Investment that powers innovation
At Oxford Innovation Finance, we specialise in providing growth and development capital for innovative businesses through our angel investment community, Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION) and our fund, the Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund. Established for over 30 years and FCA regulated, our angel network is one of the oldest, largest and most active angel investment networks in the UK.
Whether you’re an investor seeking high-quality investment opportunities to support the UK’s most promising science and technology startups or a business looking to raise early-stage investment, we have the expertise, experience and network to help you succeed.
Investing in the future
We pride ourselves on matching investors to the right businesses by understanding the needs and aspirations of both. We offer two flexible, tax-efficient ways to invest. Through our OION angel network and our EIS Growth Fund, you can access carefully selected investment opportunities in companies developing breakthrough technologies and solutions that aim to transform industries, improve lives, and tackle global challenges.
Our exclusive online and in-person events provide our members with regular opportunities to meet founders, expand their portfolios, and network with other like-minded investors.
Raising equity investment
If you’re an ambitious company seeking to secure investment, we can help you connect with investors who understand your journey and share your vision. Recognised as one of the most active angel networks in the UK (according to Beauhurst), many of our investor members are successful entrepreneurs who can provide management expertise, contacts and industry-specific knowledge, in addition to capital.
From refining pitches to arranging follow-up meetings and guidance on providing due diligence information, we support businesses throughout the fundraising process.
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What do investors and entrepreneurs say about us?
OION provides access to high calibre start-ups and a strong network of angels. The showcase events are well organised and the pitches are high quality, making it an excellent platform for discovering and supporting promising startups.”
Anna Salim
Investor
Oxford Innovation Finance are really good people to work with. They’re straight-talking, reliable and credible, with extensive experience of raising money for tech companies like us. They were clear about the process and what was needed, so we knew what to expect and everything went smoothly. Raising through Oxford Innovation Finance also helps you attract other investors due to their strong reputation within the ecosystem”
Matthew Dreaper
Oxford Space Systems
OION is one of the best angel networks around. They do a great job of sourcing and selecting the strongest and most credible opportunities for their Showcase events. I’ve invested in around 50 companies through OION over the last 25 years. All the investments I have made have been in EIS or SEIS eligible businesses and most of those have been technology companies as I believe that is the future.”
Hugh Smith
Investor
Raising finance is challenging, especially in our field. Oxford Innovation Finance is the best platform for accessing angel investment. The team made the experience very straight forward and the process was very transparent. We were able to secure crucial investment, and our investors have contributed knowledge to the business, which has helped us with further fundraising.”
Dr Angela de Manzanos Guinot
FA Bio
OION is a very valuable group, which connects investors with a great mix of very high quality businesses seeking investment. I think it is really important for an angel group to have investors from different industries, who have different experiences and opinions to bring to the mix, and OION is particularly strong on that.”
Caroline McGuirk
Investor
As an innovative UK AI company expanding into the US and developing cutting-edge technology, we’ve really valued the support from Oxford Innovation Finance. The investment process was efficient and founder-friendly, and highly supportive throughout. Their belief in our vision, coupled with helpful input from their investor network, has given us both the confidence and backing to accelerate our growth.”
Duncan Mann
Hoxton Analytics
Our next event
OION Webinar: Introduction to Angel Investing
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