# Robin Saxby

> Robin Saxby is a seed investor in Chesterfield backing Mining and Battery. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Chesterfield, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-saxby-78285710

Robin Saxby is a seed investor in Chesterfield focused on Mining and Battery. Sir Robin Saxby FREng, FRS, FIET was the founding CEO and Chairman of ARM, the creator of the world’s most prolific microprocessor. (B150+ chips shipped to date used in IPhones, games TVs and cars).He led ARM from a 13 person start up to floatation on NASDAQ and London in 1998 and global success. (retiring in 2007)Today Robin is an angelinvestor & mentor in various UK technology start-ups and funds including Plessey, Libertine, Graphcore, Highlight Semiconductor and Amadeus.He served as Chairman of the Open Microprocessor Initiative Advisory Group, a European Union collaborative R&D programme.He received his knighthood in the New Years Honours list 2002Robin is an active supporter of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub.Awards include - Faraday medal (IET), Morris Chang Leadership award (GSA), Business Trans-formation (Wharton Infosys), Founders medal (IEEE)He holds Honorary Doctorates at the Universities of Liverpool, Loughborough, Essex, York, Anglia Ruskin Nottingham Trent and Edge HillHe served as President of the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology 2006-7).

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 1 | 50% |
| Battery | 1 | 50% |
| Robotics | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Marine Technology | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Impossible Metals | Impossible Mining is building underwater robotics vehicles which mine battery metals responsibly from the seabed. It transitions to carbon-neutral energies and will continue to demand critical metals in volumes. The company's dredge-based technology can’t - the preservation of the seafloor environment.Impossible Mining was established in2020 in Pasadena, California. | $10.1M | Seed | Jun 21, 2022 | https://ImpossibleMining.com |
| Libertine FPE | Libertine FPE designs and manufactures linear generator and piston power systems. | $995.8K | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 29, 2019 | http://www.libertine.co.uk |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aureolis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aureolis-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CapitalX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capitalx) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chalet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chalet-aeca) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Climate Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-collective) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Envestors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/envestors-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Futureland Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futureland-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Robin Saxby invest in?

Robin Saxby invests primarily in Mining, Battery and Robotics startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Robin Saxby?

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### When did Robin Saxby last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Robin Saxby closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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