In a deal that reshapes the landscape of corporate risk intelligence, Battery Ventures has taken a majority stake in Signal AI through a $165 million investment round announced Wednesday. The London-based firm, advised by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC, will now wield greater financial firepower to accelerate its global ambitions.

Signal AI said the capital will fuel mergers and acquisitions aimed at broadening its data collection, expanding sector expertise, and deepening artificial intelligence research. The company is also plotting a rapid scale-up across the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Highland Europe, Mercuri and MMC Ventures — existing backers — will retain minority stakes, ensuring continuity even as Battery’s influence takes center stage.

Pioneering Risk Intelligence Through AI

Founded in 2013, Signal AI claims to have “pioneered the application” of artificial intelligence in uncovering hidden risks within unstructured data. Its proprietary platform arms risk and communications teams with predictive decision intelligence, giving organizations an early warning system against looming crises.

By analyzing billions of data points across news outlets, regulatory filings, social media chatter and litigation records, Signal AI helps clients pinpoint emerging threats, benchmark reputational standing against peers, and take decisive action before events spiral into shareholder panic.

CEO and founder David Benigson framed the mission bluntly: “With technological, operational and financial challenges emerging faster, every executive I meet is asking the same question: ‘What’s next, and how can I get ahead of it?’” He added, “Together with Battery, we aim to equip leaders with the deepest, most intuitive way to answer that question.”

New AI Tools for the C-Suite

Among Signal AI’s latest innovations is Ask AIQ, an agentic AI tool built specifically for senior executives. Unlike generative AI, which mirrors human patterns, agentic AI operates with minimal oversight, executing tasks and delivering intelligence in real time.

Ask AIQ allows executives to query global risks, simulate scenarios, and receive actionable insights at lightning speed — a capability the company argues will transform how businesses mitigate risk and seize opportunity.

Its client roster already reads like a who’s who of global powerhouses, including Volvo, Bloomberg and Uber.

Battery Ventures’ Vision for Risk-Aware Enterprises

“Signal AI has carved out a differentiated and, we feel, highly defensible market position at the intersection of AI, risk and enterprise software,” said Collier Searle, principal at Battery Ventures, who will join Signal AI’s board as part of the deal. “We’re backing an exceptional team with a bold vision to become the central nervous system for risk-aware organizations.”

The legal heavyweights guiding the transaction reflect its scale: Wilson Sonsini partners Dan Glazer, Mike Casey, Mike Labriola and Emma Game, alongside associate Sarahanne Jackson, represented Signal AI.

As corporate threats multiply in an era of dizzying volatility, Signal AI’s latest funding could be the difference between firms stumbling in the dark — or navigating with a high-powered radar.