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Zilch

ScaleupFinanceConsumerBritish

Direct-to-consumer buy-now-pay-later payments network that allows users to pay in instalments interest-free at any merchant, subsidised by targeted advertising. The company reached unicorn status and has over five million customers in the UK.

Zinc

Incubator / AcceleratorBiotech & Life SciencesClimateBritish

Zinc is a London-based inception-stage venture builder that turns raw talent into science-for-impact ventures addressing pressing challenges in human and planetary health. Founded in 2017, the organisation runs cohort-based programmes selecting 50–70 founders per cycle, guiding them through an intensive research phase focused on a single societal challenge, and invests in co-founded ventures at the earliest stage. Zinc also offers talent initiatives and innovation partnerships to build the wider science-for-impact ecosystem.

Zinier

ScaleupSaaSForeign

Zinier is customizable field service management software that enables you to create the field service workflows you need, without touching a line of code.

Zip

ScaleupSaaSAIForeign

Orchestrate the entire intake-to-pay process with the leading AI procurement platform. Zip uses purpose-built AI agents to automate global sourcing, compliance, and spend.

Zodia Custody

StartupFinanceBritish

Institutional-grade digital asset custodian providing regulated, secure custody solutions for cryptocurrency and digital assets, serving global financial institutions. It was established as a joint venture backed by Standard Chartered and SBI Holdings.

Zone & Co

ScaleupFinanceSaaSForeign

Eliminate financial friction with the Zone. Native to NetSuite and flexible by design, our modular solutions help you scale without painful integrations.

Zone29

Incubator / AcceleratorOtherAcademiaCoworkingBritish

Zone29 is the University of Westminster's purpose-built nine-storey hub for careers and enterprise, located in Marylebone, which completed construction and opened in spring 2026. It offers entrepreneurship support through the WeNetwork programme, which provides tiered grants, workshops, mentoring, and co-working facilities to help students and graduates start and grow businesses, alongside digital skills labs, a maker space, podcast studios, and event space.

Zonova

StartupBiotech & Life SciencesDeep TechBritish

Develops Z-ROS® antimicrobial technology embedded directly into medical device polymers to prevent healthcare-associated infections without antibiotics.

Zoom

CorporateSaaSAIForeign

Zoom Communications is an American technology company founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Jose, California, known for its video conferencing and collaboration platform. The company rebranded from Zoom Video Communications, Inc. to Zoom Communications, Inc. in November 2024, reflecting its strategic pivot to an AI-first work platform. It serves millions of users worldwide and is publicly listed on Nasdaq under the ticker ZM.

Zoominfo

CorporateSaaSAIForeign

ZoomInfo is the #1 GTM Platform: Marketing and sales AI plus the best B2B data. All-in-one lead generation, prospecting, market intelligence , and ABM software.

Zoomo

ScaleupLogisticsForeign

Uber Eats riders get e-bikes for just $20/week! Your plan includes a free U-lock, GPS tracking, 6-hour battery, free repairs, and a free phone mount.

Zoopla

ScaleupProptechReal EstateBritish

Zoopla is the UK's leading residential property portal, enabling consumers to search properties for sale and rent, access house price data, and find estate agents. Part of Houseful Limited, it also provides software and data analytics services to property professionals. The platform attracts tens of millions of visits per month and serves over 25,000 business partners.

Zopa

CorporateFinanceConsumerBritish

UK digital bank holding a full FCA banking licence, originally founded as the world's first peer-to-peer lending platform. It now offers savings accounts, credit cards, and personal loans to UK consumers.

Zscaler

CorporateCybersecuritySaaSForeign

Zscaler is an American cloud security company headquartered in San Jose, California, that provides a zero trust platform protecting enterprise users, workloads, branches, and devices through the world's largest inline security cloud. Its services include secure web gateways, cloud firewalls, data loss prevention, and zero trust network access. The company has its EMEA headquarters at The Royal Exchange, London, and is publicly listed on Nasdaq under the ticker ZS.

Zuora

CorporateSaaSFinanceForeign

Zuora is the leading Quote to Cash and subscription management platform, unifying billing, payments, revenue, and AR to scale your modern monetization.

Zwift

ScaleupSports TechConsumerForeign

Zwift is a virtual cycling app that is transforming indoor cycling. Discover training plans, ride with friends from around the world, and workout anytime.

Zya

StartupBiotech & Life SciencesDeep TechBritish

Synthetic biology startup developing digestive enzyme technology that converts a portion of dietary sugar into prebiotic fibre during digestion. Its lead product, Convero, is designed to improve gut health without requiring changes to food formulation.

Zynga

CorporateGamingForeign

Online games & mobile games offer limitless fun! Play the most popular free games around by Zynga - Farmville, Hit it Rich, Zynga Poker and many more!

after hours

Incubator / AcceleratorOtherCommunityForeign

all the weekends we're working.

bunch

StartupFinanceSaaSForeign

bunch enables top funds and investors to seamlessly transact and securely operate through an all-in-one platform.

causaLens

ScaleupAIBritish

Causal AI company building 'decision-making AI' that goes beyond correlation to model cause-and-effect for what-if simulations and enterprise decision intelligence.

codebar

CommunityEdtechBritish

codebar is a UK registered charity (no. 1187776) that runs free programming workshops for people from underrepresented groups in tech, operating 33+ chapters globally including London, New York, Berlin, and Tokyo. It was established as a company in 2013 and gained charitable status in 2020, with workshops run entirely by volunteers.

deeptech futures

CommunityDeep TechAIAcademiaBritish

Our engineers turn bold ideas into world-changing solutions.

design impact lab

CommunityOtherBritish

Design Impact Lab is a community or network focused on design-led approaches to solving problems, likely connecting designers, practitioners, and organisations interested in social or business impact through design methodology.