SCVC is an award-winning deep tech venture capital firm based in Bristol, UK, led by exited founders with deep technical expertise. It invests in early-stage UK deep tech startups — from pre-seed to Series A — across areas including biotech, quantum, AI, and advanced materials.
43% of their portfolio is in Biotech & Life Sciences. They made 2 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is seed (43% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $19.3M (across 3 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
7
Fund Size
$100M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
HD
Harry Destecroix
Managing Partner
CF
Catherine Fletcher
General Partner
JW
John Williams
General Partner
LD
Laura Davies
Deep Tech Investor
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
7 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 HoudiniBio | Pre-Seed | $1.9M | Jun 2026 |
 Portal Biotech | Series A | $35M | Jun 2025 |
| IInmagene | Series B | $21M | Nov 2020 |
| HHoudini Bio | Pre-Seed | — | — |
 Delta.g | Seed | — | — |
 PhovIR | Seed | — | — |
 IsomAb | Seed | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Cambridge Enterprise2 shared
Deep Science Ventures2 shared
8VC1 shared
WS Investment Company1 shared
Earlybird Venture Capital1 shared
We Venture Capital1 shared
Innovation Nest1 shared
Amino Collective1 shared
British Business Bank1 shared
Pillar VC1 shared
XYZ Venture Capital1 shared
Panacea Venture1 shared
Northern Gritstone1 shared
Broadview Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026