Old College Capital
VC Fund
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Old College Capital is a VC fund in Edinburgh focused on Biotechnology and Software. Old College Capital is the venture investment arm of the University of Edinburgh providing growth and development finance into early and mid stage spin-out and start-up companies as part of syndicated venture capital rounds.
- Total investments:
- 91
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 3%
Last updated:
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Industries Old College Capital invests in
Stages Old College Capital invests in
Countries Old College Capital invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Andrea Young
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 15 (16%)
- Software 11 (12%)
- Health Care 9 (10%)
- Medical 7 (8%)
- Artificial Intelligence 5 (5%)
Stage
- Seed 31 (34%)
- Funding Round 12 (13%)
- Series A 9 (10%)
- Pre-Seed 7 (8%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 7 (8%)
Country
- United Kingdom 52 (57%)
- United States 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Andrea Young
Head Of Investment
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Head Of Investment | Total investments: 11 | Find email | |
Bill Yost
Venture Partner
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Venture Partner | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Exergy3
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Exergy3 is an energy storage company that increases energy efficiency and reduces carbon dioxide emissions from industrial processes. It is a spinout from the University of Edinburgh. | $13.5M / Seed / Apr 21, 2026 | |
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Exergy3
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Exergy3 is an energy storage company that increases energy efficiency and reduces carbon dioxide emissions from industrial processes. It is a spinout from the University of Edinburgh. | $13.5M / Seed / Apr 21, 2026 | |
Bioliberty
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Bioliberty are a medtech start-up developing rehabilitation solutions for degenerative and traumatic conditions. | $8.3M / Series A / Mar 18, 2026 | |
VerbaFlo
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VerbaFlo is the AI communications platform built for residential real estate. Founded in October 2024, the company helps property owners and operators manage leasing, operations, and resident engagement through conversational AI. Real estate is one of the largest industries in the world, yet most owners and operators still handle thousands oftenant and prospect conversations across fragmented channels every single day. VerbaFlo brings all of this into a single intelligent layer that works across chat, WhatsApp, email, and phone, connecting directly with the property management and CRM systems they already use. Purpose-built AI agents support the full resident lifecycle: qualifying leads, scheduling viewings, following up with prospects, managing maintenance requests, and supporting renewals. Today, VerbaFlo powers communication across more than 250,000 residential units in the UK, Europe, and the United States, supports conversations in over 200 languages, and is trusted by more than 40 leading owners and operators across multifamily, student housing, and co-living. The platform is live across 10 countries. | $7M / Seed / Mar 18, 2026 | |
BioCaptiva
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BioCaptiva develops liquid biopsy technology devices to diagnose and monitoring to detect cancers. | $2.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 09, 2026 | |
Forge Minerals
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Forge Minerals is at the cutting edge of CO2 mineralization and carbon-negative mineral production. | $1.4M / Pre-Seed / Jan 27, 2026 | |
Carbogenics
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Carbogenics is an Edinburgh-based start-up company which produces sustainable carbon adsorbents from difficult to recycle organic waste. | $2.9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 19, 2026 | |
SeaWarm
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SeaWarm is a company focused on harnessing the thermal energy of the sea through innovative water source heat collectors. The company plays a role in decarbonizing heating by tapping into this sustainable energy source, and has participated in industry events such as Clean Heat 2025 to showcase its technology and vision for cleaner heatingsolutions. | $739.3K / Seed / Sep 30, 2025 | |
Neuranics
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Neuranics is a company that creates magnetic sensors that are integrated with semiconductor technology for use in health, fitness, and metaverse applications. Neuranics' proprietary technology detects tiny magnetic impulses from organs of the body using scalable spintronics sensors powered by semiconductors. According to the business, thetechnology could solve the current inadequacies of health monitoring equipment and human-machine interfaces. | $8M / Seed / Apr 09, 2025 | |
Mask Logic
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Safe and comfortable respirators for any face. | $851.4K / Seed / Mar 31, 2025 | |
| See all 91 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Old College Capital invest in?
Old College Capital invests primarily in Biotechnology, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 91 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Old College Capital?
The team at Old College Capital includes Andrea Young (Head Of Investment) and Bill Yost (Venture Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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