# Top 50 Medical Device Startup Investors in United Kingdom in June 2026 ## Parkwalk Advisors - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software 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. ## Archangels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 16 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care 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. ## Scottish Enterprise - Type: VC Fund - Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 15 - Stages: Grant, Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care 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. ## Mercia Fund Managers - Type: VC Fund - Location: Henley In Arden, Warwickshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology Mercia Asset Management provides equity and debt to UK businesses with growth ambition. We are your investment partners from scale-up to exit. ## SFC Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 12 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology 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. ## Mercia Asset Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: Henley In Arden, Warwickshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 12 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Mercia Asset Management provides equity and debt to UK businesses with growth ambition. We are your investment partners from scale-up to exit. ## SOSV - Type: VC Fund - Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 12 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software 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. ## UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 12 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical UKI2S, formally the Rainbow Seed Fund, is an investment fund backed by the government, providing seed funding to science & technology start-ups and SMEs ## Newable Private Investing - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 12 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology Newable: Helping over 20,000 businesses thrive annually with tailored financial products, advice, and flexible workspace solution ## Northstar Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce Northstar Ventures invests venture capital in early and later stage, high growth companies tackling global challenges, focusing on climate tech and healthy ageing. ## Scottish Investment Bank - Type: VC Fund - Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care 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. ## Oxford Technology Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software 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. ## Development Bank of Wales - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Debt Financing - Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology Development Bank of Wales is an independent company, providing commercial funding to Welsh SMEs. They invests private and public funds, including EU funds. ## Deepbridge Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical 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. ## SyndicateRoom - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Equity Crowdfunding - Focus: Health Care, Software, Medical SyndicateRoom is fintech company made up of data-scientists, investment professionals, software developers and marketers with one mission: to be an early investor in every British startup success story.To do this – and make fund investors money – we don’t try to spot the next Big Thing.Instead, we apply a data-driven model to portfolioconstruction; a repeatable process designed to maximise returns and minimise risk for fund investors. As such, we build startup portfolios that don’t attempt to predict the future; they work to stack the odds in investors’ favour.Our fund, Access EIS, aims to build investors a diversified portfolio of 50+ companies by co‑investing exclusively with some of the UK’s best-performing angel investors. ## Catapult Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical 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. ## Longwall Venture - Type: VC Fund - Location: Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Device Longwall Ventures invests in innovative, UK based, early stage companies in the healthcare, science and engineering sectors ## Kelvin Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing 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. ## Clarendon Fund Managers - Type: VC Fund - Location: Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology We ensure that businesses in Northern Ireland with growth aspirations can access equity finance to reach their potential. ## Techstart Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Techstart Ventures is a first-cheque investor for extraordinary founders pursuing uncapped global opportunities. ## Midven - Type: VC Fund - Location: Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology Midven is a specialist venture capital company providing investment to fast growing small and medium sized enterprises ("SMEs"), run by an energetic, experienced and hands-on team of investment managers. ## Innovate UK - Type: VC Fund - Location: Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software Innovate UK is part of the UK Research and Innovation . ## Eos - Type: VC Fund - Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Eos invests in, & commercialises, science & technology, from local seed-stage to global scale, with a focus on improving lives. ## IP Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics 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. ## Oxford Investment Consultants LLP - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology xford Investment Consultants LLP ("OIC") advises Thompson Taraz, the Investment Manager of Oxford Technology and Innovations EIS Fund ("OTIF"). OIC is an Appointed Representative of Stoneware Captial LLP, which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom.The focus of OIC research ison University of Oxford spin out companies.Over the last fifteen years Oxford has produced a string of world-class spin-out companies. It is our belief that the next generation of world-class Oxford businesses is just waiting to be discovered. ## Nesta Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Medical Device, Medical We bring bold ideas to life to change the world for good. ## The FSE Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Debt Financing - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology FSE C.I.C. is an independent not-for-profit Community Interest Company (C.I.C.) whose surpluses are reinvested in the business, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners. FSE C.I.C. has a number of subsidiary companies to deliver its funds and services, which are collectively referred to as The FSE Group.All regulated activities are delivered through FSE Fund Managers Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. ## Business Growth Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Private Equity - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology BGF is the most active equity investor in the UK and Ireland, providing long-term, minority investment to growing companies. ## TRICAPITAL - Type: VC Fund - Location: Melrose, Scottish Borders, The, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care The TRICAPITAL Syndicate is a business angel cohort of entrepreneurs, CEOs and business leaders who have founded, funded and built companies ## KHP Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Medical KHP Ventures is an investment firm that provides innovative ideas for healthcare. ## Angels in MedCity - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Angels in MedCity is a partnership between MedCity, London Business Angels and Angels4LifeSciences. The programme aims to introduce new people to investing and investing in the healthcare/life sciences sector via investor workshops and introduce business angels to investment opportunities from highly-selected and trained companies.With aparticular focus on drug therapies, digital health and medical device technologies, Angels in MedCity brings potential investors together with life sciences experts in a programme aimed at both people who are new to investing and experienced investors who have little or no experience in the life sciences sector. The aim is to build investor understanding in the life sciences sector and support life sciences companies to gain funding to commercialise their ideas.Angels in MedCity has created a community of investors supported through a programme of investor workshops. Using case studies and tips from experienced investors in the field, the workshops explain how to identify and structure a good deal in the life sciences sector, as well as provide expert advice on tax breaks and legal issues. ## North East Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Cyber Security Provided funding for early-stage businesses with innovative, scalable ideas but is now closed to new applicants. ## The North West Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Warrington, Warrington, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device The North West Fund is a £155m evergreen investment fund established to provide debt and equity funding to small and medium sized enterprises in the North West of England. The Fund will address an identified gap in the lending, venture capital and private equity markets.The Fund is managed by North West Business Finance Limited, an independentprivate sector company. ## Salica - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Secondary Market - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Founded as an investment firm focusing on the most promising startups, we have evolved into a unique set of private market funds investing globally in equity and debt across complementary sectors and stages. We fuse traditional values with a contemporary approach and balance exacting processes with the agility to capture commercial opportunity andcompelling investment returns. Our continuous search for new opportunities has led us to create a balanced collection of complementary funds and relationships. ## Empirical Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bristol, Bristol, City of, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Medical, Biotechnology, Medical Device Empirical Ventures supports innovative approaches to critical problems in the fields of biotechnology and life sciences. ## British Design Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Health Care, Medical Device British Design Fund supports enterprise and innovation in the UK by investing in, and supporting, early-stage, well-designed, product businesses. The Fund works with extraordinary entrepreneurs with scalable products who are ready to accelerate growth and build long term value and thriving stand-out businesses. ## VentureFounders - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Software Volution is a UK based Venture Capital firm. We back ambitious Fintech and SaaS businesses, ready to accelerate their growth to Series B and beyond. ## Octopus Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology 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. ## Tern - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Medical Looking for an IoT investor for your start up or early stage company? Tern PLC is a venture capitalist working alongside ambitious entrepreneurs in the Internet of Things (IoT) space to deliver strategic IoT investment to grow your company. ## SIS Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical SIS Ventures has been created with the overall aim of supporting and growing high impact organisations through access to mission-aligned investment. SIS Ventures has a goal of becoming the go to investor and partner for social entrepreneurs. The fund will offer conventional financial returns alongside social and/or environmental returns byinvesting either equity or debt into purpose driven companies. ## Angels 5K - Type: VC Fund - Location: Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Medical Southern Angel Investors Club, combining Surrey investors Club & Angels 5K, are entrepreneurs who understand what new businesses need. ## Midlands Engine Investment Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Debt Financing, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Software, Manufacturing MEIF is an investment firm that operates equity and debt investment towards growth capital. The firm aims to transform the finance landscape for smaller businesses in the Midlands and to realize the region’s potential to achieve economic growth through enterprise. It is a collaboration between the British Business Bank and ten Local EnterprisePartnerships (LEPs) in the West Midlands and East and South East Midlands. MEIF provides over £250m of investment to boost small and medium business (SME) growth in the Midlands. ## Wealth Club - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bristol, Bristol, City of, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device UK's leading investment service for high net worth and sophisticated investors. Tax-efficient investments, free guides, and exclusive investment opportunities. ## Oxford Science Enterprises - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software 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. ## Barwell Plc - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology Barwell is a privately-funded venture capital company that is based in Glasgow, Scotland. ## Wren Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical 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. ## Invesco - Type: VC Fund - Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series C, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software Learn about Invesco through our latest stories, financials, and news. ## EMV Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Manufacturing With a strategic focus on generating superior returns for investors from the fast-growing sectors and technologies that will define our future, EMV Capital invests in, strengthens, and manages early stage companies with attractive Intellectual Property ## GM&C Life Sciences Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Alderley Edge, Cheshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical 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. ## Oxford Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Analytics Helping individuals and institutions invest in Venture Capital, Infrastructure and Media companies since 1999. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co