Archipelago Ventures Ltd
Deeptech solutions for material circularity.
Archipelago Ventures is an impact VC investing in scalable, deep-tech solutions to remove significant barriers to, and empower and build, a Circular and Decarbonised Economy for materials – focusing on plastics, metals and fibres. We invest in and scale emerging startups at Pre-Seed, Seed & Series A into advanced tech and deep-tech startups across the UK & Europe. The Archipelago Circular Economy (ACE) Fund is a UK Fund structure launched in 2024 with seed capital for anchor investor Builders Vision. The ACE Fund has a portfolio of 7 investments, with 8 & 9 expected to close in H2 2026.
Investment & impact strategy: We are targeting decarbonisation of deeply embedded scope 3 emissions, and a reduction in virgin materials entering the economy as well as ocean, landscape and ecosystem pollution from plastics, metals and textiles.

Fund Name: Archipelago Circular Economy “ACE” Fund
Themes: Circular Economy | Blue Economy | Tech-enabled Solutions
Regions/Countries of activity or interest: United Kingdom, North-Western Europe
Organisation HQ: United Kingdom
Expected Final Fund Size: USD 65,000,000
Stage of Fund Deployment: Currently Fundraising – First Closing Announced
Deployment Type: Venture Capital
Types of Investors: Family Offices, Foundations
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