Ares Intelligence has raised €2.6m in pre-seed funding, co-led by Creandum and Lakestar. The London-based company uses an AI interviewer to find where AI can save a company time and money.
Evertrace spotted Alfie Ranstead, co-founder of Ares Intelligence, 206 days before the funding announcement.
Before the round
| Evertrace detected the signal | 7 April 2026 |
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| Funding announced | 30 October 2026 |
| Time before the announcement | 206 days |
On 7 April 2026, Evertrace detected the first signal of company formation for Alfie Ranstead. That was 206 days before Ares Intelligence's funding announcement.
Alfie Ranstead founded Ares Intelligence with Matt Falconer.
What they’re building
Companies often do not know where AI would help most in their own work. Ares uses an AI interviewer to talk with employees across a client company and turns the conversations into a roadmap for AI adoption.
It finds manual workarounds, unapproved AI tools and inefficient handoffs. Names and voices are masked to keep what employees say confidential.
The round
Creandum and Lakestar co-led the €2.6m pre-seed round, with angel investors linked to Google DeepMind. Ares Intelligence will use the funding to grow its team and win new customers across Europe and the US.
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