Imperial College Innovation Fund

A collaboration between Parkwalk and Imperial College Innovation

Launched in 2020, the Imperial College Innovation Fund offers Imperial alumni and investors opportunities to invest into early-stage scientific and technology companies as they spin-out of Imperial College. The University’s Tech Transfer Office – Imperial Innovations – is the Portfolio Advisor to the Fund, which utilises the tax reliefs available through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS).

Imperial College is consistently rated in the top 10 universities in the world, and has created 150 spinout companies in the last five years alone. Imperial spin-outs have attracted over £1bn of investment and created over 1,300 new jobs.

Award winning Imperial Innovations, a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperial College, has a long history of ground-breaking scientific research and disruptive technologies. The commercial development of these technologies supports Imperial’s mission to disseminate the results of its research and scholarly activities for the benefit of society. The Imperial College Innovation Funds invest in companies selected by Imperial Innovations, providing a head start as they enter the initial stages of commercial product development.

The Fund utilises the tax reliefs of the government’s EIS and SEIS schemes where applicable.

£25,000 Minimum Subscription.

Early-stage seed and follow-on investments.

Closed-end fund.

We are pleased to launch the Imperial College Innovation Fund to support the spin-outs and start-ups created on our world-class research. The Fund offers an exciting opportunity for alumni and friends of the College to support our entrepreneurial ecosystem in a tax efficient manner
– Govind Pindoria, Executive Director, Venture Support