Member Directory

Mountside Ventures was formed to optimise the fundraising process between European startups and investors. Firstly, they help the most ambitious entrepreneurs raise their Next Round of funding, with terms that are right for them, and causing the least amount of disruption to their business. Secondly, they connect the most promising Venture Fund Managers with forward-looking Limited Partners to promote the flow of venture capital into the European ecosystem.

Founded in 1982, Newable is independently recognised as the UK’s leading investment network, providing equity, advisory, and lending solutions to around 12,000 SMEs every year. Deeply embedded in the SME ecosystem, Newable’s long-term relationships with government, funding partners, and the business community ensure that the start-ups it backs receive the most appropriate investment and the most effective advice and support. In line with this, the fund aims to invest in seven to ten early-stage, knowledge-intensive companies across specialist areas including electronics, automation, medtech, and spacetech.  Focused on investing in game-changing technologies, the fund provides a gateway to Series A for visionary businesses that are now looking to scale commercial operations. Newable Ventures follows a robust and extensive screening process of around 1,500 early stage companies a year, providing funding for only the best 2% of companies which have also been vetted by an independent Investment Committee.

Newable Ventures  also hosts Frequent pitch events, and encourages their network of 500+angels to co-invest alongside the Fund.

Nyman Libson Paul are an established firm of accountants in London with over 80 years experience. Dave has structured and advised on many EIS and SEIS projects across a range of industries but has, in particular, made a significant impact in the Entertainment Industry sector, in which the firm is a significant player. Dave is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser and is also Chairman of the Institute of Chartered Accountants’ Entertainment and Media Group. Dave has specialised in tax for many years, has been published in Taxation magazine as well as many other publications and has previous ‘big firm’ experience. He also ran his own promotions business for several years, which could explain his empathy for entrepreneurs!

o2h Ventures was co-founded by Sunil and Prashant Shah in the year 2018. o2h group operates from their proprietary 2.7 acre The Mill SciTech Park where they are developing a unique model for incubating small life science companies.

The o2h team are leaders in the biotech community and have been actively involved as investors, holding various board/industry positions as well as being engaged in grassroots scientific activity for over 20 years.

o2h Ventures nurtures and invests in emerging life science and tech companies and has launched the first EIS fund in the UK solely focused on backing early stage biotech and related AI companies. The fund is structured to be S/EIS compliant providing generous income, Inheritance and capital gains tax breaks for UK taxpayers. For more details, please see –  www.o2hventures.com

Based in London, Oberon Group provides investment services along with strategic planning and advice to growing businesses. We deliver services to private individuals aiming to maximise returns and take advantage of diverse investment opportunities. Our specialist teams work both independently and collaboratively to deliver a dynamic and personalised service to our private and corporate clients. The business is underpinned by traditional values and integrity complemented by 21st century innovation from a proven team accomplished at delivering inspiring ideas and access to unique opportunities and networks.

At Oberon we pride ourselves in offering clients the personal attention of a private office whilst delivering the capabilities, contacts, and services of a much larger institution. Our clients value the entrepreneurial mind-set our dynamic team brings to the table where our services are tailored to a specific individual or business’ needs, and traditional approaches are considered alongside more innovative ideas. The solutions and strategies implemented are as varied as the individuals and businesses that require them.

At Obu, we’re building a critical mass of forward-thinking angel investors – both women and allies – who believe their capital, connections, wisdom and support can create a more equal, progressive, innovative start-up ecosystem.  Too many innovative, purposeful entrepreneurs are falling through the cracks in a manmade system. We need change. And to level the playing field for women entrepreneurs, we need to provide more women and ally investors with a practical platform to invest in them. So that’s what we do at Obu.

Octopus is synonymous with small company investing and is the UK’s largest specialist manager of tax efficient investments, managing more than £13bn on behalf of both retail and institutional investors. Our experience spans more than 20 years and, in that time, we have invested over £2 billion in early-stage companies.

Each Octopus Ventures EIS portfolio will have around 10-15 companies selected for their ambitious growth targets and potential to become a household name of the future. Investors will have access to the expertise of Octopus Ventures, one of the largest venture capital teams in Europe. Our previous track record for identifying, growing and exiting some of Britain’s brightest companies includes investments in Graze, Secret Escapes, Zoopla and Tails.com, to name but a few. Our pipeline of opportunities spans very early stage (seed) through to Series A and Series B investments.

We have aligned our fees with the interests of our investors. Our annual management charge is only payable if a company is sold for more than the amount invested into it.

We invest in seed and early stage companies from a range of different industries, with a particular focus on technology. Oxford Capital is one of the most experienced tax-efficient investment managers in the UK. Since pioneering the first EIS funds in 1999, Oxford Capital has been recognised multiple times as Best EIS Fund Manager. We have invested over £400m in small companies across the UK and are proud of partnering with some exceptional founders. Our current portfolio includes some well known brands such as Curve, Moneybox, Push Doctor, Spoke and more.  More information can be found at www.oxcp.com.

Oxford Innovation Finance is the home of the Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund and OION, one of the oldest and largest Angel Investment Networks in the UK. Providing investors with the opportunity to invest in pre-screened opportunities either directly through our Angel Network or indirectly via our EIS Fund, and providing companies with the opportunity to secure investment from a large, diverse investor base. We look at technology companies from across the UK with a focus on Oxford and make sure we have a diversified portfolio across technology sectors. There is a focus on using the Oxford Innovation network and angel investors with industry experience to support the companies . Oxford Innovation has over thirty years’ experience of incubating and accelerating high growth businesses through the operation  of a network of innovation centres across large parts of the UK, and through Oxford Innovation Advice who provide a range of coaching support for innovative businesses.