Cybersecurity startup Ploy lands £2.5 million to prevent ID-related breaches
London cybersecurity startup Ploy has obtained £2.5 million in funding to address growing security threats that result in identity-related breaches. Established by former Metomic personnel, Jacob Prime and Harry Lucas, Ploy offers a cloud-first Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platform. It automates identity and access management across Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud, and collaboration […]
London cybersecurity firm raises £5 million to accelerate sales and expand team
CybaVerse, a cybersecurity firm based in London, has concluded its Series A funding round, obtaining £5 million in investment. The round was co-led by Pembroke VCT and Airbridge Equity Partners, and follows a £1.1 million raise in 2024 and the company’s acquisition of SecureAck. Established in 2018, CybaVerse is a cybersecurity provider that concentrates on […]
Waymo all set to start EU Robotaxi expanse with new service in London next year
Waymo, the self-driving ride-hailing business owned by Alphabet, has confirmed its expansion into Europe. The company announced it plans to begin offering paid robotaxi rides in London next year. Waymo’s Jaguar I-PACE vehicles will start making initial journeys on London streets “in the coming weeks” with safety drivers present, as the company prepares for the […]
Katie Newton joins ThreatSpike as advisor and investor after £10.4m Series A funding
Cybersecurity firm ThreatSpike has appointed Katie Newton, former Global Head of Sales at Darktrace, as an investor and advisor. Newton joins the London-based company following its £10.4 million Series A funding round, which came after a decade of bootstrapping. She will work closely with ThreatSpike’s go-to-market teams to support the firm’s international growth and market […]
Antavo introduces new AI-powered loyalty scheme product, the Optimizer
Antavo, the London-based AI-powered loyalty platform, has introduced the Optimizer, its latest product intended to convert loyalty scheme data into goal-oriented insights and strategy-prepared reports. This introduction represents the first time Antavo’s proprietary AI co-pilot, Timi AI, has been incorporated directly into an Antavo product. The Optimizer addresses a persistent difficulty for loyalty managers: slow, […]
Waymo to launch robotaxi service in London
Waymo is preparing to introduce its robotaxi service in the UK, with London as one of the first locations outside of the United States. This move coincides with the UK Government’s plan to permit limited public rides from the spring of 2026. Job advertisements for a “fleet readiness lead” and an “incident response manager” in […]
Nvidia £11 billion investment establishes UK as AI Hub
Nvidia, which has a UK base in London, has announced an investment of up to £11bn in the UK’s artificial intelligence ecosystem. This development is expected to make the UK home to Europe’s most substantial GPU cluster by 2026, which will feature 120,000 Blackwell Ultra chips across new data centres. David Hogan, Nvidia’s Vice President […]
AI website platform startup Architect AI secures £3.5 million in seed funding
Architect AI, a London-based startup, has secured £3.5 million in a seed funding round. The company, which is a year old, has developed an “agentic website platform” that allows for AI-driven sites that adapt to visitors in real time. The new capital will be used to support product development, expand the engineering team, and scale […]
AI executive assistant company Fyxer AI raises €25.5 million
Fyxer AI, a London-based company, has secured €25.5 million in Series B funding. The company, which provides an AI-powered executive assistant for professionals, will use the funds to develop AI tools, enhance product features, and expand in the US. The funding round was led by Madrona, with participation from Lakestar Capital and previous investors including […]
Corero Network Security supports software on commercial hardware
Corero Network Security, which is headquartered in London, with a USA base in Marlborough, Massachusetts, has announced that its SmartWall ONE software will now support commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware. This change is intended to reduce capital costs and eliminate import delays for customers. It also gives them more flexibility to align with regional requirements or […]