Trent AI, a London, UK-based agentic security company, has emerged from stealth with $13 million in Seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by LocalGlobe and Cambridge Innovation Capital, with participation from angel investors affiliated with OpenAI, Spotify, Databricks, and Amazon Web Services.
LocalGlobe is a London-based venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early-stage startups, particularly at the pre-seed and seed levels. Founded in 2015, the firm supports technology-driven companies across the UK and Europe. LocalGlobe also provides hands-on support to help founders validate ideas, achieve product–market fit, and scale their businesses.
Cambridge Innovation Capital is a UK-based venture capital firm focused on investing in high-potential deep tech and life sciences startups. Founded around 2013–2014 and headquartered in Cambridge, it manages over £600 million in assets. The firm typically invests from early stages through growth rounds, backing sectors such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors, and biotechnology.
Trent AI Use of Funds
The funding will support continued development of Trent AI’s security agents, expansion of the engineering team, and growth of the company’s design partner and customer base.
About Trent AI
Founded in 2025 by Eno Thereska, Neil Lawrence, and Zhenwen Dai, Trent AI is building a multi-agent security platform designed specifically for autonomous systems. Its platform deploys specialized AI agents that continuously scan, assess, mitigate, and evaluate risks across code, infrastructure, and runtime environments. Designed for engineering leaders, security teams, and companies building AI agents and autonomous software systems, its technology embeds security directly into development workflows, enabling organizations to build and deploy AI agents safely at scale.
Funding Details
Company: Trent AI Ltd.
Raised: $13.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: April 2026
Lead Investors: LocalGlobe, Cambridge Innovation Capital
Additional Investors: Angel investors
Company Website: https://trent.ai/
Software Category: AI Security / Cybersecurity (Agentic Systems)
Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260407796810/en/