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Alchera Technologies raises £2.7m to improve transport planning
Cambridge-founded Alchera Technologies has raised £2.7m in seed funding for its transport data business.
The British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund led the round with a £2m investment, alongside several other investors.
Founded in 2016, the UK company works with local authorities, road operators and their advisers on road and bus network decisions.
Its platform combines transport and other data to show how networks are performing and where action may be needed.
Alchera says its technology can cut analysis time from weeks to seconds, helping decision-makers use a fuller picture when planning transport infrastructure.
Its customers include councils in Lancashire and York, and the company says better-informed decisions can reduce disruption from roadworks and support more reliable networks.
Alchera Technologies has raised £2.7 million in seed funding to help improve transport planning.
The round was led by the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund, which invested £2 million.
The Cambridge-founded company uses artificial intelligence and transport data to help authorities and operators make decisions about road and bus networks.
Alchera says its platform can cut transport data analysis time from weeks to seconds.
Its customers include Lancashire City Council and the City of York Council.
- Who
- Alchera Technologies, a UK artificial intelligence and data company.
- What
- It raised £2.7 million in seed funding.
- When
- October 13, 2026.
- Where
- The company was founded in Cambridge, UK.
- Why
- To support its work helping cities and transport organisations make decisions about roads and public transport.
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Alchera Technologies was founded.
Alchera Technologies announced it had raised £2.7 million in seed funding.
- Total funding
- £2.7 million
- Lead investor
- British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund
- Lead investment
- £2 million
- Founded
- 2016
- Examples of customers
- Lancashire City Council; City of York Council
What people are saying
Right now, these decisions often take weeks; despite the necessary data existing, it’s scattered across systems, formats and teams.
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