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Kembara
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Kembara is Europe's largest dedicated deep tech growth fund, with €1 billion committed to backing European deep tech champions at the critical Series B and C inflection point — where technology is proven and global scale becomes possible. The fund targets companies that have de-risked their core science and achieved initial product-market fit but require €50M–€100M rounds to scale manufacturing, expand commercially, and compete globally. Sector focus spans applied AI, future of compute (quantum, advanced semiconductors), robotics and automation, clean energy and sustainability, space tech, designed materials, and dual-use and defence tech. Anchored by a €350M commitment from the European Investment Fund, Kembara addresses a structural market failure: 97% of European deep tech funds are too small to lead growth-stage rounds, leaving only 3% of European deep tech companies able to successfully raise Series B or C capital despite Europe producing 28% of global deep tech innovation.
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“Europe is at the beginning of a second Renaissance. Just as the original had the Medici family to fund innovation, Europe's deep tech champions today need significant local growth-stage capital at scale. With €750M committed, we're backing Europe's most ambitious founders leading this change.”
“We're not a generalist fund trying to do deep tech. Each partner has spent 15-30 years exclusively in these sectors. We've been operators, we've built companies, we've taken them public. We know how to derisk complex hardware, navigate regulatory frameworks, and structure sophisticated financing.”
“Kembara is uniquely positioned to generate outsize returns because we invest where deep tech economics are most asymmetric. At Series B and C, science risk has been largely removed, but upside remains uncapped. Combined with Europe's world-class early-stage pipeline and over €1 trillion in new public and private capital targeting deep tech, this creates a generational opportunity.”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Motion | Series C | $160m | 2026-05-07 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| DCVC | 1 |
| British Business Bank | 1 |
| Firgun Ventures | 1 |
| Parkwalk Advisors | 1 |
| IP Group | 1 |
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