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

David Baynes

Chief Financial and Operating Officer

Jon Edington

Partner, Technology

Michael Molinari Ph.D

Managing Director

Ben Murphey

Investment Director

Past deals in Semiconductor

AccelerComm

Series B in 2023
AccelerComm is a semiconductor IP-core company that provides forward error correction and channel coding solutions for wireless communications. It develops hardware-friendly encoders and decoders, including 3GPP-compliant encoding/decoding chains, turbo decoders, LDPC chains, and polar encoder/decoder facilities, to accelerate next-generation wireless systems and overcome bottlenecks in error correction decoding caused by noise and interference. The company focuses on patent-pending channel coding technology that enhances data throughput and efficiency for 3GPP-based networks and related applications, including base stations and mobile devices. Headquartered in Southampton, United Kingdom, AccelerComm aims to enable cost-effective, high-performance digital communications across multiple standards.

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.

Quantum Motion

Series B in 2023
Quantum Motion Technologies is developing a universal quantum computer using Silicon-based CMOS processes. Its focus lies in creating scalable arrays of qubits, aiming to develop quantum computing architectures compatible with existing silicon processing methods.

Helio Display Materials

Series A in 2022
Helio Display Materials is a developer of innovative perovskite-based materials aimed at enhancing display technology. The company focuses on creating materials that enable brighter and more colorful displays while significantly reducing power consumption. By leveraging metal halide perovskites, which can be synthesized using low-temperature processes and earth-abundant precursor materials, Helio aims to produce vibrant and efficient light-emitting technologies for televisions and displays. The company emphasizes collaboration with scientific and industry experts to expedite research and development, ensuring a strong scientific foundation for its intellectual property. Helio's mission is to improve display performance and efficiency, ultimately providing a superior visual experience.

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.

AccelerComm

Series A in 2020
AccelerComm is a semiconductor IP-core company that provides forward error correction and channel coding solutions for wireless communications. It develops hardware-friendly encoders and decoders, including 3GPP-compliant encoding/decoding chains, turbo decoders, LDPC chains, and polar encoder/decoder facilities, to accelerate next-generation wireless systems and overcome bottlenecks in error correction decoding caused by noise and interference. The company focuses on patent-pending channel coding technology that enhances data throughput and efficiency for 3GPP-based networks and related applications, including base stations and mobile devices. Headquartered in Southampton, United Kingdom, AccelerComm aims to enable cost-effective, high-performance digital communications across multiple standards.

Oxford Ionics

Seed Round in 2020
Oxford Ionics specializes in advanced quantum computing systems, focusing on trapped-ion technology. This enables scalable, efficient quantum chips produced via standard semiconductor methods, facilitating advancements in quantum computing and enhancing computational capabilities for complex problems.

Quantum Motion

Series A in 2020
Quantum Motion Technologies is developing a universal quantum computer using Silicon-based CMOS processes. Its focus lies in creating scalable arrays of qubits, aiming to develop quantum computing architectures compatible with existing silicon processing methods.

AccelerComm

Seed Round in 2019
AccelerComm is a semiconductor IP-core company that provides forward error correction and channel coding solutions for wireless communications. It develops hardware-friendly encoders and decoders, including 3GPP-compliant encoding/decoding chains, turbo decoders, LDPC chains, and polar encoder/decoder facilities, to accelerate next-generation wireless systems and overcome bottlenecks in error correction decoding caused by noise and interference. The company focuses on patent-pending channel coding technology that enhances data throughput and efficiency for 3GPP-based networks and related applications, including base stations and mobile devices. Headquartered in Southampton, United Kingdom, AccelerComm aims to enable cost-effective, high-performance digital communications across multiple standards.

Silicon Microgravity

Venture Round in 2018
Silicon Microgravity is a Cambridge, United Kingdom based sensor technology company that develops microelectromechanical systems for oil and gas reservoir surveillance and other applications. Its gravity sensors deliver high-sensitivity gravity data and ultra-low-frequency seismic data from boreholes, enabling precise density measurements deep in reservoirs and real-time reservoir management. The technology originated as a Cambridge University spin-out, developed with support from BP and Innovate UK, and has broader uses in navigation and stabilization of intelligent systems across commercial, industrial, and military sectors. The company aims to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and support safety and environmental goals in hydrocarbon production.

Quantum Motion

Seed Round in 2017
Quantum Motion Technologies is developing a universal quantum computer using Silicon-based CMOS processes. Its focus lies in creating scalable arrays of qubits, aiming to develop quantum computing architectures compatible with existing silicon processing methods.

AccelerComm

Seed Round in 2016
AccelerComm is a semiconductor IP-core company that provides forward error correction and channel coding solutions for wireless communications. It develops hardware-friendly encoders and decoders, including 3GPP-compliant encoding/decoding chains, turbo decoders, LDPC chains, and polar encoder/decoder facilities, to accelerate next-generation wireless systems and overcome bottlenecks in error correction decoding caused by noise and interference. The company focuses on patent-pending channel coding technology that enhances data throughput and efficiency for 3GPP-based networks and related applications, including base stations and mobile devices. Headquartered in Southampton, United Kingdom, AccelerComm aims to enable cost-effective, high-performance digital communications across multiple standards.

Seren Photonics

Venture Round in 2015
Seren Photonics Limited specializes in the development and manufacture of semi-polar and non-polar Gallium Nitride (GaN) templates, which are essential for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), and power switches. Based in Bridgend, United Kingdom, the company employs a proprietary manufacturing process to produce these templates, specifically growing semi-polar GaN on m-plane sapphire and non-polar GaN on r-plane sapphire. Their innovative technology significantly enhances light intensity in high-brightness LEDs, achieving increases in light generation ranging from 100% to 900% compared to untreated diodes. Founded in 2009, Seren Photonics has positioned itself to serve various lighting markets, including backlighting for laptops and televisions, signage, and architectural lighting. As of November 2016, it operates as a subsidiary of Fusion IP Sheffield Limited.

Seren Photonics

Venture Round in 2014
Seren Photonics Limited specializes in the development and manufacture of semi-polar and non-polar Gallium Nitride (GaN) templates, which are essential for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), and power switches. Based in Bridgend, United Kingdom, the company employs a proprietary manufacturing process to produce these templates, specifically growing semi-polar GaN on m-plane sapphire and non-polar GaN on r-plane sapphire. Their innovative technology significantly enhances light intensity in high-brightness LEDs, achieving increases in light generation ranging from 100% to 900% compared to untreated diodes. Founded in 2009, Seren Photonics has positioned itself to serve various lighting markets, including backlighting for laptops and televisions, signage, and architectural lighting. As of November 2016, it operates as a subsidiary of Fusion IP Sheffield Limited.

Seren Photonics

Venture Round in 2012
Seren Photonics Limited specializes in the development and manufacture of semi-polar and non-polar Gallium Nitride (GaN) templates, which are essential for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), and power switches. Based in Bridgend, United Kingdom, the company employs a proprietary manufacturing process to produce these templates, specifically growing semi-polar GaN on m-plane sapphire and non-polar GaN on r-plane sapphire. Their innovative technology significantly enhances light intensity in high-brightness LEDs, achieving increases in light generation ranging from 100% to 900% compared to untreated diodes. Founded in 2009, Seren Photonics has positioned itself to serve various lighting markets, including backlighting for laptops and televisions, signage, and architectural lighting. As of November 2016, it operates as a subsidiary of Fusion IP Sheffield Limited.

Seren Photonics

Seed Round in 2010
Seren Photonics Limited specializes in the development and manufacture of semi-polar and non-polar Gallium Nitride (GaN) templates, which are essential for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), and power switches. Based in Bridgend, United Kingdom, the company employs a proprietary manufacturing process to produce these templates, specifically growing semi-polar GaN on m-plane sapphire and non-polar GaN on r-plane sapphire. Their innovative technology significantly enhances light intensity in high-brightness LEDs, achieving increases in light generation ranging from 100% to 900% compared to untreated diodes. Founded in 2009, Seren Photonics has positioned itself to serve various lighting markets, including backlighting for laptops and televisions, signage, and architectural lighting. As of November 2016, it operates as a subsidiary of Fusion IP Sheffield Limited.

Xanic

Series A in 2007
Xanic Limited designs, manufactures, and supplies MMICs for applications in the aerospace/defence and homeland security markets. The company is based in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.

PowerON

PowerON Ltd., established in 2019 with headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand, and a facility in Dresden, Germany, specializes in the production of innovative electromechanical and semiconductor devices using proprietary dielectric elastomer switch technology. The company offers customizable, soft, and flexible switches, actuators, logic devices, sensors, and signal processors, catering to industries such as soft robotics, human-machine interfaces, and automation. PowerON's products are notable for their competitive advantages in size, weight, and resistance to harsh environmental conditions.
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