Active: new deal Oct 2026 Verified 4 Nov 2026
Old College Capital
In-house venture investment fund of the University of Edinburgh, part of Edinburgh Innovations. Invests from pre-seed to Series A in University-linked startups and spinouts, usually co-investing 10 to 30% of a round alongside lead investors.
- Type
- Government or university fund
- Location
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- Deep tech, Biotech, AI, Climate and cleantech, Energy
Contacts on file
For Old College Capital, the paid file holds: 8 named decision-makers with roles; firm contact email (domain checked); how to pitch (the route the firm publishes); LinkedIn page.
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Notable investments
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Sources
- edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/venture-investment/
- edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/venture-investment/meet-the-occ-team
- edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/venture-investment/university-portfolio
- edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/venture-investment/occ-launch
- edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/venture-investment/occ-ventures
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