# Social Tech Trust

> Social Tech Trust is a VC fund in Oxford backing Health Care and Software. See 90 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 90
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 34%
- Fund size: $675k
- Last fund: Jul 2016
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/social-tech-trust
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/socialtechtrust
- Website: https://socialtechtrust.org/

Social Tech Trust is a UK's leading dedicated investor of socially motivated tech.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Social Tech Trust. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Social Tech Trust. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/nominet-trust?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $20k–$4.8M |
| Grant | $65k–$777k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 22 | 24% |
| Software | 18 | 20% |
| Education | 11 | 12% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 11 | 12% |
| Consumer | 9 | 10% |

125 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 34 | 38% |
| Grant | 31 | 34% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 17 | 19% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 3% |
| Angel | 1 | 1% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 86 | 96% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amy Ryan | Project Management | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amy-ryan-9d2a |
| Jessica Dillon | Marketing and Communications Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jessica-dillon |
| Vicki Hearn | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vicki-hearn |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Xploro | Xploro is an award-winning and clinically validated health information platform that uses augmented reality, gameplay, and artificial intelligence to deliver health information to young patients, in a way that makes them feel empowered, engaged and informed, whilst having fun at the same time. | $1.7M | Seed | Dec 20, 2023 |  |
| WeWALK | WeWALK, making the white cane innovative and smart, allows visually impaired people to walk more independently and safely and thanks to its three revolutionary features, it promotes their participation in social life on an equal foot with everyone.Obstacle detection: : WeWALK detects obstacles at head and chest level with its onboard ultrasonicsensor and warns its users with vibration patterns.Pairs with smart phones: : When connected with the WeWALK application via Bluetooth, GPS navigation is easy with WeWALK without the need to take out the phone.It gets better with new integrations: Every integration made possible with software updates brings new features to WeWALK. With its smart city solutions, WeWALK enables visually impaired people to access beneficial information around them such as nearby cafes and shops, while also providing them the info for closest public transport stops and arrival times. WeWALK has been developed so that it can gain new features such as nde hailing in the future with its ability to be integrated with new applications. WeWALK integrations developed so far include "Google Maps" and Alexa virtual assistant service. | $2M | Grant | Nov 29, 2022 |  |
| CO2A Global | CO2A Global provides carbon accounting software which is designed to measure carbon usage |  | Non-equity Assistance | Nov 07, 2022 |  |
| Stream | Stream is a financial services firm that allows employees to stream their earned wages into their accounts through an instant app. The app allows them to have complete control over when they get paid. It also effectively ends the need for employee advances, loans, and employee stress suffered from short-term, unplanned financial obligations. Thecompany aims to play a key role in reducing the poverty premium and preventing employees from entering cycles of debt caused by overdraft fees, high-interest credit, or payday loans. | $60M | Series C | Apr 13, 2022 |  |
| Reewild | Reewild enables responsible businesses and conscious consumers to track, reduce and remove greenhouse gas emissions in one app. The platform is accessible to any consumer, food brand or retailer, equipping businesses with the means to evaluate and communicate the emissions of their products and providing consumers with credible, independentinformation that can be used to make more sustainable choices. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| Modulous | Our planet doesn't have sufficient homes. Our technology will help change that. We're a team of designers, engineers and technologists dedicated to creating a technology platform designed to enable the high-speed design & delivery of quality, sustainable, healthy & affordable housing, globally. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| SEaB Energy | SEaB Energy designs, develops and manufactures micro anaerobic digestion systems which create biogas, water and fertiliser. The patented units can be combined with Combined Heat & Power units, Biogas Fuel Cell or Biogas boiler to use the gas. The fertiliser is available in liquid or solid bagged format.The company is headquartered inLondon. SEaB Energy has developed and patented Muckbuster® and Flexibuster™ as compact easy to install turnkey Anaerobic Digestion (AD) systems in shipping containers. The systems are modular, easily configured and scalable to address food waste and other bio wastes directly at the sites of smaller waste producers who typically generate between 200 and 1000 tonnes of waste per year.Whether you are a farmer, a food processor, a retailer or you are in the catering and accommodation markets, Muckbuster® and Flexibuster™ can reduce your operational costs, enhance your sustainability and generate an attractive return on your investment. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| Materials Nexus | Materials Nexus is a deep-tech company that automated the processes of quantum calculations to give accuracy at large scales. The company accelerates the change to net-zero materials. They work to accelerate the development of their materials and reduce CO2e emissions. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| Quanterra Systems | Quanterra Systems provides robust, affordable and timely measurement of ecosystem carbon flows for nature based Solutions to climate change |  | Non-equity Assistance | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| Treeconomy | Nature based carbon removal company using advanced AI & remote sensing monitoring. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Apr 01, 2022 |  |

10 of 90 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Microsoft](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/microsoft) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [Bethnal Green Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bethnal-green-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [O2h Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2h-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atypical Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atypical-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlackRock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackrock) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Social Tech Trust invest in?

Social Tech Trust invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Education startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 90 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Social Tech Trust's check size?

Social Tech Trust typically joins rounds of $20k–$4.8M at Seed and $65k–$777k at Grant. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Social Tech Trust participates in.

### How do I contact Social Tech Trust?

Public channels for Social Tech Trust include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Social Tech Trust?

The team at Social Tech Trust includes Amy Ryan (Project Management), Jessica Dillon (Marketing and Communications Manager) and Vicki Hearn (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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