The Series A round was led by Khosla Ventures and Nat Friedman to support the development of proprietary foundation models.
"I truly believe that AI has the ability to reshape design and influence the way that we look at the world. Recraft was created to meet the requirements of professional design, generating consistent style images and high-quality vector illustrations suitable for everything from advertising and digital marketing assets to iconography. And the development of our Foundation Model will enable us to improve the quality and consistency of the AI-generated graphic design."
The London simulation platform has secured backing from Cogito Capital Partners alongside Edge VC, Taiwania Capital, Movens Capital, and High Tech Grunderfonds.
"The pedigree of our investors speaks for itself: their experiences in scaling businesses that focus on vision AI will be indispensable at a time where similarly synthetic data is bringing so much immediate value in the real world. SKY ENGINE AI’ mission is to augment deep learning teams to create AI models that generalize better against unknown real-world data and with reduced algorithmic biases"
The investment was backed by QED Investors, VentureFriends, InMotion Ventures, AlleyCorp, and u.ventures to accelerate market expansion.
"We are incredibly excited about this new investment. It’s a testament to the hard work of our team and the clear value we bring to car buyers by doing things differently."
The fintech company has raised £2m from existing backers Thomson Reuters Ventures and Love Ventures to accelerate product development and commercial growth.
"We’re reinvesting in Detected because we have a strong belief in the company’s long-term potential. As customers, we have seen first-hand the impact the technology has, and we’re excited about the momentum that Detected has developed in the market."
