Ankar, an AI startup developing technology to support patent protections, has secured a $20m (£15m) Series A investment.
The company claims to have developed a unified platform to replace the fragmented process of securing patents.
“Invention is how we solve humanity’s biggest challenges, yet the systems that protect those ideas are decades out of date,” said Ankar co-founder Tamar Gomez.
“AI will redefine how global organisations innovate over the next five years, turning IP from a cost centre into a growth driver. The companies that adopt Ankar now will shape the future of innovation.”
The funding round, which follows a £3m seed investment secured in May this year, will be used to double the firm’s current team of 20.
“Patents sit at the intersection of deep technical knowledge and precise legal reasoning, and AI can finally unlock real leverage in that process,” added Ankar co-founder Wiem Gharbi.
The Series A round was led by Atomico and included investment from Index Ventures, Norrsken VC and Daphni.
“Tamar and Wiem bring exceptional technical depth and first-hand experience of how broken the patent process is,” said Atomico partner Andreas Helbig.
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