Opteran

Why we invested
Paul McNabb: “We know that the next generation of applications will run on the edge - robots, drones, VR/AR - but that today’s brute-force Deep Learning solutions won’t be able to. Taking inspiration from nature, a whole new paradigm for AI is needed - Opteran has it.”

All companies

Adludio
Adsum
Attest
auquan
carwow
CloudNC
edgetier
Emoov
FATMAP
Frame
Global App Testing
Huboo
IAND
Kleene.ai
Klydo
LawHive
MediShout
Mimica
Omnipresent
Opteran
Ori
PassFort
Perchpeek
Phasecraft
Pickr
Quest DB
Raft
Raising IT
Risk Ledger
Sama
Sano Genetics
Scurri
Simply Cook
Supercede
Superlinked
SupplyCompass
ThirdEye
Triptease
tru.ID
TVbeat
UserReplay
Webiny
Zelt
Zipcube

Past investments

Aimbrain
Aimbrain helps financial institutions easily, securely, and accurately authenticate their mobile banking users.
Autopaid
Betfair
The world's largest Internet and mobile betting exchange. IPO on London Stock Exchange Oct 2010.
Comparison Creator
A software business building and running comparison services for large and small comparison sites.
Context Scout
They are a research-led software company developing new information retrieval and machine learning based approaches for web search and automated professional assistance.
DataSift
Insight analysis - translates data into action with a privacy-first data Human Data platform.
FanDuel
The world's leading fantasy sports platform with millions of users.
Feedr
The food tech startup that delivers personalised meals to office workers as an alternative. Acquired by Compass Group in May 2020
LoveFilm
Was Europe's leading provider of DVD-by-mail and streaming video on demand. Sold to Amazon in 2011.
Natural Motion
Leading game technology business. Sold to Zynga for over $500 million in 2014.
Netprospex
Sales teams can target the top leads, Sold to Dun & Bradstreet 2015.
Perkbox
Motivate your team or drive customer loyalty with unique perks, discounts and engagement tools.
profitero
High volume ecommerce analytics for brands and retailers to benefit from price and availability information.
SeeWhy
Ecommerce basket abandonment service to improve conversion and increase sales. Sold to SAP 2015.
Shazam
Music & TV audio recognition on your mobile device, leading the 2nd screen movement.
Shutl
Logistics platform and service for retailers, express courrier delivery. Sold to eBay 2013.
SwiftShift
SwiftShift enables organisations with multiple locations to manage their workforce more effectively.
Touch Surgery
An interactive mobile surgical simulator that guides you step-by-step through every part of an operation. Acquired by Medtronic in Feb 2020
Viagogo
The world's largest online ticket marketplace for buying and selling live event tickets.
Vision Direct
Leading online optical retailer. Sold to Essilor 2016.
Zoopla
Smarter property search for the UK. IPO on London Stock Exchange June 2014.

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