Isembard

Investor: Union Square Ventures

London-based Isembard, a deep tech manufacturing startup specializing in AI-powered, high-precision components for the aerospace, defence, and robotics sectors, has successfully completed a £37.5 million Series A funding round. Summary of transaction details: Value: £37.5 million (Series A) Sector: Deep Tech / AI Manufacturing / Industrial Automation Advisor: Not disclosed Key Entities: Target: Isembard; Lead Investor: Union Square Ventures; Additional Investors: Tamarack Global, IQ Capital, Notion Capital, CIV, and angel investors (Alex Bouaziz, Andrei Danescu, Matt Briers) Location: London, UK Note: This substantial capital infusion will accelerate Isembard's ambitious expansion plans, which include opening 25 new AI-powered factories by the end of 2026 and launching operations in Germany, France, and Ukraine. By leveraging its proprietary intelligent agentic operating layer, MasonOS, Isembard aims to redefine factory operations and address the critical need to rebuild industrial capacity across the West amid re-shoring initiatives and an aging industrial workforce.

Investor: Material Ventures, Charlie Delingpole, Basis Capital, German Federal Government, the UK Government’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF), Joshua Western, Andreas Klinger, Notion Capital, 201 Ventures, Salar al Khafaji, NP-Hard Ventures, Neverlift Ventures, Forward Fund