Woodford Investment Management
Investor profile
Investment firm
Woodford Investment Management has backed 21 European tech companies across 26 funding rounds between 2014 and 2018, joining rounds totalling €1.1B. Most active in Healthtech and Software. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: Woodford Investment Management Ltd
Deals
26
distinct rounds
Companies
21
backed
Active span
2014–2018
5 yrs
Total round €
€1.1B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearWoodford Investment Management — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Woodford Investment Management — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 |
Top sectors
by dealsWoodford Investment Management — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Woodford Investment Management — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | 9 |
| Software | 7 |
| Telecom | 4 |
| Fintech | 4 |
| Semiconductors | 3 |
| Hardware | 2 |
| Wellness & Beauty | 1 |
| Consumer | 1 |
| Energy | 1 |
| Media | 1 |
Stages
by dealsWoodford Investment Management — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Woodford Investment Management — stages | |
|---|---|
| Other | 7 |
| Series A | 6 |
| Growth/Late | 5 |
| Series B | 5 |
| Series C | 2 |
| Seed | 1 |
Countries
by dealsWoodford Investment Management — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Woodford Investment Management — countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | 23 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- IP Group PLC3
- Lansdowne Partners3
- DN Capital2
- Imperial Innovations Limited2
- Invesco Perpetual2
- Oxford Sciences Innovation2
- Accelerated Digital Ventures1
- Artemis1
- Augmentum1
- BAE Systems1
- Baillie Gifford Asset Management1
- BBVA1
- Boeing HorizonX Ventures1
- British Business Bank1
- Cambridge Enterprise1
- Cambridge Innovation Capital1
- Cornes1
- Dolby Family Ventures1
- GV (Google Ventures)1
- Infracapital1
- Invesco1
- Kernel Capital Partners1
- Lightstone Ventures1
- Octopus Ventures1
- Rolls-Royce1
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigaclear | UK | 2 | €172M |
| Atom Bank | UK | 1 | €114M |
| Oxford Nanopore Technologies | UK | 1 | €111M |
| BenevolentAI | UK | 1 | €92M |
| CeQur | Switzerland | 1 | €89M |
| Carrick Therapeutics | Ireland | 1 | €86M |
| Benevolent | UK | 1 | €80M |
| Cell Medica | UK | 1 | €64M |
| Ultrahaptics | UK | 3 | €59M |
| Kymab | UK | 1 | €45M |
| Nexeon | UK | 1 | €42M |
| Reaction Engines | UK | 1 | €30M |
| Drayson Technologies | UK | 2 | €28M |
| Genomics | UK | 1 | €28M |
| SEEDrs | UK | 2 | €19M |
| Eve Mattress | UK | 1 | €17M |
| RateSetter | UK | 1 | €15M |
| Oxsybio | UK | 1 | €11M |
| PurpleBricks | UK | 1 | €10M |
| Metaboards | UK | 1 | €4.0M |
| B-Secur | Ireland | 1 | €3.9M |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigaclear | Other | €131M | 2017-05 |
| Atom Bank | Growth/Late | €114M | 2015-11 |
| Oxford Nanopore Technologies | Growth/Late | €111M | 2016-04 |
| BenevolentAI | Other | €92M | 2018-02 |
| CeQur | Series C | €89M | 2015-09 |
| Carrick Therapeutics | Series A | €86M | 2016-10 |
| Benevolent | Growth/Late | €80M | 2015-08 |
| Cell Medica | Series B | €64M | 2014-11 |
| Kymab | Series B | €45M | 2015-05 |
| Nexeon | Growth/Late | €42M | 2016-05 |