Pitch for Investment

Investing in innovations that transform our future

WE’RE IMPACT-FIRST
WE THRIVE ON RISK
WE TAKE THE LEAD

We’re UKI2S. One of the largest pre-seed+ funds in the UK with £110m AUM

We bet on businesses with big ambitions

UKI2S Fund is Managed by Future Planet Capital

Clean energy, resilient healthcare, impenetrable security…

The world’s greatest issues can be solved through innovation.

Which is exactly why UKI2S exists.

As a national seed investment fund we invest, fund and support early-stage businesses and spinouts specialising in one of the following investment areas.

Defence and Security

Safeguard citizens and empower defence and security services in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.

Engineering Biology

Revolutionise agriculture, healthcare, and manufacturing industries by creating or redesigning biological systems.

Fusion

Promote fusion as the ultimate clean, continuous and (effectively) unlimited power solution.

Knowledge Assets

Invest in the best ideas from the full breadth of research and insight in the UK public sector to deliver benefits to society and the economy.

Partner Innovation

Support innovation from the thousands of creative, innovative thinkers across the publicly funded ecosystem of research establishments, science campuses and translational catapult centres and catapult programmes.

Space

Drive innovation, economic growth and national security by developing groundbreaking space-based technology.

Our Impact

As an impact-first fund, we make sure our measurable outputs do the talking for us.

Impact case studies...
£
1
billion

Co-investment into our portfolio which equates to £25 of private investment for every £1 invested.

70
+

Companies we’ve backed.

50
%

Of total portfolio invested in R&D.

1,100

Jobs created with high value salaries.

Why you should talk to us

We embrace risk.

With a 20-year track record of helping tech companies to grow from pre-seed to exit, we put in the work to make your business work. We’ll help you to;

Find the best talent

Establish your board

Raise more capital

Leverage Future Planet Capital’s network

Advance DE&I

Drive ESG

Network

Deliver impact and more!

Ongoing support

We go further; our mission is to build sustainable businesses, so our support doesn’t just stop at investment.

Leadership coaching – Through mentoring support and commercial expertise we help portfolio management teams hone their skills and expertise to see their ideas take off.

Further funding strategy – We leverage our connections to help our portfolio companies secure more funding to take their innovation to the next level.

Executive Recruitment – The right people in the right role is critical, we support our portfolio’s growth through senior hires that will make a difference.

UKI2S Fund is Managed by Future Planet Capital

Future Planet Capital invests in visionaries who want to make a real difference for people and our planet.

We are an impact-led venture capital firm built to back innovative companies from top universities and research ecosystems.

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© UKI2S and Future Planet Capital (Ventures) Limited. All Rights Reserved. UKI2S is managed by Future Planet Capital (Ventures) Limited which is Authorised and Regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority FRN 148549. Registered in England and Wales. Company Number 2500898. Registered Address: Future Planet Capital (Ventures) Limited, t/a Midven, 1 Scott Place, 2 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3AA.

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