IP Group

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.

Alan Aubrey

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 Nanotechnology

Intrinsic Semiconductor Technologies

Venture Round in 2023
Intrinsic Semiconductor Technologies develops silicon oxide–based memristive devices with fully air-stable, CMOS-compatible technology. The company specializes in non-volatile and multilevel memory, and its platforms support hardware acceleration for machine learning and neuromorphic computing. Its memristive materials leverage common processing steps to enable integration in standard devices across advanced process nodes, facilitating operation at higher power, frequency, and temperature ranges. In addition to memory functions, the technology underpins low-power, cost-efficient semiconductors, including gallium nitride materials, suitable for diverse applications in data storage, processing, and next-generation computing architectures.

Somalytics

Seed Round in 2022
Somalytics is a Seattle-based company that specializes in the development and commercialization of innovative miniature sensors for applications such as eye tracking, human-machine interfaces, wearables, and industrial safety. Founded in 2021, the company has created the world's first paper-composite capacitive sensor, which is ultra-thin, energy-efficient, and potentially disposable. These carbon nanotube-based sensors enhance sensitivity and aim to replace traditional cameras and sensors in various devices, thereby improving the overall human experience through advanced technology.

Intrinsic Semiconductor Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
Intrinsic Semiconductor Technologies develops silicon oxide–based memristive devices with fully air-stable, CMOS-compatible technology. The company specializes in non-volatile and multilevel memory, and its platforms support hardware acceleration for machine learning and neuromorphic computing. Its memristive materials leverage common processing steps to enable integration in standard devices across advanced process nodes, facilitating operation at higher power, frequency, and temperature ranges. In addition to memory functions, the technology underpins low-power, cost-efficient semiconductors, including gallium nitride materials, suitable for diverse applications in data storage, processing, and next-generation computing architectures.

Instrumems

Seed Round in 2020
Instrumems Inc. is a technology company based in Los Altos, California, specializing in the development of innovative nano-wire sensors. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on creating a versatile sensing platform capable of measuring temperature, flow velocity, and humidity. Instrumems' sensors are designed to be faster, more cost-effective, and smaller in size compared to traditional measurement techniques. Their technology is increasingly relevant in various sectors, including aerospace, automotive, and environmental monitoring, facilitating applications such as real-time weather tracking and distributed climate monitoring. The company's multi-sensor solutions leverage high-resolution and high-frequency measurement capabilities, providing clients with industry-leading response times, accuracy, and ultra-low power consumption.

Instrumems

Seed Round in 2016
Instrumems Inc. is a technology company based in Los Altos, California, specializing in the development of innovative nano-wire sensors. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on creating a versatile sensing platform capable of measuring temperature, flow velocity, and humidity. Instrumems' sensors are designed to be faster, more cost-effective, and smaller in size compared to traditional measurement techniques. Their technology is increasingly relevant in various sectors, including aerospace, automotive, and environmental monitoring, facilitating applications such as real-time weather tracking and distributed climate monitoring. The company's multi-sensor solutions leverage high-resolution and high-frequency measurement capabilities, providing clients with industry-leading response times, accuracy, and ultra-low power consumption.

Durham Graphene Science

Seed Round in 2012
DGS is an R&D company that specialises in the synthesis of Graphene. The company uses a unique and scalable 'bottom-up' approach to prepare Graphene that is protected by a patent application. The company was founded by Dr. Karl Coleman (Durham University) who has over 12 years experience working in the field of nanocarbons where he has published extensively.

Surrey NanoSystems

Series C in 2012
Surrey NanoSystems manufactures nanoscale materials for engineering and product applications, most notably Vantablack, a super-black coating applied to surfaces via vacuum-deposition and post-processing techniques. The coating suppresses stray light and is used in architectural lighting, aesthetic applications, calibration sources, sensors, telescopes, IR imaging systems, spectroscopy, automotive optics, cinematography optics, satellite calibration sources, camera lenses, and related applications. Originating as CEVP, the company began operating in 2006 and is headquartered in Newhaven, United Kingdom.

Durham Graphene Science

Seed Round in 2012
DGS is an R&D company that specialises in the synthesis of Graphene. The company uses a unique and scalable 'bottom-up' approach to prepare Graphene that is protected by a patent application. The company was founded by Dr. Karl Coleman (Durham University) who has over 12 years experience working in the field of nanocarbons where he has published extensively.

Durham Graphene Science

Seed Round in 2011
DGS is an R&D company that specialises in the synthesis of Graphene. The company uses a unique and scalable 'bottom-up' approach to prepare Graphene that is protected by a patent application. The company was founded by Dr. Karl Coleman (Durham University) who has over 12 years experience working in the field of nanocarbons where he has published extensively.

Crysalin

Series A in 2011
Crysalin Limited is a research and development company based in London, United Kingdom, founded in June 2007. It specializes in crysalin lattice technology, which has been developed from patented research conducted at the Oxford University Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics since 2002. The company's primary focus is on crysalins, a protein-based nanotechnology that significantly enhances protein structure determination, particularly for challenging macromolecular targets such as membrane proteins and flexible soluble proteins. By imposing order on these complex structures, crysalins enable advanced imaging techniques like X-ray and electron microscopy to accurately resolve three-dimensional molecular structures. In addition to protein structure determination, Crysalin's technology holds potential applications in biosensor development and optoelectronics, expanding its impact in the field of molecular research.

Surrey NanoSystems

Venture Round in 2009
Surrey NanoSystems manufactures nanoscale materials for engineering and product applications, most notably Vantablack, a super-black coating applied to surfaces via vacuum-deposition and post-processing techniques. The coating suppresses stray light and is used in architectural lighting, aesthetic applications, calibration sources, sensors, telescopes, IR imaging systems, spectroscopy, automotive optics, cinematography optics, satellite calibration sources, camera lenses, and related applications. Originating as CEVP, the company began operating in 2006 and is headquartered in Newhaven, United Kingdom.

Surrey NanoSystems

Seed Round in 2006
Surrey NanoSystems manufactures nanoscale materials for engineering and product applications, most notably Vantablack, a super-black coating applied to surfaces via vacuum-deposition and post-processing techniques. The coating suppresses stray light and is used in architectural lighting, aesthetic applications, calibration sources, sensors, telescopes, IR imaging systems, spectroscopy, automotive optics, cinematography optics, satellite calibration sources, camera lenses, and related applications. Originating as CEVP, the company began operating in 2006 and is headquartered in Newhaven, United Kingdom.
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