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23 Feb 2025
Venture capital has long focused on financial returns above all else. EverQuest Capital Partners is doing things differently — backing deep tech businesses that don't just generate strong returns, but actively solve some of the world's most pressing environmental and societal challenges.
What is impact investing?
Impact investing means deploying capital into companies that deliver measurable social or environmental benefits alongside financial returns. It's not a new concept — the term began gaining traction around 2004, initially under the banner of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing — but it has never been more relevant. The climate crisis, shifting consumer expectations, tightening legislation, and a growing geopolitical push to repatriate manufacturing and accelerate the circular economy have brought impact investing firmly into the mainstream.
EverQuest Capital Partners was built with this in mind from day one. The team behind the fund don't just understand impact investing professionally — many of them have a personal commitment to responsible and sustainable investing, giving the fund a genuine sense of purpose that goes beyond the balance sheet.
Accelerating deep tech for a sustainable world
EverQuest Capital Partners focuses on technology and manufacturing solutions with the potential to transform industries including healthcare, renewable energy, and automotive. Specifically, the fund targets the traditionally under-invested world of deep tech — backing companies developing sustainable technologies, renewable materials, and earth-friendly manufacturing processes, and accelerating their route to commercialisation.
This mission is strengthened through EverQuest's strategic partnership with CPI, an impact-focused innovation company with 20 years of experience supporting businesses across AgriFoodTech, energy, HealthTech, materials, and pharmaceuticals. Together, EverQuest and CPI give deep tech businesses something rare: the combination of smart capital and world-class technical expertise to bring transformative ideas to market faster.
The companies changing the world
The proof of EverQuest's approach is in its portfolio. Each company represents a bold answer to a real-world problem.
Qkine is redefining biological research by developing animal-free proteins and growth factors for stem cell culture, regenerative medicine, and cellular agriculture. Their optimised proteins are designed to address fundamental challenges in scalability and translational research — removing the ethical and practical barriers that have long slowed progress in this field.
DEScycle is tackling one of the most urgent waste crises on the planet. With over 50 million tonnes of e-waste produced annually and just 20% currently recycled, the opportunity is enormous — and so is the damage being done. DEScycle has developed a disruptive metal processing technique using Deep Eutectic Solvents to extract gold, nickel, and other precious metals from electronic waste far more efficiently and with far less environmental impact than traditional smelting. The global e-waste market is currently valued at $63 billion and projected to reach $144 billion by 2028 — DEScycle is positioned right at its heart.
Evoralis is taking on the plastic recycling challenge through enzyme innovation. The company is developing commercially viable enzymes capable of breaking down plastics like polyester, nylon, and polyurethane — materials that have historically been impossible to recycle at scale. Their initial focus on the textile industry could make over 80% of all textiles recyclable within two years, using a state-of-the-art process that identifies the right enzymes significantly faster than existing methods. Enzymatic recycling is increasingly recognised as one of the most promising solutions to the global plastics crisis, and Evoralis is leading the charge.
Q5D is transforming how wire harnesses — the critical electrical systems found in electric vehicles, aircraft, white goods, and consumer electronics — are manufactured. Their innovative additive technology is increasing both productivity and sustainability across the wire harness supply chain, an area ripe for disruption as demand from the EV and aerospace sectors continues to grow.
Investment that matters
EverQuest Capital Partners proves that financial returns and positive impact aren't mutually exclusive — they're complementary. By focusing on deep tech businesses solving real problems, the fund is helping to build a cleaner, more resilient future for industries and communities across the UK and beyond.