# Frontier IP Group plc

> Frontier IP Group plc is a VC fund backing Biotechnology and Manufacturing. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/frontier-ip-group-plc/
- Website: http://www.frontierip.co.uk/

Frontier IP Group plc is an AIM listed UK based specialist asset management group whose focus and purpose is to provide consultancy services to assist universities and research organisations in the commercialisation of intellectual property arising from their research.Their business model is to apply deep Intellectual Property commercialisationexpertise to building a portfolio of successful companies. Their team works with a range of universities and sources of deal flow and continues to develop new sources of IP from both formal and informal relationships.Their resource intensive approach is to be selective in their engagement with portfolio companies during their life cycle. Effort is focused on and resource applied to those companies where the Group holds a significant equity stake and where Frontier’s expertise and access to capital can be applied to accelerate delivery and growth – their Core Portfolio. The make-up of this Core Portfolio will change over time as need and demand changes.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 6 | 30% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 20% |
| Medical | 2 | 10% |
| Software | 2 | 10% |
| Electronics | 2 | 10% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 9 | 45% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 15% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 10% |
| Seed | 1 | 5% |
| Grant | 1 | 5% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 15 | 75% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neil Crabb | Chief Executive | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neil-crabb |
| Jackie McKay | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jackie-mckay |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CamGraPhIC | CamGraPhIC designs, develops, and manufactures next-generation photonic circuits for telecoms and datacoms. | $27M | Series A | Mar 24, 2025 |  |
| GraphEnergyTech | GraphEnergyTech focuses on the power of graphene for solar cells. It created and filed patents for a unique technology to integrate graphene electrodes into solar cells, replacing silver and other precious metals while maintaining or boosting power conversion efficiency and reliability. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Aug 04, 2024 |  |
| DeakinBio | DeakinBio develops sustainable bio-inspired alternatives to ceramic tiles. |  | Corporate Round | Oct 23, 2023 |  |
| Fieldwork Robotics | Fieldwork Robotics is developing and commercializing soft, selective, and autonomous harvesting robots. It was established by Dr. Martin Stoelen of the University of Plymouth in 2016 at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. |  | Equity Crowdfunding | Aug 10, 2023 |  |
| Pulsiv | PulsiV Solar Ltd. develops inverters for use in solar power generation setups. | $1.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 08, 2022 |  |
| CamGraPhIC | CamGraPhIC designs, develops, and manufactures next-generation photonic circuits for telecoms and datacoms. | $1.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 05, 2022 |  |
| Cambridge Raman Imaging | Cambridge Raman Imaging is developing a microscope which uses graphene to modulate ultra-short pulses of light to diagnose and track cancer tumours. | $1.4M | Seed | May 24, 2022 |  |
| Amprologix | Amprologix has been established to develop the work of Professor Mathew Upton. The company aims to introduce new classes of antibiotics to help tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance. The first product from the company is expected to be a cream containing epidermicin, which can rapidly kill harmful bacteria, including MRSA, Streptococcus andEntercoccus at very low doses. Amprologix has already secured industry involvement through a partnership with world-leading biotechnology and synthetic biology company Ingenza. |  |  | Sep 20, 2018 |  |
| Fieldwork Robotics | Fieldwork Robotics is developing and commercializing soft, selective, and autonomous harvesting robots. It was established by Dr. Martin Stoelen of the University of Plymouth in 2016 at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. |  |  | Aug 06, 2018 |  |
| Molendotech | Molendotech is developing a rapid assay to screen water for faecal contamination and other harmful bacteria. Current tests on the market may take hours or even days to show results because samples need to be sent to a laboratory. Molendotech's technology can be used on site and typically produces results in under 15 minutes. Rapid,point-of-use testing to determine water quality enables more informed decision-making about the use of water and significantly improves the ability to identify and track pollution sources. The company is working with Palintest, a subsidiary of FTSE 100 group Halma plc to commercialise the technology. |  | Private Equity | Jun 30, 2017 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CDP Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdp-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aramco Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aramco-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Elbow Beach Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elbow-beach-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enterprise Investment Scheme](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-investment-scheme) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enterprise Investment Scheme Association](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-investment-scheme-association) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Indaco Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indaco-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Frontier IP Group plc invest in?

Frontier IP Group plc invests primarily in Biotechnology, Manufacturing and Medical startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Frontier IP Group plc?

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### Who are the partners at Frontier IP Group plc?

The team at Frontier IP Group plc includes Neil Crabb (Chief Executive) and Jackie McKay (Chief Operating Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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