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Empirical Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 9 cheques on record.

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Pre-seedSeedDeep TechLife SciencesAdvanced Materials

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100%of best year9cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque19days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.0MRounds led8 of 9Sole investor3 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 89%
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Empirical Ventures highlights

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    9 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 88% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $12M

What they do

Empirical Ventures is a specialist VC and venture builder backing the best early-stage deep-tech and life-science companies in the worldFrom their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Sectors
Deep TechLife SciencesAdvanced Materials
Based in
Alexandria, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2026

    9 rounds

  2. Oct
    MintNeuroSeries A · GB · TechStartups$5.0MWith 5 others
  3. Jul
    Nuclear TurbinesPre-seed · GB · Firms' own news pages$20MLed
  4. Jul
  5. Jun
    NeuronosticsSeed · GB · Firms' own news pages$4.0MLed
  6. Jun
    SilverayPre-seed · GB · Firms' own news pages$6.6MLed
  7. Jun
    OpteraSeed · US · Firms' own news pages$4.0MLed
  8. Apr
    FermtechSeed · GB · Firms' own news pages$3.3MLed
  9. Mar
  10. Feb
    OrthofuseSeed · GB · Firms' own news pages$3.0MLed

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The team

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Recently backed

The latest companies Empirical Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Empirical Ventures

What does Empirical Ventures invest in?

Empirical Ventures invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (88% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Deep Tech, Life Sciences and Advanced Materials.

How active is Empirical Ventures?

9 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 8. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Empirical Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: MintNeuro (Series A, Oct 2026), Nuclear Turbines (Pre-seed, Jul 2026) and Healome Therapeutics (Seed, Jul 2026).

How big are Empirical Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.0M.

Does Empirical Ventures lead rounds?

Yes: it led 8 of its 9 investments on record (89%).

Where does Empirical Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (89%) and the United States (11%).

Is Empirical Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Empirical Ventures?

Empirical Ventures is a VC firm based in Alexandria, United States.

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