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Oxford Technology Management

Venture capital

Oxford · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked

Also known as Grillcastle Limited · Seed Capital Limited

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Investment thesis

Oxford Technology invests in startup and early-stage technology companies located in and around Oxford through SEIS and EIS tax-advantaged funds. Its flagship three-year fund allocates capital across roughly eight tech startups, deploying SEIS seed funding in year one and EIS follow-on funding to strong performers in later years; a separate knowledge-intensive EIS fund invests in five more mature portfolio companies. The team, describing itself as scientists focused on the underlying science, screens a large deal flow (selecting roughly 5 per 1,000 annually) and works closely with founders on business model and pricing. It typically provides up to £150k of SEIS seed funding and up to £300k of EIS follow-on capital.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$200K – $400K
HQ
Oxford, GB
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1983
AUM
$33M
Tracked investments
44

Team · 6 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Francesco Moiraghi· Investorin𝕏

What they invest in

from 26 of 44 portfolio companies

Healthtech ×12Deep Tech ×11Medical Devices ×11Biotech ×10AI & Machine Learning ×7Hardware ×7Digital Health ×3Robotics ×3

HQs:United Kingdom×8

Investments · 44 tracked

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ActiveNeedleactiveneedle.comin𝕏✓ verified

Active Needle Technology develops active (vibrating) needle technology to improve ultrasound-guided needle interventional procedures.

Deep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Ian Quirk(Founder & CEO)Muhammad Sadiq(Founder & Senior Technical Officer)

Septestseptest.com✓ verified

Septest develops rapid point-of-need diagnostic tests for detecting infections and inflammation, including its multi-marker TRISEP test aimed at pre-hospital and community triage.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

​ OxCan (Oxford Cancer Analytics)oxcan.orgin

Oxford Cancer Analytics develops a diagnostic platform that combines proteomic measurement with AI to generate evidence-based clinical insights for lung disease management, initially focused on COPD and lung cancer.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesOxford, GB

Accelerateddiagnosticsaccelerateddiagnostics.com

Accelerated Diagnostics is developing decentralised diagnostics for human and veterinary markets, with a product launch planned for July 2026.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Beyondfencebeyondfence.eu

Beyond Fence provides ISO-compliant safety solutions for industrial robotics and automation, focused on keeping human operators safe and in control while improving efficiency.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRobotics

Bioarchitechbioarchitech.comin

Bioarchitech develops multifunctional cancer immunotherapies derived from viral genetic code, including an intravenous engineered Vaccinia virus therapy (BA-V151) for metastatic cancer and a self-amplifying RNA intratumoural therapy (BA-R166) for early-stage cancers.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Combatcancercombatcancer.comin𝕏

COMBAT Medical develops patented hyperthermic medical devices used to treat bladder and peritoneal cancers, deployed in hospitals across more than 40 countries.

HealthtechMedical Devices

Connexintxconnexintx.com
Covaticcovatic.comin

Covatic develops an on-device advertising platform powered by AI and machine learning that identifies user cohorts and delivers targeted ads while preserving consumer privacy.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningLondon, GB

Curileumcurileum.comin

Curileum is a biotech company developing small-molecule therapies to restore gastrointestinal tissue health, with a lead first-in-class drug (ULI262) aimed at preventing bowel cancer by redirecting precancerous polyp-forming cells and treating inflammatory bowel disease.

BiotechHealthtechLondon, GB

Darkbeamdarkbeam.com
Ducentisbioducentisbio.com
Entiaentia.coin

Entia develops Liberty, an at-home blood monitoring device and tests that analyze a single drop of blood and return results in minutes, with results shared with a healthcare professional.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Etcemblyetcembly.comin𝕏

Etcembly builds EMLy Co-pilot, an AI platform with a conversational interface that unifies biologics design workflows—including structural modeling, variant generation, and molecule optimization—into a single tool.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Ew Technologiesew-technologies.com
Expendexpend.com
Flare Brightflarebright.comin

Flarebright develops patented software and machine learning technologies that add capabilities such as autonomous flight and flight safety systems to robotic and crewed vehicles, including drones.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsUK, GB

Dr. Kelvin Hamilton(Founder & CEO)Dr. Conrad Rider(Co-founder & CTO)Dr. Carl Sequeira(Interim CTO)Gavin McEwan(Finance Director)

Gripablegripable.co
HydRegen Seedhydregenoxford.comin𝕏
Lucida Medicallucidamedical.com
Lupetechnologylupetechnology.com
Machine Discoverymachine-discovery.comin

Mach42 develops AI tools for high-performance computing tasks, including analog circuit simulation and test plan development for semiconductors as well as real-time fusion control mechanisms.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors

Matildamatilda.technology
Metacarpal
Metallobiometallobio.comin

MetalloBio is an antimicrobials development company creating a new class of metal-based, broad-spectrum antibacterial agents to treat drug-resistant "superbug" infections.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Kirsty Louise Smitten(Founder)

MitoRx Therapeuticsmitorxtherapeutics.comin
Neurolaseneurolase.comin

Neurolase develops AI-powered technology for brain surgery, aiming to improve surgical precision and patient outcomes in neurosurgery, particularly for brain tumor resection.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Monika Kott(Co-Founder & CEO)Babar Vaqas(Co-Founder & CMO)

Neurouteneuroute.co
Nikalytenikalyte.comin𝕏

Nikalyte designs and manufactures physical vapor deposition (PVD) equipment for nanoparticle deposition, thin film coating, and custom vacuum systems, ranging from benchtop systems to industrial reel-to-reel coaters.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

ONIoni.bioin𝕏

ONI develops the Nanoimager, an automated super-resolution imaging system.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical DevicesOxford, GB

Orbit Discoveryorbitdiscovery.comin𝕏
Ovobiomanufacturingovobiomanufacturing.comin

OVO Biomanufacturing offers a cloud-based software platform that helps viral vaccine manufacturers manage and reduce defective interfering particles (DIPs) to improve production yields.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechSaaS

Co-founder of OVO(Co-founder)

Oxventoxvent.orgin𝕏

OxVent designs and produces a low-cost electro-mechanical medical ventilator, originally developed for the UK Government's 2020 Ventilator Challenge by engineers and medics from the University of Oxford and King's College London.

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Oxwashoxwash.com
Processvisionprocessvision.comin𝕏

Process Vision develops optical detection technology for the energy industry, including LineVu, a system that uses image processing and live video to detect liquid carryover, hydrate, wax, and contamination in natural gas pipelines and processing plants, and InSight, a snake robot for inspecting and removing fouling in high-pressure gas plants without shutdown.

EnergyIoTRobotics

Refeynrefeyn.comin

Refeyn develops mass photometers that measure the mass of individual molecules directly in solution using label-free single-molecule light scattering, providing rapid assessment of sample purity, molecular interactions, and heterogeneity.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareOxford, GB

Sasetssasets.com

Sasets offers a mobile app and web portal for job, task, form, and document management, letting construction field teams and office staff share project data, drawings, and photos in real time.

Construction TechSaaS

Scintamscintam.com
Scintam Engineering
Simedxsimedx.comin𝕏

SIME builds AI-powered point-of-care diagnostics for intensive care, starting with a test that analyzes gastric aspirate samples in the NICU using spectroscopy and AI to detect biochemical signatures of newborn lung maturity within minutes of birth.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices

Thermo Trauma Portthermotraumaport.com

TTP develops the Thermo Trauma Port, a novel patient transfer device for the trauma care pathway, created with a consortium including East Anglian Air Ambulance, University Hospital of Birmingham and the University of Portsmouth.

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Mary Anne Cordeiro(Founder & CEO)

Veirulenceveirulence.com

Veirulence develops first-in-class non-antibiotic small molecule therapeutics that target bacterial virulence factors to treat resistant infections, with an initial focus on the WHO priority pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Zaynduzayndu.com

Zayndu develops ActivatedAir, an on-site plasma seed priming system that treats seeds to improve germination synchronisation, reduce growth cycle times, and increase crop yields.

AgTechDeep TechFoodTech

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Principals & officers · per Companies House

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John Lucius Arthur Cary

Director · British

Andrea Giacomo Mica

Director · Italian · since 2012

Ownership & control

John Lucius Arthur Cary25–50% of shares

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Oxford Technology Management invest at?
Oxford Technology Management invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Oxford Technology Management's typical check size?
Oxford Technology Management typically writes checks of $200K – $400K.
What sectors does Oxford Technology Management focus on?
Oxford Technology Management focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Biotech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, IoT, Medical Devices, New Materials, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
Where is Oxford Technology Management located?
Oxford Technology Management is headquartered in Oxford, GB.
Does Oxford Technology Management lead rounds?
Yes, Oxford Technology Management leads investment rounds.

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