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Old College Capital

Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh

Description

Old College Capital is the venture investment arm of the University of Edinburgh providing growth and development finance into start-ups.

Investor Profile

Old College Capital has made 75 investments, with 9 in the past 12 months and 4% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (43%)
  • Series Unknown (29%)
  • Series A (15%)
  • Pre Seed (9%)
  • Angel (3%)
  • Grant (1%)

Country Focus

  • United Kingdom (97%)
  • United States (3%)

Industry Focus

  • Biotechnology
  • Software
  • Health Care
  • Medical
  • Agriculture
  • Manufacturing
  • Machine Learning
  • Information Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • Energy
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Old College Capital frequently co-invest with?

Par Equity
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 13
Eos
Europe, Fife, United Kingdom, Saint Andrews
Co-Investments: 5
SV
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 5
Equity Gap
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 14
Kelvin Capital
Europe, Glasgow City, United Kingdom, Glasgow
Co-Investments: 6
Archangels
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 6
Scottish Investment Bank
Europe, Glasgow City, United Kingdom, Glasgow
Co-Investments: 23
TRICAPITAL
Europe, Scottish Borders, The, United Kingdom, Melrose
Co-Investments: 6
Apollo Informal Investment
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 3
Scottish Enterprise
Europe, Glasgow City, United Kingdom, Glasgow
Co-Investments: 24

Which angels does Old College Capital often collaborate with?

GW
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
OH
Europe, United Kingdom
Shared Deals: 1
RD
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Shared Deals: 1
LB
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Shared Deals: 2
JM
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Old College Capital?

Mask Logic

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Safe and comfortable respirators for any face.

ManufacturingSoftware
SeedMar 31, 2025
Amount Raised: $850,720
Forth Therapeutics

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Forth Therapeutics is a pioneering precision therapeutics that target the underlying mechanisms driving fibrosis.

Biotechnology
SeedMar 18, 2025
uFraction8

Falkirk, Falkirk, United Kingdom

uFraction8 develops microfluidics-based filtration systems to help bio-manufacturers to harvest biomass sustainably and more efficiently.

BiotechnologyCleanTechIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing
Series UnknownFeb 24, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,311,165
Concinnity Genetics

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Concinnity Genetics transform the safety of gene therapies by designing novel control mechanisms using AI platform.

BiotechnologyGeneticsTherapeutics
SeedDec 16, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,806,865
Cytomos

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Cytomos develops and provides integrated, predictive analytics systems for intelligent bioprocessing in biopharma.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyMachine LearningMedical
Series UnknownNov 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,347,079
Invizius

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Invizius provides dialysis treatments and other extra-corporeal treatments for patients.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Series UnknownSep 23, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,268,273
MiAlgae

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

MiAlgae is a new-age microalgal production company .

AgricultureBiotechnologyEnterpriseManufacturingPrediction MarketsProduct Research
Series ASep 18, 2024
Amount Raised: $18,484,264
Exergy3

Queensferry, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Exergy3 is an energy storage company that increases energy efficiency and reduces carbon dioxide emissions from industrial processes.

Clean EnergyEnergy StorageRenewable Energy
Pre SeedSep 12, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,313,236
ŌGI Bio

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

ŌGI Bio is a Biotechnology Research company.

BiopharmaBiotechnology
SeedJun 18, 2024
Amount Raised: $825,363
Prothea Technologies

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Prothea Technologies is a private medical technology business to provide lung cancer biopsy and therapy in a single hospital visit.

HospitalMedicalWellness
Series AApr 9, 2024
Amount Raised: $13,030,674