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East X Ventures
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East X Ventures is the venture capital arm of East X, a London-based quantitative systematic research and investment firm operating across global commodity markets. The firm invests in early-stage, science-led companies with high-growth, world-scale potential, leveraging East X's expertise and knowledge of commodities, energy and supply-chains combined with science, technology, software and AI-first approaches. East X Ventures backs the scientists and engineers redefining and building entire industries at international scale, combining early-stage capital with deep market insight to support transformative innovation and long-term impact. Through its dedicated Starmaker One fund — the first early-stage fusion energy ecosystem investment fund outside the USA and the world's first such VC fund partnered with a government cornerstone investor (UK DESNZ and UKAEA) — the firm is building a vibrant fusion ecosystem in the UK, backing pioneering companies that are national champions with dual-use technologies and strong commercial plans.
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“Through the Starmaker One fund we are helping to build a vibrant fusion ecosystem in the UK. We back pioneering companies which are national champions with dual use technologies and strong commercial plans. We are excited to be including First Light Fusion in our growing portfolio.”
“The UK remains one of the world's strongest fusion ecosystems - a unique place for investors and innovators to learn, connect and discover critical deep tech opportunities.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Light Fusion | Series C | $32m | 2026-04-21 |
| Type One Energy | Series A | — | 2026-01-01 |
| Hark | Series A | — | 2026-01-01 |
| Astut | Pre-Seed | $2m | 2025-01-01 |
| Focused Energy | Seed | — | 2025-01-01 |
| TAE Technologies | Series E+ | — | 2025-01-01 |
| Tokamak Energy | Series C | — | 2022-01-01 |
| Figure | Series A | — | 2023-01-01 |
| Nu Quantum | Seed | — | 2023-01-01 |
| Hoxton Farms | Series A | — | 2024-01-01 |
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