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London Gophers

CommunityOtherBritish

London Gophers (https://gophers.london), aka Go London User Group (GLUG), is a London-based community for anyone interested in the Go programming language. London Gophers provides opportunities to: - Discuss Go and related topics - Socialise with friendly people who are interested in Go

London Hackspace

CommunityOtherCoworkingBritish

London Hackspace (LHS) is a non-profit, volunteer-run, open-access community workshop in Park Royal, London, founded in February 2009. It provides affordable 24/7 access to shared tools, equipment, and workspace for makers, hackers, artists, and hobbyists across disciplines including electronics, biohacking, woodworking, and brewing. The hackspace hosts weekly open evenings and a diverse programme of community-led events and skill-sharing sessions.

London Higher

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsOtherAcademiaBritish

London Higher is the representative membership body for over 50 universities and higher education institutions across London, making it the largest regional university association in the UK. It advocates for London's higher education sector to government and wider stakeholders, running policy and research programmes across access to higher education, healthcare and medicine, and the creative industries. Incorporated in March 2006 and registered as a charity (no. 1114873), it operates three divisions: London Higher, London AccessHE, and London Healthcare and Medicine.

London Innovation Centre

CoworkingOtherBritish

The London Innovation Centre is a life sciences lab and office facility developed and operated by Kadans Science Partner in partnership with Canary Wharf Group, located in Canary Wharf. It offers 40,000 sq ft of flexible, fully fitted CL2 wet labs and office space, ranging from individual bench hire to suites of over 5,000 sq ft, with shared equipment and on-site Lab Manager support. The centre forms part of the broader Canary Wharf life sciences and healthcare cluster.

London Linux

CommunityOtherBritish

Everything about LinuxAfter something of a hiatus, since February 2025 are meeting on every fourth Wednesday of the month (except December) at the Hand & Racquet in Wimbledon (25-27 Wimbledon Hill Rd, SW19 7NE). https://www.greeneking.co.uk/pubs/greater-london/hand-and-racquet

Londroid: The London Android Community Meetup

CommunityOtherBritish

Bringing the London Android Community Together Learn | Connect | Socialise Londroid is the largest and longest-running Android Meetup in Europe, with a community network of thousands of Android enthusiasts. We're about creating opportunities to learn, connect and socialise with the London and w

Long Arc Capital

PEFinanceMediaForeign

Long Arc Capital is a private equity firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, focused on investing in and building growth-stage businesses across technology, financial services, business services, media, and telecommunications sectors in North America and Europe. The firm was founded by six partners and takes an active ownership approach, partnering closely with management teams to scale breakthrough businesses.

Lottie

StartupBiotech & Life SciencesConsumerBritish

Marketplace and software platform helping families find and fund elderly care homes and home care, plus B2B tools for care providers (Found, Seniorcare).

Lough Shore Investments

VCSaaSOtherBritish

Lough Shore Investments is a Belfast-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 that backs high-potential management teams in Northern Ireland and Ireland, focusing on seed and early-stage investments in technology, logistics, and financial services. The firm aims to bring portfolio companies to exit or IPO, with notable investments including Options Technology and SendMyBag.

Low Carbon Innovation Fund

VCClimateOtherGrantmakerBritish

The Low Carbon Innovation Fund (LCIF) is a co-investment fund launched in 2010 worth over £100 million supporting SMEs in the East of England that develop environmentally beneficial technologies, products or services. It is operated as a partnership between the University of East Anglia, Turquoise International, and Norfolk County Council, backed initially by the European Regional Development Fund and later by UK Government, with its third iteration (LCIF3) currently active.

Lúnasa Space

StartupSpaceBritish

In-space transportation startup building a reusable orbital transfer vehicle (VIA) for last-mile satellite delivery, orbit-raising and life extension.

M7 Structura

VCProptechSaaSBritish

M7 Structura is a pan-European venture capital firm dedicated to real estate technology, investing in revenue-generating PropTech companies at seed to Series A stage with initial cheques of £250k–£3m. The firm was established in 2019 in partnership with M7 Real Estate, a European asset manager with approximately €4.7 billion in AUM.

MDX Enterprise Development Hub

Incubator / AcceleratorOtherAcademiaBritish

The Enterprise Development Hub (EDH) at Middlesex University is a university-wide initiative for students, alumni and staff who wish to start or grow a business, become self-employed or act more entrepreneurially. It provides workshops, seminars, mentoring, events and access to the MDXcelerator sprint programme offering seed funding and masterclasses with business leaders. The hub is hosted by the Middlesex University Business School at the Hendon campus in north-west London.

MSDUK Innovation Challenge

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsOtherGrantmakerIncubator / AcceleratorBritish

The MSDUK Innovation Challenge is an annual programme run by Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK), the UK's leading supplier diversity organisation founded in 2006. The Challenge supports ethnic minority-owned businesses across the UK and Europe to showcase innovative products and services to global corporates and investors, offering cash prizes and corporate mentoring; since its founding MSDUK has worked with over 3,000 ethnic minority businesses and more than 120 Fortune 500 firms, generating over £800 million in business for ethnic minority enterprises.

MSIF

VCOtherGrantmakerBritish

The Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) is a Liverpool-based alternative finance provider that has invested over £151 million into more than 1,690 small and medium-sized businesses since its establishment in 1996. It operates through four funds — the Liverpool Seed Fund, MSIF Small Firms Fund, MSIF Mezzanine Fund, and MSIF Venture Fund — providing finance ranging from £3,000 to over £2 million. Investments are managed by its subsidiary River Capital and focus predominantly on the Liverpool City Region and broader North West England.

MTI Ventures

VCClimateAIBritish

MTI Ventures is a UK-based venture capital investment management firm founded in 1983, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. It raises, structures, and manages venture capital funds investing in early-stage technology companies across health technology, net zero, digital, and the third economy sectors, with a strong emphasis on cleantech, materials technology, and medical technology.

MTech Capital

VCFinanceAIForeign

MTech Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 and specialising in insurtech and financial services technology. The firm invests in early-stage companies applying AI to transform customer experience and employee productivity across insurance, asset management, health and wellness, employee benefits, retirement savings, and enterprise software. It maintains offices in Santa Monica, California and London, UK.

MYNDUP

StartupBiotech & Life SciencesBritish

Workplace mental-health platform offering same-day, personalised 1:1 video sessions covering therapy, counselling, coaching and mindfulness, serving over 50,000 employees globally across more than 30 countries.

Magdrive

StartupSpaceDefenceBritish

Next-generation in-space electric/solid-metal propulsion for small satellites; dual-use with space-defence manoeuvrability applications.

Magenta Partners

PEOtherMediaBritish

Magenta Partners is a London-based private equity firm that invests £5–20m into founder-led UK growth businesses that are profitable and operating in niche markets, including technology, tech-enabled services, media, financial services, and business services. The firm takes both control and minority positions and emphasises a flexible, operationally-engaged partnership approach.

Mainyard Studios

CoworkingOtherBritish

Mainyard Studios is an independent, family-run workspace provider founded in 2012, operating nine locations across London including Hackney Central, Hackney Wick, Leyton, Mile End, Walthamstow, Enfield, and Wimbledon. It offers coworking desks, private offices, creative studios, and music studios tailored to creative professionals, entrepreneurs, and small businesses, serving over 1,000 small business owners. Regular networking and business-growth events complement the workspace offering.

Makerversity

CoworkingOtherCommunityBritish

Makerversity is a creative maker space and community hub based in 20,000 square feet of the lower floors of Somerset House, providing affordable workspace for over 300 founders and makers working at the intersection of design, engineering, and digital practice. It offers specialist prototyping facilities including metal and wood workshops, 3D printing, laser cutting, electronics labs, and fashion studios, alongside business mentoring support. Founded in 2013, it is B Corp certified and a London Living Wage employer, with its community having built companies valued at over £600 million.

Marriott Harrison

Professional ServicesOtherBritish

Marriott Harrison LLP is a London-based law firm founded in 1985, specialising in advising high-growth technology companies, venture capital and private equity investors, and established business leaders on corporate transactions, M&A, financing, employment, IP, real estate, and taxation.

Martlet Capital

VCAIBritish

Martlet Capital is a Cambridge-based pre-seed and seed investor providing patient capital to deep technology and life sciences startups with high growth potential. Originally the investment arm of the Marshall Group, it became independent in 2021 and was subsequently acquired by EMV Capital (a NetScientific subsidiary) in 2024, with over 70 investments and multiple successful exits including Abcam and Audio Analytic.