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For investors

Discover the next big deep tech ventures. Imperial is a world-leading innovation engine with a pipeline of pioneering startups and breakthrough technologies.

If you’re looking for access to the transformative opportunities and groundbreaking ventures emerging from our globally renowned research and talent pool, you’re in the right place. Our team provides investors with insights on the landscape of founders and companies emerging from our research and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Why pay attention to Imperial startups?

Ranked as the best University in Europe (QS 2025) and home to two of Europe’s leading start-up hubs (FT 2025), Imperial’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is fine-tuned to support its whole community in transforming new tech into leading ventures.

World-class research and education: We’re top in the UK for research, with a greater proportion of world-leading research than any other UK university (REF 2021). Launched in 2025, Imperial’s Schools of Convergence Science are designed to spark discovery and accelerate progress in Health and Technology, Sustainability, Space, Security and Telecoms, and Human and Artificial Intelligence.

Exceptional talent development: A host of support at Imperial helps our students, staff and alumni develop their entrepreneurial mindset, skills and network. Through services like the Imperial Enterprise Lab to Undaunted, we challenge our innovation community to deliver real impact.

Proven track record: companies with their roots at Imperial are transforming lithium ion batteries, delivering innovation in GLP-1 therapies, building AI systems to optimise industrial processes, manufacturing cleantech power products, democratising musculoskeletal rehabilitation – and much, much more.

Engage with Imperial startups

Imperial Enterprise Funds

Imperial Enterprise Funds offer alumni and individual investors an opportunity to invest in companies based on the remarkable research undertaken at Imperial through an early-stage, tax-efficient vehicle.

Imperial Investor Network

Join over 700 VCs, angels and other early-stage investors for regular news updates, investment opportunity alerts, access to our investor portal and exclusive event invitations.

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If you want to explore investment prospects backed by world-class science and proven technical expertise, reach out and we can discuss exactly what you are looking for and how we can support your goals.