Participated · Equity · Aug 2026

Gallos operates a model that both builds new ventures and provides capital to early-stage companies focused on defense, security and resilience. The firm is led by founders with security and defense backgrounds, including ex-UK national security official Josh Burch and Royal Marines veteran Dean Jones. Its portfolio includes StirlingX, which works on unmanned aerial vehicles and data intelligence, and AI Score, which focuses on compliance, governance and optimization of enterprise AI systems. Gallos’s team and advisors include former senior intelligence and cybersecurity figures such as Sir Jeremy Fleming, former head of GCHQ, along with former GCHQ Technology Director Gaven Smith and former NSA technology executive Greg Smithberger. The company plans to use newly raised capital to create additional companies, support portfolio investments and enhance its platform.

Participated · Series C · Jul 2026

Spun out of the University of Oxford in 2017, Moa Technology operates proprietary discovery platforms that have screened over 900,000 compounds and discovered more than 80 novel mode of action areas capable of breaking weed resistance. Several of its advanced programmes are now in their third year of international field trials, and in 2025 the company disclosed a new category of non-herbicidal products called Moa Amplifiers. Moa has established R&D collaborations with major industry partners including Nufarm, Gowan, Certis Belchim and Corteva Agriscience to progress commercial applications. The company plans to use its Series C proceeds and partner payments to push three lead programmes closer to commercialisation, expand its early-stage pipeline, and continue development of the Moa Amplifiers strategy. Its platform and commercial partnerships are positioned to support further industry deals and field deployment of its discoveries.

Participated · Series B · Nov 2023

Oxford Quantum Circuits, founded as a spinout from Oxford University in 2017 and based in Reading, develops superconducting quantum computing hardware and supporting software. The company deploys its machines in data centres and offers access to customers and researchers as a cloud service. OQC targets business and government customers, citing demand from financial services, defence and security companies for secure quantum technology. It positions itself to move from long-term promise toward near-term commercial delivery and plans to scale internationally and advance its technology roadmap. The company recently strengthened its financial position by raising a £260 million Series C to accelerate commercialization and market expansion. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the provided article.

Participated · Equity · Aug 2023

TechMet is an investment company focused on building businesses across the critical minerals value chain from extraction and processing to refining and recycling. Its target minerals include lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earths. The company intends to use newly raised funds to develop existing assets and continue building its portfolio with strategic projects that scale production and refining of those minerals. Since inception TechMet has invested more than $450m into projects across North and South America, Europe and Africa, and its portfolio includes Brazilian Nickel, Cornish Lithium, EnergySource Minerals, US Vanadium, Trinity Metals, Xerion Advanced Battery Corp, TechMet‑Mercuria, Rainbow Rare Earths, REEtec and Momentum Technologies. TechMet met a $300m fundraising target with the latest investments and is now valued at well over $1 billion. Major shareholders include the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), S2G Ventures and Mercuria. Founded in 2017, TechMet is an investment company focused on building businesses across the full critical metals value chain—from extraction and processing to recycling and supply‑chain management. The firm has opened a new $300 million equity funding round and secured an additional $50 million equity commitment from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). DFC’s extra commitment raises its total investment in TechMet to $105 million following an initial investment in 2020. TechMet is valued at over $1 billion and has invested more than $250 million into critical metals projects across North and South America, Europe, and Africa during 2022 and 2023. Its portfolio includes stakes and capital deployed to Rainbow Rare Earths, Brazilian Nickel, US Vanadium, REEtec, Xerion Advanced Battery Corp., Energy Source Minerals, Momentum Technologies, and Trinity Metals. Management says it will use the latest DFC tranche to exercise an option to deploy $50 million directly into the Phalaborwa Rare Earths project in South Africa, and emphasizes environmentally and socially responsible scaling of supply chains for clean energy technologies. TechMet develops projects and investments to secure the supply chain of critical metals used in electric vehicles, energy storage and renewable energy. The firm has invested more than $180 million into critical-minerals companies over the last 12 months. It recently raised a $200 million equity round and paid a maiden dividend to shareholders last year. TechMet says it is on track to exceed a billion-dollar valuation in the coming months. Leadership plans to deploy further capital into mining and processing projects and to launch an additional fundraising round in Q4. The company emphasizes building environmentally responsible supply chains for the clean-energy transition.

Participated · Series A · Jan 2023

Oxford Ionics develops trapped‑ion quantum processors and control architectures, using its patented Electronic Qubit Control (EQC) system to merge atomic qubits with silicon‑chip electronics. The company has published papers on its WISE architecture and an experimental prototype that address wiring and scalability challenges for quantum chips. Founded in 2019 and based in the UK, it is constructing a 30,000 sq ft office and laboratory to host a Quantum Computing as a Service (QCaaS) platform and an on‑premises option for customers. After a Series A earlier this year, Oxford Ionics plans to grow its team to 61 employees by the end of 2023, focusing hiring on quantum science, chip design, and software engineering. Financially, it announced a £2M (approx. €2.32M) investment from the UK government's National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF). The company also appointed former Arm CTO Dipesh Patel as a non‑executive director to support scaling and commercialization. Oxford Ionics develops trapped‑ion quantum processors that integrate qubit technology with patented Electronic Qubit Control (EQC) electronics on silicon chips, replacing lasers with an electronic control system. The company aims to deliver reliable, high‑performance quantum computers to tackle important problems. It plans to use the new funding to accelerate expansion and hire across multiple roles and functions. Oxford Ionics was founded in 2019 by Dr Chris Ballance and Dr Tom Harty and is based in Oxford, UK. The EQC approach combines the quantum performance of individual atoms with electronics integrated into semiconductor chips. No operating metrics (revenue/users) were disclosed in the article.