Ahren Innovation Capital
Venture capitalCambridge, Cambridgeshire · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 34 people tracked
Also known as 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 15, 2026.
Team · 34 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Ahren Innovation Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 31 of 40 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16Deep Tech ×15Biotech ×14Healthtech ×8Digital Health ×5Hardware ×5Cleantech ×4Energy ×4
HQs:United Kingdom×8United States×8Germany×1Israel×1Latvia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×43 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
University of Cambridge ×4Latvijas Universitate ×2University of Bristol ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×5Engineering ×4Life Sciences ×4Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 18 founders with career history
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) ×2
Investments · 40 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32024 · 22023 · 12022 · 42021 · 22020 · 22019 · 12018 · 12014 · 118 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)inKEVIN LEE(Executive Officer, Director)inNIGEL CROCKETT(Executive Officer)inNICHOLAS KEEN(Executive Officer)SANTIAGO ARROYO(Executive Officer)inMICHAEL HANNAY(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAstellas Venture Management LLCCambridge Innovation CapitalLongwood FundSR One Capital ManagementSV Health InvestorsVertex Ventures HC+2 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 VenturesBetter Ventures Central LlcCavallo VenturesSiddhi CapitalUnruly Capital
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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 VenturesAhrenGV (Google Ventures)New Science VenturesSequoia CapitalTemasek+1 more
Aerones provides robotic inspection, cleaning, coating, and repair services for wind turbine blades.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyRoboticsRiga, LV
Dainis Kruze(Founder/CEO)inJanis Putrams(Founder/CTO)in
BoardPHILIPP GOEHRE(Director)ANDRIS BERZINS(Director)inNIGEL MCCLEAVE(Director)
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSCarbonChange VenturesEvergy VenturesFranz Haniel & Cie. GmbHFuture Positive Capital+5 more
AI21 develops trustworthy artificial intelligence technology to enhance human productivity.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Ori Goshen(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)inYoav Shoham(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesFelicis VenturesIntel CapitalLeonis Capital+6 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)in
Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundBow CapitalVertex VenturesAhrenRembrandt Venture PartnersTiger Global Management
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-investorsJIMCONew Science Ventures
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
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 Materials
Jason Chin(Professor)
Co-investors+ND CapitalAmadeus Capital PartnersFine Structures VenturesGENERAL INCEPTIONLongeVCOMX Ventures+3 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(Co-founder and Executive Chairman)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 CapitalBalderton CapitalBMW i VenturesBosch VenturesC4 VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)+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 & CEO)in
Co-investorsAutodesk FoundationBreakthrough Energy VenturesBreyer CapitalCarbon Removal PartnersFloating PointHAWKTAIL+6 more
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 VenturesVela 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
Co-investors10DCisco InvestmentsSamsung 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 AIConvergeProject A VenturesVsquared VenturesConvergence Venturescoparion+3 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(Director)in
BoardSteve Sanger(Director)
Co-investorsAsymmetry VenturesBee PartnersGenoa VenturesS2G InvestmentsSynthesis Capital
Nu Quantum develops quantum networking solutions to enable commercial quantum computer scaling.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingCambridge, GB
Carmen Palacios-Berraquero(Founder)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesAmadeus Capital PartnersEMV CapitalExpeditionsIQ CapitalMartlet Capital+4 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(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member)inVeda Panneershelvam(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, Board Member)inKatie Hoffman(Co-Founder, President, Chief Operating Officer, Board Member)inVedavyas Panneershelvam(Founder)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundCool Climate CollectiveEast Valley VenturesFlying Fish VenturesIncubate USIndex Ventures+8 more
Rubedo Life Sciences develops therapeutics targeting aging by eliminating senescent cells to extend human healthspan.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevityMedical Devices
Co-investorsBeiersdorf Innovation FundCDP Venture CapitalEvolution VenturesKhosla VenturesLongeVCModi Ventures+2 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, former CEO, Supervisory Board member)inChristian von Olshausen(Founder)Nils Aldag(Founder, CEO)in
Co-investorsEuropean Investment BankBlue Earth Capital AGInven Capital
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-investorsCarbon
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 GroupRobert Bosch Venture Capital+7 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.
6DAdrestiaAdrestia TherapeuticsAhrenCbddevMenteeOvo LabsPictura BioZoe
Exits · 3
1 IPOs · 2 acquisitionsBicycleNASDAQ: BCYCAdrestia Therapeuticsacq. by InsmedGraphcoreacq. by SoftBank Corp. Website
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Ahren · dev.to · Sep 15, 2026
Longevity · blog.mean.ceo · Sep 12, 2026
Mentee Robotics · en.wowtale.net · Aug 25, 2026
Graphcore · graphcore.ai · Jul 31, 2026
AI21 Labs · calcalistech.com · Jul 7, 2026
Zapata Computing · tipranks.com · Apr 24, 2026
Rubedo Life Sciences · fightaging.org · Apr 8, 2026
Ambi Robotics · berkeleyside.org · Apr 6, 2026
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 40 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 4 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, Late Stage 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, 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 70 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 12
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 a venture capital firm that has backed founders across multiple stages for decades, providing capital along with network access to customers, partners, and experienced leaders.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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