Buy Online: Encouraging Start for E6 Ventures’ Funding Activities
Interest in the funding opportunities offered by Element Six’s venture fund, E6 Ventures has got off to an encouraging start since it was launched. “We are encouraged by the level of deal flow we are seeing and look forward to adding a few more investments to our growing portfolio in a range of sectors that are expected to offer excellent growth potential,” notes Brendon Grunewald, head of E6 Ventures. “In addition, our network of relationships with other Venture Capital Funds continues to grow and is becoming an important source for mutual deal flow and co-investment opportunities.”
E6 Ventures is a US$100m fund open to a broad range of investment opportunities across industry, provided they meet its investment criteria. The aim is to be recognised as an active investor in new applications, new markets, new technologies and new companies with investments that range from seed / early stage start-ups, to growth and late stage investments with the primary aim of bringing a strong return on investment.
Growing portfolio
Examples of its current portfolio include companies spanning sensing, electronics and wastewater treatment. Diamond Detectors Ltd, DDL designs, develops, manufactures and sells a range of diamond detectors and sensors for a variety of applications including high energy physics, ionising radiation, deep-uv monitoring and elemental analysis. Diamond Microwave Devices is developing novel diamond semiconductor materials and processing technology with the aim of creating the next generation of high-powered, high-frequency semiconductor devices. Advanced Oxidation Ltd designs and builds electrochemical reactors for the treatment of wastewater.
In addition to its own resources- encompassing financial, business and technical knowhow – E6 Ventures has relationships with leading university and research institutes world-wide, major industry players and access to a network of potential co-investment capital sources with whom it shares deal flow and visa versa.
About Element Six
Element Six is the world’s leading supplier of supermaterials used throughout manufacturing industry for a wide range of applications. It is the frontrunner in the development of synthetic diamond and novel engineering materials that are being used in industrial applications that span, for example optical, mechanical, thermal, electronic, automotive, telecommunications and medical industries. With a turnover approaching US$500m and almost 4,000 employees, Element Six has established production and processing plants in China, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, South Africa, Ukraine and the UK supported by a global distribution network.
For more information
Contact:
Brendon Grunewald
Head of E6 Ventures
King’s Ride Park
Ascot
Berkshire SL5 8BP
Tel: +44 (0)1344 638200
Email: info@e6.com
www.e6.com