Top 177 Venture Capital Firms in United Kingdom (2026)

1. LocalGlobe

LocalGlobe seeds ambitious UK founders, concentrating on early-stage and impact investments. With a track record dating back to 1999, they have helped launch foundational UK companies including Transferwise, Zoopla, and Citymapper.

2. Foresight Group

Foresight Group manages private equity and infrastructure investments for a range of clients, from large institutions to individual retail investors. Their strategy is defined by a strong ESG focus, backing smaller companies and real assets to help create a sustainable legacy.

3. Entrepreneurs First

Instead of funding existing companies, Entrepreneurs First invests in talented individuals, helping them find co-founders and build tech startups from scratch. This unique pre-seed model has cultivated a portfolio of companies worth over $13 billion, including multiple unicorns and successful exits.

4. Octopus Ventures

Investing over £200 million annually, Octopus Ventures backs founders from the idea stage through to IPO in fields like health, fintech, deep tech, and consumer software. They focus on making a positive impact and work closely with their portfolio companies, which include success stories like Cazoo, Depop, and Elvie, to help them scale rapidly.

5. Northzone

With a portfolio that includes early investments in Spotify and Klarna, Northzone operates as a multi-stage fund backing founders from seed to growth. They focus on a range of industries across Europe and the US, including consumer tech, enterprise software, and healthcare.

6. Schroders Capital

Schroders Capital operates across the full range of private markets, managing investments in companies at every stage of growth. They fund businesses from early-stage and late-stage venture rounds all the way through to private equity, providing a continuous capital path for their portfolio.

7. Atomico

Atomico partners with European technology founders from the seed stage onward, helping them scale their disruptive companies on a global stage. Drawing on operational experience from tech giants like Skype and Google, the firm provides hands-on support for global expansion and has backed major successes including Supercell.

8. BACKED VC

BACKED provides seed funding to European founders with a distinctly human-centric approach to venture capital. Through its Founder Experience Platform and active community, the firm supports portfolio companies like Thought Machine and Pollen with talent, fundraising, and international growth.

9. Maven Capital Partners

Spun out from a major asset manager in 2009, Maven Capital Partners has become one of the UK's leading private equity firms for the lower-mid market. They back high-growth British companies with flexible funding for transactions like management buyouts and growth capital, while also managing Venture Capital Trusts for private investors.

10. Ada Ventures

Ada Ventures backs purpose-led European founders at the pre-seed stage, funding technology companies in climate equity, economic empowerment, and healthy ageing. The firm's "Inclusive Alpha" approach is designed to drive outperformance by investing in the best founders, not just the best-connected.