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UK Research and Innovation

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Total investments 65
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$5M
Portfolio companies 56
Rounds per year 10.83
Lead investments 33
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.11
Exits 4
Key employees Soon
Stages of investment
Grant

Areas of investment

  • Biotechnology
  • Information Technology
  • Health Care
  • Software
  • Education
Summary

The main office of represented Corporate Investor is situated in the Swindon. The venture was found in Europe in United Kingdom.

The important activity for fund was in 2019. Considering the real fund results, this Corporate Investor is 30 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations. Deals in the range of 1 - 5 millions dollars are the general things for fund. The fund is generally included in less than 2 deals every year.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 1-2 partakers. Despite the UK Research and Innovation, startups are often financed by European Commission, Connect Ventures. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, STFC, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Small Business Innovation Research, United States Air Force, Innovate UK.

For fund there is no match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - United States. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, ObjectSecurity. We can highlight the next thriving fund investment areas, such as Life Science, Pharmaceutical. Moreover, a startup needs to be at the age of 6-10 years to get the investment from the fund.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

TwoShot

Artificial Intelligence
B2B
Blockchain
Consumer Software
Information Technology
Machine Learning
Music
Software
$68K01 May 2023 -

onHand

Wellness
$4M26 Jan 2023 London, England, United Kingdom

onHand

Wellness
$1M17 Jun 2021 London, England, United Kingdom

Skyfarer LTD/

Drones
Logistics
Software
$68K01 Jul 2020 United Kingdom, Coventry

The Conversation

Communities
Education
Government
Leisure
News
Non Profit
Public Relations
Publishing
Universities
$685K01 Nov 2012 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Total investments 65
Average round size 5M
Rounds per year 10.83
Peak activity year 2023
Lead investments 33
Follow on index 0.11
Exits 4
Group Appearance index 0.18

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

TwoShot

Artificial Intelligence
B2B
Blockchain
Consumer Software
Information Technology
Machine Learning
Music
Software
$68K01 May 2023 -

onHand

Wellness
$4M26 Jan 2023 London, England, United Kingdom

onHand

Wellness
$1M17 Jun 2021 London, England, United Kingdom

Skyfarer LTD/

Drones
Logistics
Software
$68K01 Jul 2020 United Kingdom, Coventry

The Conversation

Communities
Education
Government
Leisure
News
Non Profit
Public Relations
Publishing
Universities
$685K01 Nov 2012 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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