Egregious lands £800k pre-seed from Fuel Ventures and Oxford Capital to combat AI-driven superhuman deception

Leading UK venture capital funds, Fuel Ventures and Oxford Capital, have co-led a £800k Pre-Seed funding round in Egregious, a pioneering company developing advanced technologies to defend humans from AI misuse. The World Economic Forum’s 2025 Global Risks Report placed disinformation as the #1 global risk for the second consecutive year, alongside cyber espionage and societal polarisation. This investment marks a significant milestone in Egregious’ mission to safeguard organisations from AI-driven deception, disinformation and harmful content.

Fuel Ventures, a leading UK venture capital fund, has co-led a £800k Pre-Seed funding round with Oxford Capital in Egregious, an analysis platform which protects the internet from superhuman AI deception, misinformation, disinformation and polarisation.

Egregious is at the forefront of Human AI, on a mission to defend humans from the misuse of AI by delivering transformative solutions across critical sectors.

These include:

• National security and defence: providing private and secure social media intelligence (SOCMINT)
• Finance & corporate security: safeguarding enterprises from personnel risk, market manipulation, and AI-driven scams
• Marketing & communications: driving AI-powered multi-platform social media marketing strategies
• Cybersecurity: detecting and mitigating open-source intelligence (OSINT) risks
• Insurance: enabling insurers to identify and assess global security threats through AI-driven social media intelligence

This funding will accelerate Egregious’ product development and scale its cutting-edge Human AI platform. With the backing of Fuel Ventures, Oxford Capital, and a network of strategic investors, Egregious is well-positioned to transform behavioural analysis and digital risk management. This investment underscores the growing importance of Human AI solutions in an increasingly interconnected world.