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OXFORD CAPITAL
Pre-Seed Investors

Investing in UK’s entrepreneurs since 1999

What is the Enterprise Investment Scheme?

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) was first introduced by the UK Government in 1994 to encourage investment in to early-stage businesses. We have championed the scheme for over 20 years and have pioneered fund investing via EIS.

While EIS qualifying businesses are high risk, for those investors comfortable taking on this risk, the tax reliefs (such as 30% income tax relief) are an incentive to invest.

INVESTING IN THE OXFORD CAPITAL GROWTH EIS

The Oxford Capital Growth EIS enables investors to build a portfolio of shares in early-stage UK technology companies that have the potential for rapid value growth with the benefit of potential EIS tax reliefs.

It invests in sectors such as fintech, digital health, and AI & machine learning.

our pre-seed investment opportunities

The pre-seed investment stage is typically the first institutional monies a company will receive, albeit from specialised, pre-seed venture capital funds. Before this, companies are typically funded by the founders themselves, friends and family, angel investors, and start up loans. Pre-seed funding will usually occur before the company has generated any revenue, so there will be little evidence of product market fit. However, there will be potential to achieve these. A VC will determine the value of a business, and provide capital in return for an equity stake in the business. At the pre-seed stage, it is possible to benefit from SEIS tax reliefs, which help incentivise investors to invest in such deals by offering some very attractive tax reliefs. Although Oxford Capital invests in EIS qualifying deals, we do sometimes invest in companies that have some SEIS capacity remaining, and if available, we will take on this capacity to provide our investors with additional tax reliefs.

Sectors we invest in

Fintech

Heath Tech

Cyber Security

E-Commerce

AI & Machine Learning

DELIVERING STRONG RETURNS

0 % - IRR*

7 years of strong performance

0 x DEEP

tech exits

multiple on invested capital

£ bn

of EV across portfolio

*Data for 7 years to 5.10.2022 (since inception). Current valuation as at 5.10.22. Multiple shows gross performance and does not include the effect of commissions, fees or other charges. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

HOW WE INVEST – BACKING PROGRESS

Portfolio construction model

Key:

size of investment

We invest at an early stage (seed and series A) and will typically make follow on investments at a later stage once a company has hit specific milestones and shown strong growth.

We look for two types of companies: ‘high potential’ – have developed a ground-breaking product or IP that could disrupt the market and ‘early growth’ –have launched their product and achieved early success.

Our Portfolio

Hear From Our founders

BROWSE OUR GUIDES

What is the EIS?

Growth EIS for Beginners

A guide to EIS Investments

What are the rules of EIS invesments?

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