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title: "73 Active Startup Investors in the UK (Nov 2026): Top 10 Ranked"
last_updated: "2026-11-09"
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source: "SEC Form D filings and our own research"
canonical: "https://theinvestordatabase.com/lists/active-investors-uk/"
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# 73 active startup investors in the UK

We list 73 active startup investors in the UK as of November 2026: 6 have an SEC filing on file and 67 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 (51), Cambridge (4) and Leeds (3).

- 73 investors
- 67 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- 476 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 73 active startup investors 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/ |
| 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/ |
| Claret Capital Partners | Venture debt | London, United Kingdom | Series B, Growth, Late stage | Healthtech, Biotech, Climate Tech, SaaS | New deal, Oct 2026 | €575M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/claret-capital-partners/ |
| YFM Equity Partners | Fund manager | Leeds, United Kingdom | Growth | Generalist, SaaS | New deal, Sep 2026 | £750M (own site) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/yfm-equity-partners/ |
| 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/ |
| Parkwalk Advisors | SEIS/EIS fund | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Healthtech, AI, Industrial Tech, Energy | New fund, Sep 2026 | £500M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/parkwalk/ |
| MS+PARTNERS | Fund manager | London, United Kingdom | Growth | Industrial Tech, Energy, Climate Tech, Edtech | New fund, Sep 2026 | €300M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ms-partners/ |
| Fuel Ventures | SEIS/EIS fund | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Fintech, SaaS, Marketplace, AI | New deal, Oct 2026 | £280M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/fuel-ventures/ |
| 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/ |
| IW Capital | SEIS/EIS fund | London, United Kingdom | Series A | Healthtech, AI, SaaS, Fintech | New deal, Oct 2026 | £185M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/iw-capital/ |
| 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/ |
| River Capital | Fund manager | Liverpool, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | Ecommerce, Generalist, AI, Consumer | New deal, Oct 2026 | £100M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/river-capital/ |
| 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/ |
| Cambridge Capital Group | Angel network | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Seed, Growth | Industrial Tech, AI, Developer Tools, Healthtech | New fund, Oct 2026 | £50M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cambridge-capital-group/ |
| 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/ |
| Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund | Government or university fund | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | AI, Healthtech, Fintech, Developer Tools | New deal, Oct 2026 | £15M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cass-entrepreneurship-fund/ |
| 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/ |
| 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: 6 of the 73 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 73 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. Active: a dated new deal in the last 12 months or a new fund in the last 24 months.
- 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 73 rows: stage 70, sector 72, fund size 38, website 73. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 71 rows, firm email on 46, LinkedIn page on 62, check size on 39.

## Questions
### How many active startup investors in the UK are there?
We list 73 as of November 2026. 67 of the 73 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are London (51), Cambridge (4) and Leeds (3).

### Which sectors do active startup investors in the UK back most?
On this list: AI (46), SaaS and B2B software (41), healthtech and digital health (38) and fintech (35). Sector is our research and a firm can carry more than one.

### Which active startup investors in the UK raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
13 of the 73 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are TSP Ventures (Oct 2026), Sprints (Oct 2026) and AI Seed (Oct 2026).

### Which stages do active startup investors in the UK back?
Of the 70 with a stage on file, seed (58), Series A (41) and pre-seed (34). A firm can back more than one stage, and 3 rows have no stage on file yet.

### Where does the data on active startup investors in the UK come from and how often is it updated?
6 of the 73 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV) and 67 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 active startup investors in the UK as a spreadsheet?
Yes. The file holds all 73 rows in Excel and CSV, with 476 named decision-makers and 46 firm emails, for $49 one-time. 25 rows are free on this page.