Origin Capital

Origin Capital Ltd is a venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in early-stage investments. Established in 1998, the firm focuses on investing in unquoted businesses and smaller quoted companies across various sectors, including technology, manufacturing, life sciences, software and information technology infrastructure, financial services, consumer products, and media. For its unquoted investments, Origin Capital typically commits between £0.05 million and £2 million, targeting companies with pre-money valuations ranging from £0.2 million to £10 million. In addition to its investment activities, the firm also offers advisory services to its portfolio companies.

Alastair Wright

Partner

13 past transactions

Unum Aircraft Seating

Venture Round in 2025
Unum Aircraft Seating is a manufacturing company that provides aircraft seating design, manufacturing, and supply to the airline industry.

ViaNautis

Series A in 2023
ViaNautis specializes in the development of innovative medications that effectively cross biological barriers, including the blood-brain barrier. The company employs its proprietary PolyNaut technology, a versatile nano-engineered polymer system designed for intracellular delivery. This technology allows for the encapsulation of various therapeutic modalities into polymer nanovesicles, which can selectively target different tissues and cell types. By facilitating the penetration of these barriers, ViaNautis enhances the therapeutic efficacy of the encapsulated molecules, providing significant benefits in medication delivery and treatment outcomes. Collaborating with multiple partners, the company aims to revolutionize how medications are developed and delivered, particularly in addressing challenging medical conditions.

Unum Aircraft Seating

Seed Round in 2023
Unum Aircraft Seating is a manufacturing company that provides aircraft seating design, manufacturing, and supply to the airline industry.

Echion Technologies

Series A in 2021
Echion Technologies, founded in 2017 and based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, specializes in developing advanced anode materials for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. Their proprietary XNO® material offers faster charging times, longer lifespans, and improved safety compared to traditional options. The company targets the heavy-duty electric vehicle market, aiming to enhance efficiency and sustainability within the transportation sector by providing optimized power anode materials for cost-effective battery production.

Bilaxy

Corporate Round in 2019
Bilaxy is an international blockchain asset exchange based in China that facilitates real-time trading of cryptocurrencies. The company operates a digital asset trading platform that supports multiple blockchain-based digital assets, providing users with a safe trading environment. Bilaxy offers a self-service listing service for projects, allowing them to be listed on the platform with ease. Additionally, the platform includes automatic intelligent quantification tools and trade screeners, enabling traders to diversify their portfolios across various asset classes effectively.

Echion Technologies

Seed Round in 2018
Echion Technologies, founded in 2017 and based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, specializes in developing advanced anode materials for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. Their proprietary XNO® material offers faster charging times, longer lifespans, and improved safety compared to traditional options. The company targets the heavy-duty electric vehicle market, aiming to enhance efficiency and sustainability within the transportation sector by providing optimized power anode materials for cost-effective battery production.

UBIO

Venture Round in 2018
UBIO is a developer of an automation platform that transforms websites into interactive transactional application programming interfaces (APIs), allowing clients to regain control over their customer interactions. The company's platform provides an open-source toolset that can automate and facilitate a wide range of web interactions, regardless of their complexity. By connecting both websites and APIs, UBIO enables its customers to gather and utilize rich data effectively. Notable clients include major organizations such as Google and trivago, which leverage UBIO's technology to collect availability and price data from over 50,000 hotels globally. Additionally, the platform supports companies like kiwi.com in selling airline tickets and TickX in offering theatre tickets. UBIO operates with teams across Europe, focusing on developing technology that fosters meaningful connections among web services and drives positive business outcomes for its customers.

Cazana

Venture Round in 2017
Cazana is a data analytics company that specializes in the automotive sector by leveraging big data and artificial intelligence. It operates a comprehensive vehicle database that analyzes millions of automotive transactions daily to assess the value and risk associated with vehicles. Cazana's services cater to various stakeholders, including manufacturers, finance companies, dealerships, and insurers, enabling them to understand the historical context, value fluctuations, and residual risk of each vehicle. The platform provides insights that help automotive consumers who prefer access over ownership, facilitating informed decisions in a rapidly evolving market. Through its predictive analytics capabilities, Cazana enhances transparency and efficiency within the automotive industry.

Myrtle Software

Seed Round in 2017
Myrtle Software Ltd, founded in 2003 and based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, specializes in developing software tailored for the visual effects industries. The company's focus lies in image processing and large-scale simulation. Additionally, Myrtle.ai, a part of Myrtle Software, is dedicated to optimizing machine learning inference workloads across various applications, including cloud or enterprise data centers and edge environments. Their products and expertise ensure that all available compute resources are optimized for cost, throughput, latency, and energy efficiency.

Nature Metrics

Seed Round in 2016
Nature Metrics Ltd is a biotechnology company specializing in DNA-based monitoring for biodiversity assessment and ecological research. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Egham, United Kingdom, the company utilizes advanced genetic techniques to detect species through environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis. This includes services for identifying crested newts, testing for chytrid fungus, and conducting surveys on various aquatic species such as fish and amphibians. Nature Metrics employs methods like Metabarcoding, which sequences a specific region of DNA to identify species by comparing it to established reference databases, and metagenomics, which provides insights into species abundance and biomass within individual samples. By isolating unique genetic signatures shed into the environment, the company offers innovative solutions for monitoring ecosystems and assessing their health.

Desktop Genetics

Venture Round in 2015
Desktop Genetics is an international biotechnology company to helps researchers discover and treat the root genetic causes of human disease. Desktop Genetics is a recognized leader in genome editing technology, staffed by a dedicated team of genome editing experts, bioinformaticians, and data scientists. The company's tools and technologies are used by organizations all over the world. It enables the work of their pharma, biotech, and academic customers working in drug discovery and functional genomics.

Lintbells

Venture Round in 2012
Lintbells Ltd. specializes in the manufacture and supply of natural nutritional health supplements for pets, primarily cats and dogs. Founded in 2006 and based in Weston, United Kingdom, the company is recognized as a leading provider of pet supplements in the UK. Its product range includes joint health and mobility supplements, skin health products, energy boosters, and digestive support, as well as tooth cleaners and various oils and creams. Lintbells is well-known for its flagship brands, YuMOVE, the top joint mobility supplement, and YuMEGA, the leading supplement for skin and coat health. The company distributes its products online and through a variety of channels, including pet stores, veterinary clinics, groomers, hydrotherapy centers, and country stores.
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