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Ahren Innovation Capital
Venture capitalCambridge, Cambridgeshire · Pre-Seed–Growth · 29 people tracked
Also known as Ahren · AHREN INNOVATION CAPITAL LLP
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Investment thesis
Ahren Innovation Capital seeks outsized returns by investing at the intersection of ground-breaking science and high-end technology, guided by an ambition to have a positive impact on the world. Its founding and science partners bring deep technical expertise and are actively involved across sourcing, deep-tech diligence, and portfolio support. The firm backs bold visions and dedicates resources such as a Commercial Engine and unicorn-founder advisors to help entrepreneurs succeed. It also cultivates strategic LP partnerships that give portfolio companies access to expertise, customers, and market reach, positioning major LPs as disruptors. Ahren emphasizes strong values and building trusted relationships with founders.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 29 people
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Founder mafia
3 people who came through Ahren Innovation Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 33 of 44 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16Deep Tech ×16Biotech ×14Healthtech ×9Digital Health ×5Hardware ×5Cleantech ×4Energy ×4
HQs:United Kingdom×9United States×8Canada×1Germany×1Israel×1Latvia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×43 founders×34+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with education data
University of Cambridge ×4Latvijas Universitate ×2University of Bristol ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×8Engineering ×5Life Sciences ×4Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 21 founders with career history
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) ×2
Investments · 44 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 42024 · 42023 · 12022 · 52021 · 22020 · 22019 · 12018 · 12014 · 122 dated
Bicycle Therapeutics develops precision-guided therapeutics based on its proprietary bicyclic peptide (Bicycle) technology, designed to penetrate deep into tissues and target intractable solid tumor cancers.
BiotechHealthtechCambridge, GB
Gregory Winter(Director)inNIGEL CROCKETT(Executive Officer)inNICHOLAS KEEN(Executive Officer)SANTIAGO ARROYO(Executive Officer)inMICHAEL HANNAY(Executive Officer)MICHAEL SKYNNER(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAstellas Venture Management LLCCambridge Innovation CapitalDementia Discovery FundLongwood FundRidgeback CapitalSR One Capital Management+4 more
Mogrify is a biotechnology company developing in vivo cellular reprogramming therapies, using its proprietary MOGRIFY and epiMOGRIFY platforms that apply transcriptomic and epigenetic data to identify transcription factor combinations for converting one cell type into another.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Julian Gough(Co-founder)inOwen Rackham(Co-founder)inJose Polo(Co-founder)inDarrin M. Disley(CEO)in
BoardJane Osbourn(Chair)
Co-investorsAstellas Venture Management LLCParkwalk Advisors
Pictura Bio develops image-based diagnostic devices and machine learning algorithms for rapid infectious disease detection.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesOxford, GB
Co-investorsIQ Capital
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Switchback Systems develops a benchtop DNA synthesis platform that combines onboard oligonucleotide synthesis and gene assembly, aimed at putting synthetic biology tools directly in scientists' hands.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco Bay Area, US
Mary Noe(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardTimothy Richardson(Director)Paul Conley(Director)inA Craig Asher(Director)
Co-investorsGENERAL INCEPTIONVertical Venture PartnersOMX Ventures
Zya develops naturally-derived enzymes that change how the body processes food after eating, aiming to improve nutrition without altering taste.
BiotechFoodTech
Joshua Sauer(Co-Founder & CEO)inNiels Wicke(Co-Founder & CSO)in
Co-investorsAstanor VenturesBetter Ventures Central LlcCavallo VenturesIKJ CapitalRed BullSiddhi Capital+1 more
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The company develops a 6-base sequencing platform (duet evoC) that simultaneously profiles methylation (5mC, 5hmC), genetic variants, and fragmentomics from a single cfDNA sample.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechCambridge
Jason Mellad(Executive Officer, Director)inMartin Murphy(Director)Bobby Yerramilli-Rao(Director)Somasundaram Subramaniam(Director)Timothy Rink(Director)Thomas Hulme(Director)
Board seatAlice Newcombe-EllisShankar Balasubramanian· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsThird Point VenturesGV (Google Ventures)New Science VenturesSequoia CapitalTemasekThird Point
Develops application programming interfaces (APIs) for the Augmented Reality Cloud
Co-investorsAiSprouts VCAlumni VenturesPresence CapitalAnorak VenturesGeneral CatalystShasta Ventures
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Aerones provides robotic inspection, cleaning, coating, and repair services for wind turbine blades.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyRoboticsRiga, LV
Dainis Kruze(CEO)inJanis Putrams(CTO)in
BoardBala Nagarajan(Director)Paul Neal Jordan(Director)Andris Berzins(Director)inPHILIPP GOEHRE(Director)
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSCarbonChange VenturesEvergy VenturesFranz Haniel & Cie. GmbHFuture Positive Capital+18 more
AI21 develops trustworthy artificial intelligence technology to enhance human productivity.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Ori Goshen(Founder)inYoav Shoham(Founder)inAmnon Shashua(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesFelicis VenturesIntel CapitalLeonis Capital+8 more
Ambi Robotics builds AI-powered robotic systems for parcel sorting and warehouse operations, addressing supply chain and logistics challenges.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Stephen McKinley(Founder)inMatthew Matl(Founder)inDavid Gealy(Founder)Jeff Mahler(Founder)Jim Liefer(Founder)Ken Goldberg(Founder)
Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundBow CapitalVertex VenturesHouseRembrandt Venture PartnersTiger Global Management+1 more
Biomodal develops genomic and epigenomic sequencing technologies for life scientists and clinical researchers, enabling simultaneous analysis of genetic data and modified cytosine bases from a single DNA sample.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesCambridge, GB
BoardShankar BalasubramanianBobby Yerramilli-Rao
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)JIMCONew Science VenturesSequoia CapitalUniversity of Cambridge Enterprise
Bitfount provides a federated learning and data science platform that enables organizations to run AI models, conduct analytics, and perform model training on private data without transferring it to third parties.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechLondon, GB
Co-investorsPace VenturesSpeedinvestForesight GroupParkwalk AdvisorsPortfolio Ventures
Cassidy Bio develops a genomic foundation model that accelerates CRISPR gene editing therapy design by predicting optimal guides, editors, and delivery approaches.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechTel Aviv, IL
Yaniv Shmueli(Founder)inRom Kshuk(CEO)inAyal Hendel(CSO)in
Co-investors10DLool Ventures
Cellarity develops medicines using artificial intelligence and single-cell biology to address disease at the cellular level rather than targeting individual disease markers.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Avak Kahvejian Nick Plugis(Founder)
Co-investorsFlagship PioneeringManta Ray VenturesBlackRock
Constructive Bio is a biotechnology company that rewrites the genetic code to give cells access to non-canonical amino acid building blocks, expanding the range of proteins that can be designed, engineered, and manufactured.
BiotechDeep TechNew MaterialsCambridge, GB
Jason Chin(Professor)Jason W. Chin(Founder)Julius Fredens(Founder)Ola Wlodek, PhD(CEO)Prof. Jason Chin, PhD(CSO & Founder)
Co-investors+ND CapitalAmadeus Capital PartnersFine Structures VenturesGENERAL INCEPTIONLongeVCOMX Ventures+2 more
Edifice Health offers the Inflammatory Age test, a biomarker composite scoring system that measures and monitors a person's inflammatory and immune health for early detection and prevention of chronic disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechLongevitySan Mateo, US
David Furman, PhD(Co-Founder & Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board)Mark Davis, PhD(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisory Board Member)inWolfgang Daum(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Goldberg(CEO)inDavid Furman(Director)
BoardNaveen Krishnan(Director)in
Co-investorsBetter Food VenturesJoyance PartnersPaladin Capital GroupSocial StartsLeaps by BayerVertical Venture Partners
Graphcore builds processor hardware and systems for machine intelligence and AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Nigel Toon(Founder)inNick Bishop(Chief Financial Officer)inSally Doherty(Chief Marketing Officer)inJohn Walsh(Chief Operating Officer)inMarcus McElroy(General Manager)inHelen Byrne(VP AI Technology)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAtomicoBalderton CapitalBMW i VenturesBosch VenturesC4 Ventures+10 more
Heirloom operates Direct Air Capture (DAC) facilities that use limestone and carbon mineralization technology to permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere at scale.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechCalifornia, US
Shashank Samala(Founder)inNoah McQueen(Founder)
Co-investorsAENUAutodesk FoundationBreakthrough Energy VenturesBreyer CapitalCarbon Removal PartnersCollaborative Fund+12 more
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Hiverge builds an AI discovery engine that uses multiple parallel agents to automatically write and optimise algorithms for critical optimisation problems, from speeding up AI model training to solving combinatorial optimisation tasks.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsCambridge, GB
Alhussein Fawzi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpha Intelligence CapitalFlying Fish VenturesStemAI VCVela Partners
Longevity Health provides health insurance plans focused on optimizing quality of life for people in long-term care through value-based, personalized solutions addressing physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechLongevity
BoardRené Lerer(President of Guidewell Mutual Holding Company)
Co-investorsK2 HealthVenturesFounders FundKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersLilly VenturesNestle+1 more
Mentee Robotics designs and manufactures vertically integrated humanoid robots that combine proprietary hardware and AI software to perform tasks in households, warehouses, and manufacturing environments.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Amnon Shashua(Founder)inLior Wolf(Founder)Shai Shalev-Shwartz(Founder)
Co-investors10DCisco InvestmentsDaniel GutenbergSamsung Next
Micropsi Industries develops MIRAI, an AI-based vision and control system that trains industrial robots to handle tasks with variance, such as picking and insertion, and to adapt to changing factory conditions.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Ronnie Vuine(Founder)in
Co-investorsAsgard - human Capital for AIConvergecoparionProject A VenturesVsquared VenturesConvergence Ventures+3 more
New Carbon Inc. (dba Darwin Carbon) is an advanced materials manufacturer producing carbon microfiber products—sheets, tapes, wires, and yarns—that combine structural, electrical, and thermal performance to replace metals, plastics, and concrete.
Deep TechDefense TechNew Materials
Michael Gurau(Co-founder & CEO)inDavid Gailus(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsDeep Futurea16z cryptoBreakthrough Energy VenturesBreyer CapitalCarbonCarbon Removal Partners+7 more
New Culture produces animal-free dairy cheese products, starting with mozzarella for pizzerias, using food science to replicate the taste, melt, and stretch of conventional cheese.
Climate TechFoodTechSan Leandro, US
Matthew Gibson(Executive Officer, Director)inInja Radman(Founder)inMatt Gibson(Founder)Matt Gibson Inja Radman(Founder)
BoardSteve Sanger(Director)
Co-investorsAsymmetry VenturesBee PartnersGenoa VenturesS2G InvestmentsSynthesis CapitalCPT Capital+1 more
New Culture makes animal-free dairy cheese using precision fermentation and food science, starting with mozzarella aimed first at pizzerias.
BiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAera VC
Nu Quantum develops quantum networking solutions to enable commercial quantum computer scaling.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingCambridge, GB
Carmen Palacios-Berraquero(Founder)inMatthew Applegate(Founder)
Co-investors7percent VenturesAmadeus Capital PartnersEMV CapitalExpeditionsIQ CapitalMartlet Capital+7 more
Phaidra develops an AI control platform that uses reinforcement learning to optimize energy efficiency and operational performance in data centers and AI factories.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechEnergySeattle, US
Jim Gao(Founder)inVeda Panneershelvam(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inKatie Hoffman(Founder)inVedavyas Panneershelvam(Founder)
Co-investorsCollaborative FundCool Climate CollectiveEast Valley VenturesFlying Fish VenturesIncubate USIndex Ventures+9 more
Builds tools to replace silver with copper in solar manufacturing.
Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesPace VenturesPrelude VenturesVoyager PartnersWovenEarth
Rubedo Life Sciences develops therapeutics targeting aging by eliminating senescent cells to extend human healthspan.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevityMedical Devices
Julian Klein(Founder)Marco Quarta(Founder)Mark Gallop(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBeiersdorf Innovation FundCDP Venture CapitalEvolution VenturesIKJ CapitalKhosla Ventures+4 more
Sunfire develops solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) and alkaline electrolysis (AEL) technologies for producing green hydrogen and synthetic fuels, serving the industrial decarbonization market globally.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyHardwareDresden, DE
Carl Berninghausen(Founder)inChristian von Olshausen(Founder)Nils Aldag(Founder)in
Co-investorsEuropean Investment BankAster CapitalBlue Earth Capital AGInven CapitalCarbon Direct
Velocys licenses advanced Fischer-Tropsch reactor technology and catalysts for the commercial production of sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel, and synthetic eFuels.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyAbingdon
Roy Lipski(Executive Officer, Director)inSusan Robertson(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul F. Schubert(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPierre Jungels(Director)Jan Verloop(Director)Andrew Jamieson(Director)
Co-investorsCarbonCarbon DirectLightrock
Zapata Quantum is a publicly traded company (OTCQB: ZPTA) that develops quantum algorithms and applies agentic AI to automate quantum resource estimation workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum ComputingCambridge, US
Christopher Savoie(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardReed Sturtevant(Director)inAlán Aspuru-Guzik(Director)inRuss Wilcox(Director)
Co-investorsBosch VenturesComcast VenturesCXO FundPropagator VenturesRaptor GroupWorldQuant Ventures+7 more
ZOE provides personalized nutrition advice and testing based on scientific research to help individuals improve their health and dietary habits.
HealthtechWellness & Fitness
Jonathan Wolf(Founder)inGeorge Hadjigeorgiou(Founder)Tim Spector(Founder)
Co-investorsCoefficient CapitalDaphniMosaic VenturesAccompliceAir Street CapitalBalderton Capital+1 more
ZOE is a digital health company that uses continuous glucose monitoring and personalized nutrition science to help users make food choices aligned with their individual biology and optimize their metabolic health.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessLondon</hq_city> <parameter name="hq_country">GB
Jonathan Wolf(Co-founder & CEO)inSarah Berry(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)
Co-investorsAccompliceAir Street CapitalBalderton CapitalMosaic Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AdrestiaAdrestia TherapeuticsAhrenBicycle TherapeuticsCbddevMenteeOvo LabsPictura Bio
Exits · 3
1 IPOs · 2 acquisitionsBicycleNASDAQ: BCYCAdrestia Therapeuticsacq. by InsmedGraphcore Limitedacq. by SoftBank Corp.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesGraphcore Limited · graphcore.ai · Jul 31, 2026
Cassidy Bio · finsmes.com · Nov 21, 2025
Phaidra · finsmes.com · Oct 1, 2025
Photara · wsgr.com · Aug 28, 2025
Bitfount · eu-startups.com · Jul 23, 2025
Aerones · aerones.com · Jun 3, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘLLP designated member · since 2017
Corporate LLP designated member · since 2020
Corporate LLP member · since 2020
Corporate LLP member · since 2020
Alice Vanessa Ilse Newcombe-Ellis — 75–100% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 75 to 100 percent limited liability partnership, right to appoint and remove members limited liability partnership
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ahren Innovation Capital made?
- Ahren Innovation Capital has 44 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Ahren Innovation Capital invest at?
- Ahren Innovation Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Ahren Innovation Capital focus on?
- Ahren Innovation Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, IoT, Longevity, Medical Devices, Quantum Computing, Robotics, SaaS, Space Tech.
- Where is Ahren Innovation Capital located?
- Ahren Innovation Capital is headquartered in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB.
- Does Ahren Innovation Capital lead rounds?
- Ahren Innovation Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Ahren Innovation Capital co-invest with?
- Ahren Innovation Capital most often shares deals with Astellas Venture Management LLC, S2G Investments, 8VC, among 88 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does Ahren Innovation Capital back?
- Across 7 deals with disclosed amounts, Ahren Innovation Capital has joined rounds of $840K – $230M (median $25M).
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Co-investors · 12
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.
Comcast Ventures is the venture capital arm of Comcast NBCUniversal, backing early- to growth-stage companies in sectors relevant to Comcast's future, and offering portfolio companies access to Comcast NBCUniversal's expertise, scale, network, and resources.
Pitango is an Israel-based venture capital firm that has backed founders across technology sectors for decades, offering portfolio companies access to a broad network of customers, partners, and leaders.
SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes first-check pre-seed investments and follow-on rounds in startups focused on human and planetary health, providing lab space and hands-on support at its US locations.
Baruch Future Ventures is a climate-tech focused family investment firm that backs entrepreneurs building companies in the climate economy.
Refactor is a seed-stage venture firm run as a solo capitalist by Zal, backing founders building hard tech companies that address real-world problems.
Rembrandt Venture Partners (RVP) is a growth capital firm investing in emerging enterprise technology companies, bringing operational and venture experience to its portfolio.
Morpheus Ventures is a venture capital fund that backs early-stage companies and supports founders through the challenges of scaling toward hyper-growth.
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (MGHIF) is the corporate venture arm of Merck & Co., investing in digital health and data science companies that support and optimize biopharmaceutical operations to improve patient care.
Moonstone invests in startups working to drive systemic change and build a more sustainable future by addressing challenges at their core, supporting up to 60 companies with a founder-friendly approach and active partnership model.
Firms observed investing alongside Ahren Innovation Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Ahren Innovation Capital's recorded portfolio.
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