# Oxford Innovation

> Oxford Innovation is a VC fund in Oxford backing Software and Machine Learning. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oxford-innovation/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/oxinnovation
- Website: http://www.oxin-centres.co.uk/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oxfordinnovation/

Oxford Innovation is a VC fund in Oxford focused on Software and Machine Learning. They manage Business & Innovation Centres on behalf of a range of building owners, including local authorities and property investors. Their model for Centre operation has been refined and developed to deliver a unique blend of financial sustainability and economic outputs for their clients (the building owners), as well as delivering thebest possible environment to support their customers (the occupiers).

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 43% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| AgTech | 1 | 14% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 86% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jim Gabriel | Entrepreneur In Residence | 0 | — |
| Jo Willett | Managing Director | 0 | — |
| Neil Griffin | Business Support Director | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commonplace | Commonplace has making is easier for communities to influence local planning decisions.As a team of entrepreneurs, designers, technologists and urban planners, we're making engagement smarter. We are helping developers, councils, city managers and their communities to understand each others’ needs and communicate better. Traditionalconsultation can be manual, time intensive and a one-off snapshot. Our tools aim to provide an ongoing channel of understanding and collaboration. Customers use Commonplace to reveal issues and suggest solutions, as well as for statutory consultation and formal planning applications. We also help communities plan their neighbourhoods, co-design solutions and analyse the social impact of new development.By making local participation easy, we reach wider audiences and provide real-time dashboards to see ‘the heartbeat’ of an area. We encourage companies to adopt these approaches, and to be more open to collaboration – because it benefits them. After all, even major developers strive to meet less opposition and to become more agile in responding to people's needs. | $2.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 14, 2023 |  |
| Albotherm | Albotherm offers a smart transitioning coating technology that regulates the temperature of surfaces and structures without the need for energy input. When temperatures rise above a determined trigger temperature, our technology reversibly transitions from clear to white, reflecting away unwanted light to prevent overheating. | $2M | Seed | Jun 07, 2023 |  |
| Mind Foundry | Mind Foundry is an Oxford University Company. Operating at the intersection of innovation and usability, Mind Foundry empowers organisations through the use of Responsible AI built to tackle high-stakes, real-world problems at both individual and population scale. Mind Foundry’s AI Platform and technologies have been used to solve some of the mostchallenging applications of Machine Learning, from insurance fraud detection to complex signal processing, helping customers in insurance, infrastructure, and defence and security tackle the issues that matter most to them whilst promoting the responsible and transparent usage of AI. Founded by pioneers in the field of AI and Machine Learning, Oxford Professors Stephen Roberts and Michael Osborne, the mission of Mind Foundry is to create a future where humans and AI work together to solve the world’s most important problems. | $21.7M | Series B | Feb 21, 2023 |  |
| EcoSync | EcoSync is a cloud based platform for existing building technologies like the room booking system and heating control to synchronize and communicate. | $1.2M | Seed | Nov 28, 2022 |  |
| Infersens | InferSens is building breakthrough Tiny ML water sensors enabling real-time and fully comprehensive monitoring of water infrastructures. Using the revolutionary potential of Artificial Intelligence, our exceptional team of Cleantech innovators has created an elegant, ultra-affordable and easy-to-use IoT sensing solution, with the strong potentialto completely transform the efficiency and environmental impact of the global water monitoring and management sector. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | May 22, 2022 |  |
| Oxford Medical Products | Oxford Medical Products is developing a safe, effective and affordable breakthrough technology for weight loss that uses a self-expanding capsule which occupies space in the stomach, reducing hunger and leading to significant weight loss. Led by a team of scientists, medical professionals, and entrepreneurs who have come together to solve one ofthe world’s toughest and most urgent medical challenges. | $3.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 09, 2022 |  |
| Uzimatech | Uzimatech develops lifesaving wearable technology that alerts people to the presence of danger. |  |  | Jul 16, 2017 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [RO Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ro-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ada Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ada-vemtires) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aioi-nissay-dowa-insurance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beringea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beringea) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bristol Private Equity Club](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bristol-private-equity-club) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cambridge Agritech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cambridge-agritech) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Oxford Innovation invest in?

Oxford Innovation invests primarily in Software, Machine Learning and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 7 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 Oxford Innovation?

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### Who are the partners at Oxford Innovation?

The team at Oxford Innovation includes Jim Gabriel (Entrepreneur In Residence), Jo Willett (Managing Director) and Neil Griffin (Business Support Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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