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EMV Capital

EMV Capital

Venture Capital

EMV Capital is a deep tech and life sciences venture capital investment group that manages early stage companies through direct equity and fund management.

Portfolio

2

companies

AUM

£2.1M

under management


Portfolio companies

Q-Bot

Q-Bot

Q-Bot develops robotics and automated solutions for the built environment.

Sofant Technologies

Sofant Technologies

Sofant Technologies builds energy efficient antenna technology platforms for 5G and satellite communications.


Team

Ilian Iliev

Ilian Iliev

CEO of EMV Capital and Investor Director of Q-Bot

Ilian serves as chief executive officer of EMV Capital plc and NetScientific Group plc. He previously founded EcoMachines Ventures, where he was managing director.

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Recent investments

£3.5M

The financing round was led by EMV Capital alongside Wealth Club and Adjuvo to support expansion in the UK, Europe and the US.

"We are pleased to see Q-Bot close out this important fundraising. The company continues to make strong progress in scaling sales with its innovative use of robotics and artificial intelligence in the Construction Technology industry, and in particular in the retrofit home insulation market. We look forward to seeing its continued success as it scales beyond the UK market, with a focus on market entry in the US and EU."
— Ilian Iliev, CEO of EMV Capital and Investor Director of Q-Bot
Series A
£1.6M

EMV Capital led the Series A investment to support the rollout of underfloor insulation technology across domestic and international markets.

"We are pleased that following the strategy review and changes to the company launched by the Board in 2021, we are now seeing accelerated growth for the business in terms of sales, the on-boarding of a series of key partners and continued investor support. We recognise the challenges associated with rising energy bills and are fortunate to be part of worthwhile solutions to reducing energy demands and associated emissions and costs. We are looking forward to being able to offer our quality assured underfloor thermal insulation to even more homes in the coming year."
— Peter Childs, Chair and co-founder
Seed
£2.3M

EMV Capital led the pre-series A round to support product development and partnership activities in 5G and satellite communications.

"We are very pleased to have supportive investors who understand the value of semiconductor-based hardware. This funding will be used to complete the development of our core RF technology platform. It will also support our activities with an ecosystem of corporate partners who share Sofant’s belief that RF MEMS will disrupt the market for high frequency SatCom and 5G antenna applications. It is a very exciting time for Sofant, and we look forward to working with our partners to change the way high frequency antenna systems are designed and built."
— David Wither, CEO
Seed
£1.8M

Kelvin Capital and EMV Capital backed the Edinburgh-based antenna developer to finalise commercialisation of its core technology.

"We are very pleased to have EMV Capital on board and for their help in securing the capital that Sofant needed to finalize the commercialization of our leading-edge RF MEMS technology. Ilian and his team bring a great corporate and investor network, and experience in working with scale-ups. They are pragmatic and results oriented."
— David Wither, CEO
Series A
£3.0M

The oversubscribed round was backed by Wealth Club, EMV Capital and Foundamental.

"I am delighted that we have found a group of investors who share Q-Bot's vision to become the world leader in robotic solutions that inspect and apply materials to buildings. From surveying tower blocks to manoeuvring around under suspended floors to apply insulation, Q-Bot's technology is being used to transform processes across the construction sector. Our customer-led approach, paired with a unique combination of robotics, AI and building expertise, has allowed us to identify a huge commercial opportunity to disrupt the status quo and in doing so, strengthened the potential to have a positive social and environmental impact. The successful closing of our latest investment round will allow us to accelerate our growth plans, move into new markets and expand our technology portfolio."
— Mathew Holloway, CEO