UK Startup Investors
Venture capital firms, angel networks, accelerators, incubators and funding programmes backing UK founders. 326 listed.
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20VC
Seed and Series A fund combining venture investing with the 20VC podcast and media platform.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Backed VC
Seed fund backing European founders building frontier technology companies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Circularity Capital
Specialist growth investor in businesses that enable the circular economy.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- Edinburgh
Fuel Ventures
Pre-seed to Series A investor in UK tech start-ups, funded largely through EIS and SEIS.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
JuneX Capital Partners
Evergreen investor backing European founders in education, human capital and investment management.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
All investors A–Z
01Ventures
Early-stage investor in deep tech built on scientific and engineering advances
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
13books Capital
FCA-regulated fintech venture investor, formerly Element Ventures, leading seed to Series B rounds.
- Venture capital
- Seed – Series B+
- London
20VC
Seed and Series A fund combining venture investing with the 20VC podcast and media platform.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
2150
European venture firm with a London office backing technology for energy, industry, materials and the built environment.
- Venture capital
- Seed – Series B+
- London
2xN
London early-stage fund backing founders in quantum and deep tech, mobility, education and marketplaces.
- Venture capital
- Seed, Series A
- London
4BIO Capital
Venture capital for early-stage advanced therapies: cell, gene and RNA-based therapy, targeted therapies and microbiome
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
7percent Ventures
Pre-seed and seed investor backing founders building breakthrough 'moonshot' technologies
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
83North
Backs European and Israeli technology founders from Series A through to later growth rounds.
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
Abingworth
Life sciences investor funding biotech companies developing new therapeutics
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
ACF Investors
Co-invests in early-stage UK businesses alongside syndicates of experienced, sector-focused angels.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Sheffield
Active Partners
Growth investor backing fast-growing, mission-driven consumer brands in the UK and Europe.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
Adjuvo
Membership angel network investing in early-stage, high-growth British companies.
- Venture capital
- Seed
- London
Advanced Propulsion Centre
Coventry-based body channelling government and industry funding into low-carbon automotive technology, including start-up programmes.
- Government & grants
- Seed, Series A
Advent Life Sciences
Life sciences VC funding drug discovery, medtech, enabling technologies and vaccines
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Aerospace Xelerated
Boeing-backed accelerator investing in early-stage software start-ups for aerospace and adjacent industries.
- Accelerator
- Seed, Series A
- London
Agronomics
AIM-quoted investment company backing cellular agriculture, cultivated meat and precision fermentation businesses
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
Ahren Innovation Capital
Deep science investor backing brain and AI, genetics, space, robotics and energy companies.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
AIV Capital
Growth-stage venture and private equity buyout investor across Europe, North America and Asia
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
AlbionVC
Early-stage and growth investor in deep tech, health, fintech and enterprise intelligence.
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
Alfin Ventures
Technology investor backing AI, data infrastructure, fintech and consumer innovation companies.
- Venture capital
- Seed – Growth
- London
Allegro Capital
Venture capital and advisory firm backing pre-seed and seed-stage consumer-facing start-ups.
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
ALSA Ventures
London-based life science venture investor backing companies developing novel therapeutics, from company formation onwards.
- Venture capital
- Seed – Series B+
- London
Amadeus Capital Partners
Seed-to-growth investor in deep tech, health and sustainability companies in Europe and beyond.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
AMK Investment Office
London family office making venture investments in funds and growth-stage companies alongside property holdings.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Amrock Ventures
Mayfair-based investor providing flexible, long-term capital from early stage to scale-up.
- Family office
- Seed – Series B+
- London
Anamcara Capital
Pre-seed and seed investor in European B2B enterprise software and AI companies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Anotherway Ventures
Pre-seed and seed SEIS/EIS investor in purpose-led consumer brands such as food, drinks and personal care
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Remote / UK-wide
Anthemis
Early-stage investor in fintech, climate tech and AI businesses reshaping the digital economy
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
AP Ventures
Early-stage venture capital for technologies decarbonising heavy industry and the energy system
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Archipelago Ventures
Early-stage investment in circular economy technology for plastics, metals and fibres
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Arete Capital Partners
Liverpool multi-family office investing growth and flexible equity in entrepreneurial UK companies.
- Family office
- Seed – Growth
- Liverpool
ARKN Ventures
Hands-on 'applied VC' backing early-stage AI and Web3 projects at the frontier of emerging technology.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Arts Alliance
Early-stage investor in technology and media businesses across film, entertainment and the creative industries.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Ascension
Pre-seed and seed investor in mission-driven fintech, consumer and deep tech founders.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Ascot Capital Partners
Private investment company backing founder-run small and medium-sized businesses with capital and hands-on support.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Aser Ventures
Invests in sports, media, lifestyle and technology businesses
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Athletico Ventures
London investment collective helping elite athletes back startups alongside established investors.
- Angel network
- Seed – Series B+
- London
Atlas Ventures
Seed-stage investor in European technology for industrial decarbonisation and digitalisation
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
Atomico
European venture capital for technology companies from Series A through to growth
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Axiom Equity
Growth investment in UK and Irish B2B SaaS companies with £5m–£20m ARR
- Venture capital
- Growth
- London
AyBe Capital
Multi-asset permanent capital manager investing directly and via funds in technology, media, sport and real estate
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
Backed VC
Seed fund backing European founders building frontier technology companies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Balderton Capital
Backs European technology founders from seed through to growth and IPO
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Baltic Ventures
Liverpool accelerator and angel syndicate investing £25k per founder, with up to £75k more, in early-stage tech start-ups.
- Accelerator
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Liverpool
Baronsmead VCTs
Gresham House-managed venture capital trusts investing in UK early-stage and AIM growth companies.
- Venture capital
- Seed – Series B+
- London
Begin Capital
UK venture fund investing pre-seed to Series A, now focused on deeptech, AI and physical-world technology.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series A
- London
Beringea
Transatlantic venture capital firm and ProVen VCT manager backing scaling companies at Series A and B.
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
BGF
Patient minority growth capital for UK SMEs, plus early-stage funding for deep tech and life sciences.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- Remote / UK-wide
Black Seed
Seed fund backing UK tech start-ups with at least one Black co-founder.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Blenheim Chalcot
Venture builder that creates and scales technology businesses in fintech, edtech, health and public services
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
Blissgrowth
Venture studio co-building B2B enterprise software companies with second-time founders.
- Venture studio
- Pre-seed
- Remote / UK-wide
Bloc Ventures
Long-term investor in deep tech startups building low in the technology stack
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Blue Lake VC
London early-stage VC writing first institutional cheques into immigrant founders building B2B companies in the UK.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Blue Wire Capital
Early-stage capital, networks and strategic support for founders across consumer, deep tech and fintech
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Blume Equity
Growth-stage investor in European climate and industrial technology companies
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
Boost Capital Partners
London early-stage VC backing user-experience-led startups with initial tickets up to $750k.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Boundary Capital
EIS impact fund manager backing early-stage AI and life sciences technology companies
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
Braavos Investment Advisers
London investor backing companies built on scientific breakthroughs, with a particular focus on University of Oxford spinouts.
- Venture capital
- Seed – Series B+
- London
Bray Capital
Private capital for health and wellness, technology and sustainable businesses at start-up and growth stage
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
Break Off Capital
Early-stage investor in companies commercialising breakthroughs in science
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- Oxford
British Business Bank
Government-owned economic development bank widening access to finance for UK smaller businesses.
- Government & grants
- Pre-seed – Growth
- Sheffield
Btomorrow Ventures
Corporate venture arm of BAT, backing consumer, wellbeing and emerging-technology start-ups.
- Corporate VC
- Seed – Series B+
- London
Cambridge Enterprise
University of Cambridge innovation arm providing pre-seed and seed funding to university spin-outs
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- Cambridge
Cambridge Future Tech
Cambridge deep tech venture builder spinning research breakthroughs into new companies.
- Venture studio
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Cambridge
Cambridge Innovation Capital
Series A investor in deep tech and life sciences companies from the Cambridge ecosystem
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- Cambridge
Capricorn Capital Partners
Family-owned private investment firm backing financial services and fintech businesses.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Carpathian Partners
Growth equity for Central and Eastern European technology companies expanding into global markets
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
Catapult Ventures
Independent fund manager running regional venture funds for UK businesses, including life sciences
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
Chalfen Ventures
Solo venture firm backing early-stage European software start-ups in new or unusual markets
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Charlotte Street Capital
Pre-seed investor providing first money to UK B2B and B2B2C software companies with early customer traction
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- Remote / UK-wide
Chroma Ventures
Dundee-based investment vehicle of 4J Studios co-founders backing data-led and technology businesses across Scotland and the UK.
- Family office
- Seed – Growth
Circularity Capital
Specialist growth investor in businesses that enable the circular economy.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- Edinburgh
Clarendon Fund Managers
Northern Ireland venture capital manager backing start-up, early and growth-stage companies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- Belfast
Clean Growth Fund
Specialist climate VC investing £500k–£5m first cheques in UK clean tech at seed and Series A.
- Venture capital
- Seed, Series A
- London
Clearance Venture Partners
Pre-seed and seed investor in proptech and built-world technology across the UK and Europe.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Climate Investment
Venture-to-growth climate investor decarbonising energy, industry, buildings and transport
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola bottler whose CCEP Ventures fund invests in startups improving drinks supply chains and retail.
- Corporate VC
- Seed, Series A
- London
Concentric
Hands-on European venture fund backing founders in digital payments, fintech and bitcoin infrastructure
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Conduit Ventures
Fund manager backing growth-stage companies in hydrogen, energy storage, water and agritech.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Connect Ventures
Pre-seed specialist backing technical founders in AI, hardware and automation across Europe.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Coral Reef
Seed and Series A investor in companies combining technology and creativity.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Cornerstone VC
Pre-seed and seed VC backing UK tech startups led by diverse teams.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Counteract
London venture firm backing pre-seed and seed founders working on carbon dioxide removal.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Crane Venture Partners
Inception and seed-stage investor in foundational technology, from AI infrastructure to security.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Creative UK
Debt and equity finance for UK creative-industry businesses, from film and games to design and advertising
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- Manchester
Creator Ventures
Pre-seed and seed investor in AI-native consumer internet companies, creator tools and marketplaces.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Crista Galli Ventures
Family-office-backed investor in digital health, deep tech healthcare and techbio companies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Cur8 Capital
Sharia-compliant investment platform whose EIS venture fund backs early-stage, impact-led startups.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
CyLon Ventures
Early-stage investor in cyber security and resilience start-ups in the UK, US and Israel
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
D2 Fund
Early-stage fund backing capital-efficient B2B software companies in the UK and Europe.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Remote / UK-wide
Dawn Capital
B2B-only venture firm backing European software, fintech, security and AI infrastructure companies
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Deeptech Labs
Cambridge venture firm and accelerator investing in pre-seed and seed deep tech startups.
- Accelerator
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Cambridge
Delin Ventures
Early-stage investor running separate funds for cell therapy and future-of-work technology.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Dementia Discovery Fund
Specialist venture fund backing therapeutics for dementia, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
dmg ventures
Media-backed venture fund helping consumer start-ups reach the mass market with cash and advertising credits
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
DN Capital
Seed to Series B investor in software, AI, fintech and consumer internet companies in Europe and the US.
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
EdenBase
Venture investor and ecosystem builder backing quantum computing and frontier deep tech founders.
- Venture capital
- Seed – Series B+
- London
Edenred Ventures (Edenred Capital Partners)
Corporate venture fund backing early-stage B2B software in work, mobility, corporate payments and retail tech.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Edge
Seed and Series A investor in UK creative technology, including edtech, AI and immersive media.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
EHE Ventures
Manchester venture studio and (S)EIS fund backing early-stage AI startups.
- Venture studio
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Manchester
Eight Roads Ventures
Fidelity-backed venture and growth investor in technology and healthcare across Europe, Asia and Israel
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
Eka Ventures
Early-stage backing for consumer tech in health, sustainability and everyday essentials
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Embryo Ventures
Pre-seed to Series A investor in health and everyday-living infrastructure technology.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Emerge
Pre-seed and seed investor in the future of work, learning and talent development
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
EMV Capital
Early-stage, IP-rich companies in life sciences, deep tech and sustainability
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Endeavour Ventures
Boutique EIS investment firm backing UK growth technology companies, from fintech to fibre optics
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Entrée Capital
Founder-led VC backing software, fintech, deep tech, AI and blockchain companies from seed to growth.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Entrepreneur First
Talent investor that matches individuals with co-founders and funds them to build companies from scratch.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Eos
Seed-to-growth investment in science and technology companies with health and environmental impact
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
EPIC Investment Partners (formerly EPIC Private Equity)
Independent investment and advisory firm providing private equity and early-stage capital to UK businesses.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Episode 1 Ventures
Pre-seed and seed investor backing UK B2B software companies across a range of industries.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
ESM Investments
Investor network backing early-growth technology companies in Scotland, with SEIS/EIS opportunities
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
Eterna Capital
Venture fund backing decentralised protocols, programmable value layers and AI-native infrastructure
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
ETF Partners
Growth investor in environmental and sustainability technology companies across Europe.
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
ETFS Capital
Backs early-stage European fintech companies, preferring to lead Series A rounds.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
F2 Ventures
Healthcare investment platform seeking value and arbitrage opportunities across the biotech sector.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Fasanara Capital
Fintech-focused asset manager whose venture arm backs early-stage fintech, DeFi and Web3 platforms
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Feel Venture
Early-stage venture firm investing in Italian founders at seed and Series A.
- Venture capital
- Seed, Series A
Felix Capital
Venture capital for consumer and work technology at the meeting point of technology and creativity
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Female Innovators Lab Fund
Early-stage fintech fund and studio backing women-founded companies in the UK, Europe and North America
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
FinTech Wales
Cardiff membership body for Welsh fintech that runs The Foundry, an accelerator for early-stage fintech start-ups.
- Accelerator
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Cardiff
First Imagine!
European VC firm backing resilience technologies across energy, water, food, circularity and industry.
- Venture capital
- Seed, Series A
- London
Flashpoint
Growth-stage investor offering venture equity, growth debt and secondaries to technology companies
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Flight Fund
Venture fund backing founders in health, biotech, commerce, technology, blockchain and space.
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
Force Over Mass Capital
Early-stage investor in B2B technology, including fintech, AI and SaaS, with an EIS fund
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Foresight Technology EIS (formerly Foresight Williams Technology EIS)
EIS fund backing early-stage UK companies commercialising disruptive hardware and industrial software.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Form Ventures
London early-stage VC backing founders building in regulated markets, investing up to £1m.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Founders at the University of Cambridge
Cambridge Enterprise initiative giving University of Cambridge founders seed capital and venture-building programmes.
- University programme
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Cambridge
Founders Factory
London venture studio and corporate-backed accelerator that builds and funds early-stage startups.
- Venture studio
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
FPE Capital
Private equity investor in profitable UK and Irish B2B software, software services and data businesses.
- Venture capital
- Growth
- London
Freston Ventures
Founder-led growth equity for British consumer brands ready to scale
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Frog Capital
Growth capital for purpose-led European software scale-ups
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Frontline Ventures
Backs B2B software companies expanding between Europe and the US, from pre-seed to growth
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
Fuel Ventures
Pre-seed to Series A investor in UK tech start-ups, funded largely through EIS and SEIS.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Futurecraft Ventures
Venture firm backing fintech, AR/VR and crypto start-ups across Europe, MENA and the US
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Geometry
Writes $500k–1m cheques into pre-seed to Series A technology companies worldwide
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
Giant Ventures
Impact-led VC backing founders using technology to tackle major challenges in health, climate and more.
- Venture capital
- Seed – Series B+
- London
GrayBella Capital
Growth-stage investor backing European health tech and deep tech companies from Series A to C.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
Greenwood Way Capital
Angel network co-investing in early-stage UK companies with disruptive technology
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Grosvenor Food & AgTech
Impact investor in companies reshaping how food is produced, distributed and consumed
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
GSR
Crypto market maker whose venture arm backs early-stage digital asset and blockchain companies
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
Guinness Ventures
Tax-efficient growth investor backing UK scale-ups at Series A and beyond via EIS and VCT funds.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Haatch
Operator-led UK venture firm backing early-stage B2B software, fintech and vertical SaaS founders.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Remote / UK-wide
Harbr
Birmingham digital health venture team running an angel syndicate and a primary care accelerator.
- Angel network
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Birmingham
Harwell Capital
Venture investor providing growth capital to UK companies with proprietary science and engineering technology.
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- Birmingham
Hedosophia
Growth-stage investor in internet and technology companies across Europe, the US and China.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Highland Europe
Growth-stage investor in European and Israeli software and consumer technology companies.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
Hikma Ventures
Corporate venture arm of Hikma Pharmaceuticals investing in digital health and life-sciences companies.
- Corporate VC
- Series A, Series B+
- London
Howden Ventures
Venture arm of insurance group Howden, investing in and building data-led insurtech and underwriting businesses.
- Corporate VC
- Seed, Series A
- London
Hoxton Ventures
Seed and Series A investment in European tech start-ups with global ambitions
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Illuminate Financial
Specialist early-stage investor in enterprise AI and fintech for financial services
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Impact X Capital Partners
Invests pre-seed to Series A in tech and creative media companies built by underrepresented founders.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Index Ventures
Multi-stage venture firm backing technology companies from seed to IPO in Europe and the US.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Inference Partners
London venture firm backing pre-seed and seed enterprise and infrastructure software companies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Infinium Partners
Growth equity and real assets investor in energy transition, efficiency and mobility.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
InHealth Ventures
Early-stage healthcare investor backed by UK diagnostics and healthcare provider InHealth.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
InMotion Ventures
Investment arm of JLR backing early-stage climate, industrial and enterprise technology start-ups.
- Corporate VC
- Seed, Series A
- London
Innvotec
Long-established London VC and corporate finance house backing UK tech, including female-founded firms.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
InReach Ventures
Early-stage fund backing AI-native consumer and business software across Europe.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Invoke Capital
Backs and builds deep-technology companies built on artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
IP Group plc
Listed investor building science and technology companies in healthtech, deeptech and cleantech.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
IQ Capital
Deep tech VC leading pre-seed to Series A rounds, with growth funds for follow-on investment
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- Cambridge
Ironbridge Capital Partners
Multi-family office backing and advising high-growth private businesses on behalf of UHNW investors.
- Family office
- Seed – Growth
- London
Isomer Capital
Invests in European tech through venture fund commitments, secondaries and co-investments
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
ITV AdVentures Invest
ITV's media-for-equity fund trading TV and ITVX advertising for stakes in consumer brands.
- Corporate VC
- Seed – Series B+
- London
IW Capital
EIS-focused investor providing growth capital to UK technology SMEs with proven models
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
JamJar Investments
Early-stage investor in European consumer brands across food, drink, wellness and lifestyle
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Jenson Ventures (Jenson Funding Partners)
SEIS and EIS fund manager backing UK seed-stage, tech-enabled start-ups across sectors.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Leeds
JLR Star
Principal investor backing young companies from pre-seed to pre-Series A, with a fintech tilt
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
JuneX Capital Partners
Evergreen investor backing European founders in education, human capital and investment management.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Juno Capital
Seed investor in UK enterprise SaaS companies with early traction and a path to Series A.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Kiko Ventures
Cleantech investment arm of IP Group, funding science-based climate companies from early to late stage.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
Kindred Capital
Early-stage fund where every founder it backs becomes a co-owner of the fund.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Kingsley Capital Partners
Holding company that builds and funds new businesses in infrastructure, consumer and life sciences.
- Venture capital
- Seed
- London
Kohli Ventures
Family investment vehicle of Tej Kohli backing AI, robotics, biotech and esports ventures.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Launchbay Capital
London secondaries investor buying stakes in growth and late-stage venture-backed technology companies.
- Venture capital
- Series B+, Growth
- London
LeadBlock Bitpanda Ventures
Early-stage fund backing digital asset and web3 start-ups, with a focus on Europe.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
Lightrock
Impact-focused growth investor in technology-enabled companies addressing people, planet and productivity.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
Lingotto Investment Management
Exor-owned investment manager whose Lingotto Innovation strategy backs high-growth private and public technology companies.
- Venture capital
- Series B+, Growth
- London
Lloyd's Lab
Lloyd's of London's insurtech accelerator and innovation hub, based in the Lloyd's building in the City.
- Accelerator
- Seed, Series A
- London
LocalGlobe
Generalist seed fund within Phoenix Court, backing early founders across AI, health, finance and food.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Longwall Ventures
Pre-seed and seed investor turning UK research into deep tech businesses in manufacturing, health, defence and energy
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- Oxford
Love Ventures
EIS fund backing pre-seed to Series A founders in fintech, future of work and consumer tech.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series A
- London
LQD
Early-stage deep tech investment in biotech, advanced computing and advanced engineering
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
LVP
Games-only venture fund covering studios, content, technology, platforms and services
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
LYVA Labs
Liverpool City Region innovation company managing a £7m pre-seed fund and incubator for health, deep tech and clean tech.
- Government & grants
- Pre-seed
- Liverpool
Man Capital
London family office of Sir Mohamed Mansour, investing long term across technology, education, sport and energy.
- Family office
- Seed – Growth
- London
Martlet Capital
Pre-seed and seed backer of IP-rich deep tech and life science start-ups, mainly in Cambridge.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- Cambridge
Mercia Asset Management
Regional venture capital, business loans and private equity for UK companies outside London
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
Mercia Ventures
Regional venture investor writing up to £10m into UK AI, software, consumer, deep tech and life sciences firms
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- Remote / UK-wide
Mercuri
First-cheque pre-seed and seed investor in media, entertainment and AI companies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Meridian Health Ventures
NHS-backed health tech fund investing in clinician-led digital health and medtech companies.
- Corporate VC
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF)
Not-for-profit fund providing loans and equity to SMEs in the Liverpool City Region and North West.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- Liverpool
Micota Capital
Family office that co-founds and backs early-stage, asset-based businesses and operational real-estate platforms.
- Family office
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Middleton Enterprises
Newcastle family office taking minority stakes in profitable growth firms and early-stage B2B SaaS.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Newcastle
MMC Ventures
Research-led early-stage investor in AI and data-driven companies at seed and Series A
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Molten Ventures
Listed venture investor backing European technology companies from Series A onwards
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Monograph Capital
Life sciences venture investor turning promising science into new treatments
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
Moonfire Ventures
London pre-seed and seed VC that uses machine learning to find and back European tech founders.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Mosaic Ventures
Seed and Series A investor in AI application-layer companies, writing $1–10m cheques
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Mouro Capital
Fintech venture investor backing early and growth-stage financial services technology companies.
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
Mustard Seed MAZE
Impact VC backing European ventures that tackle social and environmental problems linked to the SDGs.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
MVM Partners
Growth-stage healthcare investor in medtech, pharma, diagnostics and digital health across Europe and North America.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
NATO DIANA
NATO accelerator funding start-ups that build dual-use technology for defence and civil markets.
- Accelerator
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Nauta Capital
Early-stage VC backing B2B software, vertical enterprise tech and deep tech from pre-seed to Series A
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
NCL Technology Ventures
London specialist healthcare investor funding early-stage therapeutics, medtech and digital health companies
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Neo Kuma Ventures
Specialist VC investing in psychedelic therapies, clinics and digital mental health platforms.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series A
- London
Nesta
UK innovation foundation whose Mission Studio builds and funds mission-led start-ups.
- Venture studio
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Newland Syndicate
Operator-angel syndicate backing pre-seed and seed food and agtech founders in Europe
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Newzone Ventures
Pre-seed and seed investor in technology-led, sustainable start-ups in Portugal and the UK.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
Nickleby Capital
Private investment office backing growth-stage companies across the UK and Europe
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
noa
Venture investor in technology that decarbonises buildings, construction and the wider built world.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
NoBa Capital
London Future of Work venture platform investing from pre-seed to Series A.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series A
- London
NordicNinja VC
Japan-backed VC with a London office investing in Northern European deep tech and decarbonisation.
- Venture capital
- Seed, Series A
- London
Northern Gritstone
Manchester-based investor backing science and technology spinouts from northern English universities.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- Manchester
Northstar Ventures
North East England venture capital manager backing climate tech and healthy ageing start-ups.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- Newcastle
Northzone
Multi-stage technology investor from early rounds to growth, with offices in London and Stockholm.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
Notion Capital
Early-stage investor in European business software, fintech and AI-driven services companies.
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
o2h Ventures
EIS and SEIS funds backing UK biotech, drug discovery and life-science companies
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- Cambridge
Octopus Group
Investment group behind Octopus Investments, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Energy, backing early-stage companies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Octopus Investments
Fund manager offering VCT, EIS and Business Relief products that channel retail money into UK private companies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Old College Capital
University of Edinburgh venture fund backing deep tech spin-outs and start-ups from pre-seed to Series A
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- Edinburgh
Origin Capital
Bristol-area investor backing early-stage UK technology companies through £50k–£2m rounds, often with a board seat
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- Bristol
Osney Capital
Pre-seed and seed investment in UK cyber security start-ups
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Outlier Ventures
London-registered venture firm investing pre-seed to growth in web3, AI and deep tech protocols.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Outsized Ventures
Seed and seed-plus investor in science-led companies across biotech, health, agtech and manufacturing.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Oxford Accelerator
Oxford-based accelerator helping Oxford-linked founders raise capital and scale, with a strong AI focus.
- Accelerator
- Pre-seed – Series A
- Oxford
Oxford Capital
Early-stage technology and science investor offering EIS and VCT products to private investors
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- Oxford
Oxford Science Enterprises
Builds and funds companies spun out of University of Oxford research in deep tech, life sciences and healthtech.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- Oxford
Pact
Early-stage fund backing mission-driven start-ups in access, betterment and climate.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Paper Ventures
London early-stage fund backing pre-seed and seed founders in blockchain, AI and other emerging technologies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Pario Ventures
Operator-led, sector-agnostic investment from seed to Series A, plus selected growth deals
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
Passion Capital
Pre-seed and seed investor in European AI, fintech and risk technology start-ups.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
Pembroke VCT
Venture capital trust backing growth-stage UK founders in consumer, technology and business services
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Phystech Ventures
Seed and Series A investor in deep tech start-ups built on scientific breakthroughs.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Pi Labs
Pre-seed to Series A investor in proptech, sustainable construction and the future of cities
- Accelerator
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Pink Salt Ventures
Micro VC fund investing exclusively in female-founded early-stage start-ups.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Pioneer Group
Life sciences property and venture-building group running accelerator programmes with pre-seed funding.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Nottingham
Piton Capital
Venture investment in online businesses built on network effects
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Playfair Capital
Pre-seed only investor backing UK and European founders, with follow-on support through Series A
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Pledge Ventures
Rules-based co-investor in Series B+ rounds of companies led by Founders Pledge members
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
Plural
Backs European founders tackling hard problems, from defence and energy to fusion and robotics
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Portfolio Ventures
Early-stage backer of fintech, B2B software and verticalised AI companies, investing £200k–£500k
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Pretiosum Ventures
London solo-GP fund backing pre-seed and seed founders building enterprise software infrastructure.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
PROfounders Capital
Founder-backed early-stage VC for European tech firms fixing broken customer experiences
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Proxy
Branding studio that also takes equity stakes in the early-stage companies whose brands it builds.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Puma Investments
Tax-efficient investment manager whose Venture Capital Trusts back growing UK businesses.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
PXN Ventures
Northern UK venture investor running EIS, VCT and regional funds from pre-seed to Series B
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- Edinburgh
Quadri
London and New York VC backing enterprise AI, physical AI and AI infrastructure companies.
- Venture capital
- Seed – Series B+
- London
Quantum Exponential
Listed specialist investor building a portfolio of early-stage quantum technology companies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series A
- London
QuantumLight
Systematic venture and growth investor founded by Revolut's Nik Storonsky, using its Aleph AI model to pick companies.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
QUBIS
Commercialisation company turning Queen's University Belfast research into spin-out businesses
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Belfast
QVentures
Sources UK tech start-ups for co-investment by family offices and advises a pre-seed fund
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Rainmaking
Corporate venture builder and investor that builds, partners with and invests in start-ups, with a London studio.
- Venture studio
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Raw Ventures
Evergreen early-stage capital for MediaTech, HealthTech and sustainability start-ups
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
REACH UK
UK proptech scale-up programme run by Second Century Ventures, the fund backed by the US National Association of Realtors.
- Accelerator
- Seed, Series A
- London
Redbus
Entrepreneur-run investor using permanent capital to back early-stage UK ventures and special situations.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Redcliffe Capital
Venture and special-situations investor with an AI-focused early-stage thesis
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Redrice Ventures
Seed and Series A investor in premium consumer brands and the B2B tech that serves them
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
REV Venture Partners
RELX-backed venture firm investing in data, analytics and AI-driven technology companies.
- Corporate VC
- Series A, Series B+
- London
Rigby Group
Family-owned technology group whose Rigby Technology Investments arm backs venture and private-equity tech businesses.
- Family office
- Series A – Growth
RTP Global
Early-stage technology investor backing founders across Europe, the US and Asia
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
RYSE Asset Management
Seed and Series A investor in healthtech, including digital diagnostics and therapeutics
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Salica Investments
Multi-strategy private markets firm investing equity and growth debt in finance, healthcare and sustainability
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Samos Investments
Venture investor backing high-growth European companies from seed through later rounds
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Sapphire Capital Partners
FCA-authorised fund incubator and manager behind UK SEIS and EIS venture funds
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Belfast
Saxon
London Web3 advisory and investment firm whose Saxon Ventures arm backs early-stage crypto projects.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Scottish Equity Partners
Growth-stage investor in European enterprise technology companies built around data and AI.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Glasgow
Seedcamp
London seed fund backing European founders at the earliest stages across all sectors.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Seneca Partners
North West investment firm offering EIS, VCT and debt funding to growing UK SMEs
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
Seraphim Space
Specialist SpaceTech investor running venture funds, an accelerator and a listed investment trust
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
SFC Capital
SEIS and EIS fund manager providing seed capital to British start-ups across sectors.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Sheffield Technology Parks
Not-for-profit Sheffield tech hub running the Cooper Project incubator for early-stage science and tech founders.
- Incubator
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Sheffield
Signal Ventures
Venture capital and incubation arm of The Signal Group, backing maritime, logistics and commodities tech start-ups.
- Corporate VC
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Silverstripe Investment Management
London private investment firm backing financial services businesses from early-stage disruptors to pre-IPO leaders.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
Simsan Ventures
Early-stage fund backing diverse and underrepresented tech founders in Europe, India and Korea.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Smedvig Ventures
Series A to B investor in European B2B technology companies, backed by a single family office.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Social Tech Trust
Charity funding and investing in early-stage tech ventures with social and environmental impact
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Spex Capital
FCA-regulated early-stage investor focused on digital health and med-tech start-ups.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series A
- London
Spin Ventures
London VC investing pre-seed to Series A in circular economy start-ups for consumer and retail.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series A
- London
Spire Ventures
Mayfair investment house backing property services, real estate platforms and proptech
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Sprints
Growth-stage investor in established fintech, marketplace and consumer software companies.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
SPWOne
Family office of Sir Peter Wood investing in disruptive businesses from early stage to growth.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Station12
Venture capital and company building in sport, entertainment and knowledge businesses
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Steyn Group
Family office investing in early-stage companies, direct business stakes, real estate and impact projects.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Sturgeon Capital
FCA-regulated investor backing founders in frontier and emerging markets across Central Asia and South Asia
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Sushi Venture Partners
Advisory and investment firm backing media-tech start-ups in music, digital media and e-commerce.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Sustainable Ventures
Climate tech accelerator, investor and workspace operator supporting start-ups from idea to exit.
- Accelerator
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Symvan Capital
EIS and SEIS funds backing B2B SaaS and technology companies from seed to exit
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Syncona
Life sciences investor that founds, builds and funds therapeutics companies from pre-clinical to commercial stage.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Synthesis Capital
Food technology VC leading Series A and B rounds in companies reinventing how food is made.
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
Talis Capital
Seed and Series A investor in technology companies across Europe and the US
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Target Global
Berlin-headquartered international VC with a London office backing early and growth-stage tech companies.
- Venture capital
- Seed – Growth
- London
Techstart Ventures
Inception and pre-seed investor in Scottish and Northern Irish startups, first cheques up to £750k
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
Tenity
Fintech and digital-health accelerator and venture investor with hubs in Zurich, London and Asia.
- Accelerator
- Pre-seed – Series A
- London
Tern
London-listed investor in UK companies building disruptive technology across health, IoT and security.
- Venture capital
- Seed – Growth
- London
The Players Fund
Athlete-led venture firm co-investing in B2B software, fintech, healthtech, AI and media.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
the Untitled Ventures
Early-stage fund backing B2B deep tech founded by Eastern European expats and scaling it in the EU
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
TLcom Capital
Africa-focused venture capital firm backing technology companies from seed to growth
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Transition
Pre-seed to Series A investor in climate and deep tech where AI meets the physical world
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
TRICAPITAL
Scottish angel syndicate leading £250k–£2m rounds in high-growth companies with international potential.
- Angel network
- Seed, Series A
Triple Point Ventures
Pre-seed and seed investor in B2B software businesses, backed partly through a venture capital trust.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
True
Pre-seed and seed investor in consumer and retail technology, alongside private equity and advisory
- Accelerator
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Twin Path Ventures
First-cheque investor in UK AI-first startups, from frontier research to infrastructure and applied AI
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Remote / UK-wide
UCL Technology Fund
University fund commercialising life and physical sciences research from UCL.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
UCL Ventures
University College London's commercialisation arm, forming and funding spinouts from UCL research.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Ufi Ventures
Early-stage impact investment in vocational technology that helps adults build skills for work
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S)
Publicly backed pre-seed and seed fund for deep science spinouts in defence, fusion, space and engineering biology.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- Remote / UK-wide
Unilever Ventures
Corporate venture arm of Unilever investing in beauty, wellness, commerce and consumer technology.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
- London
Unruly Capital
Pre-seed and seed backer of unconventional deep tech, climate and biology ventures.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
Valia Ventures
Generalist venture firm investing from pre-seed to growth through three separate funds.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
Vektor Partners
London-advised venture fund investing in deeptech, AI and software-enabled mobility businesses.
- Venture capital
- Seed, Series A
- London
Velo Partners
Early-stage venture investor focused exclusively on the gaming and gambling industry.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
Venture Founders
Backs post-Series A B2B and B2B2C fintech and SaaS scale-ups with patient capital.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Growth
VGC Partners
Early-stage private equity backing B2B companies in the attention economy: sport, content and marketing
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
- London
VN2 Capital
London fund investing in blockchain, digital asset and Web3 start-ups, plus disruptive AI companies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
- London
Volta Circle
London family-backed evergreen investor funding seed to Series A circular economy start-ups.
- Family office
- Seed, Series A
- London
Volution
Growth investor in fintech, enterprise AI and SaaS businesses scaling beyond Series A.
- Venture capital
- Series A, Series B+
- London
VOYAGERS
Impact-focused community that runs member-backed funds investing in early-stage climate-tech and health-tech startups.
- Angel network
- Pre-seed – Series A
- Remote / UK-wide
Waterspring Ventures
EIS fund backing the most promising early-stage Welsh companies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed, Seed
Wayra UK
UK arm of Telefónica's corporate venture capital and open-innovation platform.
- Corporate VC
- Seed – Series B+
- London
Westerly Winds
London and Austin firm bringing a private-equity style approach to growth investing in emerging companies.
- Venture capital
- Series B+, Growth
- London
Wilbe
London-based venture platform that writes first cheques into companies started by scientists and engineers.
- Venture studio
- Pre-seed
- London
William Currie Group
Liverpool investment group backing fast-growing retail, consumer and technology businesses.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- Liverpool
YourVC
Tax-efficient EIS venture investing in early-stage UK technology companies.
- Venture capital
- Pre-seed – Series B+
Zouk Capital
Fund manager investing where infrastructure, technology and sustainability meet, including EV charging.
- Venture capital
- Series A – Growth
- London
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