# ORCA Computing funding: rounds and investors

> ORCA Computing has raised $85M across 5 rounds since 2022. Investors include Creative Destruction Lab, Octopus Ventures and Verve Ventures.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/orca-computing (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United Kingdom · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *ORCA Computing*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 5 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Raised 2 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$85M** raised across 5 rounds since 2022, from 5 sources

**$13M** Round **$15M** Series A **$6.8M** Round **$268K** Round **$51M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $51M Aug 2026
- **Step-up i:** 188.7×
- **Investors:** 5

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

**$13M** Round

**$15M** Series A

**$6.8M** Round

**$268K** Round

**$51M** Round

- **First round:** Round, $13M
- **Biggest round:** $51M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 19 months

## The rounds

- **Aug 2026** Round **$51M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Aug 2025** Round **$268K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jan 2024** Round **$6.8M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jun 2022** Series A **$15M** *5 new* [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures) [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) [Quantonation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantonation) Source recorded
- **Mar 2022** Round **$13M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

## Funding filed with regulators

ORCA Computing filed 5 raises, $70M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Aug 2026 **$51M** UK share allotment
- Aug 2025 **$268K** UK share allotment
- Jan 2024 **$6.8M** UK share allotment
- Apr 2022 **$651K** UK share allotment
- Mar 2022 **$12M** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From ORCA Computing's own website: 2 founders, 4 on the team.

**Richard Murray PhD** Co-founder, CEO

**Josh Nunn DPhil** Co-founder, Chief Science Officer

- **Nicholas Ball** Chief Financial Officer
- **Per Nyberg** Chief Commercial Officer
- **David Hall DPhil** Head of Delivery
- **Erik Langaker** Chairman of the Board

## 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.

**Round** 2022 **Series A** 2022 **Round** 2024 **Round** 2025 **Round** 2026 [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures) [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) [Quantonation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantonation)

## Everyone who backed them

[Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) Accelerator **1** round

[Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) VC firm **1** round

[Quantonation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantonation) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 5 firms list ORCA Computing as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund-nssif) Corporate VC Per its own site

[Atmos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atmos-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Innovating Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovating-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Perscitus LLP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perscitus-llp) Family office Per its own site

[Regent's Venture Capital Society](https://millionrounds.com/fund/regent-s-venture-capital-society) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about ORCA Computing

### Who invested in ORCA Computing?

ORCA Computing's investors include Creative Destruction Lab, Octopus Ventures, Verve Ventures, Oxford Science Enterprises and Quantonation.

### How much has ORCA Computing raised?

ORCA Computing has raised $85M across 5 rounds since 2022.

### When did ORCA Computing last raise?

ORCA Computing's most recent round, $51M, was in Aug 2026.

### What was ORCA Computing's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $51M in Aug 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed ORCA Computing first?

ORCA Computing's first round on record, in Jun 2022, was backed by Creative Destruction Lab, Octopus Ventures and Verve Ventures and 2 others.

### What stage is ORCA Computing at?

ORCA Computing's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 2022.

### Where is ORCA Computing based?

ORCA Computing is based in the United Kingdom.

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