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Cambridge Innovation Capital

Venture investor backing life sciences and deep technology companies linked to Cambridge and its university

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TrustList summary

Cambridge Innovation Capital invests in companies tied to the Cambridge research community. It says it was formed out of a special relationship with the University of Cambridge, which gives it early sight of new science.

What Cambridge Innovation Capital does

Series A investment: funding for young life sciences and deep technology businesses.
Scientific and commercial guidance: a team and panel of advisers with technical knowledge.
Ecosystem access: links with entrepreneurs, research institutes and accelerators.
Responsible investment: it publishes an annual report on how impact and ESG relate to value creation.

Clients

Founders in areas such as power electronics, semiconductor manufacturing, quantum computing, photonic computing and microbiome research.

Key facts

Signatory of: Principles for Responsible Investment and the Investing in Women Code
Founding partner of: LSX Female Founders
Operations: Carbon neutral business
Link: University of Cambridge

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Cambridge Innovation Capital is ranked on 3 TrustList rankings: #1 on 1, #25 on 1 and #27 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Cambridge Innovation Capital has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Investor · 3 rankings

#1of 5
Cambridge
It is one of 3 here listing biotech and deep tech.
Its profile: “Cambridge Innovation Capital invests in companies tied to the Cambridge research community.”
Of the 5 here, 3 also cover deep tech and 3 also cover biotech.
Ahead of IQ Capital Partners.
#25of 58
Deep tech investors
It is one of 6 here listing biotech.
Of the top 57 here, 26 also cover artificial intelligence and 23 also cover seed stage; 12 also work in Silicon Valley and 6 also work in New York City.
Behind Calibrate Ventures, ahead of Clear Ventures.
#27of 52
Biotech investors
It is one of 6 here listing deep tech.
Of the 52 here, 14 also cover healthtech and 11 also cover science; 15 also work in Boston and 12 also work in London.
Behind British Patient Capital, ahead of Dolby Family Ventures.