Legal & Regulatory Investors + 33 deals + Chorus (£15m) + Tracebit
(£15m)
💰 33 new deals profiled below by category.
Legal & Regulatory solutions continue to be a primary invetment areas with UK's Chorus Intelligence raising £15m - while in cybersecurity UK's Tracebit also secured £15m.
Selected Legal & Regulatory deals past 3 months summarised in table below.
The standout deal is Stockholm-based Legora, which raised a landmark $550M from Accel — one of the largest ever rounds for a legal AI company, signalling Europe's ambitions in the space. Canadian contract intelligence firm Spellbook pulled in $40M debt from RBCx, while US-based law firm marketing platform Firmpilot secured $27.25M. Deals span the full legal stack — from contract drafting and e-discovery (Haystackid) to insurance coverage analysis (Qumis) and compliance (Secfix). You can now beta search by category in MapCo here.
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Featured Deal
$18.75M
Chorus
Intelligence,
a
Woodbridge,
UK-based
provider
of digital
intelligence
software,
has
secured a
£15
million
investment
from Maven
Capital
Partners.
Chorus is
modernising
how
investigators
tackle
serious
and
organised
crime. Its
platform
empowers
teams to
collaborate
in real
time —
cutting
through
vast,
complex
datasets
to connect
structured
and
unstructured
data
points,
uncover
suspects,
and map
criminal
networks
with
precision.
The
result:
stronger
evidential
outputs
and
faster,
more
effective
digital
investigations.
Founded in
2011,
Chorus has
seen rapid
adoption
in the UK
and US,
addressing
rising
digital
crime and
improving
investigative
efficiencies.
Investors:
Maven
Capital
Partners
AI Chips
Frore
🇺🇸
$143M
Frore Systems, an
eight-year-old
semiconductor
startup, has
raised $143
million in a
Series D funding
round led by MVP
Ventures,
achieving a
valuation of $1.64
billion. The
company
specializes in
liquid cooling
systems for chips,
addressing the
growing demand
for...
Investors:
Fidelity,
Mayfield, Qualcomm
Ventures
AI Hosting
Infrastructure
Moonshot AI
🇨🇳
$1B
Chinese AI startup
Moonshot AI is in
talks to raise up
to $1 billion,
potentially
valuing the
company at $18
billion. This
follows a previous
funding round that
secured over $700
million and raised
its valuation to
$10 billion.
Moonshot...
Investors:
Alibaba, Tencent
Customer Support
Choice
🌍
$7.1M
Choice, a
Czech-Polish SaaS
startup focused on
restaurant
management and
customer
engagement, has
raised $7.1
million in a
funding round led
by Alea Capital
Partners, with
participation from
Smartlink Partners
and existing Czech
investors Reflex
Capital and
J&T Ventures.
The...
Investors: Alea
Capital Partners,
Smartlink
Partners, Reflex
Capital, J&T
Ventures
Cybersecurity
Scanner
🌍
$22M
Scanner, a
cybersecurity data
platform, has
raised $22 million
in a Series A
funding round led
by Sequoia
Capital, with
participation from
CRV and Mantis VC.
The funding will
help expand its
platform and
enhance technology
for security
teams,
addressing...
Investors: Sequoia
Capital, CRV,
Mantis VC
Tracebit
🌍
$20M
Tracebit, a
cloud-native
cybersecurity
company, has
raised $20 million
in a Series A
funding round led
by FirstMark, with
participation from
Accel, MMC
Ventures, Tapestry
VC, and CCL. This
funding follows a
$5 million seed
round in 2024,
bringing total...
Investors:
FirstMark, Accel,
MMC Ventures,
Tapestry VC, CCL
Gangkhar
🇺🇸
$4.25M
Gangkhar, a
Delaware-based
insurtech company,
has raised $4.25
million in seed
funding to expand
its AI-native
embedded
protection
infrastructure
platform and
accelerate product
development.
Certiv
🌍
$4.2M
Certiv, an AI
security startup,
has raised $4.2
million in
pre-seed funding
to address the
governance and
security of
autonomous AI
agents within
enterprises. This
funding aims to
establish a new
category in AI
security, with key
investors
supporting its...
$3.5M
Dark Watch has
secured $3.5
million in an
oversubscribed
seed funding round
to enhance its
AI-driven safety
intelligence
platform for the
hospitality
sector. The round
was led by Eagle
Venture Fund, with
contributions from
His Kingdom
Resources and Blu
Ventures,...
Investors: Eagle
Venture Fund, His
Kingdom Resources,
Blu Ventures
Data Analysis
Tower
🇩🇪
$6.4M
Berlin-based data
infrastructure
startup Tower has
raised $6.4
million in
pre-seed and seed
funding to develop
a 'data backbone'
for AI-assisted
data engineering.
The funding was
led by investors
including Dig
Ventures,
Speedinvest, and
Flyer One
Ventures, along
with notable...
Investors: Dig
Ventures,
Speedinvest, Flyer
One Ventures,
Jordan Tigani,
Olivier Pomel
Education
Blify
🇫🇷
$2.1M
Paris-based
startup Blify has
secured $2.1
million in a
pre-seed funding
round to enhance
its AI-native
learning operating
system that
integrates
training into
workplace
communication
tools like Slack
and Microsoft
Teams. The funding
was led by AFI
Ventures, with
participation...
Investors: AFI
Ventures, Kima
Ventures, Better
Angle, Fair Equity
Energy
Halcyon
🇺🇸
$21M
Halcyon, an AI
platform focused
on the energy
sector, has raised
$21 million in a
Series A funding
round led by
Energize Capital,
with participation
from Zero Infinity
Partners,
Congruent
Ventures, Obvious
Ventures, Sabanci
Climate Ventures,
and others. This
funding...
Investors:
Energize Capital,
Zero Infinity
Partners,
Congruent
Ventures, Obvious
Ventures, Sabanci
Climate Ventures
Financial Services
& Wealth
Management
Upvest
🇩🇪
$125M
Upvest, a European
investment
infrastructure
provider, has
raised $125
million to
modernize legacy
banking systems
across Europe and
the UK. The
funding includes a
$90 million equity
round led by
Sapphire Ventures
and Tencent, along
with a $35 million
debt...
Investors:
Sapphire Ventures,
Tencent
Fuse
🇺🇸
$25M
Fuse has raised
$25 million in a
Series A funding
round led by
Footwork, Primary
Venture Partners,
NextView Ventures,
and Commerce
Ventures. The
company aims to
modernize loan
origination
systems for U.S.
credit unions
using AI,
addressing the
inefficiencies
of...
Investors:
Footwork, Primary
Venture Partners,
NextView Ventures,
Commerce Ventures
Undisclosed
Bite Investments,
a provider of
digital technology
solutions for
alternative
investments based
in London, United
Kingdom, has
acquired Untap,
which offers
portfolio
management and
fund-intelligence
platforms. The
deal amount was
not disclosed, but
it will allow Bite
Investments to
enhance...
Gaming
Undisclosed
Gamesquare
Holdings, Inc.,
based in Frisco,
Texas, acquired
TubeBuddy, a
provider of
AI-enabled
software for
YouTube creators,
through the
issuance of 5
million shares of
newly designated
Series A-2
preferred stock to
Benlabs. This
acquisition aims
to enhance
Gamesquare's
media...
Investors: Benlabs
General Enterprise
Workflows
Alomana
🇮🇹
$4.32M
Alomana, a
Milan-based
provider of an
enterprise AI
autonomy platform,
has raised €4
million in seed
funding led by CDP
Venture Capital,
with participation
from several
investors
including Italia
Venture II and
Founders Factory.
The funding will
enhance the
autonomous...
Investors: CDP
Venture Capital,
Italia Venture II,
Founders Factory
Health
$6.2424M
Oxford Medical
Simulation (OMS),
a UK startup, has
raised €5.78
million (£5
million) in growth
funding from
Salica
Investments. The
funding will
enable OMS to
expand into U.S.
health systems and
invest in
AI-driven training
solutions,
enhancing clinical
training
effectiveness....
Investors: Salica
Investments
$5M
Understood Care, a
New York
City-based
provider of an
AI-native patient
advocacy platform,
raised $5 million
in seed funding
led by Rethink
Education and Zeal
Capital Partners.
This funding
follows a $3.4
million pre-seed
round led by 1984
Ventures, with...
Investors: Rethink
Education, Zeal
Capital Partners,
1984 Ventures, Y
Combinator
$4.428M
London-based
biotech startup
Ternary
Therapeutics has
raised €4.1
million (£3.6
million) in seed
funding to develop
its AI platform
for creating
molecular glue
medicines. The
funding round was
led by Daphni,
with participation
from Pace
Ventures, the
I&I Biotech
Fund,...
Investors: Daphni,
Pace Ventures,
I&I Biotech
Fund, UK
Innovation &
Science Seed Fund
Scinus Group
🇳🇱
$3.24M
Scinus Group, a
Utrecht-based
startup, has
secured a €3
million strategic
investment led by
Myosotis
Investments to
accelerate the
global rollout of
its Osilaris cell
expansion
platform. This
funding addresses
the critical
challenge of
scalable cell
therapy
manufacturing,
enhancing
production...
Investors:
Myosotis
Investments
Legal &
Regulatory
$18.75M
Chorus
Intelligence, a
Woodbridge,
UK-based provider
of digital
intelligence
software, has
secured a £15
million investment
from Maven Capital
Partners to
enhance global
growth and
innovation. The
funding will aid
in the development
of the Chorus
Intelligence Suite
(CIS), which...
Investors: Maven
Capital Partners
Steward
🇺🇸
$5M
Steward, an
AI-first AML
platform, has
raised $5 million
to enhance
automation in
compliance
operations. The
funding round was
led by Motive
Partners, with
participation from
Outward VC and
several angel
investors. Steward
addresses the
complexities of
investor
onboarding and...
Investors: Motive
Partners, Outward
VC
Other AI Category
Zero Rfi
🌍
$13.8M
Zero RFI, an
AI-native platform
founded by KP
Reddy, has secured
$13.8 million in
seed funding to
modernize the
construction
industry. The
funding round was
led by General
Catalyst, with the
company aiming to
acquire and scale
complementary
businesses
while...
Investors: General
Catalyst
Wesort.ai
🇩🇪
$10.8M
Würzburg-based
deeptech startup
wesort.ai has
raised €10 million
to enhance its
AI-driven
technology for
recovering
critical raw
materials from
recycling plants.
The funding, led
by impact
investors
including Infinity
Recycling and
Green Generation
Fund, aims to
address the
challenge of...
Investors:
Infinity
Recycling, Green
Generation Fund
Agzen
🌍
$10M
Agzen, an
agricultural
technology
company, has
raised $10 million
in a Series B
funding round to
enhance crop
spraying
efficiency using
real-time data and
AI. The funding
follows rapid
adoption of its
technology by
growers and
industry partners.
$7.7M
Wikifarmer has
raised $7.7
million to enhance
online
agricultural
transactions,
targeting a shift
from traditional
methods to AI
automation for
45-day ag deals.
This funding aims
to address the low
percentage of B2B
ag deals occurring
online despite the
sector's...
$1M
London-based
startup First
Concepts has
raised $1 million
in pre-seed
funding to enhance
its AI-powered
workspace designed
for early-stage
creative work. The
funding round was
led by Arāya
Ventures and
Antler, with
support from
industry leaders.
First Concepts
addresses the...
Investors: Arāya
Ventures, Antler
Eileen Inc.
🇺🇸
$1M
Eileen Inc., a
next-gen retail
technology
platform, has
secured $1 million
in pre-seed
funding led by Top
Shelf Ventures.
The funding will
enhance its retail
insights and
execution
platform,
addressing the
critical issue of
visibility
in-store for CPG
brands.
Eileen's...
Investors: Top
Shelf Ventures
Recruitment
$2.808M
Whitebridge AI, a
Vilnius,
Lithuania-based
AI-powered people
research platform,
raised €2.6
million in seed
funding. The round
was led by
Firstpick VC, with
participation from
several investors
including First
Degree and NGL.VC.
The funds will be
used to expand
operations...
Investors:
Firstpick VC,
First Degree,
NGL.VC
Robotics
$52M
Roboforce, a
Milpitas, CA-based
physical
AI-powered
robo-labor
company, raised
$52 million in
funding. The round
was led by Zi Labs
with participation
from notable
investors
including Jerry
Yang, Myron
Scholes, and
Carnegie Mellon
University. The
funds will be used
to...
Investors: Zi
Labs, Jerry Yang,
Myron Scholes,
Carnegie Mellon
University
Sales and
Marketing
Webel
🇪🇸
$4.644M
Madrid-based
digital
marketplace Webel
has raised €4.3
million in a
pre-Series A
funding round led
by Trind Ventures,
with participation
from Decelera
Ventures and
others. Founded in
2018, Webel aims
to simplify home
service bookings
and create job
opportunities.
The...
Investors: Trind
Ventures, Decelera
Ventures
Supply Chain
$3.888M
Mandel AI, a
Sofia-based
startup, has
raised €3.6
million in seed
funding to enhance
supply chain
coordination
through AI tools.
The platform
addresses issues
in supplier
management and
procurement
automation,
allowing a single
procurement
manager to handle
tasks previously
requiring...
Investors: Y
Combinator
Venture Capital
Companies
$25M
Virgin Startup has
announced a £20
million funding
allocation to
support UK
founders this
financial year,
marking the
largest annual
funding since
2013. The
initiative aims to
help entrepreneurs
launch businesses,
with over £100
million
distributed to
date, generating
£550...
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