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Bessemer Venture Partners

VCSaaSCybersecurityForeign

Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) is one of the world's oldest and most active venture capital firms, founded in 1911 and tracing its roots to the Carnegie Steel empire. The firm invests from early stage through growth and has supported over 420 portfolio companies across AI, cloud, consumer, cybersecurity, biotech, and fintech, with more than 150 IPOs and deSPACs. BVP manages approximately $20 billion in assets under management and maintains offices globally including in San Francisco, New York, and London.

Better Dairy

StartupBiotech & Life SciencesDeep TechBritish

Synthetic-biology / precision-fermentation company producing animal-free real dairy proteins to make cheese, ice cream and yoghurt without cows.

Better Nature

ScaleupConsumerBritish

Tempeh maker fermenting whole soybeans into high-protein, gut-friendly plant-based meat alternatives; UK's #1 tempeh brand by volume.

Better Space

CoworkingOtherIncubator / AcceleratorBritish

Better Space is an affordable co-working space, community hub, and social enterprise incubator in Islington, London. Established in 2021 as a joint venture between City St George's University of London, City Ventures, and Islington Council, it provides workspace and support for purpose-driven entrepreneurs, freelancers, and social enterprises. The space operates from The Ray Farringdon building under a ten-year partnership.

BetterUp

ScaleupSaaSAIForeign

The only platform that develops your entire workforce — from executives to frontline teams — with human and AI coaching proven to deliver 14x ROI. Trusted by 750+ enterprises.

BiG Angels

VCFinanceBritish

Business Investors Group (BiG) is an angel investment network established in September 1997 by a group of successful entrepreneurs, providing equity finance and business support to owner-managers and high-growth businesses across the North East of England and Cumbria. BiG can invest from £25,000 up to £1 million and above, syndicating with other financial partners where needed, and has assisted more than 100 companies, deploying over £35.5 million over its history.

BidScript

StartupSaaSAIBritish

BidScript is the full-lifecycle bid management software. Win more tenders, RFPs and proposals with AI-powered workflows.

Big Issue Invest

GrantmakerFinanceBritish

UK social investment arm of the Big Issue Group, providing impact loans and equity to social enterprises and charities since 2005.

BioCorteX

StartupBiotech & Life SciencesAIBritish

AI-first biotechnology company using microbiome knowledge graphs and biological emulation to model drug-bacteria-host interactions and improve drug discovery and development decisions.

BioCraftEd

StartupBiotech & Life SciencesDeep TechBritish

BioCrafted Labs is a biodesign studio exploring the future of living materials. Discover Lucid Life, our project working with bioluminescence, art, and regenerative design.

BioOrbit

StartupSpaceBiotech & Life SciencesBritish

In-space pharmaceutical manufacturing: builds compact autonomous hardware (BOX) to crystallise protein-based cancer drugs at industrial scale in low-Earth orbit.

Biographica

StartupAIBiotech & Life SciencesBritish

AI crop-design platform using molecular data and graph-based models to identify gene-editing targets for climate-resilient, higher-yielding crops.

Biohm

ScaleupClimateProptechBritish

Manufactures mycelium-based insulation panels and ORB bio-composite (an MDF alternative from food/agri waste) for sustainable construction materials.

Bionic Awards

CommunityMediaAIBritish

Bionic Awards is the AI film festival in London that celebrates bold storytelling across film, advertising and creator content.

Biophilica

StartupClimateBritish

Material-innovation startup making Treekind, a home-compostable, plastic-free leather alternative from urban leaf/plant waste bound with an algae binder.

Bird & Bird

Professional ServicesLegalBritish

Bird & Bird LLP is an international law firm founded in 1846 and headquartered in London, with over 1,600 lawyers across 34 offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Africa. The firm is particularly known for its expertise in technology, intellectual property, and media law, advising organisations undergoing digital transformation.

Birdie

ScaleupBiotech & Life SciencesDeep TechBritish

Cloud-based home care management platform for domiciliary care agencies, combining scheduling, care monitoring, auditing and predictive analytics for elderly care.

Black Valley

CommunityOtherIncubator / AcceleratorBritish

Black Valley is a London-based organisation founded in September 2020 by Leke Sholuade with a mission to discover, nurture, and place top Black tech talent, and to support Black-led startups through its Founders Accelerator programme. The accelerator connects early-stage founders with a network of over 200 mentors from companies including Goldman Sachs, Accenture, and Hitachi, and provides access to pre-seed investors and angel networks. Black Valley also runs a recruitment service placing Black tech professionals in roles across the industry.

BlackFin Capital Partners

PEFinanceVCForeign

BlackFin Capital Partners is an independent European private equity firm founded in 2009, focused exclusively on financial services companies across Europe. The firm operates two strategies: asset-light buyouts through its PE funds, and early-stage fintech and insurtech investment through its BlackFin Tech VC strategy. It has offices in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, and London, and manages over €2 billion in assets.

BlackRock

CorporateFinanceForeign

BlackRock, Inc. is the world's largest asset management firm, founded in 1988 and headquartered in New York City. It provides investment management, risk management, and advisory services to institutional and individual investors across equities, fixed income, alternatives, and multi-asset strategies. BlackRock manages approximately $14 trillion in assets under management globally.

Blackfinch Ventures

VCFinanceAIBritish

Blackfinch Ventures is the venture capital arm of Blackfinch Group, a Cheltenham-based investment specialist, investing in innovative technology-enabled UK companies via EIS and VCT structures. It backs early-stage and growth-stage businesses across deeptech, fintech, and the energy transition, with individual investments of £200k–£2m. The firm manages over £125m in combined EIS and VCT assets across a portfolio of more than 40 companies.

Blackhorse Workshop

CommunityOtherCoworkingBritish

Blackhorse Workshop is a social enterprise and open-access wood and metal workshop in Walthamstow, founded in February 2014 by the architectural practice Assemble in partnership with the London Borough of Waltham Forest, the Mayor of London, and Create London. It provides bookable workshop benches, courses, studio spaces, and a community café, championing the power of making to improve wellbeing and support local creative enterprise.

Blackstone

PEFinanceReal EstateForeign

Blackstone Inc. is the world's largest alternative asset manager, founded in 1985 and headquartered in New York City, with over $1.3 trillion in assets under management. The firm invests across private equity, real estate, infrastructure, credit, and hedge fund strategies for institutional and individual investors globally. It is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

BladeBUG

StartupClimateBritish

Autonomous machines for offshore wind: a six-legged robot that walks on turbine blades to perform uptower non-destructive inspection and repair, cutting rope-access risk.