Your AI Operating System for Patents
Location: Europe
Total raised: $24.04M
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 10.07.2026 | Index Vent... | indexventu... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 23.12.2025 | Series A | $20M | Atomico |
| 18.06.2025 | Seed | $4.04M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.04.2026 | Why Specialized AI is Winning in 2026 | CEE ~ Company: The next phase of AI value creation will be driven by narrow, deeply embedded systems that understand how specific industries actually operate. This is why I see vertical AI emerging as one of the most investable niches as we... |
| 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... |
| 23.01.2026 | Utrecht’s Comper raises pre-Seed round for its software intelligence platform – described as “Figma for codebases” | Comper, a Dutch software intelligence platform helping teams understand, navigate, and collaborate inside complex code landscapes, today announced the close of its pre-Seed round led by Productfirst. While the round remains undisclosed, co-... |
| 23.12.2025 | Ankar: $20 Million Series A Raised To Expand AI-Powered Patent Platform | Ankar, a London-based software company building an “AI operating system for innovation,” has raised $20 million in Series A funding to scale its AI-driven patent platform and expand further into the U.S. The round was led by Atomico, with I... |
| 19.12.2025 | Ankar Secures $20M to Revolutionize Global Patent Management with AI | Ankar, the AI-powered patent operating system, announces a significant $20 million Series A funding round. This capital accelerates its mission to transform global intellectual property management. The UK-founded firm unifies fragmented pat... |
| 17.12.2025 | Ankar lands $20M Series A to reinvent how Innovation becomes defensible IP | IP patent platform Ankar has raised a $20 million Series A round led by Atomico, with Index Ventures doubling down and Norrsken VC and Daphni participating. This Series A brings Ankar’s total funding to $24 million. AI is fundamentally chan... |
| 17.12.2025 | Ankar raises $20M to expand AI-powered patent operating system Send us a News Tip EXTRACT THE SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE Cookies | Artificial intelligence operating system for patents startup Ankar.ai Ltd. today revealed that it has raised $20 million in new funding to grow its team and expand further into the U.S. Founded in 2023 in the U.K., Ankar has built an AI-pow... |
| 18.06.2025 | Ankar Raises £3M in Funding | Ankar, a London, UK-based startup developing AI agents for managing IP, raised £3m in funding. The round was led by Index Ventures with participation from daphni, Motier Ventures, BOOOM and Puzzle Ventures and angels including Olivier Pomel... |
| 28.05.2025 | Ankar raises £3M Seed to protect intellectual property with AI-powered platform | London-based startup Ankar has raised a £3 million seed round led by Index Ventures to scale its AI-driven platform that allows customers to discover, protect, and monetise Intellectual Property. The round also attracted participation from ... |
| 11.07.2024 | B2B Software microfund BOOOM to invest €17M in 30 European early-stage startups | Newly launched microfund BOOOM today announced plans to invest €100,000 to €400,000 in approximately 30 companies in angel-only rounds or at Pre-seed and Seed stages across Europe. The newly created fund is backed by institutional investors... |
Show more