£9.8M
The round was led by Join Capital with participation from IQ Capital, Northern Gritstone, Seraphim, Episode 1 and Schauenburg Ventures to fund global growth and product development.
Opteran
Opteran builds natural intelligence software to power machine autonomy.
£11.9MTotal raised
Opteran develops machine autonomy software that re-engineers insect brain patterns to provide real-time situational awareness. The company builds lightweight solutions for ground and aerial machines.
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Team
David Rajan
CEO
David brings deep tech and robotics operating experience from his time leading Opteran and chairing Centaur Robotics. He currently serves as an entrepreneur in residence at the Advanced Research and Invention Agency alongside advisory roles.
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James Marshall
Chief Scientific Officer
James directs the Centre for Machine Intelligence at the University of Sheffield and serves as founder science officer at Opteran. He previously held academic posts at the University of Sheffield and the University of Bristol.
Alex Cope
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Alex is chief executive officer and co-founder of Opteran, having previously served as its chief technology officer. He also brings academic research experience from the University of Sheffield.
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Sean Mitchell
Chairman
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Gur Kimchi
Advisor
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Rafferty Jackson
Non-Executive Director
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Cairbre Sugrue
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Investors
- £9.8M
- £2.1M
Funding history
£2.1M
Opteran secures £2.1m in seed funding led by IQ Capital to advance natural intelligence for robotics
The seed round was led by IQ Capital with participation from Episode1, Join, and Seraphim Capital.