We were pleased to welcome Solideon founder and CEO Oluseun Taiwo to the MD One Ventures offices last week. The company has built a truly transatlantic group of #investors and customers, and we are thrilled to support them in their journey. Olu and Nicholas Nelson had a wide-ranging discussion on Solideon's pioneering work in transforming #aerospace and #defence #manufacturing across #sea, #air, and #space. Nicholas Nelson William McManners Kelvin Au John Glass Andrew S.
MD One Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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Europe's first National Security and Dual-use VC. Investing in National Security technology innovation.
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MD One invests in early stage companies across Europe and Israel. Thematic sectors include Cyber, AI, Robotics, Space and Life Sciences. Founded in 2021, our team combines comprehensive Venture Capital Experience across multiple sub sectors, and operational expertise from the Tier One Special Forces and Intelligence Communities. Collectively we support founders who deliver a technical advantage to European and Allies National Security.
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- Venture Capital, National Security, Defence, VC, SecurityTech, NatSec, Deeptech, Drones, AI, Robotics, Cyber, Maritime, Advanced Materials, SaaS, Hardware, Propulsion, Sovereignty, ML, Security, DefenceTech, Space, MedTech, and DefenceTech
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We at MD One Ventures are pleased to welcome Andrew S. to the fund for the summer as a Summer MBA Senior Associate. Andrew just finished his first year at The Wharton School's full-time #MBA program. Prior to Wharton he was management consultant for a leading global consulting firm, where he advised executives of both #startups and mature organizations focused on developing emerging air & #space technologies, #autonomous systems, and advanced computing. Welcome to the team! William McManners Nicholas Nelson Kelvin Au John Glass #venturecapital #vc #deftech #defence #defense #uas #drones #dualuse
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Huge congratulations to Jonathan Bean and the Materials Nexus team on this groundbreaking achievement. The production of a rare-earth-free permanent #magnet was conducted 200x faster than traditional methods, at a 20% cost reduction- marking a material development in the drive for #supplychain localisation and #resilience. Read more in the link below. William McManners, Kelvin Au, John Glass, George Askew, Nicholas Nelson, Emile Simpson
Material discovery in months, not decades. Introducing MagNex - a revolutionary rare-earth free permanent magnet and ground-breaking demonstration of our AI materials discovery platform. 🔍 Transforming R&D: Designing and creating MagNex using our platform took just 3 months, 200x faster than traditional trial-and-error techniques. 🌿 A rare-earth alternative: MagNex can be produced at 20% of material cost and 70% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to the market-leading permanent magnets that contain rare-earths which are costly and damaging. 🚀 Making green-tech greener: MagNex would make EVs, drones, and wind turbines cheaper and greener as magnets are a critical component of all electric motors. 🌍 What’s next: We’re in a new era of R&D where new opportunities, previously unimagined, can be created. Our platform will be directed at other green technologies, such as semiconductors, superconductors, and green hydrogen to accelerate the green transition. “AI-powered materials design will impact not only magnetics but also the entire field of materials science" Jonathan Bean MagNex is just the beginning – watch this space! 🧠 Read more: Featured in The Independent https://lnkd.in/ejC8iwuG How we're revolutionising material science with New Atlas https://lnkd.in/efPvYWrr The applications of #MagNex with TNW https://lnkd.in/eAkpWZwv Special thanks to Iain Todd FREng Robert Deffley Henry Royce Institute The University of Sheffield who carried out the synthesis and testing of MagNex. Further thanks to our supporters Innovate UK Bruce Adderley Ada Ventures Matt Penneycard Francesca (Check) Warner Jasmin Thomas HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds MD One Ventures Founders Factory G-Force Marian Gazdik Louis Warner Cambridge Enterprise Chris Gibbs Carbon13 Katapult Allia Google for Startups KPMG KPMG UK Genuine Capital RMI Third Derivative Alexander Portz Social Tech Trust Digital Catapult Microsoft for Startups University of Cambridge Maximilian Scholz Deeptech Labs Shan Drummond Samos Investments #climatetech #machinelearning #ai #startups #materialscience #innovation
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Huge congratulations to Jonathan Bean and the Materials Nexus team on this groundbreaking achievement. The production of a rare-earth-free permanent #magnet was conducted 200x faster than traditional methods, at a 20% cost reduction- marking a material development in the drive for #supplychain localisation and #resilience. Read more in the link below. William McManners, Kelvin Au, John Glass, George Askew, Nicholas Nelson, Emile Simpson
Material discovery in months, not decades. Introducing MagNex - a revolutionary rare-earth free permanent magnet and ground-breaking demonstration of our AI materials discovery platform. 🔍 Transforming R&D: Designing and creating MagNex using our platform took just 3 months, 200x faster than traditional trial-and-error techniques. 🌿 A rare-earth alternative: MagNex can be produced at 20% of material cost and 70% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to the market-leading permanent magnets that contain rare-earths which are costly and damaging. 🚀 Making green-tech greener: MagNex would make EVs, drones, and wind turbines cheaper and greener as magnets are a critical component of all electric motors. 🌍 What’s next: We’re in a new era of R&D where new opportunities, previously unimagined, can be created. Our platform will be directed at other green technologies, such as semiconductors, superconductors, and green hydrogen to accelerate the green transition. “AI-powered materials design will impact not only magnetics but also the entire field of materials science" Jonathan Bean MagNex is just the beginning – watch this space! 🧠 Read more: Featured in The Independent https://lnkd.in/ejC8iwuG How we're revolutionising material science with New Atlas https://lnkd.in/efPvYWrr The applications of #MagNex with TNW https://lnkd.in/eAkpWZwv Special thanks to Iain Todd FREng Robert Deffley Henry Royce Institute The University of Sheffield who carried out the synthesis and testing of MagNex. Further thanks to our supporters Innovate UK Bruce Adderley Ada Ventures Matt Penneycard Francesca (Check) Warner Jasmin Thomas HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds MD One Ventures Founders Factory G-Force Marian Gazdik Louis Warner Cambridge Enterprise Chris Gibbs Carbon13 Katapult Allia Google for Startups KPMG KPMG UK Genuine Capital RMI Third Derivative Alexander Portz Social Tech Trust Digital Catapult Microsoft for Startups University of Cambridge Maximilian Scholz Deeptech Labs Shan Drummond Samos Investments #climatetech #machinelearning #ai #startups #materialscience #innovation
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Dealroom.co's European #Defence Start-up list combined by Lorenzo Chiavarini and team gives a useful overview of the breadth of innovation within our sector! MD One Ventures take on the sector so far: C4ISR: Labrys Unmanned Systems and Automation: Greenjets, XTEND Naval and Maritime: Hefring Marine, Cydome AI: Materials Nexus, Bifrost AI Space and Satellite: SatVu, Solideon Cyber: Valarian, Januus.io, Lab 1
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MD One Ventures is proud to help evolve the nascent #European #defence and #dualuse technology sector. From our inception as the first venture capital fund focused on European #security and defence, we are pleased to support our growing portfolio of 13 companies across Europe, while collaborating and helping support the sector and new entrants, both startups and defence curious investors. If you are interested in learning more or are building in the space, please reach out to us. #venturecapital #nato #eu #defense William McManners Nicholas Nelson Kelvin Au John Glass George Askew
Founder and Managing Partner at Tholus Capital - VC/PE Investor in Defense, National Security, Space, and Critical Technologies
Meet the VCs building for European defence at #DefenceInnovationNight in Berlin on 6 June 2024. The European defence innovation ecosystem is vibrant with an increasing number of founders and VCs dedicated to #AerospaceandDefence: Nicholas Nelson, General Partner, MD One Ventures, Europe’s first defence and dual-use tech focused venture capital firm with a total of 13 investments. He is an experienced leader in aerospace, defence, and security. Seeing a gap in the sector, he began advising startups and investors in this sector as well as mentoring at leading accelerators. Justin Zeefe, Founding Partner, Green Flag Ventures, a dual-US / #Ukraine -based venture capital firm investing in early-stage, innovative Ukrainian tech with emphasis on AI & dual-use products. Prior to Green Flag, Justin co-founded and led Nisos, the Managed Intelligence Company, which delivers smart defence and effective response against advanced threat actors, disinformation, and abuse of digital platforms. Official registration for the #DefenceInnovationNight is now closed as the event is over-subscribed. Please contact [email protected] for further information. #europeandefence #defensetechnology #vc #superreturn #superventure #berlin YPOG Expansion McKinsey & Company Balerion Space Ventures
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Huge congratulations to Karl Birgir Björnsson, Björn Jónsson and the whole team at Hefring Marine for closing their €2.2m Seed Round! Hefring Marine is an Icelandic #deep-tech company that specializes in intelligent #AI- driven #maritime solutions, with a mission to empower vessel operators and managers to enhance #safety, #efficiency and #sustainability. Having first invested in June 2023, it has been fantastic to see the company's growth and progress in this fascinating market. Reach out to the Karl Birgir Björnsson and the team directly to learn more! John Glass, William McManners, Kelvin Au, George Askew, Nicholas Nelson https://lnkd.in/dRKUVd-r
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For a second year, MD One Ventures is delighted to have partnered with Beauhurst to publish the 2024 UK #Defence #Technology sector report. William McManners: “the future of defence investment lies not as an exquisite sector, but in integrated, multifaceted strategies that leverage the strengths of dual-use markets and expertise.” Alongside these core #defencetech companies, this report delves into the “dual-use” aspects of defence technology- companies with offerings that can serve both #military and civilian uses, operating across a range of sectors adjacent to traditional defence technology, These #dualuse companies are the core focus of MD One's #investment thesis. Whilst private investment has fallen in the core industry of defence technology, our report shows the relative resilience of investment in these dual-use sectors. We are glad to highlight a number of portfolio companies leading the way in their sectors: Materials Nexus, Greenjets, Labrys, Lab 1. Huge thanks to the contributors: Henry Whorwood, Dan Robinson, Advone Katsande, Blanca Valencia, Bila Turay, Harry Walker, Justin Tsui, Freya Hyde, Evangeline Luckhurst, Kelvin Au, John Glass, Nicholas Nelson, George Askew, Emile Simpson, Jonathan Bean, Anmol Manohar - CEng, MRAeS, August Lersten, Robin Brattel https://lnkd.in/dFru8unu
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Huge congratulations to Aviv Shapira and the XTEND team on their successful $40m Series-B round, led by Chartered Group! Omri Krigel, Kelvin Au, John Glass, Nicholas Nelson, George Askew, Emile Simpson #drone #nationalsecurity https://lnkd.in/gUgxJuzJ
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