Founded 2011. £15m+ cumulative committed. 100+ portfolio cos. Invests pre-seed to Series A in deep-tech spinouts & startups from University of Edinburgh. Team of 6 specialists + 4 Venture Partners (Sandy McKinnon, Nicola Broughton, Andy Coleman, Bill Yost). Active shareholder; strong co-investor network; board observer roles. Notable exits: Blackford Analysis, NGenTec; portfolio incl. Sunamp, Invizius, MiAlgae, Exergy3, Mocean Energy.
Investment Focus
Investment Thesis
University of Edinburgh's in-house venture arm. Pre-seed to Series A. Deep-tech focus: AI, cleantech, agtech, biotech, medtech, therapeutics, semiconductors. Exclusively funds UoE-associated spinouts & startups. Co-investment model. Check sizes £50k-£250k typically. 150+ co-investor relationships. No arrangement/monitoring fees. Long-term patient capital approach.
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