IP Group is a London-based corporate firm that provides financial, strategic, and commercial expertise to clients internationally. Founded in 2001, the company focuses on creating value through the commercialisation of intellectual property derived from research-intensive institutions. It manages the end-to-end process of identifying viable IP, developing or partnering to build value, and establishing commercial arrangements that translate scientific advances into practical products and businesses. IP Group combines industry insight and financial experience to support science- and technology-based ventures, offering capital as well as strategic guidance to help companies grow and accelerate the impact of research. Its work spans clean technology, life sciences, and other deep technology sectors, with a track record of backing and developing ventures that aim to deliver tangible societal and economic outcomes.
CEO, Executive Director and Member of the Board of Directors
David Baynes
Chief Financial and Operating Officer and Board Member
Jon Edington
Partner, Technology
Ben Murphey
Investment Director
Ben Murphy
Investment Director, Kiko Ventures
Mark Reilly Ph.D
Managing Partner, Technology
Greg Smith
CEO
Lee Thornton Ph.D
Partner, Technology
Robert Trezona Ph.D
Partner and Head of Cleantech
Past deals in Zambia
Azuri Technologies
Corporate Round in 2019
Azuri Technologies develops, manufactures, and installs solar power products for off-grid emerging markets in Africa and the UK. Its key offerings include AzuriTV (solar-powered television), Indigo (pay-as-you-go solar electricity system using scratch cards), Azuri Quad (solar home system with LED lights, radio/torch, mobile charging), and PayGo (solar home system for rural households). Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with distribution networks across multiple African countries.
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