Empirical Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Bristol, United Kingdom
Countries of investment
- United Kingdom
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
Industries
- Deep Tech
About
Empirical Ventures specializes in seeding deep-tech startups in the UK, particularly those that have strong scientific foundations and robust validation from industry or academia. The firm focuses on technology sectors such as physics, engineering, and material sciences, and aims to support companies through their early stages of development, ensuring that they have the scientific proof and capital needed to scale efficiently. Empirical Ventures provides both financial capital and hands-on support to guide these ventures toward successful commercialization.
Empirical Ventures specializes in seeding deep-tech startups in the UK, particularly those that have strong scientific foundations and robust validation from industry or academia. The firm focuses on technology sectors such as physics, engineering, and material sciences, and aims to support companies through their early stages of development, ensuring that they have the scientific proof and capital needed to scale efficiently. Empirical Ventures provides both financial capital and hands-on support to guide these ventures toward successful commercialization.
Investment Thesis
Empirical Ventures’ thesis is to seed scientifically validated deep-tech ventures that leverage advanced research into commercial opportunity. It seeks high-risk, high-impact startups in physics, materials, and engineering, offering both early funding and strategic guidance for technical validation and scale.
Manager's Experience
Team of professionals with diverse backgrounds in tech investing, focusing on early-stage startups with disruptive potential.
Empirical Ventures Contacts Information
Primary contact
Team
Dr Ben Miles - GP & Co-founder - PhD Physics
Dr Johnathan Matlock - Empirical Ventures
GP & Co-founder - PhD Chemistry
Dr Curran Kalha - Principal - PhD Advanced Materials
Dr Trang Nguyen-Associate - PhD Tissue Engineering
Dr Maddy Nichols- Associate - PhD Nanomaterials
Hon Alex Fink-Principal - Finance
Dr Keith Lipman- IC Member - PhD Physics
Stephen Page- IC Member