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Imperial College

Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

Overview

Research-intensive university focusing on STEM and global challenges.

Founded

1907

Deals · 12mo

1

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Stage focus

Seed

Geographic focus

Spain
United Kingdom

Sector focus

EdTech
Education
Universities

Investment portfolio

13rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Nanomox
Feb 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Flomark
Jun 2025Led
$0.40 MOther Equity
MintNeuro
Nov 2024Participated
$1 MOther Equity
Koalaa
Feb 2024Participated
$1 MOther Equity
NK:IO
Jul 2023Participated
$2 MOther Equity
OSSTEC
Apr 2023Participated
$1 MSeed
SERG Technologies
Jul 2022Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Bumblebee Power
Nov 2021Led
$1 MSeed
Cheesecake Energy
Sep 2021Led
$1 MSeed
Bonnet
Aug 2021Participated
$1 MOther Equity
Gripable
Mar 2021Participated
$2 MSeries A
FrontWave Imaging
Nov 2020Participated
$59 MOther Equity
Nanomox
Feb 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Flomark
Jun 2025Led
$0.40 MOther Equity
MintNeuro
Nov 2024Participated
$1 MOther Equity
Koalaa
Feb 2024Participated
$1 MOther Equity
NK:IO
Jul 2023Participated
$2 MOther Equity
OSSTEC
Apr 2023Participated
$1 MSeed
SERG Technologies
Jul 2022Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Bumblebee Power
Nov 2021Led
$1 MSeed
Cheesecake Energy
Sep 2021Led
$1 MSeed
Bonnet
Aug 2021Participated
$1 MOther Equity
Gripable
Mar 2021Participated
$2 MSeries A
FrontWave Imaging
Nov 2020Participated
$59 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Imperial College: 13 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Imperial College: 13 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed23
Series A01
Other Equity16

Monthly Deal Activity

Imperial College: 13 deals are recorded across 76 months.All available history.
Imperial College: 13 deals are recorded across 76 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Jul '201
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Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '210
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Sector Breakdown

Imperial College: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (8 deals).All available history.

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Imperial College: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (8 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences8
Space & Frontier Tech4
Manufacturing3
Clean Energy & Sustainability2
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Hardware & Robotics1
Enterprise Software1
AI & Machine Learning1
AR/VR1
Transportation & Logistics1
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

Imperial College: 13 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Imperial College: 13 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M12
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Imperial College: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (13 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Imperial College: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (13 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe13
Imperial College: 20 co-investors are shown, with British Design Fund sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Imperial College: 20 co-investors are shown, with British Design Fund sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
British Design Fund2
Innovate UK2
Parkwalk Advisors2
101 Ventures1
APX1
Ascension Ventures1
Barcelona Supercomputing Center1
Boast Trading1
Cancer Research Horizons1
Circular Innovation Fund1
EIT RawMaterials1
Embryonic Ventures1
Empirical Ventures1
Excellis1
IQ Capital1
Meltwind1
Mercia1
Newable Ventures1
Oxford Innovation Finance1
Oxford Technology Management1

Investment Strategy

Imperial College: Led accounts for 23% and participating for 77% of round participation.All available history.
Imperial College: Led accounts for 23% and participating for 77% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led323%
Participating1077%
Imperial College: Single-lead accounts for 67% and co-led for 33% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Imperial College: Single-lead accounts for 67% and co-led for 33% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead267%
Co-led133%

Team

Anastasia Borovykh

Assistant Professor

Chris Banks

Director of Library Services

Cleo Kontoravdi

Reader in Biosystems Engineering

Esther Rodriguez Villegas

Professor of Low Power Electronics

James O’Shaughnessy

Visiting Professor, Institute for Global Health Innovation

Natalie Stingelin

Professor of Functional Organic Materials

Piers Gaffney

Research Associate

Robert Winston

Researcher, Doctor, Broadcaster, Professor of Science and Society.

Tiago Reis Marques

Senior Clinical Fellow