Startups
Trismik
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Trismik develops software for evaluating and selecting large language models, including QuickCompare and tools that replay an agent’s production traffic against candidate models to identify behavioural differences. It is a University of Cambridge spinout, legally Trismik Ltd, active England and Wales company16205229 incorporated24January2025. Its research origin is the university Language Technology Lab’s application of psychometrics, item-response theory and adaptive testing to AI capability evaluation. Earlier claims about evaluation speed, cost savings and dataset correlations are company-reported experimental results, not universal independent guarantees. Current own product materials emphasise comparisons on a customer’s data and production tasks; the original2025 experimentation platform is retained as historical product context. Own September24,2025 financing announcement confirms a completed GBP2.2M pre-seed led by Twinpath Ventures, with Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Parkwalk Advisors, Fund F, Vento and angels from Ventures Together. Exact subscribing vehicles and undisclosed individual tickets are not guessed. A separate GBP97000 Technology Investment Fund award in2024 supported pre-incorporation research commercialisation; its payment schedule and legal recipient allocation are unpublished. The award is distinguished from the2025 equity financing. The current public about page names Rebekka Mikkola and Nigel Collier; issuer publications and founder posts additionally identify technical and operational people, while the legal register identifies the board. SOC2 is presented by the own site as in progress, not a completed certification.
Founded 2025
Team
 Alice PernthallerAssociate Applied Scientist |
 Esma BalkırApplied Scientist |
 James Glyn ThomasInvestor Director representing Cambridge Enterprise Ventures |
 John SpindlerInvestor Director representing Twinpath Ventures |
 Kieran VailFounder’s Associate (published 2025–2026 affiliation) · Head of Business Operations (self-reported promotion; exact post date unavailable) |
 Marco BasaldellaCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer |
 Nigel CollierCo-founder and Chief Scientist · Director |
 Rebekka MikkolaCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer · Director |
 Vincenzo CarlinoFounding Engineer |