Directory

AstronauTx

ScaleupBiotech & Life SciencesBritish

Develops small-molecule therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease and neurodegeneration by restoring astrocyte function and correcting disrupted brain physiology.

Atla AI

StartupAIBritish

Evaluation and improvement layer for AI agents; builds LLM-judge models that automatically detect, diagnose and fix agent failures. YC S23 company.

August Equity

PEOtherSaaSBritish

August Equity is an independent lower mid-market private equity firm founded in 2001, investing £10–50 million in primary buyouts of businesses delivering essential services and B2B software in the UK and Ireland. The firm has developed over 40 platform businesses with more than 175 bolt-on acquisitions across its six funds, raising over £1.3 billion in capital. It is headquartered in Covent Garden, London.

Aurora Private Equity

VCOtherBritish

Aurora Private Equity is an Aberdeen-based angel group established in 2003 that funds and supports emerging high-growth companies. Its members are sophisticated investors and high-net-worth individuals drawn from sectors including oil and gas, engineering, IT, and biosciences. The group is an accredited partner of the Scottish Investment Bank's Co-investment Fund and a member of LINC Scotland.

AutogenAI

ScaleupAIForeign

Generative-AI bid, tender, proposal and grant-writing platform serving government agencies, Fortune 500s and consultancies; cuts first-draft time significantly. Has raised over $39M from Salesforce Ventures and others.

Aveni

ScaleupAIFinanceBritish

Purpose-built AI for financial services, offering adviser productivity tools, compliance automation and a proprietary FinLLM; clients include Lloyds Banking Group, Aviva and Schroders.

AviadoBio

ScaleupBiotech & Life SciencesBritish

Gene therapy company developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases; lead programme AVB-101 targets frontotemporal dementia caused by GRN mutations (FTD-GRN), currently in Phase 1/2 clinical trials across the US, UK, Canada and Europe.

Avonmore Developments

VCSaaSAIBritish

Avonmore Developments is a London-based early-stage equity investment firm founded in 2000, backing UK and European B2B and deep-tech start-ups for over 25 years. It typically invests £50,000–£250,000 at pre-seed and seed stage into companies with strong founding teams, technical defensibility, and commercial traction, and has participated in over 100 funding rounds across more than 50 portfolio companies. The firm co-invests alongside high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and venture capital funds.

Axle Energy

ScaleupClimateBritish

Energy-flexibility software platform connecting EVs, chargers, home batteries and heat pumps to local and national energy markets for suppliers and OEMs.

BCSWomen

CommunityOtherBritish

BCSWomen is a specialist group of the British Computer Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT, and is the largest member group for women working in computing in the UK. Founded in 2001 by Professor Sue Black OBE, the group provides networking, mentoring, and professional development opportunities for women in IT, and campaigns to attract and retain women and girls in technology careers. The group organises around 25 events per year including the annual Lovelace Colloquium.

BIMA

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsMediaAICommunityBritish

BIMA (British Interactive Media Association) is a not-for-profit industry body representing the UK's digital and tech industry, founded in 1985. It promotes Britain's digital sector through knowledge sharing, awards, talent development, and engagement with government and academia. With offices in England, Scotland, and Wales, it is one of the UK's largest digital and tech community organisations.

BNVT Capital

VCAISaaSBritish

BNVT Capital (formerly 9900 Capital) is a London-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2023, investing in AI-first and technology-driven companies that address significant global challenges. The firm closed its debut $150 million Fund I in 2025 and has offices in London, New York, and Riyadh.

Ballpark Ventures

VCSaaSMediaBritish

Ballpark Ventures is a boutique venture capital fund founded in 2010 by experienced entrepreneurs investing their own capital. The firm backs early-stage technology startups across Europe, with a focus on mobile, retail, media, and SaaS sectors, typically investing £1–5 million per deal.

Bamburgh Capital

Professional ServicesOtherSaaSBritish

Bamburgh Capital is an independent, owner-managed corporate finance advisory firm providing strategic advice, fundraising, M&A, and disposal services to private and quoted companies across multiple sectors including technology, healthcare, and business services. Incorporated in 2010 and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, the firm operates from offices in Manchester, Newcastle, and Edinburgh and has advised on transactions cumulatively valued at over £2bn.

Barnes & Scott

Professional ServicesOtherFinanceBritish

Barnes & Scott is a London-based ICAEW chartered accountancy firm founded in 2012, specialising solely in technology, digital, and fintech startups. The firm offers accounting automation via its proprietary Zen Finance platform, R&D tax credits, SEIS/EIS advisory, EMI share option schemes, and UK market entry support for international founders. It operates with a distributed, remote-first team.

Base 10 Ventures

VCCybersecurityBritish

Base 10 Ventures is a technology-focused venture capital firm specialising exclusively in identity management and cybersecurity, founded in 2016 by Paul Tourret and Steve Waite — both previously co-founders of GMO GlobalSign. The firm invests at startup phase or during significant pivots, adopting an immersive venture-build approach, and operates from offices in London and Boston.

Batch.Works

ScaleupClimateOtherBritish

Circular Manufacturing-as-a-Service business operating a distributed network of smart 3D-printing facilities that use recycled polymers for on-demand, locally produced components.

Bayes Entrepreneurship

Incubator / AcceleratorOtherAcademiaBritish

Bayes Entrepreneurship is the entrepreneurship hub of Bayes Business School at City St George's, University of London, providing support to students, alumni and external founders through mentoring, pitch nights, workshops and the City Launch Lab incubator. It also oversees access to the Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund, a £10 million investment programme for early-stage UK companies.

Beam

ScaleupAISaaSBritish

Social-enterprise GovTech: 'Beam Notes' (formerly Magic Notes) AI scribe for social workers/frontline staff, plus crowdfunding to move homeless people into work/homes.

Better Dairy

StartupBiotech & Life SciencesBritish

Synthetic-biology / precision-fermentation company producing animal-free real dairy proteins to make cheese, ice cream and yoghurt without cows.

Better Nature

ScaleupConsumerBritish

Tempeh maker fermenting whole soybeans into high-protein, gut-friendly plant-based meat alternatives; UK's #1 tempeh brand by volume.

Better Space

CoworkingOtherIncubator / AcceleratorBritish

Better Space is an affordable co-working space, community hub, and social enterprise incubator in Islington, London. Established in 2021 as a joint venture between City St George's University of London, City Ventures, and Islington Council, it provides workspace and support for purpose-driven entrepreneurs, freelancers, and social enterprises. The space operates from The Ray Farringdon building under a ten-year partnership.

BiG Angels

VCOtherBritish

Business Investors Group (BiG) is an angel investment network established in September 1997 by a group of successful entrepreneurs, providing equity finance and business support to owner-managers and high-growth businesses across the North East of England and Cumbria. BiG can invest from £25,000 up to £1 million and above, syndicating with other financial partners where needed, and has assisted more than 100 companies, deploying over £35.5 million over its history.

BioOrbit

StartupSpaceBiotech & Life SciencesBritish

In-space pharmaceutical manufacturing: builds compact autonomous hardware (BOX) to crystallise protein-based cancer drugs at industrial scale in low-Earth orbit.