Secondmind is on a mission to help automotive innovators design better cars, and achieve greater sustainability through machine learning. Underpinned by years of award-winning, practical machine learning research and technology, developed by a world-class team of researchers, data scientists and machine learning engineers, Secondmind is helping Automotive manufacturers navigate the increasing complexity of engineering design in its transition to electrification. Secondmind was founded in 2016 and is backed by leading venture funds including Amadeus Capital, Atlantic Bridge, and Cambridge Innovation Capital, among others.
Secondmind®
Machine learning for automotive innovators
Secondmind® is a registered trademark of Secondmind Ltd.
Secondmind®
Machine learning for automotive innovators
Secondmind® is a registered trademark of Secondmind Ltd.
Location: United Kingdom, England, Cambridge
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $16M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| 02.10.2020 | Amadeus Ca... | amadeuscap... |
| - | SGInnovate | sginnovate... |
| 18.05.2023 | Cambridge ... | cic.vc |
| - | Future Lab... | futurelabs... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 28.11.2023 | - | $16M | - |
Mentions in press and media 14
| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.07.2025 | Secondmind expands into US automotive market with Detroit-based strategic hire to accelerate growth | Secondmind today announces the appointment of Nick Appleyard as Country Manager, USA, and Vice President of Sales & Business Development for North America and Europe. This appointment also marks the establishment of Secondmind’s first U... |
| 28.11.2023 | Secondmind Expands Strategic Partnership With Mazda to Accelerate Vehicle Design and Development Through Advanced AI | Secondmind announced the expansion of its long-standing strategic partnership with Mazda to drive AI-fueled innovations that address the increasing engineering complexity in automotive design and development. The extended partnership center... |
| 28.11.2023 | Secondmind Raises $16M in Funding | Secondmind, a Cambridge, UK-based software-defined vehicle company, raised $16M in funding. Backers included Mazda, Amadeus Capital Partners, Atlantic Bridge Ventures, and Cambridge Innovation Capital. The company intends to use the funds t... |
| 28.11.2023 | Nearly £40m raised by London and Cambridge autotech companies | Two British autotech companies, Physicsx and Secondmind, have secured close to £40m in combined investment in a strong endorsement of the country’s growing technological prowess. |
| 14.10.2021 | The potential to address substantial problems at scale through the spinning out of academic research | Entrepreneurial pathways to impact – the potential to address substantial problems at scale through the spinning out of academic research By Dr Robert Tansley| Partner, Cambridge Innovation Capital Academic spin-outs are a cornerstone of th... |
| 29.09.2021 | Entrepreneurial pathways to impact: spinning-out your research | Entrepreneurial pathways to impact: spinning-out your research Hosted by Cambridge Innovation Capital in partnership with Cambridge Enterprise Supported by Babraham Institute, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Start Codon and Deeptech Labs Registe... |
| 08.07.2021 | Secondmind Board appoints Gary Brotman as new CEO | Secondmind Board appoints Gary Brotman as new CEO New executive appointments and hires strengthen the company’s commercial machine learning and scaleup experience The Secondmind Board of Directors has appointed Gary Brotman as Chief Executi... |
| 27.01.2021 | A year in review: Business update January 2021 | Cambridge has always been at the forefront of innovation. As the leading venture capital investor in Cambridge, CIC plays a central role in commercialising this innovation for the benefit of society. In the last year, CIC’s existing portfol... |
| 25.01.2021 | Secondmind affirms its commitment to Asian automotive market | Secondmind affirms its commitment to Asian automotive market 25-01-2021 Secondmind announces the appointment of Tomohiro Inoue as its VP of Customer Success and Country Manager in Japan. In his new role, Inoue will lead Secondmind’s busines... |
| 20.01.2021 | Chatrath leaves Secondmind to foster fresh technology startups | Chatrath leaves Secondmind to foster fresh technology startups Business Weekly article | by Tony Quested Co-founder and CEO Vishal Chatrath has sent shock waves through the Cambridge UK technology community by quitting his role with Secondm... |
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