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Top 50 Biotech VC Funds & Investors in United Kingdom (August 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in United Kingdom Biotech startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in United Kingdom Biotech startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
VC Fund
64 United Kingdom, United States Seed, Series A Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical $458k–$14M
Scottish Enterprise
VC Fund
60 United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland Grant, Seed Biotechnology, Software, Health Care $119k–$4.3M
Parkwalk Advisors
VC Fund
56 United Kingdom, United States, Philippines Seed, Series A, Series B Biotechnology, Health Care, Software $1.2M–$45M
Oxford Science Enterprises
VC Fund
51 United Kingdom, United States, Finland Seed, Series A, Series B Health Care, Biotechnology, Software $1.4M–$168M
SFC Capital
VC Fund
46 United Kingdom, United States, Canada Pre-Seed, Seed Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $131k–$2.2M
SOSV
VC Fund
37 United States, India, United Kingdom Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Oxford Technology Management
VC Fund
35 United Kingdom, United States Seed, Series A Biotechnology, Health Care, Software $33k–$7.9M
Scottish Investment Bank
VC Fund
31 United Kingdom, United States, France Seed, Series A Software, Biotechnology, Health Care $327k–$7.5M
Future Planet Capital
VC Fund
28 United Kingdom, United States, Spain Seed, Convertible Note Biotechnology, Health Care, Software $688k–$5.5M
Catapult Ventures
VC Fund
27 United Kingdom, United States, Israel Seed, Series A Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical $150k–$26M
Mercia Fund Managers
VC Fund
26 United Kingdom, United States, Hungary Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $250k–$14M
IP Group
VC Fund
26 United Kingdom, United States, Australia Seed, Series A Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics $393k–$30M
O2h Ventures
VC Fund
25 United Kingdom, Hungary Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical $603k–$25M
Epidarex Capital
VC Fund
24 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Series A, Series B, Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics $531k–$48M
Northstar Ventures
VC Fund
23 United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, E-Commerce $39k–$10M
Archangels
VC Fund
23 United Kingdom, United States Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $1.3M–$8.3M
Sofinnova Partners
VC Fund
23 France, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B, Series C Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical $6.6M–$109M
Development Bank of Wales
VC Fund
23 United Kingdom, Australia, United States Seed, Debt Financing Software, Health Care, Manufacturing $18k–$3.8M
Oxford Capital
VC Fund
21 United Kingdom, United States, France Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $1.5M–$16M
Business Growth Fund
VC Fund
21 United Kingdom, Ireland, United States Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology $3.5M–$21M
Deepbridge Capital
VC Fund
21 United Kingdom, Spain, Australia Seed, Series A Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical $152k–$15M
Eos
VC Fund
21 United Kingdom, Ireland, United States Seed, Series A Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical $1.5M–$47M
AlbionVC
VC Fund
21 United Kingdom, United States, France Series A, Seed Software, Information Technology, Health Care $2.2M–$19M
Octopus Ventures
VC Fund
20 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $2.1M–$44M
GM&C Life Sciences Fund
VC Fund
19 United Kingdom, Italy, Germany Seed, Series A Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical $131k–$4.1M
Cambridge Innovation Capital
VC Fund
18 United Kingdom, United States, Ireland Series A, Series B, Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical $2.5M–$73M
Wren Capital
VC Fund
18 United Kingdom Seed, Series A Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical $1.1M–$33M
Syncona Partners LLP
VC Fund
18 United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland Series A, Series B, Seed Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care $1.8M–$156M
Innovate UK
VC Fund
18 United Kingdom, United States, Ireland Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed Health Care, Biotechnology, Software $57k–$3.7M
Par Equity
VC Fund
18 United Kingdom, United States, Brazil Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing $220k–$14M
Cambridge Angels group
VC Fund
18 United Kingdom, United States, Estonia Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $382k–$9.5M
IQ Capital
VC Fund
18 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning $1.3M–$40M
Hoxton Ventures
VC Fund
17 United Kingdom, United States, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care $1.9M–$35M
Kelvin Capital
VC Fund
17 United Kingdom, United States Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing $144k–$5M
Newable Private Investing
VC Fund
16 United Kingdom, United States Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $196k–$5.2M
TRICAPITAL
VC Fund
16 United Kingdom, France Seed, Series B Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
Calculus Capital
VC Fund
16 United Kingdom, United States, Ireland Series A, Seed Biotechnology, Software, Medical $2M–$18M
Meltwind Advisory
VC Fund
15 United Kingdom, United States Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics $996k–$94M
M Ventures
VC Fund
15 United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland Series A, Series B, Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics $2.4M–$100M
Longwall Venture
VC Fund
15 United Kingdom, Germany, Philippines Seed, Series A Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Device $637k–$16M
Selvedge Venture
VC Fund
14 United Kingdom, United States, Canada Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical $1.1M–$30M
Forbion Capital Partners
VC Fund
14 United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands Series B, Series A, Series C Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical $16M–$180M
Amadeus Capital Partners
VC Fund
14 United Kingdom, United States, Spain Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $900k–$60M
F-Prime
VC Fund
14 United States, United Kingdom, China Series A, Series B, Series C Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical $9.2M–$150M
Maven Capital Partners
VC Fund
14 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, SaaS $655k–$8.3M
Mercia Ventures
VC Fund
13 United Kingdom, United States Seed, Series A Biotechnology, Software, Health Care $777k–$26M
Empirical Ventures
VC Fund
13 United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care $924k–$5.8M
Nesta Ventures
VC Fund
13 United Kingdom, United States Seed, Series A Biotechnology, Medical Device, Medical $982k–$26M
SR One
VC Fund
13 United States, United Kingdom, Canada Series A, Series B, Series C Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics $3.7M–$175M
Wellcome Trust
VC Fund
12 United States, United Kingdom, France Grant, Series C Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical $1.3M–$127M
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UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
VC Fund · Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · 64 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

UKI2S, formally the Rainbow Seed Fund, is an investment fund backed by the government, providing seed funding to science & technology start-ups and SMEs

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 144
  • Round size: Seed $458k–$5.9M; Series A $2.9M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • MFX — MFX develops microfluidic-based platforms for cell and gene therapy development and manufacturing
  • Zentraxa — NATURE ENGINEERED FOR PURPOSE Through millions of years of evolution, nature has found solutions to the most difficult problems. Inspired by the diversity of nature, we precision engineer bespoke biomaterials to meet the toughest challenges across
  • Halo X Ray Technologies — HALO X-ray Technologies - next generation X-ray diffraction technology for the aviation security, medical and process control markets.
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Scottish Enterprise
VC Fund · Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom · 60 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Scotland's business advice, support and funding agency. Explore our products and services to find the right support for your business and apply online today.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Grant, Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 386
  • Round size: Seed $381k–$4.3M; Grant $119k–$4.2M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • QuickBlock — QUICKBLOCK delivers training environments, deployable infrastructure and force protection solutions for defence and security organisations worldwide.
  • Cirrus Logic — Cirrus Logic, Inc. is a premier supplier of high-precision analog and digital signal processing components for audio and energy markets.Founded in 1984, Cirrus Logic excels at developing complex chip designs where feature integration and innovation is a premium. Cirrus Logic has more than 1,000 patents that are key to our more than 700 productsserving more than 2,500 end customers globally, through both direct and distributor-based channel sales.
  • Incremental Group — Incremental Group provides software consultancy and analytics services to clients in oil and gas, financial services, and the public sector.
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Parkwalk Advisors
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 56 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Parkwalk is a London-based fund management firm. Parkwalk invests in UK technology companies that have IP backing and freedom to operate, generally spun out of UK universities. Their funds seek to generate capital gains for their investors, enhanced by the attractive tax relief provided by EIS. Parkwalk entered this investment sector in 2009,anticipating a wave of tax-efficient incentives launched by the UK Government to stimulate innovative emerging technology companies and thereby help drive economic growth.Parkwalk utilises academic, technology transfer, venture capital and personal networks developed over many years to gain access to the highest calibre deal-flow. In 2017 Parkwalk joined forces with IP Group plc, a leading intellectual property commercialisation company that is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IPO. As at March 2019 the combined group has net assets of £1.2bn.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Philippines

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 289
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$4.8M; Series A $1.6M–$15M; Series B $2M–$45M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • xWatts — xWatts is an intelligent energy management software that reduces energy costs and emissions in commercial buildings.
  • Psyomics — Technology to support better mental health assessment - accelerating patients to the right care pathway, first time.
  • MoA Technology — We harness the principles of natural selection to accelerate discovery for better, safer herbicides so farmers can continue to feed the world.
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Oxford Science Enterprises
VC Fund · Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · 51 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Oxford Science Enterprises is the 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 onchallenges 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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Finland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 195
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$12M; Series A $6.3M–$45M; Series B $13M–$168M
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $327M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • AlveoGene — Transforming Rare Respiratory Disease Outcomes Using Inhaled Gene Therapy
  • Beacon Therapeutics — Beacon aids in restoring and improving the vision of patients with ophthalmic gene therapy. Find out more.
  • Scripta Therapeutics — Biology decoded, disease undone - modulating transcription factors to restore health
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SFC Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 46 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups, 60 in the past 12 months

Discover the UK's leading SEIS Fund, offering tax-efficient investments in innovative startups. Join thousands of savvy investors and raise capital for your business with SFC Capital.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 578
  • Round size: Seed $131k–$2.2M; Pre-Seed $173k–$846k
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.9M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Keylr — Services partner for property managers. Book reliable, top-rated professionals for your properties with e-props.
  • Furbnow — Furbnow - Your companion for home improvements for the future
  • Checkboard — Complete your identity verification and payments without the paperwork. Checkboard handles your ID, open banking, and payments from one app.
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SOSV
VC Fund · Princeton, New Jersey, United States · 37 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups, 75 in the past 12 months

SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, India, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1482
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
  • unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
  • Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.
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Oxford Technology Management
VC Fund · Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · 35 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Oxford Technology's SEIS fund and EIS fund enable private investors to access high growth technology startup opportunities and support UK innovation. SEIS and EIS tax reliefs offer downside protection, whilst gains can be tax free.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 110
  • Round size: Seed $33k–$2.2M; Series A $786k–$7.9M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2012

Portfolio highlights

  • OrganOx — OrganOx Limited was founded in 2008 to exploit normothermic preservation technology invented by Prof Peter Friend and colleagues and further developed by Prof Constantin Coussios at the University of Oxford.
  • CryoLogyx — CryoLogyx Ltd. trading as CryoLogyx registered in England and Wales 13078280. VAT registered 373846855. Our registered office address is CryoLogyx Ltd, The Venture Centre, Sir William Lyons Road, Coventry, CV4 7EZ.
  • Metacarpal — Metacarpal design upper-limb prosthetics without compromise. We aim to make the most robust, functional hand prosthesis that people love wearing because it works so effectively and looks so beautiful. Be proud to show your artificial side!
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Scottish Investment Bank
VC Fund · Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom · 31 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Speak with our Entrepreneurship and Investment teams, who can help you find sources of finance, engage with funders and secure investment to grow your business.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 216
  • Round size: Seed $327k–$3.1M; Series A $1.6M–$7.5M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • Bio-Images Drug Delivery — BDD Pharma combine drug delivery expertise and clinical capabilities to accelerate product development pipelines, enable life cycle management and new innovative pharmaceutical products. Rapid parallel clinical testing with SWIFT significantly reduces time from product concept to clinical success.
  • IOTech — Discover IOTech Systems. Deploy, manage, and scale AI-driven, data-rich industrial systems at the edge with our open edge data platform.
  • Administrate — Manage instructor-led training with Administrate. Plan, schedule, communicate, resolve issues, and report on training operations from one platform.
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Future Planet Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 28 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups, 7 in the past 12 months

Brilliant Ideas. Brilliant People. Brilliant Minds.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 181
  • Round size: Seed $688k–$5.5M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $23M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Unloq AI — Unloq is a Decision Intelligence Platform that turns your company data and live market signals into governed strategic recommendations. Approved, tracked, measured.
  • Nourished — At Nourished we create innovative. personalised nutrition stacks that are truly unique to you. Vegan, waste-free and always made to order.
  • K3 Metrology — K3 Metrology is a specialist metrology company commercialising laser‑based 3D coordinate measurement technology developed at the National Physical Laboratory. The company’s platform is designed to provide high‑accuracy, uncertainty‑aware dimensional data in large‑volume industrial environments, supporting inspection and assembly processes inadvanced manufacturing. Its systems integrate into production workflows where traceable measurements are required across complex geometries and large structures. The technology is applied in sectors such as aerospace, defence, and nuclear, where dimensional integrity and process control are critical.
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Catapult Ventures
VC Fund · Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom · 27 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

The team behind Catapult Ventures are among the most experienced venture capital investors in the UK.Their experience spans a range of sectors from healthcare and pharmaceuticals to luxury consumer brands, manufacturing and software, as well as all stages: from start-ups and pre-revenue IP developers to company floatation and billions of poundsin revenue. Their administration team is equally experienced with each member having more than 10 years experience in a venture capital environment.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 105
  • Round size: Seed $150k–$5.6M; Series A $1.6M–$26M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Path Robotics — We create manufacturing robots that autonomously scan, position, and weld your parts without the need for skilled welders or robot programmers.
  • Pickle Robot — We make robots that unload trucks without retrofitting the warehouse
  • Anello Photonics — Anello Photonics is a technology company developing a silicon photonic optical gyroscope to navigate, position, and motion track autonomous applications in challenging GPS-jammed and spoofed environments. The company's technology portfolio spans over 28 issued patents, and over 44 pending patents, and includes an AI-based sensor fusion engine.It serves the robotics, defense, construction, agriculture, and autonomous vehicles industries.
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Mercia Fund Managers
VC Fund · Henley In Arden, Warwickshire, United Kingdom · 26 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Mercia Asset Management provides equity and debt to UK businesses with growth ambition. We are your investment partners from scale-up to exit.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Hungary

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 139
  • Round size: Seed $250k–$2M; Series A $2M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2013

Portfolio highlights

  • Ben — Ben is the all-in-one platform for any company to personalise benefits and reward.Our secret? Marrying a modern software (SaaS) platform with per-employee Mastercards and financial infrastructure. That’s how Ben instantly adds employee choice to your existing benefits, unlocks access to hundreds of additional options through Ben Card, all whilesaving you time and money.
  • Distil.ai — Distil.ai is a software platform that helps businesses to understand their customers’ behavior and identify buying signals.
  • MRC Engineering — MRC Engineering Providing a different option to the UK Rail Industry for Telecoms Design. Nationally renowned design specialists who provide extraordinary ...
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IP Group
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 26 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

IP Group's core business is the creation of value for its shareholders and partners through the commercialisation of intellectual property originating from research intensive institutions. Their strength lies in managing this process from finding suitable intellectual property to commercialise to either helping develop businesses and createvalue out of them, or identifying and establishing appropriate commercial partnerships to do so. IP Group's extensive expertise in this area combined with its inside knowledge of both industry and finance have enabled the group to create a formidable track record of consistently delivering excellent results for their companies, for their partners and for their shareholders.

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  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 206
  • Round size: Seed $393k–$8.5M; Series A $2.4M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $125M in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • Eight19 — Eight19, located in Cambridge, UK, develops and manufactures plastic photovoltaics for energy harvesting, for the internet of things and for off-grid applications. Through the innovative use of industry-standard, high-volume, roll-to-roll processes and solution-based organic photoactive materials, the company has a highly cost-effective route forscaling-up its technology to supply the largest markets. Eight19 is currently producing modules on a small scale for commercial partners with applications in indoor energy harvesting for wireless sensor and controllers, signage and display, and outdoor power for portable electronics. Our plastic PV modules benefit from flexibility, thinness, light-weight and robustness.
  • Slamcore — Positioning, mapping and perception | State-of-the-art visual SLAM turns sensor data into actionable, spatial understanding for your vehicles.
  • Oxa — Autonomous Vehicle Software - Any Vehicle, Any Place, Any Time
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O2h Ventures
VC Fund · 25 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Transforming UK biotech breakthroughs into impact. o2h Ventures offers SEIS/EIS and growth-stage funds to back visionary teams from seed to clinical success.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Hungary

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 49
  • Round size: Seed $603k–$7.5M; Series A $1.9M–$25M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.1M–$2.9M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Healx — At Healx we use AI drug discovery to develop new treatments for rare diseases. We bring treatments from prediction to patient.
  • Atelerix — Discover Atelerix's hypothermic hydrogels for reliable cell preservation and ambient temperature shipping. Ensure fresh, viable cell samples.
  • Monument Therapeutics — Monument Therapeutics is a biotechnology company intended to develop drugs to treat serious diseases of the central nervous system.
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Epidarex Capital
VC Fund · Bethesda, Maryland, United States · 24 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Epidarex Capital invests in early-stage, high growth life science and health technology companies in under-ventured markets. Its international team is led by Sinclair Dunlop, Kyp Sirinakis and Liz Roper. With offices in the United States and United Kingdom Epidarex Capital’s investors represent a cross-section of leading universities, internationalcorporations, development agencies and financial institutions. Epidarex was created to meet the need for more sector-specific financial backing for young companies, including spin-outs from leading research universities.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 50
  • Round size: Seed $531k–$8.5M; Series A $2.6M–$38M; Series B $2.4M–$48M
  • Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Mironid — Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google. Google utilizes the data collected to track and examine the use of www.mironid.com, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Google may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
  • RapidPulse — Explore RapidPulse for innovative stroke treatments and technologies. Book appointments or learn about our team and clinical trials.
  • Epsilogen — IGEM Therapeutics is a developer of an immuno-oncology company intended to develop immunoglobulin antibodies to treat cancer.The company's offerings include IgE-based drugs targeting solid tumors, enabling patients to kill parasites which reside in human tissue, also the home of the solid tumor.
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Northstar Ventures
VC Fund · Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · 23 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Northstar Ventures invests venture capital in early and later stage, high growth companies tackling global challenges, focusing on climate tech and healthy ageing.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 208
  • Round size: Seed $39k–$2.1M; Series A $295k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • H2CHP — H2CHP's Free Piston Engine Technology enables your transition to green energy with the reliability & confidence of fuel flexibility.
  • NunaBio — NunaBio operates as a privately-owned specialist DNA development company. NunaBio engaged in CRO (Contract Research Organizations) and CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation) activities.
  • Advanced Electric Machines — Our magnet free motors help manufacturers build more sustainable vehicles and products. See how we can help you today.
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Archangels
VC Fund · Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom · 23 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Established in 1992. Archangels is the oldest continuously operating business angel syndicate in the World. Investing in IP-rich tech & life sciences companies in Scotland, UK.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 85
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$3.9M; Series A $1.6M–$8.3M
  • Lead/follow: 54% lead, 46% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • BioCaptiva — BioCaptiva develops liquid biopsy technology devices to diagnose and monitoring to detect cancers.
  • Bioliberty — Engineering the future of physical and occupational therapy.
  • Earth Blox — Earth Blox provides a platform for analyzing geospatial data through a visual interface for environmental and land analysis. The system enables users to build workflows using satellite imagery and other earth observation datasets without requiring extensive coding knowledge. It supports applications such as deforestation tracking, carbonmonitoring, agriculture assessment, and land use analysis.The platform integrates data sources and processing tools to help users generate insights, automate analyses, and export results for reporting or further use. It also allows collaboration across teams by sharing workflows and outputs within a unified environment. Earth Blox supports organizations working with geospatial intelligence by simplifying access to large-scale environmental data and analysis tools.
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Sofinnova Partners
VC Fund · Paris, Ile-de-France, France · 23 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Sofinnova Partners is a leading European venture capital firm in life sciences, specializing in healthcare and sustainability. Based in Paris, London and Milan, the firm brings together a team of professionals from all over the world with strong scientific, medical and business expertise.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: France, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 329
  • Round size: Series A $6.6M–$70M; Series B $10M–$109M; Series C $12M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $200M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Odoo — From ERP to CRM, eCommerce and CMS. Download Odoo or use it in the cloud. Grow Your Business.
  • Biosyntia — Biosyntia is a biotech startup within synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. We develop biocatalysts at an unprecedented speed and efficiency by employing our patent pending high-throughput screening technology.By developing tailored processes based on biocatalysis, Biosyntia enables production of complex chemical compounds byfermentation. Biocatalysis may substantially reduce both production costs and environmental impact compared to other processes such as chemical synthesis. We partner with manufacturers of fine chemical compounds (flavors, fragrances, APIs, pigments, additives, intermediates, and more) in order to establish more sustainable manufacturing processes for a greener tomorrow.Biosyntia is located at the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) Center for Biosustainability in Hørsholm, 25 kilometers north of Copenhagen.
  • Comet Biorefining — Comet Biorefining is a leading provider of sustainable high-quality cost-competitive cellulosic glucose technology for applications in renewable biofuels and biochemicals. The company’s proprietary technology allows for the conversion of wood, wheat straw, bagasse, corn stover and other agricultural waste materials into high purity cellulosicglucose syrup. These non-food sources offer lower cost and price stability when compared to food sugar sources such as corn or sugar cane. Demonstrated at 5 dry tons per day scale, Comet is focusing on commercial scale up and development of commercial partnerships with applications in renewables industries.
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Development Bank of Wales
VC Fund · Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom · 23 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Development Bank of Wales is an independent company, providing commercial funding to Welsh SMEs. They invests private and public funds, including EU funds.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Debt Financing
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Australia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 248
  • Round size: Seed $360k–$3.3M; Debt Financing $18k–$3.8M
  • Lead/follow: 60% lead, 40% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $25M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Wagonex — Car subscription is the new, all-inclusive, flexible alternative to leasing. No large downpayment and a single fixed monthly payment. Just add fuel and go.
  • Jehu Group — The Jehu Group is a third generation family owned business with over 80 years of successful trading history.We mange our operations on a day-to-day basis through three trading subsidiaries. Each subsidiary is supported by Jehu Group Limited which provides finance, HR, technical and procurement functions.In all of our markets, we position ourselvesas a dynamic and bespoke alternative to national contractors and house builders and are proud of our strong reputation in the market place.
  • Reacta Biotech — Reacta Biotech has been established to develop, manufacture and commercialise oral food challenge materials to pharmaceutical standards of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
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Oxford Capital
VC Fund · Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · 21 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Helping individuals and institutions invest in Venture Capital, Infrastructure and Media companies since 1999.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 150
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$3.9M; Series A $3.2M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $56M in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • Moneybox — Moneybox is the simple way to save, invest, buy your first home, and combine your old pensions - all with one award-winning app. Download now.
  • Hometree — Keep yourself warm with Hometree, and try our no price hike promise. Compare our different boiler & home cover plans to see how you can save.
  • Oxford Quantum Circuits — Oxford Quantum Circuits developing technology using the power of quantum to do things which have never been achieved before, from enabling life-changing drug discoveries to developing new battery technologies.
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Business Growth Fund
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 21 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

BGF is the most active equity investor in the UK and Ireland, providing long-term, minority investment to growing companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Ireland, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 416
  • Round size: Series A $3.9M–$21M; Venture - Series Unknown $3.5M–$19M
  • Lead/follow: 85% lead, 15% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $102M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • TMT ID — A leading provider of global mobile and device intelligence. We power leading identity providers, A2P SMS messaging companies and financial organisations.
  • UK Flooring Direct — Transform your home with UK Flooring Direct. Shop wood, laminate, & vinyl flooring at great prices with fast UK delivery & expert advice.
  • Thames Card Technology
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Deepbridge Capital
VC Fund · Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom · 21 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Deepbridge is a different kind of investment manager. They work closely with financial advisers and investors to design innovative products, ranging from investment in technology growth companies to asset-backed renewable energy projects. They also partner with innovative and committed management teams to help UK based companies realise theirpotential and become successful leading-edge businesses.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Spain, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 91
  • Round size: Seed $152k–$2.4M; Series A $2M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 69% lead, 31% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $1.4M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • upLYFT — upLYFT is working on the next generation of smart wearables to help with musculoskeletal issues related to aging. Also working with pro athletes to help sporting individuals train harder and break records.
  • GeneralPractice.AI — GeneralPractice.AI - Infusing Artificial Intelligence into the Fabric of General Practice
  • Spotlight Pathology — Spotlight Pathology develops decision support tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to help in the diagnosis of blood cancers.
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Eos
VC Fund · Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom · 21 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Eos invests in, & commercialises, science & technology, from local seed-stage to global scale, with a focus on improving lives.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Ireland, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 43
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$11M; Series A $1.6M–$47M
  • Lead/follow: 60% lead, 40% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TaiSan — A polymer-electrolyte sodium battery for the e-bike and scooter fleet.
  • Nami Surgical — Despite advances in robotic surgery, integrated ultrasonic energy remains unavailable in wristed robotic surgical systems.
  • Scarlet Therapeutics — Scarlet Therapeutics is developing the novel red blood cell-based therapeutics (tRBCs) generation platform.
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AlbionVC
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 21 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

AlbionVC supports visionary founders and technologies with long-term capital and scale-up know-how. Founded in 1996, it was amongst the first to back leading global success stories such as Booking.com, Egress, Quantexa and Oviva. With £1bn in AUM and over 100 exits successfully realised, it funds venture breakthroughs that drive real outcomes forfounders, investors and society. AlbionVC is the technology investment arm of Albion Capital Group, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. For more information please visit: https://albion.vc/

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 175
  • Round size: Seed $2.2M–$12M; Series A $3.9M–$19M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • uMotif — uMotif provides the most modern eCOA/ePRO and eConsent platform designed to power clinical and real-world research.
  • Hussle — Gym membership with total flexibility. Gym passes to no contract gym memberships that you can use in thousands of gyms across the UK. Gym and swim wherever you want to. Stop and start whenever you like.
  • Gravitee — Open Source API Management Platform - Gravitee
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Octopus Ventures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 20 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

We provide venture capital investment for the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. Learn about what we do and the kind of founders we back.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 400
  • Round size: Seed $2.1M–$12M; Series A $3.3M–$22M; Series B $8M–$44M
  • Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $101M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • geoSurge — Customers don't search. They ask.
  • Grasp — Grasp is the world's first AI analyst for finance professionals. Our AI analyst automates company and market research for investment banks, private equity firms, and management consulting firms across the world.
  • Monkey Bizness — Monkey Bizness is the largest provider of indoor family entertainment centres in the UK. Each centre includes a children's soft play area and is designed to provide a safe, clean and fun environment in which parents and children can feel comfortable. Monkey Bizness' centres provide a setting that encourages children to express themselvesthrough creativity and play as well as providing fresh and nutritious food to keep kids happy and healthy.Monkey Bizness currently has centres in eight locations: Lewes, Gosport, Poole, Sheffield, Stevenage, Hull Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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GM&C Life Sciences Fund
VC Fund · Alderley Edge, Cheshire, United Kingdom · 19 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

The GM&C Life Sciences Fund is a seed and early stage venture capital fund targeting life sciences businesses located in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire & Warrington region. The Fund is managed by Catapult Venture Managers ("Catapult Ventures").The Fund is based at Alderley Park, which is well recognised as a site ofnational importance, being the largest life sciences campus of its kind in the UK with more than 500,000 sq. ft. of top-end laboratory and related space and facilities. Until recently, the Park was the R&D headquarters for AstraZeneca.Since 2002, Catapult Ventures has backed a significant number of companies across a broad range of life sciences, including therapeutics (such as Abzena and Oxford BioTherapeutics), medical devices (such as Monica Healthcare and Probe Scientific), contract research organisations (such as R5 Pharmaceuticals and FDAS), diagnostics developers (such as Lumora and Biofortuna), as well as developers of technology used in healthcare applications (such as Oxford Cryosystems and Accutronics). The Fund is the result of a collaboration between Cheshire and Warrington Enterprise Partnership, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Cheshire East Council, and Manchester Science Partnerships.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Italy, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Seed $131k–$1.9M; Series A $1.8M–$4.1M
  • Lead/follow: 68% lead, 32% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Gendius — Gendius was founded by Chris Genders and Rory Cameron with a view to making living with diabetes easier. The company has developed Intellin® - an App platform that uses an individual’s clinical history to predict those areas most likely of developing complications from their diabetes i.e. their individual high-risk areas. The platform then focussesthe individual on clinically validated tasks and measures to slow their progression in these areas.
  • Maxwellia — A contraceptive pill, Lovima, is now available to buy without a prescription.
  • Nexus Labs (Surgical Teaching) — Nexus Labs is an interactive learning resource for medical students.
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Cambridge Innovation Capital
VC Fund · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom · 18 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

As a team, we have a passion for science and its potential to drive change. Through our expertise and our position in one of the country's most powerful science and technology ecosystems, we're able to identify and support the most promising entrepreneurs in knowledge intensive businesses and help them achieve their vision.With our financial backing and expert guidance, we're excited to enable the pioneers in life sciences and deep tech to create world-leading companies whose unique ideas bring financial success and global impact.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 104
  • Round size: Seed $2.5M–$31M; Series A $2.6M–$73M; Series B $8.5M–$66M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Immutrin — Immutrin is a biotechnology company developing next‑generation antibody therapies designed to clear systemic amyloid deposits and reverse amyloidosis, this company lead asset targets ATTR cardiomyopathy, a severe and progressive form of amyloidosis, and its antibody represents a potential best‑in‑class treatment engineered to selectively andspecifically remove established amyloid fibrils.
  • Trent AI — Trent AI creates AI applications and agent security management software. It aids in risk assessment and mitigation in systems utilizing autonomous or semi-autonomous software agents. The company's technology monitors agent activity across APIs, tools, and workflows. It continuously assesses security posture via iterative scanning andcontextual understanding of system architectures.
  • TRIMTECH Therapeutics — Transformative treatments for CNS and inflammatory disorders by selectively destroying disease-causing protein aggregates
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Wren Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 18 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Wren is an angel investor in science, engineering and software. They founded Wren in 2011 and have invested in 50 companies so far.Wren is well known in the early stage investment community and has co-invested with a wide range of both angel and institutional investors. From software and semiconductors to genome editing, and from medical devicesto satellites, they are interested in sectors where technical ingenuity and hard work can produce long term value. They look for people with a deep understanding of their markets. The founders they invest in are smart and they get things done.Wren typically invests £50,000 to £200,000 per funding round. Difficult problems take time to solve, so they are patient with their investments. Their aim is to get deals done and they take a pragmatic approach to doing so.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 33
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$5M; Series A $2M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Spotta — Spotta's smart pest systems help pest control monitor and identify pests. Solutions for hospitality, care homes, agriculture, farming and forestry.
  • SenseAI — SenseAI can generate the same high-quality images and video feeds with up to 100x less data (1% of the original data).
  • Monument Therapeutics — Monument Therapeutics is a biotechnology company intended to develop drugs to treat serious diseases of the central nervous system.
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Syncona Partners LLP
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 18 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Syncona is a FTSE250 company focused on founding, building and funding healthcare companies to deliver transformational treatments to patients in areas of high unmet need.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 69
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$17M; Series A $13M–$110M; Series B $29M–$156M
  • Lead/follow: 58% lead, 42% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Apini Therapeutics — Apini is a creating novel small chemical two most prevalent types of inflammatory bowel disease.
  • Beacon Therapeutics — Beacon aids in restoring and improving the vision of patients with ophthalmic gene therapy. Find out more.
  • Re-Aim Therapeutics — Re‑Aim Therapeutics is a UK‑based biotech start‑up developing functional cures for T cell–mediated autoimmune diseases by selectively depleting pathogenic T‑cell subsets. Its lead asset, REA‑001, is a monoclonal antibody designed to potently and precisely eliminate disease‑causing type‑17 T cells, aiming to reset the immune system and achievedurable, treatment‑free remission in multiple autoimmune conditions.
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Innovate UK
VC Fund · Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom · 18 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Innovate UK is part of the UK Research and Innovation .

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
  • Stage:Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 926
  • Round size: Seed $349k–$3.7M; Grant $62k–$1.8M; Pre-Seed $57k–$1.5M
  • Lead/follow: 79% lead, 21% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Icaruus — Icaruus designs and manufactures apparel for brands, designers, and companies using local, on-demand manufacturing supply chains. Icaruus has completed several projects to expand circular manufacturing and apparel data analytics in the UK and works with many sustainable fashion partners to develop software and hardware solutions for apparelmanufacturing.
  • Your FLOCK — Your FLOCK helps teams stay together longer by increasing employees engagement by asking the right questions based on a team member's values.
  • Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services — Symbiosis Pharma is a biologics CMO offering rapid access to aseptic fill finish manufacturing slots across vaccines, ATMPs, mAbs & more
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Par Equity
VC Fund · Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom · 18 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Founded in 2008, Par Equity is a venture capital firm that backs the most innovative, high growth technology companies in the North of the UK. Based in Edinburgh, Par invests across Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 202
  • Round size: Series A $2.6M–$14M; Venture - Series Unknown $220k–$6M
  • Lead/follow: 57% lead, 43% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • PathXL — Cirdan provides highly reliable, innovative LIS & imaging solutions for the acceleration & enhancement of diagnosis, optimized for pathology & clinical lab.
  • TriVirum — We are TriVirum, Inc., an early stage medical device company using leading edge semiconductor and signal processing technology to build new, innovative medical devices.
  • Trivium — We are an Edtech that promotes Microsoft academic programs to schools and universities around the world. We inspire educators, students, and IT professionals through Microsoft Education tools and Microsoft Role-Based Certification. We offer professional development programs for educators and IT professionals.
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Cambridge Angels group
VC Fund · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom · 18 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

The Cambridge Angels are a group of high-net worth investors who have proven experience as successful entrepreneurs in internet, software, technology and bio-technology. Members invest in and mentor high quality start-up and early-stage companies in these sectors in the Cambridge (UK) area and throughout the UK.Typical funding requirements thatthe Cambridge Angels meet are in the range of £50,000 to £500,000 - although it is worth noting that several of their portfolio companies have received more than £1m in funding from their Members over several funding rounds.Their Members have been responsible for a large number of the “Cambridge Phenomenon” success stories over recent years. Therefore, in addition to providing funding for early-stage companies, the Cambridge Angels also offer start-ups the considerable benefit of a wide range of expertise, contacts and directly relevant experience in establishing and growing entrepreneurial businesses successfully.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Estonia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 138
  • Round size: Seed $382k–$3M; Series A $2M–$9.5M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • xWatts — xWatts is an intelligent energy management software that reduces energy costs and emissions in commercial buildings.
  • MNS — Transforming global healthcare with self-administered microneedle vaccine patches. Safe, efficient, and accessible- bringing vaccinations to homes worldwide.
  • Orthofuse — Orthofuse designs and manufacturers advance orthopaedic solutions using 3D printing technology. Their focus is on bringing precision and simplicity to complex surgical procedures, creating implants and systems that fit naturally into a surgeon's workflow while delivering dependable outcomes.
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IQ Capital
VC Fund · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom · 18 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

IQ Capital is a Cambridge & London-based VC firm that invests in ‘deep tech’ companies capable of dominating their respective markets on a global scale. Initial investments at Seed and Series A range from £0.5m to £10m, with capacity for follow-on investment up to £30m through the Growth Fund. The team has achieved over 30 exits including toApple, Huawei, Google and Oracle.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 205
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$12M; Series A $4.5M–$40M
  • Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $200M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • RevEng — RevEng.AI is a cyber security and artificial intelligence company that helps organizations understand their cyber security supply chain. RevEng.ai identifies fundamental components of closed-source program binaries and generates real-valued vector embeddings for each component.
  • Dataswyft — Infrastructure for Decentralized Data Storage, Mobility and Interoperability
  • Imperagen — Imperagen is a biotechnology research company focused on enzyme engineering, artificial intelligence, and synthetic biology.
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Hoxton Ventures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 17 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Hoxton Ventures focuses on startups that either disrupt existing industries or invent entirely new market categories. Hoxton typically invests between $500,000 and $5 million into pre-seed, seed, and Series A stage companies, and follows its capital through the life of the company. The firm is based in London and invests all across Europe.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 137
  • Round size: Seed $1.9M–$12M; Series A $5M–$28M; Series B $6M–$35M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Preply — Looking for a tutor? Preply is the best platform for private online lessons with a flexible payment system and affordable prices. Book your first lesson.
  • Behavox — Behavox is an enterprise platform that unifies all types of data into a single data lake, allowing users to query the data and apply machine learning to identify capital markets misconduct and insider threats.Separate Behavox installations form the network defence that aggregates misconduct detection algorithms. The network then uses machinelearning and AI to optimise detection algorithms and suggest new ones. This innovation enables the “brains” to the system to continuously improve and evolve.Complex, high-load and sophisticated engineering is at the core of all the products that Behavox develops to enable deployment at the largest institutions in financial services. They are taking cutting-edge academic research and applying it to enterprise problems that require complex backend engineering with large-scale production footprint.
  • Fabrica AI — Fabrica AI offers a revolutionary platform for faster robot development, using custom hardware designs and learned optimal control to increase efficiency while minimizing complexity and cost. With a vision for a future where robot development takes days, not years.
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Kelvin Capital
VC Fund · Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom · 17 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Kelvin Capital was founded in 2009 and has since raised a total of over £50million into 28 portfolio companies. We invest venture capital in revenue generating growth companies which have the potential to deliver significant return to their investors. They also invest in companies that require capital to grow their business. For the right companywith the right team, Kelvin Capital provides the investment and the support needed to deliver the true potential of their business.The Kelvin Capital team has a combined 30 years experience of working with new businesses and understands both the challenges and opportunities, which will be encountered during the high growth phase. The team has built up extensive networks, which will be made available to assist and support the portfolio businesses. Kelvin Capital will actively promote the portfolio businesses through its website and social media activities raising their awareness and profile. The entire Kelvin Capital team is focused on the success of their portfolio of businesses.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 89
  • Round size: Seed $144k–$1.7M; Venture - Series Unknown $741k–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • novosound — Novosound is an award winning Scottish sensors company utilising thin-film processes to eliminate conventional limitations in ultrasound sensors.
  • Aurora Avionics — Accelerating launch-vehicle development with flexible and modular avionics platforms.
  • Sofant Technologies — Sofant is developing a low cost RF MEMS technology that solves power consumption and heat problems in high frequency phased array antenna systems.
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Newable Private Investing
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 16 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Newable: Helping over 20,000 businesses thrive annually with tailored financial products, advice, and flexible workspace solution

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 104
  • Round size: Seed $196k–$3.1M; Series A $1.3M–$5.2M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Delta g — Delta g Limited is a quantum technology and gravity gradiometry company. A spin-out from the University of Birmingham our technology has applications in industries as varied as civil engineering, infrastructure, defence, rail, navigation and resource exploration. Experts from science, engineering an
  • Weldfast — Weldfast is a manufacturer and supplier of welding consumables, abrasives, chemicals, premium gas equipment, and safety products.
  • EarSwitch — Empowering new ways to control and connect with the world through in-ear biometric switch and sensor technology
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TRICAPITAL
VC Fund · Melrose, Scottish Borders, The, United Kingdom · 16 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

The TRICAPITAL Syndicate is a business angel cohort of entrepreneurs, CEOs and business leaders who have founded, funded and built companies

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United Kingdom, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 49
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • HonuWorx — HonuWorx is a technology company providing autonomous systems aimed at lowering both expenses and the environmental impact of operating robotic systems. The company's software technology is an edge-cloud architected communications and control platform that enables geographically distributed stakeholders to see data, collaborate, supervise, andcontrol robotic systems that are beyond line-of-sight.
  • Sellmyartworks — EzelDotz - Buy and Sell Contemporary Art Online | Art Marketplace. Curated collection of Sculptures, Limited Editions and Originals.
  • Heero Technologies — Heero Technologies, the leading independent energy platform for making net zero homes a reality
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Calculus Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 16 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

At Calculus Capital they are specialists in creating and managing tax efficient private equity funds for the individual. Funds that are ideal for today's market - offering generous tax benefits, and significant growth potential within a sensible risk profile.They look to make £2-5 million investments in established companies with provenmanagement teams and a successful product or service. Their entrepreneurial flair, combined with their experience and sound commercial judgement has resulted in a diversified investment portfolio and an impressive track record. In June 2013 Calculus Capital was top ranked in the prestigious Martin Churchill Tax Efficient Review for the 6th year in a row. The Government has recently shown its support for EIS funds, by maintaining the five generous tax benefits and widening the scope of EIS investments. These changes benefit Calculus Capital's rigorous and proven strategy. As a result they are experiencing their strongest pipeline of prospective investments yet.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Medical
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 76
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$18M; Series A $3.3M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 66% lead, 34% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Edify Systems — The Human-First AI platform for multi-site food and beverage operators. Tighter margins, less waste, more time on the floor.
  • Grateful — Grateful provides cashless tipping and trunk management software that integrates QR/NFC, EPOS systems, and compliance reporting.
  • Resurrect Bio — Resurrect Bio is a disease resistance trait discovery company. Using AI and our high-throughput in planta screening platform we provide traits for breeders.
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Meltwind Advisory
VC Fund · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom · 15 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Meltwind Advisory.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$16M; Pre-Seed $996k–$2.5M; Series A $2.9M–$94M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • IMU Biosciences — IMU is a discovery engine mapping the immune system to advance precision medicine.
  • Qureight — Pioneering data curation to solve complex diseases
  • Syndex Bio — Syndex Bio is a biotechnology platform offering molecular technologies and AI for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
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M Ventures
VC Fund · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands · 15 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Merck Ventures is the strategic, corporate venture capital arm of Merck. Its mandate is to invest in innovative technologies and products with the potential to significantly impact Merck‘s core business areas. From its headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in the US and Israel we invest globally in transformational ideas driven by greatentrepreneurs. Merck Ventures takes an active role in its portfolio companies and teams up with entrepreneurs and co-investors to translate innovation towards commercial success. Merck Ventures has a significant focus on early-stage investing and company creation including the creation of spin-offs to leverage Merck‘s science and technology base.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 174
  • Round size: Seed $2.4M–$24M; Series A $5.6M–$50M; Series B $15M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Cyllene Therapeutics — EG 427 is a French biotechnology company that pioneers a new approach in gene therapy called pinpoint gene therapy.
  • iOnctura — Our mission is to develop high impact, low disruption therapies that extend healthspan. We do this by disrupting the dynamic interplay at the heart of the
  • ApoGen Biotechnologies — Explore fast payout casinos that deliver winnings instantly or under 24 hours. List of the best payout casinos to get same day winnings.
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Longwall Venture
VC Fund · Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · 15 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Longwall Ventures invests in innovative, UK based, early stage companies in the healthcare, science and engineering sectors

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Device
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Germany, Philippines

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 50
  • Round size: Seed $637k–$5.6M; Series A $2.4M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $101M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • MFX — MFX develops microfluidic-based platforms for cell and gene therapy development and manufacturing
  • Kinomica — Kinomica is a proteomic-data science and diagnostics company specializing in cell signalling. Kinomica offers KScanTM, a powerful suite of advanced proprietary bioinformatics and phosphoproteomics analytical methods that can provide direct activity measurements of multiple endogenous kinases and comprehensive cell signalling network coverage.
  • Lightcast Discovery — Flexible control over droplet number, occupancy, location and movement. Enabling efficient, multi-step workflows with unprecedented flexibility.
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Selvedge Venture
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 14 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Selvedge Venture operates as a venture capital firm investing for impact in age-related medical conditions.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$9.6M; Pre-Seed $1.1M–$2.5M; Series A $3.5M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mesh Bio — We enable digital transformation of care delivery through clinical workflow automation and predictive analytics, built on gold standard clinical guidelines and best practices.
  • BIOS — BIOS Health is unlocking the potential of the nervous system in treating chronic disease by using AI-powered neural interfaces that can automatically read and write neural signals.
  • MultiOmic Health — AI-Enabled Precision Medicine for Metabolic Syndrome
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Forbion Capital Partners
VC Fund · Naarden, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands · 14 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Impacting the future of medicine.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 208
  • Round size: Series A $19M–$180M; Series B $16M–$155M; Series C $19M–$120M
  • Lead/follow: 52% lead, 48% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Azafaros — Azafaros aims at developing therapeutic agents for the treatment of rare metabolic disorders such as lysosomal storage disorders through oral administration of azasugar compounds. These novel, very promising agents were discovered by Professor Hans Aerts at Leiden University and Amsterdam UMC and are exclusively licensed to Azafaros.
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  • Beacon Therapeutics — Beacon aids in restoring and improving the vision of patients with ophthalmic gene therapy. Find out more.
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Amadeus Capital Partners
VC Fund · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom · 14 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Amadeus Capital Partners, Venture Capital For Technology Companies. We Back Entreprenuers To Win. Contact Our Experienced Team Of Investors Today

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 243
  • Round size: Seed $900k–$9.2M; Series A $2.6M–$30M; Series B $6.8M–$60M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $88M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Slamcore — Positioning, mapping and perception | State-of-the-art visual SLAM turns sensor data into actionable, spatial understanding for your vehicles.
  • Unifyr — IDC MarketScape Leader 2025. AI-native PRM platform for partner onboarding, enablement, deal registration, and through-channel marketing.
  • Respiro Diagnostics — Respiro is harnessing insights from the breath to detect lung cancer earlier, non-invasively, and without scans or radiation. Built for use in everyday care settings.
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F-Prime
VC Fund · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · 14 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

F-Prime Capital is a global venture capital firm investing in healthcare and technology, with a heritage that spans four decades.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 456
  • Round size: Series A $9.2M–$100M; Series B $15M–$112M; Series C $22M–$150M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Sironax — Sironax is a pharmaceuticals company for inflammatory and neuro-degenerative diseases.
  • Axle Health — Axle Health provides scheduling and workforce management software to help home healthcare and hospice providers improve their clinician productivity.
  • Mersana Therapeutics — Discover how Day One is disrupting the status quo of traditional drug development to bring new medicines to children and adults with cancer.
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Maven Capital Partners
VC Fund · Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom · 14 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Maven is one of the UK's leading private equity and investment firms. We provide essential capital and expertise to help businesses unlock their potential.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 205
  • Round size: Seed $655k–$5.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.2M–$8.3M
  • Lead/follow: 74% lead, 26% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • KubeNet — We are KubeNet - a multi-award winning technology solutions provider based in Glasgow. Whether it's Managed IT, IT Support, Cloud, Connectivity, Voice or Cyber Security, we're by your side as your trusted technology partner.
  • HubIsoft Group — A new class of data technology. You drive, decide where you go and how you navigate, explore areas you thought unfathomable, you are in complete control.
  • ReadyGo Diagnostics — ReadyGo Diagnostics has invented a novel “Diagnostic Pen”. Low cost, intuitive to use from the raw sample, the ReadyGo Pen will be a game-changer in the newly emerging consumer diagnostics market, offering a yes/no answer in minutes, based on molecular analysis.
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Mercia Ventures
VC Fund · Henley In Arden, Warwickshire, United Kingdom · 13 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Venture capital investment for ambitious businesses. We invest into vibrant early-stage and scaleup businesses across the UK.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 83
  • Round size: Seed $777k–$11M; Series A $3.8M–$26M
  • Lead/follow: 58% lead, 42% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Serve First — Serve First is an AI customer experience platform that turns real-time feedback into insights, helping drive smarter business decisions.
  • Tozaro — MIP Diagnostics develop and manufacture molecularly imprinted polymers (nanoMIPs) that act as synthetic alternatives to antibodies for IVD and other industries.
  • Applied Monitoring — Continuous non-invasive lactate monitoring technology. Lactate sensor for health, elite sports and clinical use.
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Empirical Ventures
VC Fund · Bristol, Bristol, City of, United Kingdom · 13 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

Empirical Ventures is a specialist VC and venture builder backing the world's boldest early-stage deep-tech and life-science companies, built by scientists.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Seed $924k–$5.8M; Pre-Seed $1.1M–$1.6M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • BoobyBiome — BoobyBiome harnesses breast milk microbiome science to develop products to improve infant health
  • Optera — Optera are a leading specialist structural repair company located in the West Midlands, which provides the ideal base for giving national coverage. Optera offer specialist structural solutions to problems widely encountered within the domestic property sector and are engaged daily to provide solutions to the Insurance market place.
  • Nuclear Turbine — Delivering advanced nuclear generation for markets where the cost of electricity is a growth constraint.
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Nesta Ventures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 13 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

We bring bold ideas to life to change the world for good.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Medical Device, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 72
  • Round size: Seed $982k–$2.2M; Series A $1.5M–$26M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $34M in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • Citymart — Citymart powers cities to deliver services that work. Following best practices developed with leading cities around the world, Citymart connects cities and revolutionizes the way cities frame needs, complete procurements, and improve service delivery. Over 100 cities in 35 countries have adopted Citymart tools and methods to-date.
  • Featurespace — The Featurespace Platform offers cutting-edge, real-time machine learning solutions to prevent fraud and financial crime. Learn more today.
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SR One
VC Fund · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · 13 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups

SR One Capital Management is a leading trans-Atlantic biotech venture capital firm that partners with top entrepreneurs, scientists and investment partners to seek to build elite biotechnology companies. Our mission is to translate ground-breaking technologies into next generation medicines to benef

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 198
  • Round size: Series A $3.7M–$100M; Series B $15M–$114M; Series C $22M–$175M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • CHARM Therapeutics — CHARM Therapeutics uses deep learning on 3D molecular configurations to develop molecule therapeutics to target pathogenic proteins.
  • Addition Therapeutics — Addition Therapeutics focuses on developing RNA-only therapeutics using its proprietary PRINT technology. This approach enables the precise insertion of genetic elements at specific safe harbor sites, aiming to transform the field of genetic medicine. They operate within the biotechnology industry and are backed by venture capital. Their innovativemethods target gene editing and regulation, potentially offering new solutions in the field of genetic therapies.
  • Morphic Therapeutic — Morphic Therapeutic is a biotechnology company developing a new generation of oral integrin therapies. Drawing on discoveries made in the lab of Scientific Founder Tim Springer, Morphic was created in 2015 with co-founders Polaris Partners, T.A. Springer and Schrödinger, Inc., along with ShangPharma Investment Group.
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Wellcome Trust
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 12 investments in United Kingdom Biotech startups, 8 in the past 12 months

Wellcome Trust is a medical research charity that funds research that aims to protect and improving human and animal health. It focuses on the fields of public engagement, investments, innovation, humanities, and social science. It was founded in 1936 and headquartered in London, England.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Grant, Series C
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 121
  • Round size: Grant $1.3M–$8.9M; Series C $10M–$127M
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $319M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • System — System is a free, open, and living public resource that aims to explain how anything in the world is connected to everything else.
  • Lario Therapeutics — Lario Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical firm that develops precision therapeutics for epilepsy and neurological disorders.
  • Ineffable Intelligence — Ineffable Intelligence develops machine learning systems that learn through interaction and experience. The company works on reinforcement learning approaches that allow models to improve by trial and error rather than relying on large human-generated datasets. Its core work centers on building a “superlearner,” a system designed to generateknowledge and skills by engaging with simulated or real environments.The organization develops algorithms and computational frameworks that support autonomous learning, experimentation, and decision-making processes. Its efforts involve designing AI models that can adapt, refine behavior, and solve complex problems through continuous feedback loops. The company’s research aims to expand how AI systems acquire knowledge and apply it across different domains.
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Biotech VC funding in United Kingdom at a glance

Stats across 2.8k deals from 2.1k investors.

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investors
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2.8k
deals
in United Kingdom Biotech startups
$3.2M
median round
in United Kingdom Biotech startups
44%
lead investors
lead at least one round
24%
Seed
most common funding stage

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