Parkwalk

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

London, United Kingdom

Countries of investment

United Kingdom

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B

Industries

DeepTech
Life Sciences
Materials
Engineering
University Spinouts
Advanced Manufacturing
Quantum
AI
Biotech

About
Parkwalk is a London-based venture capital firm focused on backing UK university spinouts commercializing world-class research. Their focus spans deep tech, life sciences, materials, and engineering across the United Kingdom. The firm supports university spinout founders from seed through Series B stages.

Min check size: $500K
Max check size: $5M
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Investment Thesis

Parkwalk is a seed to Series B stage venture capital firm deploying capital across deep tech, life sciences, materials, engineering, and university spinout sectors. They invest as one of the UK's most active university spinout investors with dedicated funds tied to Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, and Imperial College. The firm differentiates itself as the largest UK EIS deep tech fund manager with £550M+ AUM focused exclusively on backing UK university spinouts across leading research institutions.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2009 by Alastair Kilgour (Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner) and Moray Wright (CEO and Managing Partner). Team of 15+ investment professionals focused on UK university spinouts. Manages over £550M AUM as the UK's largest EIS-focused deep tech fund manager. Acquired by IP Group plc in 2017, providing strategic partnership with the UK's leading commercialization organization. Manages dedicated funds tied to Oxford (Oxford Innovation Finance), Cambridge (Cambridge Innovation Capital), Bristol (Bristol Innovation Finance), and Imperial College (Imperial College Innovation Fund). Portfolio includes Featurespace, Congenica, PsiQuantum, Wayve, Oxford Space Systems, Bramble Energy, Nu Quantum, Riverlane, ORCA Computing, and Salience Labs. Focused exclusively on backing UK university spinouts commercializing world-class research across quantum, life sciences, deep tech, and advanced materials.