We invest in advanced technologies from biotech to quantum tech, partnering with companies aligned with our mission of improving the health of people and the planet. We’re a team of deep tech nerds and serial entrepreneurs that backs like-minded founders wanting to change the world. We are the official VC arm of Science Creates. Being part of Science Creates plugs you into an ecosystem of specialist Incubators, Investment, Partners and Programmes, all designed and curated for deep tech start-ups. We are building the VC firm we wished we had as founders.
Location: United Kingdom, England, Bristol
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2020
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Portfolio 13
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 19.08.2025 | PhovIR | phovir.com | $5.38M | United Kin... |
| - | Kelpi | kelpi.net | $9.19M | United Kin... |
| - | Isomab | isomab.bio | $9.46M | - |
| - | Open Bioni... | openbionics.com | $5.9M | Jamaica |
| - | Carbometri... | carbometrics.com | - | United Kin... |
| - | Forefront ... | forefrontrf.com | $31.24M | - |
| - | Just a mom... | scarlet-tx.com | - | - |
| - | Pictura Bi... | pictura.bio | - | - |
| - | Nebu-Flow | nebuflow.com | $8.01M | United Kin... |
| - | CytoSeek | cytoseek.uk | $6.48M | United Kin... |
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Persons 14
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | John | Bradshaw | Advisor | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Dr | Laura Davi... | Investment... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Jon | Craton | Co-Founder... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | John | Williams | Venture Pa... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | David | Colpman | Advisor | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Dr | Victor Chr... | Advisor | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Jonathan | Emms | Advisor | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Dr | Charles Sp... | Advisor | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Akta | Raja | Advisor | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Dr | Mark Volan... | Advisor | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
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Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.10.2025 | Zero Point Motion appoints Pascal Langlois as new Chair | BRISTOL, England, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Zero Point Motion , the silicon photonics sensor technology start-up, has named Pascal Langlois as Chair to help guide the company towards the production of its next-generation positioning and... |
| 21.08.2025 | PhovIR Secures €4.6M to Revolutionize Device Intelligence with Optical Fingerprinting | PhovIR, a Manchester deeptech innovator, secured €4.6M in seed funding. This capital propels their compact Near Infra-Red (NIR) optical sensors toward everyday devices. Their technology detects unique "optical fingerprints" for so... |
| 19.08.2025 | Manchester-based PhovIR secures €3.6 million to bring optical fingerprinting to everyday devices | PhovIR, a University of Manchester spinout developing advanced Near Infra-Red (NIR) optical sensor technology, has raised over €3.6 million (£4 million) in an oversubscribed seed round led by Northern Gritstone and SCVC. The funding marks a... |
| 19.08.2025 | Manchester-based PhovIR secures €4.6 million to bring optical fingerprinting to everyday devices | PhovIR, a University of Manchester spinout developing advanced Near Infra-Red (NIR) optical sensor technology, has raised over €4.6 million (£4 million) in an oversubscribed seed round led by Northern Gritstone and SCVC. The funding marks a... |
| 30.04.2024 | Scotland’s Nebu~Flow bags €5.5M to develop next-gen inhalable drugs for respiratory disorders | Read this article in: Glasgow-based Nebu~Flow, a company developing the next generation of inhaled drugs, has secured £4.7M (approximately €5.50M) in fresh funding to speed up better inhalable meds for breathing problems. The round was led ... |
| 14.09.2023 | UK’s SCVC announces first close of €93M Fund to support deep tech innovation | Read this article in: Bristol-based SCVC, an early-stage deep tech venture capital firm, announced on Thursday the first close of its second fund. The fund has a target of up to $100M (approximately €93.16M). SCVC specialises in early-stage... |
| 14.09.2023 | SCVC's new fund to propel Pre-Seed and Seed stage tech innovation | Early-stage deep tech investor SCVC, has announced the first close of its second fund, with a target of up to $100 million. The Bristol-based firm invests in advanced technologies to improve the health of people and the planet - from biotec... |
| 14.09.2023 | SCVC Holds First Close of $100M Deep Tech Fund | SCVC, a Bristol, UK-based early-stage tech VC, announced the first close of its second fund, with a target of up to $100m. The new fund builds on the team’s core strategy and expertise, investing at pre-seed and seed stage with initial cheq... |
| 14.09.2023 | UK deep tech gets another boost with new $100M SCVC fund out of Bristol | Europe has far too few VCs created by former founders, or “operators” as the industry often likes to call them. Yes, Atomico has Niklas Zennström. Firstminute Capital has Brent Hoberman. More recently Plural was created by Taavet Hinrikus (... |