WILBE CAPITAL LLP

Thesis

Wilbe Capital LLP is a venture capital firm founded in 2022, dedicated to supporting scientists and engineers in commercializing their frontier research. Operating as a full-stack venture firm, they offer capital, career resources, advocacy, and dedicated lab space, supporting entrepreneurs from the earliest stages ('day 0'). Their core thesis, 'Scientists First,' emphasizes empowering scientific minds to solve societal challenges. The firm is sector-agnostic, investing across all science and engineering fields, with a strong focus on deep tech, and has a geographic scope encompassing the US and Europe. Wilbe Capital typically leads or co-invests in pre-seed and seed-stage rounds, with initial check sizes up to $500,000. They actively seek new investments and have a strategy of identifying talent through online cohorts like 'Build Weeks,' providing them with the necessary tools, community, lab space, and capital to accelerate the transition from concept to company. Their aim is to shorten research timelines and enhance success rates by imparting business acumen, market guidance, and access to a capital network. The firm has made 24 investments to date and has helped create over $1.3 billion in value worldwide.