# South East Growth Fund & Management

> South East Growth Fund & Management is a VC fund in Caterham backing Content and Genetics. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Caterham, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Aug 2010
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.segrowthfund.co.uk/

South East Growth Fund & Management is a VC fund in Caterham focused on Content and Genetics. The South East Growth Fund (SEGF) is a £30m venture capital fund committed to investing in fast growing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South East England. The exact area that they cover can be found in their investment criteria section.The fund was established in October 2002 and since inception has backed 45 companies across a broadrange of sectors and across all stages of company development, from Seed to Management Buy Out. A full list of SEGF’s portfolio companies can be found in the their portfolio section.With effect from October 2008 , SEGF reached the end of its investment period and is no longer seeking to make new investments. Instead, the SEGF team will focus on the support and development of those businesses in the portfolio, including investing further capital as necessary.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 13% |
| Genetics | 1 | 13% |
| Internet | 1 | 13% |
| Advertising | 1 | 13% |
| Therapeutics | 1 | 13% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oxford BioTherapeutics | Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) is focused on the development of targeted medicines in the field of cancer. The company has signed strategic partnerships with the leading antibody companies Medarex, Biosite and Amgen to build a broad pipeline of novel antibody therapeutics using its unique OGAP® (Oxford Genome Anatomy Project) platform. OGAP® is oneof the world’s largest proprietary human protein databases which contains and combines proteomic and genomic data with related clinical information. OBT also intends to develop companion diagnostics for selected antibody programmes. The company expects to improve disease management and treatment outcomes by integrating diagnostics into product development and commercialisation activities. | $902K |  | Aug 20, 2010 |  |
| Oxford BioTherapeutics | Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) is focused on the development of targeted medicines in the field of cancer. The company has signed strategic partnerships with the leading antibody companies Medarex, Biosite and Amgen to build a broad pipeline of novel antibody therapeutics using its unique OGAP® (Oxford Genome Anatomy Project) platform. OGAP® is oneof the world’s largest proprietary human protein databases which contains and combines proteomic and genomic data with related clinical information. OBT also intends to develop companion diagnostics for selected antibody programmes. The company expects to improve disease management and treatment outcomes by integrating diagnostics into product development and commercialisation activities. | $950K |  | Mar 23, 2010 |  |
| Oxford BioTherapeutics | Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) is focused on the development of targeted medicines in the field of cancer. The company has signed strategic partnerships with the leading antibody companies Medarex, Biosite and Amgen to build a broad pipeline of novel antibody therapeutics using its unique OGAP® (Oxford Genome Anatomy Project) platform. OGAP® is oneof the world’s largest proprietary human protein databases which contains and combines proteomic and genomic data with related clinical information. OBT also intends to develop companion diagnostics for selected antibody programmes. The company expects to improve disease management and treatment outcomes by integrating diagnostics into product development and commercialisation activities. | $1M |  | Feb 24, 2009 |  |
| Oxford BioTherapeutics | Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) is focused on the development of targeted medicines in the field of cancer. The company has signed strategic partnerships with the leading antibody companies Medarex, Biosite and Amgen to build a broad pipeline of novel antibody therapeutics using its unique OGAP® (Oxford Genome Anatomy Project) platform. OGAP® is oneof the world’s largest proprietary human protein databases which contains and combines proteomic and genomic data with related clinical information. OBT also intends to develop companion diagnostics for selected antibody programmes. The company expects to improve disease management and treatment outcomes by integrating diagnostics into product development and commercialisation activities. | $892K |  | Aug 15, 2008 |  |
| Mirriad | Mirriad’s award-winning solution unleashes new revenue for content producers and distributors by creating new advertising inventory in content. Our patented, AI and computer vision technology dynamically inserts products and innovative signage formats after content is produced. Mirriad’s market-first solution seamlessly integrates with existingsubscription and advertising models, and dramatically improves the viewer experience by limiting commercial interruptions. Mirriad currently operates in the US, Europe and China. | $2.6M | Series A | Sep 27, 2007 |  |
| Oxford BioTherapeutics | Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) is focused on the development of targeted medicines in the field of cancer. The company has signed strategic partnerships with the leading antibody companies Medarex, Biosite and Amgen to build a broad pipeline of novel antibody therapeutics using its unique OGAP® (Oxford Genome Anatomy Project) platform. OGAP® is oneof the world’s largest proprietary human protein databases which contains and combines proteomic and genomic data with related clinical information. OBT also intends to develop companion diagnostics for selected antibody programmes. The company expects to improve disease management and treatment outcomes by integrating diagnostics into product development and commercialisation activities. | $2.5M |  | Jan 04, 2007 |  |
| Oxford BioTherapeutics | Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) is focused on the development of targeted medicines in the field of cancer. The company has signed strategic partnerships with the leading antibody companies Medarex, Biosite and Amgen to build a broad pipeline of novel antibody therapeutics using its unique OGAP® (Oxford Genome Anatomy Project) platform. OGAP® is oneof the world’s largest proprietary human protein databases which contains and combines proteomic and genomic data with related clinical information. OBT also intends to develop companion diagnostics for selected antibody programmes. The company expects to improve disease management and treatment outcomes by integrating diagnostics into product development and commercialisation activities. | $764K |  | Mar 02, 2006 |  |
| Oxford BioTherapeutics | Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) is focused on the development of targeted medicines in the field of cancer. The company has signed strategic partnerships with the leading antibody companies Medarex, Biosite and Amgen to build a broad pipeline of novel antibody therapeutics using its unique OGAP® (Oxford Genome Anatomy Project) platform. OGAP® is oneof the world’s largest proprietary human protein databases which contains and combines proteomic and genomic data with related clinical information. OBT also intends to develop companion diagnostics for selected antibody programmes. The company expects to improve disease management and treatment outcomes by integrating diagnostics into product development and commercialisation activities. | $669K |  | Mar 22, 2005 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Oxford Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oxford-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Catapult Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catapult-venture-managers) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Seraphim Space](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seraphim-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does South East Growth Fund & Management invest in?

South East Growth Fund & Management invests primarily in Content, Genetics and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did South East Growth Fund & Management last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for South East Growth Fund & Management closed in Aug 2010. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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