Wren Capital

Angel Investor·London, UK·N/A (invests £50k-£200k per round)

Wren Capital is a London-based angel investment group founded in 2011 by Rajat Malhotra and Richard Cameron. The firm provides seed funding to early-stage companies in science, engineering and software, typically investing £50,000 to £200,000 per round in exchange for equity. Its portfolio spans sectors from genome editing to satellites, with notable investments including Oxford Space Systems, Spectral Edge (acquired by Apple) and Horizon Discovery (acquired by Revvity). Co-founder Malhotra was named UK Angel Investor of the Year in 2013.

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ScienceEngineeringSoftwareLife SciencesMedical DevicesSemiconductorsSpace Technology

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OSS

Space Tech·Growth

Oxford Space Systems was founded in 2013 by a team of serial entrepreneurs and engineers including Matthew John, Juan Reveles, Mike Lawton, Matthew Dreaper, and Vincent Fraux, with Sean Sutcliffe joining as CEO in 2019. Based in Harwell, the company develops deployable antenna systems for satellite missions using its flagship Wrapped Rib technology, which combines traditional space engineering with expertise from Formula One and textiles to enable parabolic reflectors to stow compactly for lightweight spacecraft. OSS has partnered with Surrey Satellite Technology on synthetic aperture radar payloads for the UK Space Agency and Space Norway, and was selected as a key supplier for the UK Ministry of Defence Oberon earth observation mission led by Airbus Defence and Space. The company has grown to over 100 employees and raised $31M from investors including Longwall Ventures, IQ Capital, Foresight Group, and NSSIF.