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Oxford Innovation Finance

Oxford Innovation Finance

Venture Capital

An investment firm that backs high-growth British companies through the Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund and OION Angels.

Portfolio

22

companies

Investment by month

By category

  • PropTech£11.6M
  • CleanTech£5.9M
  • Satellites£4.0M
  • BioTech£2.9M
  • SensorTech£2.8M
  • Other£7.8M

By location

  • Oxford£14.5M
  • United Kingdom£10.7M
  • London£5.5M
  • Cambridge£2.9M
  • Wedmore£1.4M

Portfolio companies

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Albotherm

Albotherm develops low carbon cooling coatings for glass surfaces to regulate indoor temperatures.

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Aura

Aura provides a digital planning platform for direct cremations and funeral arrangements.

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CYJAX

CYJAX provides tailored cybersecurity solutions and threat intelligence platforms.

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Caudal Energy

Developing oscillating foil technology to generate predictable renewable energy from tidal flows.

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CharterSync

CharterSync provides a digital platform that automates and optimises air cargo chartering for logistics operators.

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Commonplace

Commonplace develops digital community engagement platforms for urban planning and property development.

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Commonplace Digital

A citizen engagement platform providing community data insights for the built environment.

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Deep Planet

Deep Planet provides artificial intelligence tools for viticulture to help winemakers tackle climate change challenges.

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Gardin

Gardin provides real-time crop phenotyping and analytics for controlled environment agriculture.

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Hexigone

Hexigone produces advanced sustainable corrosion inhibitors for the coatings industry.

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Homemove

Homemove provides a digital platform to manage the residential property moving process.

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Hoxton AI

Hoxton AI develops space analytics technology for real-time occupancy and people counting.

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HoxtonAi

HoxtonAi provides spatial intelligence tools that help physical venues monitor visitor behavior and occupancy.

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Hypetex

Hypetex produces sustainable coloured carbon fibre and advanced materials that remove the need for traditional painting.

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Lambda Agri

Developer of light-converting agricultural materials designed to increase greenhouse crop yields.

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Oxford Space Systems

Oxford Space Systems manufactures lightweight deployable antennas for the satellite industry.

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Peacock Technology

Peacock Technology develops advanced robotic automation and machine vision systems for agriculture.

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Sages

Sages produces high-performance, biodegradable dyes derived from food waste for industrial applications.

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Semarion

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

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Silicon Microgravity

Silicon Microgravity develops inertial and gravity sensors using micro-electrical mechanical systems technology.

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Study Hall

Study Hall provides personalised AI learning agents for students.

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Wilder Sensing

Wilder Sensing provides audio and artificial intelligence software for biodiversity monitoring.


Team

Richard Cooper

Richard Cooper

Managing Director

Richard brings investment and executive experience from roles at Oxford Innovation Finance, SQW Group, and the UK Business Angels Association.

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Chris Oliver

Investment Principal

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Recent investments

The funding will support research and commercial expansion for the company's light-converting agricultural additives.

"Oxford Innovation Finance makes decisions quickly and decisively. The OION members are a source of inspiration, as their capital has origins in their own founder stories. Their deep expertise means that founders will likely find mentors and advisors in the process, as well as capital. We’re pleased to have their support as we take GloGro towards commercialisation. This investment will help us build on Lambda’s strong and significant progress and demonstrate the full potential of our technology with growers."
— Monica Saavedra, Chief Executive Officer
Seed
£4.3M

Oxford Innovation Finance and angel investors backed the spinout to fund sea trials and prepare for commercial deployment.

"This investment from Oxford Innovation Finance will assit us in validating our technology at full scale, demonstrating that predictable tidal energy can be generated cost-effectively in a much wider range of locations than previously possible, and move us closer to bringing reliable, renewable baseload power to market. Their experience in supporting ambitious deep technology businesses, together with the expertise of their angel investor community, will be invaluable as we continue to scale."
— John Kennedy, CEO

The investment from the OION network will support production expansion and team growth as the company prepares for commercial deployment.

"This investment marks an important milestone for Sages as we accelerate towards commercial deployment and bring sustainable colour solutions to market faster. We believe colour should not cost the earth, and our technology enables manufacturers to transition away from harmful synthetic dyes without compromising on performance or scalability."
— Emily Taylor, Co-Founder & CEO
Other

Oxford Innovation Finance backed the spatial intelligence platform to support international expansion and product development.

"This investment allows us to accelerate growth, expand internationally and deepen integrations with the systems our customers already use. We’re unlocking a new layer of insight for physical spaces, turning data into decisions that drive revenue and improve experiences."
— Duncan Mann