Top VCs for UK startups
Updated 23 Oct 2026
3,643
Startups in the United Kingdom with investors recorded
438
VCs backing 3 or more
39 / 50
Of the top list based in the United Kingdom
Venture capital firms
| # | Investor | Based in | Startups | Since 2024 | Best-funded companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SFC Capital | Northwich, United Kingdom | 168 | 79 | Cognism, Veremark, Ryft |
| 2 | Innovate UK | Swindon, United Kingdom | 152 | 94 | CellCentric, Oxa, Dexory |
| 3 | Octopus Ventures | London, United Kingdom | 85 | 22 | Automata, Vitesse, KatKin |
| 4 | Seedcamp | London, United Kingdom | 83 | 23 | Curve, 9fin, Primer |
| 5 | Ascension | London, United Kingdom | 68 | 19 | Stream, Fifth Dimension AI, Qureight |
| 6 | Antler | Singapore, Singapore | 67 | 31 | Sona, Capsa AI, Klutch.ai |
| 7 | Fuel Ventures | London, United Kingdom | 62 | 23 | Distributed, Capdesk, HowNow |
| 8 | Northstar Ventures | Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom | 42 | 3 | EvaluAgent, The World's Online Festival, Oak Engage |
| 9 | LocalGlobe | London, United Kingdom | 41 | 7 | CuspAI, Signal AI, Goodlord |
| 10 | Index Ventures | San Francisco, United States | 41 | 6 | Multiverse, Codat, Causaly |
| 11 | Seedrs | London, United Kingdom | 40 | 5 | Wrisk, Residently, Poq |
| 12 | Parkwalk Advisors | London, United Kingdom | 37 | 16 | Oxford Quantum Circuits, Oxa, Nu Quantum |
| 13 | Techstart Ventures | Belfast, United Kingdom | 37 | 10 | iGii, StormHarvester, Neurolabs |
| 14 | Force Over Mass Capital | London, United Kingdom | 35 | 8 | Artificial Labs, Zencargo, BMLL Technologies |
| 15 | Concept Ventures | London, United Kingdom | 34 | 13 | Treefera, Anam, Captur |
| 16 | Accel | Palo Alto, United States | 33 | 5 | Synthesia, Primer, Privitar |
| 17 | IQ Capital | London, United Kingdom | 31 | 8 | Privitar, BMLL Technologies, Risilience |
| 18 | Notion Capital | London, United Kingdom | 31 | 6 | Brightpearl, Element, Panaseer |
| 19 | Speedinvest | Vienna, Austria | 30 | 13 | Sona, Greyparrot, Impala |
| 20 | FJ Labs | New York, United States | 30 | 12 | Rapyd, CuspAI, Fresha |
| 21 | Balderton Capital | London, United Kingdom | 30 | 8 | Stream, Primer, Attio |
| 22 | Venrex | London, United Kingdom | 28 | 7 | Lighthouse, Maeving, Vollebak |
| 23 | AlbionVC | London, United Kingdom | 27 | 7 | Tem-Energy, Egress Software, Treefera |
| 24 | Episode 1 | London, United Kingdom | 26 | 12 | Omnipresent, Lawhive, Attest |
| 25 | Future Planet Capital | London, United Kingdom | 26 | 10 | CellCentric, Nuclera, ONI |
| 26 | SyndicateRoom | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 26 | 10 | Incard, Connectd, Basket |
| 27 | Salica | London, United Kingdom | 26 | 9 | PrimaryBid, Navro, Semble |
| 28 | MMC Ventures | London, United Kingdom | 26 | 7 | Brightpearl, Tyk, Gardin |
| 29 | Amadeus Capital Partners | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 26 | 5 | Nuclera, Nu Quantum, Synthace |
| 30 | IP Group | London, United Kingdom | 25 | 8 | Oxford Quantum Circuits, Oxa, Genomics |
| 31 | Boost Fund | St. Helier, Jersey | 24 | 0 | Swivel, Your FLOCK, Keepabl Ltd |
| 32 | QVentures | London, United Kingdom | 23 | 6 | Flexa, Semeris, Oditi fka PROSPECT 100 |
| 33 | Ada Ventures | London, United Kingdom | 22 | 12 | Firenze, Gizmo, Boldr |
| 34 | Oxford Science Enterprises | Oxford, United Kingdom | 21 | 8 | Oxford Quantum Circuits, Fractile, Salience Labs |
| 35 | The FSE Group | Fleet, United Kingdom | 21 | 8 | IgniteData, Neuronostics, CybaVerse |
| 36 | SOSV | Princeton, United States | 21 | 7 | Synthace, Sava Technology, Cocoon |
| 37 | Pareto Holdings | New York, United States | 20 | 6 | Triver, Ryft, Hofy |
| 38 | Passion Capital | London, United Kingdom | 20 | 5 | Marshmallow, Attio, Sequence |
| 39 | Playfair Capital | London, United Kingdom | 20 | 5 | Omnipresent, Ravelin, Qureight |
| 40 | Jenson Funding Partners | London, United Kingdom | 20 | 1 | Hike SEO, RezKit, AscensionQ |
| 41 | Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company | London, United Kingdom | 19 | 7 | Lawhive, Qatalog, ThinkSono |
| 42 | Business Growth Fund | London, United Kingdom | 19 | 5 | Open Cosmos, Triptease, NanoSyrinx |
| 43 | Mercia Fund Managers | Henley In Arden, United Kingdom | 19 | 5 | Social Value Portal, Role Mapper Technologies, OneUp Sales |
| 44 | Kima Ventures | Paris, France | 19 | 3 | Deblock, Aiden.ai, Viewsy |
| 45 | Global Founders Capital | Berlin, Germany | 19 | 2 | Tranch, Goodlord, Mana |
| 46 | Firstminute Capital | London, United Kingdom | 18 | 6 | Granola, Automata, Risk Ledger |
| 47 | Alumni Ventures | Manchester, United States | 18 | 5 | Leo Cancer Care, Attest, 44.01 |
| 48 | Nova Growth Capital | Liverpool, United Kingdom | 18 | 0 | Clik, Bookado, Senti |
| 49 | Triple Point Ventures | London, United Kingdom | 17 | 8 | Marshmallow, Semble, Veremark |
| 50 | Redbus Ventures | London, United Kingdom | 17 | 7 | KatKin, Boldr, Flowerbx |
Venture capital firms by startups in the United Kingdom in their portfolio. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 3,643 startups.
Accelerators, incubators and public funders
| # | Investor | Type | Based in | Startups | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Techstars | Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm | New City, United States | 154 | 30 |
| 2 | Y Combinator | Startup accelerator | Mountain View, United States | 88 | 21 |
| 3 | Haatch | Startup accelerator | Stamford, United Kingdom | 64 | 38 |
| 4 | Plug and Play | Startup accelerator, Co-working space, University program, Venture capital firm | Sunnyvale, United States | 45 | 13 |
| 5 | Scottish Enterprise | Government investment office | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 42 | 23 |
| 6 | Founders Factory | Startup accelerator, Startup incubator | London, United Kingdom | 37 | 10 |
| 7 | Bethnal Green Ventures | Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm | London, United Kingdom | 35 | 4 |
| 8 | Development Bank of Wales | Government investment office, Micro VC fund | Cardiff, United Kingdom | 34 | 8 |
| 9 | Outlier Ventures | Startup accelerator | London, United Kingdom | 33 | 4 |
| 10 | Startupbootcamp | Startup accelerator | London, United Kingdom | 31 | 6 |
| 11 | 500 Global | Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm | Palo Alto, United States | 28 | 4 |
| 12 | Startup Wise Guys | Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm | Tallinn, Estonia | 24 | 6 |
| 13 | Newchip Accelerator | Startup accelerator, Startup incubator, Venture capital firm | Austin, United States | 24 | 2 |
| 14 | ACF Investors | Angel group, Government investment office | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 20 | 7 |
| 15 | Pi Labs | Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm | London, United Kingdom | 18 | 2 |
| 16 | Carbon13 | Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 14 | 12 |
| 17 | MassChallenge | Startup accelerator | Boston, United States | 14 | 2 |
| 18 | Sustainable Ventures | Startup accelerator, Startup incubator, Venture capital firm | London, United Kingdom | 12 | 4 |
| 19 | Tenity | Startup accelerator, Entrepreneurship program, Startup incubator, Venture capital firm | Zürich, Switzerland | 12 | 2 |
| 20 | London Co-Investment Fund | Startup accelerator | London, United Kingdom | 12 | 1 |
Accelerators, incubators and government investors by startups in the United Kingdom. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 3,643 startups.
Method
A startup counts for an investor when the investor is among the investors recorded for the company across all its rounds. The startups are companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose most recent round is pre-seed, seed, angel or Series A through J. "Since 2024" counts the companies whose most recent round is dated 1 January 2024 or later. Venture capital firms are investors typed as venture capital or micro VC and not also as accelerator, incubator or government office. An investor needs 3 companies to be ranked. Ties go to the higher count since 2024. Best-funded companies are the three with the most total funding.
Other countries
United States3,096
China574
Germany303
India263
Canada227
France219
Israel168
Singapore166
South Korea137
Japan130
Brazil111
Australia102
Spain84
The Netherlands78
Switzerland66
Mexico54
Indonesia47
Poland45
Sweden44
United Arab Emirates40
Turkey40
Italy36
Finland36
Denmark31
Saudi Arabia28
Belgium26
Cite: FundingWatcher, top vcs for uk startups, 23 October 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/top/united-kingdom/