Sep 30, 2026
Zenithon Ai Raises $10M Seed Led by Backed Vc
London-based Zenithon AI, AI world models for extreme physics, raised $10M Seed led by Backed VC. adding to the $10 million it announced earlier. London-based Zenithon AI, AI world models for...
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Zenithon AI raises $10M in a seed from Backed VC.
The round was led by Backed VC, with participation from Lunar Ventures, Seraphim Space, MMC Ventures, SOSV. The funding will help Zenithon AI accelerate reactor design in fusion energy by significantly reducing plasma simulation time.
Founded in 2025 by Alex Higginbottom and Abetharan Antony, London-based Zenithon AI AI world models for extreme physics. Co-founder Alex Higginbottom leads the company.
Zenithon AI will use the capital to train large world models for extreme physics and expand the team.. Plans to release new models every three months and expand to 17 team members.
"{"quote_text"=>"We’re using $10 million to train large world models for extreme physics… Without it, we wouldn’t be able to train such large models and have such strong capability.", "quote_speaker"=>"Alex Higginbottom"}," said Alex Higginbottom.
The round brings Zenithon AI's total funding to $10 million.
| Company | Zenithon AI |
|---|---|
| HQ | London |
| Round | Seed |
| Amount | $10M |
| Lead investor | Backed VC |
| Investors | Lunar Ventures, Seraphim Space, MMC Ventures, SOSV |
| Founders | Alex Higginbottom (Co-founder), Abetharan Antony (Co-founder) |
| Sector | deep-tech, AI, fusion energy, rocketry, semiconductor |
| Source | Techfundingnews |