Radar · Image Recognition in England
Best Image Recognition Companies in England, United Kingdom
The 157 best Image Recognition companies in England, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Yoti.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
157companies tracked
$772.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
59have raised
Ranked: Best Image Recognition companies in England
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoti Provider of digital identity verification and automated age assurance technology 62Tech top 20%AI top 20%Customers top 25%Moat top 28% All 14 signals ▾Techtop 20% AItop 20% Customerstop 25% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 40% Innovationtop 44% Newstop 44% Growthtop 45% Producttop 49% Patentstop 50% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 48% Fin. healthbottom 14% Tech: 57 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $210M | 29 mo ago | 318 318 → 457 (+44%) | Duncan Francis Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | Top 500k | 26 patents Secure digital identity verification and biometric liveness detection for authentication | 1 award |
| 2 | iProov Platform offering digital identity verification services 82AI top 18%Patents top 26%Moat top 28%Innovation top 30% All 13 signals ▾AItop 18% Patentstop 26% Moattop 28% Innovationtop 30% Techtop 31% Growthtop 33% Fin. healthtop 33% Fundingtop 36% Newstop 42% Producttop 44% Markettop 45% Globaltop 49% Talentbottom 49% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Patents: 76 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 37 filings since 2022 vs 27 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $78M | 30 mo ago | 53 | Andrew Bud Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+39 | Top 5M | 76 patents Secure facial biometric authentication with liveness detection and real-time user guidance | — |
| 3 | VoxSmart Compliance management solutions for banks 74Talent top 15%AI top 18%Moat top 26%Patents top 31% All 12 signals ▾Talenttop 15% AItop 18% Moattop 26% Patentstop 31% Innovationtop 32% Fundingtop 32% Producttop 35% Growthtop 45% Globaltop 49% Techbottom 47% Marketbottom 46% Newsbottom 27% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $62M | 38 mo ago | 70 70 → 64 (-9%) | — | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesTypekit+15 | Top 50M | 11 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 4 | Microblink Platform offering card scanning apps-based consumer payments | $60M | 66 mo ago | 230 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 5 | GSS Provider of sanctions screening services using industry-defined standards and shared platform | $47M | 40 mo ago | 5 | Tom Scampion Chief Executive Officer | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+26 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 6 | Callsign Provider of fraud analysis solutions | $38M | 106 mo ago | 175 175 → 278 (+59%) | Ian Welch Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer | GSAPAmazon Web ServicesSwiper+11 | Top 10M | 28 patents Device fingerprinting and real-time fraud detection for secure digital transaction authentication. | 1 partnership |
| 7 | Realeyes Platform offering AI-powered attention measurement and identity verification solutions | $32M | 68 mo ago | 11 | Mihkel Jaatma Co-Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Microsoft ASP.NET+12 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 8 | Kheiron Med Developer of AI-powered health informatics solutions for diagnostic and screening programs | $31M | 70 mo ago | 37 | Peter Kecskemethy Co-founder and CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+23 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 9 | FinGo Fingerprint-based user authentication solutions | $26M | 64 mo ago | 13 13 → 19 (+46%) | Marlon Myers Co-Founder | PrismicNode.jsVue.js+14 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 10 | Keyless Developer of biometric authentication platform providing passwordless multi-factor authentication solutions 48Funding top 32%Innovation top 33%Product top 33%Global top 42% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Innovationtop 33% Producttop 33% Globaltop 42% Talenttop 43% Growthtop 48% Moattop 48% Newsbottom 47% Techbottom 46% Marketbottom 29% Funding: Raised $26.0M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr) Innovation: 10 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $26M | 16 mo ago | 15 | Lucio Costanzo Founder | StoryblokZohoNode.js+17 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 11 | Veridium Cloud based multi factor authentication solution for enterprises | $16M | 92 mo ago | 50 | Ismet Geri CEO | WordPressPleskMySQL+31 | Top 10M | 181 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 12 | Deep Render Developer of AI-driven compression technology reshaping media and data transmission | $15M | 38 mo ago | 12 | Arsalan Zafar Co-Founder & CTO | October CMSPHPLaravel+12 | Top 50M | 92 patents Machine‑learning‑enhanced lossy image and video compression and decoding | 1 partnership |
| 13 | VST Enterprises Transaction monitoring & management solutions for public & private sectors | $15M | 109 mo ago | 6 | — | — | — | 7 patents Digital asset registration, validation, and authentication platforms for secure financial data transmission. | — |
| 14 | TrustID Provider of API development, ID verification, and other services | $14M | 160 mo ago | 18 | Tony Machin CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 15 | DeGould Provider of AI-powered automated vehicle inspection systems for various industries | $14M | 55 mo ago | 40 40 → 57 (+42%) | Dan Gould Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+27 | Top 10M | 77 patents Automated vehicle imaging and dimensional inspection systems for manufacturing quality control | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 16 | Pimloc Provider of machine learning-based image search solution 37AI top 25%Innovation top 35%Patents top 35%News top 37% All 10 signals ▾AItop 25% Innovationtop 35% Patentstop 35% Newstop 37% Fundingtop 42% Moattop 42% Globalbottom 42% Talentbottom 42% Techbottom 29% Marketbottom 24% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Innovation: 8 patents (top 59% of patent-holders) · 8 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $9M | 11 mo ago | 7 | James Leigh Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | 8 patents Real-time video analytics and selective editing for object tracking and modification | 1 launch |
| 17 | Cortexica Visual search and image recognition technology for the retail fashion | $9M | 110 mo ago | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Sthaler Provider of finger vain pattern-based biometric authentication systems | $8M | 94 mo ago | 16 | Nicholas Armstrong Dryden CEO | — | — | 15 patents Secure biometric authentication for electronic payment and transaction processing systems. | — |
| 19 | Spectral Edge AI technology company focused on image processing and fusion for enhancing visual information | $8M | 98 mo ago | 18 | — | — | — | 12 patents Computational photography pipeline optimization and multi‑channel image synthesis | — |
| 20 | Salviol Big data and cloud-based fraud detection, prevention, and management | $7M | 128 mo ago | 21 | Robert Jancigaj CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Intercede Provider of multi factor authentication solutions | $7M | 105 mo ago | 73 73 → 178 (+144%) | — | NicepageWordPressApple iCloud Mail+23 | Top 5M | 35 patents Surface condition monitoring, drag analysis, sanitisation detection, and authentication technologies | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 22 | Checkstep AI-powered content moderation platform that detects and actions harmful user-generated content online 50Tech top 33%Growth top 35%Funding top 39%AI top 45% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 33% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 39% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 24% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 43 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $7M | 1 mo ago | 9 | Guillaume Bouchard Co-Founder & CEO | Tailwind CSSAmazon Web ServicesMixpanel+26 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 23 | Aimbrain Provider of mobile behavioral biometric security layer for payment services | $6M | 108 mo ago | 15 | — | — | — | 20 patents Behavioral biometric step‑up authentication and risk‑based passive availability testing | — |
| 24 | Emteq Labs Developer of emotion sensing and analytics platform | $3M | 37 mo ago | 20 20 → 22 (+10%) | Charles Nduka Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+16 | Top 50M | 46 patents Wearable optical and EMG biosensor systems for facial expression and dietary monitoring | — |
| 25 | My Voice Provider of voice-based biometric authentication solution | $3M | 68 mo ago | 9 | Ivar Line Co-Founder & CEO | PHPDebianNette Framework+10 | Top 10M | 9 patents Neural‑network speaker verification and anti‑spoofing for biometric authentication | — |
| 26 | Alaric Provider of fraud detection and transaction switching solutions | $3M | 312 mo ago | 53 | Bill Nuti CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | ThirdEye AI-based visual inspection tool for retail stores | $3M | 87 mo ago | 18 | — | — | — | 12 patents Computer vision for pose/action recognition and training-data generation using neural networks. | — |
| 28 | PixelPin Provider of AI-powered identity verification and authentication solutions for businesses | $2M | 86 mo ago | 9 | Brian Taylor Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Warwick Warp Provider of identity verification and access control solution | $2M | 190 mo ago | — | Roland Wilson Founder | — | — | 10 patents Advanced fingerprint biometric matching leveraging pore-level analysis for enhanced identification | — |
| 30 | Facesoft Developer of facial recognition technology for multiple applications | $2M | 70 mo ago | 10 | Stefanos Zafeiriou Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | 9 patents 3D facial modeling, reconstruction, and behavior analysis using neural networks | — |
| 31 | Videosign SaaS-based platform offering video conferencing solutions | $2M | 50 mo ago | 8 | Steven Tallant CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Facia Bbiometric authentication and face recognition technology solutions | $1M | 35 mo ago | 26 | Muhammad Basir CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 33 | Syntonym Platform that uses generative AI to anonymize faces in videos | $900K | 17 mo ago | 1 | Batuhan Ozcan Co-Founder & CEO | Framer SitesReactAzure+12 | Top 50M | — | 3 partnerships · 1 award |
| 34 | WeSee AI-based image & facial recognition software for insurance, securities, and financial companies | $857K | 105 mo ago | 58 | Angie Lopez Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+10 | Top 50M | 3 patents Contextual online advertising via combined webpage content analysis | — |
| 35 | Facewatch Provider of cloud-based facial biometric systems | $741K | 133 mo ago | 9 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | Top 10M | 8 patents Data sharing platforms enabling real-time matching and synchronization of user information | — |
| 36 | IDWise Provider of AI-based identity verification, document validation, and compliance solutions | $548K | 16 mo ago | 4 | Moneer Alitto Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressPleskMySQL+32 | Top 5M | — | 1 job opening |
| 37 | Cronto Cryptography based transaction authentication solution. | $412K | 126 mo ago | 19 | — | — | — | 7 patents Dynamic multifactor authentication systems and multidimensional barcode generation/reading technologies. | — |
| 38 | Oasis Loss Modelling Framework Risk management solutions for the insurance community | $371K | 109 mo ago | 8 | — | Concrete CMSPHPApache HTTP Server+7 | Top 10M | — | 1 partnership |
| 39 | FARx AI/ML technology for fused voice-face biometric recognition 19Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 41%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $337k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $337K | 8 mo ago | — | Clive Summerfield Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Ievo Developer of fingerprint biometrics reader for physical access and security | $297K | 134 mo ago | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | DeepAR Provider of an AR filter SDK | $261K | 86 mo ago | 1 | Nicolas Livet Co-Founder | WebflowThree.jslit-html+19 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 42 | RoadMetrics AI-powered road inspection and maintenance solutions | $248K | 38 mo ago | 7 | Dipen Babariya Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | Top 10M | — | 2 launchs · 1 expansion |
| 43 | KYC Hub KYC hub enabling organizations to mitigate the risk of financial crime | $231K | 74 mo ago | 2 | Jay Rao Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | Top 5M | — | 1 job opening |
| 44 | Customer Clever Developer of facial recognition software for access control and identification | $229K | 132 mo ago | 3 | Adam Whitchurch CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Blink Labs Provider of transaction protection, gas rebates, and value recovery for Web3 wallets | $150K | 34 mo ago | — | Yaniv Ner Co-Founder & CEO | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+13 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 46 | AlgorID Biometrics based solutions for secure identification | $147K | 72 mo ago | 5 | — | — | — | 5 patents Biometric fingerprint ridge image parameterization and matching algorithms | — |
| 47 | Visio Ingenii Provider of a platform offering facial recognition technology | $140K | 92 mo ago | 8 | Radhika Rao Co-Founder & COO | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | ComplianceAssist Compliance services provider | $129K | 126 mo ago | 6 | Darren Hickman Founder & Managing Director | WordPressZohoMySQL+23 | Top 50M | — | — |
Top 12 Image Recognition companies in England
#1
Seed · London, England · founded 2020 · 9 employees$6.8Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2020 · 9 employees
AI-powered content moderation platform that detects and actions harmful user-generated content online. It provides scalable and automated solutions for online platform managers to safeguard their users.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 33%Growth
top 35%Funding
top 39%AI
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 39%Tech: 43 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $6.8M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Seed (May 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2026Seed$4.1M
- Apr 2022Seed$5M
- Apr 2021Seed$1.9M
- Mar 2021Seed$551.3K
Founders & team
Investors
Dawn Capital, Form Ventures, Redbus Group, Alea Capital Partners, Slow Ventures, Look AI Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosBootstrap
#2
Acquired · London, England · founded 2018 · 15 employees$26Mraised▾
Acquired · London, England · founded 2018 · 15 employees
Developer of biometric authentication platform providing passwordless multi-factor authentication solutions. The platform offers secure device binding, passwordless login, and step-up authentication. It caters to both consumer and workforce authentication needs. Solutions include account recovery, remote access, and shared device authentication. The technology utilizes liveness detection and supports integration via mobile or web software development kits.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 32%Innovation
top 33%Product
top 33%Global
top 42%Talent
top 43%Growth
top 48%Funding: Raised $26.0M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Jan 2025)
Innovation: 10 product lines
Product: 10 distinct product lines · 1 published app (30.0k installs) · Company stage: Acquired
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Series A$2M
- Nov 2023Series A$6M
- Apr 2021Seed$3M
- Aug 2020Seed$2.2M
Founders & team
Investors
CyLon, Rialto, P101, Primo Ventures, Global Inventures, gCC
Tech stack
StoryblokNode.JsReactVercelNext.JsHsts
#3
Seed · London, England · founded 2016 · 7 employees$9.3Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2016 · 7 employees
Provider of machine learning-based image search solution. Provides a suite of image and video management solutions for businesses and private users for enabling their private images to stay private. It works by learning about and logging images stored within the security of a user archive and does not require sharing that data with a third-party storage provider.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 25%Innovation
top 35%Patents
top 35%News
top 37%Funding
top 42%Moat
top 42%AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: machine learning
Innovation: 8 patents (top 59% of patent-holders) · 8 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
Patents: 8 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 8 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Seed$5M
- Jan 2022Seed$7.5M
- Oct 2020Seed$1.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Zetta Venture Partners, Amadeus Capital, Speedinvest, MD One Ventures, Symvan Capital, Edge
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespaceStimulusGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Analytics
#4
Series B · London, England · founded 2014 · 318 employees$210.1Mraised▾
Series B · London, England · founded 2014 · 318 employees
Provider of digital identity verification and automated age assurance technology. Services include document verification, facial age estimation, and electronic signature processing. The platform facilitates identity authentication and fraud detection for businesses requiring compliance with regulatory standards. Additional capabilities include liveness detection and secure credential management for user onboarding and access control.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 20%AI
top 20%Customers
top 25%Moat
top 28%Talent
top 28%Funding
top 40%Tech: 57 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
AI: Classified as an AI company
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.29★ across 43,263 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +3% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 13% of tracked companies
Audience (LinkedIn): 40k LinkedIn followers — 10.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2023Series B$9.5M
- Dec 2023Conventional Debt$15.8M
- Mar 2023Conventional Debt$11.8M
- Jun 2020Series B$14.8M
Founders & team
Investors
HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nex.D, ARC InterCapital, Serengeti Asset Management
Tech stack
AdjustAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud Mail
#5
Series B · London, England · founded 2011 · 53 employees$78Mraised▾
Series B · London, England · founded 2011 · 53 employees
Platform offering digital identity verification services. These solutions cater to various industries, including financial services, government, healthcare, and travel. The company's biometric solutions address authentication, remote onboarding, and workforce multi-factor authentication use cases. It delivers threat intelligence and automated security updates.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 82how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 18%Patents
top 26%Moat
top 28%Innovation
top 30%Tech
top 31%Growth
top 33%AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Patents: 76 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 37 filings since 2022 vs 27 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 76 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 42k LinkedIn followers — 11.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Nov 2023Series B$7M
- Dec 2021Series B$70M
- 2020Grant (prize money)$198.4K
- Aug 2019Series A$6.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Europa, JRJ, Sippchoice, Sumeru Equity Partners, Dhs, SBC Fintech and Cybersecurity
Tech stack
6SenseAccessibeAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAutoptimizeBootstrap
#6
Series C · London, England · founded 2006 · 70 employees$62.5Mraised▾
Series C · London, England · founded 2006 · 70 employees
VoxSmart provides compliance management solutions for banks. It develops the solution VSmart to capture, record, store, transcribe and analyze mobile calls, messages, and voicemail using one platform. The solution is handset agnostic and mobile network independent and used to achieve regulatory and internal compliance. The solution helps companies adhere to mandatory global regulatory regimes.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 15%AI
top 18%Moat
top 26%Patents
top 31%Innovation
top 32%Funding
top 32%Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5
AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 11 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2023Series C$12M
- Mar 2021Series C$25.2M
- Mar 2020Series B$6.5M
- Nov 2019Series A$3.2M
Investors
NatWest, Toscafund Asset Management, Deepbridge Capital, Fonetic, Reyker, BoxGreen
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpUbuntuWp RocketDivi
#7
Seed · Malvern, England · founded 2022$336.7Kraised▾
Seed · Malvern, England · founded 2022
FARx is a technology company that specializes in fused voice-face biometric recognition for secure human/computer interaction. They provide seamless, frictionless, and continuous multi-factor recognition solutions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 41%Global
bottom 36%Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $337k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Sep 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (United Kingdom)
Audience (LinkedIn): 246 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Seed$336.7K
Founders & team
Investors
SEIS, BetaDen
#8
Seed · London, England · founded 2019 · 1 employees$900Kraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2019 · 1 employees
Platform that uses generative AI to anonymize faces in videos. The technology removes sensitive biometric data from images and video. It preserves analytical metrics to enable model training and advanced video analytics. The system generates anonymous faces on various platforms. It offers synthetic overlays for license plates, addressing privacy concerns.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 3 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Zenseact) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Seed$250K
- Jul 2024Seed—
- Aug 2023Seed$900K
- Aug 2021Seed$390K
Founders & team
Investors
Alchemy, Simya, APY Ventures, INVEST 101, TT Ventures, Al Baraka Banking Group
Tech stack
AzureFramer SitesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#9
Seed · London, England · founded 2020 · 4 employees$548.2Kraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2020 · 4 employees
Provider of AI-based identity verification, document validation, and compliance solutions. It offers identity document verification, facial verification by selfie capture, and proof of address verification. The business provides solutions for financial crime prevention, real-time fraud detection, and regulatory compliance. It utilizes technology to automate document capture and data extraction.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 20k LinkedIn followers — 5.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer, Customer Support Manager
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Seed$282.4K
- Feb 2024Seed$419.5K
- Aug 2023Seed$1.5M
- Jan 2023Seed$260.3K
Founders & team
Investors
Spade Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#10
Series A · London, England · founded 2021 · 5 employees$47Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2021 · 5 employees
Provider of sanctions screening services using industry-defined standards and shared platform. It offers a consistent and scalable model for screening transactions for sanctions risk. The platform improves for all users, enabling secure information sharing and fostering collaboration. It delivers precision without compromising standards or control. The service uses automated tuning to improve alert quality.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jan 2023Series A$47M
Founders & team
Investors
AlixPartners, The Cynosure Group, MUFG, MUFG Bank, Lakeview Family, Shields Family Trust
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDocusignElementorGoogle Analytics
#11
Acquired · London, England · founded 2018 · 12 employees$15Mraised▾
Acquired · London, England · founded 2018 · 12 employees
Developer of AI-driven compression technology reshaping media and data transmission. The company focuses on deep learning, density estimation, unsupervised learning, and quantum techniques to improve compression. It provides software solutions to address bandwidth limitations. The company's team specializes in AI-based compression.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 24k LinkedIn followers — 6.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Amazon) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2023Grant (prize money)$2.7M
- Mar 2023Series A$6.3M
- Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$2.5M
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$3.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Speedinvest, Pentech, EIC Fund, IP Group, Europa, Focal
#12
Series A · London, England · founded 2013 · 230 employees$60Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2013 · 230 employees
Platform offering card scanning apps-based consumer payments. It offers a proprietary computer vision technology for mobile and other devices. Its use cases include banks and financial institutions, telecoms, retailers, system integrators, startups, and other service and production-oriented companies.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 4.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2020Series A$60M
Investors
Silversmith
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageCloudflareCookieyes
Funding & investor landscape
$772.2Mtotal disclosed funding
50companies funded
153disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Guillaume Bouchard
Co-Founder & CEO · Checkstep
Lucio Costanzo
Founder · Keyless
Paolo Gasti
Co-Founder · Keyless
James Leigh
Co-Founder & CTO · Pimloc
Duncan Francis
Co-Founder · Yoti
Robin Tombs
Co-Founder & CEO · Yoti
Andrew Bud
Founder & CEO · iProov
Clive Summerfield
Founder & CEO · FARx
Batuhan Ozcan
Co-Founder & CEO · Syntonym
Moneer Alitto
Co-Founder & CTO · IDWise
Mohamed Sawan
Co-Founder & COO · IDWise
Tom Scampion
Chief Executive Officer · GSS
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,918,655 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Image Recognition coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH FROM England · institutions
What England researches in computer vision
University of the West of England and Microsoft Research lead England's 22 computer-vision papers, dominated by advanced imaging and adversarial robustness themes, with a cautiously optimistic stance (0.49) skewed toward breakthroughs.
22 papersstance +0.4977% breakthrough0% concern
local research themes
Advanced Vision and ImagingAdvanced Image Processing TechniquesAdvanced Graph Neural NetworksAdversarial Robustness in Machine LearningInformation and Cyber SecuritySmart Agriculture and AI
top institutions
- University of the West of England12
- Microsoft Research New England3
- New England School of Photography2
- Public Health England1
- Highways England1
Common questions
How many Image Recognition companies are there in England, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 157 indexable Image Recognition companies headquartered in England, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Image Recognition companies in England, United Kingdom?
The Image Recognition companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $772.2M in disclosed equity funding across 50 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Image Recognition company in England, United Kingdom?
Yoti is the highest-funded Image Recognition company in England, United Kingdom, with $210.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Image Recognition companies in England, United Kingdom are funded?
50 of the 157 Image Recognition companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Image Recognition unicorns are there in England, United Kingdom?
None of the Image Recognition companies in England, United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in England, United Kingdom Image Recognition companies?
The most active investors in England, United Kingdom Image Recognition companies on this list include Entrepreneur First, Europa, CyLon, Mercia, Telefonica.
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