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Who invested in Literal Labs?
Literal Labs's investors include Mercuri VC, Northern Gritstone and Sure Valley Ventures.
2025
$5.2MRound$6.2MPre-seed
United Kingdom · Pre-seed startup
Who invested in Literal Labs
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$11Mraised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources
$5.2MRound$6.2MPre-seed
- Latest round
- Pre-seed, $6.2MJun 2025
- Step-upi
- 1.2×
- Investors
- 3
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Round, $5.2M Dec 2024
- Biggest round
- $6.2M Pre-seed · Jun 2025
- Between rounds
- 5 months from the last two
The rounds
- Jun 2025
- Dec 2024Round$5.2M
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
Funding filed with regulators
Literal Labs filed 3 raises, $5.8M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.
- Jun 2025$677KUK share allotment
- Jan 2025$334KUK share allotment
- Dec 2024$4.8MUK share allotment
Founders and team
From Literal Labs's own website: 2 founders, 7 on the team.
Professor Alex YakovlevCo-founder
Professor Rishad ShafikCo-founder
- Noel HurleyChief Executive Officer
- Leon FeddenChief Technology Officer
- Mike ParkChief Financial Officer
- Daniel P DykesHead of Product
- Jem DaviesNon-Executive Director
- Jim DarraghNon-Executive Chairman
- Professor Ole-Christoffer GranmoTechnical Steering Committee, Chair
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
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Quick answers about Literal Labs
How much has Literal Labs raised?
Literal Labs has raised $11M across 2 rounds since 2024.
When did Literal Labs last raise?
Literal Labs's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $6.2M in Jun 2025.
What was Literal Labs's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $6.2M in Jun 2025, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Literal Labs first?
Literal Labs's first round on record, in Jun 2025, was backed by Mercuri VC, Northern Gritstone and Sure Valley Ventures.
What stage is Literal Labs at?
Literal Labs's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Jun 2025.
Where is Literal Labs based?
Literal Labs is based in the United Kingdom.
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