--- title: "41 Hardware Investors in the UK (Nov 2026): Top 10 Ranked" last_updated: "2026-11-05" rows: "41" free_rows: "20" source: "SEC Form D filings and our own research" canonical: "https://theinvestordatabase.com/lists/hardware-investors-uk/" --- # 41 hardware investors in the UK We list 41 hardware investors in the UK as of November 2026: 4 have an SEC filing on file and 37 were checked on the firm's own website or an official register, and the list was last checked on 5 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are London (18), Cambridge (7) and Spalding (1). - 41 investors - 18 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months - 193 named decision-makers on file ## First 20 of 41 hardware investors in the UK | Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Outlier Ventures | VC firm | United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth | Hardware, AI, Biotech, Robotics | New deal, Oct 2026 | $500M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/outlier-ventures/ | | Cambridge Capital Group | Angel network | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Seed, Growth | Hardware, Industrial Tech, AI, Developer Tools | New fund, Oct 2026 | £50M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cambridge-capital-group/ | | Catapult Ventures | Fund manager | Spalding, United Kingdom | Seed, Growth | Hardware, AI, Robotics, Fintech | Portfolio news, Apr 2026 | $80M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/catapult-ventures/ | | Elbow Beach | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, Energy, Climate Tech, Agritech | New deal, Oct 2026 | | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/elbow-beach/ | | ThatRound | Investment platform | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Energy, Semiconductor | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/thatround/ | | Future Planet Capital Regional (formerly Midven) | Fund manager | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Hardware, Generalist, SaaS, Medtech | Portfolio news, Jul 2026 | £110M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/future-planet-capital-regional-formerly-midven/ | | British Design Fund | SEIS/EIS fund | London, United Kingdom | Seed | Hardware, Healthtech, Climate Tech, Energy | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/british-design-fund/ | | Valia Ventures | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Hardware, AI, Healthtech, Generalist | Portfolio news, Aug 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/valia-ventures/ | | SuperSeed | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Proptech, Energy | New deal, Apr 2026 | | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/superseed/ | | Cambridge Angels | Angel network | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Seed | Hardware, Healthtech, Biotech, Deep Tech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | £400M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cambridge-angels/ | | Martlet Capital | VC firm | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, Healthtech, Biotech, AI | New deal, Jun 2026 | | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/martlet-capital/ | | IQ Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Hardware, AI, Energy, Healthtech | Portfolio news, Aug 2026 | | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/iq-capital/ | | EMV Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Hardware, Healthtech, Biotech, Fintech | New deal, Jul 2026 | | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/emv-capital/ | | Cloudberry Ventures | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Hardware, Energy, AI, Fintech | Portfolio news, Jul 2026 | | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cloudberry-ventures/ | | Northern Gritstone | VC firm | Manchester, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth | Hardware, Healthtech, Developer Tools, AI | New fund, Apr 2026 | | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/northern-gritstone/ | | Foresight Group | Fund manager | London, United Kingdom | Any stage | Hardware, Logistics, Healthtech, Media | | £43M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/foresight-group/ | | Twin Track | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Cybersecurity, Media | New fund, Apr 2026 | | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/twin-track/ | | Britbots | SEIS/EIS fund | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, Robotics, AI, Deep Tech | | | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/britbots/ | | Vala Capital | SEIS/EIS fund | London, United Kingdom | Seed | Hardware, Climate Tech, Energy, Generalist | Portfolio news, Feb 2025 | £30M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/vala-capital/ | | 7percent Ventures | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, Defense Tech, AI, Space | Portfolio news, Jan 2025 | | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/7percent-ventures/ | You are seeing 20 of 41. The full list adds 21 more investors and 193 named decision-makers. Get all 41 investors and 193 named contacts, $49, one-time: https://theinvestordatabase.com/buy/list/hardware-investors-uk This page: https://theinvestordatabase.com/lists/hardware-investors-uk/ ## Method and limits - Source: 4 of the 41 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 41 have a website we checked. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research. - Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. Sector: the firm states hardware as a focus on its own site, or we observed it in the firm's portfolio. - Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (35: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), share of the observed portfolio in this sector (25; half of that when the sector is stated only), stated focus on the UK (15: full marks when the firm names the UK as where it invests, half when it says Europe or global), size of the fund on file on a log scale (15) and completeness of the public record (10). Regional focus is our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns. - Fill rates: Of 41 rows: stage 38, sector 41, fund size 16, website 41. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 36 rows, firm email on 23, LinkedIn page on 33, check size on 20. ## Questions ### How many hardware investors in the UK are there? We list 41 as of November 2026. 18 of the 41 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are London (18), Cambridge (7) and Spalding (1). ### Which hardware investors in the UK raised a new fund in the last 12 months? 1 of the 41 has a fund filing dated in the last 12 months: Twin Track (Apr 2026). 18 of the 41 have a fund filing or a dated deal in that time. ### What is the typical fund size of hardware investors in the UK? Too few firms on this list disclose a fund size on an SEC Form D to give a median (2 of 41). 14 rows carry a size or assets figure from another public source, for example Outlier Ventures at $500M (own site) and Cambridge Capital Group at £50M (own site). ### Which stage do most hardware investors in the UK back? Of the 38 with a stage on file, seed (35), pre-seed (27) and Series A (12). A firm can back more than one stage, and 3 rows have no stage on file yet. ### Where does the data on hardware investors in the UK come from and how often is it updated? 4 of the 41 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV) and 37 were checked on the firm's own website or an official register. Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 5 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year. ### Can I download the list of hardware investors in the UK as a spreadsheet? Yes. The file holds all 41 rows in Excel and CSV, with 193 named decision-makers and 23 firm emails, for $49 one-time. 20 rows are free on this page.