Administrators queuing for UK division of Microsoft-supported Builder.ai venture
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Builder.ai, a UK arm of the Microsoft-backed AI start-up, finds itself in hot water as it teeters on the brink of collapse. With the company filing for bankruptcy in the States, eager administrators await/stand by to give it some much-needed TLC during insolvency proceedings.
The future of Builder.ai's UK entities looks bleak, and according to our sources, Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has been tapped to step in and handle the messy business. Word on the street is that A&M will oversee the insolvency of Builder.ai's UK operations.
All this comes shortly after Builder.ai caved in the US, with its founder, Sachin Dev Duggal, stepping down earlier this year. The company managed to raise colossal sums of money from investors, including a Qatari sovereign wealth fund, nabbing them a fancy little 'unicorn' valuation of over $1B.
Builder.ai promised to make creating an app as easy as ordering a piping hot pizza, thanks to its AI wizardry. However, in recent weeks, the company's shady past has come to light, with media outlets like the Financial Times alleging that Builder.ai used potentially phony sales figures to reel in investors.
It's rumored that Mr. Duggal had even been on the hunt for deep-pocketed investors to save the ailing business from a downward spiral into insolvency. But alas, whether Builder.ai's UK entities have any juicy assets left to save remains unclear.
A spokesperson for A&M declined to comment when we reached out, leaving us hanging like a slice of cold and forgotten pizza.
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The looming insolvency of Builder.ai's UK operations could spark a domino effect in the tech industry, possibly leading to reevaluations in finance and business ventures that relied on technology as a cornerstone. Amidst this unfolding drama, questions about the role of technology in driving investment decisions and its potential impact on the future of start-ups surface, as lean deals in the industry are reconsidered.
