7percent Ventures

@7pcventures

Pre/Seed ex-founder led VC, backing moonshot ambitious 🚀 deeptech & transformative startups changing the way our world works for the better. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇪🇺

London, San Francisco & beyond 7pc.vc Joined June 2015

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7percent Ventures @7pcventures 5d

We see Europe favouring infrastructure over companies that might outgrow it.

Cellnex's €375m EIB loan will fund new 5G towers. Keeping frontier companies here takes the same willingness to write big cheques.

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www.datacenterdynamics.com Cellnex signs €375m loan with EIB to support rollout of 5G infrastructure Will fund new tower builds across Cellnex's European markets

7percent Ventures @7pcventures 6d

We'd take procurement access over a European postcode in defence.

Greece is buying three Brazilian-built KC-390s in a government-to-government deal with Portugal.

breakingdefense.com/2026/11/greece…

breakingdefense.com Greece inks deal for KC-390 fleet - Breaking Defense The purchase, arranged via a government-to-government agreement between Greece and Portugal, covers three KC-390 aircraft with options for up to six manufactured by Brazilian planemaker Embraer.

7percent Ventures @7pcventures 6d

We back pension capital over another grant programme to keep UK deeptech companies here.

Workplace pension savings are now going into UK venture growth.

tech.eu/2026/11/02/fro…

tech.eu From pensions to quantum: UK retirement savings back Britain's deeptech ambitions Scottish Widows, Aberdeen Investments and IP Group are directing long-term pension capital into four UK innovators, tackling the funding gap between scientific breakthroughs and commercial scale.

7percent Ventures @7pcventures Nov 2

Beyond Aero has signed commitments for its hydrogen-powered business aircraft.

No software shortcut gets you here. Just years of deep, physical engineering in one of the hardest industries there is.

ainonline.com/aviation-news/…

www.ainonline.com Beyond Aero Signs More Commitments for Hydrogen Business Airplane | AIN French start-up says eight-seater will attract green private flyers

7percent Ventures @7pcventures Nov 2

We see a working procurement route as a bigger commercial edge than a better ship design.

TOTE's first shipyard award under the Navy's new acquisition setup: $269m for one landing ship.

breakingdefense.com/2026/10/navy-f…

breakingdefense.com Navy flexes new acquisition muscles with TOTE's $269M LSM award to Hanwha - Breaking Defense The award marks the first shipyard selection from TOTE Services as the vessel construction manager of the LSM program for the Navy.