# Archipelago Ventures

> Archipelago Ventures is a VC fund backing Recycling, Biotechnology and Manufacturing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.archipelagoventures.uk/

Archipelago Ventures is a VC fund focused on Recycling and Biotechnology. Archipelago Ventures Invest in the Circular Economy to support transformation of the plastics sector

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recycling | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | 33% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A&B Smart Materials | The A&B Smart Materials Using innovative cooling technologies to boost photovoltaic efficiency. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Dec 12, 2025 |  |
| Matoha Instrumentation | Matoha Instrumentation is a manufacturing company that produces material identification devices. | $1.9M | Seed | Apr 10, 2025 |  |
| Evoralis | Evoralis is an enzyme development company that specializes in the discovery and development of plastic-depolymerizing enzymes. It is a spin-out from the University of Cambridge. | $3.3M | Seed | Sep 17, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Circular Plastics Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circular-plastics-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BackBone Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backbone-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [British Design Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-design-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Caesar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caesar-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cambridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cambridge-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cranfield University](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cranfield-university) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Archipelago Ventures invest in?

Archipelago Ventures invests primarily in Recycling, Biotechnology and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Archipelago Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Archipelago Ventures closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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