Directory

Apis Partners

PEGrowth

London-headquartered private equity firm investing in tech-enabled financial infrastructure and services across Europe and growth markets, with $2.3bn AUM.

Atlantic Bridge

VCSeries A+GrowthForeign

Atlantic Bridge is a global growth equity technology firm with over €1.2 billion of assets under management across eight funds. The firm invests in deep technology companies in Europe, the UK and the United States, with a cross-border value-add strategy and offices in Dublin, London, Munich, Paris and Palo Alto.

Augmentum Fintech

VCSeedSeries A+Growth

Augmentum Fintech plc is Europe's leading publicly listed fintech-focused venture capital fund, incorporated in 2017 and listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in 2018. The firm invests in early- and later-stage fast-growing fintech businesses disrupting banking, insurance, asset management and wider financial services, with a portfolio that has included Zopa, Tide, iwoca, interactive investor and Habito. In May 2026 Verdane completed an acquisition of Augmentum Fintech and it was removed from the LSE listing.

Aviva Ventures

VCSeedSeries A+Growth

Aviva Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Aviva plc, the FTSE-listed UK insurance and financial services group, established in 2016 with an initial commitment of £100 million. It makes direct investments in early-stage businesses in insurtech, fintech, health, and adjacent technology sectors, seeking both financial returns and strategic insight for the broader Aviva business. Aviva plc committed a further £150 million to the fund in 2023.

BACKED

VCSeed

BACKED is a European seed-stage venture capital fund based in London that invests $500,000–$5 million in founders building generation-defining frontier technology companies. Founded in 2015, the firm has backed over 100 companies including Thought Machine, CloudNC, FabricNano, Hoxton Farms, and Sky Mavis. BACKED closed its third fund at $100 million in November 2025.

BGV

VCPre-SeedSeedSeries A+Incubator / Accelerator

Bethnal Green Ventures (BGV) is Europe's leading early-stage tech for good venture capital fund, backing ambitious founders who use technology to tackle significant social and environmental challenges. Founded in 2012 by Paul Miller and Melanie Hayes, BGV pioneered the 'tech for good' accelerator model, invests from pre-seed through to Series A/B, and was the first UK VC to achieve B Corp certification.

Baird Capital

VCSeries A+GrowthPEForeign

Baird Capital is the direct private investment arm of Robert W. Baird & Co., making venture capital, growth equity, and private equity investments in B2B technology, healthcare, and services companies. The firm operates two complementary platforms — a Global Private Equity strategy and a US Venture Capital strategy — with offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, and London. Baird Capital has over three decades of investment experience and a global network of more than 60 investment and operating professionals.

Barclays Accelerator

Incubator / AcceleratorSeedCorporate

Barclays Accelerator was a fintech accelerator programme launched in 2014 and operated in partnership with Techstars under the Rise brand, supporting global fintech startups through mentorship, co-working hubs, and introductions to large financial institutions. The programme operated hubs in London and New York and had over 120 alumni before being formally wound down by mid-2025.

Beringea

VCSeries A+GrowthForeign

Beringea is a transatlantic venture capital firm with over 30 years of growth investing experience, managing more than $900m across a portfolio of more than 60 companies. The firm backs rapidly scaling entrepreneurial companies in the UK and Europe at Series A and Series B, as well as Midwest US companies at Series A and beyond, operating offices in Farmington Hills, Michigan and London.

Big Issue Invest

Grantmaker

UK social investment arm of the Big Issue Group, providing impact loans and equity to social enterprises and charities since 2005.

BlackFin Capital Partners

PESeedSeries A+GrowthVCForeign

BlackFin Capital Partners is an independent European private equity firm founded in 2009, focused exclusively on financial services companies across Europe. The firm operates two strategies: asset-light buyouts through its PE funds, and early-stage fintech and insurtech investment through its BlackFin Tech VC strategy. It has offices in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, and London, and manages over €2 billion in assets.

Bowmark Capital

PESeries A+Growth

Bowmark Capital is a leading private equity investment firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in London, specialising in growth companies valued at up to £300 million across Data and Insight, Managed IT Services, Software, and Tech-enabled Business Services sectors. The firm has a team of over 50 professionals, manages approximately £2 billion in funds under management, and has completed more than 50 investments since inception.

Brighteye Ventures

VCSeries A+Foreign

Europe's largest dedicated EdTech VC, backing founders building learning, work, and skills platforms from Pre-Seed to Series A across Europe.

Bullhound Capital

VCSeries A+

London-based venture capital arm of GP Bullhound, backing category-leading technology companies across AI, quantum, fintech, and consumer tech globally.

Caledonia Investments

PESeries A+Growth

Caledonia Investments is a FTSE 250 self-managed investment trust company headquartered in London, incorporated in December 1928 and rooted in the Cayzer family's shipping business dating to the late 1800s. It is an equity investor with a diversified global portfolio spanning public companies, private capital, and funds, with a long-term compounding return philosophy. The Cayzer family retains a controlling shareholding of over 50%.

Cambridge Angels

VCSeedSeries A+Pre-Seed

Cambridge Angels is a leading UK business angel network founded in 2001, comprising up to 65 invitation-only members who are predominantly successful exited entrepreneurs from tech and healthcare. The network invests in early-stage companies across the Cambridge ecosystem and beyond, providing smart capital alongside operational expertise, and charges no fees to founders for pitching or carry.

Cambridge Enterprise Ventures

VCSeries A+

University of Cambridge's early-stage equity fund investing in spinouts and startups founded by Cambridge academics, students, graduates, and alumni since 1995.

Cambridge Innovation Capital

VCSeedSeries A+Growth

Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) is a leading venture capital firm founded in 2013 with a privileged relationship with the University of Cambridge, acting as its preferred investor. CIC specialises in deep tech and life sciences companies at Series A stage and beyond, with approximately £0.6 billion in assets under management and access to over £3.2 billion in co-investment capital.

Centrica Innovations

VCSeedSeries A+

Centrica Innovations is the corporate venture capital and innovation arm of Centrica plc, a FTSE 100 energy and services company, incorporated in September 2017. It invests in and partners with startups transforming energy, electric mobility, home services and distributed energy, with a committed fund of up to £100 million. The unit focuses on early-stage ventures that align with Centrica's strategic energy transition priorities.

Channel 4 Ventures

VCSeedSeries A+GrowthCorporate

Channel 4 Ventures is the consumer venture capital arm of Channel 4, the UK public service broadcaster. It is the UK's largest media-for-equity fund, investing media budgets of £2m–£10m in high-growth consumer brands in exchange for equity, rather than deploying cash. The fund backs companies from seed to pre-IPO stage seeking to become UK household names.

Clyde Blowers Capital

PESeries A+Growth

Clyde Blowers Capital is an independent mid-market private equity investment firm based in East Kilbride, Glasgow, Scotland, owned by its management team. The firm has led buyout investments since 1999, focusing on Western-headquartered engineering and industrial businesses across energy, utilities, renewables, and related sectors, having invested over £700 million across its history.

Connect Ventures

VCPre-SeedSeed

Connect Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2012, specialising in pre-seed and seed stage product-led companies across Europe. The firm operates as a partner-only, high-conviction team that leads or co-leads rounds of $500k to $5 million, investing across sectors including AI, cybersecurity, deep tech, data infrastructure, fintech, and health. Notable early investments include TrueLayer, which went on to become a unicorn.

Creative UK

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsSeedSeries A+Grantmaker

Creative UK, formerly Creative England (founded 2010), is a not-for-profit independent network for the UK creative industries, formed in November 2021 following the merger of Creative England and the Creative Industries Federation. It supports, invests in, and champions creative businesses and talent across the United Kingdom, operating a £35 million investment fund for creative businesses alongside programmes spanning film, television, games, and digital media.

DN Capital

VCSeries A+

Global early-stage VC firm founded in 2000, investing in Software, AI, Fintech and Consumer Internet at Seed to Series B across Europe and North America.