Stanhope AI is a deep-tech startup based in London with a strong background in neuroscience, robotics and fintech. We are bringing Active Inference to market as a novel framework for autonomous decision-making. To contend with the challenges of contemporary AIs, our distinct approach aims to offer
Location: United Kingdom
Total raised: $10.91M
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 10.03.2026 | Paladin Ca... | paladincap... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 16.02.2026 | Seed | $8M | MMC Ventur... |
| 08.04.2024 | Seed | $2.91M | - |
Mentions in press and media 15
| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.02.2026 | Encord Secures $60M to Power the Physical AI Revolution | Encord has closed a $60 million Series C funding round. The investment accelerates its AI-native data infrastructure platform. It aims to propel robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles from development to real-world deployment. Total fundin... |
| 27.02.2026 | London-based Encord raises €50 million to support next phase of physical AI deployment | Encord, the data infrastructure company for physical AI, today announced a €50 million ($60 million) Series C in order to accelerate product development, expand into new markets, and scale its AI-native data infrastructure platform as physi... |
| 21.02.2026 | Rapidata Secures $8.5M, Unleashing AI's Feedback Loop | Zurich AI innovator Rapidata secured $8.5 million in Seed capital. This funding empowers its global human feedback network. Rapidata solves AI's critical bottleneck: slow human judgment. AI models require rapid, precise validation. The comp... |
| 20.02.2026 | Zurich-based AI infrastructure startup Rapidata raises €7.2 million to scale global human feedback network | Rapidata, a Swiss company that accelerates AI development through scalable, on-demand data labeling via digital ads, announced a €7.2 million ($8.5 million) Seed round to scale their global human data network and support growing demand from... |
| 17.02.2026 | London-based SurrealDB raises additional €19 million to scale multi-model database for AI applications | SurrealDB, a UK company developing a multi-model, AI-native database, has secured an additional €19 million ($23 million) in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total investment to-date (including Seed) to €37 million ($44 million). Ch... |
| 16.02.2026 | Stanhope AI Secures $8M for Brain-Inspired Edge AI | London deep tech leader Stanhope AI secured $8M (€6.7M) in seed funding. The company pioneers brain-inspired 'Active Inference' AI. This groundbreaking technology enables machines to learn and adapt in real-time, dynamically. It overcomes t... |
| 16.02.2026 | Stanhope AI: $8 Million Seed Funding Raised For Deep Tech Artificial Intelligence Platform | Stanhope AI, a London-based deep tech artificial intelligence company, has raised $8 million in seed funding to advance development of its brain-inspired “Real World Model,” designed to operate in dynamic physical environments beyond the li... |
| 13.02.2026 | London-based Stanhope AI raises €6.7 million for adaptive AI in robotics and defence applications | British DeepTech startup Stanhope AI has secured €6.7 million ($8 million) in Seed funding to advance a new generation of AI designed for autonomous systems operating in the physical world. The round was led by Frontline Ventures, with part... |
| 12.02.2026 | Stanhope AI Raises $8M in Seed Funding | Stanhope AI, a London, UK-based deep tech startup developing brain-inspired artificial intelligence, raised $8M in Seed funding. The round was led by Frontline Ventures, with participation from Paladin Capital Group and Auxxo Female Catalys... |
| 21.07.2025 | Auxxo announces €26M first close of Female Catalyst Fund II | Auxxo is celebrating a major milestone with the first closing of the Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund II at €26 million. The European Investment Fund (EIF) has joined as anchor investor, marking a significant endorsement of Auxxo’s mission to dri... |
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