UK AI newsletter - Dec 2020

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Corporate finance

Drug developer BenevolentAI lines up investment from Eli Lilly - Sky News BenevolentAI (18 Dec)
Cambridge Quantum Computing Completes $45 Million Financing - PR Newswire U... Cambridge Quantum (9 Dec)
Cleo, the AI-powered ‘financial assistant’, raises $44M Series B led by EQT... Cleo AI (10 Dec)
Newcastle technology firm Ricochet snapped up by London company - Business ... Cognism (15 Dec)
Gates Foundation awards Exscientia $4.2m to tackle global health issues - p... Exscientia (15 Dec)
UK chipmaker Graphcore valued at $2.8bn after it raises $222m - The Guardia... Graphcore (29 Dec)
Ocado invests in fresh food automation start-up - eDelivery Karakuri (8 Dec)
London start-up secures £6.5million investment and unveils robot chef - Eve... Karakuri (3 Dec)
Mirriad Advertising plc's £23 Million Equity Fundraising - Global Legal Chr... MIRRIAD ADVERTISING (9 Dec)
Microblink Secures $60 Million in First Institutional Funding Led by Silver... Microblink (16 Dec)
Papercup, the UK startup using AI for realistic-sounding voice translation,... Papercup (10 Dec)
Equity loan provider Proportunity raises £7.5m - PropertyWire - Property Wi... Proportunity (11 Dec)
London AI platform secures $6.7m of funding to accelerate development - Bda... Streetbees (10 Dec)
VNV Global invests $35M in Babylon's new $100M financing - Mobihealth News babylon health (22 Dec)

Business development

Google-certified creative partner Ad-Lib launches first API integration to ... Ad-Lib Digital (17 Dec)
Sounds sensational as Qualcomm and Audio Analytic trigger smartphone revolu... Audio Analytic (3 Dec)
LEVERIS & ComplyAdvantage to offer AML-compliant onboarding experience - IB... ComplyAdvantage (9 Dec)
Fetch.ai Powered Commodity Derivatives Exchange Mettalex Launches Smart Con... Fetch.ai (18 Dec)
Fetch.ai debuts a decentralized Mobility Framework for delivery drivers - S... Fetch.ai (17 Dec)
UK tech firm unveils world first robotic canteen - Catering Insight Karakuri (10 Dec)
Clinical trial shows breast screening AI could assist radiologists in detec... Kheiron Medical Technologies (2 Dec)
Calligo launches Machine Learning Service to simplify SME and enterprise ad... Mind Foundry (9 Dec)
LocalBitcoins expands partnership with Onfido – PCR - PCR-online.biz Onfido (18 Dec)
Onfido Announces New Identity Verification Solution on Salesforce AppExchan... Onfido (16 Dec)
Danske Bank deploys Quantexa's AI platform for financial crime detection - ... Quantexa (16 Dec)
NKF and RenalytixAI Partner to Improve Management of Early Stage Kidney Dis... Renalytix AI (2 Dec)
Connect Plus joins the dots for M25 digitisation - Highways Magazine SenSat (10 Dec)
Leverate Partners up With Sumsub to Reinforce Foreign Exchange Brokers With... Sumsub (15 Dec)
Rockers Technology Partners up With Sumsub to Safeguard Crowdfunding Platfo... Sumsub (1 Dec)
Health company Tictrac assembles inspiring British athletes to boost employ... Tictrac (1 Dec)
New symptom tracker comparison puts Ada ahead of competitors - Sifted babylon health (17 Dec)

Career

Vikas Sagar, ex-McKinsey man at heart of SA capture, lands cushy new London... Kalido (11 Dec)
New lending platform M:QUBE appoints national sales manager - Financial Rep... mqube (14 Dec)

Awards

PensionBee, LendInvest, YTS and ComplyAdvantage among the winners of The Al... ComplyAdvantage (15 Dec)

Market

2020: A Big Data Year in Review - Datanami Brytlyt (18 Dec)
Demand for used car stock set to climb as dealerships bring buying teams ba... Cazana (1 Dec)
A look back at the how tech changed the pharma landscape in 2020 - Mobiheal... Exscientia (29 Dec)
2020 year in review: Bitcoin SV opens doors to new 'realities' - CoinGeek GeoSpock (28 Dec)
KYC market steams into year-end with biometrics deals, funding and regulato... Microblink (22 Dec)
ID check, selfie biometrics and identity intelligence providers look for ni... Onfido (16 Dec)
Report: McDonald's, Lidl, TK Maxx Capture Hearts Of UK Viewers 12/29/2020 -... Realeyes (29 Dec)
Sumsub: Lockdown was a 'recipe for disaster' for the gambling industry - Ca... Sumsub (30 Dec)

People

Quantexa CEO warns businesses must be 'extra vigilant' amid COVID-19 - Busi... Quantexa (17 Dec)

Overview

Graphcore benchmarks outperform Nvidia - Electronics Weekly Graphcore (9 Dec)
HealthHero: the new healthtech startup buying its way to the top - Sifted babylon health (8 Dec)

Market views

Why More Brands Are Asking for Local Search Data - Street Fight Adthena (15 Dec)
The future of acquiring talent: potential trumps credentials - HeraldScotla... Arctic Shores (21 Dec)
Cambridge Quantum Computing Posts Foundational Scientific Papers on 'Meanin... Cambridge Quantum (10 Dec)
The future of healthcare: a marriage of AI and edge - Med-Tech Innovation Causaly (18 Dec)
The top three areas for AI innovation in 2021, according to Tech Nation - I... Cervest (24 Dec)
Building digital transformation solutions for the climate - Siliconrepublic... Cervest (4 Dec)
What's next for legal-tech: more disruption, more consolidation - Business ... ContractPodAi (31 Dec)
Why DeFi needs better KYC to curb money laundering - Forkast News Onfido (15 Dec)
Unlocking better customer outcomes will come through data and AI tech - Fin... mqube (8 Dec)