UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2002

AUM

$183 M

Location

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Series A

Region of investment

North America Europe

ESG Focus

Impact investor
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) is a venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2002. Managed by Future Planet Capital, the fund focuses on impact-first investments in transformative innovations. With a team of 10 professionals, UKI2S is dedicated to supporting early-stage businesses and spinouts across various sectors, including clean energy, healthcare, defence and security, and space technology.

The fund primarily invests in pre-seed and early-stage rounds, with a flexible check size tailored to the growth needs of its portfolio companies. UKI2S operates across the United Kingdom, leveraging its £150 million AUM to foster innovation in collaboration with public sector research establishments and science campuses. The fund has a notable co-investment record, securing £1 billion in co-investments, and is committed to advancing DE&I and ESG initiatives.

Notable investments by UKI2S include HALO X-ray Technologies - x-ray imaging solutions, Silicon Microgravity - electronic equipment, Luffy AI - business productivity software, Revolver Therapeutics - drug discovery, and Optera - aerospace and defense technology.

Industry

Transportation Energy CleanTech LegalTech AgriTech Defense Manufacturing Aerospace Biotechnology Business Services (B2B) Fashion/Beauty Other Security Software SaaS AI Life Sciences Machine Learning (ML)

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund Funds

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UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
SaaS
Security
AI
Life Sciences
Energy
CleanTech
Machine Learning (ML)
Pre-seed
Seed
Series A
Europe
$5-10 m
$110 M
August 2023

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FAQs about UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund is located in Manchester, England, United Kingdom.
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund was founded in 2002.
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund invests in companies and startups in Transportation, Energy, CleanTech, LegalTech, AgriTech, Defense, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Biotechnology, Business Services (B2B), Fashion/Beauty, Other, Security, Software, SaaS, AI, Life Sciences, Machine Learning (ML).
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A.
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund usually invests $0-1 m on average.
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund has around $183m assets under management.
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund last fund was created/launched in 2023-08-24
Yes, UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund is impact investor.
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