# UK Research and Innovation: portfolio, investments and team

> UK Research and Innovation is a vc firm. 52 investments on record, 15 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/uk-research-and-innovation (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# UK Research and Innovation

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 52 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Grant Seed Venture Information Technology Health Care

Deploying now

**88%** of best year **15** **cheques in 12 months**, 52 on record

Since the last cheque **55** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.5M** Rounds led **0 of 52** Sole investor **21 rounds** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 93%**

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## UK Research and Innovation highlights

- 01 15 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Grant and Seed: 77% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 21 rounds, median $1.4M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Information Technology Health Care
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **52 appearances**

- **2026** 14 rounds
- **Sept** **[OutSee](https://millionrounds.com/company/outsee)** Grant · GB **$68K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[MCatalysis](https://millionrounds.com/company/mcatalysis)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[KHOTT BIOTECH](https://millionrounds.com/company/khott-biotech)** Grant · GB **$133K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Adamo Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/adamo-foods)** Grant · GB **$12M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Vivid Dx](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivid-dx)** Seed · GB · QRM Capital **$15M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Neubond](https://millionrounds.com/company/neubond)** Seed · GB **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Jet Engineering System Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/jet-engineering-system-solutions)** Seed · GB **$1.6M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Fieldwork Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/fieldwork-robotics)** Seed · GB · Firms' own news pages **$2.9M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Causeway Sensors](https://millionrounds.com/company/causeway-sensors)** Grant · GB **$675K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[EarSwitch](https://millionrounds.com/company/earswitch)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Mediphage Bioceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/mediphage-bioceuticals)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Entos Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/entos-pharmaceuticals)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[KHOTT BIOTECH](https://millionrounds.com/company/khott-biotech)** Grant · GB **$54K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Smart Data Foundry](https://millionrounds.com/company/smart-data-foundry)** Grant · GB **$47K** Sole investor
- **2025** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[Ashiyana Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/ashiyana-space)** Seed · GB **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Upcycled Plant Power (UPP) Limited](https://millionrounds.com/company/upcycled-plant-power-upp-limited)** Seed · GB · Elbow Beach **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Materials Processing Institute](https://millionrounds.com/company/materials-processing-institute)** Grant · GB **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Cyberhare Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyberhare-solutions)** Grant · GB **$338K** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Fieldwork Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/fieldwork-robotics)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **May** **[ViridiCO2](https://millionrounds.com/company/viridico2)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[About:Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/about-energy)** Venture · GB **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[RoboK](https://millionrounds.com/company/robok)** Grant · GB **$1.1M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Neubond](https://millionrounds.com/company/neubond)** Grant · GB **$526K** With 1 other
- **2024** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[AINOSTICS](https://millionrounds.com/company/ainostics)** Grant · GB **$914K** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[onHand](https://millionrounds.com/company/onhand)** Venture · GB **$940K** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Genie AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/genie-ai)** Series A · GB **$18M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Software Sustainability Institute](https://millionrounds.com/company/software-sustainability-institute)** Grant · GB **$13M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Adamo Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/adamo-foods)** Seed · GB **$2.5M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Tendertec](https://millionrounds.com/company/tendertec)** Seed · GB **$564K** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[WeWALK](https://millionrounds.com/company/wewalk)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[EarSwitch](https://millionrounds.com/company/earswitch)** Seed · GB **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **2023** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[Holly Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/holly-health)** Seed · GB **$412K** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[OCUWELL](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocuwell)** Pre-seed · GB **$921K** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[wyser](https://millionrounds.com/company/wyser)** Grant · GB **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Jet Engineering System Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/jet-engineering-system-solutions)** Seed · GB **$1.2M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Evo3D](https://millionrounds.com/company/evo3d)** Grant · GB **$1.4M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[CGT Catapult](https://millionrounds.com/company/cgt-catapult)** Grant · GB **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Responsible AI UK](https://millionrounds.com/company/responsible-ai-uk)** Grant · GB **$39M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Configured Things](https://millionrounds.com/company/configured-things)** Grant · GB **$19K** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[TOPOLYTICS](https://millionrounds.com/company/topolytics)** Pre-seed · GB **$1.8M** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The cheque

Grant Seed Venture

Median round joined **$1.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.4M**

Led 0 of 52 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 21 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Grant *26*
- Seed *14*
- Venture *9*
- Pre-seed *2*
- Series A *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) 18
- [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) 3
- [Elbow Beach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elbow-beach) 2
- [National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-research-council-of-canada-industrial-research-assi) 2
- [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) 2
- [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as UK Research and Innovation. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Innovate UK** VC firm **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk)[**SFC Capital** Angel network **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital)[**Elbow Beach** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elbow-beach)[**National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-research-council-of-canada-industrial-research-assi)[**Oxford Science Enterprises** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Praetura Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/praetura-ventures)[**Seedrs** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedrs)[**Sting** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sting)

## Recently backed

The latest companies UK Research and Innovation put money into.

[**MCatalysis** $5.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mcatalysis)[**KHOTT BIOTECH** $133K · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/khott-biotech)[**Adamo Foods** $12M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/adamo-foods)[**Vivid Dx** $15M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivid-dx)[**Neubond** $2.0M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/neubond)[**Fieldwork Robotics** $2.9M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fieldwork-robotics)

## Quick answers about UK Research and Innovation

### What does UK Research and Innovation invest in?

UK Research and Innovation invests most often at Grant and Seed (77% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Technology and Health Care.

### How active is UK Research and Innovation?

52 investments on record, 15 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has UK Research and Innovation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: OutSee (Grant, Sept 2026), MCatalysis (Seed, Sept 2026) and KHOTT BIOTECH (Grant, Jul 2026).

### How big are UK Research and Innovation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.5M.

### Does UK Research and Innovation lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 52 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does UK Research and Innovation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (93%) and Canada (5%).

### Is UK Research and Innovation investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 15 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does UK Research and Innovation invest alongside?

Most often Innovate UK (18 rounds together), SFC Capital (3 rounds together) and Elbow Beach (2 rounds together).

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