# Hermesa

> Hermesa is a VC fund backing Software and Sustainability. See 24 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 24
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hermesa/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/hermesa_angels
- Website: https://www.hermesa.co.uk/

HERmesa is an investment club for both new, and experienced, early-stage investors who wish to back extraordinary female founded start-ups.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Hermesa. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Hermesa. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/hermesa?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 17% |
| Sustainability | 4 | 17% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 17% |
| SaaS | 3 | 13% |
| Health Care | 3 | 13% |

62 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 16 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 13% |
| Series A | 3 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 22 | 92% |
| Denmark | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maria Grazia Vigliotti | Founder Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maria-grazia-vigliotti |
| Melissa Longley | Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melissa-longley-0139 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joyvié | Joyvié Health designs medical continence products focused on managing severe faecal incontinence. The company is developing a patent-pending class of non-invasive faecal management briefs that prevent stool from contacting the skin. By separating waste from the body, the underwear aims to lower the risk of skin breakdown and secondary infectionwhile reducing the physical and emotional strain on caregivers. Joyvié Health works with care providers to pilot its products in real-world care environments and gather clinical and user feedback. Its offering is intended for adults with continence needs in institutional and home care settings, and for professionals responsible for continence care. The company also engages with investors and partners to advance product development and clinical evaluation. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 05, 2026 |  |
| EnsiliTech | EnsiliTech is a biopharmaceuticals company that preserves the integrity of vaccines and other biological materials. | $6.1M | Seed | Aug 28, 2025 |  |
| Carbon Cell | Carbon Cell is a biotechnology company that provides a sustainable alternative to traditional polymer-based foams. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Inicio AI | Inicio AI is a SaaS platform that builds the conversational AI driven tool that helps in income and expenditure assessment. | $1.7M | Seed | Apr 15, 2025 |  |
| Finematter | Using technology to help exceptional jewellery designers scale sustainably | $2.7M | Seed | Sep 26, 2023 |  |
| Yuty | Beauty brands and consumers are disconnected. That’s why Yuty is revolutionising the beauty commerce experience and the landscape of customer-brand relationships through AI-driven personalisation. | $62K | Pre-Seed | Sep 14, 2023 |  |
| FA Bio | FungiAlert is a device that would allow for the early detection of these types of plant pathogens, by detecting the spores of Phytophthora before they infect the plant. It will be the only device in the market for monitoring the health of soil and irrigation water, alerting the user to the risk of infection, helping to dramatically decrease plantloss due to disease. | $5M | Series A | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| Deployed | Deployed is an AI-assisted decision and document automation platform transforming how organizations manage procurement, legal, and operational processes. By addressing inefficiencies in decision-making and collaboration, Deployed streamlines procurement workflows with its WorkAssessor tool and automates the creation of complex documents—such ascontracts, SoWs, and operational agreements—with WorkAuthor. Our solutions reduce costs, improve compliance, and enhance efficiency, enabling enterprises to handle document-intensive processes faster and more effectively. | $4M | Seed | May 18, 2023 |  |
| Deep Planet | Deep Planet is building an AI or machine-learning platform that leverages satellite imagery and IOT sensors to deliver actionable insights on wine grape growing, helping growers and winemakers. The company is supported by the European Space Agency, the University of Oxford, EIT Food, H2020, Copernicus Incubation Programme and SPRINT. They have beennamed as one of FoodTech 500 startups and one of 50 Game Changers in Thames Valley. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Run Yourself | Run Yourself is an AI powered peer coaching platform. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 24 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Academe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-academe) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Empirical Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/empirical-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Amrock Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amrock-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Baltic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baltic-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kadmos Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kadmos-capital-43dd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The Fink Family Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-fink-family-office) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Hermesa invest in?

Hermesa invests primarily in Software, Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 24 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 Hermesa?

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### Who are the partners at Hermesa?

The team at Hermesa includes Maria Grazia Vigliotti (Founder Member) and Melissa Longley (Member). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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