Opteran
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Total raised
$14.7M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$12M
Venture round · Jun 2022 · 4 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Backers
2
Episode 1 Ventures, IQ Capital
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51 months since the last round · not hiring
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Jun 23, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $12M · SpaceNews
Nov 25, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $2.7M
2020
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jun 2022 | $12M | — | SpaceNews |
| Venture round | Nov 2020 | $2.7M | — | theengineer.co.uk |
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Overview
Opteran reverse-engineers insect brains to build lightweight autonomy software that runs without cloud connectivity or large training datasets. Founded in 2020 as a University of Sheffield spin-out, its Opteran Mind provides navigation and obstacle avoidance for robots and drones. The approach needs far less compute than conventional deep learning stacks.
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Robots espaciales inspirados en cerebros de insectos? I Esta es la apuesta de Opteran para Marte
Se trataría de una nueva innovación tecnológica a partie de la "inteligencia natural".
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UK Startup Employs Insect Intelligence with Opteran Mind, Unlocking Autonomy
Over the past ten years, Opteran's research team has been dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of insect brains. Now, their efforts have culminated in the development of the Opteran Mind.
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Opteran Technologies
Opteran is a start-up that has replicated the architecture of bee brains in a software package capable of navigation. IDTechEx spoke with David Rajan (CEO and Co-Founder) and Professor James Marshall (Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder)
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Opteran Secures $12 Million to Create a New Standard for Autonomous Machines
Opteran Secures $12 Million to Create a New Standard for Autonomous Machines
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Schauenburg Ventures investiert in KI-Spezialisten Opteran Technologies - "The Natural Intelligence company"
Schauenburg International GmbH - Die SCHAUENBURG International Gruppe aus Mülheim beteiligt sich über die ... Mehr lesen
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Opteran: £2.1M funding
Next generation of autonomy inspired by insects being developed by University of Sheffield spin out
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Sheffield
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Sheffield, UK
1 Young Street, Sheffield S1 4UP
London
United Kingdom
Regional office
London, UK
30 Great Guildford Street, London SE1 0HS