Singular Machines, an engineering automation company that spun out from the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) in 2026, has completed a strategic investment round. The funding round was led by the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund, managed by Future Planet Capital, and Oxford Science Enterprises. Global engineering firm Arup and Japan’s Miraisozo Investments also participated.
Alongside the investment, Singular Machines has secured a new contract with Arup to utilise its coEngen platform. Arup will also provide technical, commercial, and strategic support, helping to shape and test the platform using real-world engineering workflows.
The company's coEngen platform is an agentic AI system designed to maintain traceability, assurance, and professional judgement in engineering practice, aiming to enhance efficiency while keeping human expertise central to decision-making. Adrian van Arkel, Founder and CEO of Singular Machines, stated that while fusion was the starting point, the problem coEngen addresses extends across the engineering sector, particularly with increasingly complex projects.
The UKAEA spinout aligns with the authority's 2026-2030 strategy, which focuses on translating fusion research into commercial opportunities to drive economic and industrial benefits from national R&D investments.