AI Seed
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
AI Seed is a VC fund in London focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Every year they invest £100,000 each in up to 20 early-stage startups using the latest in artificial intelligence and machine learning to build great products and businesses that solve real world problems.In exchange for the investment, they look to receive 5-10% equity. We’re able to lead rounds and help startups raise more through introductionsto their network of angels and VCs.
- Total investments:
- 52
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 38%
Last updated:
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Industries AI Seed invests in
Stages AI Seed invests in
Countries AI Seed invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
2 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $393k–$3.2M
- Pre-Seed
- $445k–$809k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 26 (50%)
- Software 25 (48%)
- Machine Learning 18 (35%)
- Information Technology 10 (19%)
- Big Data 6 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 36 (69%)
- Pre-Seed 8 (15%)
- Funding Round 2 (4%)
- Angel 1 (2%)
- Series A 1 (2%)
Country
- United Kingdom 40 (77%)
- United States 4 (8%)
- Sweden 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Michael Axelgaard
General Partner
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General Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
John Spindler
General Partner
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General Partner | Total investments: 13 | Find email | |
Thomas Stone
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Kuano
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Kuano provides innovative quantum and AI solutions for drug discovery and design. It offers a discovery platform that combines target quantum mapping and AI-led chemistry to enable the faster development of better drug candidates. | $2.2M / Seed / Sep 12, 2023 | |
Thingtrax
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Thingtrax helps manufacturers reduce downtime and increase operational efficiency with their devices capturing data from machines and motors for their AI cloud platform to analyse. | $5.5M / Seed / Jul 20, 2023 | |
RoboK
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VC-backed startup developing software solutions and tools for building and validating AI-based perception. The company's vision is to accelerate the deployment of affordable autonomy solutions for automotive and industrial applications. | $2M / Seed / Jun 29, 2023 | |
9fin
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9fin uses artificial intelligence to automatically extract key information from bond & loan documentation. By making data easy to search, filter and analyse, 9fin helps fixed income professionals make better, smarter decisions.Our predictive analytics help forecast key capital markets events with a high degree of accuracy (100% record in2018); these include defaults, ratings changes, refinancing & recapitalisation transactions.In 2019, 9fin's analytics, real-time news and comprehensive financial data has: - Helped Banks & Law firms win new mandates - Allowed Funds to spot trading opportunities / credit risk - Enabled Sponsors to extract maximum value from their portfolioUsed by world leading banks, hedge funds and asset managers. Backed by leading VC funds & the only fintech in Europe accepted onto Google's AI residency program. Selected for IA Velocity program, first ever accelerator run by the Investment Association whose members manage £7.7 trillion AUM | $23M / Series A / Dec 08, 2022 | |
Odin Vision
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Odin Vision develops AI-based applications for endoscopic procedures. Odin Vision believes that cloud and AI will usher in a new era of healthcare by assisting doctors in providing higher-quality care, resulting in improved patient outcomes, better patient experiences, and increased value for healthcare providers. | Seed / Jan 01, 2022 | |
Ntropy Network
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Enabling companies to understand their customers through financial transactions. | $3.2M / Seed / Jul 20, 2021 | |
Purple Dot
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Purple Dot creates best-in-class pre-order experiences for e-Commerce. With Purple Dot, brands no longer need to be restricted to only selling stock once it’s in the warehouse. Through powering hyped influencer drops, ‘never go out of stock’ strategies, and derisking supply chain, Purple Dot enables modern eCommerce brands to sell more by sellingearlier. | $1.8M / Seed / Nov 06, 2020 | |
Sociate
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Sociate is the creator of chat applications with built-in intelligence, including an AI personal shopper that can view and communicate with clients. | $144.7K / Seed / Apr 04, 2020 | |
Sparkbox
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Sparkbox is a retail price optimisation, planning & insights platform. Sparkbox uses machine learning to reduce stock, improve profitability, and prevent over-discounting by optimising prices. | Seed / Mar 01, 2020 | |
Limbic
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Limbic provides psychological therapies to adults. They enable psychological therapy. They specialize in providing AI software for mental healthcare. They also provide medical devices to support referrals and clinical assessments in psychological therapy. | Seed / Feb 01, 2020 | |
| See all 52 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
London Co-Investment Fund
5 deals together
SFC Capital
5 deals together
Luminous Ventures
4 deals together
Entrepreneurs First
3 deals together
UCL Technology Fund
3 deals together
7percent Ventures
2 deals together
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FAQ
What does AI Seed invest in?
AI Seed invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 52 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is AI Seed's check size?
AI Seed typically joins rounds of $393k–$3.2M at Seed and $445k–$809k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds AI Seed participates in.
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Who are the partners at AI Seed?
The team at AI Seed includes Michael Axelgaard (General Partner), John Spindler (General Partner) and Thomas Stone (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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