AI platform Scindo raises £4m led by Kadmos Capital and Clay Capital
At a glance
This article covers a funding round on 23 September 2025 for Scindo, a London-based startup developing a data-rich AI platform, founded by Gustaf Hemberg. The company raised £4m in a round led by Kadmos Capital, with participation from Clay Capital.
What does Scindo do?
Scindo provides a data-rich AI platform that designs enzymes using experimentally validated reaction data and metadata. It is used to discover and optimise enzymes that convert renewable feedstocks into bio-based ingredients.
Why is Scindo useful?
Problem
Manufacturers and researchers struggle to find and optimise enzymes that convert renewable feedstocks into high-value bio-based ingredients. This discovery is slow, costly and hampered by limited experimental reaction data and poor prediction tools.
Solution
Scindo explains that it uses an AI platform and proprietary experimental reaction data to design and optimise enzymes. This accelerates enzyme discovery and enables more efficient, sustainable conversion of renewable feedstocks into bio-based ingredients.
How much did Scindo raise?
Scindo raised £4m in funding, in a round led by Kadmos Capital and Clay Capital. This makes it the 30th largest funding round in September 2025 (45 recorded). As of 23 September 2025, the round is the 229th largest of the year (452 total) in the Startupmag database.
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Who invested in Scindo?
The key investors in the funding were the following.
- Kadmos Capital: A venture capital firm that invests in science and technology companies, with an emphasis on early-stage deep-tech and life-science ventures.
- Clay Capital: A venture investor focusing on industrial biotechnology and physical sciences companies, primarily at growth and expansion stages.
- PINC: An investment firm backing startups in biotechnology and sustainable industrial technologies.
- Synbioven: A life-sciences investor that provides capital to biotechnology startups and early-stage scientific ventures.
- AgFunder: A venture firm focused on agrifood technology investments globally.
- SOSV: A global VC and accelerator that invests across deep-tech sectors, including biotech, hardware and climate tech.
- Farvatn Venture: A venture capital firm investing in sustainable and industrial technology companies, particularly in the Nordic region.
- Savantus Ventures: An investment firm that backs early-stage technology and science-focused companies.
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Who founded Scindo?
Gustaf Hemberg is the founder of Scindo.
Where is Scindo based?
Scindo is based in London, UK.
What sector is Scindo in?
Scindo operates in the AI sector. The AI sector builds computer systems that perform tasks requiring human-like intelligence. This includes using computer programmes to analyse data and suggest practical solutions.
Key trends and challenges in industrial biotechnology:
AI and data-driven discovery
AI tools such as AlphaFold speed enzyme design, cutting experimental search time by months.
Scale-up and manufacturability
Promising enzymes often fail at industrial scale, needing re-optimisation for stability in large fermentation tanks.
Regulation and market acceptance
Unclear rules and consumer concerns, for example EU Novel Foods checks, can delay product launches.
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