Old College Capital
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Overview
What they do
Old College Capital is the venture investment arm of the University of Edinburgh providing growth and development finance into early and mid stage spin-out and start-up companies as part of syndicated venture capital rounds.
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What they look for
OCC invests responsibly for the long-term, working with founders, investor partners, and the university ecosystem to accelerate pre-seed to Series A startups and spinouts aiming to make a positive impact on people and the planet.
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Stage
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
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Sectors
Deeptech, Healthcare, Climate
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Based
Edinburgh, GB
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Sources
2026-08-28edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.ukOld College Capital (OCC) is the University of Edinburgh’s venture investment fund.
2026-08-28edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.ukLife Sciences and Medicine Informatics and Digital Technologies Engineering, Energy and…
2026-08-28edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.ukKatharine Fox PhD Head of Investment Dougal Adamson Senior Investment Manager Ellasaid…
Portfolio, cheque size and the rest
The 28 companies they have backed that we can see, the cheque they write, and whether they are deploying right now.
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