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Atlas AI

Techstars '21Techstars '15

London, GB · Founded 2018 · 3 known investors

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UK company building physics-based simulation and intelligent automation software for gas, electricity, water and transport networks.

Also known as ATLAS AI LIMITED · Atlas AI Solutions

Founders & leadership

Atlas AI was founded in 2018 by Marshall Burke, Stefano Ermon, and David Lobell.

MBMarshall Burke
Marshall BurkeCo-Founder
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Stefano ErmonCo-Founder
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David LobellCo-Founder

Investors · 3

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Sep 2026

Atlas AI is a United Kingdom-based software company that builds physics-based applications and intelligent automation for critical infrastructure operators and their staff. Its stated aim is to connect the systems that critical infrastructure runs on, so that network modelling, data and decision-making are no longer split across separate tools, and to compress modelling work that previously took weeks into runs measured in seconds. The company describes the core problem as networks making very large capital decisions using spreadsheets and slow network models, with manual work filling the gaps between existing design/modelling systems and operational/GIS systems.

The company groups its offering into three capabilities: intelligent automation, which removes routine data movement, rebuilding and manual reconciliation work from engineers, planners and operations teams without requiring replacement of incumbent systems; engineering intelligence, built on engines grounded in physical principles such as fluid dynamics for gas, power flow for electricity, hydraulic behaviour, network topology and operational constraints, validated against real network data; and data and decision intelligence, which brings together engineering, geospatial, operational and customer data so that decision-makers work from a common evidence base. Products are positioned as interoperable layers that sit alongside systems already in place rather than as replacements.

Atlas AI states it was established in 2025 and addresses the gas, electricity, water and transport sectors.

Business model

Atlas AI develops and supplies software applications — automation tooling, physics-based simulation engines and data/decision intelligence layers — designed to integrate with the design, modelling, operational and GIS systems that infrastructure network operators already run. It also states that it takes on problems brought by operators for which no product yet exists, applying the same engineering approach.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history

Market position

An early-stage UK supplier of engineering software and automation to critical national infrastructure network operators.

Atlas AI positions itself against software vendors whose teams have not worked inside infrastructure operations, stating that its team spent their careers in operations, strategy, innovation, network design and regulatory submission in the industries it serves, and that its products respond to problems its founders encountered directly. It also emphasises deployment alongside incumbent systems, with no new tools for users to learn.

Technology

The company's engines are described as grounded in the physical principles governing utility networks — fluid dynamics for gas, power flow for electricity, hydraulic behaviour, network topology and operational constraints under load — and are said to be shaped by the experience of engineers who have operated such networks, validated against real network data. Around these engines it builds intelligent automation and data integration layers intended to preserve data integrity end-to-end between design/modelling systems and operational/GIS systems.

Go-to-market

Operators of critical infrastructure networks in gas, electricity, water and transport. Within those organisations the company targets network designers and planning engineers; field engineers, technicians, dispatchers and operations managers; asset managers and strategic planning teams; and directors and executive leadership accountable to regulators and boards.

Geography

United Kingdom; the company's internal record places its headquarters in London.

History

The company's website states that Atlas AI was established in 2025 and references a UK focus for 2026.

Compiled by commissioned research from 9 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
HeadcountAug 202646

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Non-dilutive funding · 2 SBIR/STTR awards

Federal grants — no equity taken
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
National Science FoundationPhase II2021$999.8K
National Science FoundationPhase I2019$224.9K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

Timeline · 1

launches, deals, and filings
Jan 2025
Atlas AI established

The company states it was established in 2025 to build physics-based applications and intelligent automation for critical infrastructure.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
Atlas AINo. 12103208 · inc. Jul 2019 · liquidation

Companies House · registry record

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Insolvency historyAccounts overdueConfirmation statement overdue
Registered name
ATLAS AI LIMITED
Company number
12103208
Status
Liquidation
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 Jul 2019
Registered office
14 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4BX
Nature of business (SIC)
62090 — Other information technology service activities72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Accounts
last made up to 30 Jun 2023 · next due 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
last made up to 14 Jul 2023 · next due 28 Jul 2024

Current officers · 2

  • Thomas Fitzmaurice — director, appointed 2 Dec 2019
  • Sam Miller — director, appointed 15 Jul 2019

Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 3 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

▸Research sources · 9

primary sources listed

9 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Atlas AI do?
UK company building physics-based simulation and intelligent automation software for gas, electricity, water and transport networks.
Who founded Atlas AI?
Atlas AI was founded by Marshall Burke, Stefano Ermon, David Lobell in 2018.
Who are Atlas AI's investors?
Atlas AI's investors include Airbus Ventures, Micron Ventures, Techstars.
Where is Atlas AI headquartered?
Atlas AI is headquartered in London, GB.