Dominic Keen is the Managing Director and founder of the British Robotics Seed Fund. See contact routes.
Dominic Keen is the Managing Director and founder of the British Robotics Seed Fund, a UK venture capital firm he established in 2016 after previously floating his own software business on the London Stock Exchange. His investment thesis targets early-stage robotics, automation, and electrification businesses that solve physical manipulation problems in real-world industries such as agriculture, construction, household services, and logistics. The fund typically invests £300,000 to £400,000 per startup, aiming to back up to 12 companies annually with a goal of achieving three times returns on initial investments. While specific lead or follow behavior is not explicitly detailed, the fund’s structure as a SEIS/EIS vehicle suggests it provides early seed capital to help businesses generate cash within 12 months. Notable portfolio companies include five businesses funded by the initial £500,000 round, though specific names of these startups are not publicly listed in available sources. Keen distinguishes his approach by focusing on “embodied intelligence”—technology housed in hardware that performs tangible jobs—rather than purely virtualized so
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