Founders
Jasper Smith
Sophie Damman
Vala Team
Jasper Smith
John Swingewood
Portfolio
Better Ventures EIS
Arksen is a luxury global adventure brand with pioneering design and engineering at its core.
Arksen was created to push the boundaries of adventure, delivering new opportunities for the next generation of explorers while simultaneously supporting ocean conservation. Our class-leading product range includes performance apparel, vessels and vehicles while our carefully curated experiences are designed for life’s greatest journeys, from climbing Mount Everest to taking on the legendary Transat Ocean Race.
Inspired by the stories of great ocean explorers from the past – Nansen, Heyerdahl and Hillary – we design for the curious, engineer for the extremes and build with a complete lack of compromise. Because it is in our most freewheeling, untethered and challenging moments that we feel most alive.

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It’s not just the financial and technical support they give that is important – Vala provides crucial emotional support with its guidance and as a mentor to the team.
Ewan Hind
Chief Operating Officer Arksen
