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7percent Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 64 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $39M, Jan 2020VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AMaterials ScienceSiliconOptics

Deploying now
63%of best year10cheques in 12 months, 64 on record
Since the last cheque55days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.1MCheque size, as they say$100K – $2.0MRounds led0 of 64Sole investor4 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 57%
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7percent Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    10 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 72% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $660K

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Materials ScienceSiliconOptics
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first64 appearances

  1. 2026

    9 rounds

  2. Sept
    Universal QuantumSeries A · GB · Tech.eu$100MWith 18 others
  3. Sept
    VolantisVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  4. Jul
    GoniniSeed · GB$4.4MWith 2 others
  5. Mar
    atreidesGrant · CA$1.8MWith 1 other
  6. Mar
    Bea FertilityVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  7. Feb
    LimbicVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  8. Jan
    Bunch AICrowdfunding · US$84KWith 2 others
  9. Jan
    ThinkOrbitalVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  10. Jan
    HomeCooksVenture · GB$1.9MWith 2 others
  11. 2025

    12 rounds

  12. Dec
    GensynSeries B · GB$17MWith 5 others
  13. Oct
    ArchaxVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  14. Sept
    TippleSeed · IE$4.7MSole investor
  15. Sept
    Camera IntelligenceSeed · GB$2.0MWith 4 others
  16. Aug
    Space DOTSSeed · GB$3.4MWith 4 others
  17. Jun
    VolantisSeed · US$9.0MWith 1 other
  18. Apr
    PlotboxVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  19. Apr
    NeurolabsSeries A · GB$7.8MWith 2 others
  20. Mar
    VosborVenture · NLUndisclosedWith 4 others
  21. Mar
    GreenjetsSeed · GB$7.0MWith 2 others
  22. Mar
    VaireVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  23. Feb
    MagdriveSeed · GB$11MWith 4 others
  24. 2024

    12 rounds

  25. Nov
    AllFocal OpticsSeed · GB$3.6MWith 3 others
  26. Oct
    AuthologicSeries A · PL · Silicon Canals$8.2MWith 6 others
  27. Aug
    Perceptive SpacePre-seed · CA$2.8MWith 2 others
  28. Aug
    INTERSTELLAR LABGrant · US$750KWith 1 other
  29. Aug
    Bea FertilityVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  30. Jul
    Circuit MindSeed · GB$6.1MWith 3 others
  31. Jul
    ZeroTierSeries A · US$14MWith 3 others
  32. Jun
    CondenseVenture · GB$635KWith 3 others
  33. May
    Modern IntelligenceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  34. May
    Flux AutoSeed · US$6.0MWith 4 others
  35. Apr
    KAIKAKUPre-seed · GB$1.8MWith 1 other
  36. Jan
    NumberEightSeed · GB$2.7MWith 3 others
  37. 2023

    7 rounds

  38. Nov
    FymaSeed · EE$2.1MWith 3 others
  39. Sept
    LGNVenture · GBUndisclosedSole investor
  40. Aug
    Orangewood LabsVenture · US$1.5MWith 2 others
  41. Jul
    Encore MusiciansCrowdfunding · GB$788KWith 4 others
  42. Jun
    One Silicon Chip PhotonicsVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  43. Apr
    BorrowMyDoggyVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  44. Jan
    Volta MedicalSeries B · FR · Vensana Capital$38MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

ABAndrew Buchanan GaultDirector of the General PartneriFiling they signedsince 2018
AJAndrew James ScottDirector of the General PartneriFiling they signedsince 2018

We also hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the UK company register, which it must file accurately by law

Companies House
11698144, since 2018

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as 7percent Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies 7percent Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about 7percent Ventures

What does 7percent Ventures invest in?

7percent Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (72% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Materials Science, Silicon and Optics.

How active is 7percent Ventures?

64 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has 7percent Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Universal Quantum (Series A, Sept 2026), Volantis (Venture, Sept 2026) and Gonini (Seed, Jul 2026).

How big are 7percent Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.1M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $2.0M.

Does 7percent Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 64 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does 7percent Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (57%), the United States (23%) and Canada (8%).

Is 7percent Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 10 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does 7percent Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Innovate UK (5 rounds together), Y Combinator (5 rounds together) and Entrepreneur First (4 rounds together).

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