Self-improving AI & automated research · London, UK · founded 2026
Inherent: who founded it, who funds it
Inherent is a London self-improving AI lab founded in 2026 by Louis Kirsch, Edward Hughes, Tantum Collins and Kaloyan Aleksiev, who came from DeepMind and Microsoft. What it is building: aI-native science: research agents that decide which scientific questions are worth asking; a public-benefit company. It has raised $50M in disclosed rounds, most recently a Seed of $50M in May 2026, led by Index Ventures and Radical Ventures. It has not released anything outsiders can use yet.
- Founders
- Louis Kirsch (ex-Google DeepMind), Edward Hughes (ex-Google DeepMind), Tantum Collins (ex-Google DeepMind), Kaloyan Aleksiev (ex-Microsoft)
- Founders from
- ex-Google DeepMind, ex-Microsoft
- Location
- London, UK (Europe)
- Valuation
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- Raised
- $50M disclosed
- Investors
- Index Ventures lead, Radical Ventures lead
- What ships
- Research only
Rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Lead | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Seed | $50M | · | Index Ventures, Radical Ventures | thenextweb.com |
Sources
- Dealroom dealroom.co
News
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Sep 17, 2026
- Sep 9, 2026
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Aug 24, 2026
+1 more coverage
- Wowtale Inherent Says Its 27B 'AI Scientist' Faraday Beat Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5 at Replicat…
- Jun 27, 2026
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May 30, 2026
+1 more coverage
- Pulse 2.0 Inherent Raises $50 Million Seed Round To Build AI Agents For Scientific Discovery
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May 29, 2026
+3 more coverage
- Tech.eu London-based AI lab Inherent emerges from stealth with $50m raise
- UKTN London-based AI lab Inherent emerges from stealth with £40m raise
- Ventureburn Inherent Raises $50M to Build AI-Native Science Platform
Investors who back other labs here
- Radical Ventures also: World Labs, Decart, Generalist AI, Prime Intellect
- Index Ventures also: Cartesia, Enigma
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