{ "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-SW-4026", "date": "2026-10-21", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4008 Lifebit", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4008", "counterparty": "Abu Dhabi Department of Health", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Abu Dhabi's health department launched a trusted research environment with Lifebit, M42 and Microsoft. Buys or funds: Trusted research environment in Abu Dhabi. Other investors: M42; Microsoft.", "sources_text": "https://lifebit.ai/news/ — \"Abu Dhabi DoH Launches TRE With Lifebit, M42 and Microsoft\" (listed title)", "source_urls": [ "https://lifebit.ai/news/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-10-21", "date_sort": "2026-10-21", "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-SW-5001", "date": "2026-09-29", "year": "2026", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-402 PEAK:AIO", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-402", "counterparty": "NetApp", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "PEAK:AIO agreed to be acquired by NetApp, subject to regulatory approvals. Buys or funds: AI storage software joins NetApp. Other investors: Seller-side investor: Pembroke VCT.", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/manchesters-peak-aio-to-be-acquired-by-us-giant-netapp/ (trade) — \"has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Nasdaq-listed US giant NetApp\"", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/manchesters-peak-aio-to-be-acquired-by-us-giant-netapp/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-09-29", "date_sort": "2026-09-29", "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-LC-122", "date": "2026-09-21", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Expanse (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-609", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 4500000, "amount_text": "4500000", "currency": "EUR", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Funding for a predictive AI infrastructure platform (tech.eu recap, week to 21 September 2026).", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/09/21/european-tech-weekly-recap-over-eur17b-invested-across-70-deals — \"for predictive AI infrastructure platform\" (trade, tech.eu)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/09/21/european-tech-weekly-recap-over-eur17b-invested-across-70-deals" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-09-21", "date_sort": "2026-09-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3860341, "fx_rate": 1.1657, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), €1.1657 per £ on 2026-09-21", "fx_date": "2026-09-21", "fx_note": "", "txt": "€4.5m", "gbp_txt": "£3.9m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4025", "date": "2026-09-17", "year": "2026", "kind": "government_contract", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4008 Lifebit", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4008", "counterparty": "University of Cambridge on behalf of NIHR BioResource", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lifebit won a three-year contract to run the NIHR BioResource research environment. Buys or funds: Three-year federated TRE inside NIHR BioResource AWS tenancy.", "sources_text": "https://lifebit.ai/blog/lifebit-nihr-bioresource-tre-contract/ — \"The award is made by the University of Cambridge on behalf of the NIHR BioResource.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://lifebit.ai/blog/lifebit-nihr-bioresource-tre-contract/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-09-17", "date_sort": "2026-09-17", "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, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3025", "date": "2026-09-08", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3025 Canonical", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3025", "counterparty": "Qualcomm", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Canonical and Qualcomm certified Ubuntu on an edge AI evaluation kit. Buys or funds: Certified Ubuntu 24.04 LTS images on Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-8275 edge AI kit.", "sources_text": "https://canonical.com/blog/latest-news — headline \"Ubuntu now certified on Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-8275\" (2026-09-08)", "source_urls": [ "https://canonical.com/blog/latest-news" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-09-08", "date_sort": "2026-09-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-034", "date": "2026-09-04", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "AI Score (BIZ-SW-025)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-025", "counterparty": "Fuel Ventures", "amount": 5400000, "amount_text": "5400000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/09/04/uk-startup-ai-score-raises-54m-to-scale-its-enterprise-ai-governance-platform/ — \"$5.4 million in seed funding\"", "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": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-09-04", "date_sort": "2026-09-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3995560, "fx_rate": 1.3515, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3515 per £ on 2026-09-04", "fx_date": "2026-09-04", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$5.4m", "gbp_txt": "£4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5023", "date": "2026-09-02", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5024 Conveo", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5024", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 50000000, "amount_text": "50,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "YC page lists the headline \"Conveo raises $50M Series A\".", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/conveo (primary: investor page, headline only) — \"Conveo raises $50M Series A\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/conveo" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-09-02", "date_sort": "2026-09-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 37020583, "fx_rate": 1.3506, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3506 per £ on 2026-09-02", "fx_date": "2026-09-02", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$50m", "gbp_txt": "£37m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4024", "date": "2026-09-01", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4008 Lifebit", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4008", "counterparty": "Boehringer Ingelheim", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Boehringer Ingelheim renewed its Lifebit agreement for three years after more than four years of work. Buys or funds: Three-year renewal; federated trusted research environment.", "sources_text": "https://lifebit.ai/blog/boehringer-ingelheim-lifebit-extend-partnership/ — \"all data always remains under local custodianship and never leaves the secure environment,\"", "source_urls": [ "https://lifebit.ai/blog/boehringer-ingelheim-lifebit-extend-partnership/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-09-01", "date_sort": "2026-09-01", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-046", "date": "2026-08-28", "year": "2026", "kind": "collapse", "company_text": "Smart Data Foundry (BIZ-SW-042)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-042", "counterparty": "Administrators: Michelle Marie Elliot; Callum Angus Carmichael", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Company entered administration", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC709914/insolvency — \"In administration\" commencement \"28 August 2026\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC709914/insolvency" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-28", "date_sort": "2026-08-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3026", "date": "2026-08-25", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3025 Canonical", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3025", "counterparty": "Arduino (Qualcomm subsidiary)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Canonical's Ubuntu ships pre-installed on Arduino's VENTUNO Q board (London dateline). Buys or funds: Arduino VENTUNO Q edge AI and robotics board with Ubuntu pre-installed.", "sources_text": "https://canonical.com/blog/latest-news — headline \"Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed\" (2026-08-25)", "source_urls": [ "https://canonical.com/blog/latest-news" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-25", "date_sort": "2026-08-25", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-049", "date": "2026-08-21", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Callosum (BIZ-SW-045)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-045", "counterparty": "Atomico; Plural; DCVC; UK Sovereign AI Fund", "amount": 73500000, "amount_text": "73500000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-callosum-to-economad-20260821 — \"£73.5m\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-callosum-to-economad-20260821", "https://www.callosum.com/blog/seed-round", "https://www.uktech.news/ai/callosum-raises-73-5m-to-redefine-how-humanity-computes-20260820" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-X-031", "date_text": "2026-08-21", "date_sort": "2026-08-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 73500000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£73.5m", "gbp_txt": "£73.5m", "show": true, "same_event_ids": [ "DEAL-X-031", "DEAL-INV-002" ] }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2001", "date": "2026-08-21", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Callosum", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-045", "counterparty": "Atomico, Plural, DCVC, UK Sovereign AI Fund", "amount": null, "amount_text": "73.5m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Callosum (AI computing systems software) raised £73.5m (Seed), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-callosum-to-economad-20260821 — \"heterogeneous computing systems software designed to match specific AI tasks\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-callosum-to-economad-20260821" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-21 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2026-08-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "73.5m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "73.5m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-X-031", "date": "2026-08-20", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Callosum (biz-callosum)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-045", "counterparty": "Atomico", "amount": 100000000, "amount_text": "100000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Callosum, a London company whose software matches AI tasks to the cheapest suitable models and chips, raised a $100m seed round led by Atomico; UKTN calls it the UK Sovereign AI Fund's first investment. (Same event as DEAL-SW-049; count once.)", "sources_text": "https://www.callosum.com/blog/seed-round — \"The round is led by Atomico with significant participation from Plural, DCVC, and the UK Sovereign AI Fund\" ; https://www.uktech.news/ai/callosum-raises-73-5m-to-redefine-how-humanity-computes-20260820 (trade) — \"UK AI startup Callosum has closed a $100m (£73.5m) seed round in the first investment from the UK Sovereign AI Fund.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.callosum.com/blog/seed-round", "https://www.uktech.news/ai/callosum-raises-73-5m-to-redefine-how-humanity-computes-20260820" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "sitewide", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-20", "date_sort": "2026-08-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 73356808, "fx_rate": 1.3632, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3632 per £ on 2026-08-20", "fx_date": "2026-08-20", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$100m", "gbp_txt": "£73.4m", "show": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-SW-049" }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-002", "date": "2026-08-20", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Callosum (no BIZ id found)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-045", "counterparty": "Atomico (BIZ-INV-011) lead; Plural, DCVC, UK Sovereign AI Fund", "amount": 100000000, "amount_text": "100000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "US$100m seed; the Sovereign AI Fund's first investment (Same event as DEAL-SW-049; count once.)", "sources_text": "https://www.callosum.com/blog/seed-round — \"$100M seed round\" ; https://www.uktech.news/ai/callosum-raises-73-5m-to-redefine-how-humanity-computes-20260820 — \"$100m (£73.5m)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.callosum.com/blog/seed-round", "https://www.uktech.news/ai/callosum-raises-73-5m-to-redefine-how-humanity-computes-20260820" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-SW-049", "date_text": "2026-08-20", "date_sort": "2026-08-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 73356808, "fx_rate": 1.3632, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3632 per £ on 2026-08-20", "fx_date": "2026-08-20", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$100m", "gbp_txt": "£73.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CHIP-2007", "date": "2026-08-20", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Callosum", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-045", "counterparty": "Atomico, Plural, DCVC, UK Sovereign AI Fund", "amount": 73500000, "amount_text": "73,500,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round; Callosum was the first Sovereign AI Fund investee.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-callosum-to-economad-20260821 (trade) — \"Founded in 2026, Callosum develops heterogeneous computing systems software\" ; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-ai-hardware-plan/uk-ai-hardware-plan — \"As the first recipient of investment from the UK government’s £500 million Sovereign AI Fund\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-callosum-to-economad-20260821", "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-ai-hardware-plan/uk-ai-hardware-plan" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "chips", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-20", "date_sort": "2026-08-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 73500000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£73.5m", "gbp_txt": "£73.5m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-116", "date": "2026-08-19", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Prevalent AI (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-613", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 22000000, "amount_text": "22000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Growth investment to scale an enterprise AI platform (tech.eu recap, week to 24 August 2026).", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/08/24/european-tech-weekly-recap-more-than-45-tech-funding-deals-worth-over-eur28b/ — \"$22M growth investment to scale enterprise AI platform\" (trade, tech.eu)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/08/24/european-tech-weekly-recap-more-than-45-tech-funding-deals-worth-over-eur28b/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-19", "date_sort": "2026-08-19", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 16166961, "fx_rate": 1.3608, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3608 per £ on 2026-08-19", "fx_date": "2026-08-19", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$22m", "gbp_txt": "£16.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-3014", "date": "2026-08-14", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Cosine", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-014", "counterparty": "Mimic", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Cosine paired its cyber-security model with Mimic's platform. For: Cosine's Lumen Outpost model (autonomous red team) combined with Mimic's kernel-level enforcement for automated virtual patching, run on-premise.", "sources_text": "https://cosine.sh/blog/cosine-enters-cybersecurity-mimic-partnership — \"we are partnering with Mimic to bring sovereign, autonomous AI capabilities to the world's most secure environments.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://cosine.sh/blog/cosine-enters-cybersecurity-mimic-partnership" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-14", "date_sort": "2026-08-14", "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-3005", "date": "2026-08-11", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3016 TurinTech", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3016", "counterparty": "NVIDIA", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "TurinTech headline: \"NVIDIA Merged Our Artemis-Discovered Optimization in TensorRT-LLM\" (article itself could not be opened). Buys or funds: Artemis-found optimisation merged into NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM.", "sources_text": "https://www.turintech.ai/turintech-news — headline \"NVIDIA Merged Our Artemis-Discovered Optimization in TensorRT-LLM\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.turintech.ai/turintech-news" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-11", "date_sort": "2026-08-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-052", "date": "2026-08-05", "year": "2026", "kind": "major_contract", "company_text": "Volta (BIZ-SW-048)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-048", "counterparty": "Unnamed AI lab (with Bitdeer, Norway)", "amount": 10000000000, "amount_text": "10000000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": "2400000000 USD", "summary": "Emerged from stealth with AI factory partnership; seed and Series A valued it at US$2.4bn", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/volta-emerges-from-stealth-with-7-4bn-ai-lab-partnership-20260805 — \"Volta emerges from stealth with £7.4bn AI lab partnership\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/volta-emerges-from-stealth-with-7-4bn-ai-lab-partnership-20260805" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-05", "date_sort": "2026-08-05", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 7418947993, "fx_rate": 1.3479, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3479 per £ on 2026-08-05", "fx_date": "2026-08-05", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$10bn", "gbp_txt": "£7.42bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-109", "date": "2026-08-03", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "inforcer (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-806", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 50000000, "amount_text": "50000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series C to scale an AI security platform for managed service providers (tech.eu recap, week to 3 August 2026).", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/08/03/european-tech-weekly-recap-eur878m-in-weekly-deals-and-key-trends-from-h1-2026/ — \"$50M Series C to scale AI security platform for MSPs\" (trade, tech.eu)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/08/03/european-tech-weekly-recap-eur878m-in-weekly-deals-and-key-trends-from-h1-2026/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-03", "date_sort": "2026-08-03", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 37210687, "fx_rate": 1.3437, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3437 per £ on 2026-08-03", "fx_date": "2026-08-03", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$50m", "gbp_txt": "£37.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-111", "date": "2026-08-03", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Perceptron (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-612", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 6500000, "amount_text": "6500000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Funding to build a decentralised AI data network (tech.eu recap, week to 3 August 2026).", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/08/03/european-tech-weekly-recap-eur878m-in-weekly-deals-and-key-trends-from-h1-2026/ — \"$6.5M to build decentralised AI data network\" (trade, tech.eu)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/08/03/european-tech-weekly-recap-eur878m-in-weekly-deals-and-key-trends-from-h1-2026/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-08-03", "date_sort": "2026-08-03", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 4837389, "fx_rate": 1.3437, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3437 per £ on 2026-08-03", "fx_date": "2026-08-03", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$6.5m", "gbp_txt": "£4.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-12009", "date": "2026-07-21", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Mach42 (formerly Machine Discovery)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-604", "counterparty": "IP Group", "amount": 9500000, "amount_text": "9,500,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Mach42 raises $9.5m led by IP Group For: Agentic-ready analogue simulation. Other investors: BGF; Foresight Group (existing).", "sources_text": "https://mach42.ai/ — \"led by IP Group along with existing investors BGF and Foresight Group\"", "source_urls": [ "https://mach42.ai/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-07-21", "date_sort": "2026-07-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 7104397, "fx_rate": 1.3372, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3372 per £ on 2026-07-21", "fx_date": "2026-07-21", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$9.5m reported", "gbp_txt": "£7.1m", "show": true, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4023", "date": "2026-07-02", "year": "2026", "kind": "government_contract", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4008 Lifebit", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4008", "counterparty": "Genomics England", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Genomics England selected Lifebit for its enhanced research environment. Buys or funds: Enhanced research environment for genomic research.", "sources_text": "https://lifebit.ai/news/ — \"Genomics England selects Lifebit for enhanced research environment to enable cutting-edge genomic research\" (listed Genomics England title)", "source_urls": [ "https://lifebit.ai/news/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-07-02", "date_sort": "2026-07-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7006", "date": "2026-07", "year": "2026", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-804 Attio", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-804", "counterparty": "Inconvo (target; team joins Attio)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "The Inconvo team, makers of data-agent tools, joins Attio. Buys or funds: data-agent infrastructure; founders Eoghan and Liam Mulcahy join engineering.", "sources_text": "https://attio.com/blog/inconvo-is-joining-attio — \"Eoghan and Liam are builders at heart and perfectly encapsulate the philosophy of our team and product.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://attio.com/blog/inconvo-is-joining-attio" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-07", "date_sort": "2026-07-00", "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-SW-005", "date": "2026-06-24", "year": "2026", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Seldon (BIZ-SW-003)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-003", "counterparty": "TrueFoundry", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "TrueFoundry announced it had acquired Seldon; terms undisclosed.", "sources_text": "https://www.truefoundry.com/ar/press-room/truefoundry-acquires-seldon-ai-to-accelerate-agentic-ai-capabilities-for-enterprise-customers — \"أعلنت اليوم عن الاستحواذ على Seldon AI\"; https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/truefoundry-snaps-up-seldon-ai/ — \"Financial details were not disclosed.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.truefoundry.com/ar/press-room/truefoundry-acquires-seldon-ai-to-accelerate-agentic-ai-capabilities-for-enterprise-customers", "https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/truefoundry-snaps-up-seldon-ai/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-24", "date_sort": "2026-06-24", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2030", "date": "2026-06-19", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Conduct", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-706", "counterparty": "Index Ventures, ICONIQ, SAP, Creandum and others", "amount": null, "amount_text": "44.72m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Conduct (AI system for legacy enterprise code) raised £44.72m (Series A), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-conduct-flagright-20260619 — \"\"AI operating system\"\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-conduct-flagright-20260619" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-19 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2026-06-19", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "44.72m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "44.72m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-100", "date": "2026-06-17", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Conduct (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-706", "counterparty": "Index Ventures; ICONIQ (co-leads); SAP, Creandum and others", "amount": 60000000, "amount_text": "60000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A for an AI operating system that maps and changes legacy enterprise software.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-operating-system-startup-conduct-closes-45m-round-20260617 — \"has secured a $60m (£44.72m) Series A funding round.\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-operating-system-startup-conduct-closes-45m-round-20260617" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-17", "date_sort": "2026-06-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 44796177, "fx_rate": 1.3394, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3394 per £ on 2026-06-17", "fx_date": "2026-06-17", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$60m", "gbp_txt": "£44.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-099", "date": "2026-06-16", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Undo (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-617", "counterparty": "Elsewhere Partners (lead)", "amount": 37000000, "amount_text": "37000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round for runtime context that lets AI coding agents find root causes of software faults.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/undo-raises-27-6m-to-boost-software-issue-diagnosis-by-ai-agents-20260616 — \"Undo has closed a $37m (£27.6m) funding round led by Elsewhere Partners\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/undo-raises-27-6m-to-boost-software-issue-diagnosis-by-ai-agents-20260616" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-16", "date_sort": "2026-06-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 27554364, "fx_rate": 1.3428, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3428 per £ on 2026-06-16", "fx_date": "2026-06-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$37m", "gbp_txt": "£27.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-3010", "date": "2026-06-08", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Cosine", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-014", "counterparty": "Coalition of 13: BAE Systems, Babcock International Group, BT, Era4, HSBC, Leonardo, Lloyds Banking Group, LSEG, NatWest Group, PwC, Telefónica Tech UK&I, Thales UK, The Alan Turing Institute", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Thirteen UK organisations signed up to shape Cosine's sovereign frontier model. For: Agreements (MoUs, per AML Intelligence for the three banks) to co-design Lumen Sovereign, a UK-trained frontier model for critical sectors.", "sources_text": "https://cosine.sh/blog/building-lumen-sovereign-uk-industry-coalition — \"including BAE Systems, Babcock International Group, BT, Era4, HSBC, Leonardo, Lloyds Banking Group,\" ; https://www.amlintelligence.com/2026/07/news-hsbc-lloyds-and-natwest-to-develop-uks-first-sovereign-ai-model/ (trade, 3 Jul 2026)", "source_urls": [ "https://cosine.sh/blog/building-lumen-sovereign-uk-industry-coalition", "https://www.amlintelligence.com/2026/07/news-hsbc-lloyds-and-natwest-to-develop-uks-first-sovereign-ai-model/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-08", "date_sort": "2026-06-08", "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-LC-095", "date": "2026-06-02", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Poindexter Labs (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-809", "counterparty": "Episode 1 (lead); Evertrue Capital; Octopus Ventures First Cheque Fund; angels", "amount": 2000000, "amount_text": "2000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oversubscribed seed for expert-level training data for advanced AI models.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/06/02/poindexter-labs-raises-ps2m-to-improve-training-data-for-advanced-ai/ — \"has raised £2 million in an oversubscribed seed round\" (trade, tech.eu)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/06/02/poindexter-labs-raises-ps2m-to-improve-training-data-for-advanced-ai/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-02", "date_sort": "2026-06-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2m", "gbp_txt": "£2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5020", "date": "2026-06-02", "year": "2026", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5020 Parloa (UK office)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5020", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Parloa opened its first London office. Buys or funds: First London office.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/berlin-based-unicorn-parloa-opens-london-office-20260602 (trade) — \"AI agent platform Parloa has opened its first London office\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/berlin-based-unicorn-parloa-opens-london-office-20260602" ], "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": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "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-SW-5011", "date": "2026-06-01", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-2026 Gradient Labs", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "Octopus Ventures; CommerzVentures (co-leads)", "amount": 13000000, "amount_text": "13,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Gradient Labs extended its Series A by $13m. Buys or funds: Series A extension (Series A now $26m); customer-service, lending, disputes and KYC agents. Other investors: Redpoint Ventures; Exceptional Capital.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/06/01/gradient-labs-raises-fresh-13m/ (trade) — \"led by new investors Octopus Ventures and CommerzVentures\"", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/06/01/gradient-labs-raises-fresh-13m/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-06-01", "date_sort": "2026-06-01", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 9674779, "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$13m", "gbp_txt": "£9.7m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4022", "date": "2026-05-28", "year": "2026", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4008 Lifebit", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4008", "counterparty": "CanPath", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lifebit and CanPath set up a national federated research framework for Canada. Buys or funds: Canada's national federated research infrastructure framework.", "sources_text": "https://lifebit.ai/news/ — \"Lifebit and CanPath Establish Canada's National Federated Research Infrastructure Framework\" (listed press release title)", "source_urls": [ "https://lifebit.ai/news/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-05-28", "date_sort": "2026-05-28", "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-LC-092", "date": "2026-05-19", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Rightbrain AI (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-614", "counterparty": "Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II – PXN Equity Finance (lead); Salica; NYDIG; angels", "amount": 3000000, "amount_text": "3000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round for a platform letting service firms build AI agents on third-party models.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/rightbrain-secures-3m-to-help-service-businesses-become-ai-native-20260519 — \"Newcastle-based Rightbrain AI has raised £3m\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/rightbrain-secures-3m-to-help-service-businesses-become-ai-native-20260519" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-05-19", "date_sort": "2026-05-19", "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-LC-090", "date": "2026-05-13", "year": "2026", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Rossum (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-615", "counterparty": "Coupa", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Coupa bought the London-based intelligent document processing firm; price undisclosed.", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/live-blog/san-franciscos-coupa-swoops-for-uk-ai-firm-rossum/ — \"A San Francisco FinTech has swooped for London-based AI firm Rossum.\" (trade, BusinessCloud)", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/live-blog/san-franciscos-coupa-swoops-for-uk-ai-firm-rossum/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-05-13", "date_sort": "2026-05-13", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-088", "date": "2026-05-08", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "CodeWords (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-608", "counterparty": "Visionaries, Firstminute Capital, Sequel, Illusian; angels", "amount": 9000000, "amount_text": "9000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed for autonomous AI agents that learn a business and build automations.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/agentic-building-tool-codewords-raises-6-6m-20260508 — \"has secured a $9m (£6.6m) seed investment.\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/agentic-building-tool-codewords-raises-6-6m-20260508" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-05-08", "date_sort": "2026-05-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 6605020, "fx_rate": 1.3626, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3626 per £ on 2026-05-08", "fx_date": "2026-05-08", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$9m", "gbp_txt": "£6.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3017", "date": "2026-04-30", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3023 ManaMind", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3023", "counterparty": "Sure Valley Ventures (lead)", "amount": 1500000, "amount_text": "1,500,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "ManaMind raised a $1.5m pre-seed for AI agents that test video games. Buys or funds: Technical team, proprietary models, market growth. Other investors: EWOR; Ascension; SyndicateRoom; Heartfelt.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/04/30/manamind-secures-15m-to-develop-autonomous-testing-for-gaming/ (trade) — \"London-based ManaMind has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round to advance its AI-driven game testing platform.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/04/30/manamind-secures-15m-to-develop-autonomous-testing-for-gaming/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-30", "date_sort": "2026-04-30", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1104403, "fx_rate": 1.3582, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3582 per £ on 2026-04-30", "fx_date": "2026-04-30", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$1.5m", "gbp_txt": "£1.1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-051", "date": "2026-04-24", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Cloudsmith (BIZ-SW-047)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-047", "counterparty": "TCV; Insight Partners", "amount": 53000000, "amount_text": "53000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series C", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-cloudsmith-to-locai-20260424 — \"£53m\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-cloudsmith-to-locai-20260424" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-24", "date_sort": "2026-04-24", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 53000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£53m", "gbp_txt": "£53m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2052", "date": "2026-04-24", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Cloudsmith", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-047", "counterparty": "TCV, Insight Partners", "amount": null, "amount_text": "53m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Cloudsmith (software artifact management for AI-era development) raised £53m (Series C), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-cloudsmith-to-locai-20260424 — \"cloud-native artifact management platform 'built for the age of AI'\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-cloudsmith-to-locai-20260424" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-24 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2026-04-24", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "53m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "53m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-050", "date": "2026-04-22", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Locai (BIZ-SW-046)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-046", "counterparty": "Fuel Ventures", "amount": 1000000, "amount_text": "1000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Pre-seed", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/locai-raises-1m-to-develop-its-off-cloud-ai-infrastructure-20260422 — \"pre-seed funding\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/locai-raises-1m-to-develop-its-off-cloud-ai-infrastructure-20260422" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-22", "date_sort": "2026-04-22", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1m", "gbp_txt": "£1m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7018", "date": "2026-04-17", "year": "2026", "kind": "investment_pledge", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-045 Callosum", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-045", "counterparty": "UK Sovereign AI Fund (£500m)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "The UK's £500m Sovereign AI Fund names Callosum as its first investment. Buys or funds: first investment of the fund; amount not stated (probably the fund's share of the August seed — check before counting money).", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/first-investment-from-the-uks-500m-sovereign-ai-fund-announced-20260417 (trade) — \"the first investment from its new flagship £500m Sovereign AI fund will go towards infrastructure startup Callosum\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/first-investment-from-the-uks-500m-sovereign-ai-fund-announced-20260417" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-17", "date_sort": "2026-04-17", "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-CLD-6002", "date": "2026-04-16", "year": "2026", "kind": "compute_grant", "company_text": "Doubleword", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-035", "counterparty": "Sovereign AI Unit (BIZ-INV-001), via AIRR", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Inference-infrastructure firm given AIRR compute in the first Sovereign AI round; later used Isambard-AI for token-generation research. Buys or funds: AIRR GPU hours (per-company figure not published; cap 1m).", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-firms-pioneering-drug-discovery-cheaper-supercomputing-and-more-get-first-backing-through-uks-sovereign-ai — \"with up to 1 million GPU hours available per startup\"; https://www.sovereignai.gov.uk/post/our-first-investments — \"to six frontier AI companies in the UK.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-firms-pioneering-drug-discovery-cheaper-supercomputing-and-more-get-first-backing-through-uks-sovereign-ai", "https://www.sovereignai.gov.uk/post/our-first-investments" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-16", "date_sort": "2026-04-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-CLD-6003", "date": "2026-04-16", "year": "2026", "kind": "compute_grant", "company_text": "Cosine", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-014", "counterparty": "Sovereign AI Unit (BIZ-INV-001), via AIRR", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Defence and regulated-industry model builder given AIRR compute in the first Sovereign AI round. Buys or funds: AIRR GPU hours (figure not published).", "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-firms-pioneering-drug-discovery-cheaper-supercomputing-and-more-get-first-backing-through-uks-sovereign-ai — \"A further 6 startups will receive access to the AI Research Resource (AIRR) supercomputer network\"; https://www.sovereignai.gov.uk/post/our-first-investments — \"to six frontier AI companies in the UK.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-firms-pioneering-drug-discovery-cheaper-supercomputing-and-more-get-first-backing-through-uks-sovereign-ai", "https://www.sovereignai.gov.uk/post/our-first-investments" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "cloud", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-16", "date_sort": "2026-04-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": 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-4036", "date": "2026-04-07", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4020 WholeSum", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4020", "counterparty": "Love Ventures; Beamline", "amount": 335000, "amount_text": "335000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "WholeSum topped up its pre-seed with $335,000. Buys or funds: Pre-seed top-up; total pre-seed $1.3m (earlier $965k led by Twin Path Ventures, date not given). Other investors: strategic angels.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/04/07/wholesum-tops-up-pre-seed-with-335k-to-fix-ais-trust-problem-in-text-analytics/ — \"This funding allows us to move faster in building infrastructure for robust analysis at scale.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/04/07/wholesum-tops-up-pre-seed-with-335k-to-fix-ais-trust-problem-in-text-analytics/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-04-07", "date_sort": "2026-04-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 252887, "fx_rate": 1.3247, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3247 per £ on 2026-04-07", "fx_date": "2026-04-07", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$335,000", "gbp_txt": "£252,887", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2058", "date": "2026-03-27", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Granola", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-021", "counterparty": "Index Ventures", "amount": null, "amount_text": "93.4m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Granola (AI notetaking) raised £93.4m (Series C), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-granola-tipjar-20260327 — \"Granola is an AI notetaking platform\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-granola-tipjar-20260327" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-27 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2026-03-27", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "93.4m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "93.4m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-030", "date": "2026-03-25", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Granola (BIZ-SW-021)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-021", "counterparty": "Index Ventures", "amount": 125000000, "amount_text": "125000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": "1500000000 USD", "summary": "Series C.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-notepad-granola-secures-unicorn-status-after-series-c-20260325 — $125m (£93.4m) Series C", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-notepad-granola-secures-unicorn-status-after-series-c-20260325" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-25", "date_sort": "2026-03-25", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 93478911, "fx_rate": 1.3372, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3372 per £ on 2026-03-25", "fx_date": "2026-03-25", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$125m", "gbp_txt": "£93.5m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3015", "date": "2026-03-17", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3003 Laminar", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3003", "counterparty": "Atlantic.vc (lead)", "amount": 3000000, "amount_text": "3,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Laminar raised a $3m seed for its AI agent tracing and debugging platform. Buys or funds: Product development and go-to-market for agent observability. Other investors: Y Combinator; AAL.vc; angels Ben Sigelman, Ant Wilson.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/03/17/agent-debugging-startup-laminar-raises-3m-seed-to-tackle-the-observability-gap-in-ai-agents/ (trade) — \"The funding will accelerate product development and go-to-market expansion\"", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/03/17/agent-debugging-startup-laminar-raises-3m-seed-to-tackle-the-observability-gap-in-ai-agents/" ], "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": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2248370, "fx_rate": 1.3343, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3343 per £ on 2026-03-17", "fx_date": "2026-03-17", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$3m", "gbp_txt": "£2.2m", "show": true, "round6": 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-SW-054", "date": "2026-03-12", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Hadean (BIZ-SW-032)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-032", "counterparty": "British Business Bank (£2.1m); Booz Allen Ventures; Entrepreneur First; Twin Track Ventures", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Bridge round, total undisclosed", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/ai-conflict-simulation-firm-hadean-secures-bridge-round-20260312 — \"AI conflict simulation firm Hadean secures bridge round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/ai-conflict-simulation-firm-hadean-secures-bridge-round-20260312" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-12", "date_sort": "2026-03-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-004", "date": "2026-03-02", "year": "2026", "kind": "wind_down", "company_text": "Seldon (BIZ-SW-003)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-003", "counterparty": "FRP Advisory (liquidator)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seldon Technologies Limited resolved to wind up (20 February 2026); voluntary liquidator appointed 2 March 2026.", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09188032/filing-history — \"Extraordinary resolution to wind up on 2026-02-20\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09188032/filing-history" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-02", "date_sort": "2026-03-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5002", "date": "2026-03-02", "year": "2026", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5003 Versori", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5003", "counterparty": "Avalara", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Avalara bought Manchester integration start-up Versori; founders stay. Buys or funds: Integration platform.", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/us-tech-giant-acquires-manchester-startup/ (trade) — \"The deal size has not been disclosed.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/us-tech-giant-acquires-manchester-startup/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-03-02", "date_sort": "2026-03-02", "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-006", "date": "2026-02-26", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Encord (BIZ-SW-004)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-004", "counterparty": "Wellington Management", "amount": 60000000, "amount_text": "60000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series C; total funding US$110m.", "sources_text": "https://www.bolsamania.com/nota-de-prensa/mercados/encord-secures-60m-series-c-to-scale-ai-native-data-infrastructure-as-physical-ai-hits-inflection-point--21856882.html — \"a $60 million Series C\" \"led by Wellington Management\"; https://tech.eu/2026/10/15/ai-europes-10-most-funded-companies-in-h1-2026/ — Encord €50M", "source_urls": [ "https://www.bolsamania.com/nota-de-prensa/mercados/encord-secures-60m-series-c-to-scale-ai-native-data-infrastructure-as-physical-ai-hits-inflection-point--21856882.html", "https://tech.eu/2026/10/15/ai-europes-10-most-funded-companies-in-h1-2026/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-26", "date_sort": "2026-02-26", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 44395117, "fx_rate": 1.3515, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3515 per £ on 2026-02-26", "fx_date": "2026-02-26", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$60m", "gbp_txt": "£44.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-038", "date": "2026-02-26", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "SolveAI (BIZ-SW-030)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-030", "counterparty": "GV (Google Ventures)", "amount": 45000000, "amount_text": "45000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A, with a previously undisclosed US$5m seed led by Accel.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/google-ventures-leads-solveais-33m-series-a-round-20260226 — \"$45m (£33.3m)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/google-ventures-leads-solveais-33m-series-a-round-20260226" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-26", "date_sort": "2026-02-26", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 33296337, "fx_rate": 1.3515, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3515 per £ on 2026-02-26", "fx_date": "2026-02-26", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$45m", "gbp_txt": "£33.3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-039", "date": "2026-02-26", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "SolveAI (BIZ-SW-030)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-030", "counterparty": "Accel", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Earlier seed, disclosed with the Series A (actual date not stated).", "sources_text": "same — \"$5m (£3.7m)\"", "source_urls": [], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-SW-038", "date_text": "2026-02-26", "date_sort": "2026-02-26", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3699593, "fx_rate": 1.3515, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3515 per £ on 2026-02-26", "fx_date": "2026-02-26", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$5m", "gbp_txt": "£3.7m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6026", "date": "2026-02-26", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-045 Callosum", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-045", "counterparty": "Plural (lead)", "amount": 10250000, "amount_text": "10250000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Callosum, founded by Cambridge scientists, raised $10.25m (£7.5m) led by Plural, six months before its £73.5m round. Buys or funds: systems software letting AI models work across chip architectures. Other investors: Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA); angels.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/callosum-ai-monoculture-raises-7-5m-20260226 — \"Plural led the investment, supported by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) and angel invetors.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/callosum-ai-monoculture-raises-7-5m-20260226" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-26", "date_sort": "2026-02-26", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 7584166, "fx_rate": 1.3515, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3515 per £ on 2026-02-26", "fx_date": "2026-02-26", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$10.2m", "gbp_txt": "£7.6m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5025", "date": "2026-02-25", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5022 Trace", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5022", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 3000000, "amount_text": "3,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "YC page lists a TechCrunch headline that Trace raised $3M.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/trace-so (primary: investor page, headline only) — \"Context-aware orchestration between humans and AI.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/trace-so" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-25", "date_sort": "2026-02-25", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2216640, "fx_rate": 1.3534, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3534 per £ on 2026-02-25", "fx_date": "2026-02-25", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$3m", "gbp_txt": "£2.2m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-075", "date": "2026-02-17", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "SurrealDB (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-616", "counterparty": "Chalfen Ventures; Begin Capital; FirstMark; Georgian", "amount": 23000000, "amount_text": "23000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A extension for a multi-model database built for AI systems.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/surrealdb-extends-series-a-20260217 — \"has secured a new investment of $23m (£17m)\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/surrealdb-extends-series-a-20260217" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-17", "date_sort": "2026-02-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 17033252, "fx_rate": 1.3503, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3503 per £ on 2026-02-17", "fx_date": "2026-02-17", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$23m", "gbp_txt": "£17m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-074", "date": "2026-02-12", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Stanhope AI (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-605", "counterparty": "Frontline Ventures (lead); Paladin Capital Group; Auxxo; UCL Technology Fund; MMC Ventures", "amount": 8000000, "amount_text": "8000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round for brain-inspired AI tested in drone piloting and robotics.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/human-brain-based-ai-startup-raises-6m-20260212 — \"has raised $8m (£5.8m)\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/human-brain-based-ai-startup-raises-6m-20260212" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-02-12", "date_sort": "2026-02-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 5859089, "fx_rate": 1.3654, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3654 per £ on 2026-02-12", "fx_date": "2026-02-12", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$8m", "gbp_txt": "£5.9m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-069", "date": "2026-01-19", "year": "2026", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Human Native (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-707", "counterparty": "Cloudflare", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Cloudflare bought the London AI data marketplace that turns content into licensable datasets; price undisclosed.", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/65bn-cloudflare-makes-swoop-for-london-based-ai-business/ — \"San Francisco-based tech giant Cloudflare has acquired Human Native, an AI data marketplace headquartered in London.\" (trade, BusinessCloud)", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/65bn-cloudflare-makes-swoop-for-london-based-ai-business/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-01-19", "date_sort": "2026-01-19", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-014", "date": "2026-01-06", "year": "2026", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Faculty (BIZ-SW-009)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-009", "counterparty": "Accenture", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Accenture agreed to acquire Faculty; Accenture plc recorded as owner from 12 March 2026.", "sources_text": "https://www.apax.com/news-views/accenture-to-acquire-faculty-an-apax-digital-fund-i-portfolio-company-to-scale-ai-capabilities/ — \"Accenture has agreed to acquire Faculty\"; https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08873131/persons-with-significant-control — \"Accenture Plc\" \"12 March 2026\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.apax.com/news-views/accenture-to-acquire-faculty-an-apax-digital-fund-i-portfolio-company-to-scale-ai-capabilities/", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08873131/persons-with-significant-control" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "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-SW-5021", "date": "2026-01", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5020 Parloa (UK office)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5020", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 350000000, "amount_text": "350,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": "3,000,000,000 USD", "summary": "Parloa closed a $350m (£260m) Series D at a $3bn valuation.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/berlin-based-unicorn-parloa-opens-london-office-20260602 (trade) — \"Berlin remains our European core\"; https://tech.eu/2026/10/15/ai-europes-10-most-funded-companies-in-h1-2026/ (trade) — $350M (Series D)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/berlin-based-unicorn-parloa-opens-london-office-20260602", "https://tech.eu/2026/10/15/ai-europes-10-most-funded-companies-in-h1-2026/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026-01", "date_sort": "2026-01-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 260203702, "fx_rate": 1.3451, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3451 per £ on 2025-12-31", "fx_date": "2025-12-31", "fx_note": "month only given: rate for the 1st", "txt": "US$350m", "gbp_txt": "£260.2m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5030", "date": "2026", "year": "2026", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5025 Hessian", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "Y Combinator", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Hessian joined Y Combinator. Buys or funds: YC Spring 2026 batch.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hessian (primary) — \"Forward-deployed AI Agents\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hessian" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2026 (Spring batch)", "date_sort": "2026-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-056", "date": "2025-11-27", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Neuracore (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-709", "counterparty": "Earlybird Venture Capital (lead)", "amount": 3000000, "amount_text": "3000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round for a robot learning platform providing data infrastructure to robotics teams.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/neuracore-funding-free-academics-20251127 — \"has raised a $3m (£2.26m) investment round.\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/neuracore-funding-free-academics-20251127" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-11-27", "date_sort": "2025-11-27", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2263809, "fx_rate": 1.3252, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3252 per £ on 2025-11-27", "fx_date": "2025-11-27", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$3m", "gbp_txt": "£2.3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3003", "date": "2025-10-23", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3016 TurinTech", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3016", "counterparty": "Intel", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "TurinTech and Intel are building an on-device version of Artemis with no cloud dependency. Buys or funds: Offline Artemis for Intel Core Ultra AI PCs (CPU, GPU, NPU via OpenVINO); Intel also uses Artemis internally.", "sources_text": "https://www.turintech.ai/news/turintech-and-intel-partner-to-deliver-fully-offline-version-of-artemis-optimized-for-ai-pcs — \"Bringing Artemis on-device with Intel marks an exciting step forward.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.turintech.ai/news/turintech-and-intel-partner-to-deliver-fully-offline-version-of-artemis-optimized-for-ai-pcs" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-23", "date_sort": "2025-10-23", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3033", "date": "2025-10-14", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3026 RevEng.AI", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3026", "counterparty": "Google for Startups (Gemini Founders Forum)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "RevEng.AI was one of 53 start-ups in Google's first Gemini Founders Forum cohort. Buys or funds: Place in first Gemini Founders Forum cohort (forum 11–12 Nov 2025, Mountain View).", "sources_text": "https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/entrepreneurs/gfs-gemini-founders-forum-meet-first-cohort/ — \"RevEng.AI (U.K.): Building foundation models to secure software supply chains.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/entrepreneurs/gfs-gemini-founders-forum-meet-first-cohort/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-14", "date_sort": "2025-10-14", "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-LC-047", "date": "2025-10-09", "year": "2025", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Unaric (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-810", "counterparty": "DESelect (target, US-based Salesforce ISV)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London software group Unaric, building AI-powered Salesforce apps, bought US firm DESelect for an undisclosed eight-figure sum.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2025/10/09/unaric-expands-its-uk-ai-footprint-with-deselect-acquisition/ — \"has acquired US-based Salesforce independent software vendor (ISV) DESelect … building a suite of AI-powered Salesforce applications\" (trade, tech.eu)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2025/10/09/unaric-expands-its-uk-ai-footprint-with-deselect-acquisition/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-09", "date_sort": "2025-10-09", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-013", "date": "2025-10-06", "year": "2025", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Monolith AI (BIZ-SW-008)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-008", "counterparty": "CoreWeave", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Agreement announced 6 October 2025; CoreWeave recorded as controlling shareholder from 5 November 2025.", "sources_text": "https://coreweave.com/news/coreweave-to-acquire-monolith-expanding-ai-cloud-platform-into-industrial-innovation — \"an agreement to acquire Monolith AI Limited\"; https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10200820/persons-with-significant-control — \"Coreweave, Inc.\" \"5 November 2025\"", "source_urls": [ "https://coreweave.com/news/coreweave-to-acquire-monolith-expanding-ai-cloud-platform-into-industrial-innovation", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10200820/persons-with-significant-control", "https://investors.coreweave.com/news/news-details/2025/CoreWeave-to-Acquire-Monolith-Expanding-AI-Cloud-Platform-into-Industrial-Innovation/default.aspx" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-06", "date_sort": "2025-10-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-RG-014", "date": "2025-10-03", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "PEAK:AIO (new) BIZ-SW-402", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-402", "counterparty": "Pembroke VCT", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£5m with NPIF II – Praetura Equity Finance", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/live-blog/manchester-ai-software-platform-secures-5m-funding/ — \"£5 million investment in PEAK:AIO\"", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/live-blog/manchester-ai-software-platform-secures-5m-funding/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-10-03", "date_sort": "2025-10-03", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 5000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£5m", "gbp_txt": "£5m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6039", "date": "2025-09-30", "year": "2025", "kind": "government_contract", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-6006 Netcall", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "Lancashire County Council", "amount": 4300000, "amount_text": "4300000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lancashire County Council signed a £4.3m multi-year deal with Netcall for AI agents and a resident services platform. Buys or funds: digital front door platform; autonomous AI agents in council contact centre; extendable up to 10.5 years.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/lancashire-council-signs-4-3m-agentic-ai-deal-20250930 — \"Lancashire County Council has signed a contract worth £4.3m with software group Netcall\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/lancashire-council-signs-4-3m-agentic-ai-deal-20250930" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-30", "date_sort": "2025-09-30", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 4300000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£4.3m", "gbp_txt": "£4.3m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-022", "date": "2025-09-28", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Paid (BIZ-SW-016)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-016", "counterparty": "Lightspeed", "amount": 21600000, "amount_text": "21600000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed.", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/28/paid-the-ai-agent-results-based-billing-startup-from-manny-medina-raises-huge-21m-seed — \"$21.6 million seed round\"; https://www.geekwire.com/2025/paid-a-new-ai-agent-billing-startup-led-by-manny-medina-raises-21m-seed-round-from-lightspeed-fuse-others/ — \"$21 million seed round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/28/paid-the-ai-agent-results-based-billing-startup-from-manny-medina-raises-huge-21m-seed", "https://www.geekwire.com/2025/paid-a-new-ai-agent-billing-startup-led-by-manny-medina-raises-21m-seed-round-from-lightspeed-fuse-others/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-28", "date_sort": "2025-09-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 16116997, "fx_rate": 1.3402, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3402 per £ on 2025-09-26", "fx_date": "2025-09-26", "fx_note": "rate for 2025-09-26, the previous business day", "txt": "US$21.6m", "gbp_txt": "£16.1m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5003", "date": "2025-09-25", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5004 Mimica", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5004", "counterparty": "Paladin Capital Group (lead)", "amount": 19500000, "amount_text": "19,500,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Mimica raised a £19.5m Series B led by Paladin; Paladin's Nazo Moosa joined the board. Buys or funds: Series B; process intelligence for AI agents. Other investors: Khosla Ventures; LGVP; Entrepreneur First.", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/mimica-raises-19-5m-to-make-ai-useful-for-businesses/ (trade) — \"£19.5 million in Series B funding\"", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/mimica-raises-19-5m-to-make-ai-useful-for-businesses/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-25", "date_sort": "2025-09-25", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 19500000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£19.5m", "gbp_txt": "£19.5m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2080", "date": "2025-09-19", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "EvoluteIQ", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-805", "counterparty": "Baird Capital", "amount": null, "amount_text": "38.8m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "EvoluteIQ (agentic AI process automation) raised £38.8m (Growth equity), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-4-20250919 — \"provides agentic AI software to automate complex business processes\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-4-20250919" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-19 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2025-09-19", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "38.8m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "38.8m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-040", "date": "2025-09-17", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "EvoluteIQ (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-805", "counterparty": "Baird Capital (lead)", "amount": 53000000, "amount_text": "53000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Growth capital for agentic AI software that automates business processes.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/evoluteiq-secures-40m-growth-capital-20250917 — \"has secured a $53m (£38.8m) growth capital investment round.\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/evoluteiq-secures-40m-growth-capital-20250917" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-17", "date_sort": "2025-09-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 38802255, "fx_rate": 1.3659, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3659 per £ on 2025-09-17", "fx_date": "2025-09-17", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$53m", "gbp_txt": "£38.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-PE-025", "date": "2025-09-17", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "EvoluteIQ (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-805", "counterparty": "Baird Capital (BIZ-INV-313)", "amount": 53000000, "amount_text": "53000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Growth-capital round for London agentic-AI process-automation software company.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/evoluteiq-secures-40m-growth-capital-20250917 — \"a $53m (£38.8m) growth capital investment round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/evoluteiq-secures-40m-growth-capital-20250917" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-LC-040", "date_text": "2025-09-17", "date_sort": "2025-09-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 38802255, "fx_rate": 1.3659, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3659 per £ on 2025-09-17", "fx_date": "2025-09-17", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$53m", "gbp_txt": "£38.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-002", "date": "2025-09-10", "year": "2025", "kind": "wind_down", "company_text": "Builder.ai (BIZ-SW-001)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-001", "counterparty": "Official Receiver", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UK company Engineer.ai Global Limited in compulsory liquidation (petition 17 July 2025; winding up commenced 10 September 2025; order filed 22 January 2026).", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10998363/insolvency — \"Compulsory liquidation\" \"Commencement of winding up: 10 September 2025\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10998363/insolvency" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09-10", "date_sort": "2025-09-10", "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-LC-037", "date": "2025-09", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Conduct (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-706", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 12000000, "amount_text": "12000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed for autonomous AI agents that automate work and modernise legacy ERP systems (Q3 2025 list).", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2025/10/13/europes-biggest-seed-rounds-of-q3-2025-top-tech-startups-to-watch/ — \"a startup developing autonomous agents for workplace automation\" (trade, tech.eu)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2025/10/13/europes-biggest-seed-rounds-of-q3-2025-top-tech-startups-to-watch/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-09", "date_sort": "2025-09-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 8857396, "fx_rate": 1.3548, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3548 per £ on 2025-09-01", "fx_date": "2025-09-01", "fx_note": "month only given: rate for the 1st", "txt": "US$12m", "gbp_txt": "£8.9m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-036", "date": "2025-08-27", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Attio (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-804", "counterparty": "Google Ventures (lead); Redpoint Ventures; Balderton Capital; Point; 01A", "amount": 52000000, "amount_text": "52000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series B for an AI-native CRM.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/attio-ai-crm-series-b-20250827 — \"has raised $52m (£38.6m) in a Series B round led by Google Ventures.\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/attio-ai-crm-series-b-20250827" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-08-27", "date_sort": "2025-08-27", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 38632987, "fx_rate": 1.346, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.346 per £ on 2025-08-27", "fx_date": "2025-08-27", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$52m", "gbp_txt": "£38.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5026", "date": "2025-08-27", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5030 Artificial Societies", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5030", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 5350000, "amount_text": "5,350,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "YC page lists a Business Insider headline on a $5.35M round (date is article date).", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/artificial-societies (primary: investor page, headline only) — \"Artificial Societies Raised a $5.35 Million Round With This Deck\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/artificial-societies" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-08-27", "date_sort": "2025-08-27", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 3974740, "fx_rate": 1.346, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.346 per £ on 2025-08-27", "fx_date": "2025-08-27", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$5.3m", "gbp_txt": "£4m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2083", "date": "2025-08-22", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Phoebe", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-808", "counterparty": "Google Ventures, Cherry Ventures", "amount": null, "amount_text": "12.6m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Phoebe (AI that finds and fixes software errors) raised £12.6m (Seed), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-phoebe-to-evaluatelocate-20250822 — \"an 'AI immune system' for software that tracks and resolves errors in code\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-phoebe-to-evaluatelocate-20250822" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-08-22 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2025-08-22", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "12.6m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "12.6m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-035", "date": "2025-08-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Phoebe (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-808", "counterparty": "Google Ventures; Cherry Ventures (co-leads)", "amount": 17000000, "amount_text": "17000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Investment in agentic AI that monitors live software and fixes faults.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/phoebe-funding-google-ventures-20250820 — \"has secured a $17m (£12.6m) investment co-led by Google Ventures.\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/phoebe-funding-google-ventures-20250820" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-08-20", "date_sort": "2025-08-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 12618765, "fx_rate": 1.3472, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3472 per £ on 2025-08-20", "fx_date": "2025-08-20", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$17m", "gbp_txt": "£12.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-X-013", "date": "2025-08-13", "year": "2025", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Humanloop (biz-humanloop)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-002", "counterparty": "Anthropic", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Humanloop's co-founders and about a dozen engineers and researchers joined Anthropic; Anthropic said it did not acquire Humanloop's assets or intellectual property. A team hire, not a company purchase; terms not shared.", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/anthropic-nabs-humanloop-team-as-competition-for-enterprise-ai-talent-heats-up — \"have all joined Anthropic, alongside around a dozen engineers and researchers.\" ; \"The terms of the deal were not shared.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/anthropic-nabs-humanloop-team-as-competition-for-enterprise-ai-talent-heats-up" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "sitewide", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-08-13", "date_sort": "2025-08-13", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-003", "date": "2025-08-13", "year": "2025", "kind": "wind_down", "company_text": "Humanloop (BIZ-SW-002)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-002", "counterparty": "Anthropic (team hire)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Anthropic hired the founders and most of the team; did not acquire assets or IP; platform closed.", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/anthropic-nabs-humanloop-team-as-competition-for-enterprise-ai-talent-heats-up/ — \"did not acquire Humanloop's assets or its intellectual property\"", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/anthropic-nabs-humanloop-team-as-competition-for-enterprise-ai-talent-heats-up/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-08-13", "date_sort": "2025-08-13", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5042", "date": "2025-08-11", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5036 Signapse", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "IAG (accelerator programme)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Signapse was selected for IAG's record 29-start-up accelerator cohort. Buys or funds: Accelerator place.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/growth-strategy/record-29-startups-selected-for-iag-accelerator-programme-20250811 (trade) — Signapse listed (UK, AI sign language translation)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/growth-strategy/record-29-startups-selected-for-iag-accelerator-programme-20250811" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-08-11", "date_sort": "2025-08-11", "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-3028", "date": "2025-08-05", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-2017 ETIQ AI", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-2017", "counterparty": "GapMinder VC (lead)", "amount": 900000, "amount_text": "900,000", "currency": "EUR", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "ETIQ AI raised a €900,000 seed led by GapMinder VC. Buys or funds: Data Science Copilot, LLM features, team, marketing.", "sources_text": "https://www.etiq.ai/posts/etiq-ai-announce-eu900-000-seed-funding-from-gapminder-vc — \"today announced it has raised €900,000 in seed funding led by GapMinder VC\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.etiq.ai/posts/etiq-ai-announce-eu900-000-seed-funding-from-gapminder-vc" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-08-05", "date_sort": "2025-08-05", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 783222, "fx_rate": 1.1491, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), €1.1491 per £ on 2025-08-05", "fx_date": "2025-08-05", "fx_note": "", "txt": "€900,000", "gbp_txt": "£783,222", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6041", "date": "2025-07-23", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-806 inforcer", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-806", "counterparty": "Dawn Capital (lead)", "amount": 35000000, "amount_text": "35000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London's inforcer raised a $35m (£25.8m) Series B led by Dawn Capital, after a $19m Series A in autumn 2024. Buys or funds: Microsoft 365 policy management for managed service providers. Other investors: Meritech Capital.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/inforcer-raises-26m-to-bridge-gap-between-msps-and-microsoft-20250723 — \"The new investment was led by Dawn Capital along with participation from Meritech Capital.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/saas/inforcer-raises-26m-to-bridge-gap-between-msps-and-microsoft-20250723" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-07-23", "date_sort": "2025-07-23", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 25811209, "fx_rate": 1.356, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.356 per £ on 2025-07-23", "fx_date": "2025-07-23", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$35m", "gbp_txt": "£25.8m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-2088", "date": "2025-07-11", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Gradient Labs", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-002", "counterparty": "Redpoint Ventures, Exceptional Capital, Liquid 2, LocalGlobe and others", "amount": null, "amount_text": "9.5m", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Gradient Labs (AI customer service agents for finance) raised £9.5m (Series A), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-wrisk-to-theo-health-20250711 — \"building AI customer service agents for the financial sector\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-wrisk-to-theo-health-20250711" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "investors", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-07-11 (week ending)", "date_sort": "2025-07-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": true, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "9.5m", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "9.5m GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-029", "date": "2025-07-08", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Gradient Labs (BIZ-SU-OTH-002)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-002", "counterparty": "Redpoint Ventures (lead); Exceptional Capital, Liquid 2, LocalGlobe, Puzzle Ventures", "amount": 13000000, "amount_text": "13000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A for AI customer-service agents for financial firms; founders ex-Monzo.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/fintech/ai-startup-from-ex-monzo-staff-secures-9-5m-round-20250708 — \"has secured a $13m (£9.5m) investment less than a year after closing its first seed round.\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/fintech/ai-startup-from-ex-monzo-staff-secures-9-5m-round-20250708" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-07-08", "date_sort": "2025-07-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 9597638, "fx_rate": 1.3545, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3545 per £ on 2025-07-08", "fx_date": "2025-07-08", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$13m", "gbp_txt": "£9.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-FIN-2017", "date": "2025-07-08", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Gradient Labs", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-002", "counterparty": "Redpoint Ventures (with Exceptional Capital, Liquid 2, LocalGlobe, Puzzle Ventures)", "amount": null, "amount_text": "13,000,000 (£9.5m)", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A for AI customer-service agents for financial firms.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/fintech/ai-startup-from-ex-monzo-staff-secures-9-5m-round-20250708 (trade) — \"AI customer service agents for the financial sector\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/fintech/ai-startup-from-ex-monzo-staff-secures-9-5m-round-20250708" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-07-08", "date_sort": "2025-07-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "13,000,000 (£9.5m)", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "13,000,000 (£9.5m) USD", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-3013", "date": "2025-07-02", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "Unlikely AI", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-019", "counterparty": "Lloyds Banking Group", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lloyds Banking Group began testing UnlikelyAI's neurosymbolic AI. For: Proof-of-concept test of UnlikelyAI's neurosymbolic platform in Lloyds' Innovation Sandbox.", "sources_text": "https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/media/press-releases/2025/lloyds-banking-group-2025/lloyds-banking-group-partners-with-unlikelyai-to-test-groundbrea.html — \"Through the partnership, Lloyds Banking Group is testing UnlikelyAI's technology within its Innovation Sandbox.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/media/press-releases/2025/lloyds-banking-group-2025/lloyds-banking-group-partners-with-unlikelyai-to-test-groundbrea.html" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-07-02", "date_sort": "2025-07-02", "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-6025", "date": "2025-06-26", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-6003 Metaview", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-6003", "counterparty": "GV (lead)", "amount": 35000000, "amount_text": "35000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": "not disclosed", "summary": "Metaview raised a $35m (£25.5m) Series B led by Google Ventures. Buys or funds: AI hiring tools: notetaker, reports, job-post generator. Other investors: Plural; Vertex Ventures; Seedcamp; Coelius Capital; True Equity; Victor Riparbelli; Barney Hussey-Yeo.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/google-ventures-leads-25-5m-investment-in-british-ai-firm-20250626 — \"Google Ventures has led a $35m (£25.5m) Series B investment round for London-based AI company Metaview.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/google-ventures-leads-25-5m-investment-in-british-ai-firm-20250626" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-26", "date_sort": "2025-06-26", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 25486055, "fx_rate": 1.3733, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3733 per £ on 2025-06-26", "fx_date": "2025-06-26", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$35m", "gbp_txt": "£25.5m", "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-SW-5048", "date": "2025-06-13", "year": "2025", "kind": "government_contract", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-502 ICS.AI", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-502", "counterparty": "Derby City Council", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Derby's AI programme, delivered with ICS.AI, produced £7.5m in savings, the council says; contract value not stated. Buys or funds: AI system for council phone and web queries (SMART AI Transformation Programme).", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/local-government-ai-trial-nets-7-5m-in-savings-20250613 (trade) — \"has led to £7.5m in savings, according to the authority\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/local-government-ai-trial-nets-7-5m-in-savings-20250613" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-13 (reported)", "date_sort": "2025-06-13", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5022", "date": "2025-06-09", "year": "2025", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5021 Assembled (UK office)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5021", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Assembled opened a London office. Buys or funds: London base for European expansion.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/assembled-opens-london-office-20250609 (trade) — \"London represents the perfect gateway to Europe for Assembled.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/assembled-opens-london-office-20250609" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-06-09", "date_sort": "2025-06-09", "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-031", "date": "2025-05-30", "year": "2025", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Lovable (BIZ-SW-022)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-022", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UK subsidiary Lovable Labs UK Ltd incorporated; \"new London office\".", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=lovable — \"LOVABLE LABS UK LTD\" \"Incorporated 30 May 2025\"; https://lovable.dev/careers/london-workplace-manager-2c0b0c — \"our new London office\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=lovable", "https://lovable.dev/careers/london-workplace-manager-2c0b0c" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-05-30", "date_sort": "2025-05-30", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3004", "date": "2025-05-28", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3016 TurinTech", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3016", "counterparty": "Taylor Wessing; Deaglo; Riskworx (users)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "TurinTech named Taylor Wessing, Deaglo and Riskworx as Artemis users alongside Intel. Buys or funds: Artemis enterprise code optimisation and validation. Other investors: Intel (user).", "sources_text": "https://www.turintech.ai/news/turintechs-artemis-powers-code-evolution-and-ai-validation-at-enterprise-scale — \"They join other industry leaders—including Intel—who are turning to Artemis\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.turintech.ai/news/turintechs-artemis-powers-code-evolution-and-ai-validation-at-enterprise-scale" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-05-28", "date_sort": "2025-05-28", "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-X-010", "date": "2025-05-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "collapse", "company_text": "Builder.ai (biz-builder-ai)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-001", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Builder.ai said its main unit, Engineer.ai Corporation, would enter insolvency proceedings and appoint an administrator; Bloomberg reported a creditor had seized most of its cash. No administrator's notice or Gazette entry was opened.", "sources_text": "https://sifted.eu/articles/microsoft-backed-ai-startup-builder-ai-enters-insolvency-proceedings (trade) — \"will be entering into insolvency proceedings and will appoint an administrator to manage the company's affairs.\" ; https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/once-worth-over-1b-microsoft-backed-builder-ai-is-running-out-of-money — \"AI software company Builder.ai is entering insolvency proceedings, a company spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch.\" ; https://www.blackcountryradio.co.uk/news/business-news/administrators-lined-up-for-uk-arm-of-microsoft-backed-builder-ai (Sky News report, undated on page) — \"Sky News has learnt that Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has been lined up to oversee the insolvency of Builder.ai's UK entities.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://sifted.eu/articles/microsoft-backed-ai-startup-builder-ai-enters-insolvency-proceedings", "https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/once-worth-over-1b-microsoft-backed-builder-ai-is-running-out-of-money", "https://www.blackcountryradio.co.uk/news/business-news/administrators-lined-up-for-uk-arm-of-microsoft-backed-builder-ai" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "sitewide", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-05-20", "date_sort": "2025-05-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-001", "date": "2025-05-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "collapse", "company_text": "Builder.ai (BIZ-SW-001)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-001", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Company said it would enter insolvency proceedings and appoint an administrator.", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/once-worth-over-1b-microsoft-backed-builder-ai-is-running-out-of-money — \"entering insolvency proceedings\"; https://tech.eu/2025/05/20/ai-unicorn-builderai-confirms-insolvency-proceedings/ — \"will appoint an administrator to manage the company's affairs\"", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/once-worth-over-1b-microsoft-backed-builder-ai-is-running-out-of-money", "https://tech.eu/2025/05/20/ai-unicorn-builderai-confirms-insolvency-proceedings/" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-X-010", "date_text": "2025-05-20", "date_sort": "2025-05-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-026", "date": "2025-05-15", "year": "2025", "kind": "collapse", "company_text": "Mindtech (BIZ-SW-019)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-019", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Mindtech Global Limited in administration; creditors' meeting result filed 15 May 2025 (start date not read).", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10937593 — \"In Administration\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10937593" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-05-15", "date_sort": "2025-05-15", "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-SW-029", "date": "2025-05-14", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Granola (BIZ-SW-021)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-021", "counterparty": "NFDG", "amount": 43000000, "amount_text": "43000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series B.", "sources_text": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250514342646/en/Granola-Launches-AI-Workspace-for-Teams-and-Raises-$43M-Series-B — \"$43 million in Series B funding\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250514342646/en/Granola-Launches-AI-Workspace-for-Teams-and-Raises-$43M-Series-B" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-05-14", "date_sort": "2025-05-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 32318677, "fx_rate": 1.3305, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3305 per £ on 2025-05-14", "fx_date": "2025-05-14", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$43m", "gbp_txt": "£32.3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-040", "date": "2025-05-09", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Doubleword (BIZ-SW-035)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-035", "counterparty": "Dawn Capital; K5 Tokyo Black", "amount": 9000000, "amount_text": "9000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A listed in UKTN weekly round-up", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-juice-zeus-20250509 — \"Doubleword – £9m\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-juice-zeus-20250509" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-05-09", "date_sort": "2025-05-09", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 9000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£9m", "gbp_txt": "£9m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-023", "date": "2025-05-07", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Nia (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-610", "counterparty": "LocalGlobe", "amount": 850000, "amount_text": "850000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Pre-seed for an AI assistant that helps engineers work across codebases.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-startup-founded-by-18-year-old-nia-closes-localglobe-led-round-20250507 — \"has closed an $850,000 (£637,000) pre-seed round.\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-startup-founded-by-18-year-old-nia-closes-localglobe-led-round-20250507" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-05-07", "date_sort": "2025-05-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 635942, "fx_rate": 1.3366, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3366 per £ on 2025-05-07", "fx_date": "2025-05-07", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$850,000", "gbp_txt": "£635,942", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-021", "date": "2025-04-16", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Inephany (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-708", "counterparty": "Amadeus Capital Partners (lead); Sure Valley Ventures; Prof Steve Young", "amount": 1800000, "amount_text": "1800000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round for technology to make large language model training more efficient.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/inephany-raises-1-7m-to-optimise-llm-training-20250416 — \"has raised £1.8m with the promise of lowering the costs of LLM training\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/inephany-raises-1-7m-to-optimise-llm-training-20250416" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-04-16", "date_sort": "2025-04-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1800000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.8m", "gbp_txt": "£1.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-020", "date": "2025-04-15", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Mindset AI (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-807", "counterparty": "Pembroke VCT; Edge VC (joint leads); Mountside Ventures", "amount": 4300000, "amount_text": "4300000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round for a platform embedding AI agents into software products.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/embedded-agent-startup-mindset-ai-raises-4-3m-to-expand-to-us-20250415 — \"Embedded agent platform Mindset AI has raised £4.3m to fuel an expansion into the US.\" (trade, UKTN)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/embedded-agent-startup-mindset-ai-raises-4-3m-to-expand-to-us-20250415" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-04-15", "date_sort": "2025-04-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 4300000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£4.3m", "gbp_txt": "£4.3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3012", "date": "2025-04-10", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3018 incident.io", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3018", "counterparty": "Insight Partners (lead; Thomas Krane)", "amount": 62000000, "amount_text": "62,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "incident.io raised a $62m Series B, bringing total funding above $96m. Buys or funds: AI agents that investigate incidents and suggest fixes; engineering and go-to-market hiring. Other investors: Index Ventures; Point Nine.", "sources_text": "https://incident.io/blog/incident.io-raises-62m — \"Today, we've raised $62M in Series B funding with over $96M in total\" ; https://incident.io/blog/incident-io-behind-the-curtain — \"we've just raised a $62m series B.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://incident.io/blog/incident.io-raises-62m", "https://incident.io/blog/incident-io-behind-the-curtain" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "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": 47839506, "fx_rate": 1.296, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.296 per £ on 2025-04-10", "fx_date": "2025-04-10", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$62m", "gbp_txt": "£47.8m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4007", "date": "2025-04-03", "year": "2025", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4002 InfoSum", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4002", "counterparty": "WPP", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "WPP bought InfoSum; CEO Lauren Wetzel stays and also becomes GroupM Chief Solutions Officer. Buys or funds: Data collaboration platform; joins GroupM and WPP Open.", "sources_text": "https://www.infosum.com/blog/wpp-acquires-infosum — \"Lauren Wetzel will remain CEO of InfoSum.\"; https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025/04/03/wpp-bolsters-ai-tools-with-acquisition-of-infosum — \"will give our clients a unique competitive advantage in the AI era.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.infosum.com/blog/wpp-acquires-infosum", "https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025/04/03/wpp-bolsters-ai-tools-with-acquisition-of-infosum" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-04-03", "date_sort": "2025-04-03", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-015", "date": "2025-03-31", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Diffblue (BIZ-SW-010)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-010", "counterparty": "Innovate UK (grant)", "amount": 1000000, "amount_text": "1000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Grant via the ITEA GENIUS project.", "sources_text": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250331532523/en/Diffblue-Receives-%C2%A31-Million-Grant-from-Innovate-UK-to-Advance-AI-Driven-Software-Engineering — \"£1 million grant from Innovate UK\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250331532523/en/Diffblue-Receives-%C2%A31-Million-Grant-from-Innovate-UK-to-Advance-AI-Driven-Software-Engineering" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-03-31", "date_sort": "2025-03-31", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1m", "gbp_txt": "£1m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-021", "date": "2025-03-25", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Paid (BIZ-SW-016)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-016", "counterparty": "EQT Ventures; Sequoia", "amount": 10000000, "amount_text": "10000000", "currency": "EUR", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Pre-seed.", "sources_text": "https://stories.eqtventures.com/articles/rewriting-the-rules-of-ai-monetization-why-we-re-backing-paid-s-10m-pre-seed-round — \"a €10 million pre-seed funding round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://stories.eqtventures.com/articles/rewriting-the-rules-of-ai-monetization-why-we-re-backing-paid-s-10m-pre-seed-round" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-03-25", "date_sort": "2025-03-25", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 8343763, "fx_rate": 1.1985, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), €1.1985 per £ on 2025-03-25", "fx_date": "2025-03-25", "fx_note": "", "txt": "€10m", "gbp_txt": "£8.3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3002", "date": "2025-03-20", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3016 TurinTech", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3016", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": null, "amount_text": "20,000,000 (cumulative)", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "TurinTech disclosed $20m raised in total as it launched Artemis; round split and investors not given. Buys or funds: Artemis code-optimisation platform.", "sources_text": "https://www.turintech.ai/news/turintech-reveals-20m-in-backing-to-fix-problems-in-vibe-coding-msn — \"it has raised a total of $20 million in funding\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.turintech.ai/news/turintech-reveals-20m-in-backing-to-fix-problems-in-vibe-coding-msn" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-03-20", "date_sort": "2025-03-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "20,000,000 (cumulative)", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "20,000,000 (cumulative) USD", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4034", "date": "2025-03-19", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4018 1Spatial", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4018", "counterparty": "Unnamed Belgian client", "amount": 9000000, "amount_text": "9000000", "currency": "EUR", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "1Spatial reported a delayed start to a €9m Belgian digital-twin contract. Buys or funds: Digital twin of a distribution network.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/1spatial-shares-tumble-as-contract-delays-eat-into-revenue-20250319 — \"delays in the start of a €9m Belgian-based contract\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/1spatial-shares-tumble-as-contract-delays-eat-into-revenue-20250319" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-03-19", "date_sort": "2025-03-19", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 7550336, "fx_rate": 1.192, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), €1.192 per £ on 2025-03-19", "fx_date": "2025-03-19", "fx_note": "", "txt": "€9m", "gbp_txt": "£7.6m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5024", "date": "2025-03-06", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5024 Conveo", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5024", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 5300000, "amount_text": "5,300,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "YC page lists the headline on a $5.3M raise. Buys or funds: AI video interviews for market research.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/conveo (primary: investor page, headline only) — \"Conveo raises $5.3M to revolutionize market research with AI-powered video interviews\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/conveo" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-03-06", "date_sort": "2025-03-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 4111396, "fx_rate": 1.2891, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2891 per £ on 2025-03-06", "fx_date": "2025-03-06", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$5.3m", "gbp_txt": "£4.1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6010", "date": "2025-03-04", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-047 Cloudsmith", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-047", "counterparty": "TCV (lead)", "amount": 23000000, "amount_text": "23000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Cloudsmith raised a £18m ($23m) Series B led by TCV, one of Northern Ireland's largest rounds. Buys or funds: sales, marketing, customer success, R&D. Other investors: Insight Partners; MMC; Frontline; Techstart; Sorenson; Tapestry; Shasta.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/northern-ireland/cloudsmith-secures-18m-in-one-of-northern-irelands-biggest-ever-fundraises-20250304 — \"secured the funding from California's TCV, which led the round\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/northern-ireland/cloudsmith-secures-18m-in-one-of-northern-irelands-biggest-ever-fundraises-20250304" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-03-04", "date_sort": "2025-03-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 18087449, "fx_rate": 1.2716, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2716 per £ on 2025-03-04", "fx_date": "2025-03-04", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$23m", "gbp_txt": "£18.1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-012", "date": "2025-02-17", "year": "2025", "kind": "wind_down", "company_text": "Hazy (BIZ-SW-007)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-007", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Members' voluntary liquidation (special resolution; declaration of solvency).", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10804708/filing-history — \"Special resolution to wind up on 2025-02-17\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10804708/filing-history" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-02-17", "date_sort": "2025-02-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LC-008", "date": "2025-02-11", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Noxus (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-611", "counterparty": "SFC Capital (lead); Antler", "amount": 1200000, "amount_text": "1200000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Pre-seed for an AI operating system that lets enterprises deploy teams of AI workers.", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/ai-startup-on-google-growth-program-raises-pre-seed-funding/ — \"AI startup Noxus has raised £1.2m in pre-seed funding.\" (trade, BusinessCloud)", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/ai-startup-on-google-growth-program-raises-pre-seed-funding/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-02-11", "date_sort": "2025-02-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1200000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.2m", "gbp_txt": "£1.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4021", "date": "2025-01-30", "year": "2025", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4008 Lifebit", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4008", "counterparty": "Cancer Research Horizons", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Cancer Research Horizons partnered with Lifebit on research data. Buys or funds: Access to cancer research data.", "sources_text": "https://lifebit.ai/news/ — \"Cancer Research Horizons partners with Lifebit to maximize the impact of research data\" (listed title)", "source_urls": [ "https://lifebit.ai/news/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025-01-30", "date_sort": "2025-01-30", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-2001", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Fern Labs", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-2007", "counterparty": "Air Street Capital (sole investor)", "amount": 3000000, "amount_text": "3,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round of $3M with Air Street as the only investor; month not given.", "sources_text": "https://press.airstreet.com/p/2025-review — \"the platform where networks of agents can create, test and iteratively improve software artifacts\"", "source_urls": [ "https://press.airstreet.com/p/2025-review" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025", "date_sort": "2025-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2394445, "fx_rate": 1.2529, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2529 per £ on 2024-12-31", "fx_date": "2024-12-31", "fx_note": "year only given: rate for 1 January", "txt": "US$3m", "gbp_txt": "£2.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-2002", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Fern Labs", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-2007", "counterparty": "Poolside", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Poolside bought Fern Labs; Air Street had backed both companies early. Month and price not given.", "sources_text": "https://www.airstreet.com/portfolio — \"Acquired by Poolside\"; https://press.airstreet.com/p/2025-review — \"first investors in both poolside and Fern Labs\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.airstreet.com/portfolio", "https://press.airstreet.com/p/2025-review" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "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 }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5027", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5022 Trace", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5022", "counterparty": "Y Combinator", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Trace joined Y Combinator. Buys or funds: YC Summer 2025 batch.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/trace-so (primary) — \"Context-aware orchestration between humans and AI.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/trace-so" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025 (Summer batch)", "date_sort": "2025-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5028", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5023 throxy", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5023", "counterparty": "Y Combinator", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "throxy joined Y Combinator. Buys or funds: YC Spring 2025 batch. Other investors: Base10 (per headline).", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/throxy (primary) — \"Vertical AI agents running B2B outbound on autopilot, with human SDRs\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/throxy" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025 (Spring batch)", "date_sort": "2025-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5031", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5026 Lua (Lua Global Inc)", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "Y Combinator", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lua joined Y Combinator. Buys or funds: YC Fall 2025 batch.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lua-global-inc (primary) — \"The mid-market agent platform.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lua-global-inc" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025 (Fall batch)", "date_sort": "2025-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5032", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5027 Artil", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "Y Combinator", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Artil joined Y Combinator. Buys or funds: YC Winter 2025 batch.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/artil (primary) — \"Agent identity and communication infrastructure\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/artil" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025 (Winter batch)", "date_sort": "2025-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5034", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5029 Parsewise", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5029", "counterparty": "Y Combinator", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Parsewise joined Y Combinator. Buys or funds: YC Spring 2025 batch.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/parsewise (primary) — \"Multi-document processing for your risk teams, AI agents, pipelines\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/parsewise" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025 (Spring batch)", "date_sort": "2025-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5035", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5030 Artificial Societies", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5030", "counterparty": "Y Combinator", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Artificial Societies joined Y Combinator. Buys or funds: YC Winter 2025 batch.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/artificial-societies (primary) — \"Foundational model of human societies for consequential decisions\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/artificial-societies" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025 (Winter batch)", "date_sort": "2025-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5036", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5031 Leeroo", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5031", "counterparty": "Y Combinator", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Leeroo joined Y Combinator. Buys or funds: YC Spring 2025 batch.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/leeroo (primary) — \"Organizational Superintelligence\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/leeroo" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025 (Spring batch)", "date_sort": "2025-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5037", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5032 Motives", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5032", "counterparty": "Y Combinator", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Motives joined Y Combinator. Buys or funds: YC Summer 2025 batch.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/motives (primary) — \"Consumer focus groups run by AI\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/motives" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2025 (Summer batch)", "date_sort": "2025-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5007", "date": "2024-12-30", "year": "2024", "kind": "listing", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5008 Pri0r1ty Intelligence Group", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5008", "counterparty": "AIM (London Stock Exchange) via Alteration Earth plc", "amount": 1000000, "amount_text": "1,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Pri0r1ty joined AIM through SPAC Alteration Earth, which cancelled its Main Market listing. Buys or funds: Working capital.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-firm-pri0r1ty-to-join-the-london-stock-exchange-in-last-aim-listing-of-the-year-20241228 (trade) — \"the only AI Software-as-a-Service company to be quoted on AIM in 2024\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-firm-pri0r1ty-to-join-the-london-stock-exchange-in-last-aim-listing-of-the-year-20241228" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-12-30", "date_sort": "2024-12-30", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1m", "gbp_txt": "£1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6040", "date": "2024-12-30", "year": "2024", "kind": "listing", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-6005 Pri0r1ty Intelligence Group", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "AIM, London Stock Exchange (via Alteration Earth shell)", "amount": 1000000, "amount_text": "1000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "AI SaaS firm Pri0r1ty was due to list on AIM on 30 December 2024 through a deal with Alteration Earth, raising £1m. Buys or funds: working capital alongside a £13m acquisition deal.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-firm-pri0r1ty-to-join-the-london-stock-exchange-in-last-aim-listing-of-the-year-20241228 — \"The listing comes amid a turbulent time for the London Stock Exchange.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-firm-pri0r1ty-to-join-the-london-stock-exchange-in-last-aim-listing-of-the-year-20241228" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-12-30", "date_sort": "2024-12-30", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1m", "gbp_txt": "£1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3006", "date": "2024-12-11", "year": "2024", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3016 TurinTech", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3016", "counterparty": "Microsoft (UK GenAI Accelerator)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "TurinTech news index lists its selection for the Microsoft UK GenAI Accelerator (article not opened). Buys or funds: Accelerator place.", "sources_text": "https://www.turintech.ai/turintech-news — headline \"TurinTech AI selected for Microsoft UK GenAI Accelerator\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.turintech.ai/turintech-news" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-12-11", "date_sort": "2024-12-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5008", "date": "2024-12", "year": "2024", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5008 Pri0r1ty Intelligence Group", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5008", "counterparty": "Alteration Earth plc (acquirer; renamed Pri0r1ty Intelligence Group Plc)", "amount": 13000000, "amount_text": "13,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "The SPAC deal valued the acquisition at £13m. Buys or funds: Reverse takeover alongside AIM listing.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-firm-pri0r1ty-to-join-the-london-stock-exchange-in-last-aim-listing-of-the-year-20241228 (trade) — \"the only AI Software-as-a-Service company to be quoted on AIM in 2024\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-firm-pri0r1ty-to-join-the-london-stock-exchange-in-last-aim-listing-of-the-year-20241228" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-12", "date_sort": "2024-12-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 13000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£13m", "gbp_txt": "£13m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3007", "date": "2024-11-22", "year": "2024", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3016 TurinTech", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3016", "counterparty": "Boston Limited", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "TurinTech news index lists a strategic partnership with Boston Limited. Buys or funds: Not stated (article not opened).", "sources_text": "https://www.turintech.ai/turintech-news — headline \"TurinTech AI announces strategic partnership with Boston Limited\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.turintech.ai/turintech-news" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-11-22", "date_sort": "2024-11-22", "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, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-008", "date": "2024-11-14", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Tessl (BIZ-SW-006)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-006", "counterparty": "Index Ventures", "amount": 100000000, "amount_text": "100000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": "750000000 USD (\"as much as\")", "summary": "Series A, disclosed with a US$25m seed led by Boldstart and GV.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/snyk-founder-guy-podjarny-raises-125m-for-ai-software-development-platform-tessl-20241114 — \"$100m series A round led by Index Ventures\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/snyk-founder-guy-podjarny-raises-125m-for-ai-software-development-platform-tessl-20241114" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-11-14", "date_sort": "2024-11-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 78690589, "fx_rate": 1.2708, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2708 per £ on 2024-11-14", "fx_date": "2024-11-14", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$100m", "gbp_txt": "£78.7m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-009", "date": "2024-11-14", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Tessl (BIZ-SW-006)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-006", "counterparty": "Boldstart Ventures; GV", "amount": 25000000, "amount_text": "25000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round closed earlier in 2024, disclosed in November.", "sources_text": "same as DEAL-SW-008 — \"$25m seed round led by boldstart ventures and GV\"", "source_urls": [], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-SW-008", "date_text": "2024-11-14", "date_sort": "2024-11-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 19672647, "fx_rate": 1.2708, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2708 per £ on 2024-11-14", "fx_date": "2024-11-14", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$25m", "gbp_txt": "£19.7m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-011", "date": "2024-11-12", "year": "2024", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Hazy (BIZ-SW-007)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-007", "counterparty": "SAS Institute", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "SAS bought Hazy's principal software assets.", "sources_text": "https://www.sas.com/en_gb/news/press-releases/2024/november/hazy-syntheticdata.html — \"the principal software assets of Hazy\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.sas.com/en_gb/news/press-releases/2024/november/hazy-syntheticdata.html" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-11-12", "date_sort": "2024-11-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3014", "date": "2024-11-11", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3017 Northflank", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3017", "counterparty": "Bain Capital Ventures; Vertex Ventures US (leads)", "amount": null, "amount_text": "22,000,000 (seed and Series A combined)", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Northflank announced $22m across seed and Series A. Buys or funds: Product, SRE and go-to-market teams; more regions, BYOC providers, BYOK. Other investors: Kindred Ventures; Pebblebed; Uncorrelated Ventures.", "sources_text": "https://northflank.com/blog/northflank-raises-22m-to-make-kubernetes-work-for-your-developers-ship-workloads-not-infrastructure — \"we've secured $22 million in Series A and Seed funding\"", "source_urls": [ "https://northflank.com/blog/northflank-raises-22m-to-make-kubernetes-work-for-your-developers-ship-workloads-not-infrastructure" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-11-11", "date_sort": "2024-11-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "22,000,000 (seed and Series A combined)", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "22,000,000 (seed and Series A combined) USD", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6032", "date": "2024-10-23", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-021 Granola", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-021", "counterparty": "Spark Capital (lead)", "amount": 20000000, "amount_text": "20000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": "not stated", "summary": "Granola raised a $20m Series A led by Spark Capital; weekly users up 6x since launch. Buys or funds: AI meeting notepad. Other investors: AI Grant (Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross); Lightspeed; Betaworks; Firstminute Capital.", "sources_text": "https://granola.ai/blog/series-a — \"we've raised a $20M Series A led by Spark Capital\" ; https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/23/vcs-love-using-the-ai-meeting-notepad-granola-so-they-gave-it-20m — \"The company's Series A was led by Spark Capital\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://granola.ai/blog/series-a", "https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/23/vcs-love-using-the-ai-meeting-notepad-granola-so-they-gave-it-20m", "https://www.granola.ai/blog/series-a" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-23", "date_sort": "2024-10-23", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 15446401, "fx_rate": 1.2948, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2948 per £ on 2024-10-23", "fx_date": "2024-10-23", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$20m", "gbp_txt": "£15.4m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-025", "date": "2024-10-17", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Mindtech (BIZ-SW-019)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-019", "counterparty": "Edge", "amount": 4400000, "amount_text": "4400000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round with Mercia Ventures and NPIF (date from Package 1).", "sources_text": "https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/4-4m-funding-boost-for-sheffield-ai-visual-training-specialist/ — \"has secured £4.4m in a funding round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/4-4m-funding-boost-for-sheffield-ai-visual-training-specialist/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-17", "date_sort": "2024-10-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 4400000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£4.4m", "gbp_txt": "£4.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4010", "date": "2024-10-11", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4004 Lightdash", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4004", "counterparty": "Accel", "amount": 8000000, "amount_text": "8000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lightdash raised an £8m Series A led by existing investor Accel (week ending 11 October 2024). Other investors: Operator Partners; Shopify Ventures; Y Combinator.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-perlego-to-lightdash-20241011 — \"the first open-source business intelligence (BI) platform purpose built for the modern data stack\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-perlego-to-lightdash-20241011" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-11", "date_sort": "2024-10-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 8000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£8m", "gbp_txt": "£8m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4020", "date": "2024-10-08", "year": "2024", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4008 Lifebit", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4008", "counterparty": "Flatiron Health", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Flatiron Health and Lifebit partnered on real-world data for cancer care in Japan. Buys or funds: Real-world cancer data in Japan.", "sources_text": "https://lifebit.ai/news/ — \"Flatiron Health and Lifebit Partner to Enhance Cancer Care in Japan through Real-World Data\" (listed HIT Consultant title)", "source_urls": [ "https://lifebit.ai/news/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-08", "date_sort": "2024-10-08", "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, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-020", "date": "2024-10-01", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Pydantic (BIZ-SW-015)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-015", "counterparty": "Sequoia", "amount": 12500000, "amount_text": "12500000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A.", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/01/sequoia-backs-pydantic-to-expand-beyond-its-open-source-data-validation-framework — \"$12.5 million\" \"led by Sequoia\"", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/01/sequoia-backs-pydantic-to-expand-beyond-its-open-source-data-validation-framework" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-10-01", "date_sort": "2024-10-01", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 9406276, "fx_rate": 1.3289, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3289 per £ on 2024-10-01", "fx_date": "2024-10-01", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$12.5m", "gbp_txt": "£9.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5005", "date": "2024-09-16", "year": "2024", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5007 Netcall", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5007", "counterparty": "Parble (target)", "amount": 10000000, "amount_text": "10,000,000", "currency": "EUR", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Netcall bought generative AI document-processing start-up Parble for €10m (date is the UKTN report date in the linked URL). Buys or funds: Generative AI document processing for the Liberty platform.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/cloud/netcall-bolsters-ai-cloud-offering-as-sales-rise-20250305 (trade) — \"acquisition of generative AI startup Parble for €10m last year\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/cloud/netcall-bolsters-ai-cloud-offering-as-sales-rise-20250305" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-09-16", "date_sort": "2024-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 8428150, "fx_rate": 1.1865, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), €1.1865 per £ on 2024-09-16", "fx_date": "2024-09-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "€10m", "gbp_txt": "£8.4m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6038", "date": "2024-09-16", "year": "2024", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-6006 Netcall (buyer)", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "Parble (target, Brussels)", "amount": 8700000, "amount_text": "8700000", "currency": "EUR", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "AIM-listed Netcall bought Belgian GenAI document firm Parble for up to €8.7m (about €9.8m including assumed net debt). Buys or funds: GenAI document processing; up to €4m earn-out tied to €3.3m revenue.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/genai-powered-document-processing-firm-parble-acquired-by-netcall-in-e10m-deal-20240916 — \"The total consideration for the deal is up to €8.7m.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/genai-powered-document-processing-firm-parble-acquired-by-netcall-in-e10m-deal-20240916" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-09-16", "date_sort": "2024-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 7332491, "fx_rate": 1.1865, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), €1.1865 per £ on 2024-09-16", "fx_date": "2024-09-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "€8.7m", "gbp_txt": "£7.3m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-12010", "date": "2024-09-16", "year": "2024", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "Mach42 (formerly Machine Discovery)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-604", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Machine Discovery becomes Mach42 For: Machine Discovery renamed Mach42; corporate structure unchanged.", "sources_text": "https://mach42.ai/resource-IntroducingMach42.html — \"using the opportunity to reflect our vision and goals accurately by changing our name\"", "source_urls": [ "https://mach42.ai/resource-IntroducingMach42.html" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-09-16", "date_sort": "2024-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "labs_r8": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-2006", "date": "2024-08-23", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Gradient Labs", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-002", "counterparty": "LocalGlobe (named backer; lead not stated)", "amount": 2800000, "amount_text": "2,800,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "£2.8m seed round; angels named include Monzo co-founders Tom Blomfield and Jonas Templestein.", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/high-profile-angels-join-gradient-labs-seed-round/ (trade) — \"Gradient Labs has raised £2.8 million seed funding\"", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/high-profile-angels-join-gradient-labs-seed-round/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-08-23", "date_sort": "2024-08-23", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2800000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2.8m", "gbp_txt": "£2.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-003", "date": "2024-08-21", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-002 Gradient Labs", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-002", "counterparty": "LocalGlobe", "amount": 2800000, "amount_text": "2800000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed with Puzzle Ventures and angels", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ex-monzo-gradient-labs-seed-20240821 — \"£2.8m seed round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ex-monzo-gradient-labs-seed-20240821" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-08-21", "date_sort": "2024-08-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2800000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2.8m", "gbp_txt": "£2.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4044", "date": "2024-08-16", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-004 Encord", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-004", "counterparty": "Next47", "amount": 23400000, "amount_text": "23400000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Encord raised a £23.4m Series B led by Next47 (week ending 16 August 2024). Other investors: Y Combinator; CRV; Crane Venture Partners.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-hexarad-cosine-20240816 — \"Founded in 2020, Encord's platform is used by businesses to make unstructured data readable by machines.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-hexarad-cosine-20240816" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-08-16", "date_sort": "2024-08-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 23400000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£23.4m", "gbp_txt": "£23.4m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-019", "date": "2024-08-12", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Cosine (BIZ-SW-014)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-014", "counterparty": "SOMA; Uphonest", "amount": 2500000, "amount_text": "2500000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round with Lakestar and Focal.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2024/08/12/uk-ai-startup-cosine-raises-2-5m-for-its-ai-developer-outperforming-human-coders/ — \"$2.5 million\"", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2024/08/12/uk-ai-startup-cosine-raises-2-5m-for-its-ai-developer-outperforming-human-coders/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-08-12", "date_sort": "2024-08-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1955417, "fx_rate": 1.2785, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2785 per £ on 2024-08-12", "fx_date": "2024-08-12", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$2.5m", "gbp_txt": "£2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3024", "date": "2024-08-01", "year": "2024", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3025 Canonical", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3025", "counterparty": "NVIDIA", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Canonical's Charmed Kubeflow 1.9 added GenAI serving with NVIDIA tools. Buys or funds: Charmed Kubeflow 1.9 GA deploys GenAI apps with NVIDIA NIM and Triton via KServe.", "sources_text": "https://canonical.com/blog/kubeflow-1-9-ga — \"The latest release offers new features related to GenAI, enabling organisations to run any new initiative in production.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://canonical.com/blog/kubeflow-1-9-ga" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-08-01", "date_sort": "2024-08-01", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7005", "date": "2024-08", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-804 Attio", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-804", "counterparty": "Redpoint Ventures; Balderton Capital; Point Nine (joint leads)", "amount": 33000000, "amount_text": "33,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Attio raises $33m from existing backers and 01 Advisors. Buys or funds: CRM platform. Other investors: 01 Advisors (Dick Costolo).", "sources_text": "https://attio.com/blog/attio-raises-33-million-in-funding — \"just raised $33 million to build the definitive CRM for the next generation.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://attio.com/blog/attio-raises-33-million-in-funding" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-08", "date_sort": "2024-08-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 25795357, "fx_rate": 1.2793, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2793 per £ on 2024-08-01", "fx_date": "2024-08-01", "fx_note": "month only given: rate for the 1st", "txt": "US$33m", "gbp_txt": "£25.8m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-UG-013", "date": "2024-07-24", "year": "2024", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "Dtechtive (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-505", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Dtime Limited renamed Dtechtive Limited.", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12365322 — \"DTIME LIMITED (25 Feb 2021 - 24 Jul 2024)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12365322" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-07-24", "date_sort": "2024-07-24", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-035", "date": "2024-07-18", "year": "2024", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Oxford Semantic Technologies (BIZ-SW-026)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-026", "counterparty": "Samsung Electronics", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Agreement to acquire; terms undisclosed; completion not confirmed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/south-east/oxford/samsung-acquire-oxford-knowledge-graph-spinout-20240718 — \"Samsung Electronics has signed an agreement to acquire Oxford Semantic Technologies\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/south-east/oxford/samsung-acquire-oxford-knowledge-graph-spinout-20240718" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-INV-017", "date_text": "2024-07-18", "date_sort": "2024-07-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-INV-017", "date": "2024-07-16", "year": "2024", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Oxford Semantic Technologies (BIZ-SW-026)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-026", "counterparty": "Samsung Electronics; sellers included OSE (BIZ-INV-007), Samsung Venture Investment, Oxford University Innovation", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "OSE portfolio company agreed to be acquired by Samsung Electronics", "sources_text": "https://www.oxfordscienceenterprises.com/news/oxford-semantic-technologies-to-be-acquired-by-samsung-electronics — \"has signed an agreement to be acquired by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.oxfordscienceenterprises.com/news/oxford-semantic-technologies-to-be-acquired-by-samsung-electronics" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-07-16", "date_sort": "2024-07-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5045", "date": "2024-07-02", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5039 OpenFi", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "Bijan Morvaridi (lead)", "amount": 500000, "amount_text": "500,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "OpenFi raised a £500,000 pre-seed. Buys or funds: Pre-seed; SalesTalkAI. Other investors: Fortune Green Capital; Foundation Ventures.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/conversational-ai-lead-gen-openfi-20240702 (trade) — \"We're creating a win-win-win situation for customers, companies and our investors\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/conversational-ai-lead-gen-openfi-20240702" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-07-02", "date_sort": "2024-07-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 500000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£500,000", "gbp_txt": "£500,000", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6031", "date": "2024-06-17", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-616 SurrealDB", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-616", "counterparty": "FirstMark; Georgian (leads)", "amount": 20000000, "amount_text": "20000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "SurrealDB raised $20m (its Series A) led by FirstMark and Georgian; total funding $26m. Buys or funds: Surreal Cloud beta; database engineering. Other investors: Crew Capital; Alumni Ventures.", "sources_text": "https://surrealdb.com/blog/surrealdb-raises-20m-to-disrupt-database-tech-introduces-new-cloud-beta-access — \"$20 million investment round led by FirstMark and Georgian with participation from Crew Capital and Alumni Ventures\"", "source_urls": [ "https://surrealdb.com/blog/surrealdb-raises-20m-to-disrupt-database-tech-introduces-new-cloud-beta-access" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-06-17", "date_sort": "2024-06-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 15772871, "fx_rate": 1.268, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.268 per £ on 2024-06-17", "fx_date": "2024-06-17", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$20m", "gbp_txt": "£15.8m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-127", "date": "2024-06-04", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Human Native AI (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-707", "counterparty": "LocalGlobe; Mercuri", "amount": 2800000, "amount_text": "2800000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London marketplace of licensed data for training LLMs raised £2.8m seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/human-native-ai-funding-20240604 (trade) — \"has raised £2.8m\" … \"The seed funding round for the startup was led by LocalGlobe and Mercuri.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/human-native-ai-funding-20240604" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-06-04", "date_sort": "2024-06-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2800000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2.8m", "gbp_txt": "£2.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-037", "date": "2024-05-15", "year": "2024", "kind": "wind_down", "company_text": "Wluper (BIZ-SW-028)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-028", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Creditors' voluntary winding up; dissolved 20 June 2025.", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10195181/filing-history — \"Extraordinary resolution to wind up on 2024-05-15\" … \"Final Gazette dissolved following liquidation\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10195181/filing-history" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-05-15", "date_sort": "2024-05-15", "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-LB-124", "date": "2024-05-15", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Malted AI (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-401", "counterparty": "Hoxton Ventures", "amount": 6000000, "amount_text": "6000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Edinburgh start-up distilling LLMs into smaller bespoke models raised £6m seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/malted-ai-funding-20240515 (trade) — \"Edinburgh-based AI startup Malted has raised £6m\" … \"The seed investment was led by Hoxton Ventures\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/malted-ai-funding-20240515" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-05-15", "date_sort": "2024-05-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 6000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£6m", "gbp_txt": "£6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-RG-001", "date": "2024-05-15", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Malted AI (new) BIZ-SW-401", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-401", "counterparty": "Hoxton Ventures", "amount": 6000000, "amount_text": "6000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round with Creator Fund and angels", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/malted-ai-funding-20240515 — \"raised £6m\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/malted-ai-funding-20240515" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "same_event_as": "DEAL-LB-124", "date_text": "2024-05-15", "date_sort": "2024-05-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 6000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£6m", "gbp_txt": "£6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6024", "date": "2024-03-29", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-6003 Metaview", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-6003", "counterparty": "— (lead not stated)", "amount": 6300000, "amount_text": "6300000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Metaview round of £6.3m recorded in UKTN's weekly round-up (labelled seed). Buys or funds: AI interview notes for recruiters. Other investors: Plural; Coelius Capital; Vertex Ventures US; Seedcamp; Village Global.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-oriole-fieldwork-robotics-20240329 — \"Metaview – £6.3m\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-oriole-fieldwork-robotics-20240329" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-03-29", "date_sort": "2024-03-29", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 6300000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£6.3m", "gbp_txt": "£6.3m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-120", "date": "2024-03-20", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Stanhope AI (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-605", "counterparty": "UCL Technology Fund", "amount": 2300000, "amount_text": "2300000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London start-up applying neuroscience to build AI raised £2.3m seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/stanhope-funding-ai-human-brains-20240320 (trade) — \"The seed funding round was led by UCL Technology Fund\" … \"a London-based startup aiming to apply neuroscience principles to create human-like artificial intelligence\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/stanhope-funding-ai-human-brains-20240320" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-03-20", "date_sort": "2024-03-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2300000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2.3m", "gbp_txt": "£2.3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-119", "date": "2024-03-07", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Cogna (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-607", "counterparty": "Hoxton Ventures", "amount": 3760000, "amount_text": "3760000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London SaaS firm using AI to build custom software applications raised £3.76m.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2024/03/07/cognas-ai-powered-saas/ (trade) — \"Today, London-based Cogna announced it has raised £3.76 million\" … \"The funding round was led by Hoxton Ventures\"", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2024/03/07/cognas-ai-powered-saas/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-03-07", "date_sort": "2024-03-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3760000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£3.8m", "gbp_txt": "£3.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4019", "date": "2024-02-22", "year": "2024", "kind": "site_opening", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4008 Lifebit", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4008", "counterparty": "Synapxe", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lifebit opened an R&D centre in Singapore with Synapxe.", "sources_text": "https://lifebit.ai/news/ — \"Lifebit opens R&D center in Singapore in collaboration with Synapxe\" (listed BioSpectrum Asia title)", "source_urls": [ "https://lifebit.ai/news/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-02-22", "date_sort": "2024-02-22", "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, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6034", "date": "2024-02-20", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-017 Synthesized", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-017", "counterparty": "UBS Next", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UBS's venture arm, UBS Next, invested an undisclosed sum in Synthesized. Buys or funds: production-like test data platform.", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesized.io/releases-newsroom/synthesized-receives-ubs-next-investment — \"We are excited to solidify our partnership with UBS on our mission.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesized.io/releases-newsroom/synthesized-receives-ubs-next-investment" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-02-20", "date_sort": "2024-02-20", "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, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-CRE-042", "date": "2024-02-16", "year": "2024", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SU-CRE-034 Signal AI", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-CRE-034", "counterparty": "Social 360 (target)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Signal AI bought reputation-monitoring firm Social 360; price not disclosed", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/signal-ai-social-360-acquisition-20240216 — \"Signal AI acquires risk data firm Social 360\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/signal-ai-social-360-acquisition-20240216" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-02-16", "date_sort": "2024-02-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-018", "date": "2024-02-07", "year": "2024", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "Fetch.ai (BIZ-SW-013)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-013", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Fetch.ai Limited (11203766) renamed FAI Realisations 2024 Limited.", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11203766 — \"FETCH.AI LIMITED\" \"13 Feb 2018 - 07 Feb 2024\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11203766" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-02-07", "date_sort": "2024-02-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-017", "date": "2024-01-23", "year": "2024", "kind": "collapse", "company_text": "Fetch.ai (BIZ-SW-013)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-013", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Original Fetch.ai Limited (2018) entered administration; renamed FAI Realisations 2024 Limited on 7 February 2024; new Fetch.ai Limited incorporated 27 January 2024.", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11203766/insolvency — \"Administration started: 23 January 2024\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11203766/insolvency" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024-01-23", "date_sort": "2024-01-23", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4045", "date": "2024", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-616 SurrealDB", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-616", "counterparty": null, "amount": 14800000, "amount_text": "14800000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "SurrealDB's first Series A tranche in 2024 raised £14.8m; month not given. Buys or funds: Initial Series A. Other investors: FirstMark; Georgian (existing by 2026).", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/surrealdb-extends-series-a-20260217 — \"This fresh investment demonstrates a growing level of excitement for our category-defining, developer-friendly database,\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/surrealdb-extends-series-a-20260217" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024", "date_sort": "2024-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 14800000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£14.8m", "gbp_txt": "£14.8m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5029", "date": "2024", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5024 Conveo", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5024", "counterparty": "Y Combinator", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Conveo joined Y Combinator. Buys or funds: YC Summer 2024 batch.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/conveo (primary) — \"Growth through always‑on consumer understanding\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/conveo" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024 (Summer batch)", "date_sort": "2024-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5033", "date": "2024", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5028 Smooth", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5028", "counterparty": "Y Combinator", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Smooth is listed in YC's London companies as F2024. Buys or funds: YC Fall 2024 batch.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/location/london (primary) — Smooth, F2024", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/location/london" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024 (Fall batch)", "date_sort": "2024-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7007", "date": "2024", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-004 Encord", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-004", "counterparty": "— (not named)", "amount": 32000000, "amount_text": "32,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Encord closed a $32m Series B in 2024. Buys or funds: R&D and go-to-market.", "sources_text": "https://encord.com/blog/recap-2024/ — \"Closed our $32M Series B to further support R&D and GTM.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://encord.com/blog/recap-2024/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024", "date_sort": "2024-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 25103946, "fx_rate": 1.2747, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2747 per £ on 2023-12-29", "fx_date": "2023-12-29", "fx_note": "year only given: rate for 1 January", "txt": "US$32m", "gbp_txt": "£25.1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7014", "date": "2024", "year": "2024", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-806 inforcer", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-806", "counterparty": "— (not named)", "amount": 19000000, "amount_text": "19,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "inforcer's $19m (£14m) Series A in autumn 2024. Buys or funds: MSP platform.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/inforcer-raises-26m-to-bridge-gap-between-msps-and-microsoft-20250723 (trade) — \"The funding round comes less than a year after its $19m (£14m) Series A in autumn 2024.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/saas/inforcer-raises-26m-to-bridge-gap-between-msps-and-microsoft-20250723" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2024 (autumn)", "date_sort": "2024-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 14905468, "fx_rate": 1.2747, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2747 per £ on 2023-12-29", "fx_date": "2023-12-29", "fx_note": "year only given: rate for 1 January", "txt": "US$19m", "gbp_txt": "£14.9m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6009", "date": "2023-11-28", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-047 Cloudsmith", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-047", "counterparty": "MMC Ventures (lead)", "amount": 11000000, "amount_text": "11000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Belfast's Cloudsmith raised an $11m (£8.8m) Series A2 led by MMC. Buys or funds: scaling software supply-chain (artifact) platform.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/northern-ireland/belfast/cloudsmith-software-supply-chain-20231128 — \"The 'Series A2' funding round was led by MMC Ventures.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/northern-ireland/belfast/cloudsmith-software-supply-chain-20231128" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-11-28", "date_sort": "2023-11-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 8673027, "fx_rate": 1.2683, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2683 per £ on 2023-11-28", "fx_date": "2023-11-28", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$11m", "gbp_txt": "£8.7m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-102", "date": "2023-10-18", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Captur (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-705", "counterparty": "Sure Valley Ventures", "amount": 2200000, "amount_text": "2200000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London image-recognition platform raised £2.2m seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/image-recognition-startup-captur-seed-funding-20231018 (trade) — \"An AI startup that has created image recognition tools for businesses has secured £2.2m in funding.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/image-recognition-startup-captur-seed-funding-20231018" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-10-18", "date_sort": "2023-10-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2200000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2.2m", "gbp_txt": "£2.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3008", "date": "2023-10-12", "year": "2023", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3016 TurinTech", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3016", "counterparty": "UbiOps", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "TurinTech news index lists a partnership with UbiOps on inference and serving. Buys or funds: Optimising ML code for inference and serving.", "sources_text": "https://www.turintech.ai/turintech-news — headline \"TurinTech AI partners with UbiOps to optimise machine learning code for inference and serving\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.turintech.ai/turintech-news" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-10-12", "date_sort": "2023-10-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": 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-101", "date": "2023-09-26", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Machine Discovery (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-604", "counterparty": "BGF; East Innovate", "amount": 4500000, "amount_text": "4500000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxfordshire firm using machine learning to simulate designs raised £4.5m.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/machine-discovery-simulations-funding-20230926 (trade) — \"has secured £4.5m in funding\" … \"led by investors BGF and East Innovate\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/machine-discovery-simulations-funding-20230926" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-09-26", "date_sort": "2023-09-26", "before_ledger_start": false, "matched_by": "alias", "amount_gbp": 4500000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£4.5m", "gbp_txt": "£4.5m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-048", "date": "2023-09-15", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Ometria (BIZ-SW-044)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-044", "counterparty": "CIBC Innovation Banking", "amount": 8000000, "amount_text": "8000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Funding for US expansion and AI co-marketer", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/cibc-innovation-banking-ometria-20230915 — \"bagged £8m in funding\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/cibc-innovation-banking-ometria-20230915" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-09-15", "date_sort": "2023-09-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 8000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£8m", "gbp_txt": "£8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4031", "date": "2023-09-01", "year": "2023", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4010 Cirata (WANdisco)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4010", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Just under 61% of shareholders approved renaming WANdisco as Cirata. Buys or funds: New name Cirata, effective Q4 2023.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/yorkshire-humber/sheffield/wandisco-rebrand-cirata-20230901 — \"we’re excited to build Cirata into a category leader.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/yorkshire-humber/sheffield/wandisco-rebrand-cirata-20230901" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-09-01", "date_sort": "2023-09-01", "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-6021", "date": "2023-09", "year": "2023", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-6004 WANdisco", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-6004", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "WANdisco rebranded as Cirata in September 2023 after the fraud investigation; it stayed on AIM.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/yorkshire-humber/sheffield/cirata-cash-flow-breakeven-wandisco-turnaround-20240109 — \"In September, WANdisco rebranded to Cirata in a bid to draw a line under the turbulent period.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/yorkshire-humber/sheffield/cirata-cash-flow-breakeven-wandisco-turnaround-20240109" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-09", "date_sort": "2023-09-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-095", "date": "2023-08-31", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Context.ai (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-802", "counterparty": "Google Ventures; Theory Ventures (co-leads)", "amount": 3500000, "amount_text": "3500000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London LLM-analytics start-up raised $3.5m.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/context-ai-funding-google-20230831 (trade) — \"with $3.5m (£2.8m) in funding, co-led by Google Ventures.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/context-ai-funding-google-20230831" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-08-31", "date_sort": "2023-08-31", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2761777, "fx_rate": 1.2673, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2673 per £ on 2023-08-31", "fx_date": "2023-08-31", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$3.5m", "gbp_txt": "£2.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3032", "date": "2023-08-25", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-2025 Trigger.dev", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-2025", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 3000000, "amount_text": "3,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Trigger.dev announced a $3m seed (company blog title listed on YC profile). Buys or funds: Open-source background-jobs and agent platform.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/trigger-dev — news item \"Trigger.dev raises $3M\" (2023-08-25)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/trigger-dev" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-08-25", "date_sort": "2023-08-25", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2389677, "fx_rate": 1.2554, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2554 per £ on 2023-08-25", "fx_date": "2023-08-25", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$3m", "gbp_txt": "£2.4m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4030", "date": "2023-08-17", "year": "2023", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4010 Cirata (WANdisco)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4010", "counterparty": "General Motors", "amount": 400000, "amount_text": "400000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "WANdisco won a deal worth more than $400,000 (£315,000) to migrate General Motors data. Buys or funds: Multi-phase migration of large GM data sets.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/wandisco-gm-deal-20230817 — \"WANdisco has secured a more than $400,000 (£315,000) deal with automotive giant General Motors (GM)\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/wandisco-gm-deal-20230817" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-08-17", "date_sort": "2023-08-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 313553, "fx_rate": 1.2757, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2757 per £ on 2023-08-17", "fx_date": "2023-08-17", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$400,000", "gbp_txt": "£313,553", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4003", "date": "2023-08-02", "year": "2023", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4001 Privitar", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4001", "counterparty": "Informatica", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Informatica announced its intent to buy Privitar on 14 June 2023 and said the deal was complete by 2 August 2023. Buys or funds: Data access management and privacy software, to join Informatica's Intelligent Data Management Cloud.", "sources_text": "https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/informatica-announces-intent-to-acquire-privitar-to-bolster-cloud-data-access — \"Privitar is a UK-based data management access and privacy software provider\"; https://www.informatica.com/blogs/welcome-to-the-informatica-family-privitar.html — \"We’re very excited to provide Privitar’s capabilities alongside Informatica’s leading data management platform\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/informatica-announces-intent-to-acquire-privitar-to-bolster-cloud-data-access", "https://www.informatica.com/blogs/welcome-to-the-informatica-family-privitar.html" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-08-02", "date_sort": "2023-08-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4029", "date": "2023-07-26", "year": "2023", "kind": "listing", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4010 Cirata (WANdisco)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4010", "counterparty": "AIM (London Stock Exchange)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "WANdisco shares resumed trading on AIM, about 96% below their pre-investigation value. Buys or funds: Return to trading.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tag/wandisco — \"WANdisco resumes trading on AIM with major value drop\" (headline, trade); https://www.uktech.news/big-data/wandisco-gm-deal-20230817 (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tag/wandisco", "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/wandisco-gm-deal-20230817" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-07-26", "date_sort": "2023-07-26", "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-036", "date": "2023-07-14", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Causaly (BIZ-SW-027)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-027", "counterparty": "ICONIQ Growth", "amount": 60000000, "amount_text": "60000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series B; total raised £71m.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/ai-biotech-research-platform-causaly-secures-45-8m-20230714 — \"has secured $60m (£45.8m) in a Series B funding round.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/medtech/ai-biotech-research-platform-causaly-secures-45-8m-20230714" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-07-14", "date_sort": "2023-07-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 45745654, "fx_rate": 1.3116, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3116 per £ on 2023-07-14", "fx_date": "2023-07-14", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$60m", "gbp_txt": "£45.7m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-007", "date": "2023-07-12", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Prolific (BIZ-SW-005)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-005", "counterparty": "Partech; Oxford Science Enterprises", "amount": 25000000, "amount_text": "25000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round co-led by Partech and OSE.", "sources_text": "https://www.prolific.com/resources/series-a-fundraise — \"has raised £25m\"; https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/11/prolific-raises-32m-to-train-and-stress-test-ai-models-using-its-network-of-120k-people — \"£25 million ($32 million)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.prolific.com/resources/series-a-fundraise", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/11/prolific-raises-32m-to-train-and-stress-test-ai-models-using-its-network-of-120k-people" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-07-12", "date_sort": "2023-07-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 25000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£25m", "gbp_txt": "£25m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4028", "date": "2023-07-04", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4010 Cirata (WANdisco)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4010", "counterparty": "Global Frontier Investments; Davis Capital Partners", "amount": 24000000, "amount_text": "24000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "WANdisco raised £24m by issuing new shares while suspended from AIM. Buys or funds: 47.5m new shares to stabilise the business after the fraud finding.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/wandisco-funding-lifeline-20230704 — \"The firm has now issued 47.5 million new shares\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/wandisco-funding-lifeline-20230704" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-07-04", "date_sort": "2023-07-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 24000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£24m", "gbp_txt": "£24m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6020", "date": "2023-07-04", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-6004 WANdisco", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-6004", "counterparty": "Global Frontier Investments; Davis Capital Partners", "amount": 24000000, "amount_text": "24000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "WANdisco raised £24m through new shares to stay afloat. Buys or funds: balance-sheet rescue after fraud; 47.5m new shares. Other investors: others not named.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/wandisco-funding-lifeline-20230704 — \"WANdisco has secured £24m in funding.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/wandisco-funding-lifeline-20230704" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-07-04", "date_sort": "2023-07-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 24000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£24m", "gbp_txt": "£24m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6029", "date": "2023-06-15", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-038 Snowplow", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-038", "counterparty": "Databricks Ventures", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Databricks' venture arm invested an undisclosed sum in Snowplow (listed on Snowplow's newsroom). Buys or funds: lakehouse behavioural-data partnership.", "sources_text": "https://snowplow.io/newsroom — \"Databricks Ventures Invests in Snowplow\"", "source_urls": [ "https://snowplow.io/newsroom" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-06-15", "date_sort": "2023-06-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-078", "date": "2023-06-12", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Gensyn (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-701", "counterparty": "a16z crypto", "amount": 33800000, "amount_text": "33800000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Decentralised AI compute start-up raised £33.8m Series A.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gensyn-series-a-20230612 (trade) — \"British startup Gensyn has secured £33.8m in Series A funding led by a16z crypto for its decentralised AI creation software.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gensyn-series-a-20230612" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-06-12", "date_sort": "2023-06-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 33800000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£33.8m", "gbp_txt": "£33.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-076", "date": "2023-05-23", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Builder.ai (BIZ-SW-001)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-001", "counterparty": "Qatar Investment Authority", "amount": 250000000, "amount_text": "250000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Software-building platform raised a $250m Series D led by QIA, after selling a stake to Microsoft.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/builder-ai-scores-over-200m-20230524 (trade) — \"Builder.ai has secured $250m (£201.4m) in a Series D round that included backing from Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund.\" ; https://www.builder.ai/newsroom/press/builder-ai-announces-series-d-led-by-qia (primary) — \"LONDON and DOHA, Qatar, May 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --\" … \"Builder.ai announces $250M Series D led by QIA\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/builder-ai-scores-over-200m-20230524", "https://www.builder.ai/newsroom/press/builder-ai-announces-series-d-led-by-qia" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-05-23", "date_sort": "2023-05-23", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 201288245, "fx_rate": 1.242, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.242 per £ on 2023-05-23", "fx_date": "2023-05-23", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$250m", "gbp_txt": "£201.3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6011", "date": "2023-05-11", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-001 Builder.ai", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-001", "counterparty": "Microsoft (equity stake)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Microsoft took an undisclosed equity stake in Builder.ai alongside a deeper partnership. Buys or funds: Microsoft cloud and AI integration; Natasha assistant in Teams store.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/microsoft-backs-builder-ai-20230511 — \"The investment into Builder.ai will see the integration of the US technology giant's cloud and AI.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/microsoft-backs-builder-ai-20230511" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-05-11", "date_sort": "2023-05-11", "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-5004", "date": "2023-04-27", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5002 IRIS Audio Technologies", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5002", "counterparty": "Puma Private Equity (lead)", "amount": 5600000, "amount_text": "5,600,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "IRIS Audio's first institutional round. Buys or funds: Series A; adoption of IRIS Clarity, especially North America. Other investors: Ojjeh family; TAG Group; Toby Brzoznowski.", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/iris-ai-voice-isolation-technology-set-for-global-expansion/ (trade) — \"The UK-headquartered company will use the investment to drive adoption of its IRIS Clarity solution globally\"", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/iris-ai-voice-isolation-technology-set-for-global-expansion/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-04-27", "date_sort": "2023-04-27", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "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, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-072", "date": "2023-04-25", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Kluster (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-809", "counterparty": "Foresight Group", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London AI sales-software start-up raised a $5m Series A.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/kluster-series-a-20230425 (trade) — \"Foresight Group has led the $5m (£4m) Series A funding round for the London-based AI sales software startup Kluster.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/saas/kluster-series-a-20230425" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-04-25", "date_sort": "2023-04-25", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 4031608, "fx_rate": 1.2402, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2402 per £ on 2023-04-25", "fx_date": "2023-04-25", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$5m", "gbp_txt": "£4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-010", "date": "2023-03-31", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Hazy (BIZ-SW-007)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-007", "counterparty": "Conviction", "amount": 9000000, "amount_text": "9000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A with Nationwide and Wells Fargo (currency inconsistent on the page).", "sources_text": "https://thestack.technology/synthetic-data-hazy-series-a — \"$9 million\"", "source_urls": [ "https://thestack.technology/synthetic-data-hazy-series-a" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-03-31", "date_sort": "2023-03-31", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 7279198, "fx_rate": 1.2364, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2364 per £ on 2023-03-31", "fx_date": "2023-03-31", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$9m", "gbp_txt": "£7.3m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6013", "date": "2023-03-24", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-032 Hadean", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-032", "counterparty": "Ericsson Ventures (lead)", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Hadean raised $5m (£4.09m) led by Ericsson Ventures. Buys or funds: immersive infrastructure platform. Other investors: Metrea Discovery; VU Venture Partners; Sanctor Capital; Tirta Ventures.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/vr/hadean-funding-metaverse-infrastructure-20230324 — \"Hadean, a London-based metaverse startup, has raised $5m (£4.09m) to build out its immersive infrastructure.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/vr/hadean-funding-metaverse-infrastructure-20230324" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-03-24", "date_sort": "2023-03-24", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 4090314, "fx_rate": 1.2224, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2224 per £ on 2023-03-24", "fx_date": "2023-03-24", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$5m", "gbp_txt": "£4.1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3023", "date": "2023-03-21", "year": "2023", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3025 Canonical", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3025", "counterparty": "NVIDIA", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Canonical's MLOps platform was certified for NVIDIA DGX systems. Buys or funds: Charmed Kubeflow certified under NVIDIA DGX-Ready Software on single- and multi-node DGX.", "sources_text": "https://canonical.com/blog/scale-enterprise-ai-with-canonical-and-nvidia — \"Canonical works closely with NVIDIA to enable companies to run AI at scale easily.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://canonical.com/blog/scale-enterprise-ai-with-canonical-and-nvidia" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-03-21", "date_sort": "2023-03-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-065", "date": "2023-03-16", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Seldon (BIZ-SW-003)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-003", "counterparty": "Bright Pixel", "amount": 20000000, "amount_text": "20000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London MLOps platform raised a $20m Series B.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/seldon-series-b-funding-20230316 (trade) — \"Seldon has raised $20m (£16.6m) in Series B funding led by Bright Pixel for its machine learning operations platform.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/seldon-series-b-funding-20230316" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-03-16", "date_sort": "2023-03-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 16516641, "fx_rate": 1.2109, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2109 per £ on 2023-03-16", "fx_date": "2023-03-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$20m", "gbp_txt": "£16.5m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6019", "date": "2023-03-10", "year": "2023", "kind": "collapse", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-6004 WANdisco", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-6004", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "WANdisco suspended its AIM shares after finding suspected sales fraud; FY22 revenue might be $9m, not $24m.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/wandisco-suspends-shares-fraudulent-20230310 — \"The identification of these irregularities will significantly impact the company's cash position.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/wandisco-suspends-shares-fraudulent-20230310" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-03-10", "date_sort": "2023-03-10", "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-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-5018", "date": "2023-03-03", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-804 Attio", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-804", "counterparty": "Redpoint Ventures (lead)", "amount": 23500000, "amount_text": "23,500,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Attio raised a $23.5m (£19.6m) Series A; total $31.2m. Buys or funds: Series A; CRM platform. Other investors: Balderton Capital; Point Nine.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/attio-series-a-20230303 (trade) — \"Redpoint Ventures led the Attio Series A round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/saas/attio-series-a-20230303" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-03-03", "date_sort": "2023-03-03", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 19620940, "fx_rate": 1.1977, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.1977 per £ on 2023-03-03", "fx_date": "2023-03-03", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$23.5m", "gbp_txt": "£19.6m", "show": true, "round6": 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-SW-6023", "date": "2023-02-17", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-015 Pydantic", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-015", "counterparty": "Sequoia (lead)", "amount": 4700000, "amount_text": "4700000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Pydantic, the London open-source data-validation project, raised a $4.7m (£3.9m) seed from Sequoia. Buys or funds: cloud services with free tier and usage pricing. Other investors: ParTech; Irregular Expressions; angels.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/cloud/pydantic-sequoia-20230217 — \"backed by US tech investment giant Sequoia to the tune of $4.7m (£3.9m)\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/cloud/pydantic-sequoia-20230217" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-02-17", "date_sort": "2023-02-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 3917320, "fx_rate": 1.1998, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.1998 per £ on 2023-02-17", "fx_date": "2023-02-17", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$4.7m", "gbp_txt": "£3.9m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-055", "date": "2023-02-01", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Instill AI (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-704", "counterparty": "RTP Global", "amount": 3600000, "amount_text": "3600000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London start-up building tools to analyse images, video, audio and text raised $3.6m seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/instill-ai-funding-deepmind-20230201 (trade) — \"Instill AI has scooped $3.6m (£2.9m) in seed funding\" … \"RTP Global led the seed round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/instill-ai-funding-deepmind-20230201" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-02-01", "date_sort": "2023-02-01", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2920656, "fx_rate": 1.2326, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2326 per £ on 2023-02-01", "fx_date": "2023-02-01", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$3.6m", "gbp_txt": "£2.9m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6028", "date": "2023-01-11", "year": "2023", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-038 Snowplow (buyer)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-038", "counterparty": "Poplin Data (target, Sydney)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Snowplow bought its Australian partner Poplin Data and opened an APAC hub in Sydney. Buys or funds: APAC operating hub in Sydney; Data Product Accelerators.", "sources_text": "https://snowplow.io/blog/snowplow-acquires-poplin-data — \"Snowplow announces the acquisition of Poplin Data and launches APAC operating hub\"", "source_urls": [ "https://snowplow.io/blog/snowplow-acquires-poplin-data" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-01-11", "date_sort": "2023-01-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6030", "date": "2023-01-04", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-616 SurrealDB", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-616", "counterparty": "FirstMark Capital; Matt Turck (lead)", "amount": 6000000, "amount_text": "6000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "SurrealDB raised a $6m seed led by FirstMark Capital. Buys or funds: multi-model database.", "sources_text": "https://surrealdb.com/blog/we-are-thrilled-to-announce-our-6m-seed-round-led-by-firstmark-capital-and-matt-turck — \"SurrealDB $6M Seed round led by FirstMark Capital and Matt Turck!\"", "source_urls": [ "https://surrealdb.com/blog/we-are-thrilled-to-announce-our-6m-seed-round-led-by-firstmark-capital-and-matt-turck" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023-01-04", "date_sort": "2023-01-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 4982975, "fx_rate": 1.2041, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2041 per £ on 2023-01-04", "fx_date": "2023-01-04", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$6m", "gbp_txt": "£5m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7019", "date": "2023", "year": "2023", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-401 Malted AI", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-401", "counterparty": "Creator Fund (lead)", "amount": 1000000, "amount_text": "1,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Malted AI's £1m pre-seed led by the Creator Fund. Buys or funds: small language model distillation.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/malted-ai-funding-20240515 (trade) — \"The seed investment was led by Hoxton Ventures.\" (pre-seed described in same article)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/malted-ai-funding-20240515" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2023", "date_sort": "2023-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1m", "gbp_txt": "£1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-016", "date": "2022-12-01", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "V7 (BIZ-SW-012)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-012", "counterparty": "Radical Ventures; Temasek", "amount": 27000000, "amount_text": "27000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A (date is article date).", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/v7-raises-27m-to-help-teams-build-robust-ai/ — £27m Series A", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/v7-raises-27m-to-help-teams-build-robust-ai/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-12-01", "date_sort": "2022-12-01", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 27000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£27m", "gbp_txt": "£27m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4012", "date": "2022-11-14", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4006 Quix", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4006", "counterparty": "MMC Ventures", "amount": 11000000, "amount_text": "11000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Quix raised an £11m Series A led by MMC Ventures. Buys or funds: Series A; product development and open source. Other investors: Project A Ventures; Passion Capital.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/quix-series-a-20221114 — \"Funding from the Series A round will be used by Quix for product development and open-source initiatives.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/saas/quix-series-a-20221114" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-11-14", "date_sort": "2022-11-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 11000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£11m", "gbp_txt": "£11m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6005", "date": "2022-11-08", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-037 Matillion", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-037", "counterparty": "Databricks Ventures (strategic investment)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Databricks' venture arm invested an undisclosed sum in Matillion. Buys or funds: partnership with Databricks lakehouse.", "sources_text": "https://www.matillion.com/news/databricks-ventures-invests-in-matillion — \"We welcome Matillion to the Databricks Ventures portfolio and look forward to deepening our partnership with their team\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.matillion.com/news/databricks-ventures-invests-in-matillion" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-11-08", "date_sort": "2022-11-08", "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, "round6": 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-SW-5009", "date": "2022-10-10", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5009 Connex One", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5009", "counterparty": "GP Bullhound (undisclosed investment; lead not stated)", "amount": 93000000, "amount_text": "93,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Connex One raised £93m in a Series C. Buys or funds: Series C; global expansion to 1,000 staff.", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/93m-series-c-funding-for-manchesters-connex-one/ (trade) — \"£93 million in a Series C funding round\"; https://www.uktech.news/saas/connex-one-series-c-20221010 (trade) — \"an undisclosed investment into the Connex One Series C round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/93m-series-c-funding-for-manchesters-connex-one/", "https://www.uktech.news/saas/connex-one-series-c-20221010" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-10-10", "date_sort": "2022-10-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 93000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£93m", "gbp_txt": "£93m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4009", "date": "2022-10-06", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4004 Lightdash", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4004", "counterparty": "Accel", "amount": 8400000, "amount_text": "8400000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lightdash raised $8.4m (£7.5m) seed led by Accel. Buys or funds: Seed; open-source BI platform. Other investors: Moonfire; Y Combinator; angels incl. GitLab CMO Ashley Kramer.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/lightdash-raises-7-4m-20221006 — \"The funding round was led by Accel and featured participation from Moonfire, Y Combinator\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/lightdash-raises-7-4m-20221006" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-10-06", "date_sort": "2022-10-06", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 7500670, "fx_rate": 1.1199, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.1199 per £ on 2022-10-06", "fx_date": "2022-10-06", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$8.4m", "gbp_txt": "£7.5m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6033", "date": "2022-09-28", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-017 Synthesized", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-017", "counterparty": "Deutsche Bank Corporate Venture Capital", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Deutsche Bank invested an undisclosed sum in Synthesized and joined it to its corporate venture portfolio. Buys or funds: synthetic test data; AI/ML experimentation; GCP migration.", "sources_text": "https://www.synthesized.io/releases-newsroom/synthesized-solidifies-its-partnership-with-deutsche-bank — \"We are thrilled to expand our partnership with Synthesized\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.synthesized.io/releases-newsroom/synthesized-solidifies-its-partnership-with-deutsche-bank" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-09-28", "date_sort": "2022-09-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6012", "date": "2022-09-23", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-032 Hadean", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-032", "counterparty": "Molten Ventures (lead)", "amount": 30000000, "amount_text": "30000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London's Hadean raised a $30m (£26.6m) Series A led by Molten, with Epic Games. Buys or funds: metaverse and simulation infrastructure, computing power. Other investors: 2050 Capital; Alumni Ventures; Aster Capital; Entrepreneur First; In-Q-Tel; Epic Games.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/vr/hadean-raises-30m-for-metaverse-experiences-20220923 — \"has raised $30m (£26.6m) in a Series A funding round\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/vr/hadean-raises-30m-for-metaverse-experiences-20220923" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-09-23", "date_sort": "2022-09-23", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 27530513, "fx_rate": 1.0897, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.0897 per £ on 2022-09-23", "fx_date": "2022-09-23", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$30m", "gbp_txt": "£27.5m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-035", "date": "2022-09-20", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "NeuralSpace (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-703", "counterparty": "Merus Capital; GoHub (co-leads)", "amount": 2800000, "amount_text": "2800000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London NLP start-up completed a $2.8m seed round.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/neuralspace-funding-seed-20220920 (trade) — \"London-based AI startup NeuralSpace has completed a $2.8m (£2.4m) seed funding round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/neuralspace-funding-seed-20220920" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-09-20", "date_sort": "2022-09-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2452913, "fx_rate": 1.1415, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.1415 per £ on 2022-09-20", "fx_date": "2022-09-20", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$2.8m", "gbp_txt": "£2.5m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-030", "date": "2022-09-15", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Unlikely AI (BIZ-LAB-019)", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-019", "counterparty": "Amadeus Capital and Octopus Ventures", "amount": 20000000, "amount_text": "20000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed (£17.4m)", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/unlikely-ai-funding-20220915 — \"$20m (£17.4m)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/unlikely-ai-funding-20220915" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-09-15", "date_sort": "2022-09-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 17406440, "fx_rate": 1.149, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.149 per £ on 2022-09-15", "fx_date": "2022-09-15", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$20m", "gbp_txt": "£17.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-043", "date": "2022-09-01", "year": "2022", "kind": "uk_office_opening", "company_text": "Snowplow (BIZ-SW-038)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-038", "counterparty": "Snowplow Technologies Inc", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "US company registered a UK branch at Snowplow's London address", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search?q=Snowplow+Analytics — \"SNOWPLOW TECHNOLOGIES INC (UK BRANCH)\" \"Opened on 1 September 2022\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search?q=Snowplow+Analytics" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-09-01", "date_sort": "2022-09-01", "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-029", "date": "2022-07-28", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Humanloop (BIZ-SW-002)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-002", "counterparty": "Index Ventures", "amount": 2600000, "amount_text": "2600000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London AI tooling start-up closed a $2.6m seed round.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/humanloop-funding-ai-20220728 (trade) — \"has closed a $2.6m (£2.1m) seed funding round.\" … \"The seed round was led by VC firm Index Ventures\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/humanloop-funding-ai-20220728" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-07-28", "date_sort": "2022-07-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2146277, "fx_rate": 1.2114, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2114 per £ on 2022-07-28", "fx_date": "2022-07-28", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$2.6m", "gbp_txt": "£2.1m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3011", "date": "2022-07-13", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3018 incident.io", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3018", "counterparty": "Index Ventures (lead)", "amount": 28700000, "amount_text": "28,700,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "incident.io raised a $28.7m Series A led by Index, taking its total to $34.2m. Buys or funds: International expansion incl. planned New York office; London team growth. Other investors: Point Nine; Mike Krieger; Lachy Groom; Mantis VC.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/incident-io-funding-20220713 (trade) — \"We raised this round in response to the growing demand that we were seeing from customers.\" ; https://incident.io/blog/weve-raised-34m-to-help-organisations-be-resilient — \"We’ve raised $34M to bring increased resilience to organizations around the world.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/saas/incident-io-funding-20220713", "https://incident.io/blog/weve-raised-34m-to-help-organisations-be-resilient" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-07-13", "date_sort": "2022-07-13", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 24008700, "fx_rate": 1.1954, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.1954 per £ on 2022-07-13", "fx_date": "2022-07-13", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$28.7m", "gbp_txt": "£24m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6022", "date": "2022-07", "year": "2022", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-7001 Re:infer", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "UiPath (buyer)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UiPath bought London's Re:infer, a 2015 UCL spin-out; announced 1 August 2022, completed July 2022 per UiPath's 10-K. Buys or funds: NLP for documents and communications; no-code custom models.", "sources_text": "https://ir.uipath.com/news/detail/241/uipath-acquires-re-infer-bringing-natural-language — \"Leading enterprise automation software company, UiPath (NYSE: PATH), today announced it has acquired Re:infer\" ; https://ir.uipath.com/financials/sec-filings/content/0001734722-25-000023/0001734722-25-000023.pdf — \"in July 2022, we acquired Re:infer, a provider of NLP software focused on unstructured documents\"", "source_urls": [ "https://ir.uipath.com/news/detail/241/uipath-acquires-re-infer-bringing-natural-language", "https://ir.uipath.com/financials/sec-filings/content/0001734722-25-000023/0001734722-25-000023.pdf" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-07", "date_sort": "2022-07-00", "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-SW-044", "date": "2022-06-30", "year": "2022", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Codeplay Software (BIZ-SW-039)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-039", "counterparty": "Intel (Intel Research And Development UK Limited)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Intel's UK subsidiary became 75%-plus owner", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04567874/persons-with-significant-control — \"Intel Research And Development Uk Limited\" \"30 June 2022\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04567874/persons-with-significant-control" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-06-30", "date_sort": "2022-06-30", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6027", "date": "2022-06-30", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-038 Snowplow", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-038", "counterparty": "NEA (lead)", "amount": 40000000, "amount_text": "40000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Snowplow raised a $40m Series B led by NEA, taking total funding to $55m. Buys or funds: analytics, composable CDP, AI/ML model data; Boston HQ2. Other investors: Atlantic Bridge; MMC.", "sources_text": "https://snowplow.io/blog/snowplow-announces-series-b — \"Snowplow has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by global venture capital firm, NEA\"", "source_urls": [ "https://snowplow.io/blog/snowplow-announces-series-b" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-06-30", "date_sort": "2022-06-30", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 32940789, "fx_rate": 1.2143, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2143 per £ on 2022-06-30", "fx_date": "2022-06-30", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$40m", "gbp_txt": "£32.9m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-053", "date": "2022-06-28", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Speechmatics (BIZ-SW-031)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-031", "counterparty": "Susquehanna Growth Equity", "amount": 62000000, "amount_text": "62000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series B with AlbionVC and IQ Capital", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/speechmatics-series-b-20220628 — \"$62m (£50.3m)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/speechmatics-series-b-20220628" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-06-28", "date_sort": "2022-06-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 50815507, "fx_rate": 1.2201, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2201 per £ on 2022-06-28", "fx_date": "2022-06-28", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$62m", "gbp_txt": "£50.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6004", "date": "2022-06-07", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-037 Matillion", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-037", "counterparty": "Citi Ventures (strategic investment)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": "1.5bn USD (recent valuation)", "summary": "Citi Ventures made an undisclosed strategic investment in Matillion. Buys or funds: cloud-native data integration.", "sources_text": "https://www.matillion.com/news/matillion-announces-strategic-investment-from-citi-ventures — \"Citi Ventures' support of Matillion signals how critical cloud-native data integration is to this industry.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.matillion.com/news/matillion-announces-strategic-investment-from-citi-ventures" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-06-07", "date_sort": "2022-06-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-019", "date": "2022-05-24", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "OpenDialog (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-702", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London conversational-AI platform raised a $5m first seed round.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/opendialog-ai-4m-20220524 (trade) — \"has raised $5m (£4m) in its first seed round of funding.\" … \"The London-headquartered startup’s conversational AI platform\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/opendialog-ai-4m-20220524" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-05-24", "date_sort": "2022-05-24", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3992016, "fx_rate": 1.2525, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2525 per £ on 2022-05-24", "fx_date": "2022-05-24", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$5m", "gbp_txt": "£4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SU-IND-038", "date": "2022-05-04", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Slamcore (BIZ-SU-IND-039)", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-039", "counterparty": "ROBO Global Ventures; Presidio Ventures", "amount": 16000000, "amount_text": "16000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A (£12.8m)", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/slamcore-12m-help-robots-navigate-20220504 — \"led by ROBO Global Ventures and Presidio Ventures\" (accessed 2026-10-29)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/slamcore-12m-help-robots-navigate-20220504" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "startups", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-05-04", "date_sort": "2022-05-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 12801024, "fx_rate": 1.2499, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2499 per £ on 2022-05-04", "fx_date": "2022-05-04", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$16m", "gbp_txt": "£12.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-2005", "date": "2022-05", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "SLAMcore", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-039", "counterparty": null, "amount": 16000000, "amount_text": "16,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "$16M raised for low-cost spatial understanding for robots; lead not stated.", "sources_text": "https://mmc.vc/portfolio/slamcore/ — \"SLAMcore raises $16 million to deliver low-cost, spatial understanding to robots\"", "source_urls": [ "https://mmc.vc/portfolio/slamcore/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-05", "date_sort": "2022-05-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 12742912, "fx_rate": 1.2556, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2556 per £ on 2022-04-29", "fx_date": "2022-04-29", "fx_note": "month only given: rate for the 1st", "txt": "US$16m", "gbp_txt": "£12.7m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4018", "date": "2022-04-28", "year": "2022", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4008 Lifebit", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4008", "counterparty": "Danish National Genome Center", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lifebit partnered with Denmark's national genome centre. Buys or funds: Protection of genomic data.", "sources_text": "https://lifebit.ai/news/ — \"Lifebit Partners Danish Genome Center to Protect Genomic Data\" (listed Inside Precision Medicine title)", "source_urls": [ "https://lifebit.ai/news/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-04-28", "date_sort": "2022-04-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5043", "date": "2022-03-25", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5037 Causal", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "Coatue; Accel (leads)", "amount": 15000000, "amount_text": "15,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Causal (spelt \"Casual\" by UKTN) raised a £15m Series A. Buys or funds: Series A; team growth from 12 to 50. Other investors: Angels incl. Jeremy Stoppelman, Akshay Kothari, Sam Blond.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/casual-funding-spreadsheet-20220325 (trade) — \"£15m in Series A funding\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/saas/casual-funding-spreadsheet-20220325" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-03-25", "date_sort": "2022-03-25", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 15000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£15m", "gbp_txt": "£15m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-012", "date": "2022-03-21", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Gensyn (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-701", "counterparty": "Eden Block", "amount": 6500000, "amount_text": "6500000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London AI compute-network start-up closed a $6.5m seed round.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gensyn-ai-startup-funding-20220321 (trade) — \"London-based AI company Gensyn has closed a $6.5m (£4.92m) seed round of funding led by Web3 infrastructure VC Eden Block.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gensyn-ai-startup-funding-20220321" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-03-21", "date_sort": "2022-03-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 4923496, "fx_rate": 1.3202, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3202 per £ on 2022-03-21", "fx_date": "2022-03-21", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$6.5m", "gbp_txt": "£4.9m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-PE-007", "date": "2022-03-17", "year": "2022", "kind": "delisting", "company_text": "Blue Prism (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5013", "counterparty": "AIM, London Stock Exchange", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "AIM admission cancelled on completion of the SS&C deal.", "sources_text": "https://investor.ssctech.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ssc-completes-acquisition-blue-prism-group-plc — \"will be cancelled with effect from March 17, 2022.\"; https://spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/ss-c-technologies-closes-163-1-25b-acquisition-of-blue-prism-69393941 — \"will be canceled, effective from March 17\"", "source_urls": [ "https://investor.ssctech.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ssc-completes-acquisition-blue-prism-group-plc", "https://spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/ss-c-technologies-closes-163-1-25b-acquisition-of-blue-prism-69393941" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": null, "render": true, "date_text": "2022-03-17", "date_sort": "2022-03-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-011", "date": "2022-03-16", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Boltzbit (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-603", "counterparty": "Speedinvest; IQ Capital (no lead named)", "amount": 1600000, "amount_text": "1600000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London start-up whose platform lets businesses generate AI neural networks raised £1.6m seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/boltzbit-seed-funding-20220316 (trade) — \"has raised £1.6m in a seed funding round\" … \"came from Speedinvest and IQ Capital\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/boltzbit-seed-funding-20220316" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-03-16", "date_sort": "2022-03-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1600000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.6m", "gbp_txt": "£1.6m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-PE-006", "date": "2022-03-16", "year": "2022", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Blue Prism (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5013", "counterparty": "SS&C Technologies", "amount": 1600000000, "amount_text": "1600000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "SS&C completed purchase of the UK robotic process automation company for about US$1.6bn (£1.25bn).", "sources_text": "https://investor.ssctech.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ssc-completes-acquisition-blue-prism-group-plc — \"has completed its acquisition of Blue Prism Group Plc\"; https://spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/ss-c-technologies-closes-163-1-25b-acquisition-of-blue-prism-69393941 — \"will be canceled, effective from March 17\"", "source_urls": [ "https://investor.ssctech.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ssc-completes-acquisition-blue-prism-group-plc", "https://spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/ss-c-technologies-closes-163-1-25b-acquisition-of-blue-prism-69393941" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": null, "render": true, "date_text": "2022-03-16", "date_sort": "2022-03-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1221840397, "fx_rate": 1.3095, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3095 per £ on 2022-03-16", "fx_date": "2022-03-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$1.60bn", "gbp_txt": "£1.22bn", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-024", "date": "2022-03-14", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Mindtech (BIZ-SW-019)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-019", "counterparty": "Appen", "amount": 3700000, "amount_text": "3700000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Strategic round.", "sources_text": "https://www.npif.co.uk/synthetic-data-platform-provider-raises-3-7m/ — \"$3.7m (£2.8m)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.npif.co.uk/synthetic-data-platform-provider-raises-3-7m/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-03-14", "date_sort": "2022-03-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2835901, "fx_rate": 1.3047, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3047 per £ on 2022-03-14", "fx_date": "2022-03-14", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$3.7m", "gbp_txt": "£2.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4017", "date": "2022-03-10", "year": "2022", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4008 Lifebit", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4008", "counterparty": "Boehringer Ingelheim", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Boehringer Ingelheim and Lifebit began a partnership on biomedical data. Buys or funds: Long-term AI and biomedical data partnership.", "sources_text": "https://lifebit.ai/news/ — \"Boehringer Ingelheim, Lifebit Partner to Advance Biomedical Data\" (listed TechTarget title)", "source_urls": [ "https://lifebit.ai/news/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-03-10", "date_sort": "2022-03-10", "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, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-008", "date": "2022-03-03", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Silico (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-602", "counterparty": "Join Capital", "amount": 3400000, "amount_text": "3400000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "London AI simulation and decision-making platform closed a £3.4m seed round.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/featured/ai-startup-silico-raises-3-4m-20220303 (trade) — \"a £3.4m seed round of investments, led by German VC Join Capital.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/featured/ai-startup-silico-raises-3-4m-20220303" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-03-03", "date_sort": "2022-03-03", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 3400000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£3.4m", "gbp_txt": "£3.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LB-007", "date": "2022-02-28", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "QuantrolOx (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-801", "counterparty": "Nielsen Ventures; Hoxton Ventures", "amount": 1400000, "amount_text": "1400000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxford start-up building AI software to tune quantum computers raised £1.4m seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/oxford-ai-quantum-computers-20220228 (trade) — \"Oxford-based QuantrolOx has raised £1.4m in a seed funding round to develop its artificial intelligence (AI) software\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/oxford-ai-quantum-computers-20220228" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022-02-28", "date_sort": "2022-02-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 1400000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.4m", "gbp_txt": "£1.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3010", "date": "2022", "year": "2022", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3018 incident.io", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3018", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": 5500000, "amount_text": "5,500,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "incident.io's $5.5m seed was announced alongside its Series A. Buys or funds: Seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/incident-io-funding-20220713 (trade) — \"We raised this round in response to the growing demand that we were seeing from customers.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/saas/incident-io-funding-20220713" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2022 (before 2022-07-13)", "date_sort": "2022-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 4081027, "fx_rate": 1.3477, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3477 per £ on 2021-12-31", "fx_date": "2021-12-31", "fx_note": "year only given: rate for 1 January", "txt": "US$5.5m", "gbp_txt": "£4.1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-2007", "date": "2021-12-15", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Signal AI", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-CRE-034", "counterparty": "MMC Ventures (participant; lead not stated)", "amount": 50000000, "amount_text": "50,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "MMC invested again as Signal AI raised $50M.", "sources_text": "https://mmc.vc/portfolio/signal-ai/ — \"MMC backs Signal AI again in $50 million funding round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://mmc.vc/portfolio/signal-ai/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-12-15", "date_sort": "2021-12-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 37838656, "fx_rate": 1.3214, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3214 per £ on 2021-12-15", "fx_date": "2021-12-15", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$50m", "gbp_txt": "£37.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-PE-005", "date": "2021-12-08", "year": "2021", "kind": "cancellation", "company_text": "Blue Prism (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5013", "counterparty": "Vista Equity Partners (BIZ-INV-306)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": "1220000000 GBP (Vista final offer)", "summary": "Vista's recommended offer (Sept 2021, 1,125p) lapsed when Vista would not top SS&C's bid.", "sources_text": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-16/blue-prism-receives-rival-1-6-billion-takeover-bid-from-ss-c?srnd=deals — \"1,125 pence per share\"; https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/?p=2090328 — \"Vista Equity Partners declined to increase its offer\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-16/blue-prism-receives-rival-1-6-billion-takeover-bid-from-ss-c?srnd=deals", "https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/?p=2090328" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": null, "render": true, "date_text": "2021-12-08", "date_sort": "2021-12-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5013", "date": "2021-11-30", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5015 Raycast", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5015", "counterparty": "Coatue; Accel (leads)", "amount": 15000000, "amount_text": "15,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Raycast raised a $15m (£11.2m) Series A. Buys or funds: Series A; Extensions API and Store, team features. Other investors: Angels: Johnny Boufarhat, Jeff Weinstein, Jason Warner, Ott Kaukver.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/raycast-funding-public-beta-20211130 (trade) — \"Developer productivity tool Raycast raises $15m\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/raycast-funding-public-beta-20211130" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-11-30", "date_sort": "2021-11-30", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 11335298, "fx_rate": 1.3233, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3233 per £ on 2021-11-30", "fx_date": "2021-11-30", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$15m", "gbp_txt": "£11.3m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4035", "date": "2021-11-18", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4019 Brainnwave", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4019", "counterparty": "Hatch (co-venture)", "amount": 10200000, "amount_text": "10200000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Brainnwave closed $10.2m (nearly £6m) in a co-venture with engineering firm Hatch. Buys or funds: Series A; 100 new roles.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/edinburgh-augmented-intelligence-startup-brainwave-funding-20211118 — \"closed $10.2 million (nearly £6 million) with Hatch\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/edinburgh-augmented-intelligence-startup-brainwave-funding-20211118" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-11-18", "date_sort": "2021-11-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 7568450, "fx_rate": 1.3477, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3477 per £ on 2021-11-18", "fx_date": "2021-11-18", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$10.2m", "gbp_txt": "£7.6m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7003", "date": "2021-11", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-804 Attio", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-804", "counterparty": "Point Nine (lead)", "amount": 7700000, "amount_text": "7,700,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Attio raises a $7.7m seed round led by Point Nine. Buys or funds: CRM product. Other investors: Balderton; Headline; Passion Capital; angels.", "sources_text": "https://attio.com/blog/seed-round — \"will help accelerate our mission to completely change CRM.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://attio.com/blog/seed-round" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-11", "date_sort": "2021-11-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 5629478, "fx_rate": 1.3678, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3678 per £ on 2021-11-01", "fx_date": "2021-11-01", "fx_note": "month only given: rate for the 1st", "txt": "US$7.7m", "gbp_txt": "£5.6m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3009", "date": "2021-10-04", "year": "2021", "kind": "government_contract", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3016 TurinTech", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3016", "counterparty": "European Union (Horizon 2020)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "TurinTech news index lists a Horizon 2020 award; amount not given. Buys or funds: EU research and innovation award.", "sources_text": "https://www.turintech.ai/turintech-news — headline \"TurinTech Wins Horizon 2020-the Biggest EU Research and Innovation Programme\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.turintech.ai/turintech-news" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-10-04", "date_sort": "2021-10-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4043", "date": "2021-10", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-004 Encord", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-004", "counterparty": null, "amount": 9600000, "amount_text": "9600000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Encord raised a £9.6m Series A in October 2021. Buys or funds: Series A; training data platform.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/encord-founder-ulrik-stig-hansen-20220408 — profile of \"Encord CEO Ulrik Stig Hansen\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/encord-founder-ulrik-stig-hansen-20220408" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-10", "date_sort": "2021-10-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 9600000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£9.6m", "gbp_txt": "£9.6m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4016", "date": "2021-09-28", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4008 Lifebit", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4008", "counterparty": "Tiger Global Management", "amount": 60000000, "amount_text": "60000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lifebit raised a $60m Series B led by Tiger Global. Buys or funds: Series B; federated biomedical data platforms. Other investors: Eurazeo; Pentech Ventures; Beacon Capital.", "sources_text": "https://lifebit.ai/blog/lifebit-raises-60-million-access-biomedical-data/ — \"has raised a $60 million Series B funding round, led by global investment firm Tiger Global Management.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://lifebit.ai/blog/lifebit-raises-60-million-access-biomedical-data/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-09-28", "date_sort": "2021-09-28", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 44322967, "fx_rate": 1.3537, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3537 per £ on 2021-09-28", "fx_date": "2021-09-28", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$60m", "gbp_txt": "£44.3m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-UG-012", "date": "2021-09-16", "year": "2021", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "Beebot AI (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-503", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Future Now AI Ltd renamed Beebot AI Ltd.", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11702852 — \"FUTURE NOW AI LTD (29 Nov 2018 - 16 Sep 2021)\"", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11702852" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-09-16", "date_sort": "2021-09-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4006", "date": "2021-08-18", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4002 InfoSum", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4002", "counterparty": "Chrysalis Investments", "amount": 65000000, "amount_text": "65000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": "$300m (2021, per WSJ as cited by Marketing Brew; not confirmed as this round)", "summary": "InfoSum raised a $65m Series B from Chrysalis Investments, taking its total to $90m.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/uk-founded-adtech-infosum-raises-65m-to-let-companies-match-customer-data-in-a-privacy-compliant-way-20210818 — \"announced a $65 million Series B funding financed by UK-based VC Chrysalis Investments\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/uk-founded-adtech-infosum-raises-65m-to-let-companies-match-customer-data-in-a-privacy-compliant-way-20210818" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-08-18", "date_sort": "2021-08-18", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 47252108, "fx_rate": 1.3756, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3756 per £ on 2021-08-18", "fx_date": "2021-08-18", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$65m", "gbp_txt": "£47.3m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7012", "date": "2021-05-20", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-027 Causaly", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-027", "counterparty": "Index Ventures (lead)", "amount": 17000000, "amount_text": "17,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Causaly raises $17m (about £12m) Series A led by Index Ventures. Buys or funds: biomedical AI research platform. Other investors: Marathon; Pentech; EBRD.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/uks-machine-learning-startup-causaly-raises-12m-to-boosts-its-drug-discovery-ai-20210520 (trade) — \"Founded by Artur Saudabayev and Yiannis Kiachopoulos in 2018.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/uks-machine-learning-startup-causaly-raises-12m-to-boosts-its-drug-discovery-ai-20210520" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-05-20", "date_sort": "2021-05-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 12009890, "fx_rate": 1.4155, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.4155 per £ on 2021-05-20", "fx_date": "2021-05-20", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$17m", "gbp_txt": "£12m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-047", "date": "2021-05-05", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Datactics (BIZ-SW-043)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-043", "counterparty": "Par Equity", "amount": 2000000, "amount_text": "2000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round led by Par Equity with Kernel Capital and Clarendon", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/edinburgh-based-early-stage-vc-leads-2m-investment-in-datactics-20210505 — \"led an investment of £2 million in Datactics\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/edinburgh-based-early-stage-vc-leads-2m-investment-in-datactics-20210505" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-05-05", "date_sort": "2021-05-05", "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-SW-4011", "date": "2021-04-08", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4005 Kleene.ai", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4005", "counterparty": "Episode 1", "amount": 1500000, "amount_text": "1500000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Kleene.ai raised $1.5m led by Episode 1. Buys or funds: First round; ELT data platform, new connectors. Other investors: Superseed; angels.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/kleeneai-raises-15m-to-build-a-data-processing-platform-for-data-driven-companies-20210408 — \"Superseed also participated in the round along with industry-leading angel investors.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/kleeneai-raises-15m-to-build-a-data-processing-platform-for-data-driven-companies-20210408" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-04-08", "date_sort": "2021-04-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1092419, "fx_rate": 1.3731, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3731 per £ on 2021-04-08", "fx_date": "2021-04-08", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$1.5m", "gbp_txt": "£1.1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6016", "date": "2021-03-15", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-013 Fetch.ai", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-013", "counterparty": "GDA Group", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Cambridge's Fetch.ai took about $5m (£3.6m) from Toronto's GDA Group. Buys or funds: R&D for decentralised machine-learning platform.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/cambridge-based-fetch-ai-by-deepmind-pioneers-scores-3-6m-for-developing-decentralised-ai-20210315 — \"has now got $5 million (£3.6 million approx) funding from GDA Group.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/cambridge-based-fetch-ai-by-deepmind-pioneers-scores-3-6m-for-developing-decentralised-ai-20210315" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-03-15", "date_sort": "2021-03-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 3606983, "fx_rate": 1.3862, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3862 per £ on 2021-03-15", "fx_date": "2021-03-15", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$5m", "gbp_txt": "£3.6m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-041", "date": "2021-02-16", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Matillion (BIZ-SW-037)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-037", "counterparty": "Lightspeed Venture Partners", "amount": 72240000, "amount_text": "72240000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series D", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/cloud-data-integration-manchester-matillion-funding-20210216 — \"latest £72.24 million Series D funding round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/cloud-data-integration-manchester-matillion-funding-20210216" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-02-16", "date_sort": "2021-02-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 72240000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£72.2m", "gbp_txt": "£72.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4008", "date": "2021-02-11", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4003 Solidatus", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4003", "counterparty": "AlbionVC", "amount": 14000000, "amount_text": "14000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Solidatus raised £14m Series A led by AlbionVC, with two of its bank clients investing. Buys or funds: Series A; data lineage software. Other investors: HSBC Ventures; Citi.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/london-based-next-gen-data-management-startup-solidatus-secures-14m-from-albionvc-20210211 — \"The deal was led by Emil Gigov and Jay Wilson of AlbionVC\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/london-based-next-gen-data-management-startup-solidatus-secures-14m-from-albionvc-20210211" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021-02-11", "date_sort": "2021-02-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 14000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£14m", "gbp_txt": "£14m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5044", "date": "2021", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5037 Causal", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "not stated", "amount": 3100000, "amount_text": "3,100,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Causal raised a £3.1m seed in spring 2021 (reported in 2022 article). Buys or funds: Seed. Other investors: Naval Ravikant; Scott Belsky.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/casual-funding-spreadsheet-20220325 (trade) — \"led by Coatue and Accel\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/saas/casual-funding-spreadsheet-20220325" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021 (spring)", "date_sort": "2021-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 3100000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£3.1m", "gbp_txt": "£3.1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5046", "date": "2021", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5038 CoLoop", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "Y Combinator", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "CoLoop is listed in YC's Summer 2021 batch. Buys or funds: YC Summer 2021 batch.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/genei (primary) — \"AI Copilot for insights & strategy\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/genei" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021 (Summer batch)", "date_sort": "2021-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7008", "date": "2021", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-701 Gensyn", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-701", "counterparty": "7percent Ventures; Counterview Capital (leads)", "amount": 1100000, "amount_text": "1,100,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Gensyn's 2021 pre-seed of $1.1m. Buys or funds: decentralised ML compute protocol.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gensyn-ai-startup-funding-20220321 (trade) — \"raised a pre-seed investment of $1.1m in 2021 led by 7percent Ventures and Counterview Capital.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gensyn-ai-startup-funding-20220321" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021", "date_sort": "2021-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 805920, "fx_rate": 1.3649, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3649 per £ on 2020-12-31", "fx_date": "2020-12-31", "fx_note": "year only given: rate for 1 January", "txt": "US$1.1m", "gbp_txt": "£805,920", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7028", "date": "2021", "year": "2021", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-047 Cloudsmith", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-047", "counterparty": "— (not named)", "amount": 11000000, "amount_text": "11,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Cloudsmith raised £11m in 2021, per a Northern Ireland investment report. Buys or funds: 60 more staff; US sales and engineering.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-tech-investment-2021-20220317 (trade) — \"We plan to use the funding to hire 60 additional employees and expand our US sales and engineering team.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-tech-investment-2021-20220317" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2021", "date_sort": "2021-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 11000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£11m", "gbp_txt": "£11m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LA-052", "date": "2020-11-17", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Seldon (BIZ-SW-003)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-003", "counterparty": "AlbionVC; Cambridge Innovation Capital (co-leads)", "amount": 7100000, "amount_text": "7100000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A for machine-learning deployment tools.", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/17/ai-tool-maker-seldon-raises-7-1m-series-a-from-albionvc-and-cambridge-innovation-capital/ — \"It has now raised a £7.1 million Series A round co-led by AlbionVC and Cambridge Innovation Capital.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/17/ai-tool-maker-seldon-raises-7-1m-series-a-from-albionvc-and-cambridge-innovation-capital/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-11-17", "date_sort": "2020-11-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 7100000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£7.1m", "gbp_txt": "£7.1m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4027", "date": "2020-11-16", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4009 Harbr", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4009", "counterparty": "Dawn Capital and Tiger Global Management", "amount": 38500000, "amount_text": "38500000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Harbr raised a $38.5m Series A six months after leaving stealth. Buys or funds: Series A; enterprise data exchange platform. Other investors: Mike Chalfen; Crane Venture Partners; Boldstart Ventures; Backed; Seedcamp; Daniel Dines; Brandon Deer.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/features/34153/today-in-european-tech-harbr-raises-38-5-million-pensionbees-ipo-plans-1000-new-companies-in-sweden-and-more-big-stories/ — \"in a Series A round of funding, just six months since emerging from stealth mode.\" (trade); https://www.uktech.news/featured/uk-tech-news-roundup-november-2020-20201127 (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/features/34153/today-in-european-tech-harbr-raises-38-5-million-pensionbees-ipo-plans-1000-new-companies-in-sweden-and-more-big-stories/", "https://www.uktech.news/featured/uk-tech-news-roundup-november-2020-20201127" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-11-16", "date_sort": "2020-11-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 29219794, "fx_rate": 1.3176, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3176 per £ on 2020-11-16", "fx_date": "2020-11-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$38.5m", "gbp_txt": "£29.2m", "show": true, "round6": 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-SW-045", "date": "2020-10-04", "year": "2020", "kind": "rename", "company_text": "Secondmind (BIZ-SW-040)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-040", "counterparty": null, "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "PROWLER.IO LIMITED renamed Secondmind Limited", "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09973282 — \"PROWLER.IO LIMITED\" (27 Jan 2016 - 04 Oct 2020)", "source_urls": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09973282" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-10-04", "date_sort": "2020-10-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5015", "date": "2020-10", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5017 Qatalog", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5017", "counterparty": "not named", "amount": null, "amount_text": "about 12,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Qatalog raised nearly £12m in a Series A; total £14.7m by April 2022.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/qatalog-founder-tariq-rauf-20220429 (trade) — \"collaboration software for distributed workforces\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/qatalog-founder-tariq-rauf-20220429" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-10", "date_sort": "2020-10-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "about 12,000,000", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "about 12,000,000 GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LAB-9013", "date": "2020-10", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Unlikely AI", "company_id": "BIZ-LAB-019", "counterparty": "— (26 angel investors)", "amount": 1100000, "amount_text": "1100000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Unlikely AI raised £1.1m from 26 angels before its 2022 seed. For: angel round.", "sources_text": "https://unlikely.ai/unlikely-ai-raises-20m-in-oversubscribed-seed-round — \"a £1.1m angel-only round in October 2020, which saw 26 prominent angel investors contribute\"", "source_urls": [ "https://unlikely.ai/unlikely-ai-raises-20m-in-oversubscribed-seed-round" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "labs", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-10", "date_sort": "2020-10-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1100000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.1m", "gbp_txt": "£1.1m", "show": true, "labs_r7": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4005", "date": "2020-09-02", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4002 InfoSum", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4002", "counterparty": "Upfront Ventures and IA Ventures", "amount": 15100000, "amount_text": "15100000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "InfoSum raised $15.1m in a Series A with media and data companies as strategic backers. Buys or funds: Series A; decentralised data collaboration platform. Other investors: Ascential; Akamai; Experian; ITV; AT&T's Xandr (strategic).", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/infosum-raises-151-million-in-series-a-funding-20200901 — \"The investment is led by leading venture capital firms Upfront Ventures and IA Ventures\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/infosum-raises-151-million-in-series-a-funding-20200901" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-09-02", "date_sort": "2020-09-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 11350823, "fx_rate": 1.3303, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3303 per £ on 2020-09-02", "fx_date": "2020-09-02", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$15.1m", "gbp_txt": "£11.4m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3013", "date": "2020-07-07", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3017 Northflank", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3017", "counterparty": "Kindred Ventures; Stride.VC (leads)", "amount": 2600000, "amount_text": "2,600,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Northflank raised a $2.6m seed led by Kindred Ventures and Stride.VC. Buys or funds: Developer cloud platform; nine-person remote team. Other investors: Amaranthine; angels Alexis Le-Quoc (Datadog), Laurent Perrin (Frontapp), Eric Nadalin (Nexmo).", "sources_text": "https://northflank.com/blog/northflank-joins-the-fray — \"Northflank enables developers to easily build, run and operate their web applications, microservices and databases\"", "source_urls": [ "https://northflank.com/blog/northflank-joins-the-fray" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-07-07", "date_sort": "2020-07-07", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2067594, "fx_rate": 1.2575, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2575 per £ on 2020-07-07", "fx_date": "2020-07-07", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$2.6m", "gbp_txt": "£2.1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-2004", "date": "2020-06", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "SLAMcore", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-039", "counterparty": null, "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Further $5M raised to meet demand from robotics makers; lead not stated.", "sources_text": "https://mmc.vc/portfolio/slamcore/ — \"SLAMcore raises $5 million to meet growing demand for robotics\"", "source_urls": [ "https://mmc.vc/portfolio/slamcore/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-06", "date_sort": "2020-06-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 4006089, "fx_rate": 1.2481, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2481 per £ on 2020-06-01", "fx_date": "2020-06-01", "fx_note": "month only given: rate for the 1st", "txt": "US$5m", "gbp_txt": "£4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5041", "date": "2020-05", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5035 Enate", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5035", "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" ], "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-SW-4015", "date": "2020-04-30", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4008 Lifebit", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4008", "counterparty": "Idinvest Partners", "amount": 7500000, "amount_text": "7500000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lifebit closed a $7.5m (£6m) Series A led by Idinvest Partners. Buys or funds: Series A; engineers and bioinformaticians. Other investors: Pentech Ventures; Beacon Capital; Connect Ventures.", "sources_text": "https://lifebit.ai/blog/lifebit-series-a-funding/ — \"it closed its Lifebit Series A funding round of US$7.5M (£6 million) led by Idinvest Partners\"; https://www.uktech.news/news/lifebit-closes-75m-million-series-a-round-to-accelerate-global-market-expansion-20200501 — \"Lifebit is uniquely positioned in the marketplace,\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://lifebit.ai/blog/lifebit-series-a-funding/", "https://www.uktech.news/news/lifebit-closes-75m-million-series-a-round-to-accelerate-global-market-expansion-20200501" ], "confidence": "verified", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-04-30", "date_sort": "2020-04-30", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 5946246, "fx_rate": 1.2613, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2613 per £ on 2020-04-30", "fx_date": "2020-04-30", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$7.5m", "gbp_txt": "£5.9m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5047", "date": "2020-04", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-2014 Kluster", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "SuperSeed; Newable Ventures (leads)", "amount": 1000000, "amount_text": "1,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Kluster raised a $1m round in April 2020 (reported in 2023 article). Buys or funds: AI sales planning software.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/kluster-series-a-20230425 (trade) — \"They have a strong product-market fit\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/saas/kluster-series-a-20230425" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-04", "date_sort": "2020-04-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 804894, "fx_rate": 1.2424, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2424 per £ on 2020-04-01", "fx_date": "2020-04-01", "fx_note": "month only given: rate for the 1st", "txt": "US$1m", "gbp_txt": "£804,894", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-023", "date": "2020-03-10", "year": "2020", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Synthesized (BIZ-SW-017)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-017", "counterparty": "IQ Capital; Mundi Ventures", "amount": 2800000, "amount_text": "2800000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed.", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/?p=1956828 — $2.8m co-led by IQ Capital and Mundi Ventures", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/?p=1956828" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2020-03-10", "date_sort": "2020-03-10", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2165172, "fx_rate": 1.2932, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2932 per £ on 2020-03-10", "fx_date": "2020-03-10", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$2.8m", "gbp_txt": "£2.2m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LA-039", "date": "2019-12-13", "year": "2019", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "Deeptide Ltd / Atlas ML (new)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-601", "counterparty": "Facebook", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Facebook became majority owner of Deeptide, maker of Atlas ML and custodian of Papers With Code; reported price about $40m. Company dissolved 12 Oct 2023.", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/10/facebook-quietly-acquired-atlast-ml/ — \"A regulatory filing for Deeptide reveals that Facebook became a majority owner on 13th December 2019.\" ; https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=deeptide — \"DEEPTIDE LIMITED … 11391336 … Dissolved on 12 October 2023\"", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/10/facebook-quietly-acquired-atlast-ml/", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=deeptide" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-12-13", "date_sort": "2019-12-13", "before_ledger_start": false, "matched_by": "alias", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4032", "date": "2019-11-26", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4016 Panintelligence", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4016", "counterparty": "YFM Equity Partners (£3.5m, minority stake)", "amount": 4500000, "amount_text": "4500000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Panintelligence raised a £4.5m Series A. Buys or funds: Series A; Pi embedded analytics suite. Other investors: Comhar Capital (£1m).", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/panintelligence-raises-4-5m-series-a-20191126 — \"Panintelligence is exactly the type of high-growth business we want to support.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/funding/panintelligence-raises-4-5m-series-a-20191126" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-11-26", "date_sort": "2019-11-26", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 4500000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£4.5m", "gbp_txt": "£4.5m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-042", "date": "2019-11-15", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Snowplow (BIZ-SW-038)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-038", "counterparty": "MMC Ventures", "amount": 4000000, "amount_text": "4000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series A", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/snowplow-analytics-announces-4m-series-a-funding-20191114 — \"first VC investor\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/snowplow-analytics-announces-4m-series-a-funding-20191114" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-11-15", "date_sort": "2019-11-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 4000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£4m", "gbp_txt": "£4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3001", "date": "2019-10-29", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3016 TurinTech", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3016", "counterparty": "IQ Capital (lead)", "amount": null, "amount_text": "1,000,000+", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "UCL spin-out TurinTech raised over £1m seed led by IQ Capital. Buys or funds: Hiring data scientists; \"Optimisation Automation\" suite.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/turintechai-raises-1m-seed-funding-20191028 (trade) — \"TurinTech.ai has today announced it has raised over £1 million in seed funding led by IQ Capital.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/turintechai-raises-1m-seed-funding-20191028" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-10-29", "date_sort": "2019-10-29", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "1,000,000+", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "1,000,000+ GBP", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-2008", "date": "2019-10-22", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Signal AI", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-CRE-034", "counterparty": null, "amount": 25000000, "amount_text": "25,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Series C of $25M. The MMC page's timeline dates it 2018, which conflicts with the 2019 article date: check.", "sources_text": "https://mmc.vc/portfolio/signal-ai/ — \"Signal AI Raises $25 Million Series C funding round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://mmc.vc/portfolio/signal-ai/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-10-22", "date_sort": "2019-10-22", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 19367834, "fx_rate": 1.2908, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2908 per £ on 2019-10-22", "fx_date": "2019-10-22", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$25m", "gbp_txt": "£19.4m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5017", "date": "2019-10-21", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-031 Speechmatics", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-031", "counterparty": "AlbionVC (lead)", "amount": 6350000, "amount_text": "6,350,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Speechmatics raised a £6.35m Series A. Buys or funds: Series A; speech recognition languages. Other investors: IQ Capital; angels.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/featured/speechmatics-raises-6-35m-series-a-20191021 (trade) — \"has raised £6.35m in Series A funding\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/featured/speechmatics-raises-6-35m-series-a-20191021" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-10-21", "date_sort": "2019-10-21", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 6350000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£6.3m", "gbp_txt": "£6.3m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7027", "date": "2019-09-24", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-044 Ometria", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-044", "counterparty": "Octopus Ventures (lead)", "amount": 21000000, "amount_text": "21,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Ometria raises a $21m Series B led by Octopus Ventures. Buys or funds: US expansion. Other investors: Sonae IM; Summit Action; Samos; Adjuvo; ten angels.", "sources_text": "https://uktech.news/guest-posts/funding/customer-marketing-platform-ometria-raises-21m-series-b-20190924 (trade) — \"Series B funding round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://uktech.news/guest-posts/funding/customer-marketing-platform-ometria-raises-21m-series-b-20190924" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-09-24", "date_sort": "2019-09-24", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 16828271, "fx_rate": 1.2479, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2479 per £ on 2019-09-24", "fx_date": "2019-09-24", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$21m", "gbp_txt": "£16.8m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5012", "date": "2019-06-20", "year": "2019", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5014 Thoughtonomy", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5014", "counterparty": "BIZ-SW-5013 Blue Prism", "amount": 80000000, "amount_text": "80,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Blue Prism agreed to buy Thoughtonomy; closing expected by end of July 2019; later reported as $100m (£80m). Buys or funds: Cloud automation SaaS on Azure.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/72289-20190620 (trade) — \"agreement to acquire Thoughtonomy for £80m\"; https://www.uktech.news/ai/opendialog-ai-4m-20220524 (trade) — Thoughtonomy \"acquired by Blue Prism for $100m (£80m) in 2019\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/72289-20190620", "https://www.uktech.news/ai/opendialog-ai-4m-20220524" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-06-20", "date_sort": "2019-06-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 80000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£80m", "gbp_txt": "£80m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6014", "date": "2019-06-20", "year": "2019", "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-6001 Thoughtonomy", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "Blue Prism (buyer)", "amount": 80000000, "amount_text": "80000000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Blue Prism agreed to buy Thoughtonomy for £80m, closing expected by end of July 2019. Buys or funds: Azure-based virtual workforce and automation SaaS.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/72289-20190620 — \"Blue Prism has announced its agreement to acquire Thoughtonomy for £80m\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/72289-20190620" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-06-20", "date_sort": "2019-06-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 80000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£80m", "gbp_txt": "£80m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4042", "date": "2019-06-17", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-037 Matillion", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-037", "counterparty": "Battery Ventures", "amount": 35000000, "amount_text": "35000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Matillion raised a $35m Series C, total $60m. Other investors: Sapphire Ventures; Scale Venture Partners.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/matillion-raises-35m-in-series-c-funding-round-20190617 — \"Matillion has raised $35m in its latest round of funding\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/matillion-raises-35m-in-series-c-funding-round-20190617" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-06-17", "date_sort": "2019-06-17", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 27875119, "fx_rate": 1.2556, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2556 per £ on 2019-06-17", "fx_date": "2019-06-17", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$35m", "gbp_txt": "£27.9m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4002", "date": "2019-06-11", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4001 Privitar", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4001", "counterparty": "Accel", "amount": 40000000, "amount_text": "40000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Privitar closed a $40m Series B led by Accel; Accel's Seth Pierrepont joined the board. Buys or funds: Series B; privacy engineering products. Other investors: Partech; IQ Capital.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/privitar-raises-40m-in-series-b-funding-round-20190611 — \"Privitar has closed a $40m Series B funding round led by global venture capital firm Accel.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/privitar-raises-40m-in-series-b-funding-round-20190611" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-06-11", "date_sort": "2019-06-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 31449013, "fx_rate": 1.2719, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2719 per £ on 2019-06-11", "fx_date": "2019-06-11", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$40m", "gbp_txt": "£31.4m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4013", "date": "2019-04-08", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4007 Simudyne", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4007", "counterparty": "Barclays (principal investments)", "amount": 6000000, "amount_text": "6000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Simudyne closed a $6m Series A led by Barclays, taking total raised to $10m. Buys or funds: Series A; client acquisition in financial services. Other investors: Graphene Ventures; Gauss Ventures.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/simudyne-closes-6m-funding-round-20190408 — \"We will build on our current growth trajectory by driving client acquisition within financial services\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/simudyne-closes-6m-funding-round-20190408" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-04-08", "date_sort": "2019-04-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 4598406, "fx_rate": 1.3048, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3048 per £ on 2019-04-08", "fx_date": "2019-04-08", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$6m", "gbp_txt": "£4.6m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5014", "date": "2019-04-08", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5016 Simudyne", "company_id": null, "counterparty": "Barclays (lead)", "amount": 6000000, "amount_text": "6,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Simudyne raised a $6m Series A, taking total to $10m. Buys or funds: Series A; agent-based simulation for banks. Other investors: Graphene Ventures; Gauss Ventures.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/simudyne-closes-6m-funding-round-20190408 (trade) — \"led by Barclays alongside Graphene Ventures\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/simudyne-closes-6m-funding-round-20190408" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-04-08", "date_sort": "2019-04-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 4598406, "fx_rate": 1.3048, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3048 per £ on 2019-04-08", "fx_date": "2019-04-08", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$6m", "gbp_txt": "£4.6m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7021", "date": "2019-03-14", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-032 Hadean", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-032", "counterparty": "Draper Esprit (lead)", "amount": 7000000, "amount_text": "7,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Draper Esprit leads a £7m round in Hadean. Buys or funds: HadeanOS and Aether Engine. Other investors: Aster; London Venture Partners; Luminous Ventures; Entrepreneur First.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/draper-esprit-leads-over-7m-round-into-hadean-20190314 (trade) — \"the London-headquartered deep tech company\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/draper-esprit-leads-over-7m-round-into-hadean-20190314" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-03-14", "date_sort": "2019-03-14", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 7000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£7m", "gbp_txt": "£7m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LA-022", "date": "2019-01-16", "year": "2019", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Seldon (BIZ-SW-003)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-003", "counterparty": "Amadeus Capital Partners (lead); Global Brain; Techstars", "amount": 2700000, "amount_text": "2700000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round for machine-learning deployment platform, London.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2019/01/16/british-machine-learning-deployment-startup-seldon-secures-2-7-million-from-amadeus-capital-partners (trade) — \"has landed a £2.7 million funding round led by Amadeus Capital Partners\"", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2019/01/16/british-machine-learning-deployment-startup-seldon-secures-2-7-million-from-amadeus-capital-partners" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2019-01-16", "date_sort": "2019-01-16", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 2700000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£2.7m", "gbp_txt": "£2.7m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-2003", "date": "2018-09", "year": "2018", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "SLAMcore", "company_id": "BIZ-SU-IND-039", "counterparty": "MMC Ventures", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Seed round backed by MMC.", "sources_text": "https://mmc.vc/portfolio/slamcore/ — \"MMC backs SLAMcore in $5 million seed funding\"", "source_urls": [ "https://mmc.vc/portfolio/slamcore/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2018-09", "date_sort": "2018-09-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 3847930, "fx_rate": 1.2994, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2994 per £ on 2018-08-31", "fx_date": "2018-08-31", "fx_note": "month only given: rate for the 1st", "txt": "US$5m", "gbp_txt": "£3.8m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4040", "date": "2018-08-01", "year": "2018", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-007 Hazy", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-007", "counterparty": "UCL Technology Fund", "amount": 1800000, "amount_text": "1800000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Hazy raised $1.8m seed, total seed $2.8m. Buys or funds: Seed. Other investors: Nationwide Building Society; Pentland; Amadeus Capital Partners; AI Seed.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/cybersecurity-startup-hazy-nabs-1-8m-latest-seed-raise-20180801 — \"raised from UCL Technology Fund (lead investor), alongside Nationwide Building Society, Pentland\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/cybersecurity-startup-hazy-nabs-1-8m-latest-seed-raise-20180801" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2018-08-01", "date_sort": "2018-08-01", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 1371742, "fx_rate": 1.3122, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3122 per £ on 2018-08-01", "fx_date": "2018-08-01", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$1.8m", "gbp_txt": "£1.4m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4014", "date": "2018-07-20", "year": "2018", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4008 Lifebit", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4008", "counterparty": "Pentech and Connect Ventures", "amount": 3000000, "amount_text": "3000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Lifebit raised a $3m (£2.25m) seed round. Buys or funds: Seed; Deploit genomic analysis platform. Other investors: Beacon Capital; Tiny VC (AngelList).", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/lifebit-gets-3m-ai-powered-genomic-analysis-system-20180720 — \"closed a $3m (£2.25m) Seed round led by Pentech and Connect Ventures.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/lifebit-gets-3m-ai-powered-genomic-analysis-system-20180720" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2018-07-20", "date_sort": "2018-07-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2289727, "fx_rate": 1.3102, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3102 per £ on 2018-07-20", "fx_date": "2018-07-20", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$3m", "gbp_txt": "£2.3m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4001", "date": "2018-06-29", "year": "2018", "kind": "government_contract", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4001 Privitar", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4001", "counterparty": "NHS Digital", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "NHS Digital chose Privitar software for one consistent way to de-identify patient data. Buys or funds: De-ID system for de-identifying patient records.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/privitar-wins-contract-nhs-digital-boost-patient-privacy-20180629 — \"the difference with De-ID is that it provides one, consistent way of doing this.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/privitar-wins-contract-nhs-digital-boost-patient-privacy-20180629" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2018-06-29", "date_sort": "2018-06-29", "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-4039", "date": "2018-05-02", "year": "2018", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-007 Hazy", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-007", "counterparty": "M12 (Microsoft)", "amount": 1000000, "amount_text": "1000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Hazy won $1m from Microsoft's M12 Innovate AI award. Buys or funds: Innovate AI award; plus $500,000 Azure credits over three years.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/data-security-firm-hazy-wins-1m-and-microsofts-innovate-ai-award-20180502 — \"This award is both an excellent achievement and an immense boost\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/data-security-firm-hazy-wins-1m-and-microsofts-innovate-ai-award-20180502" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2018-05-02", "date_sort": "2018-05-02", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 735348, "fx_rate": 1.3599, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3599 per £ on 2018-05-02", "fx_date": "2018-05-02", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$1m", "gbp_txt": "£735,348", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5016", "date": "2018-04-25", "year": "2018", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5019 Natterbox", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5019", "counterparty": "Octopus Investments", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Natterbox raised a £5m Series A from Octopus Investments. Buys or funds: Series A; expansion to North America and the Nordics.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/global-com-firm-natterbox-nabs-5m-from-octopus-investments-20180425 (trade) — \"Communication company Natterbox has raised £5m in Series A funding from Octopus Investments.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/global-com-firm-natterbox-nabs-5m-from-octopus-investments-20180425" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2018-04-25", "date_sort": "2018-04-25", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 5000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£5m", "gbp_txt": "£5m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4041", "date": "2018-03-22", "year": "2018", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-037 Matillion", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-037", "counterparty": "Sapphire Ventures", "amount": 20000000, "amount_text": "20000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Matillion raised a $20m Series B, total over $26m. Other investors: Scale Venture Partners; YFM Equity Partners.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/north-west/manchester/manchester-based-matillion-gets-20m-round-led-silicon-valley-vc-20180322 — \"has drawn in $20m in Series B funding from two prominent Silicon Valley-based investors.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/north-west/manchester/manchester-based-matillion-gets-20m-round-led-silicon-valley-vc-20180322" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2018-03-22", "date_sort": "2018-03-22", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 14185403, "fx_rate": 1.4099, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.4099 per £ on 2018-03-22", "fx_date": "2018-03-22", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$20m", "gbp_txt": "£14.2m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5038", "date": "2018-03-15", "year": "2018", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5033 Blue Vision Labs", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5033", "counterparty": "GV (lead)", "amount": 14500000, "amount_text": "14,500,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Blue Vision Labs raised a $14.5m (£10.37m) Series A; total $17m. Buys or funds: Series A; collaborative AR cloud platform. Other investors: Accel; Horizons Ventures; SV Angel; others.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/ar-startup-blue-vision-labs-secures-10-37m-in-funding-led-by-google-ventures-20180315 (trade) — \"Series A round led by GV\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/ar-startup-blue-vision-labs-secures-10-37m-in-funding-led-by-google-ventures-20180315" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2018-03-15", "date_sort": "2018-03-15", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 10396501, "fx_rate": 1.3947, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3947 per £ on 2018-03-15", "fx_date": "2018-03-15", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$14.5m", "gbp_txt": "£10.4m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5019", "date": "2018-02-07", "year": "2018", "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5018 Rainbird", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5018", "counterparty": "Tech City UK (Upscale 3.0 programme)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Rainbird was selected for Tech City UK's Upscale 3.0 programme. Buys or funds: Six-month scale-up programme.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/the-east-of-england/tech-in-the-east-of-england-an-acquisition-by-google-1-75m-in-agritech-funding-and-more-20180207 (trade) — \"being selected for the Upscale 3.0 programme is a huge privilege\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/the-east-of-england/tech-in-the-east-of-england-an-acquisition-by-google-1-75m-in-agritech-funding-and-more-20180207" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2018-02-07", "date_sort": "2018-02-07", "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-4033", "date": "2018-01-29", "year": "2018", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4017 Duco", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4017", "counterparty": "Insight Venture Partners (listed first)", "amount": 28000000, "amount_text": "28000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Duco closed a $28m Series C. Buys or funds: Series C; Europe and US headcount. Other investors: NEX Opportunities; Eight Road Ventures; Cristobal Conde.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/data-firm-duco-closes-28m-series-c-20180129 — \"empower experts with self-service solutions\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/data-firm-duco-closes-28m-series-c-20180129" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2018-01-29", "date_sort": "2018-01-29", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 19910403, "fx_rate": 1.4063, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.4063 per £ on 2018-01-29", "fx_date": "2018-01-29", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$28m", "gbp_txt": "£19.9m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4038", "date": "2018-01-12", "year": "2018", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-007 Hazy (as Anon AI)", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-007", "counterparty": "UCL Technology Fund", "amount": 340000, "amount_text": "340000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Anon AI, later Hazy, raised £340,000 pre-seed. Buys or funds: Pre-seed; data anonymisation software. Other investors: London Co-Invested Fund; AI Seed; Ascension Ventures.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/cybersecurity-startup-anon-ai-raises-340000-20180112 — \"automate data anonymisation\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/cybersecurity-startup-anon-ai-raises-340000-20180112" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2018-01-12", "date_sort": "2018-01-12", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 340000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£340,000", "gbp_txt": "£340,000", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7026", "date": "2017-10-11", "year": "2017", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-044 Ometria", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-044", "counterparty": "Summit Action (lead)", "amount": 6000000, "amount_text": "6,000,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Ometria raises a $6m (£4.5m) Series A led by Summit Action. Buys or funds: AI customer marketing platform; total raised $11m. Other investors: Sonae IM; Samos Investments; Adjuvo; Lance Batchelor; Alan Parker; Matt Cooper.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/martech-startup-ometria-lands-6m-series-a-20171011 (trade) — \"The AI-powered platform has raised $11m (£8.3m) to date\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/martech-startup-ometria-lands-6m-series-a-20171011" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2017-10-11", "date_sort": "2017-10-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 4549246, "fx_rate": 1.3189, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3189 per £ on 2017-10-11", "fx_date": "2017-10-11", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$6m", "gbp_txt": "£4.5m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4004", "date": "2017-09-11", "year": "2017", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4002 InfoSum", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4002", "counterparty": "Upfront Ventures; IA Ventures (existing)", "amount": 5000000, "amount_text": "5000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Basingstoke's InfoSum topped up its seed round by $5m, taking its total to $8m. Buys or funds: Seed top-up; senior team and first products. Other investors: LocalGlobe; Mosaic Ventures.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/basingstoke-based-infosum-gets-5m-seed-top-up-brings-total-to-8m-20170911 — \"InfoSum has topped up its Seed round with an additional $5m, bringing its total raised to date to $8m.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/basingstoke-based-infosum-gets-5m-seed-top-up-brings-total-to-8m-20170911" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2017-09-11", "date_sort": "2017-09-11", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 3792763, "fx_rate": 1.3183, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3183 per £ on 2017-09-11", "fx_date": "2017-09-11", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$5m", "gbp_txt": "£3.8m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-LA-005", "date": "2017-09-04", "year": "2017", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "Secondmind (BIZ-SW-040), then Prowler.io", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-040", "counterparty": "not stated in source", "amount": 13000000, "amount_text": "13000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Round for decision-making AI company (later renamed Secondmind; see DEAL-SW-045).", "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/tag/prowler-io/ — \"Prowler.io nabs $13M for its new approach to decision making in AI\"", "source_urls": [ "https://techcrunch.com/tag/prowler-io/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "ledger2", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2017-09-04", "date_sort": "2017-09-04", "before_ledger_start": false, "amount_gbp": 10033187, "fx_rate": 1.2957, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2957 per £ on 2017-09-04", "fx_date": "2017-09-04", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$13m", "gbp_txt": "£10m", "show": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-4037", "date": "2017-07-20", "year": "2017", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-4021 Receipt Bank", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-4021", "counterparty": "Insight Venture Partners", "amount": 50000000, "amount_text": "50000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Receipt Bank raised a $50m (£38.4m) Series B, taking its total to $65m. Buys or funds: Series B; proprietary bookkeeping automation technology.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/receipt-bank-lands-50m-series-b-brings-total-to-65m-20170720 — \"Receipt Bank is an industry-leader in using emerging technology to drive core functions forward.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/receipt-bank-lands-50m-series-b-brings-total-to-65m-20170720" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2017-07-20", "date_sort": "2017-07-20", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 38494110, "fx_rate": 1.2989, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2989 per £ on 2017-07-20", "fx_date": "2017-07-20", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$50m", "gbp_txt": "£38.5m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-6001", "date": "2017-06-27", "year": "2017", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-010 Diffblue", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-010", "counterparty": "Goldman Sachs Principal Strategic Investments (lead)", "amount": 22000000, "amount_text": "22000000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Oxford University spin-out Diffblue raised a $22m Series A led by Goldman Sachs. Buys or funds: AI tools that find bugs and write unit tests. Other investors: Oxford Sciences Innovation; Oxford Technology and Innovations Fund.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/oxford-university-spin-diffblue-closes-22m-series-20170627 — \"Diffblue, a spin-out company from the University of Oxford, has raised $22m in Series A funding.\" (trade)", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/oxford-university-spin-diffblue-closes-22m-series-20170627" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2017-06-27", "date_sort": "2017-06-27", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 17218439, "fx_rate": 1.2777, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2777 per £ on 2017-06-27", "fx_date": "2017-06-27", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$22m", "gbp_txt": "£17.2m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7020", "date": "2017-05-08", "year": "2017", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-032 Hadean", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-032", "counterparty": "White Cloud Capital (lead)", "amount": 2600000, "amount_text": "2,600,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Hadean closes a $2.6m round led by White Cloud Capital (headline only). Buys or funds: cloud operating system.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tag/hadean (trade) — \"Hadean closes $2.6m round led by White Cloud Capital\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tag/hadean" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2017-05-08", "date_sort": "2017-05-08", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 2009118, "fx_rate": 1.2941, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2941 per £ on 2017-05-08", "fx_date": "2017-05-08", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$2.6m", "gbp_txt": "£2m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-5039", "date": "2017-04-03", "year": "2017", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5034 Cortexica", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5034", "counterparty": "Touchstone Innovations", "amount": 2000000, "amount_text": "2,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Cortexica raised £2m from existing investor Touchstone Innovations (formerly Imperial Innovations). Buys or funds: Visual search AI.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/london-based-cortexica-gets-2m-from-touchstone-innovations-20170403 (trade) — \"has raised £2m from existing investor Touchstone Innovations\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/news/london-based-cortexica-gets-2m-from-touchstone-innovations-20170403" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2017-04-03", "date_sort": "2017-04-03", "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-SW-5010", "date": "2017", "year": "2017", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5009 Connex One", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5009", "counterparty": "Belerion Capital", "amount": 9100000, "amount_text": "9,100,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Connex One sold £9.1m of shares to private equity firm Belerion Capital. Buys or funds: Share sale.", "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/award-winning-entreprenuer-eyes-ipo-and-unicorn-status/ (trade) — \"8.5 million interactions a day\"", "source_urls": [ "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/award-winning-entreprenuer-eyes-ipo-and-unicorn-status/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2017", "date_sort": "2017-00-00", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 9100000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£9.1m", "gbp_txt": "£9.1m", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7025", "date": "2015-10-01", "year": "2015", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-044 Ometria", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-044", "counterparty": "— (not named)", "amount": 2500000, "amount_text": "2,500,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Ometria closes a $2.5m round (headline only). Buys or funds: ecommerce marketing software.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tag/ometria (trade) — \"Ometria closes $2.5m round\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tag/ometria" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2015-10-01", "date_sort": "2015-10-01", "before_ledger_start": true, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "dated before 2017-01-03, the start of the rate series used; not converted", "txt": "US$2.5m", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-7024", "date": "2014-09-22", "year": "2014", "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-044 Ometria", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-044", "counterparty": "— (not named)", "amount": 500000, "amount_text": "500,000", "currency": "USD", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Ometria raises $500k (headline only). Buys or funds: ecommerce marketing software.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/tag/ometria (trade) — \"Ometria raises $500k to smarten up ecommerce\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/tag/ometria" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "2014-09-22", "date_sort": "2014-09-22", "before_ledger_start": true, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "dated before 2017-01-03, the start of the rate series used; not converted", "txt": "US$500,000", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3016", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3009 RunLocal AI", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3009", "counterparty": "Y Combinator; 468 Capital", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "YC profile names Y Combinator and 468 Capital as RunLocal AI investors; no amount or date. Buys or funds: Edge inference optimisation agents.", "sources_text": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/runlocal-ai — \"RunLocal is built for Physical AI engineering teams across autonomous vehicles, robotics, smart cameras and more.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/runlocal-ai" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "undated (by 2026-10)", "date_sort": "", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3020", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3024 Snyk", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3024", "counterparty": "Anthropic", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Snyk press list headline: \"Snyk Embeds Anthropic's Claude to Advance AI-Powered Security for Software Development\". Buys or funds: Claude embedded in Snyk security products.", "sources_text": "https://snyk.io/news/ — headline only, no date shown", "source_urls": [ "https://snyk.io/news/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "undated (listed 2026)", "date_sort": "", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3021", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3024 Snyk", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3024", "counterparty": "Cognition", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Snyk press list headline: \"Snyk and Cognition Partner to Ensure Security Keeps Pace with AI-Accelerated Development\". Buys or funds: Security for AI-accelerated development.", "sources_text": "https://snyk.io/news/ — headline only, no date shown", "source_urls": [ "https://snyk.io/news/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "undated (listed 2025–26)", "date_sort": "", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3022", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3024 Snyk", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3024", "counterparty": "Factory", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Snyk press list headline: \"Snyk and Factory Partner to Secure AI-Native Development, Prioritizing Speed and Security\". Buys or funds: Security for AI-native development.", "sources_text": "https://snyk.io/news/ — headline only, no date shown", "source_urls": [ "https://snyk.io/news/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "undated (listed 2025–26)", "date_sort": "", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3027", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "partnership", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-3025 Canonical", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-3025", "counterparty": "Microsoft (Azure Marketplace)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Canonical news list: managed Kubeflow AI operations platform generally available on Azure Marketplace. Buys or funds: Fully managed Kubeflow MLOps platform on Azure Marketplace.", "sources_text": "https://canonical.com/blog/latest-news — headline \"Canonical announces fully Managed Kubeflow AI operations platform on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace\" (undated)", "source_urls": [ "https://canonical.com/blog/latest-news" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "undated (listed 2026)", "date_sort": "", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": false, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3030", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "compute_grant", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-014 Cosine", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-014", "counterparty": "UK Sovereign AI Fund via AI Research Resource (Isambard-AI)", "amount": null, "amount_text": "500,000 GPU hours", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Cosine was awarded 500,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI through the AIRR. Buys or funds: GPU time on Isambard-AI supercomputer.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/04/17/cosine-goes-from-benchmark-leader-to-cornerstone-of-uk-sovereign-ai-strategy/ (trade) — \"It is the only end-to-end sovereign AI coding platform built, owned, and operated entirely in Britain.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/04/17/cosine-goes-from-benchmark-leader-to-cornerstone-of-uk-sovereign-ai-strategy/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "by 2026-04-17", "date_sort": "", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_as_written": "500,000 GPU hours", "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "500,000 GPU hours", "gbp_txt": "", "show": true, "round6": true }, { "id": "DEAL-SW-3031", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "government_contract", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-014 Cosine", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-014", "counterparty": "UK government Sovereign AI programme (£500m)", "amount": null, "amount_text": null, "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Cosine was chosen as one of the first partners of the UK's £500m Sovereign AI programme. Buys or funds: Partner place; Sovereign AI Fund option on next round.", "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/04/17/cosine-goes-from-benchmark-leader-to-cornerstone-of-uk-sovereign-ai-strategy/ (trade) — \"It is the only end-to-end sovereign AI coding platform built, owned, and operated entirely in Britain.\"", "source_urls": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/04/17/cosine-goes-from-benchmark-leader-to-cornerstone-of-uk-sovereign-ai-strategy/" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "by 2026-04-17", "date_sort": "", "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-5006", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "acquisition", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-5007 Netcall", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-5007", "counterparty": "Govtech (target)", "amount": null, "amount_text": "undisclosed", "currency": null, "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Netcall's other recent acquisition was Govtech; date and price not stated.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/cloud/netcall-bolsters-ai-cloud-offering-as-sales-rise-20250305 (trade) — \"its other recent acquisition, Govtech\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/cloud/netcall-bolsters-ai-cloud-offering-as-sales-rise-20250305" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "by 2025-03-05", "date_sort": "", "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-7015", "date": null, "year": null, "kind": "funding_round", "company_text": "BIZ-SW-047 Cloudsmith", "company_id": "BIZ-SW-047", "counterparty": "— (not named)", "amount": 18000000, "amount_text": "18,000,000", "currency": "GBP", "valuation_reported": null, "summary": "Cloudsmith's £18m Series B, about a year before its April 2026 Series C. Buys or funds: artifact management platform.", "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/cloudsmith-raises-53m-to-accelerate-its-artifact-management-platform-20260423 (trade) — \"AI agents generate so much software so fast\"", "source_urls": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/cloudsmith-raises-53m-to-accelerate-its-artifact-management-platform-20260423" ], "confidence": "single_source", "ledger": "page", "page": "software", "render": true, "date_text": "c. 2025", "date_sort": "", "before_ledger_start": false, "week_ending": false, "trade": true, "round4": true, "amount_gbp": 18000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£18m", "gbp_txt": "£18m", "show": true, "round6": true } ] }