Investing in Critical Technology

Strategic capabilities that are essential to defense, infrastructure and resilience, energy security and supply chain sovereignty.

We focus on early stage companies creating the most innovative applications, with multiple use cases, and in the key markets of Europe and the United States.

Ultratech by the Numbers

  • 6
    Critical Technology Areas
  • 18
    Mission-driven companies in current portfolio
  • 100+ million
    Dollars of non-dilutive Government grants gained for our portfolio
  • 2
    NASDAQ IPOs led by our Founder
  • 1/10
    Top Decile investment performance
  • 20
    Years of investing in Critical Technology

Mission Driven

The world has entered an era of increased volatility, of Great Power rivalry and persistent geo-political and climate related risk. As the old order changes, there is a race for technological supremacy. The vital need to protect strategic capabilities is unleashing a wave of new capital spending. This creates opportunities for smart investors.

Critical Technology

Highly innovative applications with multiple use cases, enabling rapid growth and significant investment returns.

  • AI & Autonomy

  • Cyber Security & Data Networks

  • Semiconductors & Micro‑electronics

  • Energy Generation & Storage

  • Advanced Materials & Manufacturing

  • Defense & Space Systems

Smart Capital

Governments in the EU and the USA are investing billions in national security, including non-dilutive R&D grants, to support the development of critical technology with applications in defence, infrastructure, energy, space, automation and communications.

Using our network of privileged relationships across Governments and industry, we actively assist our portfolio companies to access this capital – validating their technology, increasing their financial robustness and reducing investment risk.

 

Mentoring & Development

We have founded, built and sold large, worldwide defence technology businesses, so we have deep operational expertise and extensive relationship networks.

Now, when we invest, we support our portfolio leaders through business growth and change, helping them expand their enterprises across multiple sectors and towards their goal of an exit through M&A or an IPO.

 

Strategic Alignment

We are investors, entrepreneurs and operators, and have committed significant capital of our own. So we bring deep conviction as well as expertise.

We work with visionary leaders and partners who share our values and wish to work with us over the long term to help realise significant returns.

 

Investment Team

An expert team of military operators, business founders and technology investors with multiple exits including two NASDAQ IPO. Nearly one billion Dollars’ worth of early stage venture, growth and buyout deals undertaken since 2007, and with access to highly differentiated deal flow, together with privileged relationships across Governments and industry.

We use our deep domain expertise to back more winners. We also deploy significant amounts of our own capital, so are absolutely focussed on investment performance.

Damian Perl

Founder and General Partner

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Dale Davis

Senior Principal

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Edward Dowler

Head of Fund Operations & General Counsel

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Tim Denning

Sector Specialist

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Daisy Ling

Senior Associate

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Daniel Barnard

Senior Associate

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Carter Callaway

Senior Associate

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