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IW Capital
Venture capital · London, United Kingdom · Europe
IW Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in UK technology businesses, offering EIS investment opportunities to investors. It also provides portfolio companies with support through growth marketing, PR and public affairs teams.
Invests inHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordstechnologyaimedtechsaaseis
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Or find every investor that fitsIW Capital lists 27 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 8 funding rounds, 8 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 60% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (24%), Industrial & Manufacturing (12%) and Fintech (12%). 95% of its companies are based in United Kingdom. It invests most often alongside Leap Venture Studio, The FSE Group and Accelerate Fund.
Counts come from funding rounds that name IW Capital, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not IW Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 7 companies; its own site lists 27. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundIW Capital does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 20% |
| Series A | 60% |
| Series B | 20% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 2 | 2 |
| '26 | 6 | 6 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 65th | 28 companies |
| Recent activity | 89th | 6 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 58th | 20% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 95th | 25% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 32th | 24% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 24% | 15% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 12% | 7% |
| Fintech | 12% | 12% |
| Consumer | 10% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Food & Agriculture | 7% | 3% |
| Education | 5% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Leap Venture Studio | 2 |
| The FSE Group | 2 |
| Accelerate Fund | 1 |
| Active Partners | 1 |
| Beringea | 1 |
| Boğaziçi Ventures | 1 |
| Creative Destruction Lab | 1 |
| EMV Capital | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers2696%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company14%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Leap Venture Studio
Compare IW Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with IW Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 23 Sept 2026 | Series B Led | |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Round Led | |
| 24 Sept 2025 | Round Led | |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Series A Led |
Round details for IW Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in IW Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
27 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alesi Surgical develops and sells systems that eliminate surgical smoke during surgery | Healthcare & Biotech | Apr 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| BorrowMyDoggy provides local dog walking, sitting and holiday care services. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces and sells cold-pressed juices made from whole fruit and vegetables. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Discovery Yachts is a British marine design, technology and experiences business that builds yachts. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Elevation Financial Group is a privately owned company that consolidates Independent Financial Adviser practices throughout the UK. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Flarin produces and sells a lipid formulated ibuprofen product for joint pain relief | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Gonini provides ecommerce fulfilment services | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Jul 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| GPDQ provides a managed service for online pharmacies and prescribing providers, taking care of the workforce, training, governance, and demand curve | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Impact Recycling turns hard-to-recycle plastic into high-purity recycled materials at scale. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Incanthera is a revolutionary dermatology and oncology company focused on transformative treatment technologies in dermatology and oncology. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company runs and manages pubs, offering opportunities for enthusiastic operators to build on traditional establishments. | Food & AgricultureLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Location Live specialise in the planning and placement of locations for brand activations and events worldwide. | Real Estate & ConstructionMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Lucida Medical develops AI systems to assist clinicians to detect and diagnose cancer using MRI | Healthcare & Biotech | Mar 2026Round | Page + round | |
| MAGIC AI sells smart home gym equipment, including a fitness mirror and adjustable dumbbells, that utilize AI for personalized training and feedback. | Healthcare & BiotechConsumer | Sept 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| Navigator provides a travel audience platform for commerce media, giving advertisers and agencies access to travel intent signals and premium inventory. | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Sept 2025Round | Page + round | |
| Olive Jar Digital is a digital consultancy that provides managed digital delivery services and expert talent to enhance clients' teams | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells dog food and supplements. | Food & AgricultureHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| PlayMoreGolf offers a flexible golf membership network with access to over 200 golf courses in the UK | Legal & ComplianceReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | |||
| QuantrolOx develops and provides quantum hardware automation and training solutions | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Oct 2026Series A | Page + round |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- iwcapital.co.uk
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 11 Mar 2025
- Companies checked
- 27
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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