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.
- Total investments:
- 22
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 73%
- Fund size:
- $293M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Plural invests in
Stages Plural invests in
Countries Plural invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 6 (27%)
- Software 5 (23%)
- Internet 3 (14%)
- Robotics 3 (14%)
- Machine Learning 3 (14%)
Stage
- Series A 7 (32%)
- Seed 5 (23%)
- Series B 3 (14%)
- Series C 2 (9%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (5%)
Country
- United Kingdom 5 (23%)
- United States 4 (18%)
- The Netherlands 2 (9%)
- Sweden 1 (5%)
- Estonia 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ian Hogarth
Co-Founder
|
Co-Founder | Total investments: 60 | Find email | |
Khaled Helioui
Co-Founder
|
Co-Founder | Total investments: 24 | Find email | |
Sten Tamkivi
Co-Founder
|
Co-Founder | Total investments: 49 | Find email | |
Taavet Hinrikus
Co-Founder
|
Co-Founder | Total investments: 134 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Ore Energy
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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 | |
Monumental
|
Monumental develops autonomous robotics and software systems for the construction industry, with a focus on automating on-site masonry and building workflows. Its technology combines a fleet of autonomous robots with Atrium, an integrated software platform that plans, coordinates, monitors, and manages robotic construction activities. The companydesigns and operates its robotics hardware, machine vision systems, and software to enable robots to work alongside construction teams on active job sites. Its solutions support tasks such as bricklaying, site mapping, project planning, progress tracking, and quality monitoring through a unified digital workflow. Monumental deploys its technology on residential, commercial, and infrastructure construction projects to improve the consistency and efficiency of repetitive building processes while integrating with existing construction practices. | $32M / Series B / Jul 15, 2026 | |
Helsing
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Helsing is an information technology company that artificial intelligence in implementing security. Helsing's platform aims to provide the clearest picture possible in any operating environment. It was founded in 2021 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | $1.8B / Series E / Jul 13, 2026 | |
Everlab
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Everlab is an Australian health-tech company building the infrastructure for preventative health | $46M / Series A / Jun 16, 2026 | |
Gigaton
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Gigaton is a climate technology company developing artificial intelligence to decarbonize energy-intensive industries. It intends to use AI technology to reduce carbon emissions by gigatonnes per year. Its emphasis is on energy-intensive industries like cement, steel, and glass, which account for more than 20% of global emissions. Deep learning isused by Carbon Re's Delta Zero platform for industrial decarbonization to enable rapid development and deployment of new low-carbon industrial processes, designs, and materials. | $26M / Series A / Jun 02, 2026 | |
Orbital Industries
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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 | |
CircuitHub
|
CircuitHub provides on-demand electronics manufacturing services focused on printed circuit board assembly and rapid hardware production workflows. The company offers automated quoting, component sourcing, PCB fabrication, assembly management, and order tracking through a web-based platform that integrates with electronic design automation files.Its manufacturing system supports prototype builds, low-volume production, and batch manufacturing for hardware development teams working in robotics, aerospace, automotive, and industrial electronics. CircuitHub also develops software-driven factory processes and inventory management tools that help customers manage parts procurement, production status, and design iteration cycles. | $28M / Series A / May 20, 2026 | |
VALIDIO
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VALIDIO manages data quality. They offer a next-generation data platform for any modern, data-driven organization. They validate and monitor the data quality of real-time streams and batch data, enabling proactive identification and mitigation of data quality issues. | $30M / Series A / Mar 05, 2026 | |
Callosum
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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 | |
Starship Technologies
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Starship Technologies is a robotics company building fleets of self-driving delivery robots designed to deliver goods locally within 30 minutes. The robots drive autonomously 99% of the time to make safe and environmentally friendly curb-side deliveries from a local hub. They also offering people convenient new services that improve everyday life.Starships Technologies robots are equipped with a sensor suite that includes cameras, GPS, and inertial measurement units. The company's aim is to fundamentally reshape how goods are shipped and delivered, and make local delivery, ultimately, free. It also enables a new era of instant delivery that works around your schedule at much lower costs.Starships Technologies was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $50M / Series C / Oct 15, 2025 | |
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What does Plural invest in?
Plural invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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