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Ruya Ventures
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Ruya Ventures backs deep tech founders from day zero — often before a company exists on paper, before incorporation, a cap table, or even a company name. The firm focuses on a small number of high-conviction sectors (AI, batteries, robotics, semiconductors, materials science, and novel computing) where it has built genuine expertise through academic research networks and prior investment experience, deploying into approximately 20 companies globally with a concentrated, hands-on model. Ruya's edge lies in what it provides after the cheque is written: manufacturing strategy, supply chain networks, and hands-on support through the hardest transition in deep tech — from working prototype to manufacturable, market-ready product. Rooted in Europe but deliberately global, the firm leverages deep networks across the US and Asia to help founders build internationally from day one, believing that deep tech and its supply chains are inherently a global game.
Notable quotes
“DeepTech is a marathon not a sprint. Any successful founder in the space will tell you that getting out of the lab is not the hardest part of the journey. Yes, timelines are lengthy and capital requirements hefty but DeepTech failures are not down to the science being wrong. Most DeepTech companies stall because no one helps founders figure out how to cross the chasm between a working prototype and a product that can be manufactured at scale and adopted by the market.”
“We are interested in the work that happens after the check is written that closes that gap. It's the commercialisation, the manufacturing strategy, the global network that most early-stage investors are not set up to do well.”
“The real work begins after the cheque is written - the commercialisation, the manufacturing strategy, the global network - that most early-stage investors are not set up to do well.”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MegaCool Technologies | Seed | $6m | 2026-02-02 |
| WLF Energy | Pre-seed | — | 2026-06-09 |
| Stealth – AI (real-time speech translation) | Pre-seed | — | — |
| Stealth – Robotics (industrial intelligence infrastructure) | Pre-seed | — | — |
| Stealth – Semiconductors (PCB manufacturing for regulated industries) | Pre-seed | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Vsquared Ventures | 1 |
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