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Post pandemic opportunities – the rise and rise of ecommerce

September 9, 2020

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

August 18, 2020

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

June 24, 2020

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

May 14, 2020

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

December 13, 2019

Curve and Moneybox listed in 100 Best London Startups to Watch

November 6, 2019

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

November 5, 2019
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Red Sift named as a finalist in the UK Business Tech Awards, which recognises the UK’s finest tech businesses and rewards innovative and exceptional application of technology to transform and grow businesses. Red Sift have been shortlisted in the category of Best Application for Security Technology.

November 4, 2019

Push Doctor video consultations now available to 2.1 million patients in Britain on the NHS

October 22, 2019
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Curve, the ‘over-the-top’ banking platform, raises $55M at a $250M valuation

July 16, 2019

UltraSoC strengthens management team with appointment of CFO

June 14, 2019
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Import.io Announces Record Sales Growth in Q1 2019

May 29, 2019

Latent Logic moves into new office in Oxford

May 9, 2019
Weengs

Oxford Capital has led a £6.5m series-A funding round for UK-headquartered courier service Weengs.

May 9, 2019

Cycle-accurate trace boosts performance optimization capabilities of UltraSoC embedded analytics infrastructure

May 9, 2019
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Import.io Expands into UK to Meet Growing Demand for Web Data Integration Services from European Companies

April 23, 2019

ONLINE DOCTOR FIRM WANTS TO BE ENVY OF THE WORLD

April 23, 2019

London-Based Consumer Growth Platform Attest Secures $16 Million

April 23, 2019
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Weengs, the UK logistics startup for online retailers, collects £6.5M Series A

April 23, 2019

Push Doctor sees ‘encouraging’ NHS digital provision uptake

April 9, 2019

The Times – The best online investment providers for 2019

March 20, 2019

Latent Logic – building autonomous systems that behave like humans.

March 18, 2019

UltraSoC announces support for Western Digital RISC-V SweRV Core and OmniXtend cache-coherent interconnect

February 22, 2019
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Oxford Capital launch the ‘British Healthcare Accelerator’

February 15, 2019

Oxford Capital are launching the ‘British Accelerator’ – A dedicated healthcare accelerator with a mission to improve healthcare in the UK. The accelerator will mentor and support 20 companies a year, selected from the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme. The British Accelerator will provide personal mentorship …

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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.