IH

Ian Hogarth

Plural
Venture Capital LinkedIn Twitter/X
#136
LinkedIn Rank
2,075
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22
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91
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24,573 followers

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Huge day for Supercritical and Liferaft - the largest American biochar deal ever announced - a 1-million-tonne offtake with Microsoft. Go Michelle You and William Cowell de Gruchy! Very impressi...

Portfolio Company Wins Image Climate Tech Carbon Capture Carbon Credits Sustainability Mar 24, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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More big news today as Proxima Fusion announces that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state of Bavaria, RWE and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics to build the world’s ...

Market Analysis & Trends Article Nuclear & Fusion Clean Energy Industry Trends Feb 26, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Today, Plural is investing $10.25m into Callosum, a startup building a new class of company to enable more diverse, powerful and efficient compute, unlocking entirely new kinds of AI systems and di...

Investment Announcements Article Artificial Intelligence AI Infrastructure Hardware Semiconductors Deep Tech Feb 26, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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There is an absurd amount of industrial expertise in Europe - from the most sophisticated HTS magnet testing facilities to manufacturers of advanced gyrotrons to experts in steel for extreme condit...

Ecosystem & Community Building Video (LinkedIn Source) Nuclear & Fusion Deep Tech Manufacturing Advanced Materials Clean Energy Feb 25, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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“Frankenburg is developing the world’s first affordable, mass-manufacturable counter-drone missile system. Its missiles are 10x cheaper and 100x faster to produce than legacy alternatives, and are ...

Portfolio Company Wins Image Drones & UAVs Military Tech National Security Dual-Use Technology Manufacturing Feb 24, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Thoughtful piece in The Economisf about the UK’s AI Security Institute and what the team there has achieved “Britain is the closest the world has to an AI safety inspector” https://lnkd.in/eFTZ...

Market Analysis & Trends Article AI Safety & Ethics AI Regulation Feb 19, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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“I get to stay warm inside, enjoy my coffee, and watch these little guys work hard out here,” he says, beaming, before looking at his son. “It means this guy might actually be willing to take over ...

Personal Journey & Reflections Image Food & Agriculture Feb 11, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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This is an incredibly ambitious UK company working to change the paradigm of how inference compute works.

Portfolio Company Wins Article Artificial Intelligence AI Infrastructure Hardware Feb 11, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Europe can lead in hypersonics - if it builds differently and builds faster. That’s why I led Plural’s investment into Hypersonica’s €23 million Series A. Last week I travelled to Andøya in northe...

Investment Announcements Video (LinkedIn Source) Defense Tech Aerospace National Security Dual-Use Technology Series A Feb 10, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Talked to Richard Tyler about a renewed sense of patriotism I see in founders. UK stand up tall!

Personal Journey & Reflections Image Industry Trends Founder Journey Jan 16, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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"At Proxima Fusion we’re building hardware, but two-thirds of our company has a GitHub account. From materials scientists to magnet engineers, our team is actively writing and running code to solve...

Team & Firm Culture Image Nuclear & Fusion Hardware Deep Tech Company Culture Advanced Materials Dec 09, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Amazing achievement for Proxima!

Portfolio Company Wins Image N/A Nov 30, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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A lot of people just criticise government from the sidelines. I have great admiration for Alexandra Depledge, MBE who has taken that hunger for things to be much better and actually got stuck in. I...

Ecosystem & Community Building Image Regulation & Policy Public Markets Fundraising Nov 27, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Pretty amazing that Estonian born Starship is by all metrics the leader in autonomous delivery globally - 9m deliveries, full autonomy, cost per delivery lower than human in some markets etc. Excit...

Portfolio Company Wins Article Robotics Autonomous Systems Last Mile Delivery Logistics Oct 16, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Appreciate the kind words by Ken McCallum, head of MI5 on the AI Security Institute: "Given the risk of hype and scare-mongering, I will choose my words carefully. I am not forecasting Hollywood ...

Thought Leadership & Future Outlook Text Artificial Intelligence AI Safety & Ethics National Security AI Regulation Intelligence & Surveillance Oct 16, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Exciting day for all of us at Plural as we announce that Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty is joining us as our sixth partner. Our founding mission was to give Europe’s most ambitious founders the kind of V...

Team & Firm Culture Image Company Culture Team Building Leadership Hiring & Talent Oct 08, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Huge news for fusion in Europe! Germany is committing 2 billion Euros over the next 4 years for fusion and has the clearly stated ambition to build the first ever fusion power plant. If you're ex...

Ecosystem & Community Building Article Nuclear & Fusion Clean Energy Climate Tech Regulation & Policy Deep Tech Oct 01, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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I have been so impressed with what Salar al Khafaji is building at Monumental. Great to see him get the Mario Gabriele treatment in this podcast! https://lnkd.in/eBRkC_FK

Events & Speaking Engagements Article N/A Sep 17, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Great to see Proxima Fusion continue to accelerate.

Portfolio Company Wins Image Nuclear & Fusion Climate Tech Sep 09, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Plural is co-leading a $34m Series B for quantum software startup Phasecraft, alongside Peter Barrett at Playground Global and Novo Holdings. Europe needs to define new branches of the tech tree if...

Investment Announcements Article Quantum Computing Deep Tech Fundraising Growth Stage Investment Thesis Sep 02, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Rank History

Apr 2026
#137

Content Categories

Portfolio Company Wins 6
Ecosystem & Community Building 4
Team & Firm Culture 3
Investment Announcements 3
Market Analysis & Trends 2

Topics & Themes

Nuclear & Fusion Deep Tech Artificial Intelligence National Security Company Culture Clean Energy Climate Tech Hardware AI Safety & Ethics AI Regulation Team Building Hiring & Talent Regulation & Policy Fundraising Defense Tech Industry Trends Advanced Materials Dual-Use Technology AI Infrastructure Manufacturing

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Avg Likes
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Benchmarker Score
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Posts/Week
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Avg Post Length
447 chars
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