UK · Pre-Seed–Series B · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Osney Capital focuses solely on the UK cyber security ecosystem, backing founders at the earliest stages of company growth. The firm positions itself as a sector specialist with deep knowledge of the cyber market, buyers, and technology. It invests only where its team believes it can uniquely support a company, contributing networks, expertise, and hands-on guidance. Osney typically makes its first investment when the round size is under £5m, partnering with founders from the very beginning and helping companies scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 9 of 16 portfolio companiesCybersecurity ×8AI & Machine Learning ×7SaaS ×5Enterprise Software ×3Developer Tools ×2Cloud Computing ×1Hardware ×1Quantum Computing ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×2United States×1
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathThreat-focused vulnerability management with continuous threat modelling and root-cause analysis for developers.
Authorised push payment fraud intelligence platform for detecting mule accounts and payment-related scams.
ESProfiler helps security leaders understand, optimize, and maximize their security technology investments by mapping capabilities across frameworks, identifying gaps and overlaps, and reducing waste.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSManchester, GB
Louis Holt(CEO & Founder)Joe Pavitt(Chief Product Officer)John McCann(Chief Revenue Officer)Louis H(Founder)
Co-investorsNauta Capital
Threat hunting workbench with federated search and guided investigation across security tools.
Mindgard provides AI security solutions that help enterprises identify, assess, and mitigate threats across AI models, agents, and applications throughout the AI lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
Dr. Peter GarraghaninJames Brear(CEO)inAaron Portnoy(Head of Research)inRich Smith(Offensive Security Lead)in
Co-investors.406 VenturesAtlantic Bridge VenturesIQ CapitalAlbum VCKarma VenturesLakestar
OnSecurity provides a subscription-based, CREST-approved penetration testing platform that combines AI-driven automation with manual testing by human experts, plus vulnerability scanning.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Overmind is a platform that simulates the live production environment to show engineers the blast radius, dependencies, and risks of infrastructure changes before a pull request is merged.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Dylan Ratcliffe(Founder)in
Co-investorsMotive ForceOperator CollectiveAntlerPortfolio VenturesRenegade Partners
LLM and SLM tooling platform for supervision and fine-tuning of AI agents with production behavior analysis.
Ploy is an identity governance platform that automates joiner-mover-leaver processes, access reviews, permission removal, and audit evidence collection, using an AI agent called Luna.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsSuperSeedFirst Round CapitalY Combinator
Refute detects and responds to disinformation campaigns on behalf of organizations using quantitative data analysis and threat modeling across multiple channels.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Tom Garnett(CEO & Co-Founder)Vlad Galu(CTO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersEpisode1Playfair Capital
RevEng.AI builds a verification platform for software supply chain integrity using AI models trained on binary analysis to identify vulnerabilities, malware, and security threats in released software in production.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
James Patrick-Evans(CEO and Founder)
Co-investorsEpisode1IQ Capital
Automated deception technology platform for deploying and maintaining decoys in cloud environments.
Sitehop provides hardware-enforced, FPGA-powered encryption solutions for data in motion, delivering quantum-ready security with ultra-low latency for telecommunications, critical infrastructure, financial services, and enterprise networks.
CybersecurityHardwareQuantum Computing
Melissa Chambers(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersManta Ray Ventures
AI-native digital forensics and incident response platform with forensic-grade LLM for investigation automation.
Strand builds an autonomous digital forensics and incident response platform that collects endpoint, server, and cloud evidence to reconstruct attack paths—covering initial access, lateral movement, persistence, and data exfiltration—for security incidents like ransomware, business email compromise, and APT intrusions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMindgard · eu-startups.com · Aug 13, 2026
Overmind · thefashionlaw.com · Aug 4, 2026
Ploy · techtimes.com · Jul 1, 2026
ESProfiler · osneycapital.com · Mar 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Osney Capital made?
- Osney Capital has 15 tracked investments.
- What stage does Osney Capital invest at?
- Osney Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Osney Capital's typical check size?
- Osney Capital typically writes checks of $6.3M.
- What sectors does Osney Capital focus on?
- Osney Capital focuses on Cybersecurity.
- Where is Osney Capital located?
- Osney Capital is headquartered in UK, GB.
- Who does Osney Capital co-invest with?
- Osney Capital most often shares deals with Amadeus Capital Partners, Episode1, IQ Capital, among 8 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamAdam Cragg, Partner at Osney Capital. The Cybersecurity Investor
Between Meetings · Adam Cragg
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Co-investors · 12
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