
Parkwalk
UK venture fund investing in university spinouts.
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University spinout deals fell 33% last year; why is Parkwalk still backing a 2017 vintage?
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Parkwalk is a returning investor on Moa Technology's register, joining the Oxford Plant Sciences spinout's £22.2 million Series c on 23 July 2026 alongside Oxford University Innovation .
Parkwalk, founded in 2009 by Moray Wright and Alastair Kilgour and acquired by IP Group in 2017, is reported to be the UK's largest investor in university spinouts, with roughly £450-500 million under management across nearly 200 companies from Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial.
UK university spinout deal counts fell 33% by count last year. A specialist like Parkwalk still backing a 2017-vintage spinout through Series c is what the surviving tail of that shrinking pipeline looks like, not evidence the pipeline itself is healthy.