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What UK investors look for in founding teams – UK Tech News

Oxford Capital named as finalist in TWO categories at 2018 Growth Investor Awards

Oxford Capital will be competing against other finalists in the Growth Investor of the Year  and the Best BR – Non AIM Investment Manager award. Winners will be announced at a black-tie awards dinner on Wednesday November 7 at Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. Visit growthinvestorawards.com/finalists …

Oxford Capital leads investment into Juggle Jobs

Tom Bradley appointed CEO at Oxford Capital

We are delighted to announce that Tom Bradley has been promoted to the newly-created role of CEO at Oxford Capital. Tom joined the firm in 2015 as head of its Venture Capital strategy and has been a Partner in the firm since 2016. Prior to …

Moneybox secures £14m funding

Oxford Capital launches Residential Development Bond

Unlisted secured corporate bond targeting a 7% fixed return over 12 months term Specialist investment manager Oxford Capital has announced the launch of its Residential Development Bond. It is a co-investment alongside Oxford Capital managed funds, allowing investors to leverage Oxford Capital’s due diligence and …

Oxford Capital are one of 10 British VCs To Start Sharing Diversity Data On All The Startups They Meet

Oxford Capital join $8 million investment round in interiors marketplace eporta

eporta connects interior designers, property developers, and offices directly with the world’s best furniture manufacturers, saving them time and money in the process The startup is one of just a handful of UK companies to secure series A investment from a US venture capital firm …

Will Orde – Big finance looks to regulators for the cryptocurrency go-ahead

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An interview with Jan Pace

An interview with Jan Pace, Director of Quickfire, one of our media fund portfolio companies. What impact does Quickfire make on the UK film industry? In the broadest terms, Quickfire acquires independently made feature films from around the world and sells them on to audiences worldwide. …

UltraSoC and Percepio partner to offer first complete embedded analytics platform for real-time systems

Arkivum PERPETUA brings enterprise-class GDPR support to higher education, memory institutions and local authorities

‘Taste Maker’ Aneeqa Khan of eporta interviewed by The Times

Hometree investment

I have published a blog on our recent investment in Hometree. The boiler installation market isn’t one of the first markets that most VCs look to invest in. But we think Hometree is well-placed to grow quickly.

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Guess: Who is the world’s largest purchaser of fax machines?

… the NHS. This astounding fact highlights the opportunity for even simple digital technology to revolutionise healthcare. Our portfolio company Push Doctor is using (by today’s standards) relatively straightforward video chat technology to give patients on-demand access to a doctor. Yet simple technology can have …

Oxford Capital joins $10m Series A funding round in 'connected finance' startup Curve

Curve – the UK fintech startup that combines your cards into one Mastercard®, connected to a mobile app – has closed a Series A funding round of $10m, bringing total funding to $13m. Oxford Capital participated in the funding round alongside a group of global …

Push Doctor raises $26.1M to help people live longer

Europe’s largest digital health provider, Push Doctor, today announced that it has raised $26.1M in a Series B funding round led by Accelerated Digital Ventures (“ADV” – the venture investment company backed by Legal & General, Woodford Investment Management and the British Business Bank) and …

Red Sift win 'Cyber Security Start-Up of the Year' at the Cyber Security Awards

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Oxford Capital invests in HomeTree

We are very pleased to have made an investment in HomeTree. The company is re-thinking the energy space and is starting with home boiler installations, but plans to be able to provide much more convenient and compelling energy services over time. The company has an …

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Rogue AI and what to do about racist algorithms

What happens when machine learning algorithms pick up on human biases? Naturally, the bias scales. This article covers the extraordinary challenge that machine learning practitioners face when they set their algorithms loose on training datasets. What will be the consequences of their data choice? In …

Oxford Capital backs intelligent chip business UltraSoC

Conserative Manifesto and EIS: Conservative Manifesto declares ongoing support for EIS and UK innovation

The Manifesto published today reinforces the importance of supporting UK startups beyond Brexit, through both the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and funding commitment for the British Business Bank (BBB). Specialist investment manager Oxford Capital welcomes this public declaration of support for digital businesses and entrepreneurs. Commenting on …

263 Self-Driving car startups to watch

This is a fantastic graphic showing 263 companies focused on self-driving cars. There are a great number of different sub-components, from services related to maps to algorithms that perform the driving. Enjoy!

Attest hires former Vizeum innovation head and Eventbrite marketer

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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.