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8 records Generated from this page's data. Click a name to open its panel on the Software and tools page. Records resting on one source are tagged "one source".| Record | What it is | Place | Links | Confidence |
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| HazyCompanies | Made software that produced artificial copies of sensitive datasets for banks and others to use safely; its software was sold to SAS in 2024. acquiredsynthetic data | London (N12 8LY, liquidators' address) | Companies House · sas.com/en_gb/news/press-releases/2024/november/ · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · thestack.technology/synthetic-data-hazy-series-a · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. | verified |
| InfoSumCompanies | Data collaboration platform, founded in Basingstoke, that lets firms match customer records without sharing raw data; bought by WPP in 2025. acquireddata clean roomKey facts Total raised $90m since 2016 (2021-08); more than 50 new customers since September 2020 Series A (2021-08); employee base doubled since Series A (2021-08); media customers Channel 4, DIRECTV, ITV, Netflix, News Corp, Samsung Ads (2025-04); joins WPP's GroupM and WPP Open, adding federated learning for client AI models (2025-04); valued at $300m in 2021, per the Wall Street Journal as cited by Marketing Brew (trade) | Basingstoke (founded); described as New York-based in 2021 | infosum.com/blog/wpp-acquires-infosum · uktech.news/news/uk-founded-adtech-infosum-raise | verified |
| LifebitCompanies | London company whose federated platform lets researchers analyse sensitive genomic and health data where it sits, without moving it.federated research environmentsKey facts Genomics England contract covering a 135,000-strong cohort (2021-09); three-year NIHR BioResource trusted research environment contract (2026-09); three-year Boehringer Ingelheim renewal after 4+ years (2026-09); Singapore R&D centre with Synapxe (2024-02); Genomics England selected Lifebit for enhanced research environment (2026-07) | London | lifebit.ai/blog/lifebit-raises-60-million-access · uktech.news/news/investment-news/lifebit-gets-3m | verified |
| MindtechCompanies | Makes software that generates artificial training images, using games technology, for companies building AI that sees. wound_downsynthetic data | Sheffield (operating base) | Companies House · prolificnorth.co.uk/news/4-4m-funding-boost-for- · npif.co.uk/synthetic-data-platform-provider-rais · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. | verified |
| OpenQueryCompanies | Makes synthetic databases for software development and testing, and anonymised copies of personal data. | digicatapult.org.uk/about/press-releases/post/la | one source | |
| PrivitarCompanies | London privacy software firm, joint winner of the UK-US PETs prize, bought by the US data company Informatica in 2023. acquiredprivacy engineering softwareKey facts Customers HSBC, NHS Digital and BT (2019-06); NHS Digital De-ID contract for de-identifying patient records (2018-06); joint 1st place, UK PETs prize, as STARLIT team with UCL and Cardiff University (2023-03); phase-one PETs prize winner (2022-11); acquisition announced 2023-06-14, completed by 2023-08-02 | London | nasdaq.com/press-release/informatica-announces-i · gov.uk/government/news/at-summit-for-democracy-t | verified |
| SecretariumCompanies | Privacy technology provider behind DANIE, a consortium of banks and data providers that checks client data without exposing it.confidential computingKey facts DANIE platform launched 2020, used for client data quality, anti-money laundering and fraud checks (GOV.UK case study added 2023-06) | London (Société Générale incubator) | gov.uk/guidance/repository-of-privacy-enhancing- | one source |
| SynthesizedCompanies | Makes software that generates realistic stand-in data so companies can test software and train models without using real customer records.synthetic data | London (E1 6HU) | Companies House · techcrunch.com/?p=1956828 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · seedcamp.com/our-companies/ | verified |