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OVER 20 YEARS

BACKING SOME OF THE UK’S
MOST INNOVATIVE EARLY-
STAGE COMPANIES.

Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment.

BACKING Founders Disruptors Growth Potential Technology Science Oxford The UK Startups
SINCE 1999

Based in Oxford – one of the greatest knowledge clusters in the world – we invest across the UK, and support early-stage founders and companies to reach their full potential. 

Over 25 years, we’ve invested over £500m into over 100 companies, and are proud to have enabled entrepreneurial successes from the earliest stages to later growth. 

We pioneered, and continue to offer, products and services that enable individuals, families and institutions the ability to participate in and benefit from these investment opportunities.

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Enterprise Investment Scheme quietly gets the nod over VCT 

November 27, 2025

Earlier this year in FT Adviser, David Mott, our Founder Partner, set out the case for strengthening EIS, including higher limits so serious investors could commit more capital through the scheme rather than being pushed into less efficient structures. We argued for higher individual allowances. …

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After the crypto sell‑off: what next for your gains?

November 21, 2025

Governments and regulators are homing in on cryptocurrency as a, thus far, relatively unregulated asset. The tide on this is turning, and their actions in recent budgets suggest that crypto is now being scrutinised as a potentially greater source of tax revenue. This is what …

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Oxford’s surge in spinouts and investment

September 17, 2025

The Oxford spinout machine is having its break out moment it would seem. In just the past two months the University of Oxford has celebrated two “Unicorn” exits: quantum computing startup Oxford Ionics was acquired by U.S.-based IonQ in a deal valued at $1.075 billion, and …

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OUR affiliations

our awards

Best EIS Investment Manager – Finalist

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

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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

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Due to the potential for losses, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) considers this investment to be high risk.

What are the key risks?

  1. You could lose all the money you invest
    1. If the business you invest in fails, you are likely to lose 100% of the money you invested. Most start-up businesses fail.
  2. You are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong
    1. Protection from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), in relation to claims against failed regulated firms, does not cover poor investment performance. Try the FSCS investment protection checker here.
    2. Protection from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) does not cover poor investment performance. If you have a complaint against an FCA-regulated firm, FOS may be able to consider it. Learn more about FOS protection here.
  3. You won’t get your money back quickly
    1. Even if the business you invest in is successful, it may take several years to get your money back. You are unlikely to be able to sell your investment early.
    2. The most likely way to get your money back is if the business is bought by another business or lists its shares on an exchange such as the London Stock Exchange. These events are not common.
    3. If you are investing in a start-up business, you should not expect to get your money back through dividends. Start-up businesses rarely pay these.
  4. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
    1. Putting all your money into a single business or type of investment for example, is risky. Spreading your money across different investments makes you less dependent on any one to do well.
    2. A good rule of thumb is not to invest more than 10% of your money in high-risk investments. https://www.fca.org.uk/investsmart/5-questions-ask-you-invest
  5. The value of your investment can be reduced
    1. The percentage of the business that you own will decrease if the business issues more shares. This could mean that the value of your investment reduces, depending on how much the business grows. Most start-up businesses issue multiple rounds of shares.
    2. These new shares could have additional rights that your shares don’t have, such as the right to receive a fixed dividend, which could further reduce your chances of getting a return on your investment.

 

If you are interested in learning more about how to protect yourself, visit the FCA’s website here.