# Foresight Williams

> Foresight Williams is a VC fund in London backing Information Technology and Software. See 29 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 29
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 45%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.foresightwilliams.co.uk/

Foresight Williams is a VC fund in London focused on Information Technology and Software. An Enterprise Investment Scheme (“EIS”) that will invest into early-stage, unquoted companies that are developing disruptive technology and pioneering innovations. The Fund represents a collaboration between Foresight Group and the Williams Advanced Engineering business (part of the Williams Group). Foresight will be launching and managing theFund.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.1M–$4.9M |
| Series A | $5.7M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 4 | 14% |
| Software | 3 | 10% |
| Semiconductor | 3 | 10% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 3 | 10% |
| Hardware | 2 | 7% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 28% |
| Series A | 6 | 21% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 21% |
| Series B | 2 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cambridge GaN Devices | Cambridge GaN Devices develops transistors designed to bring widespread adoption of GaN technology in consumer electronics. | $32M | Series C | Feb 18, 2025 |  |
| Phlux Technology | Phlux is a photonics company developing innovative light detector and imaging systems. Spun out from the University of Sheffield in September 2020, Phlux is developing high performance infrared sensors for LIDAR, fibre sensing and imaging systems. | $4.9M | Seed | Dec 07, 2022 |  |
| Phlux Technology | Phlux is a photonics company developing innovative light detector and imaging systems. Spun out from the University of Sheffield in September 2020, Phlux is developing high performance infrared sensors for LIDAR, fibre sensing and imaging systems. | $4.9M | Seed | Dec 07, 2022 |  |
| Cambridge GaN Devices | Cambridge GaN Devices develops transistors designed to bring widespread adoption of GaN technology in consumer electronics. | $19M | Series B | Nov 15, 2022 |  |
| Living Optics | Living Optics is commercializing next generation imaging technology which leverages a compact camera system based on breakthroughs in hardware design and software processing. | $22.2M | Series A | Oct 07, 2022 |  |
| MIRICO | MIRICO leads the way in high performance gas sensing intelligence using unique Laser Dispersion Spectroscopy (LDS) in any weather conditions to transform productivity and deliver a positive impact on the environment.Located in a brand new, purpose built facility on the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus near Oxford, UK, MIRICO is a spin outfrom the Laser Spectroscopy Group at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The company was established in December 2015.MIRICO’s specialist team of experts are actively designing and developing LDS to set new standards for gas sensing in challenging measurement conditions for targeted applications. | $2.6M |  | Jul 14, 2022 |  |
| MIRICO | MIRICO leads the way in high performance gas sensing intelligence using unique Laser Dispersion Spectroscopy (LDS) in any weather conditions to transform productivity and deliver a positive impact on the environment.Located in a brand new, purpose built facility on the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus near Oxford, UK, MIRICO is a spin outfrom the Laser Spectroscopy Group at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The company was established in December 2015.MIRICO’s specialist team of experts are actively designing and developing LDS to set new standards for gas sensing in challenging measurement conditions for targeted applications. | $2.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 14, 2022 |  |
| dRISK | DRISK is an autonomous vehicle company that provides smoother and safer AVs solutions for the vehicle industry. The company focused on reducing transportation risk and helping customers create safe and effective autonomous technologies. DRISK was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in London, England. | $2.1M | Seed | May 26, 2022 |  |
| dRISK | DRISK is an autonomous vehicle company that provides smoother and safer AVs solutions for the vehicle industry. The company focused on reducing transportation risk and helping customers create safe and effective autonomous technologies. DRISK was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in London, England. | $2.1M | Seed | May 26, 2022 |  |
| Salvalco | Salvalco Eco-Valves are new aerosol valves specifically designed to enable aerosols to be propelled successfully by harmless gases such as Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide or simply Compressed Air. | $3.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 16, 2022 |  |

10 of 29 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Foresight Williams invest in?

Foresight Williams invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Semiconductor startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 29 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 Foresight Williams's check size?

Foresight Williams typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$4.9M at Seed and $5.7M–$30M 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 Foresight Williams participates in.

### When did Foresight Williams last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Foresight Williams closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 29 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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