Winton Group

Winton Capital Management Limited is a London-based investment management firm founded in 1997, specializing in hedge fund sponsorship. The firm primarily serves pooled investment vehicles, pension plans, corporations, and sovereign wealth funds, managing separate client-focused equity portfolios. Winton employs a variety of investment strategies, including long/short, long-only, and absolute return approaches, utilizing quantitative analysis and in-house research to inform its decisions. The firm invests globally across public equity and derivatives markets while maintaining a diversified sector focus. In addition to its investment management activities, Winton also operates Winton Ventures, its corporate venture arm, which invests in cybersecurity, energy and environment, and data science-driven healthcare sectors. Winton Ventures leverages the firm’s expertise in data science to enhance investment decision-making and support portfolio companies. The firm has a global presence with offices in several major cities, including Zurich, Hong Kong, New York, San Francisco, Pudong, Sydney, and Tokyo.

David Harding

Founder and Director

Antoine Pechin

Vice President

27 past transactions

SenseOn

Series A in 2021
SenseOn provides accurate and context-rich alerts. These automated capabilities free security teams from the burden of exhaustive analysis, alert fatigue, and false positives. It brings together cyber security experts, former government cyber operatives, and applied machine learning specialists.

CyberSmart

Series A in 2021
CyberSmart is an automated compliance platform that helps you identify, fix, certify, and protect against security incidents that affect your business. They provide a cybersecurity platform that enables small-to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to combat the constant threat of cyber-attacks and increasing regulation in an ever-evolving technological landscape and increasingly connected digital operating space.

Ripjar

Series B in 2020
Ripjar is a data intelligence platform company whose mission is to provide corporates and institutions with the most advanced data and analytics solutions to protect themselves in real-time from evolving risks that threaten their growth, prosperity, and value. Founded by former members of the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Ripjar develops software products that combine automation, artificial intelligence, and data visualization to help companies solve the most complex risk and security management problems at scale. Ripjar was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Hivemind

Seed Round in 2019
Hivemind helps to bring control and efficiency to their data processing, making it auditable and more accurate. It is a data science company that specialises in the application of human and machine intelligence to unstructured data problems.

Exonar

Series A in 2019
Exonar is the world-leading data indexing company building the crucial software organisations use to discover their data at scale, keep it safe and realise its value. Every company faces the same problem; knowing what data they’ve got, and where it is stored. Exonar is the only software available today able to find and reveal billions of items of structured and unstructured information; enabling businesses to ‘know the truth’ about their data in order to reduce risk, uncover business value and deliver digital transformation. Backed and funded by Beringea, Amadeus Capital Partners, Winton Ventures and Downing Ventures, Exonar boasts a growing list of large and well-recognised customers in the pharmaceutical, financial services and national critical infrastructure industries.

Panaseer

Series A in 2018
Panaseer is the first Continuous Controls Monitoring platform for enterprise cybersecurity. Our platform shows you every asset, application, user and data set across your IT estate in real-time. This identifies gaps in controls coverage, aligns security with framework standards and substantiates regulatory compliance. Our automated reports significantly reduce reporting time and tailor insights to stakeholders at every level, enhancing decision-making from the boardroom to the analyst. These reports can also be mapped to the organisation’s structure, so you can prioritise risk based on impact to the business. Enterprise security leaders around the world trust our platform to help them make better security decisions.

Hivemind

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Hivemind helps to bring control and efficiency to their data processing, making it auditable and more accurate. It is a data science company that specialises in the application of human and machine intelligence to unstructured data problems.

Tessian

Series A in 2018
Tessian’s mission is to secure the human layer. Using machine learning technology, Tessian automatically stops data breaches and security threats caused by human error - like data exfiltration, accidental data loss, business email compromise, and phishing attacks - with minimal disruption to employees' workflow. As a result, employees are empowered to do their best work, without security getting in their way. Founded in 2013, Tessian is backed by renowned investors like Sequoia, Accel, March Capital, and Balderton, and has offices in San Francisco and London.

BlueVoyant

Series A in 2017
BlueVoyant is a cybersecurity company founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, NY. It specializes in cybersecurity defense and protection by providing a blend of technology and tailored services. The company offers advanced cyber threat intelligence and managed security services, along with proactive professional services that include forensic capabilities for incident response and remediation. BlueVoyant caters to large enterprises by delivering impactful intelligence while also making its comprehensive software and services accessible to small and medium enterprises. By leveraging a world-class team of experts, BlueVoyant enhances visibility, professional insights, and targeted responsiveness in the realm of cybersecurity, ensuring robust protective measures for its clients.

Panaseer

Seed Round in 2017
Panaseer is the first Continuous Controls Monitoring platform for enterprise cybersecurity. Our platform shows you every asset, application, user and data set across your IT estate in real-time. This identifies gaps in controls coverage, aligns security with framework standards and substantiates regulatory compliance. Our automated reports significantly reduce reporting time and tailor insights to stakeholders at every level, enhancing decision-making from the boardroom to the analyst. These reports can also be mapped to the organisation’s structure, so you can prioritise risk based on impact to the business. Enterprise security leaders around the world trust our platform to help them make better security decisions.

Exonar

Seed Round in 2017
Exonar is the world-leading data indexing company building the crucial software organisations use to discover their data at scale, keep it safe and realise its value. Every company faces the same problem; knowing what data they’ve got, and where it is stored. Exonar is the only software available today able to find and reveal billions of items of structured and unstructured information; enabling businesses to ‘know the truth’ about their data in order to reduce risk, uncover business value and deliver digital transformation. Backed and funded by Beringea, Amadeus Capital Partners, Winton Ventures and Downing Ventures, Exonar boasts a growing list of large and well-recognised customers in the pharmaceutical, financial services and national critical infrastructure industries.

Tessian

Seed Round in 2017
Tessian’s mission is to secure the human layer. Using machine learning technology, Tessian automatically stops data breaches and security threats caused by human error - like data exfiltration, accidental data loss, business email compromise, and phishing attacks - with minimal disruption to employees' workflow. As a result, employees are empowered to do their best work, without security getting in their way. Founded in 2013, Tessian is backed by renowned investors like Sequoia, Accel, March Capital, and Balderton, and has offices in San Francisco and London.

Ripjar

Venture Round in 2017
Ripjar is a data intelligence platform company whose mission is to provide corporates and institutions with the most advanced data and analytics solutions to protect themselves in real-time from evolving risks that threaten their growth, prosperity, and value. Founded by former members of the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Ripjar develops software products that combine automation, artificial intelligence, and data visualization to help companies solve the most complex risk and security management problems at scale. Ripjar was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Tokamak Energy

Venture Round in 2017
Tokamak Energy is a private company developing and accelerating the development of fusion power. It requires scientific thinking and knowledge, specialist expertise and serious determination. The company offers the smallest and most cost-effective solution. Their unique approach is centred on rapid innovation using the latest materials and technology but building on decades of scientific research and experience. Tokamak Energy focused on spherical tokamaks, pioneered at Culham because these compact devices can achieve a much higher plasma pressure for a given magnetic field than conventional tokamaks. They deploying high-temperature superconducting magnets to control the plasma within its devices. These allow high magnetic fields to be created in the confined dimensions of compact tokamaks, further improving the efficiency of the device. Tokamak Energy was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

OxSonics Therapeutics

Series B in 2017
OxSonics® Therapeutics’ proprietary platform technology, SonoTran®, is being developed to provide a step-change in the therapeutic index of anti-cancer agents without the development costs or delays associated with drug reformulation. SonoTran is designed to increase the dose and distribution of anti-cancer agents within solid tumours, thereby increasing the efficacy and/or reducing the toxicity of these agents across the majority of the most challenging solid tumour cancers. The approach has been specifically designed to fit seamlessly into existing oncology clinical workflows, and has the major advantage of enabling healthcare professionals to see-as-they-treat by providing visualisation on-screen and in real time. The SonoTran drug delivery platform is based on ground-breaking technological advances, originally invented at the University of Oxford’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering. OxSonics is based in Oxford in the UK. For more information please visit: www.oxsonics.com.

Amberbox Gunshot Detection

Seed Round in 2016
AmberBox provides instant gunshot detection, automating emergency processes to significantly reduce response time and remove human error, saving lives and mitigating liability. AmberBox detectors utilise a patented gunshot detection algorithm to respond immediately following a firearm discharge. With tri-factor authentication (percussion, audio and infrared), detectors are able to instantly determine a firearm signature with a near-zero false alarm rate. Upon activation, detectors alert first responders through our reporting network, and can integrate with other security systems, such as cameras, access control systems and mass notification to initiate.

Oxford PV

Series C in 2016
Oxford PV develops and commercializes thin-film perovskite solar cells that are printed directly onto silicon solar cells, CIGS solar cells, or glass. Henry Snaith and Kevin Arthur founded it in 2010, with its headquarters in Oxford in the United Kingdom.

Phico Therapeutics

Venture Round in 2016
Phico Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing a novel platform technology which it believes could form the basis for a new generation of antibiotics to overcome antibacterial resistance.

Cambridge Innovation Capital

Venture Round in 2016
Cambridge Innovation Capital backs life sciences and technology companies with an affiliation to Cambridge, Europe’s capital for innovation. As a preferred investor for the University of Cambridge, they have unparalleled access to investment opportunities in the ecosystem. Since our inception in 2013, they have raised £275 million to invest in disruptive, deep-tech businesses in sectors including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, quantum technologies, autonomous systems, therapeutics, medtech/diagnostics, digital health, and genomics/proteomics.

Tessian

Seed Round in 2016
Tessian’s mission is to secure the human layer. Using machine learning technology, Tessian automatically stops data breaches and security threats caused by human error - like data exfiltration, accidental data loss, business email compromise, and phishing attacks - with minimal disruption to employees' workflow. As a result, employees are empowered to do their best work, without security getting in their way. Founded in 2013, Tessian is backed by renowned investors like Sequoia, Accel, March Capital, and Balderton, and has offices in San Francisco and London.

Ripjar

Venture Round in 2016
Ripjar is a data intelligence platform company whose mission is to provide corporates and institutions with the most advanced data and analytics solutions to protect themselves in real-time from evolving risks that threaten their growth, prosperity, and value. Founded by former members of the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Ripjar develops software products that combine automation, artificial intelligence, and data visualization to help companies solve the most complex risk and security management problems at scale. Ripjar was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Hoxton Analytics

Seed Round in 2016
A cloud computer vision platform and edge camera software for people counting and space analytics. Used to count foot traffic and live occupancy of rooms and buildings, which allows customers in venues, events, museums, and retail to set alerts and optimize how their space is used. Ultimately the stack will enable customers to digitize and automate the processes that take place in the physical world.

MedAware

Convertible Note in 2016
MedAware provides innovative solutions that save lives, improve patient safety, and significantly reduce healthcare costs. MedAware’s patent-pending technology uses big data analytics and machine learning algorithms to analyze large scale data of electronic medical records, and learn automatically how physicians treat patients in real life scenarios. With MedAware, healthcare providers, payers, and pharmacy chains can leverage their big data to identify and eliminate a wide range of prescription errors and provide better risk management. Founded in 2012, MedAware is based in Raanana, Israel.

Pie Mapping

Series A in 2015
Pie is changing the way that individuals, and businesses manage their vehicles, operations and drivers. By seamlessly providing an on-demand experience for connecting drivers with orders from customers, we make it easy for you to manage your fleet or work with third-party providers and contractors to complete an order. We make it easier for the customers to see their delivery and communicate with the driver in real time, while avoiding disruptions that limit the number of jobs a driver can complete at high peak times. Pie's on a mission to provide a powerful on-demand solution for urban logistics and transportation companies that scales globally for any industry.

Panaseer

Seed Round in 2015
Panaseer is the first Continuous Controls Monitoring platform for enterprise cybersecurity. Our platform shows you every asset, application, user and data set across your IT estate in real-time. This identifies gaps in controls coverage, aligns security with framework standards and substantiates regulatory compliance. Our automated reports significantly reduce reporting time and tailor insights to stakeholders at every level, enhancing decision-making from the boardroom to the analyst. These reports can also be mapped to the organisation’s structure, so you can prioritise risk based on impact to the business. Enterprise security leaders around the world trust our platform to help them make better security decisions.

TrenDemon

Seed Round in 2015
TrenDemon is a Web Personalization & Account-Based Marketing Orchestration solution – A goal-based journey orchestration platform is the main hub used to understand the customer journey and deliver personalized experiences at scale, that encourages visitors to continue engaging with your website – driving increased business performance. Accelerate your pipeline and revenue with attribution-based personalization: - Serve every website visitor the right messages and assets, helping them become your customers, faster. - Understand how your marketing efforts impact business goals and map your customer journeys from initial touch to won deals. - Convert visitors to customers, not only to leads.

Brix

Seed Round in 2015
Brix is anmathematics learning platform that provides online mathematics homework for A-level. The platform offers students with fully-interactive tutorials. Brix combines pedagogical research with data-science for better results. Launched in 2015 by Richard Beddington, Kieran Porter, and James Valori, Yacine Merouchi, the platform is operated from London, England.
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