IP Group plc

IP Group is one of the world's most active investors in university and other research-based companies, with a proven track record of backing and nurturing science and technology-based businesses to deliver a better future for people and planet. The firm focuses on the commercialisation of intellectual property originating from universities and research institutions, particularly in the areas of HealthTech, DeepTech and CleanTech. Unlike traditional time-limited VC funds, IP Group invests from its permanent balance sheet, enabling it to co-found companies, follow its money through subsequent funding rounds, and support portfolio companies from inception through to growth and exit without artificial timescale pressures. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Parkwalk — the UK's largest growth EIS fund manager — and managed mandates (including for Hostplus), IP Group provides a flexible, multi-stage capital approach across the full lifecycle of science-based businesses, underpinned by deep partnerships with leading universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, Imperial College London, and Australia's Group of Eight.