Ex-DeepMind Team Secures $50M to Develop AI Identifying Key Scientific Questions

London-based Inherent, an AI startup founded by veterans from DeepMind, Microsoft, and Reka, has unveiled itself with a $50 million seed funding round. Leading investors include Index Ventures, Radical Ventures, and Nvidia’s NVentures, among others. This significant backing marks one of the biggest AI stealth-to-launch financings in Europe for 2026. The company’s mission is to create AI technology that determines the most valuable scientific questions to pursue, aiming to accelerate innovation.