214 AI investors in the UK
We list 214 AI investors in the UK as of November 2026: 10 have an SEC filing on file and 204 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 (137), Cambridge (10) and Oxford (5).
Top 10 AI investors in the UK, ranked by recent fund activity
Among firms with a published profile and a dated fund or deal in the last 24 months. The rule: 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. The same rule orders the whole list; it is repeated in the method box.
Bullhound Capital
Type: VC firm · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Stages: Growth · Focus: AI, Quantum, Robotics, Deep Tech · Latest activity: New deal, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: €1.0B (own site)
Dated new deal in Oct 2026; €1.0B on file (own site); states AI as a focus; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
Mercia Asset Management
Type: Fund manager · HQ: Henley-in-Arden, United Kingdom · Stages: Seed, Series A, Growth · Focus: AI, Healthtech, Future of Work, SaaS · Latest activity: Portfolio news, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: £400M (own site)
Portfolio news dated Oct 2026; £400M on file (own site); states AI as a focus; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
Parkwalk Advisors
Type: SEIS/EIS fund · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth · Focus: AI, Healthtech, Industrial Tech, Energy · Latest activity: New fund, Sep 2026 · Fund size or assets: £500M (own site)
Latest fund filing dated Sep 2026; £500M on file (own site); states AI as a focus; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
Fuel Ventures
Type: SEIS/EIS fund · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Stages: Pre-seed, Seed, Series A · Focus: AI, Fintech, SaaS, Marketplace · Latest activity: New deal, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: £280M (own site)
Dated new deal in Oct 2026; £280M on file (own site); states AI as a focus; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
Gresham House Ventures
Type: VC firm · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Stages: Series A, Growth · Focus: AI, Healthtech, Marketing Tech, Fintech · Latest activity: New deal, Sep 2026 · Fund size or assets: £200M (own site)
Dated new deal in Sep 2026; £200M on file (own site); states AI as a focus; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
IW Capital
Type: SEIS/EIS fund · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Stages: Series A · Focus: AI, Healthtech, SaaS, Fintech · Latest activity: New deal, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: £185M (own site)
Dated new deal in Oct 2026; £185M on file (own site); states AI as a focus; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
Pembroke VCT
Type: VC firm · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Stages: Seed, Series A, Growth · Focus: AI, Healthtech, Consumer, SaaS · Latest activity: Portfolio news, Sep 2026 · Fund size or assets: £235M (own site)
Portfolio news dated Sep 2026; £235M on file (own site); states AI as a focus; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
River Capital
Type: Fund manager · HQ: Liverpool, United Kingdom · Stages: Seed, Series A, Growth · Focus: AI, Ecommerce, Generalist, Consumer · Latest activity: New deal, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: £100M (own site)
Dated new deal in Oct 2026; £100M on file (own site); states AI as a focus; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
Cambridge Capital Group
Type: Angel network · HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom · Stages: Seed, Growth · Focus: AI, Industrial Tech, Developer Tools, Healthtech · Latest activity: New fund, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: £50M (own site)
Latest fund filing dated Oct 2026; £50M on file (own site); states AI as a focus; names the UK as where it invests; 2 named decision-makers on file.
AI Seed
Type: VC firm · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Stages: Pre-seed, Seed, Series A · Focus: AI, SaaS · Latest activity: New fund, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: $50M (own site)
Latest fund filing dated Oct 2026; $50M on file (own site); states AI as a focus; names the UK as where it invests; 3 named decision-makers on file.
First 25 of 214 AI investors in the UK
| Investor | Type | HQ | Stagesour research | Focusour research | Latest fund or deal | Fund sizeas filed or stated | Checked | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullhound Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Growth | AI, Quantum, Robotics, Deep Tech | New deal, Oct 2026 | €1.0B (own site) | 5 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| Mercia Asset Management | Fund manager | Henley-in-Arden, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | AI, Healthtech, Future of Work, SaaS | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | £400M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| Parkwalk Advisors | SEIS/EIS fund | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | AI, Healthtech, Industrial Tech, Energy | New fund, Sep 2026 | £500M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| Fuel Ventures | SEIS/EIS fund | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, Fintech, SaaS, Marketplace | New deal, Oct 2026 | £280M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names · Unlock |
| Gresham House Ventures | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Series A, Growth | AI, Healthtech, Marketing Tech, Fintech | New deal, Sep 2026 | £200M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| IW Capital | SEIS/EIS fund | London, United Kingdom | Series A | AI, Healthtech, SaaS, Fintech | New deal, Oct 2026 | £185M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| Pembroke VCT | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | AI, Healthtech, Consumer, SaaS | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | £235M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| River Capital | Fund manager | Liverpool, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | AI, Ecommerce, Generalist, Consumer | New deal, Oct 2026 | £100M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| Cambridge Capital Group | Angel network | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Seed, Growth | AI, Industrial Tech, Developer Tools, Healthtech | New fund, Oct 2026 | £50M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 2 names · Unlock |
| AI Seed | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, SaaS | New fund, Oct 2026 | $50M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 3 names · Unlock |
| Notion Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | AI, SaaS, B2B, Fintech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $2.0B (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names · Unlock |
| 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) | 4 Nov 2026 | 7 names, firm email · Unlock |
| Salica Investments | Fund manager | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | AI, Fintech, Healthtech, Climate Tech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | £760M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names · Unlock |
| Balderton Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | AI, Healthtech, Fintech, Developer Tools | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | $5.7B (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names · Unlock |
| Highland Europe | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Growth | AI, Cybersecurity, SaaS, Consumer | New fund, Jul 2026 | €1.1B (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names · Unlock |
| Sprints | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Growth | AI, Fintech, Consumer, SaaS | New fund, Oct 2026 | €725M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| LYVA Labs | Government or university fund | Liverpool, United Kingdom | Pre-seed | AI, Healthtech, Biotech, Climate Tech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | £7M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| Outlier Ventures | VC firm | United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth | AI, Biotech, Robotics, Fintech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $500M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | LinkedIn page · Unlock |
| TempoCap | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Growth, Late stage | AI, Cybersecurity, Fintech, SaaS | Portfolio news, Jul 2026 | €500M (own site) | 5 Nov 2026 | 4 names, firm email · Unlock |
| 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) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| Cherry Ventures | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, Generalist, Energy, SaaS | New deal, Sep 2026 | $5M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| 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) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| Emerge | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Edtech, Future of Work, SaaS | Portfolio news, Jul 2026 | $75M (own site) | 5 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| South East Angels | Angel network | United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, Healthtech, Generalist, Deep Tech | New fund, Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | 3 names · Unlock | |
| AVP | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B, Growth, Late stage | AI, Fintech, SaaS, Insurtech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names · Unlock |
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How these 214 break down
By city
| City | On this list | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 137 | 64% |
| Cambridge | 10 | 5% |
| Oxford | 5 | 2% |
| Liverpool | 3 | 1% |
| Edinburgh | 3 | 1% |
| Manchester | 2 | 1% |
| Bristol | 2 | 1% |
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By stage
| Stage | On this list | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | 112 | 52% |
| Seed | 161 | 75% |
| Series A | 89 | 42% |
| Series B | 30 | 14% |
| Growth | 61 | 29% |
Stage is our research. A firm can back more than one stage.
By type
| Type | On this list | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VC firm | 132 | 62% |
| SEIS/EIS fund | 24 | 11% |
| Angel network | 20 | 9% |
| Accelerator | 12 | 6% |
| Fund manager | 8 | 4% |
| Government or university fund | 7 | 3% |
Method and limits
- Source
- 10 of the 214 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 214 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 AI as a focus on its own site, or we observed it in the firm's portfolio.
- Order
- Firms with a published profile come first. 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.
- Last refreshed
- November 2026. Rows on this list were checked between 4 Nov 2026 and 9 Nov 2026.
- Fill rates
- Of 214 rows: stage 201, sector 214, fund size 81, website 214. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 196 rows, firm email on 116, LinkedIn page on 166, check size on 108.
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Questions
How many AI investors in the UK are there?
We list 214 as of November 2026. 89 of the 214 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are London (137), Cambridge (10) and Oxford (5).
Which AI investors in the UK raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
10 of the 214 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are TSP Ventures (Oct 2026), AI Seed (Oct 2026) and Sprints (Oct 2026).
What is the typical fund size of AI investors in the UK?
The median fund size on file for this list is $78M, across the 6 firms with a size on an SEC Form D. The fund on file is each firm's main fund, which is not always its newest. The other 208 do not disclose a size there.
Which stage do most AI investors in the UK back?
Of the 201 with a stage on file, seed (161), pre-seed (112) and Series A (89). A firm can back more than one stage, and 13 rows have no stage on file yet.
Where does the data on AI investors in the UK come from and how often is it updated?
10 of the 214 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV) and 204 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.
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