# Pete Hutton

> Pete Hutton is a seed investor at Cambridge Angels group (Cambridge) backing Software and Battery. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Cambridge Angels group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cambridge-angels-group)
- Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-hutton/

Pete Hutton is a seed investor at Cambridge Angels group in Cambridge focused on Software and Battery. Pete was appointed EVP and President of Product Groups in January 2014. He is responsible for the development and delivery of ARM’s main business lines including ARM processors, Mali graphics processors and Artisan Physical IP. Before this role he was general manager of the media processing division. Pete joined ARM in 2008 and has also held vicepresident positions within the processor and media processing divisions. Prior to ARM, Pete ran corporate engineering for Wolfson Microelectronic, he was also general manager for processors at ARC International and a group director for Cadence Design Systems.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$5.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Battery | 1 | 14% |
| Medical | 1 | 14% |
| Chemical | 1 | 14% |
| Hardware | 1 | 14% |

14 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Astral Systems | Astral Systems is a pioneering transformative fusion technology to address real global health and energy challenges.Our mission is to provide innovative, cutting edge fusion technology that enhance access to critical medical isotopes, accelerate fusion research, and lay the groundwork for sustainable energy systems. | $5.6M | Seed | Feb 06, 2025 |  |
| AllFocal Optics | AllFocal Optics revolutionizes display technology through groundbreaking nanophotonic solutions. | $3.6M | Seed | Nov 06, 2024 |  |
| zeroRISC | ZeroRISC operates as a stealth start-up making hardware security foundations transparent and trustworthy. | $5M | Seed | Oct 30, 2023 |  |
| zeroRISC | ZeroRISC operates as a stealth start-up making hardware security foundations transparent and trustworthy. | $5M | Seed | Oct 30, 2023 |  |
| Tenyks | Tenyks is a University of Cambridge spin-out inventing the way humanity interacts with AI to protect the world from the terminator. Our MLOps monitoring and validation platform helps ML Engineers working with computer vision data to build more reliable software faster. Specifically, our platform helps ML Engineers understand what's wrong withtheir algorithms and fix issues. Our technology is based on 2 PhD and 1 Master theses in Explainable AI from the University of Cambridge. | $3.4M | Seed | Mar 06, 2022 |  |
| Tenyks | Tenyks is a University of Cambridge spin-out inventing the way humanity interacts with AI to protect the world from the terminator. Our MLOps monitoring and validation platform helps ML Engineers working with computer vision data to build more reliable software faster. Specifically, our platform helps ML Engineers understand what's wrong withtheir algorithms and fix issues. Our technology is based on 2 PhD and 1 Master theses in Explainable AI from the University of Cambridge. | $3.4M | Seed | Mar 06, 2022 |  |
| Breathe Battery Technologies | Physics-based adaptive charging for software-defined batteries. We help the world’s leading automotive and consumer electronics brands deliver superior charging experiences. Our dream is that one day everyone will breathe clean air. That's why we make batteries better. | $2M | Seed | Dec 02, 2021 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Avonmore Developments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avonmore-developments) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Cambridge Angels group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cambridge-angels-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Creator Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creator-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Firstminute Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firstminute-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LAUNCHub Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launchub) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Cambridge Angels group

VC Fund · Cambridge, United Kingdom

The Cambridge Angels are a group of high-net worth investors who have proven experience as successful entrepreneurs in internet, software, technology and bio-technology. Members invest in and mentor high quality start-up and early-stage companies in these sectors in the Cambridge (UK) area and throughout the UK.Typical funding requirements thatthe Cambridge Angels meet are in the range of £50,000 to £500,000 - although it is worth noting that several of their portfolio companies have received more than £1m in funding from their Members over several funding rounds.Their Members have been responsible for a large number of the “Cambridge Phenomenon” success stories over recent years. Therefore, in addition to providing funding for early-stage companies, the Cambridge Angels also offer start-ups the considerable benefit of a wide range of expertise, contacts and directly relevant experience in establishing and growing entrepreneurial businesses successfully.

5 contacts available at Cambridge Angels group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Cleevely | CoFounder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-cleevely |
| David Rowan | Angel Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-rowan |
| Doug Richard | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doug-richard |
| Pete Hutton | Angel Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pete-hutton |
| Ray Anderson | Founder Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ray-anderson |

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## FAQ

### What does Pete Hutton invest in?

Pete Hutton invests primarily in Software, Battery and Medical startups, most often at 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.

### What is Pete Hutton's check size?

Pete Hutton typically joins rounds of $2M–$5.6M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Pete Hutton participates in.

### When did Pete Hutton last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pete Hutton closed in Feb 2025. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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