# Manjari Chandran-Ramesh

> Manjari Chandran-Ramesh is a seed investor at IP Group backing Software. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [IP Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ip-group-plc)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manjarichandranramesh/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manjari.ramesh

Manjari Chandran-Ramesh is an Investment Director, Technology Partnership at IP Group plc. He is also Non-Executive Director and Acting Chair at Quantum Motion Technology and Non Executive Director at Edgetic, Zeetta Networks, Arkivum, and Concirrus.Ms. Chandran-Ramesh previously Acting CEO from Jan 2017 leading Company to exit; InvestorRepresentative and Non-Executive Director at TheySay Limited.Manjari graduated from the University of Madras with a B.E. in Electronics and Instrumentation and received a DPhil in Mobile Robotics Group and Information Engineering at the University of Oxford.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| Robotics | 1 | 14% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 14% |
| Restaurants | 1 | 14% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tenzo | Tenzo was created through the combination of data-science, software and deep restaurant operating experience.Tenzo was designed to reduce a reliance on gut: they can put data behind questions like how much food to order in, what member of staff to schedule at what time and whether to rerun a promotion.They bring deep expertise and a world classmanagement team - their co-founders have built successful multi-million pound businesses, and bring the best of data-science and technology from Cambridge, Harvard and McKinsey. | $5M | Series A | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Stateful Robotics | Stateful is a mission control platform for mobile robots operating in dynamic environments - such as outdoors or alongside humans. We maximise value and robustness in real-world deployments for the next wave of robotics. The Stateful platform is hardware/robot agnostic and has been proven over multiple real-world deployments spanningquadrupeds carrying out high-hazard inspections, mobile service robots in security and care, and underwater robots collecting environmental data. | $4.8M | Pre-Seed | Mar 24, 2026 |  |
| Nu Quantum | Nu Quantum is a telecommunications company that develops end-to-end quantum cryptography systems.It secures communications within and between cities through urban and satellite free-space optical links. The system helps with the realization of commercial deliverable photonic technologies by combining novel materials and semiconductor technology.This enables clients to secure the exchange of cryptographic keys for the ultra-sensitive detection of light.Yuri Andersson, Mete Atatüre, and Carmen Berraquero founded Nu Quantum in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire in 2018. | $71.1M | Series A | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| Safe Intelligence | Safe Intelligence specializes in deep validation AI systems, focusing on enhancing the reliability of artificial intelligence models. | $5.3M | Seed | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| Nu Quantum | Nu Quantum is a telecommunications company that develops end-to-end quantum cryptography systems.It secures communications within and between cities through urban and satellite free-space optical links. The system helps with the realization of commercial deliverable photonic technologies by combining novel materials and semiconductor technology.This enables clients to secure the exchange of cryptographic keys for the ultra-sensitive detection of light.Yuri Andersson, Mete Atatüre, and Carmen Berraquero founded Nu Quantum in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire in 2018. | $8.5M | Seed | Nov 02, 2023 |  |
| Tenzo | Tenzo was created through the combination of data-science, software and deep restaurant operating experience.Tenzo was designed to reduce a reliance on gut: they can put data behind questions like how much food to order in, what member of staff to schedule at what time and whether to rerun a promotion.They bring deep expertise and a world classmanagement team - their co-founders have built successful multi-million pound businesses, and bring the best of data-science and technology from Cambridge, Harvard and McKinsey. | $5M | Series A | May 16, 2023 |  |
| Quantum Dice | Quantum Dice is an award-winning quantum technology spin-out from the University of Oxford, providing random number generators (QRNGs) which generate unbiased, true random numbers. RNGs are essential components of modern communication technologies which generate cryptographically secure random numbers in a wide in a range of commercial settings. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Oct 12, 2021 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IQ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iq-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [National Security Strategic Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/national-security-strategic-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Presidio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/presidio-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [A15](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-15) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Afri Mobility](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afri-mobility) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ahren Innovation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahren-innovation-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About IP Group

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

IP Group's core business is the creation of value for its shareholders and partners through the commercialisation of intellectual property originating from research intensive institutions. Their strength lies in managing this process from finding suitable intellectual property to commercialise to either helping develop businesses and createvalue out of them, or identifying and establishing appropriate commercial partnerships to do so. IP Group's extensive expertise in this area combined with its inside knowledge of both industry and finance have enabled the group to create a formidable track record of consistently delivering excellent results for their companies, for their partners and for their shareholders.

5 contacts available at IP Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Murphey | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-murphey-ea6e |
| Dani Bach | Partner, Life Sciences | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dani-bach |
| Greg Smith | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-smith-3 |
| Jamie Vollbracht | Partner, Cleantech | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-vollbracht |
| Manjari Chandran-Ramesh | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manjari-chandran-ramesh |

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## FAQ

### What does Manjari Chandran-Ramesh invest in?

Manjari Chandran-Ramesh invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Manjari Chandran-Ramesh last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Manjari Chandran-Ramesh closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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