


Octopath AI
A UCL spin-out whose two models read routine pathology slides cell by cell: Kraken on H&E stains, trained on 14.1 million labelled cells across 14 tissue and cancer types, and Nemo on immunohistochemistry stains, scoring markers such as Ki67, PD-L1, ER/PR and HER2.
Money and evidence
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Rounds and research, on one timeline
- 2026-11-02SeedRound
£1M seed, with a £500k Innovate UK grant matched to it: £1.5M in all
For: clinical evaluation, product development and work towards regulatory approval
Toward the clinicModels and platform
UCL's announcement of 2 November (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/nov/ucl-spinout-octopathai-aims-develop-tool-precision-cancer-treatment) refuses automated readers; read through Startupmag's report of it the same day, which carries its figures and quotes. The announcement gives £1.5M in total including the £500k grant unlocked on a matched basis, so the private seed is £1M; valuation and close date are not disclosed.
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