
The seed round was backed by Y Combinator, Gradient Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
The seed round was led by Northern Gritstone, with participation from SCVC and Parkwalk.

Following the round, Kraken Technology Group became one of the UK's newest defence unicorns.

Trinity Robotics manufactures Konyk ONE, an unmanned ground platform for military logistics, casualty evacuation, and mine-cleaning operations.

Polysense develops an AI-native platform that automates in-line quality control for food manufacturers using real-time imaging and synthetic data.

In the near term, ARC plans to grow into the Netherlands and the UK, while scaling its team from eight to around 25 employees over the next year.

The fresh capital will finance HEALANT's commercial launch, scale up its manufacturing process, and expand its go-to-market and partnership operations.

According to Skello, the company has surpassed €50 million in ARR in 2026 after reaching profitability in 2025.

CTHINGS.CO will use the fresh capital to accelerate its expansion in North America, strengthen its sales efforts, and continue developing its platform.