Unruly Capital
Venture capitalLondon · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Unruly Capital invests in contrarian, frontier-tech founders pursuing ideas that appear too early or too strange today. Its theses center on structural depopulation driving demand for robotics, fertility, longevity and energy-abundant automation; decentralization of industrial production toward local, modular, electrified networks across energy, food, manufacturing, biology and materials; the rise of new private and supranational 'sovereigns' as nation states lose capacity; and a coming 'peptide age' of metabolic-disease therapeutics reshaping pharma, food, cardiovascular care and longevity. The firm prizes founders showing audacity, urgency, agency and consequence, and welcomes founders' own visions of the future.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 46 of 138 portfolio companiesClimate Tech ×15Deep Tech ×15Biotech ×13AI & Machine Learning ×11Advanced Manufacturing ×10Cleantech ×10Hardware ×10New Materials ×7
HQs:United States×13United Kingdom×8Switzerland×2Canada×1Germany×1Spain×1
Investments · 138 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 22023 · 12022 · 12015 · 17 dated
Adaptyv Bio develops technologies for protein engineering that enable the design and testing of new proteins for applications in medicine, industrial enzymes, and functional materials.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechLausanne, CH
Julian Englert(Founder)inDaniel Nakhaee-Zadeh Gutierrez(Founder)inRobert KapturGerard AntounSam Burns
Alga Biosciences develops feed additives that reduce methane emissions from cattle — cutting cow burps to combat climate change.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotechClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Alex Brown(Co-founder and CEO)Daria Balatsky(Founder)inCaroline McKeon(Founder)in
Applied Atomics develops space launch and test infrastructure for commercial rocket companies.
Deep TechEnergyHardwareSpace TechAnchorage, US
Ben Kellie(CEO)Paul Keutelian(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Lambert(Executive Officer, Director)
Aquanzo is a company focused on marine life preservation and improving the food chain, working on feed as part of aquaculture and food sustainability.
AgTechCircular EconomyClimate TechFoodTechSt. Andrews, GB
Rémi Gratacap(Co-founder)Stefanie Lobnig(Co-founder)
GreenFi (formerly Aspiration's consumer finance brand) offers climate-friendly banking and investing, including checking, savings, and investment accounts whose deposits avoid funding fossil fuels.
Climate TechFintechImpact & Social Good
Tim Newell(CEO)
Seattle, US
Paul Mahacek(Executive Officer, Director)Paul-Emmanuel Herve(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJohn Everett(Director)
Atomwise uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to discover novel small-molecule drugs, with a current focus on developing treatments for immune and inflammatory diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Izhar Wallach(Executive Officer, Director)Yan Zhao(Executive Officer)Stephen Worland(Executive Officer, Director)Gavin Teo(Director)Abraham Heifets(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardRobert Mittendorff(Director)
Beyond Aero develops electric business aircraft using hydrogen propulsion, designed to achieve range exceeding 800 nautical miles for aviation markets.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechHardwareSpace TechToulouse, FR
Hugo Tarlé(Founder)in
EcoSafi provides clean-burning biomass pellet fuel and free-leased cooking stoves for households and commercial customers, offering a lower-cost, lower-emission alternative to charcoal and LPG.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Eden Bio develops machine-learning technology for genetic engineering and protein yield optimization across food, pharmaceutical, and biofuel industries.
AI & Machine LearningBiotech
Exogene is a techbio startup using a generative AI and deep learning platform to discover novel, high-affinity TCR-based (T-cell receptor) therapies for treating solid tumors.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechOxford, GB
Federico Paoletti(CEO & Co-Founder)Andrea Mambrini(CTO & Co-Founder)
Extracellular is a contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) for animal and plant cell technologies in non-health biotech, offering R&D, regulatory support, and scale-up and contract manufacturing services.
BiotechFoodTechNew Materials
Ferrum Technologies develops a proprietary melter technology to produce zero-emission steel and cement at cost parity with conventional fossil-based production methods.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate Tech
Freedom Biosciences develops neuropsychiatric therapeutics, focusing on novel treatments for conditions including depression, PTSD, and alcoholism.
BiotechDigital HealthMental Health
Dr. John Krystal(Co-founder & CEO)Dina Burkitbayeva(Co-founder)
Halen Mattison(Cofounder)Luke Neise(Cofounder)
Global OTEC develops the OTEC Power Module, a modular self-contained skid that generates clean baseload electricity from Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion by using the temperature difference between warm surface and cold deep seawater in tropical oceans.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Heart Aerospace develops electric regional aircraft for commercial airline operators.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Anders Forslund(Founder/CEO)in
Hephaestus Technologies builds AI physics models and machine learning tools for plasma systems research and development, including a plasma solver (PLASMA-gen) that predicts plasma conditions from experimental data and AI-driven materials discovery for superconductors.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsNew York, US
Infinite Roots (formerly Mushlabs) is a biotech company that uses fermentation and mycelium to develop food ingredients for kitchens, supermarkets, and supply chains.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechHamburg, DE
MazenCathyThibault
Kateri helps ranchers build natural capital and earn income through carbon credits and nature-based programs by providing soil sampling, ranch advisory, technology, and infrastructure investments such as water systems and perennial seeding.
AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Kubik operates a circular economy model that turns urban waste, including plastic, into low-carbon building materials for industries such as cement, working with cities and municipalities to improve waste management.
Circular EconomyClimate TechNew Materials
Kidus Asfaw(Founder & CEO)
Level Zero Health develops electrochemical and microfluidic biosensor platforms for point-of-care and continuous diagnostic devices.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesDover, US
Ulviyya Rustamova(Executive Officer, Director)Yiran Jia(Director)
BoardPhilip Kneis(Director)
Loki Robotics builds Loki, an autonomous commercial cleaning robot designed to handle high-contact, high-variation tasks such as deep restroom cleaning, surface cleaning, and day porter routines by swapping tools and physically interacting with fixtures.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Matta develops industrial AI systems that integrate vision and sensor data to monitor and optimize factory operations.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechLondon, GB
Milvus Advanced designs and manufactures high-performance nanoalloys using earth-abundant materials to replace critical minerals like platinum and indium in industrial applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsOxford, GB
EnergyAlbany, US
Alexander S Kosyakov(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Rouffiac(Cofounder)
BoardManas Gosavi(Director)Terry Howerton(Director)Thomas A Rouffiac(Director)
A reproductive healthcare company providing solutions to help couples with fertility and family planning.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Ocean Oasis develops offshore wave-powered desalination buoys that produce fresh water using wave energy directly, without electricity, chemicals, or fossil fuels.
CleantechClimate TechHardwareLas Palmas, ES
Pantheon Design manufactures 3D printers designed for hardware engineers and product developers.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareVancouver, CA
Prospectral develops next-generation spectral imaging cameras using multimodal and metasurface-mediated sensing for computer vision applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Dr Gwenhivir Wyatt-Moon(CEO)Dr Tom Albrow-Owen(CTO)Dr Oliver Burton(CSO)Dr Peter Christopher(CIO)Dr Eduardo Camarillo Abad(Founding Optical Engineer)Dr Liam Chalcroft(Founding Computer Vision Scientist)
Replit is a platform for software development that aims to make app creation accessible to non-programmers through intuitive tools and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Haya Abdalla(Founder)inAmjad Masad(Founder)inHaya Odeh(Co-Founder, Design)Luis Héctor Chávez(CTO)
Rightcharge offers a software platform that consolidates home and public EV charging payments, reimbursements, and data into a single bill for fleet operators.
CleantechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Saltfoss (Seaborg) is developing the seaMSR-100, a compact Gen-IV molten salt reactor deployed on shipyard-produced floating platforms that combine multiple 100 MWe units for 100–600 MWe configurations.
Seabound develops an onboard carbon capture system for maritime vessels that locks CO₂ emissions into solid carbonate pebbles for offloading and storage, enabling shipowners to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their fleets.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechLondon, GB
Alisha Fredriksson(Founder)inRoujia Wen(Co-Founder & Advisor)in
Sizable Energy develops offshore pumped hydro energy storage technology that uses reservoirs and reversible pump-turbines to store energy at sea.
CleantechEnergyHardwareSan Francisco, US
Manuele Aufiero(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBruce Leak(Director)Pepe Carnevale(Director)
Space Forge manufactures high-purity semiconductor substrates using microgravity manufacturing processes to eliminate defects found in Earth-based production.
Deep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductors
3D printed aluminum replacement parts
Building AI co-pilots for the next industrial revolution
Next generation, AI-driven imaging sensors
AI-resistant communication for a post-email era
All-solid-state battery platform technology for electric mobility
Sustainable asset-based lending & debt funding solutions
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesReplit · techcrunch.com · Jul 30, 2026
Twelve · startupsunion.com · Jul 2, 2026
Applied Atomics · ca.investing.com · Jun 17, 2026
ClimeFi · esgnews.com · Dec 22, 2025
Matta · entrepreneurloop.com · Dec 11, 2025
Adaptyv · ggba.swiss · Oct 27, 2025
Seabound · en.reset.org · Sep 22, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘFrancesco Moiraghi — 50–75% of shares, 50–75% of voting rights, right to appoint and remove directors
Stefano Bernardi — 25–50% of shares, 25–50% of voting rights
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Unruly Capital invest at?
- Unruly Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Unruly Capital focus on?
- Unruly Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Energy, FemTech, FoodTech, Hardware, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Longevity, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Robotics, Space Tech.
- Where is Unruly Capital located?
- Unruly Capital is headquartered in London, GB.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEnergy Week 2023: Spotlight Interview - Francesco Moiraghi from Unruly Capital
TDK Ventures · Francesco Moiraghi
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