ADL

Strategic innovation & technology ventures

Established 2025 • London

We back founders building responsible, scalable AI infrastructure & products.

ADL is a holding company that invests, operationally supports, and scales early-stage AI startups — with a focus on model infrastructure, applied ML, and ethical governance.

£180M Assets under stewardship
24 Active portfolio companies
3 Global offices

What we do

We partner with early teams to provide capital, shared ML engineering, regulatory strategy, and go-to-market resources. Our approach blends long-term capital with hands-on incubation.

Selected companies

NovaLayer

Composable model orchestration for enterprises.

SignalForge

Real-time data pipelines for ML observability.

Veridict

Explainable AI tools for regulated industries.

Currant

Personal assistants that respect user privacy.

Investment focus

  • Model infrastructure & deployment
  • Data platforms & privacy-preserving ML
  • Explainability, safety & governance
  • Applied AI with clear regulatory paths