Profile
Corporate information
Registration country
Registration country
Investment activity status
Active investor
Company type
Investor in university spin-offs.Overview
Parkwalk is a leading investor in ‘hard science’ companies: commercialising the scientific discoveries made at the UK’s globally-ranked research universities.
Parkwalk is the UK’s most active investor in the university spin-out sector, and currently has over £250m of assets under management. We have invested in over 100 companies across our managed funds, including funds managed in conjunction with the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Bristol.
In 2017 Parkwalk joined forces with IP Group plc, a FTSE 250 listed company.
Funds managed
| Fund | Type | Vintage |
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| Parkwalk EIS Technology Fund 1 | Venture |
Investments
Selected investments
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Phasecraft Ltd Quantum computing firm. |
United Kingdom | 16 Aug 2023 | N/A Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active |
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Paragraf Ltd Provider of large-area graphene for next-generation, two-dimensional material based, electronic and mechanical devices. |
United Kingdom | 1 May 2018 15 Jul 2019 |
Series A Led the investment round. Active |
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Cytora Ltd Transforming the way commercial insurers target, select and price risk. |
United Kingdom | 1 Oct 2015 6 Dec 2017 12 Jan 2017 16 Apr 2019 |
Series B Round participant. Active |
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GeoSpock Ltd Provider of a a real-time, scalable database for the big data challenges of business. |
United Kingdom | 5 Oct 2015 8 Jan 2019 22 Feb 2018 26 Mar 2019 |
Venture Led the investment round. Active |
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Spectral Edge Ltd Computational imaging to enhance detail, aid visual accessibility and create beautiful pictures identical to those seen by the human eye. |
United Kingdom | 10 Apr 2018 22 Mar 2016 |
Series A Led the investment round. Active |
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Congenica Ltd Developer of genome-based discovery and diagnostic technologies. |
United Kingdom | 27 Feb 2017 | Series B Active |
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Focal Point Positioning ‘Super GPS’ software which dramatically improves the sensitivity and performance of existing radio-based positioning systems. |
27 Feb 2017 | Series B Round participant. Active |
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Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd Commercializes the world-leading solid state DSC solar cell research. |
United Kingdom | 6 Mar 2015 18 Oct 2016 |
Series C Active |
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Jukedeck Ltd Automatic music writing software. |
United Kingdom | 1 Sep 2014 7 Dec 2015 |
Venture Active |
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Arkivum Ltd Provides a completely transparent data archiving service. |
United Kingdom | 1 Apr 2014 | Series C Round participant. Active |