OTIF Ventures
VC Fund
Oxford, United Kingdom
OTIF Ventures is a VC fund in Oxford focused on Software and Health Care. OTIF Ventures 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 is on 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.
- Total investments:
- 30
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 17%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries OTIF Ventures invests in
Stages OTIF Ventures invests in
Countries OTIF Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $982k–$12M
- Series A
- $6.3M–$33M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 6 (20%)
- Health Care 6 (20%)
- Biotechnology 6 (20%)
- Medical 4 (13%)
- Medical Device 4 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 9 (30%)
- Seed 6 (20%)
- Funding Round 4 (13%)
- Series B 3 (10%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
George Robinson
Founder
|
Founder | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Hector Edwards
Investment Associate
|
Investment Associate | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
James Mallinson
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Ross Hyett
Founder
|
Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living Optics is commercializing next generation imaging technology which leverages a compact camera system based on breakthroughs in hardware design and software processing. | $20M / Series A / Sep 24, 2026 | ||
| Panda Surgical is a medical equipment manufacturing company that offers surgical instruments accompanied by AI-powered software. | $1.3M / Seed / Oct 05, 2025 | ||
| Diffblue is changing the way software is developed using Artificial Intelligence (AI).Diffblue Cover, the company’s first product, automatically generates tests for Java code to enable development teams to deliver higher quality software, faster. Diffblue’s technology is developed by its team of leading experts in AI, software verification andsynthesis, and customers include Goldman Sachs and Amazon Web Services.Diffblue is backed by Oxford University, Oxford Sciences Innovation and Goldman Sachs and is headquartered in Oxford, UK. | $6.3M / Series A / Oct 30, 2024 | ||
| Oxford Quantum Circuits developing technology using the power of quantum to do things which have never been achieved before, from enabling life-changing drug discoveries to developing new battery technologies. | $100M / Series B / Nov 27, 2023 | ||
| Caristo Diagnostics is revolutionizing cardiovascular diagnostics and risk prediction with its advanced, AI-based CT imaging analysis tools. | $16.3M / Series A / Apr 17, 2023 | ||
| Diffblue is changing the way software is developed using Artificial Intelligence (AI).Diffblue Cover, the company’s first product, automatically generates tests for Java code to enable development teams to deliver higher quality software, faster. Diffblue’s technology is developed by its team of leading experts in AI, software verification andsynthesis, and customers include Goldman Sachs and Amazon Web Services.Diffblue is backed by Oxford University, Oxford Sciences Innovation and Goldman Sachs and is headquartered in Oxford, UK. | $8M / Series A / Nov 21, 2022 | ||
| Living Optics is commercializing next generation imaging technology which leverages a compact camera system based on breakthroughs in hardware design and software processing. | $22.2M / Series A / Oct 07, 2022 | ||
| Brill Power is a clean-tech platform that develops cutting-edge battery management technology to increase the lifetime performance of lithium-ion battery packs. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in Oxford, England. | $10.5M / Series A / Jul 19, 2022 | ||
| Oxford Quantum Circuits developing technology using the power of quantum to do things which have never been achieved before, from enabling life-changing drug discoveries to developing new battery technologies. | $45.4M / Series A / Jul 05, 2022 | ||
| Salience Labs is building a hybrid photonic-electronic chip for AI. We have designed a massively parallel, ultra-high-throughput Photonic Tensor Processing Unit. Photonics allows data to be modulated at up to 100 GHZ, and allows for high levels of parallelization using multiplexing. We integrate this photonic unit into a SoC architecture designedto exploit its high throughput for AI inference. Salience Labs technology is based on decades of research collaboration between Oxford University and the University of Münster, Germany. | $11.5M / Seed / May 12, 2022 | ||
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FAQ
What does OTIF Ventures invest in?
OTIF Ventures invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does OTIF Ventures invest in?
OTIF Ventures typically joins rounds of $982k–$12M at Seed and $6.3M–$33M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not OTIF Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds OTIF Ventures took part in.
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Who are the partners at OTIF Ventures?
The team at OTIF Ventures includes George Robinson (Founder), Hector Edwards (Investment Associate) and James Mallinson (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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