Ankar
Category: AI in Legal
An AI-powered operating system for the patent lifecycle that automates the transition from raw invention disclosures to bankable intellectual property assets. Ankar was founded in 2024. The company is led by Tamar Gomez. Based in London, United Kingdom. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $24M. Latest round: Series A. Key investors include Atomico, Index Ventures, Norrsken VC, Daphni, Motier Ventures.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $24M
Value proposition
Transforms intellectual property from a defensive cost center into a strategic growth lever by delivering 40% productivity gains and reducing the time-to-patent through automated drafting and novelty analysis.
Products and solutions
AI Patent Drafting Engine (Iterative drafting and claim-level reasoning), Novelty & Prior Art Analysis (Scanning 150M+ global patents), Invention Capture & Discovery Platform, IP Portfolio Strategy & Management Dashboard, Infringement Detection & Enforcement Tools
Unique value
Unlike fragmented search tools, Ankar provides an end-to-end 'operating system' that unifies the entire IP lifecycle—from the inventor's head to global filing—using Palantir-grade data architecture.
Target customer
Corporate R&D departments, in-house legal teams, patent attorneys, and high-growth technology enterprises.
Industries served
Automotive, Electronics, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Deep Tech, Legal Technology
Technology advantage
Leverages proprietary LLM governance and claim-level reasoning to ensure AI safety and precision within enterprise-controlled environments, founded on the founders' experience scaling Palantir’s 'Foundry for Builders'.
How they differentiate
Ankar differentiates itself by providing an end-to-end 'Operating System' for the entire patent lifecycle rather than a fragmented drafting tool. It leverages 'Palantir-grade' data architecture and claim-level reasoning to ensure enterprise security and precision, delivering an average 40% productivity boost.
Main competitors
DeepIP, Patlytics, PatSnap
Key partnerships
Valeo (Strategic co-development partner for automotive IP workflows), L’Oréal (Enterprise customer and validation partner)
Notable customers
L’Oréal, Valeo, Vorys, Prinz & Partner, Nexans, Johnston IP Law Group
Major milestones
Raised £3M Seed led by Index Ventures in May 2025, Raised $20M Series A led by Atomico in December 2025 (total funding $24M), Established strategic co-development partnership with Valeo for automotive IP workflows, Appointed Harm van der Heijden (former senior patent partner) as Head of Patent Innovation (2026)
Growth metrics
Achieved an average 40% productivity boost for enterprise customers.
Market positioning
Enterprise-grade Intellectual Property (IP) and Legal AI challenger targeting Fortune 500 R&D departments.
Geographic focus
United Kingdom, European Union (specifically France), and North America (USA).
Patents and IP
No specific company-owned patents disclosed; the platform is designed to facilitate the creation and management of third-party patents.
About Tamar Gomez
Tamar Gomez holds a PhD in Game Theory & microeconomics from Imperial College London and an MSc from HEC Paris. Before founding Ankar she spent nearly a decade building enterprise/government AI software at Palantir and later led products at Helsing (European defense AI), overseeing IP lifecycle capture of inventions.
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Official website: https://ankar.ai/