Investors
For innovators seeking investment, Cambridge presents an exceptional environment rich in opportunities and support. The city’s renowned university ecosystem fuels a steady stream of cutting-edge ideas and ambitious startups, attracting a diverse range of investors—from experienced angel networks like Cambridge Angels and Cambridge Capital Group to leading venture capital firms such as Cambridge Innovation Capital.
Directory of Networks
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Amadeus Capital Partners
Founded by Herman Hauser, invests in technology and believes in supporting entrepreneurs.
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Cambridge Angels
A leading UK business angel network providing smart capital from entrepreneurs to entrepreneurs. They have been investing since 2001 and have supported more than 150 companies.
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Cambridge Capital Group
A business angel network comprised of private investors, family offices, and venture funds investing in technology startups across the UK's Golden Triangle.
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Cambridge Enterprise
Formed by the University of Cambridge Cambridge Ventures is the investment arm of Cambridge Enterprise designed to help staff and students commercialise their expertise and ideas.
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Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC)
A prominent VC firm embedded in the Cambridge ecosystem. They recently launched a £100 million Opportunity Fund to invest in growth-stage deep tech and life sciences companies.
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Deeptech Labs
An accelerator and fund that embeds startups in a network of successful entrepreneurs and deeptech organisations.
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IP Group
Backing the scientific discoveries that shape our future. Their portfolio companies share a common goal – to have a positive impact on the world through life sciences, cleantech or deeptech.
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IQ Capital
IQ Capital is a dedicated European deep tech venture capital firm, built on the conviction that frontier technology will underpin the next generation of globally significant companies.
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Martlet Capital
Pre-seed and seed stage investor based in Cambridge, providing patient capital to deep technology and life science startups with high growth potential.
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Parkwalk Advisors
Parkwalk is one of the UK’s leading growth fund managers backing world-changing technologies emerging out of UK universities and research institutions with the aim of delivering world-class returns.