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Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oxford Capital Partners | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed | Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Europe | ||
Oxford Technology Management | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed | Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Europe | ||
Oxford Sciences Innovation | Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture | Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Europe | ||
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed | Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Europe | ||
Seven Spires Investment | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed | Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Europe |
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We’ve ranked the top Venture Capital Seed investors in Oxford. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
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Top Venture Capital Investors & Funds (Oxford)
Oxford Capital Partners
Established in 1999, Oxford Capital is an experienced technology venture capital investor based in London and Oxford. They focus on investing in a diversified portfolio of high potential pure technology and technology enabled start-up businesses. Oxford Capital currently manages capital on behalf of private investors, family offices, endowments, pension funds, and other institutional investors.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Oxford Technology Management
Oxford Technology Management was founded by Lucius Cary, and since 1983 has specialised in making and managing investments in start-up and early stage technology-based businesses with high growth prospects. The OTM team are all scientists or engineers by background, and understanding the technology is the starting point for any investment that they may make. The Investment policy of Oxford Technology Management is to construct a portfolio of investments with the following characteristics: unlisted, UK based, technology businesses investments typically in the range of £100,000 – £2,000,000, although it can then invest similar amounts in subsequent rounds in most cases located within easy reach of Oxford to allow a more ‘hands on’ management strategy It is expected that approximately half of the funds will be invested in early stage companies (those which have achieved some initial sales) and the balance in start-up companies which are at an earlier stage.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Oxford Sciences Innovation
Oxford Sciences Innovation is the world’s largest university-partnered venture firm. We work with the University of Oxford to build companies that create fundamental technologies: science-based businesses capable of tackling the planet’s toughest problems. We invest in life science, AI and software, healthcare, and deep tech to create companies taking on challenges like nuclear fusion, quantum computing and developing treatments and cures for infectious diseases. Founded in 2015, we’ve raised over £600M to create a world-class technology ecosystem, and combine our deep experience with a network of investors, entrepreneurs and sector-experts to find co-investment, build businesses, and hire senior management talent.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
The UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund is backed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Fund’s partners are 9 publicly funded research bodies, including STFC, BBSRC, NERC and Dstl. The Fund is independently managed by venture capital specialist Midven. They help build companies from great science developed in laboratories, science and technology campuses and synthetic biology. They hold investments in some of the UK’s most innovative companies, in areas as diverse as novel antibiotics, research into Alzheimer’s disease, “green” chemicals and airport security.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Europe
Industries: Biotechnology, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Seven Spires Investment
Seven Spires Investments Ltd. (SSIL) is a private, off-shore investment company. It was established in 2003 and since then has invested significant amounts in UK, early-stage, technology companies. The fund is not currently looking to invest in new companies although it will continue to support its current portfolio of investments. Seven Spires Investments Limited is a technology sector investment vehicle established in 2003. It has an annual budget of circa £5m for investment and re-investment in the portfolio; however this total can be stretched when necessary. They seek to invest in technology-based, private companies based in the United Kingdom. They like to see strong intellectual property in their investee companies. Particularly in the case of early-stage companies, this will often be in the form of patents, however defensible ‘knowhow’ is equally valued. They like to work with world-class scientists, engineers and technologists. In the case of later-stage companies, proven revenue streams can to some extent offset their requirement for strong IP. They are looking for companies that can address global markets and which are expected to scale to a valuation in excess of $100m. They have no minimum level of investment and can routinely invest up to £1m p.a. into any single company. They are prepared to invest at any stage in the development of a company, up to and including the last round preceeding an IPO or trade sale. They usually co-invest with others, sometimes acting as lead investor and sometimes alongside another VC lead. Occasionally they will invest alone in a particularly interesting company.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Oxford Seed Fund
The Oxford Seed Fund provides start-ups and entrepreneurs with access to capital, diverse investors, and a supportive community in which to develop and scale. The Oxford Seed Fund invests up to £50,000 in the top Oxford-affiliated startups and provide them with the network and support they need to scale. Our current team is made up of 11 MBA candidates whose experience ranges in venture capital, investment strategy, management consultancy, financial services and entrepreneurship. Supported and founded by the Entrepreneurship Centre at Said Business School, we source and evaluate up to 200 potential deals per year, conduct due diligence, and ultimately invest in up to two startups per year.
Stages: Seed
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Redhawk Ventures
Redhawk Ventures is a venture capital that funds creative and innovative startups with tremendous market opportunities, founded by Miami University students and alumni. The firm provides advisory services and funding to grow young businesses from the earliest stages of idea generation onward. Members of Redhawk Ventures attain practical knowledge of the funding process through establishing funding criteria and actual allocation of capital in the range of $1,000-$25,000. Affiliated with the Page Center for Entrepreneurship at Miami University’s Farmer School of Business, Redhawk Ventures (previously Miami University Student Venture Fund) is a completely student-led venture capital organization.
Stages: Seed
Location: Oxford, Ohio, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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