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Defence startup Mistt raises £5m to build the ‘next GPS’ for autonomous systems and AI

The startup is building a 4D data map for defence customers and ultimately world model makers

Anne Sraders

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London-based Mistt has raised £5m to build a 4D map of data to improve accuracy for autonomous systems and world models.

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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