Beast Ventures
Venture capitalHong Kong · Seed · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Beast targets breakthrough engineering and applied science startups with potential to generate substantial financial returns while addressing health, climate, or broader societal challenges. The firm focuses on deep frontier technologies at the seed stage across the UK and Continental Europe, supporting founders from inception through growth.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 20 of 49 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10Biotech ×8Deep Tech ×6Healthtech ×6SaaS ×4Climate Tech ×2Digital Health ×2Energy ×2
HQs:United Kingdom×4United States×4France×1
Investments · 49 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12021 · 12017 · 13 dated
Fervo Energy develops next-generation geothermal technology using advanced drilling and sensing techniques to unlock carbon-free, 24/7 power generation in previously uneconomic locations.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHouston, US
Tim Latimer(Founder & CEO)inJack Norbeck(Founder)in
BoardDavid Thomas Danielson(Director)inNicholas Walrod(Director)Ion Yadigaroglu(Director)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBaruch Future VenturesCarbonCongruent VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)+10 more
Co-investors500 Startups VietnamChanzo CapitalCincyTechElizabeth Street VenturesGG CapitalHinge Capital+7 more
Co-investorsa16z cryptoA16Z SpeedrunBeyond Earth VenturesBooz Allen VenturesDigerati InvestmentsIntegra Groupe+5 more
Ada is a founder support program that provides growth specialists, talent partnership services, and founder welfare support including childcare access.
Future of Work
Co-investorsEnterprise Capital Funds
Nutropy uses precision fermentation with engineered microorganisms to produce animal-free milk proteins (bioidentical casein), which it blends with plant-based fats and lactose-free sugars into a ready-to-use milk solution for cheesemaking.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechÉvry, FR
Co-investorsBig Pi VenturesBig Idea Ventures
Co-investorsPeakRedbus VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
Co-investorsLux CapitalPractica Capital
Biotech startup founded to create the next generation of broad-spectrum vaccines against highly variable pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2.
Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesRed Bear Ventures
Cogitat develops brain-computer interface (BCI) technology combining neuroscience and AI/ML, with work spanning neuroinformatics, data science, and XR product engineering.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHealthtech
Allan Ponniah(Cofounder - CEO)inDimitrios Adamos(Cofounder - CTO)inStefanos Zafeiriou(Cofounder - Scientific Lead)inNikos Laskaris(Cofounder - Neuroinformatics Lead)inIrene Kotsia(Cofounder - Data/ML Lead)inYannis Panagakis(Cofounder - AI/ML Lead)in
Co-investorsCambridge Angels group
Technology that quantifies, digitises, and simulates human physiology using machine learning to increase diagnostic accuracy.
Uses deep learning to drive facial analysis and generation technology.
Fifty Years is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm that backs founders using technology, particularly deep tech and breakthrough science, to address problems like the climate crisis, disease, connectivity, and malnutrition.
Deep Tech
Co-investorsBlue Haven InitiativeNexus Bay
Co-investorsBeyond Earth Ventures
Helix Nanotechnologies develops mRNA-based therapeutics for disease treatment and environmental applications, currently advancing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate for immunocompromised patients and testing interventions targeting climate challenges.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechBoston, US
Nikolai Eroshenko(Founder/CSO)in
Co-investorsChampion Hill VenturesFifty YearsLifeline VenturesLongeVCMetaplanetSGH Capital+6 more
Develops mRNA therapeutics designed to treat Covid-19 variants, cancer, and other diseases using artificial intelligence and synthetic biology.
Co-investorsBascom VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)HAWKTAILLifeline VenturesThe Venture Collective
The page provides only a navigation menu with no descriptive content about the company's products or services.
Hoxton Ventures is a European venture capital firm that invests early in founders building companies in new market categories, with support to help portfolio companies enter the US market.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsAMK Investment OfficeIsomer Capital
Illumina Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on genomics and precision health investing.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsIllumina Accelerator
Inoviv provides custom multiplexed LC-MS proteomics panels for biomarker discovery and analysis in drug discovery and development.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB
Ernestas Sirka(CSO)inMichael Dove(Founding CEO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstHoxton VenturesForesight Group
Co-investorsCalm/Storm VCClean Energy VenturesModi VenturesPerot Jain
This is a venture capital firm, not a portfolio company.
London, GB
Leila Rastegar Zegna(Founder)in
Co-investorsIsomer CapitalOVNI Capital
Building an AI expert system designed to optimize healthcare delivery.
LabGenius develops EVA, an automated discovery engine for identifying and co-optimizing complex therapeutic antibodies such as multispecifics across multiple properties.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechLondon
Harrison Rickerby(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJames Field(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Air Street CapitalBackedChampion Hill VenturesGigafundKindred Capital+9 more
Lydia AI develops ORCA, an AI engine that takes complex operational problems described in natural language, voice memos, or uploaded files and produces structured deliverables such as reports, entity-relationship graphs, and optimized plans.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsKickstart VenturesWI Harper Group
Maki.vc is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage deep tech and startups, with a focus on the Nordics and Europe.
Deep Tech
Co-investorsPeakTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Maki.vcSpecialist VC
Produces milk proteins identical to those found in cow's milk to create premium French cheeses.
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesBig Pi Ventures
Obvious is an investment firm that backs founders building solutions in areas such as human health, longevity, and sustainability.
Ochre Bio develops RNA therapeutics and drug discovery platforms targeting liver disease, combining proprietary human liver datasets with AI-driven causal prediction and human tissue validation models.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB
Quin Wills(Founder/CSO)inJack O'Meara(Founding CEO)in
BoardChinwe UkomaduElaine SullivanEliot ForsterJack Castle
Co-investorsBackedCoastCapEntrepreneur FirstExpaHoxton VenturesLifeforce Capital+6 more
Percepto provides inspection and monitoring software (Percepto AIM) and an autonomous drone-in-a-box portfolio (Percepto Air) for energy and critical infrastructure operators.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyRobotics
Dor Abuhasira(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtento CapitalEmerge VenturesKoch Disruptive TechnologiesSpider CapitalState of Mind VenturesSummit Peak Ventures+4 more
Produces lab-grown meat using cell culture techniques to address climate change, food shortages, and animal welfare.
Q.bio provides quantitative biology assessments and longitudinal health monitoring for preventive care, offering comprehensive measurable exams at the scale of premium care providers.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechSan Carlos, US
Jeffrey Kaditz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Clarissa Shen(Executive Officer)
BoardTerry Doyle(Director)Vijay Pande, Ph.D.(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzEvolution Ventures
Analytics engine that maps living soil to help agricultural professionals maximize the value of every acre.
Scantrust offers a QR code platform for global brands to run marketing campaigns, comply with digital labeling laws such as GS1 Digital Link and Digital Product Passports, detect counterfeits, and track products across the supply chain.
Logistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalPrivilège VenturesSecurity Leadership Capital
Sonalytic provides audio identification technology that recognizes songs, mixed content, and short clips (including musical stems in derivative works) via a web interface and API.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Sparrho is a research discovery platform that helps academics and researchers find and organise relevant scientific literature, indexing over 60 million articles from 45,000+ journals and preprint servers.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSLondon, GB
Vivian Chan(CEO)inNilu Satharasinghe(Cofounder)
Co-investorsEntrepreneur First
Co-investorsAIR CapitalClean Energy Ventures
The Creator Fund invests in founders developing scientific solutions to major global challenges.
Deep Tech
Co-investorsMetavallon VC
Developer of next-generation protein-based therapeutics using a machine learning-driven evolution engine.
Trace Genomics, now part of Miraterra, provides soil analysis and genomic sequencing to give growers and agronomists insights on nutrients and pathogens across more than 70 crops and 225+ pathogens.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechBurlingame, US
Poornima Parameswaran(Executive Officer, Director)Diane Wu(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Toelle(Director)Joe Pianelli(Director)William Buckner(Director)
Co-investorsOspraie Ag ScienceS2G InvestmentsWP Global PartnersFall Line Capital
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioFervo EnergyNASDAQ: FRVO
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPercepto · startuphub.ai · Aug 17, 2026
Fervo Energy · investing.com · Jul 17, 2026
Trace Genomics · igrownews.com · Mar 26, 2026
Ochre Bio · endpoints.news · Oct 1, 2025
Maki VC · arcticstartup.com · Sep 30, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Beast Ventures made?
- Beast Ventures has 49 tracked investments.
- What stage does Beast Ventures invest at?
- Beast Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Beast Ventures focus on?
- Beast Ventures focuses on Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Beast Ventures located?
- Beast Ventures is headquartered in Hong Kong, HK.
- Who does Beast Ventures co-invest with?
- Beast Ventures most often shares deals with Clean Energy Ventures, Entrepreneur First, DCVC (Data Collective), among 105 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 1
Big Idea Ventures is a venture capital fund with startup accelerators focused on solving global challenges in the food innovation space. The firm operates accelerator programs twice yearly across New York City, Singapore, and Paris, investing in alternative protein and food technology startups.
Firms observed investing alongside Beast Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Beast Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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