# Advanced Propulsion Centre UK: portfolio, investments and team

> Advanced Propulsion Centre UK is a government based in United Kingdom. 32 investments on record, 6 in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026.

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# Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 32 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Series A Automotive Low Carbon Net Zero

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**55%** of best year **6** **cheques in 12 months**, 32 on record

Since the last cheque **153** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$8.0M** Rounds led **0 of 32** Sole investor **13 rounds** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 90%**

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## Advanced Propulsion Centre UK highlights

- 01 6 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Grant and Venture: 77% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 13 rounds, median $11M

## What they do

> The Advanced Propulsion Centre collaborates with UK government, the automotive industry and academia to accelerate the industrialisation of technologies, supporting the transition to deliver net-zero emission vehicles. From their own website

- **Type:** Government
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Automotive Low Carbon Net Zero
- **Based in:** Coventry, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **32 appearances**

- **2026** 5 rounds
- **Jun** **[CNH Industrial](https://millionrounds.com/company/cnh-industrial)** Debt · GB **$600M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Constellium](https://millionrounds.com/company/constellium)** Secondary · FR **$143M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Altilium](https://millionrounds.com/company/altilium)** Grant · GB · Ventureburn **$25M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Integrals Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/integrals-power)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Agratas](https://millionrounds.com/company/agratas)** Grant · GB **$509M** Sole investor
- **2025** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[CNH Industrial](https://millionrounds.com/company/cnh-industrial)** Debt · GB **$577M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Fuuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuuse)** Venture · GB **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Cornish Lithium](https://millionrounds.com/company/cornish-lithium)** Venture · GB **$47M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Maeving](https://millionrounds.com/company/maeving)** Series A · GB **$11M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[OXLiD](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxlid)** Grant · GB **$718K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Ionic Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/ionic-technologies)** Grant · GB **$11M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[HV Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/hv-systems)** Venture · GB **$39M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[LiNa Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/lina-energy)** Grant · GB **$327K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Hydrogen Vehicle Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydrogen-vehicle-systems)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2024** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Watercycle Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/watercycle-technologies)** Series A · GB **$5.6M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Constellium](https://millionrounds.com/company/constellium)** Grant · FR **$145M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[OX Delivers](https://millionrounds.com/company/ox-delivers)** Grant · GB **$66K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Ulemco](https://millionrounds.com/company/ulemco)** Venture · GB **$6.3M** With 3 others
- **2023** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[Viritech](https://millionrounds.com/company/viritech)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[AMTE Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/amte-power)** Debt · GB **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **May** **[AutoNeura](https://millionrounds.com/company/autoneura)** Grant · GB **$213K** With 2 others
- **May** **[Bramble Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/bramble-energy)** Grant · GB **$16M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Infyos](https://millionrounds.com/company/infyos)** Grant · GB **$213K** With 4 others
- **May** **[StreetDrone](https://millionrounds.com/company/streetdrone)** Grant · GB **$213K** Sole investor
- **2022** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Electrified Automation](https://millionrounds.com/company/electrified-automation)** Grant · GB **$7.4M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[British Lithium](https://millionrounds.com/company/british-lithium)** Grant · GB **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Tevva](https://millionrounds.com/company/tevva)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2021** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[ePropelled](https://millionrounds.com/company/epropelled)** Series A · US **$15M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Spark EV Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/spark-ev-technology)** Seed · GB **$343K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Arcola Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcola-energy)** Grant **$2.1M** With 1 other
- **2018** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Hyperdrive Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperdrive-innovation)** GB · Chroniclelive **$8.6M** With 4 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Dearman technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/dearman-technologies)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other

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## The team

We 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.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$8.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$11M**

Led 0 of 32 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 13 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Grant *14*
- Venture *9*
- Series A said *3*
- Debt *3*
- Secondary *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) 8
- [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) 3
- [UK government](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uk-government) 3
- [Par Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/par-equity) 2
- [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Advanced Propulsion Centre UK. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Innovate UK** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk)[**Crowdcube** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube)[**UK government** Government **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uk-government)[**Par Equity** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/par-equity)[**Scottish Enterprise** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Advanced Propulsion Centre UK put money into.

[**CNH Industrial** $600M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cnh-industrial)[**Constellium** $143M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/constellium)[**Integrals Power** Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/integrals-power)[**Agratas** $509M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/agratas)[**Fuuse** $8.0M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuuse)[**Cornish Lithium** $47M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/cornish-lithium)

## Quick answers about Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

### What does Advanced Propulsion Centre UK invest in?

Advanced Propulsion Centre UK invests most often at Grant and Venture (77% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Automotive, Low Carbon and Net Zero.

### How active is Advanced Propulsion Centre UK?

32 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

### What has Advanced Propulsion Centre UK invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: CNH Industrial (Debt, Jun 2026), Constellium (Secondary, May 2026) and Altilium (Grant, Apr 2026).

### How big are Advanced Propulsion Centre UK's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.0M.

### Does Advanced Propulsion Centre UK lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 32 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Advanced Propulsion Centre UK invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (90%) and France (7%).

### Is Advanced Propulsion Centre UK investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Advanced Propulsion Centre UK invest alongside?

Most often Innovate UK (8 rounds together), Crowdcube (3 rounds together) and UK government (3 rounds together).

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