# Empirical Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Empirical Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 9 investments on record, 9 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/empirical-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Empirical Ventures Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 9 cheques on record. Deploying now VC firm Pre-seed Seed Deep Tech Life Sciences Advanced Materials Deploying now **100%** of best year **9** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record Since the last cheque **19** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$4.0M** Rounds led **8 of 9** Sole investor **3 rounds** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 89%** Pitch Empirical Ventures ## Empirical Ventures highlights - 01 9 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 88% of its rounds - 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 world From their own website - **Type:** VC firm - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed - **Sectors:** Deep Tech Life Sciences Advanced Materials - **Based in:** Alexandria, United States - **Cold pitches:** Accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances** - **2026** 9 rounds - **Oct** **[MintNeuro](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintneuro)** Series A · GB · TechStartups **$5.0M** With 5 others - **Jul** **[Nuclear Turbines](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuclear-turbines)** Pre-seed · GB · Firms' own news pages **$20M** *Led* - **Jul** **[Healome Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/healome-therapeutics)** Seed · GB · Firms' own news pages **$2.7M** *Led* - **Jun** **[Neuronostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuronostics)** Seed · GB · Firms' own news pages **$4.0M** *Led* - **Jun** **[Silveray](https://millionrounds.com/company/silveray)** Pre-seed · GB · Firms' own news pages **$6.6M** *Led* - **Jun** **[Optera](https://millionrounds.com/company/optera)** Seed · US · Firms' own news pages **$4.0M** *Led* - **Apr** **[Fermtech](https://millionrounds.com/company/fermtech)** Seed · GB · Firms' own news pages **$3.3M** *Led* - **Mar** **[Lucida Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucida-medical)** GB · Firms' own news pages **$12M** *Led* - **Feb** **[Orthofuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/orthofuse)** Seed · GB · Firms' own news pages **$3.0M** *Led* 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 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 Median round joined **$4.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$12M** Led 8 of 9 rounds **89%** - **Sole investor:** 3 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *5* - Pre-seed said *2* - Series A *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 **Pitching Empirical Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Recently backed The latest companies Empirical Ventures put money into. [**MintNeuro** $5.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintneuro)[**Healome Therapeutics** $2.7M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/healome-therapeutics)[**Neuronostics** $4.0M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuronostics)[**Silveray** $6.6M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/silveray)[**Optera** $4.0M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/optera)[**Fermtech** $3.3M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fermtech) ## 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. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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