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Augmentum Fintech

VCFinanceBritish

Augmentum Fintech plc is Europe's leading publicly listed fintech-focused venture capital fund, incorporated in 2017 and listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in 2018. The firm invests in early- and later-stage fast-growing fintech businesses disrupting banking, insurance, asset management and wider financial services, with a portfolio that has included Zopa, Tide, iwoca, interactive investor and Habito. In May 2026 Verdane completed an acquisition of Augmentum Fintech and it was removed from the LSE listing.

Augur

StartupDefenceAIBritish

UK sovereign sensor-intelligence platform that turns existing camera infrastructure into a real-time perception engine for security, operational optimisation, behavioural analytics and critical-infrastructure monitoring, with privacy-by-design controls and no facial recognition requirement.

August Equity

PEOtherSaaSBritish

August Equity is an independent lower mid-market private equity firm founded in 2001, investing £10–50 million in primary buyouts of businesses delivering essential services and B2B software in the UK and Ireland. The firm has developed over 40 platform businesses with more than 175 bolt-on acquisitions across its six funds, raising over £1.3 billion in capital. It is headquartered in Covent Garden, London.

Aurora Private Equity

VCOtherBritish

Aurora Private Equity is an Aberdeen-based angel group established in 2003 that funds and supports emerging high-growth companies. Its members are sophisticated investors and high-net-worth individuals drawn from sectors including oil and gas, engineering, IT, and biosciences. The group is an accredited partner of the Scottish Investment Bank's Co-investment Fund and a member of LINC Scotland.

Autodesk

CorporateSaaSMediaForeign

Autodesk is a global design and engineering software company headquartered in San Francisco, California, providing 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software including AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, and Fusion 360. It serves industries including architecture, construction, manufacturing, and media, and is listed on Nasdaq (ADSK). The company has UK offices including the Autodesk Technology Centre in Birmingham and a London location.

AutogenAI

ScaleupAIForeign

Generative-AI bid, tender, proposal and grant-writing platform serving government agencies, Fortune 500s and consultancies; cuts first-draft time significantly. Has raised over $39M from Salesforce Ventures and others.

Autolus Therapeutics

ScaleupBiotech & Life SciencesDeep TechBritish

Commercial-stage biopharma developing next-generation programmed CAR T-cell therapies for cancer and autoimmune disease; UCL spin-out listed on NASDAQ (AUTL).

Automata

ScaleupAIBiotech & Life SciencesBritish

Modular lab automation platform combining robotics, orchestration software and data infrastructure to turn physical life-sciences labs into programmable, AI-ready systems; serves genomics, cell biology and drug discovery.

Automation Anywhere

ScaleupAISaaSForeign

The industry's most advanced, most deployed agentic process automation system combines the power of AI, Automation, and RPA to deliver secure end-to-end enterprise agentic automation for mission-critical processes.

Avalara

CorporateFinanceSaaSForeign

Automate your sales tax compliance with Avalara. Our automated tax compliance software helps your business streamline sales tax reporting and filing.

Avealto

ScaleupSpaceDeep TechBritish

Develops high-altitude airship platforms (HAPS/Wireless Infrastructure Platforms) carrying telecom payloads for 4G/5G, VSAT and maritime connectivity from the stratosphere.

Aveni

ScaleupAIFinanceBritish

Purpose-built AI for financial services, offering adviser productivity tools, compliance automation and a proprietary FinLLM; clients include Lloyds Banking Group, Aviva and Schroders.

AviadoBio

ScaleupBiotech & Life SciencesDeep TechBritish

Gene therapy company developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases; lead programme AVB-101 targets frontotemporal dementia caused by GRN mutations (FTD-GRN), currently in Phase 1/2 clinical trials across the US, UK, Canada and Europe.

Avigen

StartupBiotech & Life SciencesDeep TechBritish

Avidity-based contract research organisation (CRO) for immunotherapy and cell-therapy R&D, using a proprietary live-cell microfluidic platform to measure immune-cell binding strength and rank, validate and select higher-confidence therapeutic candidates.

Aviva Ventures

VCFinanceAIBritish

Aviva Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Aviva plc, the FTSE-listed UK insurance and financial services group, established in 2016 with an initial commitment of £100 million. It makes direct investments in early-stage businesses in insurtech, fintech, health, and adjacent technology sectors, seeking both financial returns and strategic insight for the broader Aviva business. Aviva plc committed a further £150 million to the fund in 2023.

Avonmore Developments

VCSaaSAIBritish

Avonmore Developments is a London-based early-stage equity investment firm founded in 2000, backing UK and European B2B and deep-tech start-ups for over 25 years. It typically invests £50,000–£250,000 at pre-seed and seed stage into companies with strong founding teams, technical defensibility, and commercial traction, and has participated in over 100 funding rounds across more than 50 portfolio companies. The firm co-invests alongside high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and venture capital funds.

Axiom Equity

PESaaSCybersecurityBritish

Next generation of B2B SaaS investor, partnering with high-growth software companies with £5m-£20m ARR in the UK and Ireland.

Axle Energy

ScaleupClimateBritish

Energy-flexibility software platform connecting EVs, chargers, home batteries and heat pumps to local and national energy markets for suppliers and OEMs.

Axon

CorporateDefenceDeep TechForeign

The Axon Network connects people, devices, and apps to protect life in all regards From our TASER smart devices, to police body cameras, to our industry leading cloud based evidence management software, we are the world’s premier public safety company and are committed to delivering safe, secure solutions for law enforcement, militaries, and citizens alike We are Axon

BABA

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsOtherBritish

The British African Business Alliance (BABA) is a diaspora-led network for business leaders, investors, and development organisations focused on Africa. Its objective is to encourage investment, business partnership, enterprise, and the creation of sustainable jobs across the African continent and within the UK.

BACKED

VCAISaaSBritish

BACKED is a European seed-stage venture capital fund based in London that invests $500,000–$5 million in founders building generation-defining frontier technology companies. Founded in 2015, the firm has backed over 100 companies including Thought Machine, CloudNC, FabricNano, Hoxton Farms, and Sky Mavis. BACKED closed its third fund at $100 million in November 2025.

BAE Systems

CorporateDefenceDeep TechBritish

One of the world's largest defence contractors, headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange; designs and manufactures air, land and maritime systems including combat aircraft, submarines, electronic warfare, cyber and C4ISR solutions for governments and armed forces globally.

BC Partners

PESaaSMediaBritish

BC Partners is a British international alternative investment manager founded in 1986 and headquartered in London, with over $40 billion of assets under management across private equity, private credit and real estate. The firm invests in upper mid-market companies across Europe and North America with offices in London, Paris, Hamburg and New York.

BCG

Professional ServicesOtherForeign

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global management consulting firm and one of the world's leading advisors on business strategy. Founded in 1963, it works with clients across private, public, and social sectors to identify opportunities, address challenges, and transform organisations. BCG operates from more than 100 offices in over 50 countries worldwide.