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Empirical Ventures is a UK-based venture capital firm and venture builder that leads pre-seed and seed rounds for deep science and deep-tech startups spun out of fundamental research. The firm focuses on sectors including life sciences, photonics & quantum, advanced materials, robotics & automation, and AgTech, operating as an SEIS/EIS fund.
35% of their portfolio is in Biotech & Life Sciences. Their most common stage is seed (52% of deals).
Portfolio
23
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
23 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OOrthofuse | Seed | — | Feb 2026 |
 Optera | Unknown | — | Jan 2026 |
 QV Bioelectronics | Pre-Seed | — | Jan 2026 |
| HHotGreen | Pre-Seed | — | Oct 2025 |
 booby biome | Seed | — | Sep 2025 |
 Ensilitech | Seed | — | Aug 2025 |
 Outsee | Seed | — | Jun 2025 |
 mintneuro | Unknown | — | Nov 2024 |
 Wase | Seed | $10.7M | Mar 2024 |
 Xgenera | Unknown | — | Jan 2024 |
 FermTech | Seed | — | — |
 Exciting Instruments | Seed | — | — |
 BoobyBiome | Seed | — | — |
 Caudal Energy | Seed | — | — |
 Nuclear Turbines | Unknown | — | — |
 Healome Therapeutics | Seed | — | — |
 NexusAM | Pre-Seed | — | — |
 Signapse | Seed | $2.5M | — |
| DDiPOLE Systems | Unknown | — | — |
 Halo Therapeutics | Pre-Seed | — | — |
| HHealome | Seed | — | — |
| DDiPOLE | Unknown | — | — |
 Porpoise Power | Unknown | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Creator Fund3 shared
Zero Carbon Capital3 shared
Blackfinch Ventures3 shared
XFactor Ventures2 shared
The Helm2 shared
Cambridge Angels2 shared
Elbow Beach2 shared
Northern Gritstone2 shared
Parkwalk Advisors2 shared
Oxford Science Enterprises2 shared
GG12 shared
SFC Capital2 shared
Innovate UK2 shared
Penny Jar Capital1 shared
Gaingels1 shared
Eos Advisory1 shared
Calculus Capital1 shared
#ANGELS1 shared
Kayyak Ventures1 shared
ACF Investors1 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026