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Michelle Robson

Co-founder of Odyssey Ventures, formerly of AP Ventures; runs the fund from London and San Francisco.

Michelle Robson, co-founder of Odyssey Ventures, saw the British Business Bank commit £10m to her fund's $50m Odyssey Discovery I on 23 July 2026.

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Key Question

Michelle Robson brings a chemical engineering background to Odyssey; what does that buy UK deep-tech founders?

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Background

Michelle Robson co-founded Odyssey Ventures with Ali Mitchell, a transatlantic venture firm run from London and San Francisco targeting AI and deep-tech founders.

Public reporting on Odyssey Ventures' launch describes Robson as a former leader at AP Ventures with a chemical engineering background, backing clean-power and deep-tech companies ahead of the Odyssey launch. Lowdown treats this career history as sourced to that reporting only, with no independent verification of the detail.

Her industrial investing background gives Odyssey technical depth for hard-tech founders that generalist seed funds often lack, relevant to a fund explicitly targeting deep-tech founders rather than software alone, and distinguishes her role within the partnership from Mitchell's software and founder-focused background.

Common Questions
Who is Michelle Robson?
Michelle Robson is a co-founder of Odyssey Ventures, a transatlantic venture firm she runs from London and San Francisco alongside Ali Mitchell.
What is Michelle Robson's investment background?
Reporting on Odyssey Ventures' launch describes Robson as a former leader at AP Ventures with a chemical engineering background, having backed clean-power and deep-tech companies before co-founding Odyssey.Source: Tech Funding News
What fund does Michelle Robson run?
Michelle Robson co-runs Odyssey Ventures, including its $50m pre-seed and seed fund Odyssey Discovery I, which received a £10m commitment from the British Business Bank on 23 July 2026.Source: British Business Bank