Funded Artificial Intelligence Startups in Edinburgh
Edinburgh's AI startup ecosystem has generated at least 15 recorded funding events between July 2020 and May 2025, spanning pre-seed through Series A and i…
Edinburgh's AI startup ecosystem has generated at least 15 recorded funding events between July 2020 and May 2025, spanning pre-seed through Series A and including one corporate round. Round sizes range from $890K — Persi's pre-seed in May 2025 — up to $10M, which Continuum Industries raised in a September 2023 Series A. A late-2021 cluster saw Brainnwave close an $8M Series A, Coastr raise a $2M Seed, and Net AI secure a $1M Pre-Seed within roughly two months of each other.
More recent activity includes Malted AI's $8M Seed in May 2024 — notable for its size at that stage — and Cytomos pulling in $6M in November 2024. Neurolabs is the only company in this dataset to appear twice, having raised $1M in 2020 before returning for an $8M Series A in April 2025. Two rounds, Ethical Intelligence and Global Surface Intelligence, carry undisclosed amounts, so aggregate capital across these entries is higher than disclosed figures suggest.
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What are the largest disclosed rounds among Edinburgh AI startups in this dataset?
Continuum Industries leads with a $10M Series A closed in September 2023. Three companies — Neurolabs (April 2025), Brainnwave (November 2021), and Malted AI (May 2024) — each raised $8M, making the $8M–$10M band the most common ceiling for disclosed rounds across the 15 entries shown.
Which funding stages appear most frequently in Edinburgh AI deals?
Seed rounds are the most common, accounting for four of the 15 entries (Groov, Malted AI, Coastr, Level E Research). Series A rounds appear three times (Neurolabs, Continuum Industries, Brainnwave), and three rounds carry no disclosed stage — classified here as Series Unknown — indicating some deals lack public stage attribution.
How has deal activity in Edinburgh AI trended over time?
The data spans July 2020 through May 2025, with a notable cluster in late 2021 when Brainnwave ($8M Series A), Coastr ($2M Seed), and Net AI ($1M Pre-Seed) all closed within roughly two months. 2024 produced three rounds totalling $16M in disclosed capital, and 2025 has already recorded two rounds — including Neurolabs' $8M Series A — as of late May.
Are there undisclosed rounds in this Edinburgh AI dataset?
Yes — two rounds have no public figure attached: Ethical Intelligence (Series Unknown, May 2023) and Global Surface Intelligence (Corporate Round, October 2022). The actual capital raised across these 15 funding events exceeds the sum of disclosed amounts.
Has any Edinburgh AI company raised multiple rounds visible in this data?
Neurolabs appears twice: a $1M round in July 2020 with no disclosed stage, followed by an $8M Series A in April 2025 — a roughly five-year progression through multiple fundraising stages, both from the same Edinburgh base.
What is the most recent Edinburgh AI funding event shown?
Persi closed a $890K Pre-Seed round on May 23, 2025, making it the most recently dated entry in the dataset. The most recent larger-ticket deal is Neurolabs' $8M Series A from April 2025.
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