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UK-Singapore Innovation Matching Day – opportunity for startups to pitch to global organisations
The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and its partners are organising an event on 13 May 2020 in central London for European startups to pitch to Singapore organisations.
The Show must go on: OION’s most recent Showcase goes virtual
Following the recent developments and in the interests of all attendee’s safety, the decision was made to move OION Ltd’s March Showcase, originally scheduled to be held at Culham Science Centre, to an online only virtual event.
OION Fund portfolio company, techspert.io, closes Series A funding round
Congratulations to techspert.io who’ve just raised £3.76m Series A funding.
Messly closes round with investment from OION members
Messly pitched in September 2019 with their professional network for UK junior doctors who they connect with recruiting hospitals and agencies through a tech-enabled hiring platform.
Saltee secures investment following pitch at OION Showcase
Saltee pitched their new direct to consumer, premium beauty sector sun care brand at the October 2019 OION Ltd Showcase held at the HB Allen Centre in Oxford.
OION’s first Showcase of 2020 held at Cazenove Capital’s offices in London
The first OION Ltd Showcase of 2020 was a sell-out event with eleven impressive companies pitching for investment.
Oxford Investment Opportunity Network and Oxford Angel Network join forces
Leading angel networks in Oxford merge to catalyse early-stage tech investment in the Oxford Cluster.
Final OION Showcase of 2019 sees nine companies pitch for investment
The final OION Showcase of 2019 was hosted by OION sponsor, PwC, last week at their Frontier hub in the Reading offices.
Coffee and Danish with Jens Tholstrup of Oxford Investment Opportunity Network
OION MD Jens Tholstrup talks with Antony David at TechTribe about the early stage ecosystem in Oxford.
Keble College’s new H B Allen Centre hosts OION’s October Showcase
Our October Showcase took place last week with eleven companies presenting for investment at the recently completed H B Allen Centre, Oxford.
OION’s September Showcase held at Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire
Following a short break over the summer, our Showcase events resumed last week with the first of the Autumn series held in the new Visitor Centre at Harwell Campus.
Learning with Experts, Oxford EdTech Company, Raises £800k
Learning with Experts has just completed a latest funding round above target, raising £800k with an impressive group of High Net Worth (HNW) Angels, including members of OION.
Success for Somaserve...
Somaserve has recently announced that it has secured the IP and global commercial rights to the PolyNaut technology and also the closure of its seed round funding in which a small group of investors, including OION, participated.
Eleven companies present at joint OION and OUI Showcase
Last week, the Oxford Martin School on Broad Street hosted the latest joint Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION) and Oxford University Innovation (OUI) Showcase.
Oxford Medical Simulation closes investment round with funding from OION members
Oxford Medical Simulation pitched at OION Ltd's London Stock Exchange Showcase in November and have recently closed their round with investment from OION members.
OION welcomes The Oxford Trust as new sponsor
OION is delighted to welcome The Oxford Trust as a sponsor of the network.
Crypta Labs raises investment following pitch at OION Showcase
Crypta Labs is developing the world's first portable quantum hardware security module to secure edge of network devices that rely on weak random numbers in their encryption protocols. We’re pleased to confirm that they’ve recently closed their round with investment from OION.
OION a finalist in Syndicate of the Year category at the UKBAA Awards
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been shortlisted for Syndicate of the Year at the UKBAA Angel Investment Awards 2019!
OION Ltd’s latest Showcase hosted by Rathbone Private Office
Eleven companies pitched for investment at OION Ltd’s most recent Showcase, held at the London offices of Rathbones.
OION sponsor, PwC, seeking ambitious businesses to test their ‘My Financepartner Digital’ Software
PwC have developed ‘My Financepartner Digital’ to allow you to login to your mobile or laptop and quickly see all the key performance metrics of your business (or businesses) without logging in to your accounting software.
Perkier Foods secures funding following pitch at OION’s London Stock Exchange Showcase
Perkier Foods, producers of healthy, free-from and plant based snack bars and breakfasts, have recently closed their £350k round with significant investment coming from OION members.
OION celebrates successes of the past year at Annual Dinner
Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION), now in its 25th year of connecting companies and investors, celebrated the occasion and the successes of the past year at the well-renowned OION Annual Dinner.
OION welcome PwC as newest sponsors
OION Ltd are delighted to welcome PwC who’ve recently joined as a sponsor of OION.
Twelve companies pitch at OION’s Blenheim Palace Showcase
Twelve companies pitched for investment at last week’s OION Ltd Showcase held at the stunning Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
OION Dinner 2019 - Tickets now available!
The OION Annual Dinner has a reputation of being a great networking event. This year will be no exception as we return to Trinity College, Oxford on Wednesday 10th April.
First OION Ltd Showcase of 2019 hosted by Centrica at Windsor HQ
Ten companies from across OION Ltd’s three investment networks (OION, TVIN & OEI) pitched for investment, followed by networking and lunch.
Advanced Materials company, Alvant, secures investment following pitches at OION
Alvant have pitched at two OION Ltd Showcase events recently, first at the Saïd Business School, Oxford in July last year and second with an update at the London Stock Exchange in November.
OION Ltd’s final Showcase of 2018 held at Sophos HQ, Abingdon
Ten companies pitched for investment at last week’s OION Ltd Showcase, the final of 2018.
RootWave receives investment following pitch to OION Ltd
RootWave pitched at OION Ltd’s July Showcase and as a result have recently closed their round with a £150k investment from OION members.
Success for Inovo Robotics
After pitching at OION Ltd’s Robotics and AI Showcase held at Culham back in January, Inovo Robotics have recently closed their round after accepting a £1.5m investment from a technology EIS Fund.
CHAIN Biotechnology raises funding from OION Ltd for the second time
Following their pitch to OION Ltd members in May at Leander Club, CHAIN Biotech have recently closed their round with investment from a number of OION members included.
OION Ltd’s latest Showcase sees thirteen companies pitch at London Stock Exchange
Last week’s OION Ltd Showcase at the London Stock Exchange featured presentations from thirteen fascinating companies seeking investment.
OION Ltd’s first Showcase of the current series held at Bisham Abbey, Marlow
Following a brief pause for the summer, September 27th saw the first OION Ltd Showcase of the current series. Held at the stunning Bisham Abbey near Marlow, ten companies from a broad range of sectors pitched.
Bookabees secures funding following pitch at OION Ltd’s May Showcase
Bookabees pitched to OION members at the May Showcase held at the Leander Club overlooking the river in Henley on Thames. Since then, we’re pleased to report that they’ve recently closed their round with investment from OION included.
Rovco named ‘Game Changer’ by the Offshore Renewables Energy Catapult
Rovco, after receiving £280,000 of investment from OION members as part of a £1.2m raise, have been named a ‘Game Changer’ by the Offshore Renewables Energy (ORE) Catapult.
OION Ltd’s final Showcase of the summer series sees ten companies pitch for investment
OION Ltd returned to Oxford’s Saïd Business School last Thursday for the final Showcase before the summer break. Ten company pitches were followed by networking and refreshments providing investors with the opportunity to find out more from the companies of interest.
Ten companies pitch at OION Ltd’s May Showcase hosted by Leander Club
OION Ltd’s May Showcase was held last week at Leander Club overlooking the Thames in Henley. Ten companies from across OION Ltd’s three investment networks (OION, TVIN & OEI) pitched for investment.
OION Ltd completes 37 deals in 2017/18
Oxford Investment Opportunity Network Ltd had 37 separate companies receive funding within the last financial year. 19 companies were funded through the OION Ltd Angel Investors and a further 18 through the OION Fund.
Labrador raises funding through OION Ltd
Labrador pitched at the February OION Ltd Showcase kindly hosted by Rathbones at their London offices. We’re pleased to report that, since their pitch, Labrador have raised funding through OION.
Twelve companies pitch at joint OION Ltd and OUI Showcase
The joint investment meeting held by Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION Ltd) and Oxford University Innovation (OUI) saw a mix of twelve companies pitch for investment - eight from the OION Ltd network and four from the OUI network.
Success for MusicGurus
MusicGurus is the e-learning platform for the music industry, revolutionizing the way that music is learned and taught and providing leading publishers, artists, equipment brands and schools with the means to go digital.
Latest OION Ltd Showcase sees twelve companies pitch for investment
Twelve companies pitched for investment at the recent OION Ltd Showcase, kindly hosted by Rathbone Investment Management at their offices in central London.
Smart textiles company, Pireta, secures £500,000 through Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)
Following their pitch at the October 2017 OION Ltd Showcase, held at Centrica’s head office in Windsor, Pireta have recently closed their investment round after raising £500k from OION members.
OION’s ‘Robotics & AI’ Showcase sees ten companies pitch for investment
OION’s first Showcase of 2018 was held last week in collaboration with RACE (the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s centre for Remote Applications in Challenging Environments) at Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire.