High Growth and Sapphire launch robotics SEIS

Will partner with leading UK universities

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A Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) investment fund focusing on sourcing new start-ups working in the burgeoning area of robotics has been launched in conjunction with Sapphire Capital Partners.

High Growth Robotics has been launched by technology entrepreneur Dominic Keen, who has outlined plans to partner with the world-class robotics laboratories at various UK universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College and Bristol, to identify potential opportunities. The fund will invest in up to 12 robotics start-ups each year across a broad range of sectors, including agriculture, construction and logistics. "The basic robotics behind all these companies is the same, whether they are working on an agricultural robot or one that works in construction," said Keen. "They a...

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