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Companies House shows SLAMCORE LIMITED as Active (checked 31 Oct 2026).", "one_line": "London company making software that uses AI so robots and drones can map their surroundings and work out where they are, using ordinary cameras.", "description": "Slamcore Limited was incorporated in February 2016. UKTN describes it as \"creating algorithms that will let autonomous devices\" understand their surroundings, using \"artificial intelligence\" with consumer-grade hardware. In May 2022 it raised US$16m (£12.8m) in a Series A led by ROBO Global Ventures and Presidio Ventures. Owen Nicholson is founder and chief executive and a director at Companies House. Its registered office is in Oakham, Rutland; UKTN calls it London-based. IP2IPO Services Limited (IP Group) became a corporate director on 1 April 2025. [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] SOFTWARE & TOOLS: \"Spatial AI\" software that lets robots, drones and other autonomous machines locate themselves and understand their surroundings. [Round 6, 30 Oct 2026] investors (2018 round): 2018-09-28 $5m round led by Amadeus Capital Partners (not MMC, as DEAL-SW-2003 implies); Mirai Creation Fund and Toyota AI Ventures followed on; MMC Ventures and Octopus Ventures joined [Round 6, 30 Oct 2026] investors (2022 round): 2022-05-04 Series A $16m (£12.8m) led by ROBO Global Ventures and Presidio Ventures; Amadeus, Global Brain, IP Group, MMC, Octopus, Samsung Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Yamato Holdings [Round 6, 30 Oct 2026] customers and people: Meta uses SLAMcore mapping software (2022-05); HQ London; Owen Nicholson founder and CEO; Dr Stefan Leutenegger co-founder [Round 6, 30 Oct 2026] correction to DEAL-SW-2003 (2018-09, $5m): lead investor was Amadeus Capital Partners; Mirai Creation Fund and Toyota AI Ventures returned; MMC Ventures and Octopus Ventures were new investors; CEO Owen Nicholson, co-founder Stefan Leutenegger [Round 6, 30 Oct 2026] correction to DEAL-SW-2005 (2022-05, $16m): Series A led by ROBO Global Ventures and Presidio Ventures; 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Companies House shows Vivacity Labs Limited active on 29 October 2026. 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Its chief executive Don Dhaliwal had claimed a \"landmark\" £500m funding offer from an unnamed private equity firm; a UKTN investigation in June 2024 raised doubts about the offer and reported unpaid staff. On 10 February 2025 UKTN reported that the company had appointed liquidators from Begbies Traynor as it wound down. The UKTN article does not use the word AI; it is listed for autonomous driving. 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On 18 September 2024 UKTN reported that Oxa, which develops software for autonomous vehicles, had acquired it; Oxa declined to disclose the fee. UKTN noted Companies House filings showing around £166,000 in assets in 2023. The article does not use the word AI. Its Companies House record was not opened in this session. [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] deal / programme: Lead of CCAV project SAFE (fail-operational drive-by-wire), £1.2m; partner in V-CAL, Sunderland", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "10808853", "registered_office": null, "incorporated": null, "legal_form": null, "owner_or_acquirer": "Oxa", "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "10808853", "from_round2": true, "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10808853", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Oxford", "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": "England: South East" }, "people": [], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Autonomous and agent systems" ], "sectors": [ "autonomous vehicles", "industrial logistics" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": [ { "from": "Companies House check, 29 Oct 2026", "field": "status", "text": "status → dissolved — status_date: 2026-06-10. 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Companies House shows POLARON LTD as Active (checked 31 Oct 2026).", "one_line": "London start-up that trains AI on microscope images and material measurements to predict how manufactured materials will behave.", "description": "Polaron calls itself an \"intelligence layer for materials science\". UKTN reported in February 2026 that it trains AI on microscope images and measured properties so engineers can interpret material microstructures and predict behaviour of \"materials used in the manufacturing of products\". It raised US$8m (£5.85m) led by Racine2, with Speedinvest, Futurepresent and angel investors. Isaac Squires is co-founder and chief executive. It is a materials and manufacturing company, not health, and does not train a general-purpose model, so it is placed here rather than on the Health or Labs pages. A Companies House match (Polaron Ltd 14882059, Thame, 2023) was found but not linked to the business on a page opened. [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] LABS: Trains AI models on microscopy images and material properties to analyse and design material microstructures. 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Companies House shows OXA AUTONOMY LTD as Active (checked 31 Oct 2026).", "one_line": "Makes self-driving software for industrial vehicles that move goods at ports, airports, factories and logistics sites.", "description": "Oxa was incorporated in Oxford in September 2014 as Oxbotica and took its current name, Oxa Autonomy, in May 2023. It sells self-driving software it calls Oxa Driver and focuses on what it calls Industrial Mobility Automation, the automation of repetitive industrial driving tasks. On 4 March 2026 it announced a US$103m Series D first close, with the National Wealth Fund committing US$50m (£37m), alongside NVentures (NVIDIA), IP Group, Hostplus and bp Ventures. Paul Newman is founder and chief technology officer. [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] former name / programmes: Appears as Oxbotica on several CCAV projects (DRIVEN, PAVE, Anytime Anywhere Low Cost Localisation); named in DfT Transport AI Action Plan (2025) [Labs Round 8, 31 Oct 2026] news: 2026-08-03 — Dubai Future Foundation and Oxa launch joint venture SHIFFT for autonomous logistics in ports and airports — https://oxa.tech/news-and-insights/dubai-future-foundation-and-oxa-launch-joint-venture-transforming-dubai-into-global-hub-for-autonomous-logistics/ [Labs Round 8, 31 Oct 2026] news: 2025-09-16 — Oxa expands use of NVIDIA technology (Cosmos world foundation models, DRIVE AGX Thor) in Oxa Foundry — https://oxa.tech/news-and-insights/oxa-and-nvidia-strengthen-transatlantic-tech-ties/ [Labs Round 8, 31 Oct 2026] models_released: Oxa Driver (self-driving software); Oxa Foundry (generative-AI training and assurance toolchain); Oxa Sensor Expansion (synthetic data tool); Oxa Hub (fleet cloud services) [Labs Round 8, 31 Oct 2026] founded: 2014 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A separate Ocado Ventures (Karakuri) Limited exists, suggesting Ocado held an investment, which this pass did not confirm.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "11228129", "registered_office": "RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP, 25 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4AB", "incorporated": "2018-02-27", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "11228129", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11228129", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "London", "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": "England: London" }, "people": [ { "name": "Barney Wragg", "role": "CEO and co-founder (2022)", "from": null, "source": "https://www.uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/karakuri-founder-20221104" } ], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Autonomous and agent systems" ], "sectors": [ "food service", "robotics" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "Made robotic kitchen equipment, including a robotic serving arm and an automated fryer, for canteens and restaurants; closed through administration and liquidation.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11228129/insolvency", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search?q=karakuri", "https://www.uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/karakuri-founder-20221104" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11228129/insolvency", "quotes": [ "Administration started 28 July 2023; Creditors' voluntary liquidation, winding-up commenced 30 July 2024; \"Due to be dissolved: 3 September 2026" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search?q=karakuri", "quotes": [ "KARAKURI LTD\" \"11228129\" \"Dissolved on 3 September 2026" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/karakuri-founder-20221104", "quotes": [ "a robotic kitchen automation startup", "CEO and co-founder" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Autonomous and agent systems" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "food service", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": "London", "status_group": "wound_down", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-023", "name": "Humanising Autonomy", "bucket": "co", "status": "dissolved", "status_date": "2025-12-19", "status_detail": "Entered administration on 28 March 2025 (ended 19 September 2025) and was dissolved on 19 December 2025, per Companies House.", "one_line": "Built computer-vision software to predict what pedestrians and cyclists would do next, for vehicle and video-safety systems; dissolved in December 2025.", "description": "Humanising Autonomy Ltd was incorporated in July 2017. The earlier Package 1 pass (sources not re-opened in this session) described it as a London company building behaviour-prediction AI for vehicles and video telematics, backed by Anthemis and others. Companies House shows administration from 28 March 2025 to 19 September 2025, with practitioners Richard Paul James Goodwin and Roderick Graham Butcher of 79 Caroline Street, Birmingham, and dissolution on 19 December 2025. No news report of the administration was opened. [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] alumni_of / deal: Digital Catapult Machine Intelligence Garage alumnus; MIG report records a $5.3m seed round (date not given) [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] partnership: Partner in Nissan-led CCAV project evolvAD (£2.3m)", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "10847889", "registered_office": "79 Caroline Street, Birmingham, B3 1UP", "incorporated": "2017-07-03", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "10847889", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10847889", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "London (per Package 1, not re-verified)", "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": "England: London" }, "people": [], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Perceptual systems" ], "sectors": [ "autonomous vehicles", "road safety", "computer vision" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": "biz-humanising-autonomy", "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "Built computer-vision software to predict what pedestrians and cyclists would do next, for vehicle and video-safety systems; dissolved in December 2025.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10847889", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10847889/insolvency", "https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Machine_Intelligence_Garage_Impact_Report-2021-1.pdf", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/make-it-british-supporting-sovereign-uk-supply-chain-for-connected-and-automated-mobility" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10847889", "quotes": [ "HUMANISING AUTONOMY LTD\" \"Dissolved\" \"19 December 2025\" \"3 July 2017" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10847889/insolvency", "quotes": [ "In administration\" \"28 March 2025\" \"19 September 2025" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Machine_Intelligence_Garage_Impact_Report-2021-1.pdf", "quotes": [ "technology defines how autonomous systems interact with people" ], "accessed": "2026-10-30", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/make-it-british-supporting-sovereign-uk-supply-chain-for-connected-and-automated-mobility", "quotes": [ "develop an AV capable of safely driving in residential, urban, and rural environments" ], "accessed": "2026-10-30", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Perceptual systems" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "autonomous vehicles", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": "London (per Package 1, not re-verified)", "status_group": "dissolved", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-024", "name": "nPlan", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Companies House lists nPlan Limited as active at 68 Hanbury Street, London; no dated news page was opened in this session.", "one_line": "Uses machine learning trained on past construction schedules to forecast delays and risk on large projects (description from Package 1, not re-opened).", "description": "nPlan Limited was incorporated in London on 2 November 2017 and is active on the Companies House register. The earlier Package 1 pass described it as a company using machine learning on historical construction schedules to forecast delays and risks, founded by Dev Amratia and Alan Mosca and backed by GV and LocalGlobe in a 2021 round; those sources could not be re-opened in this session, so the description and funding are carried as unverified leads.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "11043916", "registered_office": "Nplan 68 Hanbury Street, Hanbury Street, London, England, E1 5JL", "incorporated": "2017-11-02", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "11043916", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11043916", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "London (E1 5JL)", "postcode": "E1 5JL", "lat": 51.520172, "lng": -0.070742, "region": "England: London", "admin_district": "Tower Hamlets", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Knowledge generation", "AI implementation" ], "sectors": [ "construction", "infrastructure", "project risk" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": "biz-nplan", "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "Uses machine learning trained on past construction schedules to forecast delays and risk on large projects (description from Package 1, not re-opened).", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11043916" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11043916", "quotes": [ "NPLAN LIMITED\" \"Active\" \"2 November 2017\" \"62012 - Business and domestic software development" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Knowledge generation", "AI implementation" ], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "construction", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": "London (E1 5JL)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [ { "kind": "linked from: partner_of", "id": "BIZ-NET-2085", "name": "Machine Learning Paper Club with nPlan", "page": "networks", "href": "../../networks/#org=BIZ-NET-2085", "page_label": "Networks and media" } ], "label_links": [], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-025", "name": "Flexciton", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Companies House lists Flexciton Limited as active at Curtain Road, London; no dated news page was opened in this session.", "one_line": "Sells AI and optimisation software that schedules work inside semiconductor factories (description from Package 1, not re-opened).", "description": "Flexciton Limited was incorporated in London on 17 May 2016 and is active on the Companies House register. The earlier Package 1 pass described it as scheduling software for semiconductor fabs, founded by Jamie Potter and Dennis Xenos, with a £15m Series A in 2021 and customers including Seagate, Renesas and Microchip; those sources were not re-opened in this session. [Round 7, 30 Oct 2026] Chips and hardware: AI-powered wafer fab scheduling and semiconductor manufacturing optimisation software deployed in global fabs (including Seagate and Infineon; backed by Chip-design/manufacturing VCs).", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "10184111", "registered_office": "141-145 Curtain Road, Floor 2, London, England, EC2A 3BX", "incorporated": "2016-05-17", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "10184111", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10184111", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "London (EC2A 3BX)", "postcode": "EC2A 3BX", "lat": 51.526216, "lng": -0.080636, "region": "England: London", "admin_district": "Hackney", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI implementation" ], "sectors": [ "semiconductors", "manufacturing scheduling" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": "biz-flexciton", "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "Sells AI and optimisation software that schedules work inside semiconductor factories (description from Package 1, not re-opened).", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10184111" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10184111", "quotes": [ "FLEXCITON LIMITED\" \"Active\" \"17 May 2016" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI implementation" ], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "semiconductors", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": "London (EC2A 3BX)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-026", "name": "Monumo", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Companies House lists Monumo Limited as active at the University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry; no dated news page was opened in this session.", "one_line": "Uses AI-driven simulation to design electric motors for vehicle makers (description from Package 1, not re-opened).", "description": "Monumo Limited was incorporated on 19 July 2018 as EM2020, became EM21 in 2019 and Monumo in July 2021. Its registered office is at Sovereign Court, University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry, and its listed activities include engineering design and research. The earlier Package 1 pass described it as using machine learning and simulation to design electric motors, with a £10.5m seed in 2024 and an Innovate UK grant with the University of Nottingham; those sources were not re-opened in this session. [Labs Round 7, 30 Oct 2026] Listed on Labs (Engineering simulation): Cambridge and Coventry company (founded 2021) using AI and machine learning to redesign the electric motor, running millions of simulations a day; founder and chief executive Dominic Vergine [Labs Round 8, 31 Oct 2026] founded: 2021; Cambridge and Coventry [Labs Round 8, 31 Oct 2026] founders: Dominic Vergine — founder (CEO as of 2024-02-23; formerly VP sustainability at Arm) [Labs Round 8, 31 Oct 2026] chief_executive: Jarek Rzepecki — \"recently appointed\" CEO (as of 2026-04-07) [Labs Round 8, 31 Oct 2026] models_released: Anser — proprietary AI engine (new record BIZ-LAB-12022) [Labs Round 8, 31 Oct 2026] Jarek Rzepecki, earlier its CTO, is reported as chief executive (UKTN, 7 April 2026; trade, one source).", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "11472121", "registered_office": "Unit 1, Sovereign Court 1, University Of Warwick Science Park, Sir William Lyons Road, Coventry, England, CV4 7EZ", "incorporated": "19 July 2018", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "11472121", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11472121", "ch_note": null, "ch_name": "MONUMO LIMITED", "legal_name": "MONUMO LIMITED", "status_registry": "Active", "sic_codes": [ "71121 Engineering design; 71200 Technical testing; 72190 R&D" ], "previous_names": [ "EM21 LTD; EM2020 LTD" ] }, "place": { "text": "University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry (CV4 7EZ)", "postcode": "CV4 7EZ", "lat": 52.387015, "lng": -1.558093, "region": "England: West Midlands", "admin_district": "Coventry", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [ { "name": "Dominic Vergine", "role": "founder and chief executive", "from": null, "source": "https://www.uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/monumo-founder-dominic-vergine-20240223", "round4": true }, { "name": "Jarek Rzepecki", "role": "Chief executive officer", "from": "by 2026-04-07", "source": "https://www.uktech.news/the-circuit/in-conversation-with-monumos-jarek-rzepecki-20260407", "round4": true }, { "name": "Dominic Vergine", "role": "Founder (CEO as of 2024-02-23)", "from": "2021", "source": "https://www.uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/monumo-founder-dominic-vergine-20240223", "round4": true } ], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI implementation", "Knowledge generation" ], "sectors": [ "electric motors", "automotive engineering" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": "biz-monumo", "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "Uses AI-driven simulation to design electric motors for vehicle makers (description from Package 1, not re-opened).", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11472121", "https://www.uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/monumo-founder-dominic-vergine-20240223", "https://www.uktech.news/the-circuit/in-conversation-with-monumos-jarek-rzepecki-20260407", "https://tech.eu/2024/02/22/how-monumos-proprietary-tech-is-transforming-electric-motor-design/", "https://tech.eu/2024/08/07/monumos-innovations-in-electric-drive-design-a-ps750000-boost-from-innovate-uk/" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11472121", "quotes": [ "MONUMO LIMITED\" \"Active\" \"19 July 2018\" \"EM21 LTD\" \"EM2020 LTD" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/monumo-founder-dominic-vergine-20240223", "quotes": [ "Founded in 2021, Monumo this week came out of stealth backed by £10.5m in seed funding." ], "accessed": "2026-10-30", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/the-circuit/in-conversation-with-monumos-jarek-rzepecki-20260407", "quotes": [ "the recently appointed chief executive officer of Monumo" ], "accessed": "2026-10-30", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://tech.eu/2024/02/22/how-monumos-proprietary-tech-is-transforming-electric-motor-design/", "quotes": [ "(trade) — \"Traditional approaches built on legacy software only enable about 50,000 simulations in a day." ], "accessed": "2026-10-30", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://tech.eu/2024/08/07/monumos-innovations-in-electric-drive-design-a-ps750000-boost-from-innovate-uk/", "quotes": [ "(trade) — \"we are focused on the EV market initially" ], "accessed": "2026-10-30", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI implementation", "Knowledge generation" ], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "electric motors", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": "University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry (CV4 7EZ)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [ { "kind": "linked from: made_by", "id": "BIZ-LAB-12022", "name": "Anser (Monumo)", "page": "labs", "href": "../../labs/#org=BIZ-LAB-12022", "page_label": "Labs" } ], "label_links": [], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-027", "name": "Extend Robotics", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Companies House lists Extend Robotics Limited as active; the Package 1 lead of a £2.6m pre-seed reported 7 October 2026 could not be re-opened.", "one_line": "Lets factories use robots guided remotely by people in virtual-reality headsets, with AI assistance (description from Package 1, not re-opened).", "description": "Extend Robotics Limited was incorporated on 23 August 2019 and is active, with a registered office at a London service address. 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In August 2021 UKTN reported £2.5m raised in total, including US$2.4m with the Green Angel Syndicate. Companies House search lists Qualis Flow Limited, incorporated 30 May 2018, at Workspace, The Frames, Phipp Street, London, with no dissolution shown. 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In August 2021 UKTN said it had developed a tool to track people, materials, machines and carbon emissions on construction and mining sites using AI and blockchain, working with the European Space Agency on satellite imagery. Companies House search lists Hypervine Limited, incorporated in Scotland on 9 May 2018, care of Lindsays in Glasgow, with no dissolution shown; Hypervine Technologies Ltd (SC847122) was dissolved on 9 December 2025. 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In June 2018 TechCrunch reported a £9 million Series A led by Atomico, and named Theo Saville as co-founder and chief executive. Companies House lists CloudNC Ltd, incorporated on 13 October 2015, as active, with a registered office in London; Theo Valentine Saville has been a director since incorporation. 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In May 2022 UKTN reported a US$11m Series A led by Una Terra and named Mikela Druckman as co-founder and chief executive; the company was co-founded in 2019 with Ambarish Mitra and Nikola Sivacki. Companies House lists Greyparrot.ai Ltd, incorporated on 30 November 2018, as active, with Mikela Druckman a director since incorporation. 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In November 2022 UKTN reported a £5m Series A led by Presidio Ventures and East Innovate, with IQ Capital and others, and named Francesco Montomoli as chief executive. Companies House shows the company, incorporated on 18 March 2019, was renamed ToffeeX Limited on 1 December 2023 and is active. 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(Dallas, Texas), registered a UK establishment on 6 June 2024.", "one_line": "London start-up making fire alarms that combine smoke and air-quality sensors with machine learning to cut false alarms.", "description": "Phare Labs is redesigning the fire alarm: its device pairs smoke detection with indoor air-quality sensors and uses machine learning to reduce false positives. In March 2023 UKTN reported a £300,000 investment from the British Design Fund plus angel money, and named co-founders Daniel McBride and Arnau Donate. Companies House lists Phare Labs Limited (formerly Halo Tecnologia Limited), incorporated on 16 July 2021, as active, with Daniel Evan Mcbride and Arnau Donate Duch as persons with significant control. A Texas company, Phare Labs Holdings Inc., opened a UK establishment in June 2024; whether the head office has moved was not confirmed.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "13515798", "registered_office": "71-75 Shelton Street, London, England, WC2H 9JQ", "incorporated": "2021-07-16", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "13515798", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13515798", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "London (null)", "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": "England: London" }, "people": [], "money": [ { "kind": "funding_round", "amount": 300000, "currency": "GBP", "date": "2023-03-13", "detail": "British Design Fund, plus angels (single source)", "raw": "funding_round: 300000 GBP 2023-03-13 — British Design Fund, plus angels (single source)", "amount_gbp": 300000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£300,000", "gbp_txt": "" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Perceptual systems" ], "sectors": [ "fire safety", "building sensors" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "London start-up making fire alarms that combine smoke and air-quality sensors with machine learning to cut false alarms.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/phare-labs-funding-fire-alarm-20230313", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13515798", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13515798/persons-with-significant-control", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=phare+labs" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/phare-labs-funding-fire-alarm-20230313", "quotes": [ "its fire alarms use machine learning and dramatically improves fire detection accuracy, reducing false positives." ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13515798", "quotes": [ "PHARE LABS LIMITED\" \"Active\" \"16 July 2021\" \"HALO TECNOLOGIA LIMITED (16 Jul 2021 - 09 Nov 2021)" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13515798/persons-with-significant-control", "quotes": [ "Daniel Evan Mcbride\" \"16 July 2021\"; \"Mr. Arnau Donate Duch\" \"5 August 2022" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=phare+labs", "quotes": [ "PHARE LABS HOLDINGS INC.\" \"FC041952\" \"First UK establishment opened on 6 June 2024" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Perceptual systems" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "fire safety", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": "London (null)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [ { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "British Design Fund" } ], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-605", "name": "Raft (formerly Vector.ai)", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Companies House lists Vector AI Ltd as active (checked 29 October 2026); the business trades as Raft.", "one_line": "London company whose AI automates freight-forwarding paperwork such as customs entries and invoice checks.", "description": "Raft, formerly known as Vector.ai, sells AI tools that automate freight operations, starting with accounts payable reconciliation and customs entry preparation. In July 2023 UKTN reported a US$30m Series B led by Eight Roads, with Bessemer Venture Partners, Episode 1 and Dynamo Ventures, said it was London-based with offices in India and the US, and named James Coombes as co-founder and chief executive. Companies House lists Vector AI Ltd, incorporated on 14 November 2017, as active, with James Coombes a director since incorporation.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "11063616", "registered_office": "1st Floor, 115 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, SE1 0AX", "incorporated": "2017-11-14", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "11063616", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11063616", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "London (SE1 0AX)", "postcode": "SE1 0AX", "lat": 51.503469, "lng": -0.095267, "region": "England: London", "admin_district": "Southwark", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [ { "name": "James Coombes", "role": "co-founder and chief executive; director from 2017-11-14", "from": null, "source": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11063616/officers" } ], "money": [ { "kind": "funding_round", "amount": 30000000, "currency": "USD", "date": "2023-07-11", "detail": "Series B led by Eight Roads (single source)", "raw": "funding_round: 30000000 USD 2023-07-11 — Series B led by Eight Roads (single source)", "amount_gbp": 23261224, "fx_rate": 1.2897, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2897 per £ on 2023-07-11", "fx_date": "2023-07-11", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$30m", "gbp_txt": "£23.3m" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Natural language applications", "AI implementation" ], "sectors": [ "freight and logistics" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "London company whose AI automates freight-forwarding paperwork such as customs entries and invoice checks.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/raft-series-b-20230711", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11063616", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11063616/officers" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/raft-series-b-20230711", "quotes": [ "AI logistics company Raft", "formally known as Vector.ai", "$30m (£23.4m) Series B investment" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11063616", "quotes": [ "VECTOR AI LTD\" \"1st Floor, 115 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, SE1 0AX\" \"Active\" \"14 November 2017" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11063616/officers", "quotes": [ "COOMBES, James\" \"Active\" \"Director\" \"14 November 2017" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Natural language applications", "AI implementation" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "freight and logistics", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": "London (SE1 0AX)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [ { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "Eight Roads" }, { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "Bessemer Venture Partners" }, { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "Episode 1" }, { "kind": "founded_by", "name": "James Coombes" } ], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-606", "name": "Apoha", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": "2026-06-03", "status_detail": "Announced a US$36m round led by Singular on 3 June 2026; Companies House lists Apoha Limited as active.", "one_line": "London company building a data layer on how molecules and materials behave, for AI used in the physical world.", "description": "Apoha is building a data layer on how matter, molecules and materials behave, which it calls liquid state intelligence, for AI that works in the physical world. On 3 June 2026 UKTN reported a US$36m round led by Singular, with Draper Associates and seed investors Redalpine, Seedcamp, Wilbe and Nucleus, plus Innovate UK grant funding, and named Shamit Shrivastava as chief executive and co-founder. Companies House lists Apoha Limited, incorporated on 19 April 2021, as active, with Shamit Shrivastava a director since incorporation.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "13344316", "registered_office": "Nw Works Units 8 & 9, 135 Salusbury Rd, London, United Kingdom, NW6 6RJ", "incorporated": "2021-04-19", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "13344316", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13344316", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "London (NW6 6RJ)", "postcode": "NW6 6RJ", "lat": 51.540487, "lng": -0.207948, "region": "England: London", "admin_district": "Brent", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [ { "name": "Shamit Shrivastava", "role": "co-founder and chief executive; director from 2021-04-19", "from": null, "source": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13344316/officers" } ], "money": [ { "kind": "funding_round", "amount": 36000000, "currency": "USD", "date": "2026-06-03", "detail": "led by Singular (single source)", "raw": "funding_round: 36000000 USD 2026-06-03 — led by Singular (single source)", "amount_gbp": 26791695, "fx_rate": 1.3437, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3437 per £ on 2026-06-03", "fx_date": "2026-06-03", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$36m", "gbp_txt": "£26.8m" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI development and training", "Knowledge generation" ], "sectors": [ "materials", "chemistry data" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "London company building a data layer on how molecules and materials behave, for AI used in the physical world.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/ai-deep-tech-firm-apoha-secures-26-7m-20260603", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13344316", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13344316/officers" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/ai-deep-tech-firm-apoha-secures-26-7m-20260603", "quotes": [ "London-based deep tech Apoha has raised $36m (£26.7m) to build on its new data layer" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13344316", "quotes": [ "APOHA LIMITED\" \"Active\" \"19 April 2021\" \"72110" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13344316/officers", "quotes": [ "SHRIVASTAVA, Shamit\" \"Role Active\" \"Director\" \"19 April 2021" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI development and training", "Knowledge generation" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "materials", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": "London (NW6 6RJ)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [ { "kind": "funded_by", "id": "BIZ-INV-202", "name": "Seedcamp", "page": "investors", "href": "../../investors/#org=BIZ-INV-202", "page_label": "Investors" } ], "label_links": [ { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "Singular" }, { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "Draper Associates" }, { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "Innovate UK" }, { "kind": "founded_by", "name": "Shamit Shrivastava" } ], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-607", "name": "Bindbridge", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": "2026-10-31", "status_detail": "Raised US$3.8m from Speedinvest and Nucleus Capital, reported 3 March 2026; Companies House lists Bindbridge Ltd as active. Companies House shows BINDBRIDGE LTD as Active (checked 31 Oct 2026).", "one_line": "Cambridge start-up using an AI platform to design \"molecular glue\" chemicals for new herbicides and crop protection.", "description": "Bindbridge, founded in 2025, uses an AI platform called BRIDGE to design agricultural molecular glues for new herbicides and crop-protection products. On 3 March 2026 UKTN reported a US$3.8m investment from Speedinvest and Nucleus Capital and named George Crane as co-founder and chief executive. Companies House lists Bindbridge Ltd, incorporated on 27 September 2024 near Cambridge, as active, with George Crane a director since 22 March 2025.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "15984313", "registered_office": "Barn 4, Park Farm, Villa Road, Impington, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, CB24 9NZ", "incorporated": "2024-09-27", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "15984313", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15984313", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Cambridge (CB24 9NZ)", "postcode": "CB24 9NZ", "lat": 52.242895, "lng": 0.107561, "region": "England: East of England", "admin_district": "South Cambridgeshire", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [ { "name": "George Crane", "role": "co-founder and chief executive; director from 2025-03-22", "from": null, "source": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15984313/officers" } ], "money": [ { "kind": "funding_round", "amount": 3800000, "currency": "USD", "date": "2026-03-03", "detail": "Speedinvest and Nucleus Capital (single source)", "raw": "funding_round: 3800000 USD 2026-03-03 — Speedinvest and Nucleus Capital (single source)", "amount_gbp": 2856713, "fx_rate": 1.3302, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3302 per £ on 2026-03-03", "fx_date": "2026-03-03", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$3.8m", "gbp_txt": "£2.9m" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Knowledge generation" ], "sectors": [ "agriculture", "crop protection chemistry" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "Cambridge start-up using an AI platform to design \"molecular glue\" chemicals for new herbicides and crop protection.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://www.uktech.news/agtech/ai-crop-protection-startup-secures-new-funding-20260303", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15984313", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15984313/officers" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/agtech/ai-crop-protection-startup-secures-new-funding-20260303", "quotes": [ "called BRIDGE", "Cambridge-based company", "has secured a $3.8m (£2.8m) investment." ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15984313", "quotes": [ "BINDBRIDGE LTD\" \"Active\" \"27 September 2024" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15984313/officers", "quotes": [ "CRANE, George\" \"Active Director\" \"Appointed on\" \"22 March 2025" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Knowledge generation" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "agriculture", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": "Cambridge (CB24 9NZ)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [ { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "Speedinvest" }, { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "Nucleus Capital" }, { "kind": "founded_by", "name": "George Crane" } ], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-608", "name": "Fieldwork Robotics", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": "2026-10-31", "status_detail": "Announced £3m led by Elbow Beach Capital for farm trials on 7 April 2026; Companies House company page would not open, but its officers page lists David Fulton as an active director. Companies House shows FIELDWORK ROBOTICS LIMITED as Active (checked 31 Oct 2026).", "one_line": "Cambridge company building autonomous robots that pick raspberries.", "description": "Fieldwork Robotics, based in Cambridge, develops autonomous raspberry-harvesting robots. On 7 April 2026 UKTN reported £3m of funding, led by existing investor Elbow Beach Capital, for trials and adoption on real farms, and named David Fulton as chief executive. The article does not use the word AI; the robots fall under the DSIT domain of autonomous systems. Companies House lists Fieldwork Robotics Limited, incorporated on 17 October 2016 with a registered office in Exmouth; its officers page shows David Brian Fulton a director since 18 July 2023. 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Raised £1.4m led by ACF Investors, reported 18 April 2025; the current trading entity was not identified.", "one_line": "Drone software that flies inspection missions over buildings and uses AI to produce 3D maps and defect reports.", "description": "Hammer Missions makes drone-inspection software for buildings: its AI maps structures and produces 3D inspection reports from automated flights, for roof and facade checks, defect detection and thermal analysis. In April 2025 UKTN reported £1.4m from ACF Investors and angels including Graham Hunter (GeoSLAM) and Martin Grant (Atkins), said it was founded in 2019 and expanding into North America, and named Varun Sarwal as chief executive. The article does not give a head office. Companies House shows Hammer Missions Ltd (London, Varun Sarwal director from 29 September 2018) dissolved on 29 September 2020; which company now trades as Hammer Missions was not found.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "11595888", "registered_office": "4d Rosemary Terrace, Rosemary Lane, London, England, SW14 7HG", "incorporated": null, "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "11595888", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11595888", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": null, "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": null }, "people": [ { "name": "Varun Sarwal", "role": "chief executive (2025 source); director of the dissolved Hammer Missions Ltd from 2018-09-29", "from": null, "source": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11595888/officers" } ], "money": [ { "kind": "funding_round", "amount": 1400000, "currency": "GBP", "date": "2025-04-18", "detail": "led by ACF Investors", "raw": "funding_round: 1400000 GBP 2025-04-18 — led by ACF Investors", "amount_gbp": 1400000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.4m", "gbp_txt": "" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Perceptual systems", "Autonomous and agent systems" ], "sectors": [ "building inspection", "drones" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "Drone software that flies inspection missions over buildings and uses AI to produce 3D maps and defect reports.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/hammer-missions-secures-funding-to-accelerate-ai-development-20250418", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=hammer+missions", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11595888/officers", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11595888" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/hammer-missions-secures-funding-to-accelerate-ai-development-20250418", "quotes": [ "AI company Hammer Missions has raised £1.4m in new funding" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=hammer+missions", "quotes": [ "HAMMER MISSIONS LTD\" \"11595888\" \"Dissolved on 29 September 2020" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11595888/officers", "quotes": [ "SARWAL, Varun\" \"Director\" \"Appointed on\" \"29 September 2018" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11595888", "quotes": [ "HAMMER MISSIONS LTD | 11595888 | Company status Dissolved | Dissolved on 29 September 2020" ], "accessed": "2026-10-31", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Perceptual systems", "Autonomous and agent systems" ], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "building inspection", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": null, "status_group": "Dissolved", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [ { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "ACF Investors" } ], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-610", "name": "HIVED", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": "2026-10-31", "status_detail": "Raised a US$42m Series B led by NordicNinja, reported 3 July 2025; Companies House lists HIVED Ltd as active. Companies House shows HIVED LTD as Active (checked 31 Oct 2026).", "one_line": "London parcel-delivery firm whose own AI platform, HIVEDmind, plans and coordinates electric-van deliveries for retailers.", "description": "HIVED is a parcel delivery business that has delivered over 6.5 million parcels across Greater London for retailers including John Lewis, Uniqlo and Zara. Its own logistics platform, HIVEDmind, links retailers, warehouses, drivers and customers in one system. In July 2025 UKTN reported a US$42m Series B led by NordicNinja, with Planet A and Future Back Ventures by Bain and Co, and named Murvah Iqbal as co-founder and chief executive. Companies House lists HIVED Ltd, incorporated on 5 July 2021, as active, with Murvah Azar Iqbal a director since incorporation. 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Companies House lists Magentic AI Ltd (15852800, London, incorporated 23 July 2024) and Magentic Labs Limited (16015377, London, incorporated 14 October 2024), but neither could be tied to this business from the information available.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": null, "registered_office": null, "incorporated": null, "legal_form": null, "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": null, "companies_house_url": null, "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": null, "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": null }, "people": [], "money": [ { "kind": "funding_round", "amount": 18000000, "currency": "USD", "date": "2026-09", "detail": "per tech.eu recap of 2026-09-21", "raw": "funding_round: 18000000 USD 2026-09 — per tech.eu recap of 2026-09-21", "amount_gbp": 13295908, "fx_rate": 1.3538, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3538 per £ on 2026-09-01", "fx_date": "2026-09-01", "fx_note": "month only given: rate for the 1st", "txt": "US$18m", "gbp_txt": "£13.3m" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Autonomous and agent systems" ], "sectors": [ "industrial operations" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "UK start-up building AI agents to run industrial operations.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://tech.eu/2026/09/21/european-tech-weekly-recap-over-eur17b-invested-across-70-deals" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://tech.eu/2026/09/21/european-tech-weekly-recap-over-eur17b-invested-across-70-deals", "quotes": [ "UK: Magentic raises $18M to automate industrial operations with AI agents" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Autonomous and agent systems" ], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "industrial operations", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": null, "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-613", "name": "NavLive", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": "2026-10-31", "status_detail": "Raised £4m (£3.3m seed plus £700,000 Innovate UK grant), reported 29 May 2025; Companies House lists NavLive Limited as active. Companies House shows NAVLIVE LIMITED as Active (checked 31 Oct 2026).", "one_line": "Handheld AI scanners that walk through a building and produce accurate 2D and 3D site drawings.", "description": "NavLive makes AI scanning devices; its handheld model scans buildings and generates site drawings for architects, developers and construction firms. It was developed by robotics academics at the University of Oxford and operates from London and Oxford. In May 2025 UKTN reported a £3.3m seed round led by Oxford Science Enterprises, with SOSV, Oxford Capital Partners and others, plus a £700,000 Innovate UK grant, and named Chris Davison as chief executive. Companies House lists NavLive Limited, incorporated on 29 June 2022, as active; its officers page would not open.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "14203536", "registered_office": "Navlive Wework, Buckingham Palace Road, London, England, SW1W 9SH", "incorporated": "2022-06-29", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "14203536", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14203536", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "London and Oxford (null)", "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": "England: London" }, "people": [], "money": [ { "kind": "funding_round", "amount": 3300000, "currency": "GBP", "date": "2025-05-29", "detail": "seed led by Oxford Science Enterprises (single source)", "raw": "funding_round: 3300000 GBP 2025-05-29 — seed led by Oxford Science Enterprises (single source)", "amount_gbp": 3300000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£3.3m", "gbp_txt": "" }, { "kind": "grant", "amount": 700000, "currency": "GBP", "date": "2025-05-29", "detail": "Innovate UK (single source)", "raw": "grant: 700000 GBP 2025-05-29 — Innovate UK (single source)", "amount_gbp": 700000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£700,000", "gbp_txt": "" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Perceptual systems" ], "sectors": [ "construction", "building surveying" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "Handheld AI scanners that walk through a building and produce accurate 2D and 3D site drawings.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://www.uktech.news/proptech/ai-architecture-startup-navlive-secures-4m-round-20250529", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14203536" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/proptech/ai-architecture-startup-navlive-secures-4m-round-20250529", "quotes": [ "The funding for NavLive came via a £3.3m seed investment combined with a £700,000 grant from Innovate UK.", "Developed by academics in robotics research at the University of Oxford" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14203536", "quotes": [ "NAVLIVE LIMITED\" \"Active\" \"29 June 2022" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Perceptual systems" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "construction", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": "London and Oxford (null)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [ { "kind": "linked from: funds", "id": "BIZ-INV-007", "name": "Oxford Science Enterprises", "page": "investors", "href": "../../investors/#org=BIZ-INV-007", "page_label": "Investors" }, { "kind": "funded_by", "id": "BIZ-INV-007", "name": "Oxford Science Enterprises", "page": "investors", "href": "../../investors/#org=BIZ-INV-007", "page_label": "Investors" } ], "label_links": [ { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "SOSV" }, { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "Innovate UK" } ], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-614", "name": "ScrubMarine", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": "2026-10-31", "status_detail": "Raised US$1m from PXN Ventures, SFC Capital and angels, reported 24 December 2025; Companies House lists ScrubMarine Limited as active. Companies House shows SCRUBMARINE LIMITED as Active (checked 31 Oct 2026).", "one_line": "Robots that inspect and clean ships' hulls and other underwater structures on their own, replacing divers.", "description": "ScrubMarine is a British deep-tech firm developing autonomous robotic systems for maritime inspection and maintenance, to replace manual and often dangerous work. In December 2025 UKTN reported US$1m from PXN Ventures, SFC Capital and angels, said it is based between Edinburgh and the Lake District, and quoted co-founder Rohith Devanathan. The article stresses autonomy but does not mention AI. Companies House lists ScrubMarine Limited, incorporated on 28 November 2023 in Whitehaven, Cumbria, as active, with Rohith Devanathan a director since 2 October 2024. [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] investor: SFC Capital portfolio company (listed as Scrubmarine)", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "15312999", "registered_office": "Unit 13c Sneckyeat Industrial Estate, Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, CA28 8PF", "incorporated": "2023-11-28", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "15312999", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15312999", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Whitehaven, Cumbria (CA28 8PF)", "postcode": "CA28 8PF", "lat": 54.531466, "lng": -3.560798, "region": "England: North West", "admin_district": "Cumberland", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [ { "name": "Rohith Devanathan", "role": "co-founder; director from 2024-10-02", "from": null, "source": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15312999/officers" } ], "money": [ { "kind": "funding_round", "amount": 1000000, "currency": "USD", "date": "2025-12-24", "detail": "PXN Ventures, SFC Capital, angels (single source)", "raw": "funding_round: 1000000 USD 2025-12-24 — PXN Ventures, SFC Capital, angels (single source)", "amount_gbp": 740357, "fx_rate": 1.3507, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3507 per £ on 2025-12-24", "fx_date": "2025-12-24", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$1m", "gbp_txt": "£740,357" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Autonomous and agent systems" ], "sectors": [ "maritime", "subsea inspection" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "Robots that inspect and clean ships' hulls and other underwater structures on their own, replacing divers.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/scrubmarine-robotics-funding-20251224", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15312999", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15312999/officers", "https://portal.sfccapital.com/" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/scrubmarine-robotics-funding-20251224", "quotes": [ "a British deep tech firm developing autonomous robotic systems for maritime inspections and maintenance", "has raised $1m (£740,000)" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15312999", "quotes": [ "SCRUBMARINE LIMITED\" \"Active\" \"28 November 2023" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15312999/officers", "quotes": [ "DEVANATHAN, Rohith\" \"Role Active\" \"Director\" \"2 October 2024" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://portal.sfccapital.com/", "quotes": [ "From steel to seafloor – building robotic systems that clean, inspect & maintain" ], "accessed": "2026-10-30", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Autonomous and agent systems" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "maritime", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": "Whitehaven, Cumbria (CA28 8PF)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [ { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "PXN Ventures" }, { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "SFC Capital" }, { "kind": "founded_by", "name": "Rohith Devanathan" } ], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-701", "name": "Opteran", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Companies House shows Opteran Technologies Limited active on 29 October 2026; David Rajan, named as chief executive in 2022, resigned as a director on 24 May 2025.", "one_line": "Autonomy software for robots and machines, modelled on how insect brains navigate.", "description": "University of Sheffield spin-out that emulates insect brain processes to give machines autonomy. UKTN reported $12 million (£9.77 million) in June 2022, led by Join Capital with IQ Capital, Northern Gritstone, Seraphim, Episode 1 and Schauenburg Ventures. David Rajan was then chief executive. Companies House shows the company incorporated in March 2020 with its registered office in Sheffield; Rajan ceased to be a director on 24 May 2025, and several new directors were appointed in 2026.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "12494709", "registered_office": "The Innovation Centre, 217 Portobello, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, S1 4DP", "incorporated": "2020-03-03", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "12494709", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12494709", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Sheffield (S1 4DP; lat/lng null)", "postcode": "S1 4DP", "lat": 53.381062, "lng": -1.481137, "region": "England: Yorkshire and the Humber", "admin_district": "Sheffield", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [ { "name": "David Rajan", "role": "chief executive (2022); director 2020-03-03 to 2025-05-24", "from": null, "source": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12494709/officers" } ], "money": [ { "kind": "funding_round", "amount": 12000000, "currency": "USD", "date": "2022-06-24", "detail": "led by Join Capital (single source)", "raw": "funding_round: 12000000 USD 2022-06-24 — led by Join Capital (single source)", "amount_gbp": 9765625, "fx_rate": 1.2288, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2288 per £ on 2022-06-24", "fx_date": "2022-06-24", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$12m", "gbp_txt": "£9.8m" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "Autonomous and agent systems", "Perceptual systems" ], "sectors": [ "robotics", "autonomy" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "Autonomy software for robots and machines, modelled on how insect brains navigate.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/sheffield-spinout-opteran-insect-ai-20220624", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12494709", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12494709/officers" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/sheffield-spinout-opteran-insect-ai-20220624", "quotes": [ "The Sheffield-based firm has a unique approach to autonomous machinery", "David Rajan, CEO, Opteran" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12494709", "quotes": [ "OPTERAN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED", "Active", "Incorporated on 3 March 2020" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12494709/officers", "quotes": [ "RAJAN, David", "Director", "3 March 2020", "24 May 2025" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "Autonomous and agent systems", "Perceptual systems" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "robotics", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": "Sheffield (S1 4DP; lat/lng null)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [ { "kind": "funded_by", "id": "BIZ-INV-051", "name": "Northern Gritstone", "page": "investors", "href": "../../investors/#org=BIZ-INV-051", "page_label": "Investors" } ], "label_links": [ { "kind": "spun_out_of", "name": "University of Sheffield" }, { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "Join Capital" }, { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "IQ Capital" }, { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "Seraphim" } ], "degree": 2, "related_ids": [ "BIZ-SU-IND-402", "BIZ-SU-IND-503" ] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-702", "name": "QiO Technologies", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Companies House shows QiO Technologies Ltd active on 29 October 2026.", "one_line": "AI software that helps factories, data centres and telecoms firms run equipment with less energy and lower emissions.", "description": "Hampshire-headquartered company whose AI tools are used by industrial firms, data centres and telecoms operators to cut emissions. UKTN reported a $10 million (£8.3 million) Series B in February 2023 led by WAVE Equity Partners, naming Rick Haythornthwaite as co-founder and chairman. Companies House shows QiO Technologies Ltd, incorporated December 2014, active, with its registered office in Egham, Surrey.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "09368431", "registered_office": "One, High Street, Egham, United Kingdom, TW20 9HJ", "incorporated": "2014-12-29", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "09368431", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09368431", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Hampshire (as published; registered office Egham TW20 9HJ; lat/lng null)", "postcode": "TW20 9HJ", "lat": 51.433052, "lng": -0.542041, "region": "England: South East", "admin_district": "Runnymede", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [ { "name": "null (Rick Haythornthwaite named as co-founder and chairman by UKTN; not checked against the officer list)", "role": null, "from": null, "source": null } ], "money": [ { "kind": "funding_round", "amount": 10000000, "currency": "USD", "date": "2023-02-16", "detail": "Series B led by WAVE Equity Partners (single source)", "raw": "funding_round: 10000000 USD 2023-02-16 — Series B led by WAVE Equity Partners (single source)", "amount_gbp": 8325701, "fx_rate": 1.2011, "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2011 per £ on 2023-02-16", "fx_date": "2023-02-16", "fx_note": "", "txt": "US$10m", "gbp_txt": "£8.3m" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI implementation" ], "sectors": [ "industry", "energy efficiency", "data centres" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "industry", "function": "AI software that helps factories, data centres and telecoms firms run equipment with less energy and lower emissions.", "affiliation": "Start-ups", "sources": [ "https://www.uktech.news/ai/qio-series-b-20230216", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09368431" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/qio-series-b-20230216", "quotes": [ "Hampshire-headquartered QiO’s AI tools are used by industrial firms, data centres and telecoms", "AI startup QiO Technologies has closed $10m (£8.3m) in a Series B round" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09368431", "quotes": [ "QIO TECHNOLOGIES LTD", "Active", "Incorporated on 29 December 2014" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI implementation" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "industry", "div": "industry" } ], "div_label": "Industry", "location": "Hampshire (as published; registered office Egham TW20 9HJ; lat/lng null)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [ { "kind": "funded_by", "name": "WAVE Equity Partners" } ], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-SU-IND-703", "name": "Permia Sensing", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Companies House shows Permia Sensing Limited active on 29 October 2026.", "one_line": "Acoustic sensors and AI that listen inside palm trees for red palm weevil pests and alert farmers.", "description": "Imperial College London spin-out that uses an acoustic sensor and artificial intelligence to listen for red palm weevils, alerting farmers and tracking tree health. UKTN reported a £250,000 pre-seed investment from Jenson Funding Partners in March 2023, supporting trials on Sri Lankan plantations; Efrem de Paiva was named as chief executive. Companies House shows the company, incorporated January 2021, active, with a London registered office and SIC code 01610 (support activities for crop production). 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