Semi Impact Forum 2025
June 13, 2025 | The Royal Society | London, UK
AI Investment Trends: UK, Europe,
and Taiwan
16:00 - 16:20 | Panel Discussion V
This session brings together leading venture capitalists with deep experience in AI and semiconductor investments across the UK, Europe, and Taiwan. Panelists will share key industry trends, emerging areas of opportunity, and regional differences in investment strategies. The discussion will also offer practical insights for semiconductor innovators—covering what investors are looking for, how to stand out in a competitive funding landscape, and how to align with the fast-evolving demands of the AI-driven future.
Michael Dimelow
Chief Commercial Officer | Bloc Ventures
Michael comes with a strong track record in technology companies from a strategic, commercial and an investment perspective. Following 15 years in senior leadership position at ARM Holdings and TTP Communications – two of the UK's most progressive deep technology businesses. As co-founder of Accelerated Digital Ventures (ADV), acting as CIO, deployed over £85m. Michael helped build a portfolio of over 30 companies which included B-Secur, Push Dr, UIPath and deployed fund of fund investments in seven funds such as Entrepreneur First, IQ Capital and Seedcamp. During his career, Michael has led teams responsible for investing in excess of $500m in deep technology businesses.
Lawrence Lundy-Bryan
Partner | Lunar Ventures
Lawrence is a early-stage deep tech investor. He is a Partner for Research at Lunar Ventures and writes about investing in deep tech at State of the Future. He invested early in fetch.ai, ocean protocol, rain.ai, and charm therapeutics. He mostly cares right now about social and political impact of AI impact on jobs and education.
Koen Vandecaveye
Business Developer | Nordic Innovators
Koen Vandecaveye heads up the new business remit at Nordic Innovators’ EU Business Unit, a project finance advisory firm covering grant, equity and debt financing for European innovative startups and corporates.
Previously he worked at Barcelona and London & Partners where he supported over one hundred science & technology companies with their global growth.
Koen worked in China for 10 years and founded the China Working Group at Tech London Advocates connecting these tech clusters. He is also an advocate for LGBTQ+ diversity in the tech sector and, at London & Partners, founded the Pride & Partners group.
