The pre-seed round was led by Visionaries Tomorrow and will support team expansion and platform development.
"The energy transition isn’t being held back by technology — it’s being held back by process. Permitting, siting, and regulatory complexity can delay critical projects by years. Nyxium was built to compress that timeline."
The investment round was led by Racine2 with participation from Speedinvest, Futurepresent and industry angels.
"For 150 years, industry has used machines to shape materials. Now, we are teaching machines to understand them. Polaron is building an intelligence layer powered by the world’s materials data for faster discovery, better design and a new generation of advanced materials."
Maven Capital Partners led a £40m investment alongside Kennet Partners, Federated Hermes Private Equity, and YFM Equity Partner.
"We founded Summize to bring contract clarity to the entire business, and Maven, along with our additional investors, has been a key partner in supporting that mission. Contracting shouldn’t be a bottleneck for growing midsize companies, so our goal is to help in-house legal teams use AI to reduce manual work and spend more time as strategic partners and business accelerators."
The seed round was led by XTX Ventures to expand team capacity and boost production capabilities.
"Across the different chemical industries everyone wants to be more efficient and produce the compounds society needs quicker, despite the challenges industry faces. We are helping pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and specialty chemical companies do just that."
The seed round was co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners and DN Capital to support European expansion.
"As a former CFO, I’ve seen finance teams drowning in billing queries and tirelessly chasing invoices with reminders that customers ignore. AI agents have already transformed customer support by automating high-volume, conversational work. That same shift is now coming to accounts receivable, where agents can handle billing conversations end to end and help businesses get paid on time."