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   "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/10/26/european-tech-weekly-recap-eur15b-in-deals-and-q3-2026-highlights — \"to expand its agentic AI platform for CPG brands\" (trade, tech.eu)",
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   "fx_note": "",
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   "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/10/19/european-tech-weekly-recap-more-than-65-tech-funding-deals-worth-over-eur18b — \"€1M to help brands improve visibility in AI-powered search\" (trade, tech.eu)",
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   "date_text": "2026-10-19",
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   "fx_note": "",
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   "amount_text": "2600000",
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   "page": "startups",
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   "date_text": "2026-10-05",
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   "fx_note": "",
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   "counterparty": "not named",
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   "amount_text": "10400000",
   "currency": "USD",
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   "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/09/21/european-tech-weekly-recap-over-eur17b-invested-across-70-deals — \"to build an AI operating system for live enterprise conflict management\" (trade, tech.eu)",
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   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
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   "date_sort": "2026-09-21",
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   "amount": 10000000,
   "amount_text": "10000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
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   "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/09/14/european-tech-weekly-recap-over-eur39b-invested-across-70-deals — \"AI business messaging app Bolter with $10M\" (trade, tech.eu)",
   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-09-14",
   "date_sort": "2026-09-14",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
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   "fx_rate": 1.3476,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3476 per £ on 2026-09-14",
   "fx_date": "2026-09-14",
   "fx_note": "",
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   "counterparty": "not named",
   "amount": 700000,
   "amount_text": "700000",
   "currency": "GBP",
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   "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2026/09/14/european-tech-weekly-recap-over-eur39b-invested-across-70-deals — \"£700,000 to give AI a sense of smell\" (trade, tech.eu)",
   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-09-14",
   "date_sort": "2026-09-14",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 700000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
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   "fx_note": "",
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   "gbp_txt": "£700,000",
   "show": true
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   "counterparty": "Rank Ventures, Mangrove Capital Partners",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "6.7m",
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   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Edgify (edge AI infrastructure) raised £6.7m (Series A+), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
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   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-cambridge-aerospace-to-flairmakers-20260814"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "investors",
   "render": true,
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   "date_sort": "2026-08-14",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": true,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
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   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "6.7m GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
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   "counterparty": "Rank Ventures and Mangrove Capital Partners",
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   "amount_text": "9000000",
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   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-08-11",
   "date_sort": "2026-08-11",
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   "fx_rate": 1.3509,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3509 per £ on 2026-08-11",
   "fx_date": "2026-08-11",
   "fx_note": "",
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   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "128m",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Dwelly (AI-powered property management) raised £128m (Series B), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-dwelly-to-20260731 — \"pairs human expertise with AI-powered tools to simplify property management\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "investors",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-07-31 (week ending)",
   "date_sort": "2026-07-31",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": true,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
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   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "128m GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
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   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-006",
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   "amount": 170000000,
   "amount_text": "170000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
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   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/proptech/dwelly-raises-128m-to-scale-ai-operating-system-for-uk-lettings-20260729 — \"$170m (£128m) Series B\"",
   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-07-29",
   "date_sort": "2026-07-29",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 127944608,
   "fx_rate": 1.3287,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3287 per £ on 2026-07-29",
   "fx_date": "2026-07-29",
   "fx_note": "",
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   "show": true
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   "counterparty": "Knife Capital, FAM Investments",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "3.7m",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Cue (AI customer service agents) raised £3.7m (Not stated), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-valarian-to-saible-20260717 — \"an end-to-end customer service architecture driven by autonomous AI agents\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "investors",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-07-17 (week ending)",
   "date_sort": "2026-07-17",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": true,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
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   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "3.7m GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
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   "date": "2026-07-16",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-003 Cue",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-003",
   "counterparty": "Knife Capital and FAM Investments",
   "amount": 5000000,
   "amount_text": "5000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Primary round",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/cue-raises-3-7m-for-its-ai-powered-customer-service-platform-20260716 — \"$5m (£3.7m) primary funding round\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/cue-raises-3-7m-for-its-ai-powered-customer-service-platform-20260716"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-07-16",
   "date_sort": "2026-07-16",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 3706724,
   "fx_rate": 1.3489,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3489 per £ on 2026-07-16",
   "fx_date": "2026-07-16",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£3.7m",
   "show": true
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   "id": "DEAL-LC-102",
   "date": "2026-07-03",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "geoSurge (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-615",
   "counterparty": "AlbionVC (lead); Play Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Passion Capital and others",
   "amount": 12000000,
   "amount_text": "12000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Oversubscribed seed for tools tracking how brands appear in generative AI models.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-search-visibility-startup-geosurge-scores-9-4m-round-20260703 — \"London-based AI visibility startup geoSurge has raised $12m (£9.4m) in an oversubscribed seed funding round.\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-search-visibility-startup-geosurge-scores-9-4m-round-20260703"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-07-03",
   "date_sort": "2026-07-03",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 8984726,
   "fx_rate": 1.3356,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3356 per £ on 2026-07-03",
   "fx_date": "2026-07-03",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$12m",
   "gbp_txt": "£9m",
   "show": true
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   "id": "DEAL-SU-CRE-2003",
   "date": "2026-07-03",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "geoSurge",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-615",
   "counterparty": "not stated",
   "amount": 9400000,
   "amount_text": "9,400,000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed round for enterprise brand-visibility tools (check geoSurge's sub-page).",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-gaussion-neuronostics-20260703 (trade) — listed in roundup as \"geoSurge\" (AI, London, £9.4m, Seed)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-gaussion-neuronostics-20260703"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-07-03",
   "date_sort": "2026-07-03",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 9400000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
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   "gbp_txt": "£9.4m",
   "show": true
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   "id": "DEAL-INV-2024",
   "date": "2026-07-03",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "geoSurge",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-615",
   "counterparty": "AlbionVC, Play Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Celero Ventures and others",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "9.4m",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "geoSurge (brand visibility in AI answers) raised £9.4m (Seed), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-gaussion-neuronostics-20260703 — \"provides enterprise brand visibility tools powered by its proprietary \"Corpus Engineering\" framework\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-gaussion-neuronostics-20260703"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "investors",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-07-03 (week ending)",
   "date_sort": "2026-07-03",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": true,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_as_written": "9.4m",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "9.4m GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-101",
   "date": "2026-07-02",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BidScript (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-407",
   "counterparty": "PXN Equity Finance (NPIF II); SFC Capital",
   "amount": 800000,
   "amount_text": "800000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Pre-seed top-up for an AI tender management platform.",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/childhood-friends-raise-1m-for-manchester-startup-bidscript/ — \"has raised $800,000 in its latest funding round\" (trade, BusinessCloud)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/childhood-friends-raise-1m-for-manchester-startup-bidscript/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-07-02",
   "date_sort": "2026-07-02",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 598086,
   "fx_rate": 1.3376,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3376 per £ on 2026-07-02",
   "fx_date": "2026-07-02",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$800,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£598,086",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-RG-015",
   "date": "2026-07-02",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BidScript (new) BIZ-SU-OTH-407",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-407",
   "counterparty": "PXN Equity Finance (NPIF II); SFC Capital",
   "amount": 800000,
   "amount_text": "800000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Pre-seed extension taking total past $1m",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/childhood-friends-raise-1m-for-manchester-startup-bidscript/ — \"Manchester-based AI startup BidScript\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/childhood-friends-raise-1m-for-manchester-startup-bidscript/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "same_event_as": "DEAL-LC-101",
   "date_text": "2026-07-02",
   "date_sort": "2026-07-02",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 598086,
   "fx_rate": 1.3376,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3376 per £ on 2026-07-02",
   "fx_date": "2026-07-02",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$800,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£598,086",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-CRE-2005",
   "date": "2026-05-22",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Searchable",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-727",
   "counterparty": "Headline",
   "amount": 10300000,
   "amount_text": "10,300,000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Growth round for AI performance-marketing platform.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-primer-to-tympahealth-20260522 (trade) — \"provides an AI performance marketing platform and growth command centre\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-primer-to-tympahealth-20260522"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-05-22",
   "date_sort": "2026-05-22",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 10300000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£10.3m",
   "gbp_txt": "£10.3m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-INV-2041",
   "date": "2026-05-22",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Searchable",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-727",
   "counterparty": "Headline",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "10.3m",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Searchable (AI performance marketing) raised £10.3m (Growth), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-primer-to-tympahealth-20260522 — \"AI performance marketing platform and growth command centre\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-primer-to-tympahealth-20260522"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "investors",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-05-22 (week ending)",
   "date_sort": "2026-05-22",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": true,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_as_written": "10.3m",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "10.3m GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-091",
   "date": "2026-05-18",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Searchable (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-727",
   "counterparty": "Headline (lead)",
   "amount": 10300000,
   "amount_text": "10300000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round for a platform tracking brand visibility across AI search engines.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/searchable-secures-10-3m-to-boost-its-ai-performance-marketing-platform-20260518 — \"Searchable has raised £10.3m to accelerate its AI performance marketing platform\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/searchable-secures-10-3m-to-boost-its-ai-performance-marketing-platform-20260518"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-05-18",
   "date_sort": "2026-05-18",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 10300000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£10.3m",
   "gbp_txt": "£10.3m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-FIN-2021",
   "date": "2026-05-15",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Kaizan",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-617",
   "counterparty": "investors listed: Pembroke VCT, Velocity Capital, angels (lead not stated)",
   "amount": 2500000,
   "amount_text": "2,500,000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed round for AI client management platform (check Kaizan's sub-page).",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-isomorphic-labs-to-h2chp-20260515 (trade) — \"provides an AI client management platform\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-isomorphic-labs-to-h2chp-20260515"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-05-15",
   "date_sort": "2026-05-15",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 2500000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£2.5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2.5m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-INV-2049",
   "date": "2026-05-15",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Kaizan",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-617",
   "counterparty": "Pembroke VCT, Velocity Capital",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "2.5m",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Kaizan (AI client management) raised £2.5m (Seed), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-isomorphic-labs-to-h2chp-20260515 — \"provides an AI client management platform\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-isomorphic-labs-to-h2chp-20260515"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "investors",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-05-15 (week ending)",
   "date_sort": "2026-05-15",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": true,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_as_written": "2.5m",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "2.5m GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-RG-007",
   "date": "2026-05-14",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "Tomoro AI (new) BIZ-SU-OTH-403",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-403",
   "counterparty": "OpenAI",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Reported acquisition by OpenAI for its OpenAI Deployment Company; price undisclosed; CH officer change 1 July 2026",
   "sources_text": "https://www.irishnews.com/news/business/scottish-ai-firm-with-strong-links-to-belfast-acquired-by-openai-as-part-of-4bn-investment-P4JYOURSBNCO3B5WYW2PA4AG7U/ — \"Edinburgh-based\" ; https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15208678/officers — \"WU, Robert Jaylin … Director … 1 July 2026\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.irishnews.com/news/business/scottish-ai-firm-with-strong-links-to-belfast-acquired-by-openai-as-part-of-4bn-investment-P4JYOURSBNCO3B5WYW2PA4AG7U/",
    "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15208678/officers"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-05-14",
   "date_sort": "2026-05-14",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-089",
   "date": "2026-05-11",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Kaizan (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-617",
   "counterparty": "Pembroke VCT (lead, £1.5m); Velocity Capital; angels",
   "amount": 2500000,
   "amount_text": "2500000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round for an AI client-management platform that flags client risk.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/kaizan-raises-2-5m-to-boost-its-ai-client-management-platform-20260511 — \"Kaizan has raised £2.5m to develop its AI platform that helps client-centric firms detect client risk\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/kaizan-raises-2-5m-to-boost-its-ai-client-management-platform-20260511"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-05-11",
   "date_sort": "2026-05-11",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 2500000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£2.5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2.5m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-084",
   "date": "2026-04-10",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Serve First (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-620",
   "counterparty": "Pembroke VCT; Midlands Engine Investment Fund (Mercia Ventures)",
   "amount": 5000000,
   "amount_text": "5000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Investment in an AI customer experience and performance platform.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/serve-first-ai-funding-20260410 — \"has secured an investment of £5m. … has developed an AI customer experience and performance management platform\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/serve-first-ai-funding-20260410"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-04-10",
   "date_sort": "2026-04-10",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 5000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£5m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-INV-2055",
   "date": "2026-04-10",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Serve First",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-620",
   "counterparty": "Pembroke VCT, Midlands Engine Investment Fund",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "5m",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Serve First (AI customer experience platform) raised £5m (Not stated), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-milltech-fieldwork-robotics-20260410 — \"AI customer experience and performance management platform\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-milltech-fieldwork-robotics-20260410"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "investors",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-04-10 (week ending)",
   "date_sort": "2026-04-10",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": true,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_as_written": "5m",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "5m GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-RG-010",
   "date": "2026-04-01",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "wind_down",
   "company_text": "AMPLYFI (new) BIZ-SU-OTH-405",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-405",
   "counterparty": "Menzies LLP (liquidator)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Extraordinary resolution to wind up; voluntary liquidator appointed (filed 21 April 2026)",
   "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09718792/filing-history — \"Extraordinary resolution to wind up … Appointment of a voluntary liquidator\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09718792/filing-history"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-04-01",
   "date_sort": "2026-04-01",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-081",
   "date": "2026-03-18",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "VerbaFlo (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-820",
   "counterparty": "Pi Labs (lead); Haatch; Navigate Ventures; Old College Capital",
   "amount": 7000000,
   "amount_text": "7000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed for a conversational AI platform that automates residential leasing and operations.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/proptech/verbaflo-real-estate-seed-20260318 — \"has raised a $7m (£5.24m) seed round.\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/proptech/verbaflo-real-estate-seed-20260318"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-03-18",
   "date_sort": "2026-03-18",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 5254072,
   "fx_rate": 1.3323,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3323 per £ on 2026-03-18",
   "fx_date": "2026-03-18",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$7m",
   "gbp_txt": "£5.3m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LAB-16018",
   "date": "2026-03-04",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "partnership",
   "company_text": "InstaDeep",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-804",
   "counterparty": "Wilo Group",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "undisclosed",
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "InstaDeep signed a strategic partnership with pump maker Wilo. For: AI for water technology.",
   "sources_text": "https://instadeep.com/2026/03/strategic-partnership-wilo-and-instadeep-shape-the-smart-future-of-water/ — \"The two pioneering companies are now working on systematically integrating water technology and AI\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://instadeep.com/2026/03/strategic-partnership-wilo-and-instadeep-shape-the-smart-future-of-water/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "labs",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-03-04",
   "date_sort": "2026-03-04",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true,
   "labs_r8": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-RG-013",
   "date": "2026-03-02",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Optik AI (new) BIZ-SU-OTH-406",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-406",
   "counterparty": "Techstart Ventures (Invest NI)",
   "amount": 600000,
   "amount_text": "600000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Equity under Invest NI's access to finance programme",
   "sources_text": "https://www.irishnews.com/news/business/three-tech-companies-to-receive-more-than-18m-funding-to-drive-growth-RSTY7SMNRBGRBBB3436VWVVW6E/ — \"The demand for AI-driven sales technology is rapidly increasing.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.irishnews.com/news/business/three-tech-companies-to-receive-more-than-18m-funding-to-drive-growth-RSTY7SMNRBGRBBB3436VWVVW6E/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-03-02",
   "date_sort": "2026-03-02",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 600000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£600,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£600,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-INV-2067",
   "date": "2026-02-13",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Electric Twin",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-013",
   "counterparty": "Atomico, LocalGlobe, Mercuri, Samos Investments",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "10m",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Electric Twin (AI synthetic audiences for market research) raised £10m (Seed), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-tem-to-occam-industries-20260213 — \"developing AI synthetic audiences for market research\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-tem-to-occam-industries-20260213"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "investors",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-02-13 (week ending)",
   "date_sort": "2026-02-13",
   "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-LC-071",
   "date": "2026-02-05",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Decima2 (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-612",
   "counterparty": "Haatch; Nicolas Dessaigne; grant support",
   "amount": 480000,
   "amount_text": "480000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Pre-seed of £335,000 equity plus £125,000 grant for causal modelling and generative AI for marketing.",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/live-blog/decima2-secures-funding-from-haatch-and-y-combinator-partner/ — \"the round includes £335,000 in equity investment and £125,000 in equity-free grant support\" (trade, BusinessCloud)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://businesscloud.co.uk/live-blog/decima2-secures-funding-from-haatch-and-y-combinator-partner/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-02-05",
   "date_sort": "2026-02-05",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 480000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£480,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£480,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-070",
   "date": "2026-01-27",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Flowla (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-614",
   "counterparty": "Revo Capital (lead); AI Startup Factory, Turkiye Development Fund, APY Ventures and angels",
   "amount": 2500000,
   "amount_text": "2500000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed for AI automation for sales and customer success teams.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/flowla-ai-b2b-sales-funding-20260127 — \"has announced a $2.5m (£1.8m) seed investment round.\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/flowla-ai-b2b-sales-funding-20260127"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-01-27",
   "date_sort": "2026-01-27",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1818050,
   "fx_rate": 1.3751,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3751 per £ on 2026-01-27",
   "fx_date": "2026-01-27",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$2.5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.8m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-005",
   "date": "2026-01-19",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-004 Elyos AI",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-004",
   "counterparty": "Blackbird Ventures",
   "amount": 13000000,
   "amount_text": "13000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A with Y Combinator and Pi Labs",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-platform-for-the-trades-raises-10m-series-a-round-20260119 — \"a $13m (£9.7m) Series A investment\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-platform-for-the-trades-raises-10m-series-a-round-20260119"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026-01-19",
   "date_sort": "2026-01-19",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 9685591,
   "fx_rate": 1.3422,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3422 per £ on 2026-01-19",
   "fx_date": "2026-01-19",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$13m",
   "gbp_txt": "£9.7m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-014",
   "date": "2026",
   "year": "2026",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-013 Electric Twin",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-013",
   "counterparty": "Atomico",
   "amount": 10000000,
   "amount_text": "10000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round earlier in 2026 (month not given)",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/former-head-of-the-civil-service-joins-british-ai-startup-20260611 — \"Atomico-led funding round\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/former-head-of-the-civil-service-joins-british-ai-startup-20260611"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2026",
   "date_sort": "2026-00-00",
   "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-LC-066",
   "date": "2025-12-10",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Bolt Insight (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-718",
   "counterparty": "Pembroke VCT (lead); 212; Active Partners; Velocity; TIBAS Ventures",
   "amount": 7000000,
   "amount_text": "7000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round for AI-moderated consumer research (BoltChatAI).",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/bolt-insight-closes-7m-round-for-its-ai-consumer-intelligence-platform-20251210 — \"has closed its £7m funding round led by Pembroke VCT\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/bolt-insight-closes-7m-round-for-its-ai-consumer-intelligence-platform-20251210"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-12-10",
   "date_sort": "2025-12-10",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 7000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£7m",
   "gbp_txt": "£7m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-059",
   "date": "2025-12-03",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Searchable (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-727",
   "counterparty": "Freestyle VC (lead)",
   "amount": 4000000,
   "amount_text": "4000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed for tools showing how large language models read and rank brand content.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-search-visibility-startup-secures-3m-investment-20251203 — \"has raised $4m (£3.1m) in seed funding\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-search-visibility-startup-secures-3m-investment-20251203"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-12-03",
   "date_sort": "2025-12-03",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 3000525,
   "fx_rate": 1.3331,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3331 per £ on 2025-12-03",
   "fx_date": "2025-12-03",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$4m",
   "gbp_txt": "£3m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-057",
   "date": "2025-11-28",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Tyten (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-731",
   "counterparty": "Fuel Ventures; Concrete Ventures; Antler; angels",
   "amount": 750000,
   "amount_text": "750000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Investment in an AI platform that automates facilities-management help desks.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/fuel-ventures-backs-ai-facilities-management-startup-tyten-20251128 — \"has secured a £750,000 investment from Fuel Ventures and Concrete Ventures\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/fuel-ventures-backs-ai-facilities-management-startup-tyten-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": 750000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£750,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£750,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-INV-2071",
   "date": "2025-11-28",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Procure AI",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-725",
   "counterparty": "Headline, C4 Ventures, Futury Capital",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "9.8m",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Procure AI (AI procurement software) raised £9.8m (Seed), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-procure-ai-tyten-20251128 — \"Procure AI is developing AI-native procurement and supply chain management technology.\" (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": "9.8m",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "9.8m GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-055",
   "date": "2025-11-27",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Procure AI (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-725",
   "counterparty": "Headline (lead); C4 Ventures; Futury Capital; angels",
   "amount": 13000000,
   "amount_text": "13000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed for AI-native procurement software with AI agents.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/procure-ai-9-8m-seed-round-20251127 — \"has raised $13m (£9.8m) in seed funding\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/procure-ai-9-8m-seed-round-20251127"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-11-27",
   "date_sort": "2025-11-27",
   "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 2025-11-27",
   "fx_date": "2025-11-27",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$13m",
   "gbp_txt": "£9.8m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-054",
   "date": "2025-11-26",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Monq (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-722",
   "counterparty": "Outward VC (lead); Cornerstone VC, Portfolio Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Endurance Ventures, Lakestar Halo",
   "amount": 3000000,
   "amount_text": "3000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Funding on emerging from stealth for a multi-agent AI system for supplier negotiations.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/monq-emerges-from-stealth-revolut-alum-2m-20251126 — \"has emerged from stealth with $3m (£2.3m) in funding.\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/news/monq-emerges-from-stealth-revolut-alum-2m-20251126"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-11-26",
   "date_sort": "2025-11-26",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 2268259,
   "fx_rate": 1.3226,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3226 per £ on 2025-11-26",
   "fx_date": "2025-11-26",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$3m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2.3m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-051",
   "date": "2025-11-04",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Vigilant AI.ai (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-408",
   "counterparty": "Haatch (lead); East Midlands Combined County Authority; British Business Bank",
   "amount": 585000,
   "amount_text": "585000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Pre-seed for AI teammates for banks, fintechs and insurers.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/derby-based-vigilant-ai-ai-secures-585k-pre-seed-investment-20251104 — \"has raised £585k in pre-seed funding led by early-stage VC Haatch.\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/derby-based-vigilant-ai-ai-secures-585k-pre-seed-investment-20251104"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-11-04",
   "date_sort": "2025-11-04",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 585000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£585,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£585,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-RG-018",
   "date": "2025-11-04",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Vigilant AI (new) BIZ-SU-OTH-408",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-408",
   "counterparty": "Haatch",
   "amount": 585000,
   "amount_text": "585000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Pre-seed with EMCCA and British Business Bank",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/live-blog/derby-based-ai-teammates-startup-secures-pre-seed-funding/ — \"£585,000 in pre-seed funding\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://businesscloud.co.uk/live-blog/derby-based-ai-teammates-startup-secures-pre-seed-funding/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "same_event_as": "DEAL-LC-051",
   "date_text": "2025-11-04",
   "date_sort": "2025-11-04",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 585000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£585,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£585,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-045",
   "date": "2025-10-06",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Mapify (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-721",
   "counterparty": "Antler",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "One of 14 UK start-ups sharing Antler's £1.7m pool; Mapify's share not stated.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.scotsman.com/business/fast-growing-ai-powered-edinburgh-platform-to-share-in-ps17-million-funding-pool-5344131 — \"Mapify is the only Scottish start-up included in Antler’s £1.7m investment\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.scotsman.com/business/fast-growing-ai-powered-edinburgh-platform-to-share-in-ps17-million-funding-pool-5344131"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-10-06",
   "date_sort": "2025-10-06",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-039",
   "date": "2025-09-16",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Clarity (formerly Anecdote) (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-719",
   "counterparty": "Prosus Ventures (lead); STV AI Fund, Sukna Ventures, Wamda Capital and others",
   "amount": 12000000,
   "amount_text": "12000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round for AI customer intelligence and support automation for regulated sectors.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-customer-service-platform-clarity-raises-9m-20250916 — \"Artificial intelligence-powered customer service platform Clarity has closed a $12m (£8.8m) funding round.\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-customer-service-platform-clarity-raises-9m-20250916"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-09-16",
   "date_sort": "2025-09-16",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 8786703,
   "fx_rate": 1.3657,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3657 per £ on 2025-09-16",
   "fx_date": "2025-09-16",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$12m",
   "gbp_txt": "£8.8m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-INV-2081",
   "date": "2025-09-12",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Fyxer AI",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-015",
   "counterparty": "Madrona, Lakestar Capital, 20VC, 20Growth",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "22m",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Fyxer AI (AI email and meeting assistant) raised £22m (Series B), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-nrg-to-boobybiome-20250912 — \"Fyxer AI is an AI-powered email and meeting assistant\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-nrg-to-boobybiome-20250912"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "investors",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-09-12 (week ending)",
   "date_sort": "2025-09-12",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": true,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_as_written": "22m",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "22m GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-016",
   "date": "2025-09-09",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-015 Fyxer AI",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-015",
   "counterparty": "Madrona",
   "amount": 30000000,
   "amount_text": "30000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series B with Lakestar",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/digital-assistant-startup-fyxer-ai-secures-22m-series-b-round-20250909 — \"led by Madrona with participation from Lakestar Capital\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/digital-assistant-startup-fyxer-ai-secures-22m-series-b-round-20250909"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-09-09",
   "date_sort": "2025-09-09",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 22156573,
   "fx_rate": 1.354,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.354 per £ on 2025-09-09",
   "fx_date": "2025-09-09",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$30m",
   "gbp_txt": "£22.2m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-UG-008",
   "date": "2025-09-08",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "SenseAI Vision (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-502",
   "counterparty": "Foresight Group",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "First seed round, amount not disclosed.",
   "sources_text": "https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/08/senseai-vision-ltd-secures-first-seed-investment/ — \"was led by the Ventures team at Foresight Group\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/08/senseai-vision-ltd-secures-first-seed-investment/"
   ],
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   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-09-08",
   "date_sort": "2025-09-08",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
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  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-032",
   "date": "2025-08-01",
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   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Jitty (new)",
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   "counterparty": "REA Group (lead); Goodwater Ventures; Gradient Ventures; True Global; angels",
   "amount": 3800000,
   "amount_text": "3800000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round for an AI-powered home-buying search agent.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/proptech/ai-powered-rightmove-challenger-raises-3m-20250801 — \"has secured a $3.8m (£2.8m) investment round led by REA Group.\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/proptech/ai-powered-rightmove-challenger-raises-3m-20250801"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-08-01",
   "date_sort": "2025-08-01",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 2865113,
   "fx_rate": 1.3263,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3263 per £ on 2025-08-01",
   "fx_date": "2025-08-01",
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   "show": true
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   "id": "DEAL-LC-031",
   "date": "2025-07-14",
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   "company_text": "Inntelo (new)",
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   "counterparty": "Haatch with British Business Bank (lead); Look AI Ventures; angels",
   "amount": 506000,
   "amount_text": "506000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Pre-seed for an AI concierge agent for hotels reached via WhatsApp.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-concierge-startup-inntelo-raises-500k-round-20250714 — \"has secured a pre-seed round of £506,000 as it looks to scale its commercial operations.\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-concierge-startup-inntelo-raises-500k-round-20250714"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-07-14",
   "date_sort": "2025-07-14",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 506000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
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   "gbp_txt": "£506,000",
   "show": true
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   "id": "DEAL-INV-2088",
   "date": "2025-07-11",
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   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "9.5m",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Gradient Labs (AI customer service agents for finance) raised £9.5m (Series A), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-wrisk-to-theo-health-20250711 — \"building AI customer service agents for the financial sector\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-wrisk-to-theo-health-20250711"
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   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "investors",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-07-11 (week ending)",
   "date_sort": "2025-07-11",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": true,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
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   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "9.5m GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
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   "id": "DEAL-LC-029",
   "date": "2025-07-08",
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   "counterparty": "Redpoint Ventures (lead); Exceptional Capital, Liquid 2, LocalGlobe, Puzzle Ventures",
   "amount": 13000000,
   "amount_text": "13000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A for AI customer-service agents for financial firms; founders ex-Monzo.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/fintech/ai-startup-from-ex-monzo-staff-secures-9-5m-round-20250708 — \"has secured a $13m (£9.5m) investment less than a year after closing its first seed round.\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/fintech/ai-startup-from-ex-monzo-staff-secures-9-5m-round-20250708"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-07-08",
   "date_sort": "2025-07-08",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
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   "fx_rate": 1.3545,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3545 per £ on 2025-07-08",
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   "show": true
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   "id": "DEAL-SU-FIN-2017",
   "date": "2025-07-08",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Gradient Labs",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-002",
   "counterparty": "Redpoint Ventures (with Exceptional Capital, Liquid 2, LocalGlobe, Puzzle Ventures)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "13,000,000 (£9.5m)",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A for AI customer-service agents for financial firms.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/fintech/ai-startup-from-ex-monzo-staff-secures-9-5m-round-20250708 (trade) — \"AI customer service agents for the financial sector\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/fintech/ai-startup-from-ex-monzo-staff-secures-9-5m-round-20250708"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-07-08",
   "date_sort": "2025-07-08",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_as_written": "13,000,000 (£9.5m)",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "13,000,000 (£9.5m) USD",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
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  {
   "id": "DEAL-UG-015",
   "date": "2025-06-05",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "rename",
   "company_text": "SenseAI Vision (new)",
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   "counterparty": null,
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "SenseAI Innovations Limited renamed SenseAI Vision Limited.",
   "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14814901 — \"SENSEAI INNOVATIONS LIMITED (19 Apr 2023 - 05 Jun 2025)\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14814901"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-06-05",
   "date_sort": "2025-06-05",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-026",
   "date": "2025-05-30",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "SpAItial (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-728",
   "counterparty": "Earlybird Venture Capital; Speedinvest; angels",
   "amount": 9650000,
   "amount_text": "9650000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed for AI that generates 3D environments with physics.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-stotles-to-ankar-20250530 — \"SpAItial – £9.65m\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-stotles-to-ankar-20250530"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-05-30",
   "date_sort": "2025-05-30",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 9650000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£9.7m",
   "gbp_txt": "£9.7m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-INV-2093",
   "date": "2025-05-30",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "SpAItial",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-728",
   "counterparty": "Earlybird Venture Capital, Speedinvest",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": "9.65m",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "SpAItial (AI 3D world generation) raised £9.65m (Seed), reported by UKTN weekly roundup.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-stotles-to-ankar-20250530 — \"SpAItial is developing AI technology to generate 3D environments with realistic physics\" (trade)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-stotles-to-ankar-20250530"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "investors",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-05-30 (week ending)",
   "date_sort": "2025-05-30",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": true,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_as_written": "9.65m",
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "9.65m GBP",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-019",
   "date": "2025-04-13",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "wind_down",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-010 tripAbrood",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-010",
   "counterparty": null,
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Members' voluntary winding up (resolution 9 December 2022); dissolved 13 April 2025",
   "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11350709/filing-history — \"Final Gazette dissolved following liquidation\" … \"Special resolution to wind up on 2022-12-09\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11350709/filing-history"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-04-13",
   "date_sort": "2025-04-13",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-012",
   "date": "2025-04-03",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-011 Unravel",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-011",
   "counterparty": "Nauta Capital",
   "amount": 7000000,
   "amount_text": "7000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/ai-powered-video-commerce-platform-unravel-lands-7m-series-a-20250403 — \"$7m\" Series A",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/ai-powered-video-commerce-platform-unravel-lands-7m-series-a-20250403"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-04-03",
   "date_sort": "2025-04-03",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 5315917,
   "fx_rate": 1.3168,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3168 per £ on 2025-04-03",
   "fx_date": "2025-04-03",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$7m",
   "gbp_txt": "£5.3m",
   "show": true
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  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-016",
   "date": "2025-03-31",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Fireflai (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-720",
   "counterparty": "DSW Ventures",
   "amount": 415000,
   "amount_text": "415000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Pre-seed for AI software that cleans and organises product data.",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/ai-startup-raises-415k-from-dsw-ventures/ — \"Manchester-based SaaS platform Fireflai has secured a £415,000 pre-seed investment from DSW Ventures.\" (trade, BusinessCloud)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/ai-startup-raises-415k-from-dsw-ventures/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-03-31",
   "date_sort": "2025-03-31",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 415000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£415,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£415,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-017",
   "date": "2025-03-31",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "POCKLA (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-724",
   "counterparty": "not named",
   "amount": 1600000,
   "amount_text": "1600000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed for a London martech start-up using AI for content strategy (tech.eu teaser).",
   "sources_text": "https://tech.eu/2025/03/31/european-tech-weekly-recap-over-2-1b-invested-into-the-tech-ecosystem-and-highlights-from-tech-eu-summit-london-2025/ — \"POCKLA, a London-based martech startup specializing in AI-powered content strategy and\" (trade, tech.eu)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://tech.eu/2025/03/31/european-tech-weekly-recap-over-2-1b-invested-into-the-tech-ecosystem-and-highlights-from-tech-eu-summit-london-2025/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-03-31",
   "date_sort": "2025-03-31",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1600000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.6m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.6m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-015",
   "date": "2025-03-26",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Embargo (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-613",
   "counterparty": "Innovate UK (Smart Grant)",
   "amount": 350000,
   "amount_text": "350000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Innovate UK Smart Grant to build an AI model for its hospitality CRM.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/embargo-receives-350k-government-grant-to-build-ai-hospitality-crm-20250326 — \"The UK government has awarded a £350,000 grant to hospitality tech firm Embargo\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/embargo-receives-350k-government-grant-to-build-ai-hospitality-crm-20250326"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-03-26",
   "date_sort": "2025-03-26",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 350000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£350,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£350,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-013",
   "date": "2025-03-13",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Merx (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-618",
   "counterparty": "VentureFriends (lead); Ascension",
   "amount": 1000000,
   "amount_text": "1000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Pre-seed for a conversational AI platform for brand messaging and commerce.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/merx-conversational-ai-raises-1m-20250313 — \"Merx, the developer of a conversational AI tool for brand communications, has raised £1m\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/merx-conversational-ai-raises-1m-20250313"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-03-13",
   "date_sort": "2025-03-13",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-RG-008",
   "date": "2025-03-04",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Nisien.AI (new) BIZ-SU-OTH-404",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-404",
   "counterparty": "Foresight Group and Development Bank of Wales (Investment Fund for Wales)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Undisclosed joint investment from the £130m Investment Fund for Wales",
   "sources_text": "https://foresight.group/news-insights/news/2025/welsh-ai-start-up-nisienai-to-accelerate-mission-to-make-online-world-safer-after-investment-fund-for-wales-funding/ — \"a pioneering Welsh artificial intelligence start-up based in Cardiff\" ; https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/cardiff-ai-startup-secures-british-business-bank-funding/ — \"Cardiff-based AI startup\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://foresight.group/news-insights/news/2025/welsh-ai-start-up-nisienai-to-accelerate-mission-to-make-online-world-safer-after-investment-fund-for-wales-funding/",
    "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/cardiff-ai-startup-secures-british-business-bank-funding/"
   ],
   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-03-04",
   "date_sort": "2025-03-04",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-008",
   "date": "2025-03",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "wind_down",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-007 Tract",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-007",
   "counterparty": null,
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Suspended operations; remaining cash returned to investors",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/proptech/vanity-and-stupidity-ai-proptech-startup-tract-shuts-for-business-20250404 — \"AI proptech startup Tract shuts for business\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/proptech/vanity-and-stupidity-ai-proptech-startup-tract-shuts-for-business-20250404"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-03",
   "date_sort": "2025-03-00",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-009",
   "date": "2025-02-19",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Alfa (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-814",
   "counterparty": "Fuel Ventures (lead); angels",
   "amount": 500000,
   "amount_text": "500000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Pre-seed (around £500,000) for an AI recruitment agent; article body gives a £4.75m valuation.",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/alfa-raises-funds-to-build-ai-recruiter/ — \"Alfa, an AI recruitment startup, has secured around £500,000 in pre-seed funding.\" (trade, BusinessCloud)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/alfa-raises-funds-to-build-ai-recruiter/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-02-19",
   "date_sort": "2025-02-19",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 500000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£500,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£500,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-006",
   "date": "2025-01-24",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "TalentMapper (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-730",
   "counterparty": "Mercia Ventures; Haatch",
   "amount": 2000000,
   "amount_text": "2000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A for an HR platform using AI and machine learning to map workplace skills.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-fundment-to-vizgard-20250124 — \"TalentMapper – £2m\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-fundment-to-vizgard-20250124"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-01-24",
   "date_sort": "2025-01-24",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 2000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£2m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-004",
   "date": "2025-01-17",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "RocketPhone.ai (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-818",
   "counterparty": "no venture capital named",
   "amount": 8600000,
   "amount_text": "8600000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed for voice software that records sales calls and automates follow-up.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-synthesia-to-oh-20250117 — \"RocketPhone.ai – £8.6m\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-synthesia-to-oh-20250117"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-01-17",
   "date_sort": "2025-01-17",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 8600000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£8.6m",
   "gbp_txt": "£8.6m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-005",
   "date": "2025-01-17",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Arcube (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-716",
   "counterparty": "Fuel Ventures; Oxford Capital Partners",
   "amount": 1200000,
   "amount_text": "1200000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed for an AI platform that raises airline loyalty and ancillary revenue.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-synthesia-to-oh-20250117 — \"Arcube – £1.2m\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-synthesia-to-oh-20250117"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-01-17",
   "date_sort": "2025-01-17",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1200000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.2m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.2m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LC-002",
   "date": "2025-01-10",
   "year": "2025",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "RoboK (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-726",
   "counterparty": "UKRI (grant)",
   "amount": 1000000,
   "amount_text": "1000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "UKRI grant for technology that adds AI to CCTV systems.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-verdiva-to-robok-20250110 — \"RoboK – £1m\" (trade, UKTN)",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-verdiva-to-robok-20250110"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2025-01-10",
   "date_sort": "2025-01-10",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-137",
   "date": "2024-11-28",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Vente AI (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-611",
   "counterparty": "Antler VC and angels (no lead named)",
   "amount": 500000,
   "amount_text": "500000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London start-up with a lead-analysis model for recruiters raised £500,000 pre-seed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/vente-ai-recruitment-raises-500k-in-six-months-20241128 (trade) — \"A London-based startup looking to automate business development for recruiters has raised £500,000 in pre-seed funding\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/vente-ai-recruitment-raises-500k-in-six-months-20241128"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-11-28",
   "date_sort": "2024-11-28",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 500000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£500,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£500,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SW-2006",
   "date": "2024-08-23",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Gradient Labs",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-002",
   "counterparty": "LocalGlobe (named backer; lead not stated)",
   "amount": 2800000,
   "amount_text": "2,800,000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "£2.8m seed round; angels named include Monzo co-founders Tom Blomfield and Jonas Templestein.",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/high-profile-angels-join-gradient-labs-seed-round/ (trade) — \"Gradient Labs has raised £2.8 million seed funding\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/high-profile-angels-join-gradient-labs-seed-round/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "software",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-08-23",
   "date_sort": "2024-08-23",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": true,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 2800000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£2.8m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2.8m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-003",
   "date": "2024-08-21",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-002 Gradient Labs",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-002",
   "counterparty": "LocalGlobe",
   "amount": 2800000,
   "amount_text": "2800000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed with Puzzle Ventures and angels",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ex-monzo-gradient-labs-seed-20240821 — \"£2.8m seed round\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/ex-monzo-gradient-labs-seed-20240821"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-08-21",
   "date_sort": "2024-08-21",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 2800000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£2.8m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2.8m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-015",
   "date": "2024-07-23",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-014 Ocula",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-014",
   "counterparty": "Praetura Ventures",
   "amount": 3250000,
   "amount_text": "3250000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A with Castlenau Group and Lloyds Banking Group",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/ocula-series-a-20240723 — \"has raised £3.25m\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/ocula-series-a-20240723"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-07-23",
   "date_sort": "2024-07-23",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 3250000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£3.2m",
   "gbp_txt": "£3.2m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-130",
   "date": "2024-07-17",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Hey Savi (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-714",
   "counterparty": "angels from Boardwave, Founders Capital and WITSEND (no lead named)",
   "amount": 2200000,
   "amount_text": "2200000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "UK AI fashion search and recommendation platform secured £2.2m pre-seed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/fashion-tech/hey-savi-fashion-tech-startup-20240717 (trade) — \"Hey Savi, an AI-powered search and recommendation platform, has secured £2.2m pre-seed investment\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/fashion-tech/hey-savi-fashion-tech-startup-20240717"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-07-17",
   "date_sort": "2024-07-17",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 2200000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£2.2m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2.2m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-002",
   "date": "2024-06-11",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "rename",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-001 Jacquard (Phrasee)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-001",
   "counterparty": null,
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Phrasee Ltd renamed Jacquard Group Limited",
   "sources_text": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09453268 — \"PHRASEE LTD, from 23 February 2015 to 11 June 2024\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09453268"
   ],
   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-06-11",
   "date_sort": "2024-06-11",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-112",
   "date": "2024-01-11",
   "year": "2024",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "NumberEight (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-610",
   "counterparty": "ACF Investors",
   "amount": 2700000,
   "amount_text": "2700000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London AI tool for advertisers detecting device-user behaviour raised $2.7m pre-Series A.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/numbereight-cookieless-targeted-ads-funding-20240111 (trade) — \"NumberEight, a startup using AI to deliver consumer behaviour insights to advertisers, has raised $2.7m (£2.1m).\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/numbereight-cookieless-targeted-ads-funding-20240111"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2024-01-11",
   "date_sort": "2024-01-11",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 2123643,
   "fx_rate": 1.2714,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2714 per £ on 2024-01-11",
   "fx_date": "2024-01-11",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$2.7m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2.1m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-PE-024",
   "date": "2023-12-19",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "Tessian (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-702",
   "counterparty": "Proofpoint",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "US email-security company completed purchase of London AI email-security firm; terms undisclosed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.proofpoint.com/fr/newsroom/press-releases/proofpoint-finalise-lacquisition-de-tessian — \"a annoncé aujourd’hui la finalisation de l’acquisition de Tessian\"; https://itpro.com/business/acquisition/proofpoint-closes-acquisition-of-email-security-firm-tessian — \"London-based cloud email security specialist Tessian\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.proofpoint.com/fr/newsroom/press-releases/proofpoint-finalise-lacquisition-de-tessian",
    "https://itpro.com/business/acquisition/proofpoint-closes-acquisition-of-email-security-firm-tessian"
   ],
   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-12-19",
   "date_sort": "2023-12-19",
   "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-LB-109",
   "date": "2023-12-15",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Arcane (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-713",
   "counterparty": "Accel",
   "amount": 5000000,
   "amount_text": "5000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London AI marketing co-pilot start-up raised $5m.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/accel-ai-marketing-startup-arcane-20231215 (trade) — \"Venture capital firm Accel has led a $5m (£3.92m) funding round into Arcane, a startup using AI for digital marketing.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/accel-ai-marketing-startup-arcane-20231215"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-12-15",
   "date_sort": "2023-12-15",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 3937318,
   "fx_rate": 1.2699,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2699 per £ on 2023-12-15",
   "fx_date": "2023-12-15",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£3.9m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-108",
   "date": "2023-12-07",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Harriet (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-609",
   "counterparty": "Concept Ventures",
   "amount": 1200000,
   "amount_text": "1200000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London Slack-based AI HR assistant launched with £1.2m.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/harriet-ai-hr-funding-20231207 (trade) — \"Harriet, an AI tool designed to automate human resources (HR) processes, has launched today backed by a £1.2m funding round.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/harriet-ai-hr-funding-20231207"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-12-07",
   "date_sort": "2023-12-07",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1200000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.2m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.2m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-107",
   "date": "2023-11-15",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Bloom (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-813",
   "counterparty": "MMC Ventures; Octopus Ventures (no lead named)",
   "amount": 10000000,
   "amount_text": "10000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London AI coaching app raised a $10m seed round.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/bloom-seed-ai-20231115 (trade) — \"London-based AI coaching app Bloom is launching in the UK and US after raising a $10m (£8m) seed investment.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/bloom-seed-ai-20231115"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-11-15",
   "date_sort": "2023-11-15",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 8036001,
   "fx_rate": 1.2444,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2444 per £ on 2023-11-15",
   "fx_date": "2023-11-15",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$10m",
   "gbp_txt": "£8m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-106",
   "date": "2023-11-10",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Fyma (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-712",
   "counterparty": "Quadri Ventures",
   "amount": 2100000,
   "amount_text": "2100000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London start-up using AI and computer vision on property video feeds raised $2.1m.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/proptech/fyma-property-ai-funding-20231110 (trade) — \"has raised $2.1m (£1.7m).\" … \"The funding round was led by Quadri Ventures\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/proptech/fyma-property-ai-funding-20231110"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-11-10",
   "date_sort": "2023-11-10",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1721594,
   "fx_rate": 1.2198,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2198 per £ on 2023-11-10",
   "fx_date": "2023-11-10",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$2.1m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.7m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-104",
   "date": "2023-11-01",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Spotted Zebra (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-812",
   "counterparty": "Nauta Capital",
   "amount": 7700000,
   "amount_text": "7700000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London HR platform using AI to find skills gaps raised £7.7m Series A.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/growth-strategy/hr/spotted-zebra-funding-series-a-20231101 (trade) — \"has secured £7.7m in funding.\" … \"Spotted Zebra’s Series A funding was led by Nauta Capital\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/growth-strategy/hr/spotted-zebra-funding-series-a-20231101"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-11-01",
   "date_sort": "2023-11-01",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 7700000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£7.7m",
   "gbp_txt": "£7.7m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-097",
   "date": "2023-09-08",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Shop Circle (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-711",
   "counterparty": "645 Ventures; 3VC",
   "amount": 120000000,
   "amount_text": "120000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London AI e-commerce software firm raised $120m Series A in debt and equity.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/shop-circle-series-a-20230908 (trade) — \"Shop Circle has bagged $120m (£96.1m) in Series A debt and equity funding for its AI-powered ecommerce software tools\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/shop-circle-series-a-20230908"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-09-08",
   "date_sort": "2023-09-08",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 96115338,
   "fx_rate": 1.2485,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2485 per £ on 2023-09-08",
   "fx_date": "2023-09-08",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$120m",
   "gbp_txt": "£96.1m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-RG-009",
   "date": "2023-09-08",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "AMPLYFI (new) BIZ-SU-OTH-405",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-405",
   "counterparty": "Innovation Investment Capital (Cardiff Capital Region)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "First investment by the IIC fund; amount undisclosed",
   "sources_text": "https://businessnewswales.com/innovation-investment-capital-announces-first-investment-into-amplyfi — \"the Cardiff-based disruptive generative artificial intelligence business\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://businessnewswales.com/innovation-investment-capital-announces-first-investment-into-amplyfi"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-09-08",
   "date_sort": "2023-09-08",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-2006",
   "date": "2023-08-15",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "grant",
   "company_text": "list.io Ltd",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-2018",
   "counterparty": "DESNZ AI for Decarbonisation Stream 2",
   "amount": 132147,
   "amount_text": "132,147",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "AI for grassland monitoring and management.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/artificial-intelligence-for-decarbonisation-innovation-programme-successful-projects/ai-for-decarbonisation-innovation-programme-stream-2-successful-projects — \"AI for grassland monitoring and management to support decarbonisation\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/artificial-intelligence-for-decarbonisation-innovation-programme-successful-projects/ai-for-decarbonisation-innovation-programme-stream-2-successful-projects"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-08-15 to 2024-03-19 (page first published / updated)",
   "date_sort": "2023-08-15",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": 132147,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£132,147",
   "gbp_txt": "£132,147",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-093",
   "date": "2023-08-14",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "11x.ai (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-608",
   "counterparty": "Project A Ventures",
   "amount": 2000000,
   "amount_text": "2000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London start-up building \"AI digital workers\" raised $2m pre-seed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/startup-ai-digital-workers-11xai-20230814 (trade) — \"has raised $2m (£1.58m) in pre-seed funding.\" … \"The funding round, led by Project A Ventures,\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/startup-ai-digital-workers-11xai-20230814"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-08-14",
   "date_sort": "2023-08-14",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1579654,
   "fx_rate": 1.2661,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2661 per £ on 2023-08-14",
   "fx_date": "2023-08-14",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$2m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.6m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-PE-023",
   "date": "2023-07-31",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "InstaDeep (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-804",
   "counterparty": "BioNTech",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "BioNTech completed purchase of the London-headquartered AI company (announced 11 Jan 2023 at £562m; completion release gives about €500m for shares it did not already own).",
   "sources_text": "https://www.biontech.com/us/en/home/mediaroom/news/press-releases/2023/07/biontech-completes-acquisition-instadeep.html — \"a leader in decision-making AI systems with headquarters in London\"; https://itpro.com/business-strategy/mergers-and-acquisitions/369839/biontech-560m-acquisition-instadeep-turbocharge-drugs-research — \"worth £562 million\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.biontech.com/us/en/home/mediaroom/news/press-releases/2023/07/biontech-completes-acquisition-instadeep.html",
    "https://itpro.com/business-strategy/mergers-and-acquisitions/369839/biontech-560m-acquisition-instadeep-turbocharge-drugs-research"
   ],
   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-07-31",
   "date_sort": "2023-07-31",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-091",
   "date": "2023-07-27",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "AutogenAI (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-710",
   "counterparty": "Blossom Capital",
   "amount": 22300000,
   "amount_text": "22300000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London generative-AI bid-writing software firm received $22.3m.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/autogenai-funding-20230727 (trade) — \"AutogenAI has received $22.3m (£17.2m) from venture capital firm Blossom Capital.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/autogenai-funding-20230727"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-07-27",
   "date_sort": "2023-07-27",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 17355436,
   "fx_rate": 1.2849,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2849 per £ on 2023-07-27",
   "fx_date": "2023-07-27",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$22.3m",
   "gbp_txt": "£17.4m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-088",
   "date": "2023-07-21",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Stylib (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-811",
   "counterparty": "Foundamental",
   "amount": 1500000,
   "amount_text": "1500000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London architecture product-discovery platform using AI closed a £1.5m pre-seed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/stylib-raises-architecture-product-discovery-platform-20230721 (trade) — \"London-based Stylib has closed a £1.5m pre-seed equity round\" … \"The funding round was led by Foundamental\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/stylib-raises-architecture-product-discovery-platform-20230721"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-07-21",
   "date_sort": "2023-07-21",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1500000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.5m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-085",
   "date": "2023-07-06",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Distil.ai (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-409",
   "counterparty": "Mercia Ventures",
   "amount": 1100000,
   "amount_text": "1100000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Exeter e-commerce customer-data platform using AI segmentation raised £1.1m seed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/distil-ai-funding-20230706 (trade) — \"Distil.ai has secured £1.1m in a seed funding round\" … \"The equity round was led by Mercia Ventures\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/distil-ai-funding-20230706"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-07-06",
   "date_sort": "2023-07-06",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1100000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.1m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.1m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-RG-019",
   "date": "2023-07-06",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Distil.ai (new) BIZ-SU-OTH-409",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-409",
   "counterparty": "Mercia Ventures",
   "amount": 1100000,
   "amount_text": "1100000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Follow-on round with angels",
   "sources_text": "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/distil-ai-raises-1-1m-to-boost-lifeblood-of-any-business/ — \"has raised a further £1.1 million in a funding round\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/distil-ai-raises-1-1m-to-boost-lifeblood-of-any-business/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "same_event_as": "DEAL-LB-085",
   "date_text": "2023-07-06",
   "date_sort": "2023-07-06",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1100000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.1m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.1m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-082",
   "date": "2023-06-29",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "RoboK (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-726",
   "counterparty": "Cambridge Enterprise",
   "amount": 2100000,
   "amount_text": "2100000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Cambridge spinout using AI to analyse CCTV for workplace safety raised $2.1m in grant and equity.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/robok-funding-20230629 (trade) — \"has secured $2.1m (£1.7m) in grant and equity funding\" … \"using AI to analyse security footage for incidents in real-time\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/robok-funding-20230629"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-06-29",
   "date_sort": "2023-06-29",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1664289,
   "fx_rate": 1.2618,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2618 per £ on 2023-06-29",
   "fx_date": "2023-06-29",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$2.1m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.7m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-081",
   "date": "2023-06-27",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Upp.AI (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-709",
   "counterparty": "Bonfire Ventures",
   "amount": 10000000,
   "amount_text": "10000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London e-commerce ad-spend software start-up raised $10m.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/upp-ai-ecommerce-funding-20230627 (trade) — \"has secured $10m in funding\" … \"The investment round was led by California-based VC Bonfire Ventures\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/upp-ai-ecommerce-funding-20230627"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-06-27",
   "date_sort": "2023-06-27",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 7845599,
   "fx_rate": 1.2746,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2746 per £ on 2023-06-27",
   "fx_date": "2023-06-27",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$10m",
   "gbp_txt": "£7.8m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-072",
   "date": "2023-04-25",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Kluster (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-809",
   "counterparty": "Foresight Group",
   "amount": 5000000,
   "amount_text": "5000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London AI sales-software start-up raised a $5m Series A.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/kluster-series-a-20230425 (trade) — \"Foresight Group has led the $5m (£4m) Series A funding round for the London-based AI sales software startup Kluster.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/saas/kluster-series-a-20230425"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-04-25",
   "date_sort": "2023-04-25",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 4031608,
   "fx_rate": 1.2402,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2402 per £ on 2023-04-25",
   "fx_date": "2023-04-25",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£4m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-070",
   "date": "2023-04-17",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Loopin (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-607",
   "counterparty": "angel investors (no lead named)",
   "amount": 1600000,
   "amount_text": "1600000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Bristol workplace-management start-up using generative AI raised £1.6m from angels.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/loopin-raises-1-6m-20230417 (trade) — \"has raised £1.6m from angel investors.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/loopin-raises-1-6m-20230417"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-04-17",
   "date_sort": "2023-04-17",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1600000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.6m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.6m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-2016",
   "date": "2023-04-11",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "grant",
   "company_text": "RoboK",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-726",
   "counterparty": "DfT Freight Innovation Fund round 1",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "First-round winner using AI on existing video data.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freight-innovation-fund-winning-projects/freight-freight-innovation-fund-first-round-winning-projects — \"use of their artificial intelligence system to generate insights from existing video data\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freight-innovation-fund-winning-projects/freight-freight-innovation-fund-first-round-winning-projects"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-04-11",
   "date_sort": "2023-04-11",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "week_ending": false,
   "trade": false,
   "round4": true,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-061",
   "date": "2023-02-28",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Cordless (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-606",
   "counterparty": "Fly Ventures",
   "amount": 2300000,
   "amount_text": "2300000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London AI customer-call analysis start-up raised $2.3m.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/cordless-ai-funding-20230228 (trade) — \"Cordless, an AI startup that has built a platform to analyse customer feedback for support teams, has raised $2.3m (£1.9m).\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/cordless-ai-funding-20230228"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-02-28",
   "date_sort": "2023-02-28",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1899727,
   "fx_rate": 1.2107,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2107 per £ on 2023-02-28",
   "fx_date": "2023-02-28",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$2.3m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.9m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-052",
   "date": "2023-01-16",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Gigged.AI (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-402",
   "counterparty": "Par Equity",
   "amount": 1600000,
   "amount_text": "1600000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Glasgow AI recruitment-software firm raised £1.6m seed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gigged-ai-seed-talent-20230116 (trade) — \"Glasgow-headquartered Gigged.AI has bagged £1.6m in seed funding, led by Par Equity,\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gigged-ai-seed-talent-20230116"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-01-16",
   "date_sort": "2023-01-16",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1600000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.6m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.6m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-RG-003",
   "date": "2023-01-16",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "funding_round",
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   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-402",
   "counterparty": "Par Equity",
   "amount": 1600000,
   "amount_text": "1600000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed round with Techstart Ventures and Nile HQ",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gigged-ai-seed-talent-20230116 — \"Glasgow-headquartered Gigged.AI\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/gigged-ai-seed-talent-20230116"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "same_event_as": "DEAL-LB-052",
   "date_text": "2023-01-16",
   "date_sort": "2023-01-16",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1600000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.6m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.6m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-051",
   "date": "2023-01-11",
   "year": "2023",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "InstaDeep (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-804",
   "counterparty": "BioNTech",
   "amount": 562000000,
   "amount_text": "562000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "BioNTech agreed to buy London AI company InstaDeep (UKTN: £562m incl. up to £200m milestones; BioNTech: about €500m for the remaining shares); completed 31 July 2023.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/instadeep-bought-biontech-20230111 (trade) — \"has entered into an agreement to be acquired by the German tech firm BioNTech in a £562m deal.\" ; https://instadeep.com/2023/07/biontech-completes-acquisition-of-instadeep/ (primary) — \"MAINZ, Germany, July 31, 2023\" … \"announced today the completion of the acquisition of InstaDeep Ltd.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/instadeep-bought-biontech-20230111",
    "https://instadeep.com/2023/07/biontech-completes-acquisition-of-instadeep/"
   ],
   "confidence": "verified",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2023-01-11",
   "date_sort": "2023-01-11",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 562000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£562m",
   "gbp_txt": "£562m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-049",
   "date": "2022-12-14",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Jaid (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-708",
   "counterparty": "Sure Valley Ventures",
   "amount": 3000000,
   "amount_text": "3000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London AI workflow start-up raised £3m seed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/jaid-seed-20221214 (trade) — \"has received £3m in seed funding led by UK early-stage software investor Sure Valley Ventures.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/jaid-seed-20221214"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-12-14",
   "date_sort": "2022-12-14",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 3000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£3m",
   "gbp_txt": "£3m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-045",
   "date": "2022-12-06",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Chattermill (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-801",
   "counterparty": "Beringea",
   "amount": 26000000,
   "amount_text": "26000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London customer-feedback analysis platform (AI per headline) raised a $26m Series B.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/chattermill-secures-20m-20221206 (trade) — \"Chattermill secures £21m for AI customer feedback analysis\" … \"$26m (£21.1m) Series B investment\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/chattermill-secures-20m-20221206"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-12-06",
   "date_sort": "2022-12-06",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 21271374,
   "fx_rate": 1.2223,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2223 per £ on 2022-12-06",
   "fx_date": "2022-12-06",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$26m",
   "gbp_txt": "£21.3m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-017",
   "date": "2022-11-30",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "collapse",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-016 Thread",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-016",
   "counterparty": "administrators (not named)",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Thread entered administration (date of appointment not opened)",
   "sources_text": "https://corporate.marksandspencer.com/newsroom/press-releases/ms-acquires-thread-ip-accelerate-its-personalisation-plans — \"Following Thread's administration\" [wording as reported by the fetch tool; check]",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://corporate.marksandspencer.com/newsroom/press-releases/ms-acquires-thread-ip-accelerate-its-personalisation-plans"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-11-30",
   "date_sort": "2022-11-30",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-018",
   "date": "2022-11-30",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-016 Thread",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-016",
   "counterparty": "Marks and Spencer Group plc",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "M&S bought Thread's IP and hired 30 staff",
   "sources_text": "https://corporate.marksandspencer.com/newsroom/press-releases/ms-acquires-thread-ip-accelerate-its-personalisation-plans — \"intellectual property, including the source code and algorithms\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://corporate.marksandspencer.com/newsroom/press-releases/ms-acquires-thread-ip-accelerate-its-personalisation-plans"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-11-30",
   "date_sort": "2022-11-30",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-042",
   "date": "2022-11-17",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Vestico (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-707",
   "counterparty": "Jenson Funding Partners",
   "amount": 250000,
   "amount_text": "250000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London AI fashion-visualisation start-up took a £250,000 investment.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/fashion-tech/vestico-investment-20221117 (trade) — \"has bagged a £250,000 investment from venture capital firm Jenson Funding Partners.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/fashion-tech/vestico-investment-20221117"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-11-17",
   "date_sort": "2022-11-17",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 250000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£250,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£250,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-038",
   "date": "2022-10-07",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "ProQuo AI (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-605",
   "counterparty": "Grafton Capital",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "VC firm Grafton Capital bought brand-management software firm ProQuo AI; sum not disclosed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/proquo-ai-grafton-capital-20221007 (trade) — \"Venture capital firm Grafton Capital has acquired ProQuo AI\" … \"Grafton Capital did not disclose the acquisition sum.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/news/proquo-ai-grafton-capital-20221007"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-10-07",
   "date_sort": "2022-10-07",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-033",
   "date": "2022-08-11",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Jiminny (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-706",
   "counterparty": "Kennet Partners",
   "amount": 16500000,
   "amount_text": "16500000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London sales \"conversational intelligence\" software firm closed a $16.5m Series A.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/jiminny-series-a-funding-20220811 (trade) — \"Sales software platform Jiminny has closed $16.5m (£13.5m) in Series A funding\" … \"The round was led by\" … \"Kennet Partners\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/jiminny-series-a-funding-20220811"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-08-11",
   "date_sort": "2022-08-11",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 13495829,
   "fx_rate": 1.2226,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2226 per £ on 2022-08-11",
   "fx_date": "2022-08-11",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$16.5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£13.5m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-032",
   "date": "2022-08-02",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Growth Intelligence (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-604",
   "counterparty": "Shard Credit Partners",
   "amount": 1500000,
   "amount_text": "1500000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "B2B marketing firm using an AI platform raised £1.5m.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/growth-intelligence-funding-20220802 (trade) — \"Digital marketing platform Growth Intelligence has secured £1.5m in funding from Shard Credit Partners’ new UK tech fund.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/growth-intelligence-funding-20220802"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-08-02",
   "date_sort": "2022-08-02",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1500000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£1.5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.5m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-031",
   "date": "2022-08-01",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Built AI (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-807",
   "counterparty": "Philipp Mohr; Puli Liyanagama (angel leads)",
   "amount": 2000000,
   "amount_text": "2000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London property-analytics start-up using NLP closed a £2m seed round.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/proptech/built-ai-funding-20220801 (trade) — \"Proptech startup Built AI has closed a £2m seed round for its commercial real estate analytics platform.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/proptech/built-ai-funding-20220801"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-08-01",
   "date_sort": "2022-08-01",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 2000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£2m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-025",
   "date": "2022-06-30",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Black Swan Data (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-603",
   "counterparty": "Oxx",
   "amount": 18500000,
   "amount_text": "18500000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Consumer-trend analytics firm whose Trendscope tool uses AI closed an $18.5m growth round; UK base not stated on page.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/black-swan-data-funding-20220630 (trade) — \"Data analytics platform company Black Swan Data has closed an $18.5m (£15.2m) growth fundraise\" … \"led by venture capital fund Oxx\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/black-swan-data-funding-20220630"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-06-30",
   "date_sort": "2022-06-30",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 15235115,
   "fx_rate": 1.2143,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2143 per £ on 2022-06-30",
   "fx_date": "2022-06-30",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$18.5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£15.2m",
   "show": true
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  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-017",
   "date": "2022-05-18",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Kaizan (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-617",
   "counterparty": "Jigsaw",
   "amount": 1200000,
   "amount_text": "1200000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "AI platform for client-support teams raised $1.2m pre-seed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/kaizan-seed-funding-20220518 (trade) — \"AI tech firm Kaizan has raised $1.2m in a pre-seed funding round led by Jigsaw\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/kaizan-seed-funding-20220518"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-05-18",
   "date_sort": "2022-05-18",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 966728,
   "fx_rate": 1.2413,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2413 per £ on 2022-05-18",
   "fx_date": "2022-05-18",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$1.2m",
   "gbp_txt": "£966,728",
   "show": true
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  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-016",
   "date": "2022-04-28",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Arbolus (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-705",
   "counterparty": "Element Ventures",
   "amount": 15000000,
   "amount_text": "15000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London start-up using AI to digitise offline knowledge raised a $15m Series A.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/arbolus-digitise-offline-knowledge-20220428 (trade) — \"has raised $15m (£12m) in a Series A funding round.\" … \"The latest investment was lead by Element Ventures\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/arbolus-digitise-offline-knowledge-20220428"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-04-28",
   "date_sort": "2022-04-28",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 12058847,
   "fx_rate": 1.2439,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2439 per £ on 2022-04-28",
   "fx_date": "2022-04-28",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$15m",
   "gbp_txt": "£12.1m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-006",
   "date": "2022-04-21",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-005 Futr",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-005",
   "counterparty": "Blackfinch Ventures (new), Praetura Ventures, British Robotics Fund",
   "amount": 2100000,
   "amount_text": "2100000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Growth round",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/futr-raises-2-1m-20220421 — \"£2.1m funding round\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/futr-raises-2-1m-20220421"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-04-21",
   "date_sort": "2022-04-21",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 2100000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£2.1m",
   "gbp_txt": "£2.1m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-013",
   "date": "2022-03-24",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Avnio (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-805",
   "counterparty": "Felicis Ventures",
   "amount": 3000000,
   "amount_text": "3000000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London sales-automation start-up combining AI and workflows left stealth with £3m seed.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/avnio-seed-funding-20220324 (trade) — \"London-based sales automation startup Avnio has exited stealth mode with a £3m seed investment led by\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/avnio-seed-funding-20220324"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-03-24",
   "date_sort": "2022-03-24",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 3000000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£3m",
   "gbp_txt": "£3m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-005",
   "date": "2022-02-21",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "Sharktower (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-401",
   "counterparty": "Proteus",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Data consultancy Proteus bought Edinburgh AI project-management software firm Sharktower for an undisclosed sum.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/saas/proteus-sharktower-acquisition-20220221 (trade) — \"Proteus, a data-driven consultancy firm, has announced the acquisition of business software development company Sharktower.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/saas/proteus-sharktower-acquisition-20220221"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-02-21",
   "date_sort": "2022-02-21",
   "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-OTH-010",
   "date": "2022-02-11",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-009 Adthena",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-009",
   "counterparty": "Espresso Capital (debt)",
   "amount": 13500000,
   "amount_text": "13500000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Credit facility for US expansion",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/funding/adthena-espresso-capital-20220211 — \"$13.5m credit facility\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/funding/adthena-espresso-capital-20220211"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-02-11",
   "date_sort": "2022-02-11",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 9924281,
   "fx_rate": 1.3603,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3603 per £ on 2022-02-11",
   "fx_date": "2022-02-11",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$13.5m",
   "gbp_txt": "£9.9m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-003",
   "date": "2022-02-08",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Actable AI (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-704",
   "counterparty": "Begin Capital",
   "amount": 1200000,
   "amount_text": "1200000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London no-code analytics start-up raised a $1.2m pre-seed round.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/actable-ai-funding-20220208 (trade) — \"has raised $1.2m in a pre-seed funding round led by venture capital firm Begin Capital.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/big-data/actable-ai-funding-20220208"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-02-08",
   "date_sort": "2022-02-08",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 885413,
   "fx_rate": 1.3553,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3553 per £ on 2022-02-08",
   "fx_date": "2022-02-08",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$1.2m",
   "gbp_txt": "£885,413",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-002",
   "date": "2022-02-07",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Sova Assessment (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-602",
   "counterparty": "Octopus Ventures",
   "amount": 9000000,
   "amount_text": "9000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London recruitment platform that uses AI to assess job candidates closed a $9m growth round.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/recruitment/sova-assessment-funding-20220207 (trade) — \"Digital recruitment platform Sova Assessment has closed $9m (£6.6m) in a growth funding round from Octopus Ventures.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/recruitment/sova-assessment-funding-20220207"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-02-07",
   "date_sort": "2022-02-07",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 6651885,
   "fx_rate": 1.353,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.353 per £ on 2022-02-07",
   "fx_date": "2022-02-07",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$9m",
   "gbp_txt": "£6.7m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LB-001",
   "date": "2022-01-25",
   "year": "2022",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "InstaDeep (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-804",
   "counterparty": "Alpha Intelligence Capital; CDIB (leads)",
   "amount": 100000000,
   "amount_text": "100000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "London-based enterprise AI decision-making firm raised a $100m Series B.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/instadeep-funding-series-b-20220125 (trade) — \"has raised $100m ($£74m) in a Series B funding round.\" … \"The round was led by venture capital firm Alpha Intelligence Capital and private equity firm CDIB.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/instadeep-funding-series-b-20220125"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2022-01-25",
   "date_sort": "2022-01-25",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 74150971,
   "fx_rate": 1.3486,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3486 per £ on 2022-01-25",
   "fx_date": "2022-01-25",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$100m",
   "gbp_txt": "£74.2m",
   "show": true
  },
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   "id": "DEAL-LA-063",
   "date": "2021-05-25",
   "year": "2021",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Tessian (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-702",
   "counterparty": "not stated in source",
   "amount": 65000000,
   "amount_text": "65000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round for AI e-mail security against social engineering.",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/tag/darktrace/ — \"Security startup Tessian, which uses AI to fight social engineering, trousers $65M\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/tag/darktrace/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2021-05-25",
   "date_sort": "2021-05-25",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 45991651,
   "fx_rate": 1.4133,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.4133 per £ on 2021-05-25",
   "fx_date": "2021-05-25",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$65m",
   "gbp_txt": "£46m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-RG-002",
   "date": "2021-05-07",
   "year": "2021",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Sharktower (new) BIZ-SU-OTH-401",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-401",
   "counterparty": "Equity Gap",
   "amount": 400000,
   "amount_text": "400000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed round backed by Scottish Enterprise",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/sharktower-edinburgh-ai-company-funding-20210507 — \"the Edinburgh-based AI-driven project delivery platform\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/news/sharktower-edinburgh-ai-company-funding-20210507"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2021-05-07",
   "date_sort": "2021-05-07",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 400000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£400,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£400,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LA-060",
   "date": "2021-05",
   "year": "2021",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Forecast (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-802",
   "counterparty": "Balderton Capital (lead); Crane Venture Partners; SEED Capital; Heartcore",
   "amount": 19000000,
   "amount_text": "19000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A for AI-assisted project and resource management software.",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/uk-tech-funding-rounds-may-2021-20210528 (trade) — \"Last week, Forecast raised $19 million (nearly 16.3 million) in a Series A funding round led by Balderton Capital.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/news/uk-tech-funding-rounds-may-2021-20210528"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2021-05",
   "date_sort": "2021-05-00",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 13723366,
   "fx_rate": 1.3845,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3845 per £ on 2021-04-30",
   "fx_date": "2021-04-30",
   "fx_note": "month only given: rate for the 1st",
   "txt": "US$19m",
   "gbp_txt": "£13.7m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-011",
   "date": "2021-04-26",
   "year": "2021",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-010 tripAbrood",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-010",
   "counterparty": "Ben Davey",
   "amount": 645000,
   "amount_text": "645000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round taking total to about £1m",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/london-ai-travel-platform-tripabrood-funding-20210426 — \"£645K\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/news/london-ai-travel-platform-tripabrood-funding-20210426"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2021-04-26",
   "date_sort": "2021-04-26",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 645000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£645,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£645,000",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LA-041",
   "date": "2020-02-24",
   "year": "2020",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Chattermill (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-801",
   "counterparty": "DN Capital (lead); Ventech; btov Partners",
   "amount": 8000000,
   "amount_text": "8000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A for customer-feedback analytics.",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/24/chattermill-raises-8m-series-a/ — \"has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is DN Capital, alongside Ventech and btov Partners.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/24/chattermill-raises-8m-series-a/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2020-02-24",
   "date_sort": "2020-02-24",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 6190034,
   "fx_rate": 1.2924,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2924 per £ on 2020-02-24",
   "fx_date": "2020-02-24",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$8m",
   "gbp_txt": "£6.2m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LA-040",
   "date": "2020-02-08",
   "year": "2020",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "Scape Technologies (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-803",
   "counterparty": "Facebook",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Facebook acquired London computer-vision start-up, per a Companies House filing; price not disclosed (estimated about $40m).",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/08/scapebook/ — \"has been acquired by Facebook, according to a regulatory filing.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/08/scapebook/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2020-02-08",
   "date_sort": "2020-02-08",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": null,
   "fx_rate": null,
   "fx_source": null,
   "fx_note": "no amount published",
   "txt": "",
   "gbp_txt": "",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LA-038",
   "date": "2019-11-21",
   "year": "2019",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "Aiden.ai (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-601",
   "counterparty": "Twitter",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Twitter acquired London AI marketing-analyst start-up for its paid-campaign tools.",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/30/how-this-startup-built-and-exited-to-twitter-in-1219-days/ — \"We're excited to announce @meet_aiden is joining Twitter!\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/30/how-this-startup-built-and-exited-to-twitter-in-1219-days/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2019-11-21",
   "date_sort": "2019-11-21",
   "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-OTH-009",
   "date": "2019-07",
   "year": "2019",
   "kind": "listing",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-008 Cykel AI",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-008",
   "counterparty": "London Stock Exchange",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "First listed in London",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/ai/cykel-ai-launches-two-more-ai-digital-workers-after-success-of-lucy-20241211 — \"first listed on the London Stock Exchange in July 2019\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/ai/cykel-ai-launches-two-more-ai-digital-workers-after-success-of-lucy-20241211"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2019-07",
   "date_sort": "2019-07-00",
   "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-LA-028",
   "date": "2019-06-03",
   "year": "2019",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "Fabula AI (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-703",
   "counterparty": "Twitter",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Twitter acquired London deep-learning start-up working on misinformation detection.",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/tag/fabula-ai/ — \"Twitter bags deep learning talent behind London startup, Fabula AI.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/tag/fabula-ai/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2019-06-03",
   "date_sort": "2019-06-03",
   "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-LA-019",
   "date": "2018-11-06",
   "year": "2018",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Aiden.ai (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-601",
   "counterparty": "Partech",
   "amount": 1600000,
   "amount_text": "1600000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed round for an AI marketing analyst.",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/06/aiden-ai-raises-a-1-6m-seed-round-for-its-ai-marketing-analyst/?_guc_consent_skip=1598761343 — \"has raised a $1.6M seed round\" … \"The round has been led by Partech.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/06/aiden-ai-raises-a-1-6m-seed-round-for-its-ai-marketing-analyst/?_guc_consent_skip=1598761343"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2018-11-06",
   "date_sort": "2018-11-06",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 1223242,
   "fx_rate": 1.308,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.308 per £ on 2018-11-06",
   "fx_date": "2018-11-06",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$1.6m",
   "gbp_txt": "£1.2m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-SU-OTH-001",
   "date": "2018-08-31",
   "year": "2018",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "BIZ-SU-OTH-001 Jacquard (Phrasee)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-001",
   "counterparty": "Albion Capital",
   "amount": 4000000,
   "amount_text": "4000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Series A with Next Fifteen and Galvanise Capital",
   "sources_text": "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/martech-startup-phrasee-closes-4m-series-a-20180831 — \"$4m (£3.07m)\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/martech-startup-phrasee-closes-4m-series-a-20180831"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "page",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2018-08-31",
   "date_sort": "2018-08-31",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 3078344,
   "fx_rate": 1.2994,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.2994 per £ on 2018-08-31",
   "fx_date": "2018-08-31",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$4m",
   "gbp_txt": "£3.1m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LA-015",
   "date": "2018-07-03",
   "year": "2018",
   "kind": "acquisition",
   "company_text": "Bloomsbury AI (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-701",
   "counterparty": "Facebook",
   "amount": null,
   "amount_text": null,
   "currency": null,
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Facebook acquired London natural-language question-answering team; reported price $23m–$30m, not confirmed.",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/03/facebook-confirms-bloomsbury-ai-acquisition/ — \"Facebook announced this morning that the London-based team at Bloomsbury AI will be joining the company.\" ; https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/02/thebloomsbury/ — \"TechCrunch understands that the social network behemoth is acquiring London-based Bloomsbury AI\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/03/facebook-confirms-bloomsbury-ai-acquisition/",
    "https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/02/thebloomsbury/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2018-07-03",
   "date_sort": "2018-07-03",
   "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-LA-013",
   "date": "2018-06-18",
   "year": "2018",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Tessian (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-702",
   "counterparty": "Balderton Capital; Accel (co-leads)",
   "amount": 13000000,
   "amount_text": "13000000",
   "currency": "USD",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Round for AI e-mail security.",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/tag/tessian/ — \"Email security startup Tessian raises $13M led by Balderton and Accel.\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/tag/tessian/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2018-06-18",
   "date_sort": "2018-06-18",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 9817990,
   "fx_rate": 1.3241,
   "fx_source": "Bank of England daily spot rate (series XUDLUSS, XUDLERS), US$1.3241 per £ on 2018-06-18",
   "fx_date": "2018-06-18",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "US$13m",
   "gbp_txt": "£9.8m",
   "show": true
  },
  {
   "id": "DEAL-LA-009",
   "date": "2017-12-07",
   "year": "2017",
   "kind": "funding_round",
   "company_text": "Chattermill (new)",
   "company_id": "BIZ-SU-OTH-801",
   "counterparty": "Entrepreneur First; Avonmore Developments; angels",
   "amount": 600000,
   "amount_text": "600000",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "valuation_reported": null,
   "summary": "Seed round for deep-learning analysis of customer feedback.",
   "sources_text": "https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/07/chattermill/ — \"has raised £600,000 in seed funding. Backing comes from Entrepreneur First\"",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/07/chattermill/"
   ],
   "confidence": "single_source",
   "ledger": "ledger2",
   "page": "startups",
   "render": true,
   "date_text": "2017-12-07",
   "date_sort": "2017-12-07",
   "before_ledger_start": false,
   "amount_gbp": 600000,
   "fx_rate": 1.0,
   "fx_source": "as published (GBP)",
   "fx_note": "",
   "txt": "£600,000",
   "gbp_txt": "£600,000",
   "show": true
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}