# University of Surrey

> University of Surrey is a VC fund backing Health Care. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Guildford, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-surrey
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/UniOfSurrey
- Website: http://www.surrey.ac.uk
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/universityofsurrey

University of Surrey is a VC fund in Guildford focused on Health Care and Artificial Intelligence. The University of Surrey is located on a beautiful, leafy campus in Guildford, just 30 miles from London. Since 1891, Surrey has been dedicated to solving global challenges, leading research and innovation, and fuelling generations of students with a spirit of curiosity and a desire to improve the world they live in.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for University of Surrey. Shizune tracks 8 team members at University of Surrey. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/university-of-surrey?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 40% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| mHealth | 1 | 20% |
| Hardware | 1 | 20% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Angel | 1 | 20% |
| Grant | 1 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carla Bonina | Associate Professor at Surrey Business School | 0 | — |
| Rahim Tafazolli | Director of Institute for Communication Systems (ICS) and 5GIC (5G Innovation Centre) | 0 | — |
| Will Lovegrove | Director of Innovation Strategy | 0 | — |
| Andrew Conway | Visiting Professor | 0 | — |
| Caroline Fleming | Interim Director of Innovation Strategy | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Renew Risk | Renew Risk is a software development firm that offers B2B SaaS solutions based on deep science for optimizing the financial lifetime of major renewable energy assets. | $2.2M | Seed | Sep 07, 2023 |  |
| Signapse | We are developing real-time sign language translator software. We are a team of Deaf and hearing people; entrepreneurs, engineers, and researchers. We build artificial intelligence solutions for clients who want access to sign language translation and interpretation. Broadcast media, announcements in public spaces, and websites can be inaccessibleif you are a sign language user and it is our job to make sure your organisation provides great access for Deaf people. | $324.6K | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2022 |  |
| LabCycle | LabCycle is the world's first company to recycle hazardous plastic waste from laboratories (service) as well as the first to create 100% recycled laboratory consumables (product). Working with public and private labs, we are driving the circular economy of lab plastics to reduce the 5.5m tonnes of lab waste annually. A few highlights of ourprogress to date: • Proven impact - saving 90% of CO2 emissions & 93% energy compared to current alternatives: incineration and autoclave (LCA available upon request).• Technological validation creating the world's first 100% circular lab consumables including petri dishes, test tubes and more.• Secured commercial contracts with the NHS, several private companies and also universities. We are raising £1.5m to scale our patent pending technology to serve our growing demand after over 150+ organic expressions of interests following our feature in BBC news. The funding will establish the first automated decontamination system of our network, recycling over 350 tonnes annually, saving over 1000+ tonnes of carbon. | $24.6K | Grant | Jan 13, 2021 |  |
| Cortirio | Cortirio is a portable diagnosis of brain injuries. Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death and disability among the under 40s. Our portable scanners can be used at the point of care to rapidly diagnose and monitor traumatic brain injuries. Saving time saves brain function, preventing disability and death. |  | Seed | Oct 15, 2020 |  |
| Trackener | Trackener Life is a 24/7 intelligent horse-monitoring technology. Our mission is to help the horse owners detect and prevent horses health issues as early as possible.The product is composed of a device worn by the horse both at rest, during transport and during exercising, and of an app where the user can have access to real-time alertsand get all the information they need to know about their horse’s health and behaviour. |  | Angel | Apr 02, 2018 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [O2h Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2h-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deeptech Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deeptech-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Insurtech Gateway](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insurtech-gateway) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Minerva Business Angel Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/minerva-business-angel-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [One Planet Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/one-planet-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Outrun Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/outrun-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does University of Surrey invest in?

University of Surrey invests primarily in Health Care, Artificial Intelligence and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 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 University of Surrey?

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### Who are the partners at University of Surrey?

The team at University of Surrey includes Carla Bonina (Associate Professor at Surrey Business School), Rahim Tafazolli (Director of Institute for Communication Systems (ICS) and 5GIC (5G Innovation Centre)) and Will Lovegrove (Director of Innovation Strategy), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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