Police AI Startup 22one Valued at About $400 Million

Oct 27, 2026
London police AI startup 22one, founded by a former Merseyside detective, is valued at about $400 million with backing from Sequoia and Lux.

London startup 22one, which is building AI tools for police work, has reached a valuation of about $400 million, the Financial Times reported, according to Tech Funding News. Its investors include Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Lux Capital and Creandum. The amount raised was not disclosed.

22one was founded by Steven Richardson, a former detective chief superintendent at Merseyside Police. After leaving the force in 2021 he led UK policing work at Amazon Web Services, worked at Palantir, and co-founded Riven, which makes software to remove personal data from police documents and was bought by NEC Software Solutions.

The UK government wants all 43 police forces in England and Wales to start using AI.

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