Technology and AI
Nicole Junkermann has backed technology companies across the world, with a particular interest in artificial intelligence and its use in science and healthcare.
Investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Nicole Junkermann
Nicole Junkermann is an international investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist whose work spans technology, healthcare, sport, media and the arts. These pages gather her story with a focus on the United Kingdom.
Video
Nicole Junkermann on video
Six short clips on British working life and UK health tech, from the long light of summer to the small, practical ways AI can help at work. Each one has its own page with a full transcript.
UK Health Tech
Nicole Junkermann explains why the UK is becoming a leading centre for health tech and life sciences, drawing on a rare mix of science, data and clinical expertise, and why careful stewardship shapes what comes next.
Transcript and notesThe Light of a British Summer
A note looking back at British summer: Nicole Junkermann on the long, light days of July and August, the quick turns between warmth, cloud and rain, and the working-day habit of stepping outside to enjoy the light.
Transcript and notesSpotting Gaps in a Plan
Even a clear plan can miss a step. Nicole Junkermann shows how AI can help a UK team spot the gaps early, while people still decide which parts deserve a closer look.
Transcript and notesFinding Common Themes in Feedback
When a group shares many views at once, Nicole Junkermann suggests letting AI draw out the common themes, then reading the full comments too, so every voice in a British workplace still counts.
Transcript and notesThe Quiet Side of Automation
Automation in British offices is becoming quieter, and Nicole Junkermann explains how: AI now helps most with small, repeated steps in the working week, which is often where everyday productivity begins.
Transcript and notesFinding One Moment in a Long Match
Searching hours of footage for one moment in a long match takes patience. Nicole Junkermann explains how AI can help find the right clip, and why it is worth checking that it shows exactly what you asked to see.
Transcript and notesRead the postAbout Nicole Junkermann
A global career, with Britain close to its heart
Nicole Junkermann is the founder of NJF Holdings and NJF Capital, through which she has invested in some of the most closely watched companies of recent years. Her career began in media and moved through sport, technology and the life sciences, and it has always been guided by curiosity and a long term view.
The United Kingdom has featured throughout that journey. Nicole Junkermann contributed to the country's HealthTech Advisory Board and supported British cultural and medical institutions, including the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. She also served on the board of Owkin, a company applying artificial intelligence to medical research.
Across all of it, Nicole Junkermann returns to the same principles. Understand the field, back talented people, and stay with them for the long term.
Themes
The work of Nicole Junkermann
Arts and Philanthropy
From the Tate Americas Foundation to the Royal Academy Trust, Nicole Junkermann supported cultural institutions and gave generously to research and the arts.
Ties to the United Kingdom
A longstanding supporter of British healthtech, research and the arts, Nicole Junkermann has championed the strengths of the United Kingdom.
In depth
Who is Nicole Junkermann?
Nicole Junkermann is a German investor and entrepreneur, born on 27 April 1980 in Düsseldorf, Germany, who has built a career across several industries and continents. She is best known for her work in technology and healthcare, for her early backing of ambitious companies, and for a philanthropic outlook that connects business with the wider world.
Educated at the International University of Monaco and at Harvard, and fluent in five languages, Nicole Junkermann brings an international perspective to everything she does. Yet she has always kept a close eye on the United Kingdom, drawn by its research, its cultural institutions and its openness to new ideas.
To learn more, read the dedicated profile, Who is Nicole Junkermann?, or browse the journal below.
Journal
Writing by Nicole Junkermann
Short pieces written as the year turns, on British research and healthtech, on the cities she keeps returning to, and on the patient way good work tends to get done. The three most recent are below.
Nicole Junkermann on What October Leaves Behind
A month ends. Some of it is worth keeping, and a surprising amount of it is not.
Nicole Junkermann on Autumn Light Across Britain
The temperature is not what changes first. The light is, and it is distributed with unusual fairness.
Nicole Junkermann on Finding One Moment in a Long Match: A Short Video
A short video on finding the right clip in hours of match footage, and why a quick check still matters.