The Series A round was led by Creandum with backing from Paladin Capital Group and Plural.
"Our vision is for ethical, empathetic AI to enhance how visual content is experienced online. We’ve always focused on how we might be able to use AI to ensure a safer online experience, and keep up with the pace of internet content. This funding enables us to stay at the forefront of video understanding research and fulfil our mission of making the internet better,"
Dimension led the funding round, with participation from A.P. Moller Holding and several returning investors.
"The last two years have been hugely exciting at Automata as we’ve seen LINQ increase the scale of customer workflows as well as meaningfully increasing their ability to generate high quality data – accelerating their pace of discovery and experimentation."
The seed round was led by Norrsken VC to help expand the company software for tracking renewable energy sources.
"One of the most effective things anyone can do to reduce their carbon footprint is to purchase energy from carbon-free sources. We’re helping energy companies create more transparent offers for their customers to make switching to clean energy more accessible and more impactful. Consumers deserve to know whether their electricity comes a source that is either destroying our planet or is part of our future."
The investment was backed by Mercia and Greater Manchester Combined Authority to help the firm scale its enterprise client base.
"Around 40 per cent of brands with a B2B-focus have still not adopted ecommerce, largely because of the challenge of transferring their business model online. Many companies who come to us do so on the back of a two-year failed attempt to launch a store fit for their business. Shopblocks offers a solution. The funding will help us attract more ‘enterprise’ clients and support our goal to become a £50m turnover business."
The funding round was led by 24Haymarket with participation from Foresight Group.
"Previsico’s flood forecasting technology provides users with early warnings to take preventative action to reduce damage and losses from flood water. The value proposition to its customers stretches beyond loss mitigation and importantly reduces the negative social impact of flooding. We are thrilled to support Previsico’s CEO Jonathan Jackson and his wider team on this exciting journey."