We Create, Fund and House Science and Technology Companies

350+

companies supported a year

16

campuses, UK and Ireland: 11 operating, 5 in development

3.6m

sq ft of operational infrastructure and an additional 4m sq ft of expansion

92%

portfolio occupancy

An Integrated Investment and Operating Platform

By delivering venture building, venture capital and specialist infrastructure together, we understand what companies need to grow. This helps us reduce risk, achieve stronger returns and keep innovative companies connected to the ecosystems that support them.

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How Our Integrated Platform Fits Together

Create – Venture Building

Guiding leadership teams from breakthrough innovation to market adoption and scale

Fund – Venture Capital

Investing in the most promising opportunities shaped by venture building.

House – Specialist Infrastructure

Providing the mission critical facilities and ecosystem to enable innovative companies to thrive.

Who We Work With

What Our Platform Offers Each Partner

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Investors

Invest in Pioneer’s platform, specialist infrastructure, our VC funds or individual companies.

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Universities

Work with us to support research-based companies and connect them to capital and specialist facilities.

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Government

Build on local research strengths to support company growth, investment and skilled jobs.

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Companies

Innovators can find the support, investment and specialist space they need to reach the next stage, while corporates can connect with the innovation they need to stay ahead of the competition.

Company Insight Informs Investment and Growth

Working with companies develops knowledge that informs investment and helps us anticipate their next requirements. Company building, capital and specialist infrastructure support their progress together.

Investment Performance

Company knowledge and earlier sight of demand.

Local Impact

We provide the support, capital and specialist facilities companies need to grow. They can join a programme, seek investment or take space independently, while our work across all three areas helps us understand their businesses and anticipate what they need next. This insight guides our investment decisions and the infrastructure we provide, giving each company support that fits its stage of growth.

Why Specialist Infrastructure

Companies developing science and technology innovations often need specialist space, equipment and building systems to research, prototype, test and scale their work. Depending on the business, that might mean a laboratory, a prototyping workshop, a testing environment or a pilot facility. Where a company depends on this infrastructure, its work cannot simply be done from home or in a standard office. The facility is part of how the company operates, making access essential.

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Sixteen Innovation Campuses

Eleven campuses operating and five in development across the UK and Ireland. Dublin is our first location outside the UK. The estate provides everything from a single bench in a shared laboratory to a whole building, so companies have somewhere to start and somewhere to grow into.

Working in Partnership With

Insight

From the network

All insight

BioInnovation Institute Selects Victoria House as UK Base to Accelerate Cardiometabolic Innovation Across Europe

The Barry Callebaut team at Gastronomica.

World’s Leading Chocolate Manufacturer Barry Callebaut Moves into Gastronomica Food Tech Incubator

Victoria House.

Pioneer Group and Oxford Properties Secure Leading Life Sciences Investment Firm Syncona Investment Management Ltd at Victoria House

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Your Next Step

See Our Platform in Practice

The best place to start is with a conversation about what you want to achieve. Meet our team and visit one of our locations to see how company building, investment and specialist space work together.