Oct 1, 2026 · 34 min · 10 segments
Show notes (AI generated, ‘natch!) In this episode: Anthony Miller introduces the BritChips Podcast and frames IP Group as a later-stage investor than Parkwalk Advisors, with both firms sitting under…
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But just before I do that, so just for the avoidance of doubt, you're not interested if someone comes in with just an idea.
But should they actually have like a demo product? Should they have customers, users? How far along should they be for you to say? Yeah.
So the reason universities and academia is a rich source of investment for us, a predominantly source of opportunities, is because you can come with evidence.
So if somebody has developed something and said, look, I'm 10 times better than the market leader, in this area and I've proven it and I have protected it, then you can start having the conversation.
And so the scientific methodology and the way academia works does lend itself quite well to that.
Publishing a paper, obviously, after you've patented any key ideas, It's shoving peer-reviewed paper in a good journal saying you've done something and then taking it a step further, you've done something much better, you've protected it.
It can improve on something by an order of magnitude that is commercially sizable and meaningful.
IP group, obviously, in its name, intellectual property is key because it provides a defensive moat.
to an opportunity, which when combined with the right type of capital can create a great opportunity to be funding.
So I wouldn't want to be too prescriptive in saying you need X, Y or Z before we'll take a look.
But a strong base of evidence to prove you've got something that's a good order of magnitude better.
how it will be funded and maybe explain why it's a good fit for us and why it's been.
So in a nutshell, I think what you're saying, you're looking for game changers and proof points.
But just before I do that, so just for the avoidance of doubt, you're not interested if someone comes in with just an idea.
But should they actually have like a demo product? Should they have customers, users? How far along should they be for you to say? Yeah.
So the reason universities and academia is a rich source of investment for us, a predominantly source of opportunities, is because you can come with evidence.
So if somebody has developed something and said, look, I'm 10 times better than the market leader, in this area and I've proven it and I have protected it, then you can start having the conversation.
And so the scientific methodology and the way academia works does lend itself quite well to that.
Publishing a paper, obviously, after you've patented any key ideas, It's shoving peer-reviewed paper in a good journal saying you've done something and then taking it a step further, you've done something much better, you've protected it.
It can improve on something by an order of magnitude that is commercially sizable and meaningful.
IP group, obviously, in its name, intellectual property is key because it provides a defensive moat.
to an opportunity, which when combined with the right type of capital can create a great opportunity to be funding.
So I wouldn't want to be too prescriptive in saying you need X, Y or Z before we'll take a look.
But a strong base of evidence to prove you've got something that's a good order of magnitude better.
how it will be funded and maybe explain why it's a good fit for us and why it's been.
So in a nutshell, I think what you're saying, you're looking for game changers and proof points.
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