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IP Group

London, United Kingdom

London-listed investor that builds and funds science-based companies, many spun out of universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial, across health tech, deep tech and cleantech. It uses its own balance sheet plus managed funds, including Parkwalk.

What IP Group backs

Stages
Idea, Seed, Series A, Series B and later
Sectors
Healthtech, Biotech and life sciences, Deep tech and hardware, Climate and energy
Where
UK, Global
How much
Not publishedInvestment sizes are not published. The email listed is the one its contact page gives for academics, founders and entrepreneurs.

Companies it has backed

  • Oxford Nanopore
  • Oxa
  • Hysata
  • Istesso
  • Artios
  • Nexeon
The full list on IP Group's site

Lately

Active: Parkwalk and the IP Group Hostplus Innovation Fund led Brainomix's £4.8m Series C extension (UKTN, 24 Feb 2026); after Railpen dropped its takeover approach (27 Jul 2026) IP Group stays independent.

Sources

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