Directory

Vitruvian Partners

PESaaSConsumerBritish

Vitruvian Partners is an international private equity firm founded in 2006 and headquartered in London, specialising in growth buyout and growth capital investments in middle-market companies across Europe, the US and Asia. The firm backs ambitious, high-growth businesses with investment sizes ranging from €25 million to over €600 million, and manages over €7 billion across its funds.

Vivacity Labs

ScaleupAIBritish

Smart-city AI sensors and 'Smart Junctions' signal control delivering anonymous multimodal traffic data and signal optimisation for cities and transport authorities.

Vivox AI

StartupFinanceAIBritish

RegTech building regulator-ready AI agents that automate AML, KYB/KYC and financial-crime compliance workflows.

Vizgard

StartupDefenceAIBritish

FortifAI distributed visual-AI platform for edge cameras, drones and counter-UAS: real-time threat detection, tracking and autonomous operation on low-power edge processors.

Voholabs

StartupAISaaSBritish

Apex is a go-to-market agent that learns your company and turns your customer conversations, product knowledge, and point of view into connected campaigns across social, search, and sales, so you get cited by AI.

Volt

ScaleupFinanceBritish

Real-time account-to-account (A2A) open banking payments infrastructure connecting merchants and customers globally.

Volta

ScaleupAIForeign

Volta is the category-defining, vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform. Compute financed like infrastructure, delivered as The Utility of Compute™.

Vonage

CorporateSaaSForeign

Vonage offers flexible and scalable voice, messaging, video and data capabilities across Unified Communications, Contact Centers and Communications APIs.

Voodoo

ScaleupGamingConsumerForeign

We entertain the world with iconic apps and games.

Voxmind

StartupCybersecurityAIBritish

London-based voice biometrics and deepfake detection startup providing on-device, physics-based voice authentication for enterprise security.

Voyage Robotics

StartupAI SafetyAIBritish

Building a neural safety system for physical-AI robots and vehicles, plus humanlike AI controls; open-source-leaning, aims to build robot workers and enable others.

Värde Partners

PEFinanceReal EstateForeign

Värde Partners is a global alternative investment firm specialising in credit and credit-related assets, with approximately $15 billion in assets under management. Founded in 1993, the firm invests across asset-based finance, real estate lending, corporate credit, and Asia private credit in both public and private markets. It is 100% partner-owned and maintains offices in Minneapolis, London, Singapore, Luxembourg, New York, and Mumbai.

WM Enterprise Investment Division

VCOtherBritish

WM Enterprise Investment Division is the venture capital arm of WM Enterprise Ltd, a Birmingham-based privately owned consultancy and fund manager founded in 1982. The division provides equity investment primarily to small and medium-sized enterprises across the Midlands, North West, and South East of England, operating five differentiated funds and having raised over £90 million with more than £50 million invested.

WaiV Robotics

StartupDefenceAIBritish

Autonomous at-sea VTOL drone landing/takeoff platform with AI predictive catch-lock-release for reliable recovery on moving vessels in high sea states.

Wamo

StartupFinanceBritish

You can bank on wamo. Open a business account with full control — accept payments in 22 currencies, manage expenses smartly, and get expert support. Fast setup, no hidden fees.

Warburg Pincus

PESaaSConsumerVCForeign

Warburg Pincus is a leading global growth investor and private equity firm founded in 1966, managing more than $100 billion in assets across private equity, real estate, and capital solutions strategies. The firm invests across Consumer, Energy Transition, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials, and Technology, with an active portfolio of over 215 companies and more than 15 offices globally including London. Warburg Pincus has invested in more than 1,100 companies across 40+ countries since its founding.

Warwick Investment Group

PEReal EstateForeign

Warwick Investment Group is a SEC-registered investment adviser founded in 2010, managing approximately $1.8 billion in assets across real estate and natural resources globally. The firm specialises in European multifamily residential real estate (with a strong UK focus), upstream energy, and royalties, investing on behalf of pension funds, foundations, endowments, and insurance companies. Warwick has approximately 130 staff across offices in New York, London, Dallas, and Oklahoma City.

Wassist

StartupAIE-commerceBritish

London startup providing a no-code platform that lets Shopify merchants deploy AI agents to handle customer service, product recommendations, and purchases via WhatsApp.

Watercycle Technologies

StartupClimateDeep TechBritish

Watercycle Technologies is a University of Manchester spin-out that designs modular direct lithium extraction and hydrometallurgical systems to recover lithium and other critical minerals from brines, industrial wastewater and battery waste, while also treating water for reuse.

Waterland PE

PEOtherForeign

Waterland Private Equity Investments is an independent private equity firm founded in 1999 and headquartered in Bussum, Netherlands. The firm partners with ambitious entrepreneurs to build future-proof companies through buy-and-build strategies, focusing on mid-sized businesses with revenues of €10–200 million. It operates across 11 offices in 9 European countries with over 200 professionals and more than €14 billion in investor commitments.

Watershed

ScaleupClimateSaaSForeign

Watershed is the leading enterprise sustainability AI platform. Manage your sustainability data, meet sustainability reporting requirements and take action to reduce your impact — starting now.

Wavestone

Professional ServicesCybersecurityAIForeign

Global management and technology consulting firm with a London office in the City of London, specialising in cybersecurity, operational resilience, AI strategy, and digital transformation for financial services and life sciences clients.

Wayflyer

ScaleupFinanceE-commerceForeign

Wayflyer has provided £5B+ to 7,000+ businesses across eCommerce, retail, software & services. Apply in less than 10 minutes and access capital in hours.

Waymo

ScaleupAIDeep TechForeign

Waymo—formerly the Google self-driving car project—makes it safe and easy for people & things to get around with autonomous vehicles. Take a ride now.