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The latest funding rounds from the UK tech ecosystem. Updated 31 July 2026.
The pre-seed round was led by Arāya Ventures to support the development of the startup's creative AI workspace.
"First Concepts has a simple mission to transform creative context from something fragile and ephemeral into a structured, compounding asset. We are building an operating system that understands the value of creative thinking and taste. This will transform creative workflows for teams around the world."
The pre-seed round was backed by industry experts including Kevin Hewitt, James Hardy, and Jamie Hearne.
"My co-founder Matt and I spent the last year walking the streets of London, sitting down and talking first hand with gym owners and managers to understand what is missing in the industry, and if SPORTL could be the answer. Seeing SPORTL launch today and physically opening the app is a dream come true. Our mission is to work alongside gym owners, giving them the flexibility and transparency they deserve from a booking platform. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve built, and we can’t wait for SPORTL to become part of people’s everyday routines, helping them book classes on their terms, whenever it suits them."
The pre-seed round was backed by SFC Capital to support product development and governance features.
"We’re excited to back Plato as they address one of the most important challenges in higher education today: ensuring students receive timely, effective academic support at scale. As universities explore how to integrate AI into teaching and learning, there is a clear need for solutions that enhance the student experience while giving institutions appropriate oversight and insight. We believe this combination of improved student experience and strong institutional oversight positions Plato as an important part of the future of higher education."
The oversubscribed round was backed by 1818 Ventures and a syndicate led by Sarah Williams-Gardener.
"DataWollet is addressing a huge challenge within financial services. The combination of neurosymbolic (systems that learn from data while reasoning transparently) AI, real-world application, and a strong execution capability makes it a highly compelling proposition."
Seraphim Space led the pre-seed round to help accelerate development of the company decision-layer software.
"Increasingly, the constraint is no longer hardware but human attention. We can deploy more drones than ever before, yet we still ask operators to control them one by one, often in environments where communications are unreliable. True autonomy breaks that one‑to‑one link, allowing humans to supervise and direct teams of systems rather than individual machines. That shift is essential for supporting modern military missions, where scale, speed and resilience matter, and where operators must remain focused on intent and outcomes rather than manual control."
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