We are pleased to announce the launch of the Parkwalk Knowledge Intensive EIS Fund V (KI Fund V), an HMRC-approved EIS Fund. The fifth Knowledge Intensive Fund will back cutting-edge technology companies spun out of leading UK universities, mirroring the investment strategy of our Opportunities EIS Fund.
The KI Fund V can help investors reduce their income tax bills for 2024/25 and 2025/26, with only one EIS5 tax certificate. Find out more here.
London, UK, 08/12/2025 – Parkwalk Advisors, the UK’s most active investor in university spinouts (Beauhurst 2025), has launched its fifth Knowledge Intensive EIS Fund, which will invest in knowledge-intensive science and deep tech businesses from UK universities, whilst investors benefit from tax reliefs under the Enterprise Investment Scheme.
First launched in January 2021, Parkwalk’s Knowledge Intensive Funds have raised over £71 million to date. The fifth fund, which launches today, aims to raise a further £15 million for high-growth, knowledge intensive companies, whilst providing tax benefits to investors as a HMRC approved Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund. Knowledge Intensive EIS Funds have the advantage of providing investors with tax relief at a pre-determined date (linked to the Fund close date) and with only one tax certificate, they offer a reduced administrative burden.
The fund will target innovative deeptech and science companies spun out from some of the UK’s leading universities. Parkwalk’s previous funds have backed companies such as Phasecraft, Brainomix and PervasID, as well as veterinary biopharmaceutical company PetMedix, which exited for a multiple return as one of the first successful exits for a Knowledge Intensive EIS Fund.
Moray Wright, chief executive at Parkwalk, said: “Parkwalk has led the way in deploying tax-efficient investment to nurture and grow cutting-edge UK companies. We’re incredibly proud to launch our latest Knowledge Intensive Fund, the fifth since 2021, as a continuation of our commitment to supporting our fast-growing science and deep tech sectors. The Fund will sit alongside our evergreen Parkwalk Opportunities EIS Fund and will give our investors a simpler way to invest in EIS and access to our deal flow network. Much like a VCT, the Knowledge Intensive EIS Fund provides only one tax certificate to investors.”
“Having raised the largest KI Fund last tax year we look forward to announcing further investments for KI Fund IV. With plentiful deal flow and a seasoned investment team, our fifth KI Fund in the series is well positioned to invest in the groundbreaking deeptech businesses that are emerging from the UK’s world-leading universities.”
With £450 million of assets under management, Parkwalk has invested in over 180 companies across its Parkwalk Opportunities and Knowledge Intensive EIS Funds, as well as the award-winning enterprise and innovation earlier stage investment funds Parkwalk manages for the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Bristol and Imperial College. Parkwalk also launched its first ever Northern Universities Venture Fund earlier this year, in conjunction with Northern Gritstone, investing in companies spun out from the universities of Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield.
Parkwalk was the first major EIS fund manager to launch a Knowledge Intensive EIS Fund in 2021. The Enterprise Investment Scheme is a government backed scheme which has provided tax relief to investors in spinouts and start-ups for 30 years. Through this scheme, Parkwalk has invested in numerous companies which have together secured over £2.5 billion in investment and generated over 5,000 skilled jobs.
Find out more about the Parkwalk Knowledge Intensive EIS Fund V here. To request Fund documentation please email our team sales@parkwalkadvisors.com