Seraphim Capital is dedicated to financing the growth of companies operating in the space ecosystem. They are an ambitious team with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences in Venture. Collectively they have over 100 years’ experience, investing in over 180 early and growth stage businesses, returning more than £750 million to their shareholders. They are also fortunate to have one of the world's leading entrepreneurs and experts in Earth Observation on board.  They work closely with their portfolio companies and always strive to create meaningful value and endeavour to ensure that the full value of their network and partners is utilised. The backing of leading global corporates in the Space sector and the leading Space related Governmental Agencies in the UK and Europe brings significant value. They are able to leverage their capital, industry leading knowledge and networks, creating an ecosystem that delivers real results for your business. From roots to market, sales and marketing, partnerships, follow-on capital, and M&A they can deliver value creation across the company growth cycle globally.

Seraphim Space

Green Angel Syndicate is a provider of investors and projects internationally. The company specializes in this novel strategy for combating climate change. They look for, evaluate, and pick the inventions that will have an impact, and then they invest in them to help them grow.

Green Angel Ventures

Enterprise 100 ('E100') is an exceptional angel network based at London Business School since 1999 and intricately connected with this world-leading business school.   Nominated as Best Angel Network by Investor AllStars (2012), Enterprise 100 is recognised as one of the leading business angel groups in the UK.   E100 charges no fees for companies to pitch for money at their quarterly meetings, and no fees are charged nor equity taken for money raised from the members.   Integral to the value that E100 provides its members, companies which pitch at E100 events must not have presented to other angel networks for that round of funding before appearing at E100.   Members who are planning to make an investment in an angel round can circulate opportunities to other members between meetings.   All applications for membership are screened to maintain the unrivalled quality of E100's membership from which intermediaries are excluded, providing the valuable atmosphere envisaged by the founders of ' a club for like-minded people to come together and invest in early stage businesses'.

Enterprise 100

Bristol Private Equity Club is an investment firm that invests in its members with businesses in the schemes SEIS and EIS venture capital.

Bristol Private Equity Club

Development Bank of Wales is formed in 2001 by the Welsh Assembly Government. Development Bank of Wales is an independent company, providing commercial funding to Welsh SMEs. They invests private and public funds, including EU funds.

Development Bank of Wales

Newable Ventures is a private investment group that connects early-stage investors with high-growth scale-up companies. They provide Private Investors, Family Offices, and Corporate Investors the opportunity to invest in potentially high-growth early-stage knowledge-intensive companies. Many of their Investors not only invest in the companies they present but also work alongside them as Lead Investors to help them unleash their potential. Having been in operation for over 30 years they have developed an extensive ecosystem of investors, co-investors, and partners who they work with to ensure they have an extensive pipeline of early-stage companies to work with. Investors are able to attend their Investor Events to meet entrepreneurs directly or invest in their Funds for a more passive approach. Typically they invest in UK-based innovative companies who qualify for investment under the Enterprise and/ or Seed Enterprise Investment Schemes.

Newable Private Investing

Britbots an early-stage venture fund based in London, investing in in robotics, ai and other automative technologies.

Britbots

ChampionX engages in chemistry services, artificial lift solutions, automation and optimization equipment, and drilling technology.

ChampionX

SLB is a technology company that provides harnessing geothermal energy, performance assurance, carbon and capture sequestration, methane elimination, footprint reduction, and enterprise data performance solutions. The company provides products and services to transform energy and decarbonize.

SFC Capital, the UK's most active seed investor (PitchBook, 2020), provides capital and support to British startups. By combining its Angel Network and Seed Funds, SFC has created a unique model that allows investors to get exposure to SEIS- and EIS-qualifying businesses, either directly or through a diversified portfolio curated and managed by SFC’s expert team. In 2020, SFC received a £10m allocation from Business Investments as part of the Regional Angels Programme in support of SFC's mission to back promising early-stage companies from every corner of the UK. SFC Capital is an Appointed Representative of SFC Capital Partners Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 736184).

SFC Capital

Quantum Exponential is assembling a portfolio of potential investments in leading quantum technology companies around the world.

Quantum Exponential

Susten invest in the leading Energy Transition firms of the future with the knowledge, enthusiasm, and capital.

Susten

QLM Technology

Quantum Light Metrology (QLM) is a Bristol, UK- based startup developing ultra-compact, high-precision quantum optical sensors.

QLM Technology Ltd is a UK-based photonics technology company that has developed a quantum-based Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) camera for monitoring, detecting, and accurately quantifying greenhouse gas emissions. Headquartered in Cardiff with operations in Bristol and San Francisco, the company's imaging technology combines LiDAR, gas absorption spectroscopy, and single-photon detection to visualize, localize, and measure emission rates of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as methane.

A Funding and Strategic Collaboration with Schlumberger to Advance Detection of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

QLM’s LiDAR sensing for greenhouse gas draws Series A funds, Schlumberger partnership

QLM raises £12m for quantum sensor technology

Quantum Exponential Invests in QLM Technology Ltd

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QLM Technology raises £12m for gas leak imaging camera

QLM Technology Ltd is a UK-based photonics technology company that has developed a quantum-based Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) camera for monitoring, detecting, and accurately quantifying greenhouse gas emissions. Headquartered in Cardiff with operations in Bristol and San Francisco, the company's imaging technology combines LiDAR, gas absorption spectroscopy, and single-photon detection to visualize, localize, and measure emission rates of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as methane.
QLM's quantum gas imaging LiDAR solution offers industry-leading quantification performance, enabling customers in GHG-intensive industries to identify and prioritize the most significant emitters for remediation cost-effectively. The inherently scalable lidar technology facilitates wide deployment by reducing costs at high production volumes. In August 2022, QLM secured GBP 12 million in Series A funding led by Schlumberger to scale manufacturing and launch its product across various GHG-intensive sectors.
A related version of QLM's product enables remote quantification of flare efficiency, ensuring optimal efficiency where flares cannot be eliminated yet. Beyond the oil and gas market, the company's solution is well-suited for tracking and reducing methane emissions in applications like biogas production, landfills, wastewater treatment plants, and coal mines.
Key customers and partnerships
Through a strategic collaboration announced in August 2022, QLM's quantum gas imaging LiDAR technology will be integrated into Schlumberger's End-to-end Emissions Solutions (SEES) business offering for the oil and gas industry. SEES' methane monitoring capabilities, previously based on satellite, aerial, and ground-based sensors, will be complemented by QLM's continuous monitoring solution for accurate, sensitive measurements at facilities of all sizes across the upstream, midstream, and downstream segments.

2DA is a company that offers a product called Bayzyen to optimize the petroleum liquids supply chain. The company aims to address the challenges faced by companies in accurately tracking and valuing their inventories of crude and refined products, both in transit and in terminals.
The traditional approach to scheduling and tracking these commodities has been hindered by disparate systems, differing transaction views, and a lack of integration across various platforms such as pipeline bulletin boards, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, energy trading and risk management (ETRM) systems, spreadsheets, and production tracking tools. This has made it difficult for companies to obtain a clear and timely view of their physical positions, hampering their ability to optimize operations and trading activities.
Recognizing these difficulties, 2DA developed Bayzyen to improve the value of available data in the energy space. The product likely leverages advanced analytics and data integration capabilities to provide companies with a unified and real-time view of their inventories, enabling more efficient scheduling, tracking, and optimization of their petroleum liquids supply chain operations.
Key customers and partnerships
The sources provided do not contain explicit information about 2DA's key customers, user statistics, or notable partnerships. Therefore, this section cannot be included due to a lack of relevant details.

2DA Analytics

Axon4D Technologies is a technology and services company focused on providing monitoring solutions for large external floating roof (EFR) and internal floating roof (IFR) storage tanks. The company deploys a patented Fiber Optic Sensing System (FOSS) around these tanks to enable near real-time monitoring of various operational parameters.
Axon4D's key product offerings include floating roof level and tilt monitoring coupled with tank fill level tracking to pinpoint potential asset integrity issues. The system also provides wet sensing capabilities to detect presence of water or hydrocarbons in the annular pontoons of floating roofs. Additionally, it can sense ponding on the tank roofs. The data is presented through a secure web portal accessible from any device.
By providing real-time insights, Axon4D's technology aims to drive operational excellence through improved asset integrity monitoring, reduced operational costs of up to 30%, decreased risk via better monitoring, reduced emissions and downtime, and enabling more predictive maintenance. In comparison to traditional point-in-time visual inspections, the company's continuous monitoring approach can provide 85% reduced field time requirements.
As of August 2017, the company highlighted specific benefits such as enabling near real-time data collection, continuous monitoring, proactive issue identification before problems arise, and automated settlement checks at any time through its proprietary API and EPA-oriented structural monitoring technology.

Axon4D Technologies

Beyond Limits is an American company founded in 2014 that specializes in providing cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. The company's proprietary Hybrid AI technology combines traditional numeric AI tools like machine learning and neural networks with symbolic AI techniques, enabling human-like reasoning and overcoming the limitations of conventional AI solutions.
Beyond Limits' AI models are trained on extensive datasets and industry expert knowledge to deliver in-depth insights, sophisticated explanations, and recommendations that mimic human cognitive processes. This groundbreaking technology helps businesses across industries such as oil & gas, manufacturing, energy, utilities, and healthcare to foresee potential problems, diagnose issues, and recommend effective solutions.
Unlike traditional data analysis methods, Beyond Limits' technology interprets data in context, offering nuanced, reliable, and actionable insights. This innovative approach empowers businesses with a new breed of AI-driven solutions. In March 2022, Beyond Limits acquired Altec Products, Inc., a leading provider of integrated document management and workflow solutions, to accelerate product growth and drive digital transformation.
Key customers and partnerships
Beyond Limits has established strategic partnerships and integrations focused on digital transformation and AI-readiness across key sectors worldwide. In the Asia Pacific region, the company formed a collaboration with Infosys Compaz to offer its Cognitive AI solutions alongside Infosys Compaz's digital services to over 2,000 customers. Additionally, Beyond Limits signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kaplan Higher Education Institute to promote AI and data science talent development in Singapore.

Beyond Limits

CorrosionRADAR designed and supplied the world's longest range Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) monitoring technology in 2022 for pipelines, refineries, and other applications. The patented system enabled the transition from manual inspections to automated monitoring and from reactive to predictive corrosion management. Earlier detection aided in corrosion prevention, lowering costs and risks. The technology continuously monitored, detected, and localized corrosion and moisture under any insulation type, even in inaccessible and inhospitable locations. It was compatible with assets having complex geometries and operating in extreme temperatures.
Key customers and partnerships
In February 2023, CorrosionRADAR announced a technology collaboration with Antea, a global leader in risk-based asset integrity management (AIM) software with 3D digital twin capabilities. The partnership integrated CorrosionRADAR's real-time corrosion monitoring technology with Antea's AIM and inspection data management software (IDMS) with risk-based inspection (RBI) capabilities. This enabled predictive corrosion management for operators in the process and oil and gas industries, reducing inspection and maintenance costs by up to 65%, decreasing the likelihood of unplanned shutdowns, and significantly increasing the efficacy of inspection plans. Additionally, Antea's contextualized digital twin visualizations allowed operators to remotely monitor the external corrosion status of their assets in near real-time.

CorrosionRADAR

Cortex is a company that provides a blockchain-enabled platform to facilitate secure and transparent data sharing among internet of Things (IoT) devices and network partners across industries. The company's core offering is a decentralized ledger system that enables permissioned network members to exchange IoT data without the need for central control or management. This approach eliminates the risks of data tampering, fraud, and cyber-crime, while ensuring the highest levels of security, performance, and stability.
Cortex's platform leverages blockchain technology to store an immutable and transparent record of all data transactions, allowing network participants to collaborate with confidence. The company's solution aims to reduce the time, cost, and risks associated with managing sensitive information by providing an auditable trail for regulatory compliance, contract management, identity management, and citizen services.
Cortex's business model revolves around enabling enterprises to unlock new value streams by monetizing IoT data securely and transparently within their partner ecosystems. The company's mission is to disrupt industries globally by rewriting the rules and changing the way the world works through the adoption of its blockchain-enabled data-sharing platform.
In November 2023, Arm introduced the Cortex-M52, a new microcontroller core featuring Arm Helium technology designed to bring AI capabilities to smaller and lower-cost IoT devices than what is possible with SoCs based on the Arm Cortex-M55 core. The Cortex-M52 provides a simplified migration path from previous Arm Cortex-M generations for applications in sectors like automotive, industrial control, predictive maintenance, and wearable sensor fusion.
Key customers and partnerships
In November 2022, Cortex partnered with Alcatel Lucent Enterprise to develop an innovative digital workplace using the latter's teleconferencing solution, Rainbow, as a backbone. The partnership aimed to create an open, versatile, inclusive, scalable, and privacy-aware extended reality (XR) framework for remote cooperation, facilitating activities involving physical interaction with remote objects.

Cortex

Hardware and software solutions leveraging robotics, AI, sensors, Big Data, and drones to automate and enhance the oil and gas field exploration, extraction, and drilling processes.

Platforms for monitoring pipeline networks, oil and gas wells, and storage tanks, utilizing AI, sensors, and aerial imagery for data-driven decision-making and optimization.

Solutions utilizing advanced analytics and real-time data to predict operational outcomes, optimize schedules, and deploy predictive maintenance strategies to improve operational efficiency and minimize cost.

Solutions that use technologies like quantum sensing and electromagnetic tech for the detection and containment of gas leaks and oil spills, ensuring environmental protection.

Solutions specializing in safely storing and transporting oil and gas through the use of camera systems, sensor technology, AUVs, and ROVs, with a focus on inspection, explosion risk detection, and efficient delivery.

Operators of marketplaces that connect players across the oil and gas industry, facilitating trading, price tracking, and the buying, selling, and leasing of oil rights.

AI, IoT, and Big Data used to remotely operate fields and manage them

Robots used to remotely operate fields and manage them

Building digital twins to monitor and manage oil rigs (a limited number of companies such as IBM)

Platforms and solutions to develop sustainable processes across the oil and gas value chain

Supply chain transparency with regard to the distribution of oil and gas

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