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Exclusive: DeepMind and Gensyn angels back Xylo in £2.8m raise

Govtech is trendy now, say the team behind Xylo, which provides AI agents for planning officers


Freya Pratty

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Habs Kim and Dermot O’Riordan, founders of Xylo

London-based Xylo, which is developing AI agents for government departments, has secured a £2.8m seed round led by CapitalT. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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