Ethos 🇬🇧
London AI / HR-tech company; Common Magic took part in its $23M Series A.
About Ethos
Ethos is a UK-based company. It has raised $23M in disclosed funding. FundFinder classes it as AI & ML.
Its investors also appear on FundFinder's most-active lists for Series A · Generalist (63 funds), Series A · AI (63 funds), Series A · Consumer (43 funds).
Company facts from Harmonic and public filings; team backgrounds from public profiles. Refreshed weekly.
Company snapshot
Ethos is a London-based AI expert network. Companies use it to find specialists, and it checks each professional's expertise with AI voice-agent interviews and a review of their existing work, such as papers, code and portfolios, rather than relying on job titles or CVs. It was founded by James Lo (ex-McKinsey, SoftBank) and Daniel Mankowitz (ex-Google DeepMind). It came out of stealth with a $3.25M seed round in March 2025 and raised a $22.75M Series A led by a16z in May 2026.
Series A · $23M · May 2026
Common Magic- Common Magic — Solo-GP pre-seed and seed fund founded in 2023 by Sarah Drinkwater (ex-Google, Atomico angel programme). · cheques £100k – £150k
Funding history
● rounds tracked in this directory · ○ earlier rounds web-verified from public announcements. Amounts as announced; undisclosed rounds omitted.