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Unruly Capital

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London · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked

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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.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
London, GB
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2019
Last 12 months
2 investments
AUM
$27.1M
Tracked investments
139

Team · 3 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 56 of 139 portfolio companies

Climate Tech ×20Deep Tech ×20Biotech ×15Cleantech ×15AI & Machine Learning ×12Energy ×12Hardware ×12Advanced Manufacturing ×11

HQs:United States×15United Kingdom×12Germany×4France×3Switzerland×2Canada×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 45 portfolio companies
38%
solo founders
17 of 45 mapped founding teams
44%
repeat founders
of 32 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×172 founders×193 founders×64+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with education data

University of Oxford ×4Imperial College London ×3Cornell University ×2Stanford University ×2University of Cambridge ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 32 founders with career history

McKinsey & Company ×3Boss Consulting SA ×2HAX ×2Royal Academy of Engineering ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Oxford ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×6Entrepreneur First ×5Techstars ×2

11 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 32 with degree data)

Investments · 139 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 32024 · 22023 · 12022 · 12015 · 18 dated

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Adaptyvadaptyvbio.comin𝕏

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

Co-investorsHAWKTAILNeer Venture PartnersRheingau FoundersY CombinatorACE & CompanyAxial VC+2 more

Aeon Lifeaeon.lifein

Aeon offers preventive whole-body health check-ups in Switzerland that combine whole-body MRI and blood biomarker analysis to detect health risks such as cancer early.

Digital HealthHealthtechLongevity

Co-investorsGoHub Ventures

Aerskaaerska.comin

Aerska develops RNA interference (RNAi) medicines designed for targeted delivery across the blood-brain barrier to treat, delay, and prevent central nervous system and neurological diseases.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Stuart Milstein(Co-Founder)Jack O’MearaJack O'Meara(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsage1BlueYard CapitalEntrepreneur FirstIaso VenturesPsyMed VenturesAda Ventures

Alga Biosciencesalga.bioin𝕏

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)inDaria Balatsky(Founder)inCaroline McKeon(Founder)inAlexander Brown(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorDay One VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity FundCollaborative FundCool Climate CollectiveHelium-3 Ventures+4 more

Algaflagalgaflag.com
Applied Atomicsapplied-atomics.comin

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)

Co-investorsAlpaca VCCorigin VenturesTransition

Aquanzoaquanzo.com

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)

Co-investorsDeep Science Ventures

Aspirationaspiration.comin

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)

Co-investorsJovono

AtmoCoolingatmocooling.cominDec 2024

Seattle, US

Paul Mahacek(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul-Emmanuel Herve(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJohn Everett(Director)

Co-investorsReventBronco VenturesFounders FactoryHub71Nucleus Capital

Atomwiseatomwise.comin

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)inAbraham Heifets(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Yan Zhao(Executive Officer)Stephen Worland(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRobert Mittendorff(Director)inAdam Seabrook(Director)in

Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersB Capital GroupCerity Partners VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Draper AssociatesThreshold Ventures+5 more

Automated Architectureauar.ioin

AUAR builds robotic MicroFactories that deploy directly onto live construction sites to produce housing, working alongside homebuilders in the construction industry.

Construction TechPropTechRobotics

Mollie ClaypoolGilles Retsin

Co-investorsOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Planet A VenturesPT1Shadow Ventures

Bees & Bearsbeesandbears.comin

Bees & Bears operates a technology platform that lets installers offer end customers installment financing for green hardware such as solar panels, energy storage systems, and heat pumps, with real-time credit decisions and staged payouts to the installer.

CleantechEnergyFintech

Franziska Kunz(Founder)

Co-investorsContrarian VenturesExtantia Capital

Berry Healthourberry.com
Beyond Aerobeyond-aero.comin𝕏

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

Co-investors7percent VenturesFemale FoundersGiant Ventures Global LlpJuniperKima VenturesTeampact.ventures+3 more

Chipironchipiron.coin𝕏

Chipiron develops a low-field MRI system using a patented cryogenic ultrasensitive detection system and AI-based noise cancellation and image reconstruction, aiming to acquire MRI signals in open environments without a Faraday cage.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesParis, FR

Evan Kervella(CEO)inDimitri Labat(CSO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur First

ClimeFiclimefi.comin𝕏

ClimeFi provides financing and investment solutions for carbon dioxide removal projects to accelerate the global transition to net-zero.

Climate TechFintechImpact & Social Good

Sebastien Dewarrat(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAFI VenturesENGIE New VenturesRedstone

Crosstowncrosstown-h2r.com
Deep Science Venturesdeepscienceventures.com

Deep Science Ventures is a venture creation firm that builds and invests in companies focused on underserved, technical areas requiring cross-disciplinary expertise and scientific founders.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechImpact & Social GoodSector Agnostic

Mark(Founding Director)Dom(Founding Director)Ahmad(Executive Chairman)

Co-investorsUntroD Capital

Ecosafiecosafi.com

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

Co-investorsToba Capital

Eden Bioeden.bio

Eden Bio develops machine-learning technology for genetic engineering and protein yield optimization across food, pharmaceutical, and biofuel industries.

AI & Machine LearningBiotech

Co-investorsSynBioVen

Ephosephos.ioinApr 2023

San Francisco, US

Andrea Rocchetto(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsCollaborative FundStarlight Ventures

Exogeneexogene.co.uk

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 TechHealthtechOxford, GB

Federico Paoletti(CEO & Co-Founder)inAndrea Mambrini(CTO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur First

Extracellularextracellular.comin

Extracellular is a biomanufacturing company that helps cell-based product developers in cultivated meat, plant cell culture, and bioactives accelerate discovery, overcome production challenges, and commercialize their products.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechFoodTechNew Materials

Will Milligan(CEO & Founder)

Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesFFFNewland SyndicateFuture Food Fund

Ferrum Technologiesferrumtech.comin

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

Co-investorsCollaborative Fund

Freedom Biosciencesfreedombio.coin𝕏

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)inDina Burkitbayeva(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBeni Venture CapitalIter InvestmentsLongeVCManta Ray VenturesPsyMed VenturesMBX Capital

General Galacticgengalactic.comin𝕏

General Galactic is a space infrastructure company focused on building orbital and extraterrestrial infrastructure, drawing inspiration from science fiction concepts like propellant generation for off-Earth settlement.

Deep TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechEl Segundo, US

Halen Mattison(Cofounder)inLuke Neise(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsAntiHarpoon VenturesPathbreaker VenturesSeraphim SpaceRefactor Capital

Global OTECglobalotec.coin𝕏

Global OTEC develops Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion systems to provide renewable baseload power for tropical and subtropical regions.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergy

Heart Aerospaceheartaerospace.comin𝕏

Heart Aerospace develops electric regional aircraft for commercial airline operators.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US

Anders Forslund(Founder/CEO)in

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy Ventures2am VCCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Sagitta Family OfficeY CombinatorEQT Ventures+4 more

Hephaestushephtechnologies.com

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

Co-investorsMoonstone Venture CapitalTeampact.ventures

Infinite Rootsinfiniteroots.comin

Infinite Roots cultivates mycelium (mushroom roots) via liquid fermentation using natural side streams such as brewers' spent grain, turning it into protein-, fiber-, and vitamin-rich culinary ingredients.

BiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechFoodTechHamburg, DE

Mazen

Co-investorsFoodLabsJoyance PartnersSimon CapitalClay CapitalHappiness Capitalredalpine

Kaikakukaikaku.aiin𝕏

Kaikaku builds Fusion, a back-of-house automation platform that uses AI and hardware to automate food preparation for restaurants.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechRoboticsLondon, GB

Josef Chen(Founder)

Co-investors7percent VenturesCool Climate Collective

Kateri Carbonkatericarbon.comin

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

Kevin Silverman(Cofounder)Ben Veres(Cofounder)

Co-investorsClocktower Ventures

Kubikbuildkubik.comin

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)in

Co-investorsEndgame CapitalHalcyonKazana FundMo AngelsSatgana

Level Zero Healthlevelzerohealth.cominDec 2024

Level Zero Health develops electrochemical and microfluidic biosensor platforms for point-of-care and continuous diagnostic devices.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesDover, US

Ula Rustamova(CEO)inIrene Jia(CTO)inUlviyya Rustamova(Executive Officer, Director)Yiran Jia(Director)

BoardPhilip Kneis(Director)in

Co-investorsAnorak VenturesBlack Jays VenturesEntrepreneur FirstSamos InvestmentsSOSVTranspose Platform Management+1 more

Loki Roboticslokirobotics.coin𝕏

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

Mattamatta.ai

Matta develops hardware, software, and industrial AI that unify factory vision, sensor data, and AI agents into a single queryable record of production for manufacturers focused on quality.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareLondon, GB

Douglas Brion(Founder)inSebastian Pattinson

Co-investorsGiant Ventures Global LlpBoost VCFinTech CollectiveLakestar

Mattamatta.tradein𝕏Dec 2025 · $14M

Matta is a digital platform that connects chemical buyers with suppliers, enabling same-day quote requests and price comparisons across a marketplace of over 1,000 chemicals from global sources.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainNew Materials

Co-investorsCRE Venture CapitalOui CapitalTofino CapitalBoost VCDFS LabInMotion Ventures+1 more

Milvus Advancedmilvusadvanced.co.ukin

Milvus Advanced is a deeptech company that designs and manufactures high-performance nanomaterials and nanoalloys from abundant raw materials as replacements for scarce materials such as platinum-group metals.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsOxford, GB

Assia Kasdi(Founder)

Co-investorsHoxton VenturesLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalÜbermorgen VenturesEQT VenturesTuesday Capital

Natrionnatrion.co

Natrion develops solid-state battery materials, including a US-made ceramic-polymer "active separator" for lithium-ion and Li-metal cells.

EnergyAlbany, US

Alexander S Kosyakov(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Rouffiac(Cofounder)Alex Kosyakov(Cofounder)

BoardManas Gosavi(Director)Terry Howerton(Director)inThomas A Rouffiac(Director)

Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveIllinois VenturesIU VenturesLG Technology VenturesTamarack GlobalTechNexus Venture Collaborative

Neocarbonneocarbon.techin

NeoCarbon converts industrial waste heat into captured CO₂, cooling, and recovered water by retrofitting existing industrial cooling and waste-heat infrastructure.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyBerlin, DE

Tobias Sodoge(Co-Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsPT1RAISESpeedinvest

Next Life Sciencesnextlifesciences.orgin

Next Life Sciences works in reproductive healthcare, focused on solutions for couples.

BiotechFemTechHealthtech

L.R. Fox(Founder & Executive Chairman)Dr. Charles Carignan(Chief Medical Officer)Dr. Darlene Walley(Chief Executive Officer)Steve Bacich(President & COO)Dr. Bob Dudley(Chief Technology Officer)Dr. Rob Kellar(Chief Development Officer)

Co-investorsStreamlined Ventures

Ocean Oasisoceanoasis.coin

Ocean Oasis develops wave-powered offshore desalination buoys to produce fresh water for coastal regions facing water scarcity.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareLas Palmas, ES

Thomas B. Johannessen(Co-CEO, Co-founder, Inventor)Sebastian Feimblatt(Founder and General Partner)

Co-investorsFarvatn Venture

Pantheon Designpantheondesign.comin𝕏

Pantheon Design manufactures 3D printers designed for hardware engineers and product developers.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareRoboticsVancouver, CA

Alex Wiecke(Founder)in

Co-investorsSpacecadet VenturesTechstars468 Capital

Prospectralprospectral.techin𝕏

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)

Co-investorsHEC Paris Incubator

Renaissance Fusionrenfusion.euin

Renaissance Fusion develops fusion energy technology in Grenoble, France, focusing on high-temperature superconductors and liquid metal technologies to create clean, abundant energy.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyGrenoble, FR

Francesco Volpe(Co-founder)Martin Kupp(Co-founder)

Co-investorsBpifranceLowercarbon CapitalExcellis HoldingHCVCJuniperPositron Ventures+1 more

Replitreplit.comin𝕏Mar 2022

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(Co-founder & CEO)inHaya Odeh(Co-Founder, Design)inLuis Héctor Chávez(CTO)

Co-investors137 Ventures7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAmino Capital+32 more

Rightchargerightcharge.co.ukin

Rightcharge provides a unified charging and payment solution for electric vehicle fleets, managing both public charging via card and home charging reimbursements through an automated system.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyMobility & TransportationSaaSLondon, GB

Charlie Cook

Co-investorsSoulmates Ventures

Robozeroboze.comin

Roboze builds decentralized manufacturing systems that combine industrial robotics, high-performance materials, and industrial AI to autonomously produce mission-critical components.

Advanced ManufacturingNew MaterialsRobotics

Co-investorsNovaCapital

Rosoticsrosotics.com

Rosotics builds large-scale metal 3D printers using its induction-based Rapid Induction Printing process for aerospace and defense.

Co-investorsVibe Capital

Seaborg Technologiesseaborg.comin

Saltfoss (formerly Seaborg Technologies) develops floating nuclear power plants designed for deployment in coastal and remote regions.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyCopenhagen, DK

Andreas Vigand Schofield(Chief Technical Officer & Co-founder)Esben Klinkby(Vice President R&D Partnering & Co-founder)

Seaboundseabound.coin

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

Co-investorsCollaborative FundHAWKTAILLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalY Combinator

Sizable Energysizableenergy.cominNov 2025

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)inPepe Carnevale(Director)

Co-investorsPlayground GlobalSatganaVerve Ventures

Space Forgespaceforge.comin

Space Forge develops high-quality substrates for semiconductor applications, using microgravity manufacturing in space to reduce material defects and produce higher-purity, higher-performance materials.

New MaterialsSemiconductorsSpace TechCardiff, GB

Joshua Western(Founder)in

Co-investorsE2MC VenturesHelios CapitalHelium-3 VenturesStarbridge Venture Capital LlcTrousdale VenturesType One Ventures+2 more

Stealth (3D printed parts)

3D printed aluminum replacement parts

Stealth (AI co-pilots)

Building AI co-pilots for the next industrial revolution

Stealth (AI-based robotic neurosurgeon)
Stealth (AI-driven imaging sensors)

Next generation, AI-driven imaging sensors

Stealth (AI-resistant communication)

AI-resistant communication for a post-email era

Stealth (All-solid-state battery)

All-solid-state battery platform technology for electric mobility

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Principals & officers · per Companies House

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Ownership & control

Francesco Moiraghi50–75% of shares, 50–75% of voting rights, right to appoint and remove directors

Stefano Bernardi25–50% of shares, 25–50% of voting rights

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Unruly Capital made?
Unruly Capital has 138 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
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.
Who does Unruly Capital co-invest with?
Unruly Capital most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Entrepreneur First, Collaborative Fund, among 168 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Energy Week 2023: Spotlight Interview - Francesco Moiraghi from Unruly Capital

TDK Ventures · Francesco Moiraghi

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