# Cecilia Manduca

> Cecilia Manduca is a seed investor at Talis Capital (London) backing Textiles and CleanTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Talis Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/talis-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceciliamanduca

Cecilia Manduca is a seed investor at Talis Capital in London focused on Textiles and CleanTech. Cecilia Manduca is the Associate at Talis Capital. She attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Textiles | 1 | 100% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rubi Laboratories | Rubi Laboratories develops biocatalyst solutions that manufacture carbon-negative textiles for the fashion industry. Its technology offers a natural resource for making things and directly synthesizes the threads that help clients produce viscose that is carbon-negative, water-chemical, land-neutral, traceable, and biodegradable. | $4.5M | Seed | Feb 16, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Axial VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axial-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CapitalX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capitalx) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Climate Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Collaborative Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collaborative-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Darco Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darco-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Incite Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incite-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Talis Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Talis Capital is an investment firm that supports and invests in early-stage technology companies. It strategically in early-stage technology companies with global potential. Talis has invested over $600 million worth of transactions since 2009 and the portfolio includes Darktrace, Onfido, iwoca, Pirate Studios, Luminance, Threads, Ynsect and Oh MyGreen. Focused on building long-term partnerships, Talis leverages its network to give some of the world’s most innovative startups the opportunity to thrive. For more, see www.taliscapital.com.

5 contacts available at Talis Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beatrice Aliprandi | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beatrice-aliprandi |
| Bob Finch | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-finch |
| Cecilia Manduca | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cecilia-manduca |
| Emily Wood | Chief of Staff | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emily-wood-97f3 |
| Kirill Tasilov | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kirill-tasilov |

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## FAQ

### What does Cecilia Manduca invest in?

Cecilia Manduca invests primarily in Textiles, CleanTech and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Cecilia Manduca last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cecilia Manduca closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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