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NJF Capital

Corporate VC

London · Seed–Growth · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

NJF Capital positions itself as a bridge between traditional business and emerging technologies, investing internationally in companies developing transformative technologies across life sciences, deep tech, fintech, and the future of human performance. It targets breakthrough biology, precision medicine, computational drug discovery, and longevity-focused health platforms; frontier AI, autonomous technologies, secure compute, quantum research, and data infrastructure; and frontier science such as novel materials and bio-data convergence. The firm emphasizes ventures capable of scaling globally and delivering lasting impact and societal resilience.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
HQ
London, GB
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
21
Unicorns
5
IPOs
2

Team · 2 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Chris Hopkins· Head of Venture Capitalin

What they invest in

from 13 of 21 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×7Enterprise Software ×5Fintech ×4SaaS ×4Biotech ×3Deep Tech ×3Cloud Computing ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2

HQs:United States×7United Kingdom×3France×2Canada×1

Investments · 21 tracked

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By year:2024 · 12023 · 12021 · 22017 · 15 dated

Evolvevolv.comNASDAQ: EVLVNov 2023 · $13.3M

Evolv develops AI-powered weapons screening systems for high-throughput venues and facilities such as schools, hospitals, sports stadiums, and workplaces, delivered through a subscription model that combines proprietary sensor hardware, cloud-based software, and analytics dashboards with ongoing support services.

Becca McCarthy(Founder)inAnil Chitkara(Founder)John Kedzierski(Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director)inGeorge C. Kutsor(Chief Financial Officer)Robert Marshall(Chief Revenue Officer)inMichael Ellenbogen(Founder)

Co-investorsService Provider CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Horizons VenturesLux Capital

SpaceXspacex.comNASDAQ: SPCX

Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary

Hawthorne, US

Elon Musk(Founder)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Mueller(Founder)

BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)in

Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures1802 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures+211 more

Applied Intuitionappliedintuition.comin𝕏

Applied Intuition develops physical AI software for autonomous and intelligent machines, including vehicles, robots, ships, and satellites across industries like automotive, defense, logistics, and manufacturing.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US

Qasar Younis(Founder)inPeter Ludwig(Founder)inQasar Younis Peter Ludwig(Founder)

Co-investors137 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBond Capital ManagementCatalytic Impact FoundationCoatue ManagementElad Gil+33 more

Bioptimusbioptimus.cominFeb 2024 · $35M

Bioptimus is an AI-first biotech company developing a universal AI foundation model that connects biology across scales, from molecules and cells to tissues and whole organisms, to support biomedical research and innovation.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechParis, FR

Eric Durand(Founder)inFelipe Llinares-López(Co-founder & VP of AI)inRodolphe Jenatton(Founder)inZelda Mariet(Founder)inJean-Philippe Vert(Founder)inDavid Cahané(Co-founder & General Manager)

Co-investorsAndera PartnersCathay InnovationFELIX CAPITALFrstHeadlineHeadline Growth Management, LLC+7 more

Cadencecadencework.comin𝕏Defunct

Cadence organizes virtual team-building events for distributed organizations.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Melissa Du(Founder)inEric Park(Founder)inSteph Hon(Founder)Nikhil Patel(Engineer)

Co-investorsY Combinator2.12 AngelsAmplify PartnersArgoDTX VenturesFabric Ventures+12 more

Cambriancambrian.orgin𝕏Jun 2021

Cambrian builds blockchain data and AI infrastructure, drawing on experience in onchain data, verifiability, and DeFi data systems.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechLondon

Sam Green(Founder)inFady Saad(Director)Oliver Mitchell(Director)Joao Filipe Nunes Seabra(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Miika Petteri Satori(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsBlockchain BuildersGS FuturesCybernetix VenturesFlow TradersFranklin TempletonNomad Capital+3 more

Deep Genomicsdeepgenomics.comin

Deep Genomics develops AI-based biological foundation models to identify drug targets and design molecules, aiming to speed up drug discovery.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechToronto, CA

Brendan Frey(Founder)inBrian O'Callaghan(Chief Executive Officer)inDavid Johnston(Chief Financial Officer)inClive Bertram(Chief Business Officer)inTom Masterson(Chief Operating Officer)inGreg Hoffman(Chief Scientific Officer)in

Co-investors11.2 CapitalBloomberg BetaFuture VenturesKensington Capital Partners LimitedMagnetic VenturesSoftBank Vision Fund+2 more

Griffin Bank Ltdgriffin.comin𝕏

Griffin is a banking-as-a-service platform offering API-based banking infrastructure for fintechs and other businesses to embed banking and financial products.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB

David Jarvis(Founder)inAllen Rohner(Founder)inPhoebe Wallis(Chief Revenue Officer)inEd Carter(Chief Operating Officer)inDora Grant(Chief Risk Officer)inRob VanBreda(Interim Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsNotion CapitalCrane Venture PartnersDG Daiwa VenturesInsiders VenturesNordicNinjaOutrun Ventures+4 more

Groq Incgroq.comin𝕏

Groq designs and manufactures the LPU (Language Processing Unit), a chip purpose-built for AI inference, and operates GroqCloud, a platform for running inference workloads with low latency and cost efficiency across global data centers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US

Jonathan Ross(Founder)inDouglas Wightman(Founder)

BoardChamath Palihapitiya(Director)in

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Acequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni VenturesAxiom PartnersB CapitalBanca Investis — Family Office+74 more

Lendablelendable.co.ukin𝕏Sep 2017

Lendable is an online consumer lending service offering personal loans from £1,000 to £25,000 over 1-5 years, letting applicants check their rate without affecting their credit score.

ConsumerFintechNew York, GB

Daniel Goldfarb(Executive Officer, Director)Dylan Fried(Executive Officer, Director)inJakob Schwarz(Founder)inVictoria van Lennep(Founder)inMatthew Perlman(Director)Amar Inamdar(Director)

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalFenway Summer VenturesPassion CapitalTeachers' Venture GrowthFrench PartnersGoldman Sachs+1 more

NJF Holdingsnjfholdings.comin

NJF Holdings is an investment firm that deploys long-term capital across venture capital, private equity, real estate, and sports and media, with a focus on sectors including longevity, cybersecurity, sport, life sciences, and deep tech.

Sector Agnostic

Nicole Junkermann(Founder)in

Owkinowkin.comin𝕏

Owkin develops AI Scientist, an autonomous AI system that uses biological large language models and multimodal patient data to accelerate drug discovery for pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechSilicon Valley, FR

Thomas Clozel(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inGilles Wainrib(Co-founder)inThomas Clozel Gilles Wainrib(Founder)

Co-investorsBridford Investments (Bridford Group)Cathay InnovationF-Prime CapitalFrstGV (Google Ventures)Alpha Intelligence Capital+3 more

Pestogetpesto.comin𝕏Seed

Pesto Mastercard offers affordable credit for people with poor or limited credit history, positioning itself as an alternative to high-cost pawn loans.

FintechSan Francisco, US

James Savoldelli(Founder)inMonica Dean(Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel)Gabriel Dorsch(Senior Software Engineer)Tim Richey(Head of Operations)Wes Berry(Software Engineer)Morgan Jefferson(Hiring Manager)

Co-investorsActivant CapitalCommerce VenturesCore Venture CapitalSoma CapitalTruStage VenturesY Combinator+12 more

Revolutrevolut.comin

London-based digital banking app offering multi-currency accounts, cards, trading and business accounts to 65m+ customers.

London, GB

Nikolay Storonsky(Founder)inVlad Yatsenko(Founder)inNik Storonsky(Founder)

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Aglae VenturesAlanda Capital Holding LimitedAlkeon InnovationAlpha Wave GlobalAMK Investment Office+59 more

Ripplingrippling.comin𝕏

Rippling is a workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, finance, and employee data across a business.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Parker Conrad(CEO)inPrasanna Sankar(Founder)inPrasanna S(CTO)inSachin Bhat(Engineering)inMike Crooks(Senior Tech Recruiter)Kate Wright(Senior Recruiter)

Co-investors1435 CapitalAbstract VenturesAmino CapitalAnsa CapitalBain Capital Tech OpportunitiesBedrock+65 more

Stairwellstairwell.comin

Stairwell provides cybersecurity threat intelligence solutions to help teams identify and address security threats.

Cybersecurity

Mike Wiacek(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelBallistic VenturesGradient VenturesIn-Q-TelS32Sequoia Capital+4 more

Terzoterzo.aiin𝕏Aug 2021

Terzo AI centralizes and processes enterprise documents from cloud storage, ERPs, and procurement systems, extracting metadata and providing analytics insights for finance, procurement, and legal teams.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLos Angeles, US

Al Giocondi(Founder)inBrandon Card(Founder)inPradeep Thangavel(Founder)in

Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalAlign VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalInnovation Global CapitalPay It Forward - PIFTech Square Ventures+1 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AetherArdaCoindrumHalcyon

Exits · 2

2 IPOs

EvolvNASDAQ: EVLVSpaceXNASDAQ: SPCX

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has NJF Capital made?
NJF Capital has 21 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
What stage does NJF Capital invest at?
NJF Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does NJF Capital focus on?
NJF Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Fintech, Healthtech, Longevity, Medical Devices, New Materials, Quantum Computing, Robotics.
Where is NJF Capital located?
NJF Capital is headquartered in London, GB.

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Nicole Junkermann präsentiert Elvie - ein Investition von NJF Capital | Videos & Movies on Vimeo

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Nicole Junkermann, presenta ‘Soundtrack Your Brand’, una inversión de NJF Capital

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Nicole Junkermann presenta Spoon Guru, una inversión de NJF Capital

Nicole Junkermann · Nicole Junkermann

Nicole Junkermann presenta Elvie, una inversión de NJF Capital

Nicole Junkermann · Nicole Junkermann

Nicole Junkermann presents Elvie - an NJF Capital investment

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Nicole Junkermann presents Groq - an NJF Capital Investment

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