Oxsensis develops ultra-high-temperature sensors that measure heat and pressure in extreme environments, including power stations, car and aero engines, and space applications. Its sensors are designed to operate at temperatures exceeding 1000°C. The company was formed in 2003 as a spin-out from STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire and is based in Oxford, UK. Oxsensis has attracted backing from venture investors including Albion Ventures, Frog Investments, Seven Spires Investments Ltd., Rainbow Seed Fund and Strathdon Plc., alongside prominent individual investors. In the reported round it raised £3m from Carbon Trust Investments and existing investors. The company previously raised £4.36m ($8.5m) in July 2007.

Total raised

$5M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Mar 2010