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Robotics Startup Kinematic Trees Raises 585,000 Pounds in Pre-Seed Round Backed by Haatch's SEIS Fund

  • Writer: Shawn Jhanji
    Shawn Jhanji
  • Aug 3
  • 2 min read
A small pre-seed round announced this week is a useful reminder of how much of the UK's early stage capital still flows through SEIS wrappers, and how directly that scheme shapes which founders get their first cheque. Kinematic Trees, a UK robotics software startup building a nature inspired platform aimed at improving robotic intelligence and reliability, raised 585,000 pounds in pre-seed funding announced on 29 July 2026. The round was backed by Haatch Ventures through its SEIS Fund, alongside the D2N2 Early-Stage Angel Investment Fund and the British Business Bank Syndicate Fund. The company plans to use the funding for hiring, product development and international deployment, with first customer factory deployment partnerships targeted for the second half of 2026. The round is a small one by headline standards, but it is a clean illustration of how SEIS shaped capital actually reaches founders outside London's largest deals. The D2N2 fund is a regional angel vehicle, the British Business Bank Syndicate Fund exists specifically to co-invest alongside angels backing early companies, and Haatch's SEIS Fund gives individual investors income tax relief of up to fifty per cent for backing exactly this kind of pre-revenue, deep technology company. Between them, these three sources represent the blended, SEIS anchored capital stack that most first time UK founders outside the largest funds actually raise on, long before anyone is discussing tokenisation, secondary liquidity or PISCES trading windows. Key Takeaways Kinematic Trees raised 585,000 pounds in pre-seed funding, announced 29 July 2026. Backers included Haatch Ventures' SEIS Fund, the D2N2 Early-Stage Angel Investment Fund and the British Business Bank Syndicate Fund. Funds will support hiring, product development and a first factory deployment partnership planned for the second half of 2026. The round illustrates how SEIS relief and regional angel vehicles, not headline venture funds, make up the actual capital stack for many first time UK founders.

A small pre-seed round announced this week is a useful reminder of how much of the UK's early stage capital still flows through SEIS wrappers, and how directly that scheme shapes which founders get their first cheque.


Kinematic Trees, a UK robotics software startup building a nature inspired platform aimed at improving robotic intelligence and reliability, raised 585,000 pounds in pre-seed funding announced on 29 July 2026. The round was backed by Haatch Ventures through its SEIS Fund, alongside the D2N2 Early-Stage Angel Investment Fund and the British Business Bank Syndicate Fund.


The company plans to use the funding for hiring, product development and international deployment, with first customer factory deployment partnerships targeted for the second half of 2026.


The round is a small one by headline standards, but it is a clean illustration of how SEIS shaped capital actually reaches founders outside London's largest deals. The D2N2 fund is a regional angel vehicle, the British Business Bank Syndicate Fund exists specifically to co-invest alongside angels backing early companies, and Haatch's SEIS Fund gives individual investors income tax relief of up to fifty per cent for backing exactly this kind of pre-revenue, deep technology company.


Between them, these three sources represent the blended, SEIS anchored capital stack that most first time UK founders outside the largest funds actually raise on, long before anyone is discussing tokenisation, secondary liquidity or PISCES trading windows.


Key Takeaways


  • Kinematic Trees raised 585,000 pounds in pre-seed funding, announced 29 July 2026.

  • Backers included Haatch Ventures' SEIS Fund, the D2N2 Early-Stage Angel Investment Fund and the British Business Bank Syndicate Fund.

  • Funds will support hiring, product development and a first factory deployment partnership planned for the second half of 2026.

  • The round illustrates how SEIS relief and regional angel vehicles, not headline venture funds, make up the actual capital stack for many first time UK founders.


Sources:

The AI Insider (theaiinsider.tech), 29 July 2026.

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