Old College Capital

Old College Capital is the University of Edinburgh’s venture investment fund.

We manage the University of Edinburgh's early-stage investments and shareholdings, supporting innovative ideas and technologies. By investing responsibly for the long term, we work with founders, investor partners, and the University ecosystem to build ambitious, disruptive, and sustainable companies.

Accelerating your journey

with supported initiatives

We invest in companies from pre-seed to Series A stages, to accelerate the journey of startups and spinouts looking to make a positive impact on people and our planet.

OCC Launch

Our pre-seed investment initiative invests up to £100k in startups at the earliest stages, to help founders explore, experiment and build traction.

OCC Ventures

Our co-investment fund provides seed-series A investment to high growth businesses; backing ambitious founders and technology to make a positive impact at scale.

OCC Equity

We manage the equity in the University’s founding shareholdings, in spinouts and other equity positions.

OCC Origins

We support initiatives that bridge commercialisation, translational and ecosystem funding gaps

The numbers

Behind the work

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90%

of founders form a company within 18 months

companies built in 8 years

months on average to TRL4

100+

companies in portfolio

90%

of founders form a company within 18 months

companies built in 8 years

months on average to TRL4

100+

companies in portfolio

Old College Capital is a signatory of the Investing in Women Code, a commitment by financial services firms to improving female entrepreneurs’ access to tools, resources and finance.