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The Entrepreneurs Network

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsOtherBritish

The Entrepreneurs Network (TEN) is an independent, non-partisan think tank that represents Britain's most ambitious entrepreneurs, conducting policy research and campaigning for reforms that support starting and growing businesses. With a network of over 10,000 founders, it serves as the Secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Entrepreneurship.

The Fisheries

CoworkingOtherBritish

The Fisheries is a community-driven co-working space housed in a 200-year-old renovated warehouse in Hackney, East London. It offers hot desking, dedicated desks, and private office suites alongside a bar and dining facilities, a podcast studio, wellness classes, and members' events. The space opened in 2020 beside London Fields.

The Funding Game

CommunityEdtechFinanceBritish

The Funding Game hosts workshops, webinars and courses throughout London to help entrepreneurs learn fundraising strategies and connect with experienced professionals. Events are held both online and at physical venues, often in partnership with the British Library Business & IP Centre.

The Generator

Incubator / AcceleratorOtherAcademiaCoworkingBritish

The Generator is the University of Greenwich's enterprise hub, based in the Powerhouse building on the Greenwich campus, which officially opened in November 2019. It supports students, graduates, staff and community entrepreneurs to start, scale and grow their businesses through mentoring, training, funding competitions, hackathons and equity-free bursaries of up to £5,000. The Generator also runs the annual Enterprise Challenge and #GreHacks events.

The House Crowd

StartupFinanceReal EstateBritish

The House Crowd was a British peer-to-peer lending and property crowdfunding platform that allowed retail investors to invest in property development loans and secured lending from £1,000. Founded in December 2011 and based in Manchester (with operations in Altrincham), the platform raised over £93 million for investors before entering administration in February 2021 and moving to creditors' voluntary liquidation in February 2024.

The Hub by UAL

Incubator / AcceleratorOtherAcademiaCoworkingCommunityBritish

The Hub is a University of the Arts London (UAL) community enterprise space in Peckham, created in partnership with Southwark Council to serve local entrepreneurs and the wider UAL community. It houses the Greenhouse startup acceleration initiative, which supports local entrepreneurs and UAL graduates building impactful businesses, alongside workshops, talks, exhibitions, and digital skills programmes. The space provides flexible multi-functional facilities and does not host in-curriculum teaching.

The King's Trust

GrantmakerEdtechIncubator / AcceleratorBritish

The King's Trust is a UK registered charity founded in 1976 by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) to help young people aged 11–30 facing disadvantage to build confidence, gain skills, and move into employment, education, or enterprise. Its Enterprise programme provides mentoring, grants of up to £5,000, and start-up loans of up to £25,000 to young people aged 18–30 who wish to start a business. The charity has assisted over one million young people since its founding and is one of the UK's largest youth charities by expenditure.

The London Fund

VCSaaSAIBritish

The London Fund is a venture capital and growth investment firm founded in 2003 that invests in and advises IP-rich, high-growth companies focused on B2C and emerging technology. The fund provides growth capital ranging from $200,000 to $50 million and works closely with founders on inorganic growth strategies, M&A, IP strategy, and IPOs. Its portfolio spans enterprise applications, vertical SaaS, consumer, and enterprise infrastructure sectors.

The London Network

StartupOtherBritish

The London Network

The Ministry

CoworkingOtherBritish

The Ministry is a 50,000 sq ft workspace and members' club housed in a converted Victorian printworks in Borough, South London. Founded by Ministry of Sound in 2018, it combines flexible office space with in-house dining, a fitness centre, and a full events programme. The space caters to creative, media, and music-industry businesses.

The Nest

Incubator / AcceleratorOtherAcademiaCoworkingBritish

The Nest is Kingston University's student and graduate business incubator, offering a 24-month growth programme for early-stage entrepreneurs. Members receive co-working space, tailored mentoring, access to Kingston's enterprise community, and can pitch for seed funding of up to £10,000 at programme entry. It was launched in December 2014 and is part of Kingston University's broader Enterprise Education offering, which has supported over 1,600 start-ups since 2014/15.

The North West Fund

VCOtherMediaGovernmentPEBritish

The North West Fund is a £155 million regional investment fund established to provide debt and equity finance to small and medium-sized enterprises in the North West of England, jointly financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). Managed by North West Business Finance Limited, the fund deployed capital through six specialist sub-funds targeting sectors including biomedical, digital, creative, and general development capital. The fund is now fully invested, having supported over 443 businesses with more than £153 million and levering over £170 million in private sector co-investment.

The Office Group

CoworkingOtherBritish

The Office Group (TOG) is a leading UK flexible workspace developer and operator, founded in 2003, with over 60 distinctive workspaces totalling more than 3 million sq ft across the UK and Germany. In 2022 TOG merged with Fora Space, and in 2023 consolidated all locations under the Fora consumer brand, while retaining The Office Group as the corporate entity name. TOG is backed by Blackstone.

The Payments Association

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsFinanceBritish

The Payments Association is the UK's leading trade body and community for the payments industry, representing over 250 member organisations spanning banks, fintechs, merchants, and payment providers. It delivers events such as PAY360, publishes policy research, and runs working groups across areas including digital currencies, open banking, and financial crime. Founded in 2008 by Tony Craddock, it has since expanded to include communities in the EU and Asia.

The RC Den

StartupDefenceDeep TechBritish

London-based small company (incorporated February 2023) building robotics, drone and uncrewed-systems software alongside custom engineering, and presenting itself as a defence robotics firm developing unmanned aerial and ground systems, mission software and command-and-control tooling. In May 2026 it was named by the Ministry of Defence as one of thirteen firms awarded fast-track 'Commercial X' contracts worth up to £4 million each under the government's 'defence unicorns' initiative. It also states on its own website that it is a JOSCAR/Constellia-registered supplier with MoD design-service credentials, a claim that could not be independently verified.

The Run Down: Operators Runclub

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TRD London’s largest startup community run club 🚀 Bringing together 500+ founders, operators, investors, and builders from across the ecosystem. Join us for biweekly Tuesday runs and socials!

The Startup Stroll

CommunityOtherForeign

the founder reset.

The Techie Brunch Club

CommunityOtherBritish

The Techie Brunch Club is a community group for technology professionals to network and socialise over brunch events.

The Thalesians

CommunityFinanceBritish

The Thalesians is a community of quantitative finance professionals focused on advancing the practice and theory of quantitative finance through knowledge exchange, events, and member engagement.

The Trade Desk

CorporateMediaForeign

From brand building to performance marketing, our omnichannel platform was built with one goal: helping you reach yours.

The Trampery

CoworkingOtherBritish

The Trampery is a purpose-led, B Corp certified enterprise providing flexible co-working spaces, studios, and entrepreneurial support across multiple London locations. Founded in 2009 as East London's first co-working space, the organisation is committed to fostering purpose-driven businesses, social enterprises, and charities. It also runs EVO Learning programmes for founders and larger organisations.

The Tyre Collective

StartupClimateBritish

Cleantech startup using electrostatics and airflow to capture tyre-wear microplastics at source, then upcycling the collected material into useful products. The device attaches to vehicle wheels and captures particles before they enter the environment.

The Workers' League

CoworkingReal EstateBritish

The Workers' League is a members' club offering flexible coworking spaces across London (Shoreditch, Blackheath) and Whitstable, Kent, serving over 2,000 SMEs, satellite teams, and freelancers. Spaces provide 24/7 access, hot-desks, private offices, meeting rooms, a licensed bar, and shower facilities, designed for solo operators through to companies of up to 30 people. The organisation emphasises a balance of collaborative and private work environments.

Theodosian

StartupCybersecuritySaaSBritish

Enterprise data-protection platform that applies file-level AES-256 encryption (using FIPS 140-3 validated cryptography) and persistent, per-file access controls, so security travels with each file across storage and sharing environments for breach resilience and regulatory compliance (including the UK's Defence Cyber Certification (DCC) and US CMMC). Founded in 2025, the company raised $1.3M in pre-seed funding in October 2025, led by Fuel Ventures, with D11Z Ventures, 1818 Venture Capital, Heartfelt and Startup Wise Guys.