37 Best Oxford Startups to Watch in 2023

37 Oxford Startups to Watch (and Work for) in 2023

Oxford's tech sector is booming. This year’s list of the best 37 Oxford tech startups is an eclectic mix of hyper-growth scaleups, small creative startups and everything in between.

Curated by @gonsanchezs

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The last update was made on March 15, 2023.


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Ultromics

Ultromics clinicians and engineers working together to set new standards for world-class cardiovascular diagnostic tools.

Oxford   11 to 50   $59 Million   $33 Million  

GV   Oxford Science Enterprises  

B2B   SAAS  

PQShield

At PQShield, we help customers transition their product lines from legacy RSA and Elliptic Curve cryptography to quantum-safe standards.

Oxford   11 to 50   $27 Million   $7.3 Million  

Crane Venture Partners   Kindred Capital   Oxford Science Enterprises  

B2B   B2C   SAAS  

Diffblue

An Oxford spin-out using AI to write code, starting with Java unit test suites that catch errors earlier and faster in a DevOps pipeline.

Oxford   11 to 50   $35 Million   $5.4 Million  

AlbionVC   Parkwalk Advisors  

B2B   SAAS  

ONI

ONI is a pioneer of super-resolution microscopy, making this advanced technology accessible to new generations of researchers.

Oxford   51 to 100   $110 Million   $75 Million  

Axon Ventures   Oxford Science Enterprises  

B2B  

MiroBio

MiroBio is Harnessing the natural control mechanisms of the immune system.

Oxford   1 to 10   $130 Million   $97 Million  

Medicxi   Oxford Science Enterprises  

B2B  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Nanopore Technologies develops nanopore-based electronic systems for analyzing single molecules, including DNA, RNA, and proteins.

Oxford   251 to 500   $1.4 Billion   $280 Million  

Wellington Management  

B2B  

Osler Diagnostics

Lab-quality diagnostics for anyone, anywhere, at any time.

Oxford   51 to 100   $180 Million   $46 Million  

Oxford Science Enterprises  

B2B  

Nucleome Therapeutics

Nucleome Therapeutics is decoding the dark matter of the human genome to uncover novel ways to treat diseases

Oxford   1 to 10   $48 Million   $44 Million  

Oxford Science Enterprises  

B2B  

Oxbotica

Oxbotica is developing the next generation of autonomous vehicles, creating the software that makes them go.

Oxford   101 to 250   $89 Million   $47 Million  

Business Growth Fund  

B2B   SAAS  

Oxford Quantum Circuits

Oxford Quantum Circuits developing technology using the power of quantum to do things which have never been achieved before.

Oxford   11 to 50   $45 Million   $46 Million  

Oxford Science Enterprises  

B2B  

Ochre Bio

Ochre Bio is a biotechnology company that develops and builds a deep phenotyping platform to rejuvenate transplant livers.

Oxford   11 to 50   $40 Million   $150 Thousand  

Khosla Ventures   Hoxton Ventures   Y Combinator   BACKED VC   Entrepreneur First   Norrsken VC   Apollo Health Ventures  

B2B  

Navenio

Navenio is a software company that provides location positioning services for indoor environments through its mobile app.

Oxford   51 to 100   $41 Million   $11 Million  

Future Planet Capital   Oxford Science Enterprises  

B2B   SAAS  

Optellum

Optellum develops an imaging biomarker for smart lung cancer detection.

Oxford   1 to 10   $15 Million   $14 Million  

IQ Capital Partners  

B2B  

Brainomix

Brainomix specializes in the creation of AI-powered imaging biomarkers that enable precision medicine for better treatment decisions

Oxford   11 to 50   $35 Million   $21 Million  

Oxford Science Enterprises   Parkwalk Advisors  

B2B   SAAS  

Mind Foundry

Mind Foundry is an Oxford University company that has developed an AI platform to solve the world's most important problems.

Oxford   11 to 50   $31 Million   $5.9 Million  

Oxford Science Enterprises   Parkwalk Advisors  

B2B   SAAS  

Oxeco

OXECO designs, develops and manufactures surface treatments for composites and engineering plastics.

Oxford     $11 Million   $11 Million  

B2B  

Brill Power

Brill Power is a clean-tech platform that develops cutting-edge battery management technology.

Oxford   11 to 50   $11 Million   $11 Million  

Oxford Science Enterprises  

B2B  

Oxehealth

SaaS workflow solution gives carers and custodians more time for hands on care where and when it’s needed most.

Oxford   11 to 50   $22 Million   $14 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Oxwash

Oxwash is a provider of sustainable on-demand laundry and wet and dry cleaning services for all.

Oxford   51 to 100   $19 Million   $1.7 Million  

Ascension Ventures   TrueSight Ventures  

B2B   B2C  

Theolytics

Theolytics is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company developing next-generation oncolytic viral therapies.

Oxford   11 to 50   $10 Million   $6.8 Million  

Oxford Science Enterprises  

B2B  

E2e-assure

e2e-assure is a cyber security company with 20 years’ experience of providing military grade cyber security.

Oxford   11 to 50   $15 Million   $14 Million  

Business Growth Fund  

B2B   SAAS  

Heimdal

Heimdal is developing profitable direct air carbon capture engineering.

Oxford   1 to 10   $11 Million   $6.4 Million  

Y Combinator   Metaplanet Holdings  

B2B  

Oxford Flow

Oxford Flow is able to save money without sacrificing performance.

Oxford   11 to 50   $19 Million   $11 Million  

Oxford Science Enterprises   Parkwalk Advisors  

B2B  

Salience Labs

Salience Labs is building a hybrid photonic-electronic chip for AI.

Oxford   11 to 50   $12 Million   $12 Million  

Oxford Science Enterprises   Cambridge Innovation Capital  

B2B  

Sportside

SPORTSIDE is the Global Local Sports Club – connecting you in your community to local sports people looking for a game, sports coaches.

Oxford   1 to 10   $3.1 Million   $19 Million  

FREEMIUM   MARKETPLACE  

OrthoSon

OrthoSon is developing a novel medical device for the treatment of chronic low back pain.

Oxford   1 to 10   $13 Million   $2.3 Million  

B2B  

Helio Display Materials

Foundational materials for the new wave of display innovation driven by colour conversion.

Oxford   1 to 10   $7.5 Million   $2.8 Million  

Business Growth Fund   Parkwalk Advisors  

B2B  

Oxford Drug Design

Oxford Drug Design focuses on developing and delivering services and technologies in computer-aided drug discovery.

Oxford   1 to 10   $11 Million   $2.7 Million  

ACF Investors  

B2B   SAAS  

Uncrowd

Uncrowd Experience Analytics for Market Share Growth: measures relative CX performance and thus relative attractiveness to shoppers

Oxford   11 to 50   $4.7 Million   $4.1 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

OxDX

OxDX, a University of Oxford spin out building instant pathogen tests using super-resolution microscopy and machine learning

Oxford   1 to 10   $3.5 Million   $3.5 Million  

IQ Capital Partners  

B2B   SAAS  

Reactive Technologies

Reactive Technologies delivers the world’s most accurate grid measurement tools, making renewable grids possible.

Oxford   11 to 50   $15 Million  

Breakthrough Energy Ventures   Business Growth Fund  

B2B  

Masref

We are a Swiss fintech that is on a mission to make safe and secure saving accounts accessible to everyone, everywhere

Oxford   1 to 10   $0  

Y Combinator   TQ Ventures   Wingman Ventures  

B2B   B2C  

EcoSync

EcoSync offers an intelligent platform which helps commercial buildings to stop heating empty rooms and reduce energy consumption by 30-50%

Oxford   1 to 10   $2.9 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Bimble

Bimble is the app for great, little places. Peer-to-peer place recommendations from around the world.

Oxford   11 to 50   $3.9 Million   $1.2 Million  

B2C   FREEMIUM  

Collegia

Revolutiotionising Auto-Enrolment pensions and putting the member in control

Oxford   11 to 50   $1 Million   $700 Thousand  

B2B  

Blokur

Blokur is a tech company that empowers Internet of Creators using blockchain technology.

Oxford   11 to 50   $1.2 Million  

B2B  

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