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Cyber & Security
Investing in European resilience through the re-industrialisation of defence systems, sovereign supply chains, and dual-use technologies.Europe has entered a multi-decade reinvestment programme across cyber security and defence sectors. Public budgets are rising faster than industrial capacity which is creating a significant investment gap.
Overview
Private equity & growth capital are now essential to modernise and scale Europe’s defence base with critical suppliers, technologies, and infrastructure.
Across the UK and Europe, the defence-tech start up and R&D ecosystems are building up quickly with rapid growth in dual-use technologies - AI, drones, cyber, quantum and space - creating predictable, large procurement pipelines, consolidated supply markets and high-margin R&D and upgrade cycles.
European and UK private equity capital is urgently needed to help these industries keep pace.
At a glance
43
Deep tech ventures backed since 2018, many with dual use potential
14
regional offices with links to universities and tech transfer offices across EU
60+
investment executives, from industry, blue chip advisory, banks and PE/VC firms
2.9x return
average on 82 exits since 2010
15
specialist advisers
£70m
invested in Dual-Use Technologies
Leading in cyber and security investment
Foresight’s ethical stakeholder ecosystem and commitment to responsible innovation, strong corporate governance, supply chain resilience, and long-term value creation offer investors access to this critical sovereign defence rebuild.
Our forty years of history as a technology ventures firm brings extensive experience in autonomous systems and surveillance, cybersecurity, space and satellite technologies, AI and deep tech.
Regionally located across the UK, we are already investing venture, growth and buyout capital into the sector with EU coverage across Ireland, Spain, Italy and other European hubs supporting deal origination across fragmented defence and aerospace markets.
Investment strategy
Our cyber and security strategy invests growth and buyout capital into critical suppliers, technologies, and infrastructure that will underpin Europe’s strategic autonomy.
We are constructing our portfolio along the investment cycle by stage and by sector to bridge these many capital gaps. Ventures investing will support dual-use technology transitions from civil to defence applications. Growth capital will seek to modernise and scale up maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), defence electronics, supply chains, and logistics networks for resilience while buy-out capital will be targeting the consolidation of mid-cap suppliers in critical categories (electronics, logistics), enabling vertical integration.
We look for
UAVs, radar, robotics, space-tech
Cyber, AI, advanced computing
Sensors, information and communications platforms
Data and analytics
Defence procurement and logistics
Industrial AI
Experienced team, strong track record
We have unique experience in managing institutional funds across private equity, private credit and venture capital.
We can demonstrate outstanding exit track-record and offer a hands-on approach refined over four decades of tech and small company investing that ensure disciplined screening and management for financial returns.
Above all, we are investing for a secure and resilient future, believing that beyond the capital we invest today, our success will be measured by what we protect and deliver for tomorrow.
Case study
Spaceflux
Foresight recently invested in Spaceflux, a key player in the space surveillance and tracking domain, utilising proprietary AI-driven analytics and cutting-edge optical sensor systems
Spaceflux tackles orbital crowding, untracked debris and potential adversarial interference.
Case study
Oxford Space Systems
Foresight invested £2m in Oxford Space Systems, which is uniquely positioned to lead the deployable-antenna market by leveraging ultra-stowage efficient, lightweight solutions for satellite constellations
Oxford Space Systems enables lower launch costs and scalable capabilities for both civil and defence applications.
Case study
Zero Point Motion
A Bristol-based sensor technology startup creating advanced motion sensors that deliver highly accurate tracking and navigation, even when GPS isn’t available.
Foresight initially invested in Zero Point Motion in 2021 and followed on in March 2025, contributing to its £4 million funding round to support scale-up and team expansion.
Case study
Cavero Quantum
In 2024, Foresight invested into Cavero Quantum is a University of Leeds spin-out focused on post-quantum cryptography and passwordless authentication.
The technology is attractive to a wide range of sectors and has immediate market application through replacing multi-factor authentication and one-time passwords with a high security, frictionless, password-less form of authentication.
Case study
Drone Evolution
Foresight invested into Drone Evolution in 2024 through the Investment Fund for Wales.
Caerphilly based Drone Evolution is a scaling commercial drone services company which is at the forefront of the evolution of how businesses and organisations use drones to increase levels of public safety.
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