EX Venture — Deep-Tech Venture Builder

Most breakthrough science never leaves the lab. We get it built. We finance it, patent it, and deploy it at scale — wiring together applied research, public funding, and protected IP to carry deep tech from the lab to the world.

Track record

16 research institutions partnered across 8 nations. 200+ alumni across 19 countries via EX Academy. Team backed by Kleiner Perkins, Wellington Partners, Waste Management, and TriplePoint Capital. Research partners include DLR, Fraunhofer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, KIT, RWTH Aachen, and PETRONAS. Recognition: Fast Company Most Innovative Companies 2018 — Energy, ranked #6 of 10, EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, 4× Inc. 5000.

The family

• Zero-X — thermochemical conversion & distributed energy
• EX Carbon — carbon capture & biochar materials: pyrolysis-based carbon removal
• Seraph Group — decentralized carbon-negative biomanufacturing
• EX IP Ventures — a patent-creation engine for deep-tech verticals
• LIFE AI — adaptive relaxation and AI-driven wellness technology
• EX AI — intelligence infrastructure powering every EX Venture entity
• EX FI — payment infrastructure for cross-border business; services provided by Gemba Finance Ltd, an FCA-authorised payment institution (FRN 804853)
• EX Academy — immersive operator training in Bali, 200+ alumni deployed

Approach

AI-first, but the moat is physical: defensible patents, hardware moats, and timeless solutions like energy. We use AI to move faster — pointed at problems whose answers stay valuable for decades.

Founders, researchers, and operators: get in touch at exventure.co .