Our Funds: University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund (UCEF)
The University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund (UCEF) was launched in 2012, combining the expertise of Cambridge Enterprise, one of the world’s leading technology transfer organisations, and Parkwalk, the UK’s biggest investor in university spin-outs.
The fund offers alumni, individuals associated with the University, and other investors the opportunity to invest in companies formed to commercialise scientific and technological discoveries made at the University of Cambridge, in a tax-efficient manner. By investing alongside the University of Cambridge, UCEF is able to double the capital provided to investee companies.
UCEF I – X have raised £30.4 million of funds to invest in Cambridge spin-outs. UCEF portfolio companies have collectively raised over £1 billion of syndicated capital and are valued at more than £1.44 billion.
Further information on UCEF, including future raises, is available via Parkwalk’s website.
52 North
52 North is reinventing the healthcare journey, creating affordable, cutting-edge technology to bring healthcare closer to patients.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Umaima Malik-Ahmad, Saif Ahmad, Fahad Ali
8Power
8power is an innovative technology company that specialises in self-powered wireless sensor solutions for industrial plant applications.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Ashwin Seshia, Yu Jia, Jize Yan, Kenichi Soga
Abselion
Abselion simplifies protein quantification with automated biosensors, enabling rapid and accurate analysis for pharmaceutical research and manufacturing.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Ruizhi Wang, Stephan Hofmann, Christoph von Bieberstein
Aqdot
Aqdot is a supramolecular chemistry company with a focus and expertise in developing, licensing and selling novel proprietary products.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Oren Scherman, Chris Abell, Roger Coulston, Jing Zhang
Barocal
Barocal is a spin-out of the University of Cambridge that is pioneering barocaloric technology to satisfy low-carbon heating and cooling requirements and provide a unique efficient solution without greenhouse gases.
Point of Contact: Chris Gibbs Academic founder: Xavier Moya
BKwai
BKwai combines world-class data science and construction engineering expertise to give engineers the technology solutions they deserve and need.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founder: Sivasakthy Selvakumaran
Cambridge Electric Cement
Cambridge Electric Cement has developed a low-carbon, recycled cement using electric arc furnaces. This innovative process reduces emissions by co-recycling steel and cement, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional cement production.
Point of Contact: Chris Gibbs Academic founders: Julian Allwood, Bill Yost, Poppy Brewer
Cambridge GaN Devices
Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) is a fabless semiconductor company that develops a range of energy-efficient GaN-based power devices to make greener electronics possible.
Point of Contact: Chris Gibbs Academic founders: Giorgia Longobardi, Florin Udrea
Cambridge Photon Technology (CPT)
Cambridge Photon Technology (CPT) is developing next-generation advanced materials designed to increase the performance of existing silicon solar panels by as much as 15%.
Point of Contact: Chris Gibbs Academic founder: Akshay Rao
Cambridge Touch Technologies
Cambridge Touch Technologies (CTT) is a spin-out specialising in advanced touch technology. Their UltraTouch system uses piezoelectric materials and AI to enable multi-touch and force sensing on smart devices, even in challenging conditions like rain or underwater.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Arokia Nathan, Corbin Church
Carbon Re
Carbon Re is an AI and climate tech software solution provider for glass, cement and other energy-intensive industries.
Point of Contact: Chris Gibbs Academic founders: Daniel Summerbell, Buffy Price, Aidan O'Sullivan, Sherif Elsayed-Ali
ConcR
Concr is a techbio company that leverages astrophysics technology to predict patient outcomes and treatment responses for cancer therapies.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Matthew Foster, Irina Babina, Matthew Griffiths
Cytora
Cytora have created a configurable platform that enables commercial insurers to create digital workflows by digitising, evaluating and routing risks.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Richard Hartley, Joshua Wallace, Andrzej Czapiewski, Aeneas Wiener
DeepForm
DeepForm Limited offer novel press tool designs for automotive and other high volume customers, suited to a wide range of steel and aluminium panels.
Point of Contact: Chris Gibbs Academic founders: Christopher Cleaver, Julian Allwood, Adam Nagy-Sochacki
DefiniGEN
DefiniGEN is a company that provides optimised human cell products for scientific research, specialising in creating predictive cell-based models of liver disease to accelerate drug development.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Roger Pedersen, Ludovic Vallier
DIOSynVax
Diosvax is a company specialising in the digital design and synthesis of immune-optimized vaccines. Their technology accelerates vaccine development and enhances protection against emerging and re-emerging pathogens like influenza and COVID-19.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Jonathan Heeney, Simon Frost, Ralf Wagner, Rebecca Kinsley
Echion Technologies
Echion Technologies is developing a portfolio of advanced battery active anode materials for Li-ion batteries.
Point of Contact: Chris Gibbs Academic founders: Jean de la Verpilliere, Michael De Volder, Adam Boies, Alexander Groombridge
Evoralis
Evoralis is a UK-based company specialising in enzyme-based recycling solutions, they develop enzymes that break down plastics for a circular economy, focusing on textiles. Their technology aims to make recycling more efficient and environmentally friendly.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Mariana Pereira, Daniel Kauke, Josephine Holstein
Focal Point Positioning
Focal Point Positioning is a company specialising in advanced positioning solutions. They develop software that enhances the accuracy, reliability, and energy efficiency of GNSS devices, making them suitable for urban environments and various applications like mobile, wearables, and vehicles.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Mark Crockett, Darren Buckle, Scott Pomerantz, Nicolas Couronneau
Healthera
Healthera is a health tech company providing a platform for ordering NHS prescriptions and accessing pharmacy services. They partner with over 1,600 pharmacies to offer medication management, delivery, and health services through their app.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Tiannan Hao, Jin Dai, Victor Wong, Sichen Liu
IKVA
iKVA is an early-stage AI Knowledge Management company creating solutions for organisations to discover data and intelligently and proactively provide it to users when they need it, enabling better business insights.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Richard Mortier, Jon Crowcroft, Liang Wang
Immutrin
Immutrin Ltd is a biotech company who develop transformative antibody treatments to remove harmful amyloid deposits in patients with systemic and local amyloidosis.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Gregory Winter, Mark Pepys
Inotec AMD
Inotec AMD is a company specialising in wound care, that develops the NATROX® device, which delivers humidified oxygen to chronic wounds to promote faster healing.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founder: Derek Fray
Kalium Health
Kalium Health is a company that develops real-time blood electrolyte monitoring devices to improve the management of kidney and heart diseases.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Elizabeth Norgett, Fiona Karet, Elizabeth Neill, Tom Collings, Tanya Hutter
NeoPhore
NeoPhore develops small molecule drugs that target cancer neoantigen evolution, aiming to enhance cancer immunotherapy.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founder: Ashok Venkitaraman
NoBACZ Healthcare
NoBACZ Healthcare is a company that specialises in sustainable, rapid-setting flexible barrier dressings for veterinary and human use, utilising a patented natural polymer to provide waterproof, antimicrobial protection.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Jonathan Powell, Nuno Faria
Nu Quantum
Nu Quantum is creating high-performance, quantum networking solutions that will predicate the future of quantum information processing.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Carmen Palacios Berraquero, Sam Funnell
Nyobolt
Nyobolt is a company that develops high-power, ultrafast-charging battery technology for applications like electric vehicles, power tools, and industrial robotics.
Point of Contact: Chris Gibbs Academic founders: Sai Shivareddy, Clare Grey, Kent Griffith
Paragraf
Paragraf is a company that mass produces graphene-based electronic devices using standard semiconductor processes for applications in automotive, healthcare, and quantum computing.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Simon Thomas, Ivor Guiney, Colin Humphreys
PervasID
PervasID is a fast-growing technology company that designs and supplies world-leading, passive RAIN RFID fixed reader systems for automating inventory tracking, stock taking and asset management processes.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Ian White, Richard Penty, Sithamparanathan Sabesan, Michael Crisp
Pharmenable
PharmEnable is an AI drug discovery company unlocking challenging targets by mapping unexplored chemical space to deliver innovative medicines.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Hannah Sore, David Spring, Natalia Mateu Sanchis, Jelena Aleksic, Andreas Bender
Polypharmakos
Polypharmakos is a joint venture between the University of Cambridge and the Royal Botanic Gardens, leveraging AI and deep ethnobotanical knowledge to discover and develop novel anti-inflammaging nutraceuticals and drugs from natural extracts.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Clare Bryant, Duncan Maskell, Mark Holmes
Poro Technologies
Porotech develops innovative gallium nitride (GaN) material technology for applications in the electronics industry, particularly focusing on microLED displays.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Tongtong Zhu, Yingjun Liu, Rachel Oliver
PsyOmics
Psyomics is a company that enhances mental health care with digital solutions. Their main product, Censeo, helps clinicians by collecting detailed patient-reported mental health information, streamlining assessments, and improving patient experiences.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Sabine Bahn, Kevin McDonnell, Melinda Rees
Qkine
Qkine manufactures high-purity, animal-free growth factors, cytokines and other complex proteins.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Catherine Elton, Marko Hyvönen
Riverlane
Riverlane is a company focused on advancing quantum computing by developing the Quantum Error Correction Stack. Their mission is to make quantum computing useful much sooner than previously thought possible.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Rebecca Simmons, Steve Brierley
RoboK
RoboK is a start-up that uses AI-powered computer vision to improve industrial safety and performance through their product, SiteLens™.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Hao Zheng, Glen Clark
Sano Genetics
Sano Genetics accelerates precision medicine research with its platform for DNA testing, participant recruitment, and clinical study support. They offer at-home DNA testing and tools for long-term participant engagement to enhance research efficiency and participant experience.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Patrick Short, William Jones, Charlotte Chamot-Guzzo
Semarion
Semarion is a company that accelerates drug discovery with its SemaCyte® microcarrier platform. Their technology uses novel materials to move and freeze adherent cells, enhancing cell assays with flexibility, speed, and miniaturisation.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Jeroen Verheyen, Tarun Vemulkar, Russell Cowburn
Signaloid
Signaloid provides a computing platform to quantify, transmit, and track data uncertainty dynamically and throughout computations in unmodified computing workloads.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founder: Phillip Stanley-Marbell
Sorex Sensors
Sorex Sensors develops highly sensitive MEMS mass sensors using film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) technology to detect and measure harmful compounds in the air.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founder: Andrew Flewitt
Sphere Bio
Sphere Bio is a life sciences company specialising in single cell analysis and isolation. They use picodroplet microfluidic technology to provide high-throughput platforms and consumables for biopharmaceutical discovery, cell therapy engineering, and synthetic biology.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Chris Abell, Wilhelm Huck
Spirea
Spirea is a biotech company specialising in developing the next generation of Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) for targeted cancer therapy. Their innovative ADC platform aims to improve the efficacy and safety of cancer treatments by delivering precise drug doses to cancer cells.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Myriam Ouberai, Mark Welland
Wave Photonics
Wave Photonics is using computational techniques to create tools and IP to enable and accelerate the development, mass production and adoption of these technologies.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Matthew Anderson, James Lee
Xampla
Xampla develops natural, biodegradable materials from plant proteins to replace single-use plastics, offering a sustainable alternative that integrates seamlessly with existing manufacturing processes,
Point of Contact: Chris Gibbs Academic founders: Alexandra French, Marc Rodriguez-Garcia, Tuomas Knowles
xWATTS
xWATTS provides intelligent energy management software that reduces costs and emissions in commercial buildings through automation and predictive control.
Point of Contact: Chris Gibbs Academic founders: Yigit Akar, Alexander Allen
Zetta Genomics
Zetta Genomics provides advanced genomic data management solutions to enable continuous re-interpretation of genomic data at speed and scale, enhancing precision medicine and improving health outcomes for millions of patients around the world.
Point of Contact: Amanda Wooding Academic founders: Ignacio Medina, William Spooner, Jim Cook
Zomp
Zomp is revolutionising spatial flow cytometry by delivering 3D sub-cellular resolution in multiple fluorescence channels at high speed, enabling advanced cellular analysis.
Point of Contact: Christine Martin Academic founders: Steven Lee, Kevin O'Holleran, Gillies Kleboe