108 investors have funded 44 Life Sciences companies head-officed in Edinburgh, across 268 rounds (Jul 2000 – Apr 2026). They are ranked by how many Edinburgh companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Edinburgh" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Enterprise | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Series ASeedSeries B | 24 | 46 | 6 | Apr 2026 | 273 |
| 2 | Scottish Investment Bank | Glasgow, United Kingdom | SeedSeries BSeries A | 7 | 12 | 4 | Jan 2024 | 35 |
| 3 | Old College Capital | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Series ASeed | 6 | 12 | 1 | Mar 2026 | 34 |
| 4 | Archangels | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | SeedSeries ASeries B | 5 | 18 | 14 | Mar 2026 | 37 |
| 5 | Eos Advisory | St Andrews, United Kingdom | SeedSeries A | 5 | 7 | 6 | Dec 2024 | 22 |
| 6 | Epidarex Capital | Bethesda, United States | Series ASeed | 4 | 5 | 5 | Apr 2022 | 25 |
| 7 | Kelvin Capital | Glasgow, United Kingdom | SeedSeries BSeries A | 3 | 11 | 6 | Nov 2024 | 26 |
| 8 | Calculus Capital | London, United Kingdom | Series BSeries A | 3 | 5 | 1 | Oct 2025 | 58 |
| 9 | Equity Gap | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | AngelSeed | 3 | 4 | 1 | Mar 2025 | 35 |
| 10 | Gabriel | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Seed | 3 | 3 | 2 | Aug 2024 | 15 |
| 11 | Investing Women | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Seed | 3 | 3 | — | Dec 2021 | 9 |
| 12 | Mercia | Henley in Arden, United Kingdom | SeedSeries A | 2 | 5 | 5 | Sep 2024 | 247 |
| 13 | SIS Ventures | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | SeedSeries A | 2 | 4 | 1 | Apr 2026 | 15 |
| 14 | British Business Bank | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Series ASeed | 2 | 3 | — | Nov 2025 | 83 |
| 15 | Tricapital | Galashiels, United Kingdom | Seed | 2 | 3 | — | Jun 2014 | 32 |
| 16 | Alida Capital International | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | SeedSeries ASeries B | 2 | 3 | — | Apr 2014 | 2 |
| 17 | Maven Capital Partners | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Series BSeed | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 2024 | 219 |
| 18 | IQ Capital | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Series A | 2 | 2 | 1 | Oct 2025 | 99 |
| 19 | Syndicate Room | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Series ASeed | 2 | 2 | — | May 2019 | 61 |
| 20 | The Scottish National Investment Bank | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Series B | 2 | 2 | 2 | Apr 2026 | 28 |
| 21 | Cancer Research Horizons | London, United Kingdom | SeedSeries A | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2025 | 10 |
| 22 | British Business Investments | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Series ASeed | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 2024 | 7 |
| 23 | Par Equity | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Series ASeed | 1 | 5 | 2 | Jun 2020 | 63 |
| 24 | MMC Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Series ASeries B | 1 | 4 | 1 | Apr 2021 | 135 |
| 25 | MVM | London, United Kingdom | Series ASeries BSeed | 1 | 3 | — | Jul 2003 | 43 |
| 26 | EOS Technology Investment Syndicate | St Andrews, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 3 | 1 | Dec 2022 | 6 |
| 27 | 3i Group | London, United Kingdom | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Jul 2003 | 213 |
| 28 | Sofinnova Partners | Paris, France | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 2 | Apr 2014 | 149 |
| 29 | Morningside | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Apr 2014 | 171 | |
| 30 | Oxford Technology | Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Apr 2026 | 70 |
| 31 | Abn Amro | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Jul 2003 | 72 |
| 32 | Downing | London, United Kingdom | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | May 2021 | 68 |
| 33 | Syncona | London, United Kingdom | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 2 | Oct 2024 | 23 |
| 34 | Sante Ventures | Austin, United States | Series ASeries C | 1 | 2 | — | Oct 2013 | 23 |
| 35 | Accelerated Digital Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 2 | 2 | Jul 2018 | 26 |
| 36 | Legal & General | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2020 | 23 |
| 37 | Worth Capital | London, United Kingdom | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Apr 2026 | 13 |
| 38 | Kineticos | Morrisville, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | 2 | Jan 2024 | 7 |
| 39 | Julz | Chapel Hill, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | 2 | Jul 2018 | 4 |
| 40 | Ingenza | Midlothian, United States | Series B | 1 | 2 | — | Jul 2020 | 1 |
| 41 | Thairm Bio | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Apr 2026 | 1 | |
| 42 | SOSV | Cork, Ireland | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | 446 | |
| 43 | Atlas Venture | Cambridge, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 | 302 |
| 44 | Earlybird | Berlin, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 214 |
| 45 | Perceptive Advisors | New York City, United States | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2017 | 172 |
| 46 | IP Group | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | 136 |
| 47 | TVM Capital | Munich, Germany | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2003 | 77 |
| 48 | BVF Partners | San Francisco, United States | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2017 | 94 |
| 49 | Lilly | Indianapolis, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | 110 |
| 50 | Longitude Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2017 | 84 |
| 51 | Morningside | Newton, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2019 | 101 |
| 52 | Northpond Ventures | Cambridge, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2021 | 67 |
| 53 | S32 | Sunnyvale, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2021 | 82 |
| 54 | Scottish Equity Partners | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2004 | 78 |
| 55 | Advent Life Sciences | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2020 | 66 |
| 56 | Mitsubishi Corporation | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2001 | 96 |
| 57 | NRW.Bank | Dusseldorf, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | 70 |
| 58 | LRVHealth | Boston, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2021 | 52 |
| 59 | Apollo Global Management | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2020 | 76 |
| 60 | Deepbridge Capital | Chester, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2016 | 52 |
| 61 | Aju IB Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2014 | 46 |
| 62 | Merieux Equity Partners | Lyon, France | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 36 |
| 63 | OSF HealthCare | Peoria, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2021 | 27 |
| 64 | Brandon Capital | Melbourne, Australia | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 | 31 |
| 65 | RCT | Tucson, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2022 | 27 |
| 66 | Kizoo | Karlsruhe, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | 23 |
| 67 | Cambridge Capital Group | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 28 |
| 68 | Angel Academe | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 31 |
| 69 | British Design Fund | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | 34 |
| 70 | EV Private Equity | Stavanger, Norway | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2004 | 26 |
| 71 | CAM Capital | New York City, United States | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2017 | 23 |
| 72 | University of Strathclyde | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2024 | 22 |
| 73 | HitecVision | Stavanger, Norway | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2004 | 27 |
| 74 | 4Bio Capital | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | 15 |
| 75 | Imprimatur Capital | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2016 | 19 |
| 76 | Meltwind Advisory | Cambridge, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | 20 |
| 77 | LifeArc | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2020 | 19 |
| 78 | Solvay | Brussels, Belgium | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2021 | 13 |
| 79 | LongeVC | Lugano, Switzerland | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | 16 |
| 80 | WindRose Health Investors | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2019 | 14 |
| 81 | ESM Investments | Stirling, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | 12 |
| 82 | The University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 12 |
| 83 | Alba Equity | Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2020 | 9 |
| 84 | Brain Tumor Investment Fund | Newton, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | 7 |
| 85 | ResMed | San Diego, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2021 | 7 |
| 86 | Highland Venture Capital | Dundee, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2010 | 7 |
| 87 | Siemens Technology Accelerator | Munich, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2012 | 4 |
| 88 | ADV Partners | Hong Kong, China | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2018 | 8 |
| 89 | Solvay Start-Ups Accelerates Innovation | Brussels, Belgium | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2020 | 6 |
| 90 | Apollo Investment | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 6 |
| 91 | Dexcom | San Diego, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2020 | 4 |
| 92 | Elements Health Ventures | New York City, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2021 | 3 |
| 93 | Mainspring Fund Services | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2018 | 3 |
| 94 | KHAN-I | Dortmund, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2023 | 4 |
| 95 | Syensqo | Brussels, Belgium | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | 4 |
| 96 | DeepTech Ventures | Pfaffikon, Switzerland | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 4 |
| 97 | Nipro | Osaka, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2017 | 3 |
| 98 | Eos Capital Advisors | Delhi, India | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2023 | 1 |
| 99 | BBI Capital | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2026 | 1 | |
| 100 | Barwell | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2019 | 1 |
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Life Sciences companies head-officed in Edinburgh that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current health currenthealth.com |
13 | 25 | $379.4M | Series B Apr 2021 |
| Enterobiotix enterobiotix.com |
13 | 19 | $235.6M | Series B Apr 2026 |
| Mtem mtem.com |
9 | 10 | $295.5M | Post-IPO Aug 2017 |
| Invizius invizius.com |
9 | 17 | $66.3M | Series A Sep 2024 |
| Trogenix trogenix.com |
8 | 8 | $760M | Series A Oct 2025 |
| Wobble Genomics wobblegenomics.com |
7 | 8 | $59M | Series A Dec 2023 |
| Pheno Therapeutics phenotherapeutics.com |
6 | 6 | $223.5M | Series A Mar 2022 |
| Calcivis calcivis.com |
6 | 17 | $58.5M | Series B Apr 2024 |
| BioCaptiva biocaptiva.com |
6 | 11 | $23.9M | Seed Mar 2026 |
| Metacarpal metacarpal.co.uk |
6 | 10 | $17.1M | Series A Apr 2026 |
| Ardana Bioscience ardana.co.uk |
5 | 9 | $211.8M | Series B Jul 2003 |
| Cumulus Oncology cumulusoncology.com |
5 | 8 | $39.2M | Seed Jan 2024 |
| TC Biopharm tcbiopharm.com |
5 | 6 | $20.6M | Series A Jan 2017 |
| Biotangents biotangents.co.uk |
5 | 10 | $17M | Series A Nov 2024 |
| Chromacity chromacitylasers.com |
5 | 13 | $16.4M | Seed Jul 2024 |
| Lentitek lentitek.com |
5 | 5 | $2.1M | Seed Mar 2025 |
| NuCana nucana.com |
4 | 8 | $269.6M | Series B Apr 2014 |
| Cytomos cytomos.com |
4 | 11 | $51.6M | Series A Nov 2024 |
| Prothea Technologies prothea.tech |
4 | 4 | $50.7M | Series A Apr 2024 |
| Concinnity concinnitygenetics.com |
4 | 4 | $15.1M | Seed Dec 2024 |
| 1nhaler 1nhaler.com |
4 | 5 | $11M | Seed Nov 2025 |
| Actual Analytics actualanalytics.com |
4 | 4 | $5.5M | Seed Apr 2010 |
| Kynos Therapeutics kynostx.com |
3 | 3 | $25.5M | Series A Apr 2022 |
| ProFactor Pharma profactorpharma.com |
3 | 8 | $11.5M | Series B Jul 2020 |
| Fios Genomics fiosgenomics.com |
3 | 6 | $2.8M | Series A Feb 2016 |
| Cytochroma cytochroma.uk |
3 | 3 | — | Seed Dec 2021 |
| Macomics macomics.com |
2 | 4 | $19.8M | Seed Jul 2021 |
| Synpromics synpromics.com |
2 | 3 | $16.4M | Series B Apr 2017 |
| Caldan Therapeutics caldantherapeutics.com |
2 | 2 | $13.7M | Series A Nov 2015 |
| Nodus Oncology nodusoncology.com |
2 | 2 | $5.9M | Seed Feb 2023 |
| Sesmos sesmos.com |
2 | 2 | $4.8M | Seed Feb 2012 |
| Iceni Pharmaceuticals icenipharma.com |
2 | 3 | $3.6M | Seed Mar 2016 |
| Edixomed edixomed.com |
2 | 2 | $2.3M | Seed Apr 2012 |
| Resolution Therapeutics resolution-tx.com |
1 | 2 | $119.9M | Series B Oct 2024 |
| TPP Global Development tppgd.com |
1 | 1 | $12.2M | Series A Jul 2010 |
| MedAnnex medannex.org |
1 | 1 | $12.2M | Series B Sep 2019 |
| AdoRx Therapeutics adorx.com |
1 | 1 | $10M | Series A Apr 2018 |
| Brain Fit First brainfitfirst.com |
1 | 1 | $183.1K | Seed Oct 2023 |
| MicroSpray Technologies microspraytechnologies.com |
1 | 1 | — | |
| Parkure parkure.co.uk |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Apr 2016 |
| Neurocentrx neurocentrx.com |
1 | 1 | — | Angel Mar 2014 |
| RoslinCT roslinct.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jun 2019 |
| Lenus lenushealth.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Nov 2021 |
| Cell Age cellage.org |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Apr 2017 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Thairm BioLED | Enterobiotix | Series B | $25M |
| Apr 2026 | Scottish Enterprise | Metacarpal | Series A | $2.7M |
| Apr 2026 | Oxford Technology | Metacarpal | Series A | $2.7M |
| Apr 2026 | Worth Capital | Metacarpal | Series A | $2.7M |
| Apr 2026 | SIS Ventures | Metacarpal | Series A | $2.7M |
| Apr 2026 | The Scottish National Investment BankLED | Enterobiotix | Series B | $25M |
| Mar 2026 | Old College Capital | BioCaptiva | Seed | $2.1M |
| Mar 2026 | Scottish Enterprise | BioCaptiva | Seed | $2.1M |
| Mar 2026 | ArchangelsLED | BioCaptiva | Seed | $2.1M |
| Mar 2026 | EverQuest Capital | BioCaptiva | Seed | $2.1M |
| Mar 2026 | BBI Capital | BioCaptiva | Seed | $2.1M |
| Nov 2025 | British Business Bank | 1nhaler | Seed | $2M |
| Nov 2025 | Scottish Enterprise | 1nhaler | Seed | $2M |
| Nov 2025 | ArchangelsLED | 1nhaler | Seed | $2M |
| Oct 2025 | 4Bio Capital | Trogenix | Series A | $95M |
| Oct 2025 | LongeVC | Trogenix | Series A | $95M |
| Oct 2025 | Calculus Capital | Trogenix | Series A | $95M |
| Oct 2025 | Lilly | Trogenix | Series A | $95M |
| Oct 2025 | IQ CapitalLED | Trogenix | Series A | $95M |
| Oct 2025 | Meltwind Advisory | Trogenix | Series A | $95M |
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