Our investors

P2i is a private company backed by several investors. Having successfully proven and commercialised its technology, P2i generates revenue through a combination of licensed royalties and equipment sales with leading international brands.

P2i has received investment from Swarraton Partners, NAXOS Capital Partners, Porton Capital Limited, Unilever Ventures and the Rainbow Seed Fund. Other investors are the UK Government's Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) and Durham University.

  • DSTL DSTL

    The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) is an agency of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and exists to supply the very best, impartial, scientific and technical research and advice to the MoD and other government departments.
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  • Durham University Durham University

    Founded in 1832, the pioneering work of Durham University has created many new industries. The academic routes of P2i's technology stem from the Surface Science laboratory of Durham's Chemistry Department. The department has a high degree of commercial focus for delivering technology that adds value and provides a sound base for industrialization and commercialization.
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  • Porton Capital Limited Porton Capital Limited

    Porton Capital Limited (PCL) is a financial management company specialising in the offshore mutual fund sector and development capital for technology commercialization ventures. PCL is the investment manager to PCT (Porton Capital Technology) Funds aimed at sophisticated investors.
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  • Unilever Ventures Unilever Ventures

    Unilever Ventures is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs create successful businesses. Unilever Ventures provides venture capital funding and management skills to start-up businesses, and expansion capital to companies looking to accelerate growth. It focuses on consumer-facing and technology-based businesses across Europe.
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  • Unilever Ventures Rainbow Seed Fund

    The £10m Rainbow Seed Fund is an evergreen venture capital dedicated to investing in technologies from its publicly-funded research base but independently managed. The Fund was established in 2001 with funding from the Office of Science and Innovation to commercialise scientific research in a leading group of the UK publicly funded institutions.
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  • Swarraton Partners Swarraton Partners

    Swarraton Partners is a full service venture capital firm with one overriding goal – to build great technology companies. Swarraton Partners has extensive networks in Europe, the US and beyond, which it leverages to help its companies engage with customers, build teams and raise money.
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  • NAXOS Capital Partners NAXOS Capital Partners

    Naxos Capital Partners is an investment fund, focused on high growth, private companies. The fund invests over the long term, seeking to build world class companies in partnership with outstanding entrepreneurs.