The big ones
Modular quantum Universal Quantum landed a £75m Series A – the largest for a UK quantum company – to solve the problem of scale in quantum computing
Interest in all currencies Spiko unlocked a £70m Series B led by NEA to make money market funds accessible to all
Best of the rest
Avenging the wrecking ball Reclinker landed a £10m Series A round led by Clean Growth Fund and AP Ventures to create low-carbon cement from demolition waste
Commercial insur refurbs Konsileo secured a £5m equity round led by Committed Capital for its commercial insurance broking platform
Brain chips have landed MintNeuro raised a £4m seed round led by Odyssey Ventures for semiconductor chips that connect devices directly with the brain
One that doesn’t sting Nettle landed a £3.6m seed round led by MTech to help insurers inspect commercial risks five times faster
One for your CRM PlannerPal unlocked a £4.3m seed round led by Mercia Ventures to deliver client intelligence to UK financial advice firms
Backseat e-driver Nearhuman raised a £350k pre-seed round led by SFC Capital for on-vehicle AI that monitors e-bike safety
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⏳ 6 months ago
Trent AI launched from stealth with £10m seed round led by LocalGlobe and Cambridge Innovation Capital to provide layered security for AI agents
Qoro raised a £560k pre-seed round from investors to build the software layer for hybrid quantum computing
WholeSum landed a £250k pre-seed extension led by Love Ventures to help firms turn complex text into auditable insights
⌛ 12 months ago
Sitehop landed £7.5m in new funding led by Northern Gritstone to advance encryption for quantum cyber threats
Munro EV raised £2m follow-on from Elbow Beach to scale production of electric 4x4s for mining, defence and construction
HTMS secured £1.3m led by Maven Capital Partners and Mercia Ventures to scale production of heat-resistant supermaterials
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