Creator Fund

The best PhDs in Europe come to @CreatorFund alongside their degrees to turn their research into Deep Tech startups. Over 200 students across 10 countries have been through our venture programme.

Lenses that revolutionise the way the human eye experiences a screen. Making sure content is always in focus. CF team experiencing the nanophotonic wizardy of @allfocaloptics.

Scientists need an application layer to harness the power of models and make them practical inside labs. That's being built by Luxembourgish team @helicalaicom. Huge congrats on their $10mm seed round.

30 university campuses in 10 countries across Europe. Meet the 2025-6 Creator Fund Team! creatorfund.medium.com/creator-fund-t…

Love to see a Glaswegian company raising a $50 million round led by @insightpartners. On the banks of the Clyde 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, the pioneering chemist @leecronin has built the first autonomous chemistry laboratory with @ChemifyX . Series B announced today. Proudly backed by @CreatorFund.

Today we announce our first-pan European fund with a $41 million initial close. Here to back the PhD Founders turning scientific breakthrough into this continent's next generation of Deep Tech businesses: techfundingnews.com/uk-based-creat…

Great to see @Malted_AI 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @iain_with_2is going to meet Keir Starmer today to tell PM not to forget AI innovation outside of London. At @CreatorFund, Central Belt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 is where we see strongest AI startups outside of Golden Triangle. In @thetimes

Great story for 🇬🇧 tech. Army Major Will Blyth sees in the field a need to build software to connect military robots. Founds @AronditeTech (tapping another great 🇬🇧 institution @UniofOxford for talent). And today raises $12mm seed @IndexVentures. Proudly backed by @CreatorFund.

An exciting day as @MissMeiosis @SchuhLab and @yagensky announce the launch of Ovo Labs. Based on decades of research at the @maxplanckpress , Ovo addresses age-related infertility and why the human egg deteriorates over time: femtechinsider.com/fertility-star…

We invested at pre-seed in Loci after discovering Jack Davis @Cambridge_Uni computer science thesis. He had 3D rendered an immersive world of a tennis match. Today Loci sells to world leading games company @EpicGames, just over 3 years later. Huge congrats to Jack & Eugene! 🚀

Today we are delighted to announce the sale of Loci to @EpicGames in a great result for investors & founders. Loci was born out of a @Cambridge_Uni computer science thesis & grew to become a leading solution for searching 3D assets. Proudly backed from the start by @CreatorFund

How our portfolio company @signaloidcorp is re-inventing the ubiquitous but hard-to-run Monte Carlo simulation: forbes.com/sites/adrianbr…

Scientists are pioneering FemTech solutions that are changing the face of women's health. For International Women's Day, we looked at where we see the most innovation: medium.com/creator-fund/t…

Checking out the massive new @recycleye facility in East London. Sorting London's rubbish automatically through the power of machine vision, robotics, and air jets. @CreatorFund

Drones deliveries of blood across London are taking place every day. @Apianaero has launched a world first: medical supplies sent through the sky over a major global city. Watch the incredible story: youtube.com/watch?v=Z_EgMC…

Great piece from @brenthoberman in today's @thetimes on the importance of student startups to the 🇬🇧 economy, if we want to emulate lessons from 🇺🇸. Mentioning our work at @CreatorFund thetimes.com/business-money…

Team of USA quantum experts and Brigadier General/Rear Admirals from the 🇺🇸 military move to Oxford to leverage the 🇬🇧 world leading quantum expertise and set up Treq. Proud to announce our investment in @SkyNews today: news.sky.com/story/us-air-f…

This autumn drones will fly over the skies of London delivering blood between hospitals. One of the first uses of medical drones over a major world city. Massive milestone for @Apianaero announced today: bbc.com/news/articles/…

Ursula von der Leyen dropping by the Quantum Diamonds 💎 offices to hear about how synthetic diamond are used in quantum lasers to inspect the inside of semiconductors. Bavarian innovation at work. 🇩🇪

Early diagnosis is critical for effective treatment. Regular monitoring of urine and stool provides vital health intelligence for at risk groups. But these tests have a terrible UX. That’s where Early comes in (serial founders & Imperial PhDs).