Universal Signalling

Signalling in days, not decades.

Universal Signalling is a disruptive start-up, in the currently stagnant railway signalling industry (worth £25bn annually), offering novel products with the highest level of functionality at a fraction of the cost and deployment time.  They successfully presented in June 2025 attracting 16 club investors. 

Proposition (or Vision)

Their product range is very different to anything currently available on the market today. Their signalling product range concentrates on ultimate simplicity: enabling rapid deployment to unlock much better value for clients and operators, sooner. U-Lock will enable delivery of signalling projects in days, not decades.

Investment Overview

“We were impressed by Universal Signalling’s technical depth and the clarity of their vision,” said Philip Day who lead the follow up due diligence for SAIC. “Their refreshing approach to solving fundamental market challenges is both ambitious and timely, and we’re excited to support their journey from concept to commercialisation.” 

Founder Response

“We’re thrilled to have Southern Angels anchor this tranche and to see the full allotment taken up so quickly,” said Sam Bemment, Founder and CEO of Universal Signalling. “This is a strong vote of confidence in our vision and the team’s ability to execute on our business plan. The funds raised will enable us to execute that plan: concurrently accelerating our R&D efforts around future product lines, whilst continuing to move early systems to market with our key light and heavy rail partners. When compared with some other industries, it is rare that this type of investment comes into rail, and even rarer for it to be into a company which is operating in the safety and operationally critical space. I would therefore like to add my thanks to our new partners for this vote of confidence in our team.”.