MD One Ventures
Venture capitalLondon · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
MD One Ventures backs early-stage, product-focused DeepTech companies with strong commercial foundations that can advance European and Allied national security capabilities. It partners with founding teams building dual-use technologies serving both commercial and governmental customers, and invests across a range of subsectors and technology types (software and hardware) spanning national security, enterprise and defence, without requiring an existing government track record. The firm concentrates on businesses founded in or operationally focused on Europe and the UK, invests from pre-seed to Series A, and seeks to make follow-on investments in subsequent rounds while providing significant value-add through a founder-friendly approach.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 8 of 20 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7Cybersecurity ×3Robotics ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Deep Tech ×2Enterprise Software ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Biotech ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×2Singapore×1United States×1
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAirfinity provides AI-powered predictive analytics, simulation, and forecasting for the life sciences industry, focused on medicine and vaccine demand forecasting across specific disease areas.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Rasmus Bech Hansen(CEO & Co-Founder)Sacha Carton(COO & Co-Founder)
Lab 1 provides an AI application that inspects files across open, dark, and private sources to discover sensitive data and detect breach risk, including PII, financial documents, source code, credentials, and compliance exposure.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
MatNex (Materials Nexus) is a materials design company that uses first-principles computation, machine learning, and materials engineering to design new materials to customer-defined performance and cost specifications, then owns and licenses the resulting material IP.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew Materials
Advanced materials company transforming metals into high-performing nanomaterials for energy applications and national infrastructure supply chain resilience.
Pimloc builds visual AI privacy software, including Secure Redact for anonymizing sensitive video content and Pholio for classifying visual content, enabling organizations to process large-scale video while protecting personal data.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureSaaS
Simon Randall(Co-founder & CEO)James Leigh(Co-founder & CTO)
Valarian builds ACRA, an infrastructure platform for organizations requiring high levels of control, privacy, and compliance in their digital environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB
Max Buchan(Co-founder & CEO)Josh McLaughlin(Co-founder & COO)
XTEND develops AI-powered operating systems and mission platforms for unmanned aerial and ground systems, enabling single operators to command and autonomously coordinate multiple assets across military and defense operations.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRobotics
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesValarian · siliconangle.com · Jul 14, 2026
Xtend · washingtonpost.com · Jul 13, 2026
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘDirector · British · since 2021
Aq1440 Ltd — 25–50% of shares, 25–50% of voting rights, right to appoint and remove directors
William John Mcmanners — significant influence or control
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does MD One Ventures invest at?
- MD One Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does MD One Ventures focus on?
- MD One Ventures focuses on Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, New Materials, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is MD One Ventures located?
- MD One Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.
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