Academic spinouts — Beauhurst

What’s inside?

Equity investment into academic spinouts is at an all-time high – more than £1bn raised in 2017 alone.

Companies in the golden triangle saw the most investment, but other areas performed unexpectedly well.

How much do spinouts receive via grants, and which technology sectors receive the most grant funding?

Both equity and grant finance are regionally concentrated. We look at every region in the UK.

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2017 grants into spinouts£28.4m

2017 investment into spinouts£964m

growth stage valuation vs non-spinouts-6%

Investment into materials spinouts£42m

female-founded spinouts funded10%

PE/VC funds backing spinouts, 201634%

Henry Whorwood
Managing Director
Henry leads our Beauhurst Insights team, and is an expert on equity finance and high-growth business. He's worked on briefs for the likes of Barclays, SyndicateRoom, Innovate UK, Smith & Williamson and British Business Bank. He regularly gives presentations on market trends at events around the UK.
Ella Halmari
Visual Design & Data Analysis
Ella is a visual design and data analysis specialist. She is an expert in data visualisation and content creation, playing a lead role in analysis and production of Beauhurst’s data-driven publications and brand communications. Ella holds a post-graduate diploma in Visual Communication from UAL and the IMC qualification from the CFA Society.

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