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EIS update (Intelligent Partnership) – commentary from Oxford Capital

We feature in the latest EIS update from Intelligent Partnership, it includes an overview of the Oxford Capital Growth EIS and our views on the challenges and opportunities the industry faces in 2021.

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Xihelm (FT feature) – UK farmers turning to robots to plug labour shortages

Xihelm features in the FT on the growing demand for robots to plug the agricultural labour gap and how its technology will revolutionise the farming industry.

Our views on what we have learned in 2020 – Business & Innovation Mag

David Mott, Founder Partner shares his views on our key learnings for 2020 and what this means for next year – including the resilience of founders and how tech companies are capitalising on the pace of change.

Oxford Capital receives ‘one to watch’ commendation – Growth Investor awards

We were thrilled to receive a ‘one to watch’ commendation from the Growth Investor Awards in the Exit of the Year category, for the acquisition of Latent Logic by Waymo (part of Google).

Backing Founders interview with James Kent, Co-Founder & CEO, Xihelm

Featuring Co-Founder and CEO James Kent

We’re moving! Our new office

We are delighted to announce that Oxford Capital is moving to new offices this month, after over 20 years in Cumnor Hill we are making the move into central Oxford at the heart of all the innovations within the Oxford technology cluster.  This will also …

Oxford Capital wins VC Investor of the Year – GIANT Health Awards

We were thrilled to win VC Investor of the Year at this year’s GIANT Health Awards, in recognition of our work with digital health companies such as Push Doctor and HelloSelf.

Bower Collective – Meet the Founders

We recently invested into sustainable subscription company Bower Collective, alongside Founders Factory and a number of angel investors. Bower offers a range of home and personal care products and is on a mission to eliminate plastic waste. It has developed an innovative approach to ecommerce …

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Artfinder highlights positive growth through the pandemic

Portfolio company, Artfinder highlights the recent growth of the business and its future plans in this interview.

‘A Christmas Carol’ trailer released – Media EIS portfolio

First look at the Christmas Carol trailer! A fantastic film selected by our media EIS partner, Quickfire Films.

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Moneybox listed highly in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 list

Portfolio company, Moneybox has been listed as one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK in this year’s Deloitte Fast 50 list.

Moneybox, Curve and ePorta named in Telegraph Tech 100 list for 2020

The Telegraph Tech 100 list celebrates the best and brightest in the UK’s start-ups scene and highlights that entrepreneurs in Britain have emerged stronger than ever through the pandemic crisis.  

Oxford BioTherapeutics expands its partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim

Portfolio company, Oxford BioTherapeutics has expanded its partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim to do more to target difficult-to-reach cancers and deliver best in class treatment for cancer patients.

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Portfolio company – Hometree secures £7m in latest fundraising round

Insurtech Hometree raises £7m following a surge in demand and new partnerships through COVID-19.  The funding round led by global investment firm Anthemis, and existing investors DN Capital and Literacy Capital. Other participants included Gumtree Founder Michael Pennington, Oxford Capital, Jon Moulton and many of …

Oxford Capital recognised at BVCA Excellence in ESG 2020 awards

BVCA recognises Excellence in ESG 8 October 2020  The importance of ESG and responsible investment has never been more urgent for the private equity and venture capital industry. The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need to place climate change, health and safety, and other important …

LinkedIn Top Startups 2020 – Moneybox named one of the top 10 UK companies to watch

Our portfolio company, Moneybox is named as one of the UK’s top 10 start ups for 2020, by LinkedIn.  It has been rated for major milestones in 2020, including its £30m fundraising round and £7m crowdfunding campaign.  In addition, it hit £1bn in assets under …

Future of work – 5 models for the start-up office of the future

Blog from Founder Partner, David Mott focuses on the future of work and how start ups will need to adapt to the new normal.

Post pandemic opportunities – the rise and rise of ecommerce

The world as we know it changed beyond all recognition when the UK went into lockdown on 23rd March.  For the first time, in many of our lifetimes – we were forced to stay at home, limit contact with our nearest and dearest and find …

Oxford Capital rated in list of key UK venture capital firms

Recent figures from the KPMG Global Venture Pulse Survey shows that venture capital investment continues to maintain a robust stronghold in Q2 2020, with a UK investment of £2.6bn.  Oxford Capital mentioned amongst a list of the top VC companies in the UK.

Oxford Capital exits investment in UltraSoc in sale to Siemens

We are delighted to announce that Cambridge-based portfolio company UltraSoc Technologies Ltd has been acquired by Siemens. This is our second profitable deep-tech exit in six months.   UltraSoc provides technology analysing and developing the core hardware of systems-on-chip (SoC). This is the bedrock of …

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Miniclip acquires Derby-based developer Eight Pixels Square from Outplay Entertainment

Waymo acquires Latent Logic to accelerate progress towards safe, driveless vehicles

Curve and Moneybox listed in 100 Best London Startups to Watch

Attest featured in LinkedIn Top Startups 2019: The 25 hottest UK companies to work for now

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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.