Q3 update from CFT
This quarter has been busy - good busy! With new partnerships, major venture milestones, competitive funding rounds and three new CEOs joining the portfolio. An influx of collaborative industry opportunities shows a clear validation of our tech scouting capabilities and ability to bring together first-class founding teams.
As we prepare to launch Future Tech VC, we’re expanding our investment capacity through new SPVs in GitLife Biotech, OmniBuds and Perocycle, continuing to back the people and technologies defining the next generation of deep tech.
Corporate Partnerships
We’ve welcomed several new corporate partners this quarter, expanding how we build in collaboration with industry.
We’re applying our venture-building model to solve real challenges in infrastructure, energy and materials. From designing new venture studios to commercialising breakthrough technologies, CFT is increasingly supporting global industry partners turn science into scalable commercial innovation.
Venture News
We’ve completed three new investments this quarter accelerating our investment capability ahead of the launch of Future Tech VC.
We also welcomed to the portfolio:
Ruth Sayers, CEO of AmpliSi
Nick Simmons, CEO of Dew Point Systems
Robin Sterling, technical founder & CEO of Coherence Engine
Across the portfolio, we’re seeing strong commercial traction and investor engagement:
Mission Decisions pre-seed round is fully subscribed, led by Symvan Capital, with further commitments underway from a prominent dual-use defence tech fund.
SAIF Autonomy have closed a massive oversubscribe on their pre-seed, with impressive traction in the USA.
Mimicrete secured investments from Morgan Stanley Sustainable Fund, SANDS VC and won their pitch competition at SXSW London, whilst also receiving additional public grant funding from both IUK Partnership and Harry Royce Institute.
Coming Soon
INTRODUCING
AmpliSi Redefining energy storage with scalable, sustainable porous-silicon anodes that deliver far higher energy density than graphite while integrating seamlessly into existing lithium-ion battery manufacturing.
Coherence Engine Addressing one of quantum computing’s toughest challenges, Coherence Engine is scaling from fragile prototypes to practical, million-qubit systems. Its unified software platform helps physicists and engineers design and optimise large-scale architectures, accelerating progress toward commercially viable quantum computing.
CURRENTLY EXPLORING
Circular recycling process for PET plastics using a novel solvent.
Energy and spectrum-efficient communication protocol for space-based networks.
Next-generation design automation tools improving analogue circuit efficiency.
Inside CFT
INTRODUCING TIM & KELSEY
We’re delighted to welcome Kelsey Mays Alvarez as Talent and Ecosystem Lead and Tim Colebrooke as Head of Strategic Projects.
CAMBRIDGE TECH WEEK
A busy one for CFT this year! We hosted, sat on panels and used it as an opportunity to bring the portfolio founders, investors and partners together across the city.
We co-hosted Deep Tech Coffee with Cambridge Judge Business School, ran a Venture Playbook Session for portfolio founders and hosted our annual Rooftop Investor Drinks.
Sven and Tim represented GravTech and Mission Decisions on the Barclays Innovation Alley stand, while Katie joined the UBS Women’s Wealth Workshop panel.
Beyond Cambridge, Owen joined the UBS Family Wealth Summit in Zurich, Steve and Issy were in London for Data Centre Dynamics, and Ryan led a rigorous half day pitch practice session with our newest ventures.
At time of writing, we’ve just hosted our Autumn Early Stage Showcase at The Shard, introducing several new ventures to our network of investors, founders, TTOs and industry partners - the community that makes deep tech venture building possible.
James closed with a call to action - to keep backing early deep tech: join rounds, share introductions, and build partnerships that help turn promising science into investable ventures.
Reach out to hear more about investment opportunities in the CFT portfolio and across our new initiatives.
Owen Thompson | CEO
CAMBRIDGE FUTURE TECH
