Built Inside the Ecosystem.
Backing Deep Tech × AI.
We invest at the intersection of Deep Tech and AI, where frontier science, engineering and AI converge to bridge the digital and physical worlds.
Our Thesis.
We are an early-stage venture capital firm investing at the intersection of Deep Tech x AI, backing founders at pre-seed and seed.
Rooted in the Imperial College ecosystem, we back founders emerging from the Imperial community and its connected ecosystems, applying frontier science, engineering and AI to build intelligent systems for the physical world.
Deep Tech is entering a new phase, with advances in AI accelerating development cycles, expanding what complex technologies can do and enabling increasingly intelligent systems.
We believe the next generation of category-defining companies will emerge where Deep Tech x AI converges with the physical world.
Our Portfolio.
Shahryar Barati
Founder & GP
Shahryar Barati is an operator, investor and three-time Imperial College London alumnus with experience spanning startup building, venture investing and institutional asset management. Prior to founding Project Ventures, he co-founded and operated a technology startup, built and managed an automated venture investment platform, and worked across leading financial institutions. Combining engineering, finance and business, he backs founders building category-defining companies at the intersection of Deep Tech × AI.
Get in touch.
Whether you're a Deep Tech x AI founder raising pre-seed or seed, an investor interested in Project Ventures, or part of the wider Imperial ecosystem, we'd love to hear from you.
Project Ventures
Scale Space White City
Imperial College Campus
58 Wood Lane
London W12 7RZ
United Kingdom