British bets on drones, robotics and the AI transition | UK Weekly
Last week £110m in venture funding was announced across 15 rounds.
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The big ones
No hands on the wheel Oxa closed £77m Series D led by National Wealth Fund to develop autonomous vehicle and robotic technology in industrial environments
Best of the rest
Discovering the impossible Antiverse unlocks a £7m Series A led by Soulmates Ventures for AI-designed antibodies targeting undruggable diseases
The intelligent harvest Bindbridge secures £2.8m in funding from Speedinvest and Nucleus Capital to boost agricultural outputs with crop protection technology
Flying blind Mutable Tactics lands a £1.6m pre-seed round led by Seraphim Space for autonomous drone coordination when communications or GPS are unreliable
Your rent’s due Payr lands a £1.5m seed round led by Ingenii Capital to enable tenants and businesses to pay rent by credit card
Compliance bots Vivox AI raises £1.3m from investors to tackle anti-money laundering, KYB and financial crime compliance with atomic agents
Storage wars LifeCellsNI secures £590k in pre-seed funding led by The AMP Angel Syndicate for regulated stem cell storage and biobanking facility for healthcare providers
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The scout
⏳ 6 months ago
Xampla £10m Series A from Emerald Technology Ventures to replace single-use plastics
Camera Intelligence £1.5m seed to build AI camera system for creators
RYE £900k pre-seed from CapitalT and January Ventures to build the energy OS
⌛ 12 months ago
InsureVision £2m seed to advance AI vehicle risk assessment
Notify £1.5m from Calculus and Mercia to expand workplace safety platform
Mission £2m from backers including Pierre Gasly for its natural energy drinks
Ocean Ledger £700k pre-seed to enhance coastal risk management
Now hiring
The hottest roles from the Soapbox UK startup jobs board
Callosum: AI infrastructure hiring for various engineering roles
Dwelly: Property management platform hiring across growth, tech, and more
Synthesia: AI video creation platform hiring across all departments
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