Augur, a resilience technology startup supporting national security and critical infrastructure, has raised £11 million in a seed round led by Plural, with participation from First Kind, SNR, Flix and Tiny VC. The funding will support rapid deployment of its technology as governments, operators and venue owners across Europe face rising security threats to public spaces and critical national infrastructure.
Rising security risks to civilian infrastructure and public venues have increased demand for systems that can detect and respond to threats in real time. Organisations responsible for public safety often rely on existing cameras and sensors that provide limited operational value during live incidents or post-incident investigations. Augur’s platform integrates with these systems and converts them into real-time intelligence networks, enabling operators to detect abnormal behaviour, track incidents across multiple locations and reconstruct events within seconds rather than hours.
The platform works across transport hubs, energy infrastructure, stadiums, laboratories and other sensitive locations. By analysing behavioural and movement patterns from sensors rather than relying on facial recognition, it provides situational awareness and investigation capability while preserving personal privacy. Operators can identify early warning signals, coordinate incident responses and analyse events after they occur.
Augur was founded by Harry Mead, previously founder of safety app Path, alongside Palantir alumni Imran Lone and Stefan Kopieczek. The founding team brings nearly two decades of experience working with European governments, defence organisations and public-sector operators on data-driven security challenges. Since launching in 2024, the business has grown to a team of 30 in London and has begun deployments with major United Kingdom infrastructure and venue operators.
The nature of threats facing public spaces and critical infrastructure has changed. Incidents are faster, more dispersed and often designed to exploit gaps. Augur exists to close those gaps, helping operators spot warning signs earlier and make better use of their existing infrastructure. Our goal is simple: to help protect people in the places where they live, travel and gather.
When it comes to protecting our people and critical infrastructure, we cannot afford to be as complacent and naive as we were in protecting Ukraine. The new focus on grey zone warfare and domestic sabotage is not a threat we are currently equipped to contain. Protecting our critical infrastructure is one of the defining challenges of this generation. The Augur team leverages a unique combination of deep field experience and technological innovation to deal with some of the most serious threats we have encountered as a society and a clear sense of responsibility not to lose our democratic values in the process.
