Innovate UK Business Connect profiled Anteam founder Helen Xiaoqin Ma as part of its Women in Innovation success stories series, covering how a Department for Transport-backed feasibility study helped take the business from an early-stage idea to a revenue-generating company with signed customers.

The case study describes Anteam as an East Midlands-based logistics technology company developing AI-powered algorithms for an innovative logistics network that enables local delivery services while reducing carbon emissions through more efficient delivery operations.

The Women in Innovation funding accelerated the business by "at least 12 months," enabling validation with early adopters and the transition to revenue generation.
— Helen Xiaoqin Ma, Anteam Ltd

Funding and Recognition

  • Women in Innovation Programme — a Department for Transport-backed feasibility study, run by Innovate UK
  • Fast Start Innovation grant — Innovate UK
  • Women in Sustainability Innovation Accelerator — University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
2.6t
CO2 Saved, Early Trial
Alongside the funding, the case study reports Anteam transitioning from pre-revenue to revenue-generating, recruiting new staff and contractors, and nearing soft-launch with signed customers.

The full story of how that early funding shaped the technology now running in production, including its ant-colony-inspired approach to matching delivery capacity, is covered in our related piece on Anteam's coverage in Manufacturing Today. To see where that early-stage work has led, explore Anteam Reload™ or get in touch.