# East Alpha

> East Alpha is a VC fund in London backing Shipping and CleanTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/east-alpha
- Website: https://www.eastalpha.co/

East Alpha is a commodity quant investment company.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for East Alpha. Shizune tracks 3 team members at East Alpha. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/east-alpha?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shipping | 1 | 25% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 25% |
| 3D Printing | 1 | 25% |
| Life Science | 1 | 25% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eric Armitage | CIO and Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-armitage-1ac7 |
| Stephen Allan | Chief Technical Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-allan-22bd |
| Vijay Nimmalapudi | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vijay-nimmalapudi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uncommon | Uncommon is about providing with that juicy, tender, and delicious meat they love but without harming their health, planet, and animals. Using state-of-the-art cell culture techniques, a small sample of cells from an animal will be expanded by feeding these cells a rich and animal-free growth media. When these cells have grown we can then usedifferent methods in order to form the desired meat product. Their technologies focus on the end-to-end solution and innovating in bioprocess engineering, biomaterials, and in-process monitoring.HigherSteaks was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. | $30M | Series A | Jun 08, 2023 |  |
| Signol | Signol is a London-based workforce nudge tech software startup, that engages captains and crew with personalised performance feedback to motivate decision-making that reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. By providing personalized feedback and insights, Signol helps these individuals make better decisions that reduce fuel consumption andemissions. The company primarily works within industries like aviation and shipping, where small changes in behavior can lead to significant environmental and operational efficiencies. | $3.7M | Seed | Apr 26, 2023 |  |
| Signol | Signol is a London-based workforce nudge tech software startup, that engages captains and crew with personalised performance feedback to motivate decision-making that reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. By providing personalized feedback and insights, Signol helps these individuals make better decisions that reduce fuel consumption andemissions. The company primarily works within industries like aviation and shipping, where small changes in behavior can lead to significant environmental and operational efficiencies. | $3.5M | Seed | Apr 24, 2023 |  |
| ToffeeX | TOffeeAM optimizes product designs for 3D printing. TOffeeAM creates structures within smart industrial production, such as coolant systems for gas turbines exceeding the performance of current heat exchangers. | $5.8M | Series A | Nov 08, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Innoport](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernhard-schulte-innoport) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Excellis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/excellis) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IQ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iq-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Balderton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/balderton-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Exor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exor-seeds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EXOR N.V.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exor-s-p-a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does East Alpha invest in?

East Alpha invests primarily in Shipping, CleanTech and 3D Printing startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 East Alpha?

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### Who are the partners at East Alpha?

The team at East Alpha includes Eric Armitage (CIO and Founder), Stephen Allan (Chief Technical Officer) and Vijay Nimmalapudi (Chief Operating Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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