Built by founders, for founders
Every single aspect of Digital Science is focused on helping game-changing founders succeed, building businesses that rewire the world of research for the better, for as many people as possible. We want to reduce the time from new ideas to life-changing innovations. By bringing our combined experience together, we provide access to an unrivalled array of knowledge, contacts and skills.
Who we work with
We look for companies where Digital Science’s added value leads to competitive advantage. Our business has grown because of the benefits each company can bring to each other. By combining our routes to market, data and commercial experience with great products, we succeed.
We work with companies from pre-seed through growth to series A and beyond, with a view to investing in and acquiring businesses that are aligned with our strategic mission – to advance research for the broader good of humanity.
Investment criteria
Profitability
Established or near-profitable businesses
Fit
Products & services that advance research globally
Synergy
Companies that benefit from our data, distribution & expertise
Are you a later-stage company?
Whether you’ve just hit profitability or are on the cusp, we provide flexible acquisition structures to support your vision. We support later-stage companies with and profitable businesses with the potential to be leaders in their domestic or international markets. We are experienced investors and we want to help not hinder. Our approach is flexible on the transaction size and the shareholding in the company.
Let’s talk! If your company is profitable (or nearly there) we’d love to explore an acquisition partnership.
Got a really early stage idea?
For earlier stage ideas, our Catalyst Grant programme has received a wide-ranging set of proposals – from lab-automation tools and artificial intelligence approaches to just about every part of the research cycle. Several Digital Science investments have come either directly or indirectly out of the Catalyst programme, including Overleaf and Writefull.
Game changing founders
FoSci – The emerging field of forensic scientometrics
Reach out
For any other inquiries, we’d love to hear from you. Contact the Director of Portfolio Development, Steve Scott.
