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Oxford Innovation Finance

Oxford Innovation Finance

Venture Capital

Oxford Innovation Finance backs ambitious technology businesses that seek to transform established industries.


Recent investments

£4.0M

The investment was supplied by Oxford Innovation Finance through its EIS Growth Fund 3 and OION Angel Network.

"We are excited by the advancements Oxford Space Systems has made in recent years, developing its product portfolio, client base, and financial performance. This growth funding round will enable us to pursue the development of additional high-potential products and extend our market presence by enabling our customers’ growth strategies."
— Sean Sutcliffe, Chief Executive
£1.1M

The investment was provided by Oxford Innovation Finance and the OION Angel Network.

"Hexigone’s innovative inhibitors can help protect metal assets for longer and provide the coatings industry with safe, cost-effective alternatives to heavy metals, phosphates, and other toxic chemicals. As the industry begins to recognise the unique approach of our anticorrosion technology, this new investment enables us to effectively utilise our market position and continue our work with leading specialty chemical distributors globally."
— Patrick Dodds
£345K

The funding will support the growth of sales, marketing, and customer success operations.

"Threat intelligence is increasingly important in cyber defence and this initiative amplifies CYJAX’s mission to safeguard organisations globally from evolving cyber risks. Our unique threat intelligence platform, Cymon®, works continuously to discover and track known and unknown cyber threats targeting our customers, equiping them with higher visibility while achieving their security objectives. This new funding will help to drive business growth in a digital landscape where proactive cybersecurity measures are imperative."
— Kevin McMahon, CEO
Seed
£680K

The funding round was co-led by Oxford Innovation Finance and the OION Angel Network to support international growth and product development.

"Deep Planet was founded with the goal of using machine learning to address environmental risk for the benefit of the planet. Our AI technology is transforming sustainable farming with precision viticulture, assisting growers and winemakers to increase harvest efficiency, enhance yield resilience and drive sustainable production. This latest investment enables us to achieve our global vision and scale our technology across Europe and America."
— David Carter, Co-Founder and CEO
Seed
£560K

Oxford Innovation Finance's Angel Network has backed Aura in a £560k seed round to expand its digital funeral planning platform.

"Aura has a mission to encourage the conversation about death within families instead of shying away from it. Built on the personal experiences of our Founder and Chairman Paul Jameson, Aura exists to ensure everyone can make a plan to look after their families when they are gone whilst embracing every bit of life while they are here. Our platform creates a society where planning for death is embraced and supported with the power of connection and compassion, redefining funeral planning and delivery. This investment will enable us to develop our solution to end-of-life planning and support that’s really changing lives."
— Ben May