UK Innovation Zones

Investor · Oxford

Oxford Science Enterprises

Independent company with a strategic partnership with the University of Oxford, building and funding companies from Oxford research.

Investment profile

Stage

  • Pre-seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B

Investment type

  • University-linked
  • Venture capital

Geographic mandate

UK only

Typical cheque size is shown only where the investor publishes it. Where it is absent, it is not published rather than estimated.

Selected UK portfolio

Companies in this directory that the investor lists publicly.

Connected ecosystem

Companies in the same place and sectors

  • Oxford Nanopore Technologies

    Develops nanopore-based DNA and RNA sequencing devices, from handheld to high-throughput.

  • Oxford Ionics

    Trapped-ion quantum computing company using standard semiconductor manufacturing, now part of an international quantum group.

  • Oxa

    Autonomous vehicle software company deploying self-driving systems in industrial and public transport settings.

  • Tokamak Energy

    Develops spherical tokamak fusion technology and high temperature superconducting magnets.

  • Oxford PV

    Commercialises perovskite-on-silicon tandem solar cell technology.

  • Immunocore

    Develops T cell receptor bispecific immunotherapies, with headquarters in Oxfordshire.

  • Barinthus Biotherapeutics

    Immunotherapeutics company founded on Oxford vaccine research.

  • Oxford Instruments

    Manufactures cryogenic, imaging and nanofabrication instruments used in quantum and materials research worldwide.

Universities in Oxford

Relevant proposed UKIZ missions

Listing does not imply participation. No investor here is a UKIZ participant unless stated on the UKIZ people page.

Proposed by UKIZ · not a government designation

Sources

  • Organisation's own published material

Last verified: 15 August 2026