Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed, Series A
GeographyUK
TypeUniversity VC
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
BiotechPhotonicsMedtech
Investor TypeUniversity Fund
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Old College Capital (OCC) is the University of Edinburgh's venture investment fund, part of Edinburgh Innovations, the University's commercialisation service. Based in Edinburgh, it manages the University's early-stage investment activities and shareholdings, investing from pre-seed through Series A in startups and spinouts emerging from University research. The team describes itself as a group of...
Notable Investments
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ProtheaP
Pheno TherapeuticsT
TrogenixS
Singular PhotonicsA
AveniSimilar Funds
CA
Cambridge Angels
Cambridge, United Kingdom
DeepTech NativeBiotechMedtechAdvanced MaterialsPre-SeedSeed
RT
Rising Tide
Pacifica, California, United States
DeepTech NativeBiotechMedtechSpacePre-SeedSeed
Syncona
London, United Kingdom
DeepTech NativeBiotechMedtechPre-SeedSeed
Amino Collective
Berlin, Germany
DeepTech NativeBiotechSynthetic BiologyMedtechPre-SeedSeed
BV
BoxOne Ventures
Montreal, Canada
DeepTech NativeBiotechSynthetic BiologyAgritechPre-SeedSeed
C
Compound
New York, United States
DeepTech NativeBiotechAIRoboticsPre-SeedSeed