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ET Capital

VCPre-SeedSeedSeries A+

ET Capital Limited is a Cambridge-based venture capital firm established in 1992 that invests in high-growth, early-stage technology and science-based companies primarily within the Cambridge, Oxford, and London clusters. The firm has managed nine funds since inception and maintains a portfolio of over 60 technology companies across sectors including information technology, life sciences, clean technology, biomedical devices, agritech, and climate innovation. Its Cambridge Venture Index SEIS/EIS Fund uses a diversified, index-style approach to backing early-stage science businesses.

Eagle Labs

CoworkingIncubator / Accelerator

Barclays Eagle Labs is a UK-wide network of over 40 innovation and coworking hubs operated by Barclays, designed to support founders and startups to launch, grow, and scale. Launched in 2015, the programme provides coworking space, mentoring, coaching, events, growth programmes, and access to banking and business expertise, and has supported over 13,000 businesses across locations from London and Birmingham to Sheffield and Glasgow.

Earlybird

VCSeedSeries A+GrowthForeign

Earlybird Venture Capital is a pan-European venture capital firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with offices in London, Milan, and Munich. The firm backs exceptional early-stage technology companies across Europe, providing financial resources, strategic support, and access to an international network, with over €2.5 billion in assets under management.

Earlymarket

VCPre-SeedSeedIncubator / Accelerator

Earlymarket LLP is a London-based family office and early-stage investment firm specialising in incubating technology start-ups. The firm invests across sectors including the energy transition, future of agriculture, personalised healthcare, data privacy, and Web3, providing capital alongside management expertise, financial control, and workspace.

East Africa Investments

VCPre-SeedSeed

East Africa Investments Ltd (EAI) is a UK-based impact investment company incorporated in 2016 and focused on bringing supportive capital and strategic on-the-ground support to entrepreneurs in East Africa, particularly in Rwanda. The firm invests in early-stage small and medium enterprises to generate sustainable social and economic impact alongside financial returns.

East Midlands Business Angels

VCPre-SeedSeed

East Midlands Business Angels (EMBA) was a UK angel investor network that ran an investors club for individuals looking to invest in private unquoted companies with high growth potential in the East Midlands region. The company was incorporated in 1996 and formally dissolved in July 2019.

Edinv

VCSeries A+

London-based single family office investing globally across all asset classes and industry sectors; portfolio includes Iceotope Group and Audoo.

Eka Ventures

VCPre-SeedSeed

Eka Ventures is a London-based impact-focused venture capital firm founded in 2018, backing early-stage founders building consumer technology companies that address systemic challenges in health, sustainability, and access to essential services. The firm is B Corp certified and is the UK's largest early-stage impact-driven VC fund, having closed its first fund at £68 million in 2021 and a second fund at approximately $107 million (£80 million) in 2026. It is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Elder Gull

VCSeries A+

UK-based early-stage venture capital firm (FCA appointed representative, company no. 15628933) investing in deep tech and life sciences.

Elliott

PEGrowthForeign

Elliott Investment Management L.P. is one of the world's largest activist investment management firms, founded in 1977 and managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets. The firm deploys a multi-strategy approach spanning activist equity, distressed debt, private equity, private credit, and event-driven investing, and is particularly well known for activist campaigns targeting large public companies. It has a significant European presence through its wholly-owned London-based subsidiary, Elliott Investment Management UK Ltd.

Encode Club

Incubator / AcceleratorCoworkingCommunity

Join a community of innovators and future-proof your skills with cutting-edge technologies that are reshaping our digital landscape.

Encode: AI for Science Fellowship - Pillar VC x ARIA

Incubator / AcceleratorCommunityForeign

A fellowship for AI researchers building what matters. Freedom for one year: salary, compute, workspace, no equity taken. https://encode.pillar.vc/apply

Endurance Ventures

VCPre-SeedSeedForeign

Endurance Ventures is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm investing in B2B enterprise AI companies, with a focus on fintech-adjacent areas such as banking, payments, asset management and risk technology.

Energy Impact Partners

VCSeedSeries A+GrowthForeign

Energy Impact Partners (EIP) is a collaborative strategic investment firm that invests in companies optimizing energy consumption and improving sustainable energy generation. Through close collaboration with its strategic investor base, EIP seeks to bring the best companies, buying power and vision in the industry to bear on the emerging energy landscape.

Entropy Industrial Capital

VCPre-SeedSeed

The angel fund for founders building in critical industries. Sustainability. Sovereignty. Automation. Entropy invests $250k to $1m in founders re-architecting our most critical industries.

Entrée Capital

VCSeries A+Foreign

Venture capital firm managing $1.5bn across 11 funds, backing early-to-growth stage technology startups globally, with offices in Tel Aviv, London, and New York.

Envestors

Professional ServicesPre-SeedSeedSeries A+Funding Platform

Envestors is a UK-based FCA-regulated angel investment platform that connects sophisticated investors with early-stage and growth-stage businesses. Founded in 2004, it also provides a white-label digital investment platform for accelerators, incubators and angel networks, and is the only UK firm authorised by both the FCA and the Home Office to endorse international entrepreneurs under the Innovator Founder visa scheme. The platform has supported over 5,000 startups and facilitated more than £180m in funding from over 4,000 investors.

Epiris

PEGrowth

Epiris is a London-based independent private equity firm whose origins date to 1976 as the exclusive discretionary manager of Electra Private Equity PLC, rebranding as Epiris in 2016. The firm focuses on control buyouts and co-investments in UK-centric businesses with enterprise values of £75 million to £500 million, managing over £2.75 billion of capital across industries including business-to-business services, consumer, financial services, healthcare, and technology.

Episode 1

VCPre-SeedSeed

Episode 1 Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm specialising in pre-seed and seed investments in B2B software companies, founded in 2013. The firm focuses on supporting founders through the 0-to-1 journey with the goal of helping them reach a successful Series A, and has backed over 65 companies with 73% going on to raise a Series A. It closed its third fund of approximately £76 million in 2024.

Equistone

PEGrowth

Equistone Partners Europe is a mid-market private equity firm that partners alongside management teams to invest in change-of-ownership transactions across Western Europe. The firm deploys €25m–€200m of equity per deal, targeting businesses with enterprise values of €50m–€500m across sectors including business services, consumer, financial services, healthcare, industrials, and technology. Formerly known as Barclays Private Equity, it became independent in 2011 following a management buyout.

Equity Gap

VCSeedPre-Seed

Equity Gap is an Edinburgh-based business angel syndicate established in 2010 to match investors with early-stage companies seeking funding. With around 150 active members, the syndicate typically invests between £100,000 and £500,000 at seed stage, often co-investing alongside Scottish Enterprise match funding, and maintains a portfolio of over 30 companies spanning consumer products, food and drink, life sciences, and SaaS. It has been recognised as Scotland's most frequent backer of female-led businesses.

Equity Ventures

PESeedSeries A+VC

Equity Ventures Limited is a small UK private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in Cheltenham, specialising in management buyout transactions and early-stage venture capital investments. The firm co-invests with other venture capital firms, has managed funds in which HSBC and the European Investment Bank are investors, and provides advisory services to companies with annual revenues above £1 million. Past investments include consumer brands and technology companies across a range of sectors.

Essex Innovation

GovernmentIncubator / Accelerator

Essex Innovation is a government-backed innovation support programme established in 2006 to help start-up and established businesses in Essex grow through mentoring, product development support, and access to grant funding. The programme works with experienced private sector business mentors on a one-to-one basis across strategic marketing, product development, manufacturing, engineering, and low-carbon innovation. It has worked with over 1,000 companies across Essex and operates in partnership with Essex County Council and regional development bodies.

Evantic Capital

VCSeries A+

London-based €341M venture capital firm founded by ex-Sequoia partner Matt Miller, backing B2B AI startups across Europe, the US, and Israel.