Ruya Ventures Fund I

United Kingdom

Pre Seed

About Ruya Ventures Fund I

Deeptech - AI, batteries, robotics, semiconductors, materials science, and novel computing

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Kingdom

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Deep tech founder tackling impossible problems at day zero

deep tech

battery & energy

AI & robotics

semiconductors & materials

day-zero to global scale

Bullish Signals

Founders kept Rick on board post-Series Bexternal

Portfolio founders becoming LPsexternal

Concentrated portfolio = deep founder supportexternal

Founders choose Rick over better term sheetsportfolio_website

Rick backs founders pre-playbook with convictionportfolio_website

Active in manufacturing, supply chain, go-to-marketportfolio_website

Contrarian Signals

Very small portfolio limits deal flowexternal

Fund couldn't follow on at Series Bexternal

Founder Do's

Come pre-incorporation or day zero

Show hard, non-obvious problems

Have global market ambition

Expect board-level hands-on support

Leverage EU/US/Asia network actively

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch broad/easy problems

Don't expect large portfolio fund dynamics

Don't skip commercialisation & mfg plan

Key GPs & Partners

Rick Hao

Founder & Managing Partner

founder-firstdeep networksharp judgment

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€5.0K

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Key People

Rick Hao

Rick HaoFounder & Managing Partner

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