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Backing the Breakthroughs
That Will Define this Century

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OpenAI
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Ceres Power
Hysata
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Europe's Deep Tech Moment

Deep tech is the defining investment theme for the next decade. The world's biggest problems - from climate and energy to defense and healthcare - will not be solved by software alone.

Europe produces 28% of global deep tech innovation, yet only 3% of European deep tech companies successfully raise Series B or C rounds. Meanwhile, over €1 trillion in new public and private capital is flowing into European deep technology - the largest dedicated investment cycle in the continent's history.

Kembara addresses this critical gap: €1 billion dedicated to backing Europe's deep tech champions at the exact moment when technology is proven and global scale becomes possible.

Focus Areas

Science-focused AI

Algorithms that decode the physical world.

Scientific discovery is the next frontier for AI, accelerating breakthroughs from drug discovery to new energy storage materials

Robotics & Automation

Reshaping industrial capability and labor.

The needs for industrial resilience and boosting human productivity drive a massive shift towards efficient and autonomous physical systems

Clean Energy

Decarbonization through engineering breakthroughs.

Over €2T investment in the global energy transition requires next-generation 24/7 clean power, energy storage, grids, sustainable fuels and electrified transport

Future of Compute

Beyond silicon. Quantum, photonic, and neuromorphic.

The end of Moore’s Law and the exponential demands of AI require a paradigm shift to new and energy-efficient computing architectures.

Space Tech

Infrastructure for the orbital economy.

Space is becoming the critical infrastructure layer for connectivity, climate risk management, and orbital manufacturing.

Designed Materials

Atomic-level engineering for macro-level impact.

New materials are the invisible enablers of every major transition, from fusion reactors to lighter, stronger defense systems.

Why Kembara

01

The scale Europe needs

€15-€40M investment per company, catalyzing €50M-€100M rounds
Focus on Series B & C rounds
97% of European deep tech funds are too small for growth stage

02

The expertise deep tech requires

100+ years combined deep tech experience
We've been operators, founders, and committed deep tech investors
We understand complex hardware, regulatory navigation and sophisticated financing structures

03

A network that unlocks growth funding

EIF-anchored with €350M commitment
Relationships across European governments and institutions
Connections to strategic acquirers and public market investors

04

The operational support to scale globally

Pan-European team: Madrid, London, Paris and Zurich
Access to non-dilutive capital (grants, debt, project finance)
Manufacturing and industrialization expertise

The Team

Javier Santiso

Partner
25+ years experience. Former CEO of Khazanah Europe, Founder/CEO Mundi Ventures (€1.5B AUM).

Investments: Palantir, Submer.

Yann de Vries

Partner
25+ years experience. Former Partner at Atomico and VP Corporate Development at Lilium.

Investments: Lilium, SpaceX, OpenAI, Groq, Anduril.

Robert Trezona

Partner
25+ years experience. Founder of Kiko Ventures and former Head of Cleantech at IP Group.

Investments: Ceres Power, Hinge Health, Hysata, OxCCU.

Pierre Festal

Partner
20+ years experience. Partner at Promus Ventures, former Portfolio Manager at ACE & Company.

Investments: The Exploration Company, Fernride, RobCo.

Siraj Khaliq

Senior Strategic Advisor
25+ years experience. Founder & CTO of The Climate Corporation ($1.1B acquisition). Former Partner at Atomico.

Investments: PsiQuantum, Graphcore, CloudNC.

For Deep Tech Founders

Raising your Series B or C? We'd love to meet you. We're actively investing €15-40M in European deep tech companies solving the world's biggest problems.

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