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Ahren Innovation Capital

Last cheque observed Dec 2025; 4 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ABrainAIGenetics

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque325days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$57MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led2 of 4
Pitch Ahren Innovation Capital

Ahren Innovation Capital highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 2 rounds

What they do

Ahren is an investment institution that supports transformational companies at the intersection of deep tech and deep science that will penetrate, or create, massive markets.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
BrainAIGenetics
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Dec
    Nu QuantumSeries A · GB · Firms' own news pages$60MWith 10 others
  3. 2024

    1 round

  4. Dec
    HeirloomSeries B · US · Crunchbase News$150MWith 11 others
  5. 2022

    1 round

  6. Mar
    HeirloomSeries A · US · Ahren Innovation Capital$53MLed
  7. 2019

    1 round

  8. Oct
    MogrifySeries A · GB · FinSMEs$16MLed

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 registration1 named

AVAlice Vanessa Newcombe-EllisCEOiForm ADV

We also hold 15 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 SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$625Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
2+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Ahren Innovation Capital LLP
SEC number
CRD 298100

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 2 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Ahren Innovation Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Ahren Innovation Capital

What does Ahren Innovation Capital invest in?

Ahren Innovation Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Brain, AI and Genetics.

How active is Ahren Innovation Capital?

4 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Dec 2025.

What has Ahren Innovation Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Nu Quantum (Series A, Dec 2025), Heirloom (Series B, Dec 2024) and Mogrify (Series A, Oct 2019).

How big are Ahren Innovation Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $57M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Is Ahren Innovation Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Ahren Innovation Capital invest alongside?

Most often Breakthrough Energy (2 rounds together), Carbon Direct Capital (2 rounds together) and Lowercarbon Capital (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Ahren Innovation Capital?

Ahren Innovation Capital is a VC firm based in London, United Kingdom.

How much does Ahren Innovation Capital manage?

About $625M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

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