Oxford Capital Partners

The firm invests only in companies where it already has a direct or indirect relationship — either through its own 'Backing Founders' fund or through partner early-stage VC funds. This is a deliberate constraint: the growth-stage book is reserved for companies the team has tracked from their earliest institutional rounds, which the firm argues gives it an information advantage on follow-on pricing and founder quality.

No. The firm is an asset manager that pools capital from individuals, family offices and institutions into venture funds and EIS products. Founder Partner David Mott leads the business, but the firm does not manage a single-family fortune or operate with a permanent-capital, single-LP structure.

Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) products are central to the firm's distribution strategy. Oxford Capital pioneered tiered initial-fee structures for EIS vehicles in 2024 and updated the schedule again in April 2026. The EIS portfolios allow UK taxpayers to co-invest in early-stage companies alongside the firm's institutional funds, and the tax-advantaged wrapper often makes Oxford Capital the first institutional cheque in a round it re-visits at later stages.

The firm covers the full spectrum from pre-seed to growth. A dedicated 'Backing Founders' team leads rounds at pre-seed, seed and Series A, while a separate 'Backing Growth' portfolio targets companies from Series A onward — but only when an existing relationship exists, either via Oxford Capital's own earlier investment or through a partner VC fund.

Investment Directors Leo Castellanos and Stephen Hampson are the named portfolio-facing investment professionals on the firm's website. Founder Partner David Mott sets overall strategy and remains active in the firm's direction, while a non-executive board that includes Chair Edward Mott, David Van Oss and James Witter provides governance oversight.