Investors
There are numerous funding organisations throughout Greater Cambridge who offer different levels of funding and support different types of business:
3i
Fund(s) size: £7bn (Globally)
Investment range: £1m-£50m
Investment areas: All business sectors
www.3i.com
Amadeus Capital Partners
Fund(s) size: £288m
Investment range: £1m-£20m
Investment areas: Invests in new technologies in the UK and continental Europe.
www.amadeuscapital.com
Avlar BioVentures
Fund(s) size: £64m
Investment range: £25k-£4.3m
Investment areas: Biotechnology ventures.
www.avlar.com
Cambridge Gateway Fund
Fund(s) size: £35m
Investment range: £1m-£5m
Investment areas: IT, telecoms and life science ventures.
www.cambridgegateway.com
Create Partners (East of England Regional Venture Capital Fund)
Fund(s) size: £20m
Investment range: £100k-£2m
Investment areas: High-growth potential companies in the East of England.
www.createpartners.com
ET Capital
Fund(s) size: £13m
Investment range: £20k-£750k
Investment areas: High-growth companies exploiting innovative application of technology.
www.etcapital.com
IQ Capital
Fund(s) size: £35m
Investment range: £100k-£3m
Investment areas: Seed, early stage and expansion funding for technology ventures.
www.iqcapital.co.uk
Prelude Ventures
Fund(s) size: £49m
Investment range: £10k-£5m
Investment areas: High-growth technology-based businesses
www.prelude-technology.co.uk
TTP Venture Managers
Fund(s) size: £35m
Investment range: -£3m
Investment areas: Early stage science and technology companies.
www.ttpventures.com
University Challenge Fund (UCF)*
Fund(s) size: £4m
Investment range: £10k-£250k
Investment areas: University-based start-ups
www.challengefund.cam.ac.uk
* UCF is a member of Cambridge Venture Partners (CVP) that links UCF with the 3i Group, Amadeus Capital Partners, Avlar BioVentures, Porton Capital and TTP Ventures. It provides a route to follow-on funding for UCF investments.
