AI/Up and coming

Stanhope AI

Builds brain-inspired AI that lets robots and drones adapt in real time on the device.

Why it's here

UCL and King's College London spinout co-founded by Karl Friston raised an $8M seed led by Frontline Ventures in Feb 2026.

Focus: Active Inference AI
Total raised: $8M+source: stanhopeai.com
Latest round: Seed, $8M, Feb 2026
Staff (Companies House accounts): 7, average over the period to 31 Mar 2025source: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
London office: 1 Phipp Street, Hackney EC2A 4PSsource: stanhopeai.com
London presence: HQsource: linkedin.com
Investors: Frontline Ventures (lead), Auxxo, MMC Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, UCL Technology Fundsource: businesscloud.co.uk
Area: Shoreditch & Old Street
Nearest station: Shoreditch High Street, 462 m
Companies House: STANHOPE AI LTD (13271847, active)Incorporated 16 Mar 2021 · SIC 58290
Visas: Licensed visa sponsor, listed as Stanhope AI Ltdsource: gov.uk
Elsewhere: LinkedIn ↗

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