Pipeline | Star Bots Fund

How we source

Britbots portfolio and network

Deep insight and access to 50+ existing investments made at the early seed-stage over the past seven years. We see teams before the wider market, with cleaner cap tables and stronger referenceable customers.

Operator referrals

Repeat founders and senior robotics operators bring us “quiet” execution-first teams already solving real problems and hiring for growth.

Buyer pull

We stay close to OEMs, integrators and end users. When buyers ask or co-fund pilots, we can underwrite demand and shorten the path from POC to rollout.

Lab-to-field

We track spinouts and industrial R&D as systems start performing outside controlled environments, then step in with capital and early customers.

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Intelligent platforms
Robots and vehicles that do useful work from day one, built on modular hardware with a software-first roadmap.

Autonomy & perception
Navigation, planning and control that operate safely outside GPS with multi-sensor fusion in messy, real-world settings.

Human-in-the-loop
Teleoperation and supervision that deliver productivity now while generating high-value datasets for higher autonomy.

Edge AI & components
On-device intelligence, efficient compute and modern sensing that improve uptime, safety and unit economics.

What we back

Why Star Bots Fund

Stage: Late Seed / Series A
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‍Focus: Applied intelligence (robotics, autonomy, edge AI)
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‍Access: Proprietary Britbots pipeline (50+ vetted ventures)
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‍Approach: Concentrated portfolio targeting 10x outcomes with hands-on structuring.
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‍Structure: Guernsey PIF for professional investors.
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‍Target: 20%+ net IRR (target)

Targets are illustrative; capital at risk. Professional investors only.

We invest in applied intelligence at late seed and Series A.

Our portfolio will be shown here as investments complete. The examples below are indicative of the type of companies we back.

llustrative examples for strategy context. Inclusion is not confirmation of investment. Information is not an offer or recommendation.
For professional investors only.

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RAD Propulsion

Smart electric marine propulsion

Rad Propulsion designs electric outboard motors and autopilot systems for boats, replacing legacy combustion systems with quiet, intelligent alternatives.

Already adopted by over 50 boat builders including RS Electric Boats and Hyrex, Rad is rapidly gaining ground in both autonomous vessel applications and the broader £8B+ marine propulsion market.

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Flare Bright

Autonomous navigation without GPS

Flare Bright solves the problem of reliable drone navigation in GPS-denied environments — a crucial capability for defence, security, and emergency services. Its autonomous navigation stack uses machine learning and sensor data to pilot drones where GPS is jammed, spoofed or unavailable.

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Extend Robotics

Human–robot interfaces for remote control and training

Extend Robotics is building VR-based software that allows non-experts to control robotic arms remotely — enabling precision tasks in unpredictable environments. Their system is being used not only for real-time remote control, but also to train embodied AI agents through demonstration.