Alan Richards
Partner, Corporate Finance @ West Hill Capital
London, United Kingdom
Alan Richards is a Series A investor at West Hill Capital in London focused on Manufacturing and Semiconductor. Alan has over 30 years capital markets experience. He began his career with consulting actuaries Bacon & Woodrow before becoming an investment analyst specialising in the financial services sector, first with BZW and then HSBC James Capel. In 1996, he left HSBC to found a new investment business with Canadian broker, Maple Financial Group, andwhen this interest was sold in 2000 he became a self employed consultant advising a number of investment banks and fund managers about trends in the financial services sector. He co-founded West Hill Corporate Finance in 2003.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
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Industries Alan Richards invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 1 (50%)
- Semiconductor 1 (50%)
- Nanotechnology 1 (50%)
- Advanced Materials 1 (50%)
- Information Technology 1 (50%)
Investments
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| ATLANT 3D, established in 2018, is at the forefront of atomic-scale manufacturing, providing digital, atomically precise technologies and an ecosystem for rapid innovation in materials, micro/nanodevices, and scalable manufacturing. The company targets key sectors such as semiconductors, optics, photonics, MEMS/sensors, RF and AdvancedPackaging, overcoming the traditional, slow, and costly innovation cycle in micro/nanoelectronics that relies on extensive, cleanroom-based setups and specialized expertise. ATLANT 3D has developed a robust portfolio of solutions, including the A-HUBs and NANOFABRICATOR™ platforms, targeting a wide range of applications from semiconductors to life sciences.Our core technology, DALP® (Direct Atomic Layer Processing), brings atom-by-atom manufacturing precision and adaptability to various stages of product development. ATLANT 3D's unique value proposition revolutionizes micro and nanofabrication by enabling local direct material and pattern processing. This innovation overcomes the limitations of conventional cleanroom-based fabrication, significantly reduces development time and costs, and facilitates processing across the entire value chain up to manufacturing.The traditional innovation cycle in micro/nanoelectronics is slow, costly, and geographically constrained, driven by complex, cleanroom-dependent processes that extend development time and are vulnerable to geopolitical influences.ATLANT 3D's platform revolutionizes this by enabling the use of various materials and processes for rapid, on-demand, and cost-effective prototyping and manufacturing. Offering unparalleled flexibility, zero-waste production, and full compatibility with industry standards, ATLANT 3D facilitates a network-centric innovation ecosystem with Advanced Hubs (A-Hub). Our ecosystem dramatically shortens the innovation cycle, supporting scalable manufacturing on Earth and beyond, addressing the urgent need for localized semiconductor and electronics manufacturing. | $14.4M / Series A / Sep 12, 2022 | ||
| ATLANT 3D, established in 2018, is at the forefront of atomic-scale manufacturing, providing digital, atomically precise technologies and an ecosystem for rapid innovation in materials, micro/nanodevices, and scalable manufacturing. The company targets key sectors such as semiconductors, optics, photonics, MEMS/sensors, RF and AdvancedPackaging, overcoming the traditional, slow, and costly innovation cycle in micro/nanoelectronics that relies on extensive, cleanroom-based setups and specialized expertise. ATLANT 3D has developed a robust portfolio of solutions, including the A-HUBs and NANOFABRICATOR™ platforms, targeting a wide range of applications from semiconductors to life sciences.Our core technology, DALP® (Direct Atomic Layer Processing), brings atom-by-atom manufacturing precision and adaptability to various stages of product development. ATLANT 3D's unique value proposition revolutionizes micro and nanofabrication by enabling local direct material and pattern processing. This innovation overcomes the limitations of conventional cleanroom-based fabrication, significantly reduces development time and costs, and facilitates processing across the entire value chain up to manufacturing.The traditional innovation cycle in micro/nanoelectronics is slow, costly, and geographically constrained, driven by complex, cleanroom-dependent processes that extend development time and are vulnerable to geopolitical influences.ATLANT 3D's platform revolutionizes this by enabling the use of various materials and processes for rapid, on-demand, and cost-effective prototyping and manufacturing. Offering unparalleled flexibility, zero-waste production, and full compatibility with industry standards, ATLANT 3D facilitates a network-centric innovation ecosystem with Advanced Hubs (A-Hub). Our ecosystem dramatically shortens the innovation cycle, supporting scalable manufacturing on Earth and beyond, addressing the urgent need for localized semiconductor and electronics manufacturing. | $15M / Series A |
Co-Investors
About West Hill Capital
West Hill is a venture capital firm that finances some of the fasted growing technology businesses in Europe. Their private capital specialists advise companies from Seed, Series A, Series B and beyond on their strategic, capital raising and liquidity needs through to exit via IPO or M&A. Direct investment deals are offered to a network offamily offices, private investors and wealth managers.
West Hill Capital Contacts
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Alan Richards
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Edward Williams
Partner
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Andrew Galloway
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Charles Jawor
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David Hollidge
Partner & Co-founder
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