BACKING FOUNDERS SINCE 1999
We are passionate about investing in the future of UK technology, backing innovative early-stage companies with strong growth potential.
INVESTING WITH OXFORD CAPITAL
We have invested in over 100 early-stage businesses that are solving commercial, technological or scientific problems in innovative ways, in sectors such as the future of retail, fintech, digital health and Artificial Intelligence.
We invest through the Government backed, tax advantaged Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS).
SEEKING INVESTMENT
FROM OXFORD CAPITAL
We aim to be the first institutional investor, typically investing in companies at an early stage (seed to series A).
WHO WE ARE
Founded in 1999, we offer individuals and families access to some of the most innovative early- stage companies in the UK. Over the last 20 years, we have invested approximately £500 million in over 100 companies.
From our base in Oxford, one of the greatest knowledge clusters in the world, we invest in venture capital across the UK and support early-stage companies to fulfil their growth potential.
Invested in EIS qualifying companies
Early-stage companies invested in
Backing founders and their teams to deliver returns
Recent exit delivered
Awarded ‘Best Investor Return'
awards
Best Investor Return Winner 2022
Best Investment Platform Finalist 2022
Best Journalist or Advocate Finalist 2022
EISA Impact Award Finalist 2022
Best Investment Platform Finalist 2021
Exit of the Year Finalist 2021
Spirit of EIS Finalist 2021
BVCA Excellence in ESG Category – Commended 2020
Exit of the Year One to Watch Finalist 2020
VC Investor of the Year Winner 2020
Best Angel Syndicate Winner 2018
Venture Capital House of the Year Winner 2013 and 2005
Best EIS Fund Manager 2013, 2012, 2010 & 2016
Recent NEWS
Preparing for the storm: our message to the Chancellor
With just 4 weeks to go until the long-awaited Budget, investors and entrepreneurs are looking out at the dark clouds of the fiscal storm that is brewing. There is a deficit to make up this tax year and the folk at HM Treasury are facing …
Celebrating 30 Years of the Enterprise Investment Scheme driving UK innovation and growth
Introduction This September marked the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). Over 350 entrepreneurs, investors, and advisers celebrated the occasion, honouring the EIS’ overwhelming influence on the UK’s entrepreneurial landscape. The EIS has been an essential pillar in transforming entrepreneurship …
The boom in the Oxford cluster
With our base at the heart of Oxford, between the Engineering Department and the new Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, we are privileged to operate in one of the great knowledge clusters of the world. The University of Oxford has been ranked the #1 research …
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