Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Aerospace (& Defense) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine) |
Stages | Early Stage VC, Seed, Series A, Series B |
Investing | United States • United Kingdom |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Ahren Innovation Capital is a UK-based venture capital firm that focuses on providing capital and strategic support to transformative companies at the intersection of deep tech and deep science. With an investment range between £100,000 and £5,000,000, the fund primarily engages in early-stage investments, including Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds, with a sweet spot around £1,500,000. They specialize in sectors like Media, Education, BioTech, Business Solutions, FinTech, IoT, A.I., HealthTech, Insurance, Medical Devices, Aerospace, DeepTech, Healthcare, Online Social, Consumer, and Pharmaceuticals. The firm's philosophy is built around taking asymmetric, considered risks to capture generational opportunities and provide smart capital to deep technology. Ahren's model prioritizes adding value to exceptional founders across any stage and partners with stellar founders and teams from pre-seed to pre-IPO. They are committed to building companies from scratch or supporting high-growth businesses with both capital and expertise. Ahren has investment interests across four broad domains: Brain & AI, Genetics & Platform Technologies, Space & Robotics, and Efficient Energy. The firm is uniquely structured with a partnership of investment talent and commercial scientists, whose technologies are cumulatively valued at over $100 billion. This suggests a deep engagement in scientific entrepreneurship and an emphasis on long-term relationships and trust, positioning itself as a patient and active investor. Ahren Innovation Capital collaborates with companies and founders to empower them to achieve what they describe as the 'unimaginable', leveraging both the financial and intellectual capital of its team to propel growth and innovation in its portfolio companies.