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   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
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   "week_ending": false,
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   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
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   "sources_text": "https://nationalwealthfund.org.uk/news-and-publications/news/national-wealth-fund-invests-25-million-in-uk-engineering-business-rowden/ — \"13 May 2026\" ; https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/defence-tech-firm-rowden-secures-25m-from-the-national-wealth-fund-20260513 — \"invested £25m in British engineering company Rowden Technologies\"",
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   "fx_rate": 1.0,
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   "counterparty": "National Wealth Fund",
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   "summary": "Growth funding for Bristol modular electronics and software systems maker.",
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   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
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   "trade": true,
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   "fx_note": "",
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   "amount_text": "3500000",
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   "summary": "Seed extension to £9m",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/space-tech/space-intelligence-group-extends-funding-round-to-9m-20260501 — £3.5m extension … £9m",
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   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
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   "fx_rate": 1.0,
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   "currency": "GBP",
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   "summary": "Round to scale autonomous surface vessels and a fleet command platform for maritime security.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/online-oceans-raises-4m-to-scale-autonomous-fleets-for-maritime-security-20260430 — \"Christchurch-based Online Oceans has raised £4m to scale its build\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
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   "amount_gbp": 4000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
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   "gbp_txt": "£4m",
   "show": true
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   "id": "DEAL-SU-DEF-2013",
   "date": "2026-04-30",
   "year": "2026",
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   "company_text": "Online Oceans",
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   "counterparty": "Seraphim Space (with Peter Rive, Frank Thieser, Florian Seibel, Koro Capital)",
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   "summary": "Round to scale manufacturing and deployments of autonomous maritime security fleets.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/online-oceans-raises-4m-to-scale-autonomous-fleets-for-maritime-security-20260430 (trade) — \"The new funding will be used to scale manufacturing, support deployments and expand the company’s ability\"",
   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
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   "summary": "Bridge round (total undisclosed; figure is British Business Bank share)",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/ai-conflict-simulation-firm-hadean-secures-bridge-round-20260312 — British Business Bank £2.1m",
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   "page": "startups",
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   "company_text": "Hadean",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-004",
   "counterparty": "British Business Bank (£2.1m confirmed); also Booz Allen Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Twin Track Ventures",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "total not disclosed (BBB £2.1m)",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Bridge round towards Series B for AI conflict-simulation firm.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/ai-conflict-simulation-firm-hadean-secures-bridge-round-20260312 (trade) — \"has secured a bridge round as it works towards its Series B\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/ai-conflict-simulation-firm-hadean-secures-bridge-round-20260312"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-03-12",
   "date_sort": "2026-03-12",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_as_written": "total not disclosed (BBB £2.1m)",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "total not disclosed (BBB £2.1m) GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-INV-019",
   "date": "2026-03-09",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Augur (BIZ-SU-DEF-006)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-006",
   "counterparty": "Plural (BIZ-INV-013) lead",
   "amount": 15000000,
   "amount_text": "15000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Plural led Augur's round",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/augur-ai-security-funding-round-20260309 — \"$15m (£11.2m)\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/augur-ai-security-funding-round-20260309"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-03-09",
   "date_sort": "2026-03-09",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 11199881,
   "fx_rate": 1.3393,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3393 per £ on 2026-03-09",
   "fx_date": "2026-03-09",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$15m",
   "gbp_txt": "£11.2m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-DEF-007",
   "date": "2026-03-09",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Augur (BIZ-SU-DEF-006)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-006",
   "counterparty": "Plural",
   "amount": 15000000,
   "amount_text": "15000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round with First Kind, SNR, Flix, Tiny VC",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/augur-ai-security-funding-round-20260309 — \"$15m (£11.2m)\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/augur-ai-security-funding-round-20260309"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "same_event_as": "DEAL-INV-019",
   "date_text": "2026-03-09",
   "date_sort": "2026-03-09",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 11199881,
   "fx_rate": 1.3393,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3393 per £ on 2026-03-09",
   "fx_date": "2026-03-09",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$15m",
   "gbp_txt": "£11.2m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-DEF-2007",
   "date": "2026-03-09",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Augur",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-006",
   "counterparty": "Plural (with First Kind, SNR, Flix, Tiny VC)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "15,000,000 (£11.2m)",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Investment round for London defence-focused AI start-up.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/augur-ai-security-funding-round-20260309 (trade) — \"Augur, a defence-focused AI startup has secured a $15m (£11.2m) investment round.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/augur-ai-security-funding-round-20260309"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-03-09",
   "date_sort": "2026-03-09",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_as_written": "15,000,000 (£11.2m)",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "15,000,000 (£11.2m) USD",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-DEF-008",
   "date": "2026-03-04",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Mutable Tactics (BIZ-SU-DEF-007)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-007",
   "counterparty": "Seraphim Space",
   "amount": 2100000,
   "amount_text": "2100000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Pre-seed with NSSIF",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/drone-defence-startup-secures-pre-seed-investment-20260304 — \"$2.1m (£1.57m)\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/drone-defence-startup-secures-pre-seed-investment-20260304"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-03-04",
   "date_sort": "2026-03-04",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1571268,
   "fx_rate": 1.3365,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3365 per £ on 2026-03-04",
   "fx_date": "2026-03-04",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$2.1m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.6m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-DEF-2010",
   "date": "2026-03-04",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Mutable Tactics",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-007",
   "counterparty": "Seraphim Space (with NSSIF, Koro, Entrepreneurs First, Transpose)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "2,100,000 (£1.57m)",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Pre-seed round for drone-fleet coordination software.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/drone-defence-startup-secures-pre-seed-investment-20260304 (trade) — \"Increasingly, the constraint is no longer hardware but human attention.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/drone-defence-startup-secures-pre-seed-investment-20260304"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-03-04",
   "date_sort": "2026-03-04",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_as_written": "2,100,000 (£1.57m)",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "2,100,000 (£1.57m) USD",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-072",
   "date": "2026-02-11",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Occam (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-602",
   "counterparty": "Presto Tech Horizons, Antler, Freedom Fund, TYR.vc",
   "amount": 2600000,
   "amount_text": "2600000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Pre-seed for software-only autonomy for drones tested with Ukraine's military.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/occam-ai-drone-ukraine-funding-20260211 — \"has raised a £2.6m investment … developing AI autonomous drones being tested with the Ukrainian military\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/occam-ai-drone-ukraine-funding-20260211"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-02-11",
   "date_sort": "2026-02-11",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 2600000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£2.6m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2.6m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-058",
   "date": "2025-11-28",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Whitespace (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-401",
   "counterparty": "Beach Equity; White Cloud",
   "amount": 10000000,
   "amount_text": "10000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A for sovereign AI software supplied to defence and national security bodies.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/belfast-sovereign-ai-firm-raises-10m-series-a-20251128 — \"Whitespace, an AI software solutions provider based in Belfast has secured a £10m Series A investment.\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/belfast-sovereign-ai-firm-raises-10m-series-a-20251128"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-11-28",
   "date_sort": "2025-11-28",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 10000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£10m",
   "gbp_txt": "£10m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-RG-011",
   "date": "2025-11-28",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Whitespace (new) BIZ-SU-DEF-401",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-401",
   "counterparty": "Beach Equity and White Cloud",
   "amount": 13000000,
   "amount_text": "13000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A of $13m (about £10m)",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/belfast-sovereign-ai-firm-raises-10m-series-a-20251128 — \"secured a £10m Series A investment\" ; https://www.irishnews.com/news/business/belfast-ai-firm-secures-10m-equity-to-propel-into-next-stage-of-growth-VGL66FM7ZRBNLHUJDHZSLOBS7Q/ — \"securing a total investment of $13 million (about £10 million)\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/belfast-sovereign-ai-firm-raises-10m-series-a-20251128",
    "https://www.irishnews.com/news/business/belfast-ai-firm-secures-10m-equity-to-propel-into-next-stage-of-growth-VGL66FM7ZRBNLHUJDHZSLOBS7Q/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "same_event_as": "DEAL-LC-058",
   "date_text": "2025-11-28",
   "date_sort": "2025-11-28",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 9809840,
   "fx_rate": 1.3252,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3252 per £ on 2025-11-28",
   "fx_date": "2025-11-28",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$13m",
   "gbp_txt": "£9.8m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-DEF-2009",
   "date": "2025-11-28",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Whitespace",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-401",
   "counterparty": "Beach Equity; White Cloud (lead not stated)",
   "amount": 10000000,
   "amount_text": "10,000,000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A for Belfast sovereign-AI software provider.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/belfast-sovereign-ai-firm-raises-10m-series-a-20251128 (trade) — \"Whitespace, an AI software solutions provider based in Belfast has secured a £10m Series A investment.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/belfast-sovereign-ai-firm-raises-10m-series-a-20251128"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-11-28",
   "date_sort": "2025-11-28",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 10000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£10m",
   "gbp_txt": "£10m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-INV-2070",
   "date": "2025-11-28",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Whitespace",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-401",
   "counterparty": "Beach Equity, White Cloud",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "10m",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Whitespace (enterprise AI) raised £10m (Series A), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-procure-ai-tyten-20251128 — \"Whitespace develops AI solutions for enterprises.\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-procure-ai-tyten-20251128"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "investors",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-11-28 (week ending)",
   "date_sort": "2025-11-28",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": true,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_as_written": "10m",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "10m GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-DEF-001",
   "date": "2025-11-19",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "uk_office_opening",
   "company_text": "Helsing UK (BIZ-SU-DEF-001)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-001",
   "counterparty": null,
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "First UK Resilience Factory opens near Plymouth to build SG-1 Fathom gliders",
   "sources_text": "https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-opens-its-first-uk-resilience-factory-in-plymouth-to-build-ai-enabled-submarine-hunters — \"18,000 square feet factory near Plymouth\" ; https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/helsing-to-build-drone-submarine-factory-in-plymouth/ — \"will manufacture SG-1 Fathom autonomous underwater gliders\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-opens-its-first-uk-resilience-factory-in-plymouth-to-build-ai-enabled-submarine-hunters",
    "https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/helsing-to-build-drone-submarine-factory-in-plymouth/"
   ],
   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-11-19",
   "date_sort": "2025-11-19",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-DEF-003",
   "date": "2025-07-14",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "major_contract",
   "company_text": "Adarga (BIZ-SU-DEF-002)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-002",
   "counterparty": "Defence Support (MoD)",
   "amount": 12000000,
   "amount_text": "12000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Expanded contract, \"up to\" £12m, renewing Vantage",
   "sources_text": "https://www.adsgroup.org.uk/knowledge/industry-member-news/adarga-awarded-expanded-defence-support-ai-contract/ — \"Worth up to £12 million\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.adsgroup.org.uk/knowledge/industry-member-news/adarga-awarded-expanded-defence-support-ai-contract/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-07-14",
   "date_sort": "2025-07-14",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 12000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£12m",
   "gbp_txt": "£12m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-INV-2095",
   "date": "2025-05-02",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Arondite",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-009",
   "counterparty": "Index Ventures",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "9m",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Arondite (AI for defence hardware) raised £9m (Seed), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-navro-to-aviel-20250502 — \"aims to use AI to connect disparate security hardware for defence organisations\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-navro-to-aviel-20250502"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "investors",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-05-02 (week ending)",
   "date_sort": "2025-05-02",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": true,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_as_written": "9m",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "9m GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-DEF-010",
   "date": "2025-05-01",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Arondite (BIZ-SU-DEF-009)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-009",
   "counterparty": "Index Ventures",
   "amount": 10000000,
   "amount_text": "10000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed (US$12m with pre-seed)",
   "sources_text": "https://www.adsgroup.org.uk/knowledge/industry-member-news/arondite-raises-12m-to-connect-defence-systems-with-ai/ — $10 million Seed led by Index Ventures ; https://www.uktech.news/ai/arondite-ai-defence-startup-from-ex-army-officer-raises-9m-20250501 — \"$12m (£9m)\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.adsgroup.org.uk/knowledge/industry-member-news/arondite-raises-12m-to-connect-defence-systems-with-ai/",
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/arondite-ai-defence-startup-from-ex-army-officer-raises-9m-20250501"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-05-01",
   "date_sort": "2025-05-01",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 7521059,
   "fx_rate": 1.3296,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3296 per £ on 2025-05-01",
   "fx_date": "2025-05-01",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$10m",
   "gbp_txt": "£7.5m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-DEF-2005",
   "date": "2025-05-01",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Arondite",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-DEF-009",
   "counterparty": "Index Ventures",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "12,000,000 (£9m)",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed round led by Index Ventures.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/arondite-ai-defence-startup-from-ex-army-officer-raises-9m-20250501 (trade) — \"The seed investment was led by Revolut investor Index Ventures\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/arondite-ai-defence-startup-from-ex-army-officer-raises-9m-20250501"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-05-01",
   "date_sort": "2025-05-01",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_as_written": "12,000,000 (£9m)",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
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