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The commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge.

Portfolio

34

companies

Investment by month

By category

  • EnergyTech£36.5M
  • AI/ML£26.4M
  • BioTech£17.1M
  • IoT£15.7M
  • Semiconductor£12.3M
  • Other£38.1M

By location

  • Cambridge£133M
  • London£8.8M
  • Boston£3.3M
  • United Kingdom£1.5M

Portfolio companies

5

52North

52North develops diagnostic tools and digital platforms to transform urgent care pathways in oncology.

B

BKwai

BKwai delivers a data platform that helps engineers monitor built infrastructure.

B

Barocal

Barocal develops solid-state materials for eco-friendly heating and cooling.

B

Bond180

Bond180 provides technology solutions for primary fixed income markets.

CG

Cambridge GaN Devices

Developer of power semiconductor devices using Gallium-Nitride on Silicon technology.

CP

Cambridge Photon Technology

Cambridge Photon Technology develops drop-in materials to increase solar panel power output.

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Carbon Re

Carbon Re

Carbon Re builds artificial intelligence to decarbonise energy-intensive industries.

CB

CardiaTec Biosciences

CardiaTec Biosciences applies artificial intelligence to multiomic data for cardiovascular drug discovery.

D

DefiniGEN

DefiniGEN creates human cell models to support drug discovery and preclinical research.

Echion Technologies

Echion Technologies

Echion Technologies develops niobium anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.

F

Flusso

Flusso develops miniaturised flow sensors for consumer and industrial applications.

H

HexagonFab

HexagonFab builds analytical lab instruments to streamline biopharmaceutical discovery and production.

HB

Houdini Bio

Houdini Bio develops software that redesigns therapeutic DNA so the body does not attack it.

Nu Quantum

Nu Quantum

Nu Quantum builds distributed quantum computing infrastructure.

Nyobolt

Nyobolt

Nyobolt builds ultra-fast charging energy technology for autonomous machines and high-demand industrial applications.

Paragraf

Paragraf

Paragraf manufactures scalable graphene-based electronic devices.

P

PharmEnable

PharmEnable develops next-generation small molecule drugs for challenging disease targets using an artificial intelligence platform.

P

Porotech

Porotech develops advanced gallium nitride semiconductor technology for micro-LED displays.

P

PredictImmune

PredictImmune develops prognostic tools for guiding treatment in immune-mediated diseases.

Psyomics

Psyomics

Psyomics develops artificial intelligence software to improve mental health assessment and diagnosis.

Qkine

Qkine

Qkine manufactures specialist bioactive proteins for stem cell and regenerative medicine applications.

R

RegGenome

RegGenome turns complex regulatory information into machine-readable data using artificial intelligence.

Riverlane

Riverlane

Riverlane builds quantum error correction technology to remove hardware errors.

RoboK

RoboK

RoboK develops computer vision technology that turns standard industrial CCTV into proactive workplace safety monitors.

Sano Genetics

Sano Genetics

Sano Genetics provides a comprehensive software platform for precision medicine clinical trials.

S

Semarion

Semarion develops microcarrier technology that turns adherent cells into assay-ready reagents.

Sorex Sensors

Sorex Sensors

Sorex Sensors develops high-sensitivity MEMS mass sensors for industrial and consumer applications.

T

Trismik

Trismik builds adaptive evaluation infrastructure for artificial intelligence systems.

WP

Wave Photonics

Wave Photonics develops on chip photonics designs for quantum technologies, sensors, and datacentre applications.

WY

Where You At

Where You At provides offline location sharing and crowd management tools for venues and festivals.

ZG

Zetta Genomics

Zetta Genomics builds genomic data analysis platforms for precision medicine and healthcare.

a

auryx

Auryx turns the microphones inside everyday earbuds into continuous health monitors.

iKVA

iKVA

iKVA provides an artificial intelligence platform to locate internal and external corporate knowledge.

x

xWatts

xWatts provides automated energy management and optimisation for complex estates.


Team

CM

Christine Martin

Head of Seed Funds

Christine brings investment and directorship experience across life science and venture organisations, including Cambridge Enterprise and SDS Therapeutics.

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James Thomas

James Thomas

Senior Investment Associate

James brings investment and advisory experience across university spin-outs and science-based start-ups, holding roles with Cambridge Enterprise, Martlet Capital, and Cambridge Angels. He currently serves as an operator in residence at Founders at the University of Cambridge and a non-executive director at BugBiome.

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Elaine Loukes

Investment Director

Desmond Cheung

Desmond Cheung

Senior Investment Analyst

Desmond brings deeptech investment and consulting experience from roles at Foresight Group, Cambridge Enterprise, and TTP.

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Chris Gibbs

Chris Gibbs

Investment Director

Chris serves as an investment director at Cambridge Enterprise and holds several non-executive director roles. He brings deep tech and sustainability investment experience.

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Amanda Wooding

Amanda Wooding

Deputy Head of Ventures

Amanda brings investment and life sciences experience from her roles at Cambridge Enterprise, Kalium Health, and PredictImmune.

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Marcio Siqueira

Head of Physical Sciences

Marcio brings commercialisation and leadership experience from Cambridge Enterprise, Imperial College London, and Oxford Instruments. He previously founded and led Almax easyLab.

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Recent investments

Pre-Seed
£1.5M

SCVC led the pre-seed round with backing from Deep Science Ventures and Cambridge Enterprise VC to help the startup expand its team and partnerships.

"Cellular machinery still rejects these therapies, limiting long-term effectiveness and forcing costly, unsafe doses. Our platform introduces a vital shift from trial-and-error screening to repeatable, engineering-driven DNA design,"
— Jonathan Cohen-Gold, Chief Executive
Seed
£1.6M

The London-based energy management platform raised the capital from Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Cambridge Angels, Parkwalk, and R42 to scale its product development.

"Our mission is straightforward but ambitious: to decarbonise the world’s most complex real estate in a way that is intelligent, automated and scalable. We don’t just tell you what to do, we do it for you. This funding allows us to double down on the growth and product investment needed to compete at scale."
— Yigit Akar, CEO and Co-Founder
Seed
£1.6M

The funding comprises private equity and a state grant to expand research and development operations.

"Cambridge Photon Technology exemplifies the kind of transformative innovation needed to accelerate the global transition to sustainable energy and address climate challenges."
— Chris Gibbs, Investment Director