard gets £3m for AI security tools\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tag/mindgard" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "safety", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-LB-096", "date_text": "2023-09-06", "date_sort": "2023-09-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£3m", "gbp_txt": "£3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-040", "date": "2023-06-13", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Synthesia (BIZ-LAB-004)", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "Accel", "amount": 90000000, "amount_text": "90000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": "1000000000 USD", "summary": "Series C; NVentures, Kleiner Perkins, GV and FirstMark took part", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesia.io/post/series-c — \"Accel to lead the $90m Series C\"; https://www.uktech.news/ai/synthesia-series-c-unicorn-20230613 — \"has raised $90m (£71.4m)\" … \"a $1bn unicorn valuation\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesia.io/post/series-c", "https://www.uktech.news/ai/synthesia-series-c-unicorn-20230613" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-06-13", "date_sort": "2023-06-13", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 71405903, "fx_rate": 1.2604, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2604 per £ on 2023-06-13", "fx_date": "2023-06-13", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$90m", "gbp_txt": "£71.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-027", "date": "2023-03-07", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Unitary (BIZ-SW-020)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-020", "counterparty": "Plural", "amount": 8000000, "amount_text": "8000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round led by Ian Hogarth at Plural.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2023/03/07/keeping-tabs-on-nsfw-or-otherwise-content-on-social-networks-unitary-raises-8-million/ — \"$8 million in new funds\"", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2023/03/07/keeping-tabs-on-nsfw-or-otherwise-content-on-social-networks-unitary-raises-8-million/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-03-07", "date_sort": "2023-03-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 6738544, "fx_rate": 1.1872, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.1872 per £ on 2023-03-07", "fx_date": "2023-03-07", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$8m", "gbp_txt": "£6.7m", "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-LAB-9014", "date": "2022-04-08", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Conjecture", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-018", "counterparty": "— (lead not stated)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Conjecture announces its launch and names its backers; amount not stated. For: launch funding for alignment research. Other investors: Nat Friedman; Daniel Gross; Patrick and John Collison; Arthur Breitman; Andrej Karpathy; Sam Bankman-Fried; others.", "sources_text": "https://www.conjecture.dev/research/we-are-conjecture-a-new-alignment-research-startup — \"We are located in London.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.conjecture.dev/research/we-are-conjecture-a-new-alignment-research-startup" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-04-08", "date_sort": "2022-04-08", "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, "labs_r7": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LA-070", "date": "2021-12-08", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Synthesia (BIZ-LAB-004)", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "Kleiner Perkins (lead)", "amount": 50000000, "amount_text": "50000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series B for AI video avatars.", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/08/synthesia-raises-50m-to-leverage-synthetic-avatars-for-corporate-training-and-more/ — \"Today, it announced the close of a $50 million Series B funding round led by Kleiner Perkins\"", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/08/synthesia-raises-50m-to-leverage-synthetic-avatars-for-corporate-training-and-more/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-12-08", "date_sort": "2021-12-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 37832930, "fx_rate": 1.3216, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3216 per £ on 2021-12-08", "fx_date": "2021-12-08", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$50m", "gbp_txt": "£37.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LA-057", "date": "2021-04-20", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Synthesia (BIZ-LAB-004)", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "FirstMark Capital (lead)", "amount": 12500000, "amount_text": "12500000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A for AI video generation.", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/20/synthesias-ai-video-generation-platform-hooks-12-5-million-series-a-led-by-firstmark/ — \"The company has just announced the close of a $12.5 million Series A funding round led by FirstMark Capital\"", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/20/synthesias-ai-video-generation-platform-hooks-12-5-million-series-a-led-by-firstmark/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-04-20", "date_sort": "2021-04-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 8960573, "fx_rate": 1.395, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.395 per £ on 2021-04-20", "fx_date": "2021-04-20", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$12.5m", "gbp_txt": "£9m", "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-LA-027", "date": "2019-04-25", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Synthesia (BIZ-LAB-004)", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-004", "counterparty": "LDV Capital (lead)", "amount": 3100000, "amount_text": "3100000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed financing after the David Beckham malaria video.", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/25/the-startup-behind-that-deep-fake-david-beckham-video-just-raised-3m/ — \"The U.K.-based startup has now raised $3.1 million, with the financing led by LDV Capital\"", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/25/the-startup-behind-that-deep-fake-david-beckham-video-just-raised-3m/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-04-25", "date_sort": "2019-04-25", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2401797, "fx_rate": 1.2907, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2907 per £ on 2019-04-25", "fx_date": "2019-04-25", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$3.1m", "gbp_txt": "£2.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-010", "date": "2013-10-11", "year": "2013", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "Chatterbox Labs (BIZ-SAFE-006)", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-006", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Chatterbox Analytics Ltd renamed Chatterbox Labs Ltd", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07860307 — \"CHATTERBOX ANALYTICS LTD\" 24 Nov 2011 to 11 Oct 2013", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07860307" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "2013-10-11", "date_sort": "2013-10-11", "before_ledger_start": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-2009", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Arcadia Impact", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-2050", "counterparty": "Open Philanthropy", "amount": 1256600, "amount_text": "1,256,600", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Grant for the LEAH office, London student groups and AI safety community-building, following earlier support in November 2023.", "sources_text": "https://openphilanthropy.org/grants/arcadia-impact-ea-and-ai-group-support-in-london — \"to support the LEAH office space, effective altruism groups in London, and AI safety community building projects\"", "source_urls": [ "https://openphilanthropy.org/grants/arcadia-impact-ea-and-ai-group-support-in-london" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "— (after November 2023)", "date_sort": "", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1256600, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.3m", "gbp_txt": "£1.3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-2010", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Hashberg Ltd", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "ARIA Safeguarded AI (TA1.1 Theory)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "ARIA funding for neural network verification work led by Stefano Gogioso.", "sources_text": "https://aria.org.uk/opportunity-spaces/trust-everything-everywhere/safeguarded-ai/funded-projects — \"Hyper-optimised Tensor Contraction for Neural Networks Verification\"", "source_urls": [ "https://aria.org.uk/opportunity-spaces/trust-everything-everywhere/safeguarded-ai/funded-projects" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "—", "date_sort": "", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-2011", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "grant", "company_text": "Topos Research UK", "company_id": "BIZ-SAFE-2063", "counterparty": "ARIA Safeguarded AI (TA1.1 Theory)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "ARIA funding for systems theory work led by David Jaz Myers.", "sources_text": "https://aria.org.uk/opportunity-spaces/trust-everything-everywhere/safeguarded-ai/funded-projects — \"Double Categorical Systems Theory for Safeguarded AI\"", "source_urls": [ "https://aria.org.uk/opportunity-spaces/trust-everything-everywhere/safeguarded-ai/funded-projects" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "safety", "render": true, "date_text": "—", "date_sort": "", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SAFE-2012", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "grant", 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