Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Consumer • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine) |
Stages | Series A, Seed, Early Stage |
Investing | United States • United Kingdom |
Investment Range | $3,000,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $4,000,000 |
Oxford Angel Fund is an investment fund located in Palo Alto, CA 94301, US, with a key focus on supporting US-based startups. They differentiate themselves by concentrating their investments on companies that are founded by individuals affiliated with the University of Oxford. The fund operates as a venture capital entity, displaying a preference for Seed to Series A funding stages. Oxford Angel Fund has a broad investment spectrum but pinpoints industries such as BioTech, Business Solutions, FinTech and Financial Services, IoT and Wearables, CleanTech, A.I. and Big Data, HealthTech and Fitness, Web Security and Privacy, Cloud Services and Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Insurance and InsurTech, Medical Devices and Hospital Services, Messaging, Robotics, Healthcare and Wellness, Mobility, Nanotechnology, Consumer, and Pharmaceuticals and Medicine. They commit to funding rounds with a minimum investment of 3,000,000 USD and a maximum of 5,000,000 USD, with their 'sweet spot' for investment being around 4,000,000 USD. Their investment strategy strongly emphasizes support for startups that are not only sharp in innovation but also have a connection with Oxford through their founders. Oxford Angel Fund's investment specialty signifies a deliberate and strategic effort to harbor a portfolio that benefits from the robust intellectual capital and expansive network associated with Oxford alumni, ensuring a unique synergy in their investments. By selectively funding Oxonian-founded companies in the United States, the fund seeks to leverage both the academic prowess and entrepreneurial spirit that emanate from one of the world's most prestigious universities.
We invest in US-based companies founded by founders affiliated with the University of Oxford