Award winner - Summit | Newcomer of the Year: Ruya Ventures (represented by Rick Hao)

<p>Europe’s deep tech companies will not become global leaders by copying traditional venture playbooks. They need specialist investors who can tackle commercialisation, manufacturing and supply chain bottlenecks from the earliest stages.</p><p>After accepting the Newcomer of the Year award on behalf of <a href="https://www.ruya.ventures/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Ruya Ventures</a> at the EUVC Summit &amp; Awards Show 2026, Founder and Managing Partner <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-jingchun-h-7ba276106/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Rick Hao</a> explains:</p><ul><li>Why Ruya backs a small, concentrated portfolio at pre-seed and seed</li><li>How early support and global supply chain expertise can help hardware startups scale</li><li>Why underinvested sectors such as battery technology may offer overlooked opportunities</li></ul><p>Hear how Ruya is helping deep tech companies scale faster with less capital and compete globally.</p><p>The EUVC Summit &amp; Awards Show returns to London in April 2027. Secure your ticket <a href="https://members.eu.vc/c/open-events/euvc-summit-awards-show-2027" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><ul><li>(00:00) Intro</li><li>(01:00) Ruya Ventures’ pre-seed and seed strategy</li><li>(02:00) Global supply chain expertise and the fundraise</li><li>(03:00) Lessons from specialist and generalist VC funds</li><li>(04:00) Why deep tech needs a dedicated investment thesis</li><li>(05:00) Combining the strengths of both fund models</li><li>(06:00) A different scale-up strategy for hardware</li><li>(07:00) Ruya’s first investment and scaling ambition</li></ul>