Oxford Seed Fund
Oxford, United KingdomFounded 2012
Oxford Seed Fund is the University of Oxford's student- and alumni-led venture capital fund, housed in Saïd Business School. It invests up to £100,000–£200,000 in early-stage startups founded by current Oxford students, staff, alumni, or researchers.
Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (53% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $13.0M (across 9 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
12
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
MR
Maria Rotilu
Managing Director
MH
Michael H.
Partner
AR
Aaliya Raza
Investing
VO
Viktoriia Oliinyk
Oxford Seed Fund
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
15 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Viktor | Series A | $75M | Jan 2026 |
 A&B Smart Materials | Pre-Seed | — | Dec 2025 |
| A&B Smart Materials | Seed | — | Dec 2025 |
 Structured AI | Pre-Seed | — | Jul 2025 |
 Serene | Pre-Seed | — | Jan 2025 |
 Limula | Seed | — | May 2024 |
 NodeShift | Seed | $3.2M | Feb 2024 |
 Onfido | Series B | $25M | Apr 2016 |
| Onfido | Seed | — | Aug 2012 |
 Armada Technologies | Seed | $3.2M | — |
 Quantum Light | Pre-Seed | $1M | — |
 Habitual | Seed | $2.3M | — |
 Arva | Seed | $3M | — |
 Orda Africa | Pre-Seed | $1.1M | — |
| Orda Africa | Seed | $3.4M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Caesar Ventures2 shared
AirTree1 shared
RRE Ventures1 shared
Zero Prime Ventures1 shared
NatWest Group1 shared
Fuel Ventures1 shared
Founders, Inc.1 shared
Verve Ventures1 shared
Future Planet Capital1 shared
Founders Factory1 shared
I2BF Global Ventures1 shared
Venrex Investment Management LLP1 shared
Banco Sabadell1 shared
Instacart1 shared
Deel Ventures1 shared
The Slack Fund1 shared
Kaya VC1 shared
20VC1 shared
Accel1 shared
Tenacity Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 27 September 2026