Parkwalk Advisors
Venture capitalLondon · Seed–Series B · 11 people tracked
Investment thesis
Exclusively invests in spinouts from leading UK universities (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial), operating university‑branded EIS funds that connect academic founders to private investors and EIS tax advantages.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website
Neil Cameron specializes in quantum technologies and deep‑science university spinouts, combining Arthur Andersen consulting discipline with hands‑on entrepreneurial experience (e.g., Caffè Nero) for a mix of rigor and operational insight.
Anne Dobrée applies three-cycle experience in university spinouts to make quantum, life sciences and AI research accessible to private investors via tax-efficient structures, with insight into performance through market cycles.
Martin Glen leverages 15 years as an IPO-focused hedge fund manager and former chemicals analyst, with London–Hong Kong industrial and public-markets experience, to a fundamentals-driven focus on IP-rich UK university spinouts.
Alun Williams combines two decades in City debt capital markets with deep involvement in UK university commercialization, serves on boards of spinouts and advises on EIS tax-efficient structures and investing.
John Pearson brings nearly two decades in public markets and a valuation-driven, board-focused approach to UK deeptech spin-outs such as quantum-secure IoT, digital scent technology and power semiconductors.
Moray Wright co‑founded a firm to back UK university spinouts and, as CEO, built the UK's most active spinout investor while opening deeptech to financial advisers and private clients.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Parkwalk Advisors invest at?
- Parkwalk Advisors invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Parkwalk Advisors focus on?
- Parkwalk Advisors focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Medical Devices.
- Where is Parkwalk Advisors located?
- Parkwalk Advisors is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does Parkwalk Advisors lead rounds?
- Parkwalk Advisors typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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