Directory

Clean Growth Fund

VCSeries A+

UK climate-focused venture capital fund investing £500k–£5m in early-stage cleantech startups reducing greenhouse gas emissions, managing a £101m portfolio of 22 companies.

Clearbell

PEGrowth

Clearbell Capital is a UK-based private equity real estate fund management business incorporated in 2012, managing approximately £3.4 billion in assets. The firm specialises in value-add UK real estate across student accommodation, logistics, and single-family housing, operating thematic, discretionary, and advisory accounts. It is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Co-Laboratories

CoworkingIncubator / Accelerator

Co-Laboratories is a community-led lab operator providing flexible, affordable laboratory and office space for early-stage life science and biotech startups. The company partners with property owners such as British Land to deliver co-working labs across London and Cambridge, including a 6,500 sq ft co-working lab at Regent's Place in Euston, developed with British Land. Incorporated in November 2021, it also offers fit-out consultancy and lab management services to property partners.

Co-op Ventures

CorporateIncubator / Accelerator

Co-op Ventures is the innovation and new business unit of The Co-operative Group, established to develop and launch challenger businesses in markets where Co-op's values and difference can add real value. Based at the Co-op's Manchester headquarters, it targets sectors with unmet customer needs and uses digital business models to create new Co-op enterprises.

Common Magic

VCSeries A+

London-based solo-GP pre-seed and seed fund by Sarah Drinkwater, backing European and US founders building products with community as a core moat.

Concentric

VCSeedSeries A+

Concentric is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Denis Shafranik and Kjartan Rist, with offices in London and Copenhagen, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. It partners with sector-defining founders across Northern Europe to invest in technology companies across fintech, enterprise software, and digital media, typically deploying €0.5–5 million over the life of each investment.

Conception X

Incubator / Accelerator

Conception X is a not-for-profit venture-building platform and the largest cross-university deep technology programme for PhD researchers across Europe, supporting them to launch startups based on their proprietary research. Founded in 2018 within UCL's Faculty of Engineering, it runs the Venture Scientist 100 fellowship and investment-readiness programmes, and has helped create over 200 deep tech startups valued at more than £1 billion. In 2025 it also launched an angel syndicate to fund European deep tech PhD founders.

Cool Initiatives

VCPre-SeedSeed

Cool Initiatives is a specialist early-stage investor in EdTech based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, and part of the Cool Milk group. Founded by philanthropist Jon Thornes MBE, it provides funding and operational expertise to UK-based education technology businesses focused on improving school administration and teaching efficiency.

Copper Street Capital

PEGrowth

Copper Street Capital LLP is a London-based alternative investment firm focused on extracting value from the capital structures of non-mainstream European banks, investing primarily in subordinated debt. Established in 2015 with its fund launched in August 2016, the firm is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and registered with the SEC as an Exempt Reporting Adviser. Its strategy is intentionally capacity-constrained to preserve nimbleness and runs a concentrated, high-conviction portfolio.

Cornerstone VC

VCSeries A+

London-based pre-seed and seed stage VC fund with a "people before product" philosophy, backing diverse tech founders across AI, fintech, health tech, and more.

Crescent Capital

VCSeedSeries A+Growth

Crescent Capital is a Belfast-based venture capital fund manager founded in 1995, focused on investing in Northern Ireland companies operating in the information technology, life sciences, and manufacturing sectors. The firm has raised over £60 million to date from government, private, and institutional investors, and manages the North Ireland Growth Fund, providing portfolio companies with capital, strategic guidance, and access to its business network.

DSW Angels

VCPre-SeedSeedSeries A+

DSW Angels (trading as DSW Ventures) is a UK-based angel network and early-stage venture capital firm that invests in regional technology start-ups across the UK. It is part of DSW Capital plc and invests under SEIS and EIS tax reliefs on behalf of high-net-worth angels, family offices, and British Business Investments, with cheques ranging from £100,000 to £3 million.

Deepbridge Capital

VCSeedSeries A+

Deepbridge Capital LLP is a growth capital and tax-efficient investment specialist founded in 2010 and based in Chester, UK. The firm focuses on venture capital for innovative companies in the technology, life sciences, and renewable energy sectors, primarily through Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed EIS structures. Deepbridge works closely with financial advisers and investors to deploy capital into early-stage and growth-stage UK businesses.

Dorset Business Angels

VCPre-SeedSeed

Dorset Business Angels Network Limited is an angel investment network based in Bournemouth, Dorset, providing private equity investment opportunities to high-net-worth individuals while connecting them with early-stage, high-growth businesses in the region. The network hosts four investor pitch events per year.

EOS IM

PESeries A+Growth

EOS Investment Management is an independent, FCA-regulated alternative investment fund manager founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, with additional offices in Milan and Luxembourg. The firm specialises in two investment strategies: Clean Energy Infrastructure (large-scale solar and wind projects, primarily in Italy and across Europe) and mid-market Private Equity focused on Italian and European small-to-medium enterprises.

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.

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.

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.

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.

FW Capital

PESeedSeries A+Government

FW Capital is a UK-based fund manager providing debt finance and equity investment to small and medium-sized enterprises, primarily across the North of England, South West, and Wales. The firm manages government-backed funds including the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), offering business growth loans from £100,000 up to £2 million and equity investment up to £5 million. FW Capital is part of the DBW Group and has invested in over 530 companies across the North West alone, with £559 million in funds under management.

Finance Birmingham

GovernmentSeedSeries A+GrowthPEVC

Finance Birmingham is an FCA-regulated investment manager owned by Birmingham City Council, founded in 2010 to provide alternative funding channels for SMEs in the West Midlands following the 2008 financial crisis. The firm manages regional and national funds on behalf of government and institutional partners, offering growth capital, sector-specific funding, and property investment to growing businesses. It spawned Frontier Development Capital in 2016 as a national debt finance operation.

Finance Yorkshire

GovernmentPre-SeedSeedSeries A+VC

Finance Yorkshire is a government-backed regional investment fund providing flexible debt and equity finance to SMEs across Yorkshire and the Humber, established in 2010. The fund offers seedcorn investment for early-stage companies, growth equity, and business loans ranging from £25,000 to £1.5 million, having invested over £170 million combined with its predecessor South Yorkshire Investment Fund across more than 860 companies. It was originally established using European Regional Development Fund money and continues to support business growth and job creation across the region.