Solidatus secures £5 million backing from Salica Investments

Funding secured to continue driving AI-accelerated data lineage capabilities and expand enterprise data governance solutions

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – October 30, 2025 – Solidatus, a leading provider of data lineage solutions, has announced that it has secured a £5 million loan from the Growth Debt Fund at Salica Investments, the UK-based investment firm focused on the most promising UK and European companies, to support research and development and drive continued company growth. The funding will primarily be used to accelerate the development of AI-enabled data lineage capabilities within the Solidatus platform, transforming how users interact with complex data models by combining the power of natural language processing with Solidatus’ deep lineage intelligence.

The global data governance market is projected to grow to almost $20 billion by 2032*, with data lineage becoming an increasingly key component of this. This comes as a result of rapidly expanding data volume and complexity, stricter regulations like the EU AI Act and BCBS 239, and a growing need for data quality and security. As one of the pioneers of advanced data lineage for organisations operating in highly regulated markets like financial services, energy and pharmaceuticals, the Solidatus platform enables businesses to map, manage, and understand exactly where data originates, how it transforms, and where it flows.

The new investment from Salica will support the accelerated development of AI-enabled capabilities within the Solidatus platform. This next stage of innovation will enable the Solidatus platform to automatically generate data lineage with human-in-the-loop verification, reducing the time and manual effort traditionally required for complex data governance tasks. By automating lineage implementation and supporting inter-system lineage, Solidatus will further simplify how organisations build trust in their data and meet regulatory requirements.

Salica Investments, which has a strong heritage supporting high-growth UK and European companies, identified an opportunity to help scale the Solidatus offering at a time when businesses in every industry are demanding optimum clarity into the reliability of their data. Usman Ali, Partner in the Growth Debt Fund at Salica Investments, explains, “Solidatus exemplifies the kind of business we look to back, combining exceptional leadership, a roster of Tier 1 customers, and world-class expertise in data lineage, which is increasingly critical for enterprise data governance and regulatory compliance. We’re delighted to support Solidatus in their growth journey, with this funding helping to accelerate product development and scale their operations.”

The investment brings Solidatus’ total funding to £25 million following a Series A round led by AlbionVC with participation from HSBC and Citibank in 2021. The company has been experiencing strong commercial momentum in recent months, having been added to the Microsoft Security Store Partner Ecosystem and listed on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, as well as being positioned in Gartner’s first-ever “Data and Analytics Governance Platforms” Magic Quadrant for delivering fine- grain data lineage for large enterprises in highly regulated markets.

“This investment from Salica Investments comes at a pivotal time for Solidatus as we scale to meet the growing demands of data lineage,” said Alun Baker, Executive Chairman at Solidatus. “Our focus on advancing the platform’s AI capabilities will further enhance our customers’ ability to manage complexity, ensure compliance, and unlock the value of trusted data at scale. Without lineage, even the most advanced models risk instability and regulatory cracks will start to show, with major consequences to businesses across all sectors.”

About Solidatus

Solidatus empowers the world’s most complex organisations to truly understand and trust their data, ensuring confidence in business decisions, regulatory compliance, digital transformation, and AI initiatives. By visually mapping the entire journey of data, from its origin through multiple systems to its final destination, Solidatus provides organisations with a clear, auditable view of their data’s flow and transformations.

Trusted by leading global institutions such as HSBC, LSEG, Deutsche Bank, Bank of New York, and ABN Amro, Solidatus is redefining how organisations govern and leverage their data. For more information about Solidatus’ offerings on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace and Microsoft Security Store Partner Ecosystem, or to explore how Solidatus can transform your data governance strategy, please contact solidatus@mhpgroup.com  or visit www.solidatus.com.

About Salica Investments

Founded originally as an investment firm focusing on the most promising businesses, Salica has evolved into a unique set of private market funds investing in equity and debt across multiple sectors and stages, predominantly across the UK.

Salica fuses traditional values with a contemporary approach and balance exacting processes with the agility to capture commercial opportunity and compelling investment returns. Our continuous search for new opportunities has led us to create a balanced collection of contemporary funds and relationships.

More details can be found at: http://www.salicainvestments.com