Foresight Williams Technology Leads £1M Investment in dRISK
May 26, 2022
Foresight Williams Technology (a JV of Foresight Group and Williams Advanced Engineering) led a £1 million investment into dRISK, an autonomous vehicle testing and AI training company, to accelerate development and commercial adoption of its edge-case simulation and data platform. The round also included participation from Stantec and several existing investors (Okapi Venture Capital, Netsu Equity, SaaS Venture Capital, Poetic Partners and Mt. Wilson Ventures).
- Buyers
- Foresight Williams Technology, Stantec, Okapi Venture Capital, Netsu Equity, SaaS Venture Capital, Poetic Partners, Mt. Wilson Ventures
- Targets
- dRISK
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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