Directory

GP Bullhound

Professional ServicesSeries A+GrowthVC

GP Bullhound is a global technology investment bank founded in 1999 and headquartered in London, specialising in M&A advisory and capital raising for technology companies. The firm has advised on over 700 transactions totalling more than $58 billion in deal value, and also manages Bullhound Capital, an investment arm with over €1 billion in assets. GP Bullhound operates from 11 offices across Europe, the United States, and Asia.

GTCR

PESeries A+GrowthForeign

GTCR is a leading Chicago-based private equity firm founded in 1980 that pioneered 'The Leaders Strategy', partnering with management leaders to identify, acquire and build market-leading companies. The firm invests in growth companies across Financial Services and Technology, Healthcare, Business and Consumer Services, and Technology, Media and Telecommunications sectors. GTCR manages over $40 billion in equity capital and has invested in more than 290 companies since inception.

GV

VCSeedSeries A+GrowthCorporateForeign

GV, formerly Google Ventures, is the venture capital investment arm of Alphabet Inc., founded in 2009. The firm invests from seed through growth stages in technology and life sciences companies across North America, Europe, and Israel, with over $13 billion in assets under management and approximately 400 active portfolio companies. GV provides capital, operational support, and access to Google and Alphabet resources to help founders build transformative businesses.

General Atlantic

PESeries A+GrowthVCForeign

General Atlantic is a leading global growth equity and private equity firm founded in 1980, with approximately $97 billion in assets under management across all strategies. The firm invests in high-growth companies across technology, financial services, healthcare, consumer, life sciences, and energy transition sectors, operating from more than 20 offices worldwide including its UK office in Mayfair, London.

General Catalyst

VCSeedSeries A+GrowthForeign

General Catalyst is a global venture capital firm founded in 2000, with over $43 billion in assets under management, investing from early-stage seed through to growth equity. The firm backs companies in technology, AI, healthcare, and financial services across offices in Cambridge MA, San Francisco, New York, London, Berlin, and Bangalore.

Generation

VCSeries A+GrowthPE

Generation Investment Management is a London-headquartered, owner-managed sustainable investment partnership founded in 2004, managing approximately $33.8 billion in assets and holding B Corp certification. The firm is a pure-play sustainable investor integrating ESG factors into long-term global equity, Asia equity, growth equity, and private equity mandates, with additional offices in San Francisco.

Global Founders Capital

VCSeedSeries A+GrowthForeign

Global Founders Capital (GFC) is the venture capital platform of Rocket Internet, backing early-stage technology companies across all sectors and geographies from pre-seed through to growth stage. Founded in 2013 by Oliver Samwer, the firm operates from offices in Berlin, London, and over a dozen other global cities, and invests exclusively from Rocket Internet's balance sheet following a 2024 restructuring. Its portfolio of over 600 companies includes Revolut, Canva, Deel, HelloFresh, and Zalando.

HSBC Ventures

VCSeedSeries A+Growth

HSBC Ventures is the corporate venture and innovation arm of HSBC Holdings, based in London and founded in 2014. The team invests in early-to-later-stage technology companies relevant to digital banking, with a focus on fintech, cybersecurity, digital identity, artificial intelligence, digital assets, and quantum computing. Portfolio companies include Elliptic, Monese, Nova Credit, and Zolve.

HV Capital

VCSeedSeries A+GrowthForeign

HV Capital (formerly Holtzbrinck Ventures) is a Munich and Berlin-based venture capital firm founded in 2000 that backs European digital technology companies from seed stage through to growth. With over €2.8 billion in assets under management across nine fund generations, it is one of Europe's most active multi-stage investors, writing cheques from €0.5 million in seed rounds up to €100 million in follow-on investments. Its portfolio includes Zalando, Delivery Hero, FlixBus, and Isar Aerospace.

Hedosophia

VCSeries A+Growth

Hedosophia is a London-based growth-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012, focused on backing category-defining consumer and technology companies globally, particularly two to four years pre-IPO. The firm invests in companies across Europe, the United States, and China, with a portfolio including Spotify, Uber, Stripe, and Monzo. Hedosophia is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Helios

PESeries A+Growth

Helios Investment Partners is a London-based pan-African multi-strategy investment firm founded in 2004, widely regarded as the largest Africa-focused private investment manager. The firm manages capital across private equity, climate solutions, and digital venture strategies, with portfolio companies operating across more than 30 countries in Africa. Helios focuses on high-growth sectors including financial services, communications, power, logistics, and agriculture, with particular emphasis on Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya.

Hg

PESeries A+Growth

Hg (formerly HgCapital) is a London-headquartered private equity firm founded in 2000 and specialising in technology and software buyouts across Europe and the United States. The firm focuses on businesses driving workplace automation, professional productivity, and enterprise software, with over 25 years of experience in the sector. With more than $75 billion in funds under management and a portfolio of over 60 companies, Hg is ranked among the top ten private equity firms globally.

Highland Europe

VCSeries A+Growth

Highland Europe is a growth-stage venture capital firm that separated from Highland Capital Partners in 2012 to focus on European-rooted technology scale-ups. The firm invests in rapidly growing internet, mobile, and software companies demonstrating clear product-market fit and compelling unit economics, primarily at Series B and Series C stages, with typical cheques of €20–80 million. It manages over $3 billion in assets across multiple funds and has offices in London and Geneva.

ICONIQ Capital

VCSeries A+GrowthPEForeign

ICONIQ Capital is a privately held global investment firm founded in 2011 in San Francisco, managing over $80 billion in assets for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions. The firm operates across investment management, venture and growth equity, real assets, and impact philanthropy, with its venture arm ICONIQ Growth having invested in over 140 enterprise software, fintech, and infrastructure companies. ICONIQ has offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, London, and Singapore.

IP Group plc

VCSeries A+

LSE-listed UK investor that identifies, backs, and grows university spinout businesses across HealthTech, DeepTech, and CleanTech.

Idinvest Partners

VCSeedSeries A+GrowthPEForeign

Idinvest Partners was a leading pan-European private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1997 as AGF Private Equity, specialising in financing small and medium-sized European companies at various growth stages including venture, growth capital, and private debt. The firm managed over €9 billion in assets across more than 4,000 European businesses, with a particular focus on IT, fintech, artificial intelligence, and biotech. In 2018 Eurazeo acquired a majority stake, and the firm was subsequently rebranded as Eurazeo Investment Manager in 2021; its funds are now managed under the Eurazeo platform.

In-Q-Tel

VCSeries A+Foreign

US not-for-profit strategic investment firm founded by the CIA in 1999 to fund emerging technologies for the intelligence community.

Index Ventures

VCSeedSeries A+Growth

Index Ventures is a leading venture capital firm founded in Geneva in 1996, investing in technology companies from seed through growth stage. The firm focuses on sectors including AI/ML, fintech, cybersecurity, gaming, consumer, and developer tools, with offices in London, San Francisco, New York, and Geneva. Its portfolio includes companies such as Revolut, Figma, Wiz, Roblox, and Anthropic.

Industry Ventures

VCSeedSeries A+GrowthForeign

Industry Ventures was a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2000, managing over $8 billion in assets on behalf of institutional investors. The firm deployed capital across the venture lifecycle through secondary purchases, primary fund-of-funds investments, and direct co-investments in technology companies. As of January 2026, Industry Ventures was acquired by Goldman Sachs and its team joined the Goldman Sachs External Investing Group.

Inflexion

PEGrowth

Inflexion is a European mid-market private equity firm headquartered in London, backing high-growth, entrepreneurial businesses with ambitions to scale. The firm manages approximately €16 billion in assets under management and invests £10 million to £400 million of equity per deal across sectors including business services, technology, financial services, healthcare, industrials, and consumer. Inflexion operates from offices in London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and Stockholm.

Innovate UK

GovernmentPre-SeedSeedSeries A+GrowthGrantmaker

Innovate UK is the UK's national innovation agency, operating as a council of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. It funds and supports organisations across the United Kingdom to develop new products, services, and processes, with an annual budget of approximately £919 million for FY2024/25. Its competitive grant programmes support businesses from proof-of-concept through to growth stage, spanning sectors including net zero, advanced manufacturing, quantum, and digital health.

Insight Partners

VCSeries A+GrowthPEForeign

Insight Partners is a global venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1995, headquartered in New York City, with over $90 billion in regulatory assets under management as of 2025. The firm invests in software and internet businesses across growth and late stages, with a deep focus on fintech, cybersecurity, AI/ML, DevOps, and healthcare technology. Insight Partners has backed more than 875 companies worldwide, with over 55 portfolio companies having achieved an IPO.

JC Flowers

PEGrowthForeign

J.C. Flowers & Co. is a leading private equity investment firm dedicated to investing globally in the financial services industry. Founded in 1998, the firm has deployed more than $18 billion of capital across over 70 portfolio companies in 19 countries, targeting banking, insurance, specialty finance, fintech, and asset management. The firm maintains offices in New York, London, and Miami.

KKR

PEGrowthForeign

KKR is a leading global private equity and alternative asset management firm managing investments across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and credit.