Thema, a London, UK-based company building portfolio expansion infrastructure, has raised $6.2 million in funding.
Investors
The funding includes $4.5 million in pre-seed investment led by venture firm Stride.vc and a $1.7 million UK government grant in partnership with the University of Cambridge to advance trustworthy AI research. KDX, Capital Allocators, and a group of angel investors from private equity, investment banking, and enterprise software, participated in the round.
Stride.vc is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2018. The firm specializes in seed-stage investments, primarily targeting technology startups across the UK and France. Stride.vc manages over £400 million in assets across multiple funds.
Thema Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to expand research and development and grow its commercial operations as it scales its AI-driven market intelligence platform.
About Thema
Thema is building portfolio expansion infrastructure, a platform that continuously maps how companies cluster into markets and where acquisition opportunities exist. It is designed to help private equity firms evaluate expansion opportunities, identify acquisition targets, and assess portfolio risk. Thema uses proprietary AI to process web-scale data and produce continuously updated maps of companies, market segments, and competitive relationships. Starting with private equity platform expansion decisions, Thema maps market structures, adjacencies, and expansion paths that guide billion-dollar investment decisions.
Funding Details
Company: Thema AI, Limited
Raised: $6.2M
Round: Pre-Seed
Funding Date: February 2026
Lead Investor: Stride.vc
Additional Investors: KDX, Capital Allocators, angel investors
Company Website: https://thema.ai/
Software Category: AI Market Intelligence / Private Equity Analytics
Source: Thema