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Wren Capital

VCPre-SeedSeed

Wren Capital is a London-based angel investment group founded in 2011 that invests in early-stage companies across science, engineering, and software. The firm typically deploys £50,000–£200,000 per funding round and has invested in over 60 companies spanning sectors from semiconductors and genome editing to medical devices and satellites.

Wyvern Seed Fund

VCPre-SeedSeed

Wyvern Seed Fund was an early-stage venture capital fund based in Bristol, owned by the Universities of Bristol and Southampton, that provided seed and growth capital to technology spin-outs and companies connected to its partner universities and the SETsquared Partnership. The fund typically invested up to £500,000 per company and has since been liquidated and ceased trading.

Zone29

Incubator / AcceleratorAcademiaCoworking

Zone29 is the University of Westminster's purpose-built nine-storey hub for careers and enterprise, located in Marylebone, which completed construction and opened in spring 2026. It offers entrepreneurship support through the WeNetwork programme, which provides tiered grants, workshops, mentoring, and co-working facilities to help students and graduates start and grow businesses, alongside digital skills labs, a maker space, podcast studios, and event space.

fourteen17

VCSeries A+

fourteen17 is a UK-based venture capital limited liability partnership founded in 2012 and headquartered in Cobham, Surrey. The firm invests primarily at Series A stage in early-stage UK companies across media, ad-tech, SaaS, and enterprise software sectors. Portfolio companies include KidRated and Scoota.

qLegal

Incubator / AcceleratorAcademiaProfessional Services

qLegal is an award-winning pro bono commercial law clinic at Queen Mary University of London, providing free legal advice, workshops and resources to tech start-ups, entrepreneurs and non-profits. Postgraduate law students supervised by practising solicitors from leading firms advise on intellectual property, business structure, contracts and regulatory matters, combining legal education with direct support for early-stage ventures.

350 Investment Partners

Professional ServicesSeedSeries A+VC

350 Investment Partners (trading as 350IP) is a UK-based corporate finance advisory and venture-building firm specialising in high-growth companies in the sustainability and impact sector. Formerly known as CT Investment Partners, it advises entrepreneurs on raising institutional venture and infrastructure capital, and provides strategic consultancy across cleantech and clean energy. It is an appointed representative of Ragnar Capital Partners LLP, regulated by the FCA.

6 Degrees Capital

VCSeries A+

Early-stage VC firm based in London and Antwerp, backing fintech, enterprise software, and AI companies from Seed to Series A across Europe.

A2E Industries

PESeries A+Growth

A2E Industries Limited is a Manchester-based private investment vehicle incorporated in 2000, managing the personal investment funds of its founder in a style akin to a traditional merchant bank. The firm provides risk capital and corporate finance activity to investee companies across industrial and manufacturing sectors.

AVP

VCSeedSeries A+GrowthForeign

Atlantic Vantage Point (AVP), formerly known as AXA Venture Partners, is an independent global venture capital platform managing over €2.5 billion in assets following a management buyout from AXA completed in April 2025. The firm invests in high-growth technology companies across enterprise software, fintech, insurtech, digital health, and consumer technology, with offices in Paris, London, and New York. It deploys capital across four strategies: venture, early growth, growth equity, and fund of funds.

Acorn Capital Partners

VCSeedSeries A+PE

Acorn Capital Partners is a UK-based corporate finance and investment firm incorporated in 1999, registered in Derbyshire. The firm raises capital for growing companies by working with private equity funds and high-net-worth individuals, and also invests directly in businesses, typically taking an active management role. It has made investments in a range of sectors including logistics, food production, and technology.

Active Partners

VCSeedSeries A+Growth

Active Partners is a London-based consumer-focused investment firm incorporated in June 2004, partnering with visionary founders to build iconic consumer brands. The firm backs businesses from early-stage startups through to established companies seeking step-change growth, investing exclusively in the consumer sector with expertise across brand building, internationalisation, and scaling. It is authorised and regulated by the FCA and is a member of the BVCA.

Adeline Arts & Science

VCSeries A+

London family office backing pre-seed to Series A startups across technology, deep science, and the arts; average cheque £150k; runs the Founders' Floor co-working hub in Holborn.

Alchemy Partners

PEGrowth

Alchemy Partners is a London-based private equity and special situations investment firm founded in 1997, specialising in distressed debt, capital solutions, and equity investments across Europe. The firm has completed over 230 transactions and advises approximately £2.8 billion of assets across 16 European countries.

Angels4Angels

VCPre-SeedSeed

Angels4Angels is a Cheltenham-based angel investment group that funds early-stage entrepreneurial ventures on behalf of high-net-worth investor syndicates. The group provides a free service to investors seeking equity returns from backing start-up and early-stage businesses, acting as operating partners to facilitate the investment process.

Animal Health Angels

VCPre-Seed

UK angel investor network connecting entrepreneurs with experienced animal health professionals to fund early-stage animal health and veterinary businesses.

Anvil Partners

VCSeedSeries A+Pre-Seed

Anvil Partners LLP is a London-based angel investment firm incorporated in 2003, investing in a broad range of early-stage businesses with a concentration in the biomedical and life sciences space as well as technology companies. The firm has participated in SEIS and EIS funding rounds and is a member of the UK Business Angels Association.

Apater Capital

PESeedSeries A+VC

Apater Capital is a Leeds-based private equity and venture capital firm incorporated in November 2019, describing itself as the modern iteration of private equity. The firm targets investments in fourth industrial revolution sectors including social commerce, fintech, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and transformative health technology.

Apollo Informal Investment

VCSeedPre-Seed

Apollo Informal Investment is an Edinburgh-based angel syndicate founded in 2013, focused on providing seed investment to early-stage start-ups based in Scotland. The group is sector-agnostic and typically invests between £20,000 and £100,000 per deal, operating on a volunteer-driven basis.

Arāya Ventures

VCSeries A+

London-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2022, investing pre-seed and seed across AI, healthtech, fintech, commerce, and future of work.

Ascension

VCPre-SeedSeed

Ascension is a London-based pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm, founded in 2015, that backs ambitious technology founders across the UK, Europe, and North America. It is one of the most active seed-stage investors in London and invests through generalist and thesis-driven funds, including impact-focused vehicles targeting social inequality and the cost of living crisis. The firm has backed over 300 portfolio companies since inception.

Aspirity Partners

PEGrowth

London-based pan-European private equity firm targeting growth buyouts in Financial Technology & Services and Enterprise Technology & Connectivity Services, investing €50–150m per deal.

Basis Capital

VCSeries A+

UK early-stage VC backing founders building alternatives where public services are failing, across health, housing, energy, and infrastructure.

Beaumont Capital

VCSeedSeries A+Pre-Seed

Beaumont Capital is an Oxford-based investment and advisory firm providing angel and growth equity funding to early-stage businesses, with a particular focus on marketing technology and data companies. The firm takes an active role in its portfolio companies, offering strategic management support and governance alongside capital, and works with investors spanning EIS, VCT, growth funds, and venture debt.

Blue Wire Capital

VCSeries A+

London-based seed-stage VC firm backing early-stage startups across fintech, SaaS, edtech, and sustainability; portfolio includes Deliveroo and Monzo.