Series A · Legal & Compliance Tech · London, United Kingdom · Founded 2025 · 20–40 employees
Ankar AI is a London-based startup founded in 2024 by Palantir alumni Tamar Gomez and Wiem Gharbi, building an AI-powered platform that streamlines the entire patent lifecycle — from invention capture and prior art analysis to patent drafting and prosecution. The platform leverages large language models trained on over 150 million patent applications and 250 million scientific publications to help R&D and IP teams work dramatically faster. Early customers including L'Oréal and law firm Vorys report an average 40% boost in productivity. Ankar raised a £3M seed round in May 2025 led by Index Ventures, followed by a $20M Series A in December 2025 led by Atomico, bringing total funding to $24M. The company plans to double its 20-person team and expand aggressively into the US market.