Signal AI, a risk and reputation intelligence platform, has secured $165m in growth-equity investment led by Battery Ventures, a global technology-focused investment firm.
The deal gives Battery a majority stake in the business, while existing backers Highland Europe, Mercuri and MMC Ventures will retain minority positions.
The company, founded in 2013 by chief executive David Benigson, has pioneered the use of artificial intelligence to uncover overlooked corporate risks within unstructured data. Today, it serves more than 650 enterprise clients across sectors, including major brands such as Diageo, NetApp, Volvo, Bloomberg and Uber.
Signal AI’s platform analyses billions of data points across news, regulations, litigation, social media and other sources to highlight emerging risks and reputational threats. Its technology helps Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies anticipate challenges ranging from regulatory shifts to cyber incidents and supply chain disruptions. By providing predictive intelligence, the company supports risk, compliance and communications teams in safeguarding enterprise value and stakeholder trust.
The fresh capital will be channelled into expanding product development, particularly in its risk intelligence tools, alongside accelerating growth in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Signal AI also plans to use the funds for strategic acquisitions that enhance data collection, deepen industry expertise and advance AI research.
Earlier this year, the firm launched Ask AIQ, an agentic AI tool designed for senior executives to query risks, simulate scenarios and receive actionable intelligence in real time. This addition builds on a track record of innovation that has seen the company deliver early-warning solutions for streaming giants, global retailers, life sciences leaders, banks and even government departments.
Signal AI CEO David Benigson said, “Our AI platform started in a garage, and evolved to power the world’s most complex enterprises. Partnering with Battery Ventures – a firm with a 40-year track record of innovation – will accelerate our global growth.”
Benigson added, “With technological, operational and financial challenges emerging faster, every executive I meet is asking the same question: ‘What’s next, and how can I get ahead of it?’ Together with Battery, we aim to equip leaders with the deepest, most intuitive way to answer that question. In doing so, we can transform how the most sophisticated companies mitigate risk – and harness opportunity.”
Battery Ventures principal Collier Searle, who has joined the Signal AI board, said, “Signal AI has carved out a differentiated and, we feel, highly defensible market position at the intersection of AI, risk and enterprise software. We’re backing an exceptional team with a bold vision to become the central nervous system for risk-aware organizations.”
Battery partner Dave Tabors, who has also joined the board, said, “Signal AI’s customer traction is extremely impressive and indicates, to us, that the company has hit upon a real pain point in terms of risk management for enterprises today – and that the company is delivering a much-needed, AI-powered solution.”
Signal AI has previously completed two acquisitions to strengthen its capabilities, and the latest round is expected to build on this track record by enabling further M&A.
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