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Cloudberry Ventures DeepTech Fund

Geography: United Kingdom
Stage: Seed
Fund size: €50M
Focus: AI/ML, Deep Tech, Energy Tech and Manufacturing
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Cloudberry Ventures DeepTech Fund

Cloudberry Ventures launched a €50M DeepTech fund led by Mahir Sahin, ex-Google Moonshot X advisor, with an 86% gross IRR track record. Invests seed to Series A in industrial infrastructure, advanced materials, energy, autonomous manufacturing, and edge AI.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Kingdom

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Deep Tech

Energy Tech

Manufacturing

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Seed–Series A deeptech founder: patented hardware + regulated markets, lean

deeptech

compute-infrastructure

industrial-infrastructure

financial-infrastructure

hardware-first

regulated-markets

mission-critical

radical-breakthroughs

societal-infrastructure

Bullish Signals

86% gross IRR and 2.4x MOIC in 16 months from predecessor vehicleblog

€50M fund already backing Quantum Brilliance and Xavveo with €1-2M checksblog

LP base includes Google, Qualcomm, and De Beers executivesblog

Explicitly backing defensible hardware and data-driven software moatswebsite

Targeting mission-critical regulated markets; largest TAM, stickiest customerswebsite

Seeking radical breakthroughs that redefine entire markets and leapfrog solutionswebsite

Builds blocks of societal and economic infrastructure long-termwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Explicitly rejects AI SaaS; bets physical infrastructure beats software long-termblog

Solo GP managing high diligence burden across 25-35 portfolio companiesblog

Emphasizes founder storytelling and narrative quality as investment criteriawebsite

Founder Do's

Pitch at the physical infrastructure layer of the tech stack

Highlight hardware-software intersection in your product

Show long development timeline awareness and capital discipline

Leverage Google/Qualcomm network for technical validation asks

Apply if global but with European presence or sourcing angle

Tell compelling story; GPs back great storytellers and narratives

Focus on defensible moats: patented hardware or data-driven software

Target mission-critical, regulated markets with durable moats

Pitch radical breakthroughs that leapfrog existing solutions

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch pure SaaS or software-only plays

Don't expect fast SaaS-style development timelines to be your framing

Don't pitch without clear deeptech differentiation at the infrastructure layer

Don't underestimate narrative; weak storytellers get passed

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€50M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Mahir Sahin

Mahir SahinFounding Partner

Ehsanul IslamVP & Advisor

Backers

Known LPs

Ehsanul IslamIndividual / Angel

Julia HolzeIndividual / Angel

Mark BennettIndividual / Angel

+1 more LP in LP Radar

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