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Overview

Higher education institution with a focus on medicine and science.

Founded

1904

Deals · 12mo

0

Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

United Kingdom

Sector focus

Education
Higher Education
Universities

Investment portfolio

5rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Lunac Therapeutics
Nov 2019Led
$3 MSeries A
Optimus Vitrum
Aug 2019Participated
$0.73 MOther Equity
SatSense
Jun 2018Participated
$1 MSeed
Creavo Medical Technologies
Jul 2017Participated
$17 MOther Equity
Quantum Imaging
Feb 2016Participated
$7 MSeries A
Lunac Therapeutics
Nov 2019Led
$3 MSeries A
Optimus Vitrum
Aug 2019Participated
$0.73 MOther Equity
SatSense
Jun 2018Participated
$1 MSeed
Creavo Medical Technologies
Jul 2017Participated
$17 MOther Equity
Quantum Imaging
Feb 2016Participated
$7 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

University of Leeds: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
University of Leeds: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed01
Series A11
Other Equity02

Monthly Deal Activity

University of Leeds: 5 deals are recorded across 129 months.All available history.
University of Leeds: 5 deals are recorded across 129 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

University of Leeds: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (3 deals).All available history.

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University of Leeds: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (3 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences3
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Hardware & Robotics1
Professional Services1
Real Estate & Construction1
Data, Analytics & IT1

Deal Size Distribution

University of Leeds: 5 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.

University of Leeds: 5 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M3
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

University of Leeds: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

University of Leeds: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe4
Cv3 4fj1
University of Leeds: 6 co-investors are shown, with IP Group sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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University of Leeds: 6 co-investors are shown, with IP Group sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
IP Group2
NPIF \u2013 Mercia Equity Finance2
Epidarex Capital1
Opportunities EIS Fund1
Puhua Capital1
Unipart Rail1

Investment Strategy

University of Leeds: Led accounts for 20% and participating for 80% of round participation.All available history.
University of Leeds: Led accounts for 20% and participating for 80% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led120%
Participating480%
University of Leeds: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics.All available history.
University of Leeds: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led1100%

Team

Don Arnone

Visiting Professor

James Pickering

Faculty of Medicine and Health

Justin Gallagher

Teaching and Research Fellow in Robotics

Nishant Ravikumar

Lecturer in Computer Science

Paul Markwick

Visiting Lecturer

Sheena Macpherson

Entrepreneur In Residence - CISTIB

Simone Buitendijk

Vice Chancellor