Alchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Mn in Seed Funding to Improve Transport Planning With AI

The funding round was led by Maven Capital Partners, which invested £2 million through the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund.

Other investors included the Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund, The FSE Group, and existing investor Cambridge Applied Research.

Anna Jordan, co-founder and CEO of Alchera Technologies, said: “Every journey - to work, to school, to an appointment - depends on decisions someone made about a road or a bus route. Right now, these decisions often take weeks; despite the necessary data existing, it’s scattered across systems, formats and teams. We've seen how when you put that data together, you’re no longer making decisions on instinct and incomplete data but with the full picture instead. That directly has real-world impacts like reduced disruption from roadworks and more robust networks - making transport infrastructure more reliable, resilient and affordable for all road users.”

Alchera Technologies is a UK-based AI and data company founded in 2016. It helps local councils, highway operators, and transport advisers make better decisions about roads and bus networks.

The company has developed a platform that brings together transport data from different sources. It uses AI and machine learning to help users understand how roads and public transport systems are performing.

The platform shows where problems may exist and helps transport teams decide what actions to take. This can support better planning for road maintenance, traffic management, and bus services.

According to the company, its technology can reduce the time needed to analyse transport data from several weeks to just seconds. This helps organisations make faster, more informed decisions about major transport and infrastructure projects.

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