# Turquoise International

> Turquoise International is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Aerospace. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/turquoise-international
- Website: https://www.turquoise.eu/

Turquoise International is a merchant bank specialising in Energy, Environment and Efficiency.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 33% |
| Aerospace | 2 | 17% |
| Automotive | 2 | 17% |
| Internet of Things | 2 | 17% |
| Apps | 1 | 8% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 25% |
| Series A | 2 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Charlie Ramsden | Associate Director | 1 | — |
| Desmond Astley Cooper | Director | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cellexcel | Cellexcel is a biomaterials research company that develops technology for enhancement of water resistance of biomaterials. | $319.9K | Seed | Mar 12, 2024 |  |
| GridDuck | GridDuck transforms homes and businesses into part of the smart grid. GridDuck's gateway uses a Zigbee wireless network to connect to our plugs and relays. It monitors consumption data and executes your rule-sets. It connects to the cloud via ethernet, wireless or cellular network. The company's wireless plugs, relays and switchesmonitor real-time consumption patterns. Then can also monitor grid conditions and immediately respond to commands from the GridDuck gateway. | $631.5K | Series A | Nov 30, 2023 |  |
| Cellexcel | Cellexcel is a biomaterials research company that develops technology for enhancement of water resistance of biomaterials. |  | Seed | Nov 27, 2023 |  |
| Advanced Electric Machines | Advanced Electric Machines Ltd (AEM) was formed in November 2016 to deliver world class motor and drivetrain systems for Low Carbon Vehicles with a focus on cost effective high performance and minimal environmental impact. AEM is focused on putting Britain ahead in the global race for the development of new low carbon propulsion technologiesaiming to use a UK manufacturing base to export products all over the world. | $28.3M | Series A | Nov 07, 2023 |  |
| weekly.shop | Weekly.Shop is a shopping basket for groceries and supplies products in refillable containers, which collects, washes, and reuses.Weekly.Shop is a couriering order by electric vehicles to customers in the surrounding areas |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 05, 2023 |  |
| Humans Not Robots | Humans Not Robots combines artificial intelligence and big data with involvement in clean growth to enable media and broadcast organizations to gain clear insight into the core aspects of their operations. Their analytics and workflow observability to manage a cleaner, cheaper, and faster media supply chain. | $552.6K | Seed | Jun 08, 2023 |  |
| Cranfield Aerospace | Cranfield Aerospace is an aerospace market leader in the rapid prototyping of new aerospace concepts. | $12.4M |  | Apr 21, 2023 |  |
| Squished | Squished is a food and beverage firm that reduces fruit farm waste. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Smartbell | Smartbell is a fully integrated automation platform for farms. It is a wearable device for livestock, providing actionable insights and predictive analytics for farm planning. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| VirtTuri | VirtTuri develops AI avatar digital assistant to provide accurate answers. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Low Carbon Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/low-carbon-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Anglia Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anglia-capital-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [New Anglia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-anglia-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Barclays](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-7c03) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Blue Lake — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- College Green Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Turquoise International invest in?

Turquoise International invests primarily in Manufacturing, Aerospace and Automotive startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Turquoise International?

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### Who are the partners at Turquoise International?

The team at Turquoise International includes Charlie Ramsden (Associate Director) and Desmond Astley Cooper (Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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