# Cambridge Ventures

> Cambridge Ventures is a VC fund in Cambridge backing Medical and Recycling. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambridge-ventures
- Website: http://cambridge.ventures/

Cambridge Ventures is a VC fund in Cambridge focused on Medical and Recycling. The family offices of Mark Gerhard and Riaan Hodgson. The company funds extraordinary teams to help them disrupt established industries.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Recycling | 1 | 33% |
| Construction | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 67% |
| Germany | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Gerhard | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-gerhard |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sedivention | Sedivention is a medical technology startup that enables a one-time, interventional, and minimally invasive therapy for obesity. The company is developing a cryo catheter that ablates the gastric branches of the vagus nerve within minutes. As a one-time, minimally invasive procedure, the procedure can be performed in an outpatient setting, similarto a gastroscopy. | $3.4M | Seed | May 07, 2026 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Cambridge Electric Cement | Cambridge Electric Cement is a sustainable cement start-up. Its breakthrough process co-recycles steel and cement to produce a low carbon, circular cement product that offers very low emissions[1], circular, and scalable alternative to existing cement production. | $2.9M | Seed | Jul 04, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Legal & General](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/legal-general) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Parkwalk Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/parkwalk-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Almanac Insights](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almanac-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Almanac Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almanac-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Archipelago Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archipelago-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BackBone Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backbone-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Cambridge Ventures invest in?

Cambridge Ventures invests primarily in Medical, Recycling and Construction startups, most often at 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.

### How do I contact Cambridge Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Cambridge Ventures?

The team at Cambridge Ventures includes Mark Gerhard (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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