Miles Kirby

CEO at Deeptech Labs

📍 United Kingdom, United Kingdom🔄 Updated October 2026💼 14 investments📅 24 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2021𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United Kingdom
14
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3
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24y
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Aug 2021
AutoFill is a deep tech meets hard tech company revolutionising object inspections with an initial focus on the automotive and rail industries. Led by experienced founders and a world-class engineering team, AutoFill is backed by leading investors from Innovation Industries, Deeptech Labs (a highly coveted accelerator initiated by ARM and The University of Cambridge amongst others), Rick Belluzzo, former COO of Microsoft, and Bram Schot, former CEO of Audi. Currently, the vast majority of object inspections in these sectors are performed by humans. Existing automated solutions, meanwhile, are costly and require substantial space and infrastructure to function. AutoFill, born out of research, has pioneered a solution combining vision technology with multisensor data fusion to identify anomalies and increase the accuracy of quality standards. Designed to be as agile as possible, AutoFill’s solution can be incorporated seamlessly into existing operational processes, ensuring further efficiencies, objective reporting, increased safety and cost savings. All of this modernises, optimises and enhances quality control at scale.
Board Member & Investor
Apr 2019
MQube is transforming one of the biggest financial markets in the UK: the mortgage market. Using innovative technology, data science and a relentless focus on user-experience, MQube are on a mission to solve the challenges faced by mortgage lenders, brokers, landlords and, of course, home buyers. Launching MPowered Mortgages and the MPowered platform live into the market in 2021, MQube have applied artificial intelligence, unique document extraction technology and smart data management to automate lending decisions, giving borrowers certainty and control. With significant financial backing from some of Europe’s leading venture funds, we are a team with a passion for innovation and creative problem-solving.
Board Member & Investor
May 2018
Hometree is a home energy services company on a mission to accelerate the transition to net zero. By fixing, installing and financing home energy hardware, were helping homeowners transition to low-carbon living, when they’re ready. Heating is responsible for 14% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. If were serious about hitting those net zero goals to mitigate the climate emergency, we need to act. The transition has already begun but it’s a mammoth task and it won’t happen overnight. We know the challenges on the table – with soaring energy costs, expensive heat pumps and home infrastructure challenges, homeowners are left with many pressing questions - which option should I choose - heat pump or hydrogen boiler? Who will install the equipment - and- how will I afford it? Thats where Hometree comes in. We understand that homeowners will make the journey at their own pace - and our role is to assist them along the way. Today, we offer boiler and home emergency cover - but we’re rapidly expanding our products and services to install and finance low-carbon home energy hardware, so that we can help steer more UK homeowners to a cleaner and brighter future. Decarbonisation will transform the way we all heat our homes and this is just the start of the Hometree journey. Lets transform home energy together.
early stageUtilities
Board Member
Jul 2016
Import.io unlocks a world of web data, delivering it directly to enterprises to fuel business insight and competitive advantage. The Import.io highly scalable web data platform and services extracts, prepares, and integrates high-quality comprehensive web data into customers’ analytics platforms and business applications. The company delivers data to over 800 enterprise customers from millions of web sources. Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, Import.io maintains offices in London, UK and Bangalore, India. Import.io was founded in 2012. For more information, visit www.import.io.
Investor and Board Observer
Apr 2014
Aptar Digital Health is a leader in integrated health solutions and services with a mission to elevate patient experiences at every stage of their treatment journey. Our suite of end-to-end, patient-centric digital solutions leverage our unmatched expertise and diverse, industry-leading product portfolio to deliver differentiating experiences and more positive outcomes. Aptar Digital Health is a division of Aptar Pharma, which is part of AptarGroup, Inc., a leading provider of the design and manufacturing of a broad range of drug delivery, consumer product dispensing and active material science solutions and services.
Investor & Board Member
Apr 2014
We are bp pulse. We provide reliable and effortless electric charging wherever and whenever you need us. Changing the way you move, with rapid and ultra-fast charging for consumers and fleets. Well help you charge on the go, at the workplace, or at a destination. With bp pulse you can get from A – B in an EV across the UK, Germany, Netherlands, USA, China and Australia. Customer care hours are Mon – Sat 8-6. Outside of these hours call customer care 24/7 on +44 (0) 800 464 3444
Investor & Board Observer
Mar 2014
Net Zero Since Day Zero. The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship brings dramatic racing to the heart of some of the world’s most iconic cities providing an elite motorsport platform for the world’s leading automotive manufacturers to accelerate electric vehicle innovation. The Formula E network of teams, manufacturers, partners, broadcasters, and host cities are united by a passion for the sport and belief in its potential to accelerate sustainable human progress and create a better future for people and planet.
early stageSpectator Sports
Board Member and Investor
May 2013
Fontech, the technological arm of Fon, makes managing and operating WiFi smart and simple for operators and enterprises. Our software-based solutions and team of experts empower our clients to deliver carrier-grade WiFi services in a secure, scalable, and uniquely flexible way, enabling an exceptional WiFi experience for their customers. We are the trusted WiFi software provider to top-tier global telcos such as the Deutsche Telekom Group, SoftBank, Telstra, and Vodafone Group. Discover more at fontech.com Fon is the global WiFi network. We pioneered residential WiFi sharing over a decade ago and, together with leading telcos, we’ve built the worlds largest WiFi community of over 21 million hotspots. We are experts in keeping people seamlessly connected by aggregating residential and prime public WiFi footprints, as well as facilitating interconnection between WiFi networks. Our global clients include AT&T, British Telecom, Eurona, KPN, Proximus, Travel Club, and Virgin Mobile. Discover more at fon.com
Investor and Board Observer
May 2013
Callsign is pioneering digital trust through proprietary technology that uniquely mimics the way humans identify each other in the real world. Positive identification of genuine users delivers privacy, safety and minimal friction whilst ensuring that bad actors are blocked. Through a simple Swipe or Type, users can be personally recognized to a 99.999% accuracy, delivering the highest fidelity AI based user recognition for the digital world.
Investor & Board Observer
Jul 2012
The core technologies of Anteryon are glass replication, surface structuring and opto-mechanical / opto-electronic assembly. Combining the core technologies we are able to produce i.e. wafer level camera objectives, aspherical lenses and lens arrays, lasers, planar optics and mastering substrates
Investor and Board Observer
May 2004
A123 Systems, LLC develops and manufactures advanced Nanophosphate® lithium iron phosphate batteries and energy storage systems that deliver high power, maximize usable energy, and provide long life, all with excellent safety performance. Founded in 2001, A123s proprietary Nanophosphate technology is built on novel nanoscale materials initially developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Today, A123 Systems is headquartered in Livonia, MI and employs more than 2,000 people worldwide. A123 Systems is a TS-16949 and ISO9001 certified supplier of advanced lithium ion cells and systems designed to help customers quickly and cost-effectively take engineering breakthroughs from conception to commercialization. Why A123? Game-changing Technology From breakthrough Nanophosphate chemistry to innovations in battery systems management and complete system design, A123 Systems provides game-changing energy storage solutions that deliver a new combination of high power, excellent safety and long life. Complete Solutions A123 Systems partners with customers to provide complete energy storage solutions that enable the rapid development and delivery of innovative products that meet demand in both existing and emerging markets. Commitment to Operational Excellence At A123, we are dedicated to operational excellence from design and development to production and delivery. Our vertically integrated, state-of-the-art global manufacturing facilities produce high-quality electrodes, cells and battery systems to meet evolving customer requirements for innovative technologies. Field Proven With battery systems operating in vehicles ranging from passenger cars to commercial transit buses around the world, our experienced engineering teams have the expertise to integrate advanced battery systems that deliver premium performance in the field.
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2021
Investor
Aug 2021
AutoFill is a deep tech meets hard tech company revolutionising object inspections with an initial focus on the automotive and rail industries. Led by experienced founders and a world-class engineering team, AutoFill is backed by leading investors from Innovation Industries, Deeptech Labs (a highly coveted accelerator initiated by ARM and The University of Cambridge amongst others), Rick Belluzzo, former COO of Microsoft, and Bram Schot, former CEO of Audi. Currently, the vast majority of object inspections in these sectors are performed by humans. Existing automated solutions, meanwhile, are costly and require substantial space and infrastructure to function. AutoFill, born out of research, has pioneered a solution combining vision technology with multisensor data fusion to identify anomalies and increase the accuracy of quality standards. Designed to be as agile as possible, AutoFill’s solution can be incorporated seamlessly into existing operational processes, ensuring further efficiencies, objective reporting, increased safety and cost savings. All of this modernises, optimises and enhances quality control at scale.
2019
Board Member & Investor
Apr 2019
MQube is transforming one of the biggest financial markets in the UK: the mortgage market. Using innovative technology, data science and a relentless focus on user-experience, MQube are on a mission to solve the challenges faced by mortgage lenders, brokers, landlords and, of course, home buyers. Launching MPowered Mortgages and the MPowered platform live into the market in 2021, MQube have applied artificial intelligence, unique document extraction technology and smart data management to automate lending decisions, giving borrowers certainty and control. With significant financial backing from some of Europe’s leading venture funds, we are a team with a passion for innovation and creative problem-solving.
2018
Board Member & Investor
May 2018
Hometree is a home energy services company on a mission to accelerate the transition to net zero. By fixing, installing and financing home energy hardware, were helping homeowners transition to low-carbon living, when they’re ready. Heating is responsible for 14% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. If were serious about hitting those net zero goals to mitigate the climate emergency, we need to act. The transition has already begun but it’s a mammoth task and it won’t happen overnight. We know the challenges on the table – with soaring energy costs, expensive heat pumps and home infrastructure challenges, homeowners are left with many pressing questions - which option should I choose - heat pump or hydrogen boiler? Who will install the equipment - and- how will I afford it? Thats where Hometree comes in. We understand that homeowners will make the journey at their own pace - and our role is to assist them along the way. Today, we offer boiler and home emergency cover - but we’re rapidly expanding our products and services to install and finance low-carbon home energy hardware, so that we can help steer more UK homeowners to a cleaner and brighter future. Decarbonisation will transform the way we all heat our homes and this is just the start of the Hometree journey. Lets transform home energy together.
early stageUtilities
Managing Director
Mar 2018
AV8 Ventures is a $360mil early-stage Palo Alto based venture capital firm. With a world-class team and global reach our aim is to partner with visionary entrepreneurs who are changing the future in data-driven health, mobility and intelligent enterprise. We bring decades of experience with a hands-on approach to working closely with start-ups. Our investment and support team leverages deep technical, entrepreneurial and venture experience to help our companies succeed. Our network includes some of the brightest minds in health, machine learning, enterprise technology, mobility, robotics, hard sciences and biology.
2017
Investor and Board Observer
May 2017
UltraSoC Technologies has evolved and is now Tessent Silicon Lifecycle Solutions, Siemens EDA and a division of Siemens Digital Industries Software. UltraSoc Its technology delivers monitoring and self-analytics technology for use in the silicon chips (SoCs) that power today's consumer electronic, computing and communications products. The embedded analytics technology helps solve the most pressing problems faced by the high-tech industries today – including cybersecurity, functional safety, and the management of complexity. Its solutions also allow designers to develop SoCs – the driving force behind both performance improvement and cost reduction in the electronics business – more quickly and cost-effectively.
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