Peak (company)
Peak is a privately held British artificial intelligence company based in Manchester. It also has offices in Jaipur, India, and New York City, USA. The company was founded in 2015 by Richard Potter, David Leitch, and Atul Sharma. Peak offers a SaaS AI platform that helps data scientists build AI workflows, run them on ingested data, and share the results via APIs or built‑in web apps, while taking care of cloud infrastructure.
Key milestones
- 2015: Won Tech North Northern Stars.
- 2017: Raised £2.5 million in Series A funding from MMC Ventures; named one of Manchester’s top five startups by Wired.
- 2018: Joined Arsenal F.C.’s Innovation Lab and was among 37 fastest‑growing UK tech firms selected for Tech City UK Upscale.
- April 2020: Raised $12 million in an extended Series A to support growth, expansion, and R&D.
- February 2021: Announced a $21 million Series B led by Oxx, Praetura Ventures, MMC Ventures, and Arete to broaden AI access for non‑tech companies.
- August (year not specified): Announced a $75 million Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
- March 2025: Acquired by UiPath, a leading global software company.
Headquarters: Manchester, England. Locations: 3.
Website: peak.ai.
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