- Founded in:
- 1999
- Headquarters:
- London
- Size:
- 11-50
employees - Parity:
- 26% employees74% employees
Tom leads the growth investment team with responsibility for all investment and portfolio activities. He has over 15 years of venture and growth capital experience.
Prior to Oxford Capital, Tom was a Partner at DN Capital, a leading early stage software and internet investor with offices in London and Menlo Park. While at DN Capital he led investments in companies such as Performance Horizon Group, Airsense Wireless, VouchedFor.co.uk, Lovespace, Brisk.io and Mister Spex. Tom also worked closely with leading businesses such as Shazam and Windeln (IPO’d on Deutsche Boerse).
David co-founded Oxford Capital and chairs the Management Committee.
David leads the firm’s investment and portfolio management activities across both growth and infrastructure investments. During his career as an investment manager, he has led numerous investment and exit transactions, including both IPOs and acquisitions. David has advised the government and the European Commission on investment policy and is an active member of the BVCA’s venture capital committee.
Nadim sources venture investments and supports due diligence efforts.
Prior to joining Oxford Capital, Nadim was an Associate at Arma Partners where he advised on a number of high impact exits in the technology sector. Prior to that, he worked as an analyst for US investment bank Moelis & Company. Nadim holds a degree in Engineering with Business Finance from UCL and the LSE. Outside of office hours, Nadim is a keen backcountry skier and slalom waterskier.
At the heart of all our infrastructure investments are two core principles:
We buy real assets. We either purchase assets directly, or we buy shares in companies which directly own and operate infrastructure assets. In this way all our investments are asset-backed.
We seek returns that are stable and predictable, with long-term contracts defining visible revenues and preferably index-linkage.
By strictly observing these two simple principles, we aim to offer our investors:
Capital preservation over both short and long investment periods.
Index-linked yields – uncorrelated with the performance of other investment classes, where possible.
Where possible we prefer to hold assets to maturity, optimising their management and efficiency to secure and maximise yield.
We invest in early-stage businesses. We want to back entrepreneurs who are trying to solve big problems in innovative ways.
What do we look for?
• Talented and highly-motivated entrepreneurs and management teams. We have a long record of working with both experienced founders and first time entrepreneurs.
• Products or services that are new and different.
• Companies operating in large, fast-growing or uncontested markets.
Where do we invest?
We want to invest in the best of British. Our current investments are all over the UK, in cities including Manchester, Edinburgh, London and Oxford.
What sectors do we specialise in?
We specialise in backing software and internet-based businesses, but our past investments also include companies operating in a wide range of different sectors. What drives us is spotting markets where innovation is creating the potential for growth. In particular, we aim to invest in sectors where the UK has the potential to lead the world.
Current areas of interest include eCommerce, mobile gaming, FinTech, Digital Health, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
