Embryo Ventures

www.embryoventures.com

Embryo invests in seed and pre-seed stage companies across three investment themes: the future of Health, Cities, and Living. They focus on the UK market primarily, with exceptional consideration for worldwide opportunities, and maintain a strong commitment to hardware and physical product development rather than software-only solutions.

Check Size

Not specified

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Healthtech, Medtech, Digital Health

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Investment Thesis

Embryo Ventures is a conviction-driven early-stage investor focused on companies creating tangible, deeply human impact at the frontiers of human progress. Their philosophy is encapsulated in the statement ‘progress should be felt’ - they invest not in technology or novelty alone, but in innovations that deliver measurable, lasting improvements in real human outcomes. They operate with the belief that they should partner with pioneering companies that matter to people, not just systems.

What Sets Them Apart

Strong commitment to hardware and R&D-intensive companies, bucking the industry trend toward software (approximately 30% of UK venture funding is directed towards Fintech alone)
Deep expertise and experience in physical product development and intellectual property-intensive companies
Operates with unique speed and agility - not constrained by fund deployment timelines as they are not currently operating as a venture capital fund
Relationships-first approach prioritizing strong human connections above transactions
Focus on value creation beyond short-term market cycles and trend-driven sectors