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Brighteye Ventures

VCEdtechAIForeign

Europe's largest dedicated EdTech VC, backing founders building learning, work, and skills platforms from Pre-Seed to Series A across Europe.

Bristows

Professional ServicesLegalBritish

Bristows is a specialist UK law firm founded in 1837, renowned for its expertise in intellectual property, technology, and life sciences. The firm advises innovative clients across IP litigation, transactions, data protection, corporate, competition, and regulatory matters, with offices in London, Brussels, and Dublin.

Britbots

VCAIIncubator / AcceleratorBritish

Britbots (trading name of High Growth Robotics Limited) is a UK-based early-stage investment firm and studio focused on robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation technologies. It operates the British Robotics Seed Fund (SEIS/EIS) and a Scale-Up Fund, having backed over 50 companies whose collective independent fundraising exceeds £50 million, and provides strategic mentoring and an innovator visa endorsement service to portfolio companies.

British Business Bank

GovernmentFinanceGrantmakerBritish

The British Business Bank is the UK government's economic development bank, wholly owned by HM Government. Founded in 2013 and incorporated as a plc in 2014, it improves smaller businesses' access to debt and equity finance by working through accredited lenders and fund managers, and is the largest provider of venture finance in the UK.

British Design Fund

VCConsumerDeep TechBritish

An early-stage UK investment fund and angel network, managed by Sapphire Capital Partners, that backs purpose-led product design and manufacturing startups, offering both capital and mentoring support.

British Science Association

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsEdtechBritish

The British Science Association (BSA) is a registered charity and learned society founded in 1831 to promote the public understanding and engagement with science across the UK. It organises major national initiatives including British Science Week, the British Science Festival, and the CREST Awards for young people. Its mission is to transform the diversity and inclusivity of science and reach under-served audiences.

Broadcom

CorporateDeep TechSaaSForeign

Broadcom Inc. is an American multinational technology company and leading designer, developer, and supplier of a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software products. Its portfolio spans data centre networking, storage, broadband, wireless connectivity, and enterprise infrastructure software (including VMware). Broadcom serves markets including cloud, telecoms, enterprise, and industrial.

Broadridge

CorporateFinanceForeign

Broadridge, a global technology leader with solutions that power investing, governance, and communications for clients and the financial industry.

Brunel Entrepreneur Hub

Incubator / AcceleratorOtherAcademiaCoworkingBritish

The Entrepreneur Hub is Brunel University London's centre for entrepreneurship and enterprise, based in the Bannerman Centre at the Uxbridge campus. It supports students and recent graduates (up to three years post-graduation) through one-to-one mentoring, workshops, a formal start-up incubator programme, and funding competitions with prizes ranging from £10,000 to £60,000. The Hub provides a structured pathway from early-stage idea development through market research, financial forecasting, and venture launch.

Build

StartupProptechAIForeign

Build (Build.inc) is an early-stage AI-native development firm that pairs agentic AI with human commercial real estate experts to automate site selection, due diligence, underwriting and permitting for institutional developers and investors.

BuildHer Labs

CommunityOtherIncubator / AcceleratorBritish

A hands-on founder-in-residence venture studio for female and non-binary operators. Sharpen thinking, pressure-test models, and get investor-ready.

Builders & Brews

CommunityAIForeign

Hosted by Nebius and Tavily, Builders & Brews is a global event series bringing developers, founders, and AI builders together over coffee to connect, learn, and build.

Buildots

ScaleupProptechAIForeign

Buildots is the construction intelligence platform that gives you verified data and predictive insights to power efficient workflows.

Bullhound Capital

VCAIFinanceBritish

London-based venture capital arm of GP Bullhound, backing category-leading technology companies across AI, quantum, fintech, and consumer tech globally.

Burda Principal Investments

VCOtherForeign

Burda Principal Investments (BPI) is a division of Hubert Burda Media which provides long term growth equity for fast growing digital technology and media companies.

BusinessLDN

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsOtherBritish

BusinessLDN (previously known as London First) is a cross-sector business campaign group founded in 1992 to make London the best city in the world in which to do business. The organisation advocates on behalf of London's business community on issues including skills and talent, housing and planning, transport, sustainability, and economic competitiveness. It rebranded from London First to BusinessLDN in July 2022.

ByteDance

CorporateMediaAIForeign

ByteDance is a Chinese multinational technology company founded in 2012 and best known as the parent of TikTok, Douyin, CapCut, and Toutiao. The company's products focus on short-form video, content discovery, social commerce, productivity tools (Lark), and gaming, reaching billions of users worldwide. ByteDance employs over 110,000 people and has offices in more than 30 countries globally, including London.

Byvp

VCOtherForeign

Our team of former founders backs phenomenal early-stage founders, providing empathetic support and invaluable connections to help them scale globally.

Béa Fertility

StartupBiotech & Life SciencesConsumerBritish

At-home fertility treatment company offering an intracervical insemination (ICI) kit as a lower-cost alternative to clinic-based IVF or IUI procedures, aimed at making fertility treatment more accessible.

C++ London

CommunityOtherBritish

C++ London is a community group for software developers interested in C++ programming language and its applications.

C3.ai

CorporateAIForeign

C3 AI is an enterprise artificial intelligence software company based nearby in Redwood City, California.

C7 Ventures

VCOtherBritish

C7 Ventures is a small Birmingham-based investment firm incorporated in November 2022, operating across a range of investment vehicles and providing consultancy within the investment industry. The firm is based in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, and focuses on early-stage opportunities.

CAIS

Funding PlatformFinanceForeign

CAIS is the leading alternative investment platform, providing financial advisors with streamlined access to private equity, hedge funds, structured notes, and more.