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Ventures · Building & Backing Science

back the people who build the future.

Science is how humanity steers, and the engine of the economy and the jobs still to come. Dr Ben exists to put the people who do the science at the centre of building that future: learning the skills, building the company, and raising the capital, without ever leaving their side.

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Dr Ben Miles
The belief

The people who liberate a breakthrough from the mysteries of the universe are the ones who understand it best. Give them the skills, the support, and the capital to lead it into the world, and you change what science is capable of becoming.

one pathway, lab to world.

Wherever you are

Three stages of one journey. Start where you are, and keep moving. When one of us wins, all of us win.

Stage 01 · Learn

Spin Up Science

For scientists starting out

Develop the commercial, communication, and leadership skills the lab never taught you. The foundation for everything that follows.

5,000
scientists supported
Explore Spin Up ↗
Stage 02 · Build

The Venture Studio

For scientists with an idea

A scientifically literate co-founder and a hands-on programme that takes you from a discovery to a real company. Apply to join a cohort.

200+
companies built
Apply to the programme ↗
Stage 03 · Raise

Empirical Ventures

For teams ready to raise

Capital and conviction for the most ambitious scientific teams at the earliest stage, from people who can actually read the science.

40
companies backed
Pitch the fund ↗
5,000
Scientists supported into the commercial world.
200+
Companies built alongside their founders.
40
Deep-tech teams backed with capital.
£140M+
Raised by the founders we have supported.

who Dr Ben backs.

What Dr Ben looks for
A / The founder

Best in field

Scientists with the clarity to see where the data leads and the conviction to pursue it, ready to lead as well as discover.

B / The insight

Real depth

Genuine scientific insight in fields like quantum, fusion, advanced materials, energy, robotics, and synthetic biology.

C / The evidence

Signal over noise

We back on evidence, not consensus. If the science is real and the team can lead, that is where we lean in.

two ways in.

Build or raise
Build with us

Apply to the Venture Studio programme

For scientists turning a discovery into a company. A hands-on cohort with a scientifically literate co-founder alongside you. Applications for the next cohort are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Apply to the programme ↗
Raise with us

Pitch Empirical Ventures

For teams ready to raise their first institutional capital from investors who understand the science. Take your pitch straight to the fund.

Pitch the fund ↗