Osney Capital
Venture capitalUK · 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 websiteWhat they invest in
from 3 of 15 portfolio companiesCybersecurity ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Enterprise Software ×2Hardware ×1Quantum Computing ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×1United States×1
Investments · 15 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 SoftwareSaaS
Louis Holt(CEO & Founder)Joe Pavitt(Chief Product Officer)John McCann(Chief Revenue Officer)
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
CREST-approved, AI-augmented penetration testing platform with continuous scanning and threat intelligence.
LLM and SLM tooling platform for supervision and fine-tuning of AI agents with production behavior analysis.
Identity and access governance platform that automates discovery, reviews, onboarding, and offboarding.
Disinformation analytics platform that detects and responds to disinformation campaigns using narrative analysis.
AI-assisted binary analysis platform with models and APIs for reverse engineering machine code.
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
AI-native digital forensics and incident response platform with forensic-grade LLM for investigation automation.
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamAdam Cragg, Partner at Osney Capital. The Cybersecurity Investor - YouTube
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