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title: "192 Venture Capital Firms in the UK (Nov 2026): Top 10 Ranked"
last_updated: "2026-11-09"
rows: "192"
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source: "SEC Form D filings and our own research"
canonical: "https://theinvestordatabase.com/lists/vc-firms-uk/"
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# 192 venture capital firms in the UK

We list 192 venture capital firms in the UK as of November 2026: 10 have an SEC filing on file and 182 were checked on the firm's own website or an official register, and the list was last checked on 9 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are London (142), Cambridge (3) and Oxford (2).

- 192 firms
- 76 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $75M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 5 firms)
- 1,090 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 192 venture capital firms in the UK

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seraphim Space | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | Space, Mobility, Deep Tech, Defense Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $1.0B (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/seraphim-space/ |
| BGF | VC firm | United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Healthtech, Edtech, Developer Tools, Mobility | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | £3.0B (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/bgf/ |
| Bullhound Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Growth | AI, Quantum, Robotics, Deep Tech | New deal, Oct 2026 | €1.0B (own site) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/bullhound-capital/ |
| Notion Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | SaaS, B2B, AI, Fintech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $2.0B (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/notion-capital/ |
| Balderton Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Healthtech, AI, Fintech, Developer Tools | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | $5.7B (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/balderton-capital/ |
| Cambridge Innovation Capital | VC firm | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | Biotech, Healthtech, AI, Fintech | New fund, Oct 2026 | £600M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cambridge-innovation-capital/ |
| Sprints | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Growth | Fintech, AI, Consumer, SaaS | New fund, Oct 2026 | €725M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sprints/ |
| Outlier Ventures | VC firm | United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth | AI, Biotech, Robotics, Fintech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $500M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/outlier-ventures/ |
| Gresham House Ventures | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Series A, Growth | AI, Healthtech, Marketing Tech, Fintech | New deal, Sep 2026 | £200M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/gresham-house-ventures/ |
| Brighteye Ventures | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, Developer Tools, Edtech, Future of Work | New fund, Sep 2026 | $245M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/brighteye-ventures/ |
| Pembroke VCT | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | AI, Healthtech, Consumer, SaaS | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | £235M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/pembroke-vct/ |
| ACF Investors | VC firm | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Fintech, Generalist, Climate Tech, Consumer | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | £100M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/acf-investors/ |
| Earlybird Venture Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, Healthtech, Developer Tools, Fintech | New deal, Jul 2026 | €2.5B (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/earlybird/ |
| Mosaic Ventures | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | AI, Fintech, Crypto and Web3, SaaS | New deal, Sep 2026 | $75M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/mosaic-ventures/ |
| DN Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | AI, SaaS, Fintech, Consumer | New deal, Jul 2026 | $866M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/dn-capital/ |
| Highland Europe | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Growth | AI, Cybersecurity, SaaS, Consumer | New fund, Jul 2026 | €1.1B (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/highland-europe/ |
| Illuminate Financial | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | Fintech, AI, B2B, SaaS | New deal, Jun 2026 | $500M (own site) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/illuminate-financial/ |
| AI Seed | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, SaaS | New fund, Oct 2026 | $50M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ai-seed/ |
| TempoCap | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Growth, Late stage | Cybersecurity, Fintech, AI, SaaS | Portfolio news, Jul 2026 | €500M (own site) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/tempocap/ |
| White Star Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | AI, Fintech, Crypto and Web3, Consumer | New fund, Aug 2026 | $250M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/white-star-capital/ |
| Emerge | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed | Edtech, AI, Future of Work, SaaS | Portfolio news, Jul 2026 | $75M (own site) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/emerge-education/ |
| Kennet Partners | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Growth | AI, SaaS, B2B | Portfolio news, Jan 2026 | €1.0B (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/kennet-partners/ |
| Oxford Science Enterprises | VC firm | Oxford, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Healthtech, AI, Biotech, Deep Tech | Portfolio news, Mar 2026 | £1.4B (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/oxford-science-enterprises/ |
| SEP | VC firm | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Growth | Fintech, SaaS, B2B, AI | Portfolio news, Feb 2026 | £1.0B (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sep/ |
| Cherry Ventures | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Generalist, AI, Energy, SaaS | New deal, Sep 2026 | $5M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cherry-ventures/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: 10 of the 192 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 192 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. Type: we class every organization on this list as "VC firm", from its own site or a filing.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (50: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), size of the fund on file on a log scale (35) and completeness of the public record (15). It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 192 rows: stage 177, sector 188, fund size 65, website 192. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 176 rows, firm email on 102, LinkedIn page on 141, check size on 84.

## Questions
### How many venture capital firms in the UK are there?
We list 192 as of November 2026. 76 of the 192 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are London (142), Cambridge (3) and Oxford (2).

### Which sectors do venture capital firms in the UK back most?
On this list: AI (132), SaaS and B2B software (114), healthtech and digital health (95) and fintech (85). Sector is our research and a firm can carry more than one.

### Which venture capital firms in the UK raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
10 of the 192 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are Sprints (Oct 2026), AI Seed (Oct 2026) and Brighteye Ventures (Sep 2026).

### Which stages do venture capital firms in the UK back?
Of the 177 with a stage on file, seed (142), pre-seed (89) and Series A (85). A firm can back more than one stage, and 15 rows have no stage on file yet.

### Where does the data on venture capital firms in the UK come from and how often is it updated?
10 of the 192 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV) and 182 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 9 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.

### Can I download the list of venture capital firms in the UK as a spreadsheet?
Yes. The file holds all 192 rows in Excel and CSV, with 1,090 named decision-makers and 102 firm emails, for $49 one-time. 25 rows are free on this page.