Derby-based technology company Vigilant AI.ai has raised £585,000 in pre-seed funding to accelerate the rollout of its artificial intelligence platform designed for regulated industries. The investment round was led by B2B SaaS investor Haatch, with participation from the East Midlands Combined County Authority and the British Business Bank.
The company develops “AI Teammates” that integrate into existing workflows to enhance efficiency while maintaining compliance standards. The system operates within real-time guardrails and records a verifiable audit trail of every AI action, addressing a major concern among financial and other regulated sectors—how to deploy generative AI without breaching policy.
Vigilant AI.ai plans to use the new capital to expand its engineering and go-to-market teams, enhance platform security and onboarding tools, and move pilot projects into commercial deployment by the end of 2025.
The firm’s platform targets organisations seeking to improve productivity through automation while retaining transparency and regulatory assurance. The funding marks a significant milestone for the East Midlands’ growing tech ecosystem, highlighting investor confidence in AI tools built with compliance at their core.
