• 150+

    The UK’s most active investor in UK university spin-outs

  • £400M

    Over £400m raised; invested into over 150 companies

  • 19 wins

    Award winning manager with track record of delivering returns

  • £1.7Bn

    Part of FTSE 250 sector specialist group with £1.7bn net assets

About Parkwalk

Parkwalk is one of the UK’s leading growth fund managers backing world-changing technologies emerging out of UK universities and research institutions with the aim of delivering world-class returns.

Performance

We back high potential, hard science technology companies that aim to shape the future by commercialising innovation in sectors of strategic importance to UK Plc, such as AI, big data, life science, materials, cleantech, future of mobility, medtech and quantum computing.

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Meet the Parkwalk team

Combining our diverse range of skills and experience with integrity and transparency the Parkwalk team has an outstanding track record for supporting high-growth innovation that delivers returns.

Ian Broadhurst
Claire Pardo
Neil Cameron
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Empowering Innovation

Parkwalk Funds invest in dynamic university spin-out companies seeking to commercialise intellectual property and technology. From investing in seed to later stage companies, we help fantastic management teams develop and build world-class successful businesses.

QKine

QKine spun-out from the  University of Cambridge in 2016. The company manufactures high quality growth factors and cytokines for stem cell, organoid and regenerative medicine applications. QKine uses proprietary protein purification and engineering technology to make recombinant proteins in E.coli. 

Cytora

Cytora has developed technology which can detect factual, real world events from unstructured text. It can deliver this in real time which has transformed underwriting for commercial insurance. The Cytora Risk Engine uses artificial intelligence to learn the patterns of risks over time, enabling insurers to improve profitability and deliver fairer prices to their customers.

Cambridge CMOS Sensors

Cambridge CMOS Sensors is the provider of innovative MEMS high temperature micro hotplate technology for gas sensing, flow sensing and lab-on-a-chip applications. The Cambridge CMOS Sensors technology uses standard CMOS processes that enable high volume, low cost and low power sensor-on-chip solutions. Cambridge CMOS Sensors have created the world’s smallest gas sensor for consumer applications.

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