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Applied Computing raises $20 million Series A funding for Orbital AI platform targeting oil and gas operations

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Applied Computing, a London-based AI startup, secured $20 million in Series A funding led by KBR to expand its Orbital platform, which uses physics-informed AI and foundation models for oil and gas facility operations. The funding will support international expansion and increased commercial deployment of the platform, which the company claims can accelerate investigations and analysis across upstream, downstream, and petrochemical operations.

Applied Computing Orbital Databricks Ventures KBR

The deal

Applied Computing $20 million Series A · announced 16 Jul 2026

Investors Databricks Ventures KBR

Deal terms as reported in the coverage below.

Source coverage

Applied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant TechCrunch independent Applied Computing lands $20M to expand foundation AI for energy Tech.eu independent

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