# Ian Hogarth

> Ian Hogarth is a seed investor at Plural (London) backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 60 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Plural](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plural-9df0)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 60
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ianhogarth
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/soundboy
- Website: https://x.com/soundboy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ian.hogarth

Ian Hogarth is a seed investor at Plural in London focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Ian Hogarth is based out of London, England, and is the Chairman of Phasecraft. Ian previously worked at Songkick as a Chairman. Ian Hogarth attended the University of Cambridge.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$7.9M |
| Pre-Seed | $698k–$7.5M |
| Series A | $11M–$43M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 15 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 9 | 15% |
| SaaS | 6 | 10% |
| E-Commerce | 5 | 8% |
| Apps | 4 | 7% |

117 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 26 | 43% |
| Pre-Seed | 14 | 23% |
| Series A | 14 | 23% |
| Series B | 5 | 8% |
| Angel | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 37 | 62% |
| United States | 5 | 8% |
| Germany | 4 | 7% |
| France | 3 | 5% |
| Denmark | 1 | 2% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ore Energy | Ore Energy develops long-duration energy storage systems based on iron-air battery technology for renewable energy applications and electric power grids. The company researches, develops, and manufactures modular battery systems that use iron, water, and air to store electricity through a reversible oxidation process, enabling multi-day energystorage using abundant materials. Its technology supports grid-scale energy storage, renewable energy integration, grid balancing, and backup power by extending storage duration beyond conventional lithium-ion battery systems.Ore Energy also conducts research in electrochemistry, battery engineering, manufacturing processes, and energy storage system design to improve scalability, safety, and operational efficiency. The company's battery platform is designed to help utilities, renewable energy developers, and industrial customers store excess renewable electricity and enhance grid reliability while supporting the transition to low-carbon energy systems. | $43M | Series A | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| Proxima Fusion | Proxima Fusion is a fusion energy company developing stellarator-based fusion power plants to deliver safe, carbon-free, and commercially viable electricity. The company focuses on commercializing quasi-isodynamic (QI) stellarators, a type of magnetic confinement fusion reactor designed to provide continuous and stable plasma operation. ProximaFusion collaborates closely with research institutions, industrial partners, and energy companies across Europe through the Alpha Alliance, a consortium established to scale the manufacturing and engineering capabilities needed for commercial fusion. The company leverages scientific breakthroughs from the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator while developing proprietary engineering, simulation, and manufacturing technologies to industrialize fusion power generation. | $470.1M | Series B | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Orbital Industries | From sustainable fuels, to carbon capture, to harmful chemical removal from the environment, Orbital Materials develops and commercialises technologies that keep earth our home forever. At the core of our company is a foundation model for atoms, built by world experts in generative AI and large language models. | $49.7M | Series B | May 28, 2026 |  |
| Callosum | Callosum is an intelligent systems company that develops systems-level software that orchestrates AI workloads across a diverse mix of hardware. | $10.3M | Pre-Seed | Feb 26, 2026 |  |
| Hypersonica | Hypersonica develops advanced hypersonic vehicles to enhance Europe's space capabilities. | $27.7M | Series A | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| Phasecraft | Phasecraft is a quantum computing software developer. | $34M | Series B | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| Proxima Fusion | Proxima Fusion is a fusion energy company developing stellarator-based fusion power plants to deliver safe, carbon-free, and commercially viable electricity. The company focuses on commercializing quasi-isodynamic (QI) stellarators, a type of magnetic confinement fusion reactor designed to provide continuous and stable plasma operation. ProximaFusion collaborates closely with research institutions, industrial partners, and energy companies across Europe through the Alpha Alliance, a consortium established to scale the manufacturing and engineering capabilities needed for commercial fusion. The company leverages scientific breakthroughs from the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator while developing proprietary engineering, simulation, and manufacturing technologies to industrialize fusion power generation. | $149.6M | Series A | Jun 11, 2025 |  |
| Robeaute | Robeaute is a research and development agency that develops neurosurgical microrobots that can adapt to different types of medical evidence. | $28M | Series A | Jan 14, 2025 |  |
| Oriole Networks | Oriole Networks is a new company that improve the performance of AI systems and speed up data centers while substantially lowering energy usage for a more sustainable future. | $22M | Series A | Oct 21, 2024 |  |
| Proxima Fusion | Proxima Fusion is a fusion energy company developing stellarator-based fusion power plants to deliver safe, carbon-free, and commercially viable electricity. The company focuses on commercializing quasi-isodynamic (QI) stellarators, a type of magnetic confinement fusion reactor designed to provide continuous and stable plasma operation. ProximaFusion collaborates closely with research institutions, industrial partners, and energy companies across Europe through the Alpha Alliance, a consortium established to scale the manufacturing and engineering capabilities needed for commercial fusion. The company leverages scientific breakthroughs from the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator while developing proprietary engineering, simulation, and manufacturing technologies to industrialize fusion power generation. | $21.7M | Seed | Apr 09, 2024 |  |

10 of 60 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [LocalGlobe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/localglobe) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Seedcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedcamp) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [TrueSight Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/truesight-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Connect Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connect-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [redalpine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redalpine-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

## About Plural

VC Fund · Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Plural is an early-stage venture fund that seeks to invest in early-stage tech startups. It aims to invest in more than 25 start-ups over the next 18 months, taking early-stage stakes of between €1mn and €10mn. If successful, Plural will enlist dozens more entrepreneurs as investors and raise bigger funds to boost the European start-up sector.Plural is designed to have a hands-on approach to investing. Each member who joins is free to invest in startups of their choice, under the condition that they also put in their own capital. Once an investment has been made, the investing partner will work with the startup according to its specific needs, which could include joining as a co-founder, helping build infrastructure, or recruiting new talent. Investors are limited to four to five deals per year in order to be actively involved with their portfolio companies.

4 contacts available at Plural.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ian Hogarth | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-hogarth |
| Khaled Helioui | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khaled-helioui |
| Sten Tamkivi | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sten-kamkivi |
| Taavet Hinrikus | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taavet-hinrikus |

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## FAQ

### What does Ian Hogarth invest in?

Ian Hogarth invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 60 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ian Hogarth's check size?

Ian Hogarth typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$7.9M at Seed, $698k–$7.5M at Pre-Seed and $11M–$43M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ian Hogarth participates in.

### When did Ian Hogarth last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ian Hogarth closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 60 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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