The National Wealth Fund is a UK state-backed institution that supports ambitious businesses in critical industries to strengthen sovereign capability.
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Oxa
Oxa builds autonomous vehicle software and fleet management systems for industrial logistics.
Rowden
Rowden builds mission-critical sensing and networking systems for defence and security.
Oliver Holbourn
CEO
Oliver brings banking and executive experience, having led the National Wealth Fund and RBS International after earlier roles at NatWest Group, UK Financial Investments, and Bank of America. He also serves as a trustee and board member for the Business Disability Forum.
LinkedInThe National Wealth Fund backed the Bristol-based engineering firm in its first direct investment focused on national security.
"Rowden was founded on the belief that the UK can build world-class engineering companies that strengthen national resilience and economic growth. We partnered with the National Wealth Fund because of its long-term commitment to supporting ambitious UK businesses in critical industries and strengthening sovereign capability,"
The round was backed by the UK National Wealth Fund, NVentures, IP Group, Hostplus, and bp Ventures.
