7percent Ventures

7percent Ventures is a U.K. early-stage deep-technology venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom, investing in frontier-technology categories including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR), robotics, and adjacent deep-technology and moonshot themes. The firm's name ''7percent'' references the statistical / scientific observation that approximately 7% of start-ups achieve outsized success aEUR" a deliberate branding nod to the firm's focus on high-risk frontier-technology investments. The firm was founded in 2014 by Managing Partner Andrew J. Scott (UK technology-sector serial entrepreneur and operator) alongside partners, and operates at pre-seed and seed stages primarily across the UK, Europe, and selectively the United States with typical initial check sizes in the GBP / USD 100,000 to 500,000 range as an active syndicate-lead or significant-participant investor. 7percent has raised multiple institutional funds with aggregate AUM in the USD / GBP tens of millions range, and is known as one of the earliest-stage-focused dedicated deep-tech moonshot-oriented funds in the UK ecosystem. Notable portfolio companies include various UK and European AI, quantum, robotics, and space-technology start-ups.