Partners in innovation, catalysts for growth
Funding Requirements
We invest in entrepreneurial teams who are building world-changing businesses; from seed to success, we are with you. We’ve been investing in this unique asset class since 2009 and have a strong track record of producing world-leading companies born from university IP.
If you’d like to discuss a funding opportunity, please get in touch if you satisfy the below criteria.
Your tech was born out of UK university research
You operate within the deeptech space
You have a route to commerciality
You have strong IP
You have freedom to operate
Your technology is peer-reviewed
Transforming UK university research into global impact
Companies we back
The companies we invest in are developing groundbreaking university research into successful businesses, spanning sectors including Life Sciences, AI, Quantum Computing, Advanced Materials, Genomics, CleanTech, Future of Mobility, MedTech and Big Data.
Accelercomm
High-performance wireless comms
Accelercomm is a leader in high-performance wireless communications solutions and has developed patented communications algorithms for 5G, doubling network capacity whilst halving power consumption and slashing latency.
- Institution
- Southampton
Adsilico
End-to-end in-silico trials solution
adsilico is developing an end-to-end in-silico trials solution based on virtual ‘synthetic patient populations that will provide better and safer medical devices earlier to patients, reduce costs and accelerate R&D timescales for medical device developers, contribute to animal welfare by reducing animal experimentation, reducing refining and partially replacing costly and potentially harmful human trials.
- Institution
- Leeds
LettUs Grow
Irrigation and control technology
LettUs Grow designs irrigation and control technology for vertical farms, supplying aeroponic hardware and software to grow plants efficiently, sustainably, and optimally for each species.
- Institution
- Bristol