295 seed investors in the UK
We list 295 seed investors in the UK as of November 2026: 10 have an SEC filing on file and 285 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 (157), Cambridge (11) and Edinburgh (8).
Top 10 seed 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 (40: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), stage focus (15: all of it when seed is the only stage the firm states, split evenly when it states more), 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 (20) and completeness of the public record (10). Stage and regional focus are 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.
Green Angel Ventures
Type: SEIS/EIS fund · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Stages: Seed · Focus: Climate Tech, Energy, Industrial Tech, Fintech · Latest activity: Portfolio news, Aug 2026 · Fund size or assets: £60M (own site)
Portfolio news dated Aug 2026; £60M on file (own site); backs seed; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
Seraphim Space
Type: VC firm · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Stages: Seed, Series A, Growth · Focus: Space, Mobility, Deep Tech, Defense Tech · Latest activity: New fund, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: $1.0B (own site)
Latest fund filing dated Oct 2026; $1.0B on file (own site); backs seed, Series A, growth-stage; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
PXN Ventures
Type: Fund manager · HQ: Manchester, United Kingdom · Stages: Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth · Focus: Generalist, SaaS, Deep Tech, Healthtech · Latest activity: Portfolio news, Nov 2026 · Fund size or assets: £760M (own site)
Portfolio news dated Nov 2026; £760M on file (own site); backs pre-seed, seed, Series A; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
BGF
Type: VC firm · HQ: United Kingdom · Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth · Focus: Healthtech, Edtech, Developer Tools, Mobility · Latest activity: Portfolio news, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: £3.0B (own site)
Portfolio news dated Oct 2026; £3.0B on file (own site); backs seed, Series A, Series B; 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: Healthtech, Future of Work, AI, SaaS · Latest activity: Portfolio news, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: £400M (own site)
Portfolio news dated Oct 2026; £400M on file (own site); backs seed, Series A, growth-stage; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
The FSE Group
Type: Fund manager · HQ: Fleet, United Kingdom · Stages: Seed, Series A, Growth · Focus: Generalist, Climate Tech, Healthtech, SaaS · Latest activity: Portfolio news, Sep 2026 · Fund size or assets: £395M (own site)
Portfolio news dated Sep 2026; £395M on file (own site); backs seed, Series A, growth-stage; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II
Type: Government or university fund · HQ: United Kingdom · Stages: Seed, Series A, Growth · Focus: Generalist · Latest activity: Portfolio news, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: £660M (own site)
Portfolio news dated Oct 2026; £660M on file (own site); backs seed, Series A, growth-stage; 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: Fintech, SaaS, Marketplace, AI · Latest activity: New deal, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: £280M (own site)
Dated new deal in Oct 2026; £280M on file (own site); backs pre-seed, seed, Series A; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
ACF Investors
Type: VC firm · HQ: Sheffield, United Kingdom · Stages: Seed, Series A · Focus: Fintech, Generalist, Climate Tech, Consumer · Latest activity: Portfolio news, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: £100M (own site)
Portfolio news dated Oct 2026; £100M on file (own site); backs seed, Series A; names the UK as where it invests; 7 named decision-makers on file.
Parkwalk Advisors
Type: SEIS/EIS fund · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth · Focus: Healthtech, AI, 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); backs seed, Series A, Series B; names the UK as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.
First 25 of 295 seed investors in the UK
| Investor | Type | HQ | Stagesour research | Focusour research | Latest fund or deal | Fund sizeas filed or stated | Checked | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Angel Ventures | SEIS/EIS fund | London, United Kingdom | Seed | Climate Tech, Energy, Industrial Tech, Fintech | Portfolio news, Aug 2026 | £60M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names · Unlock |
| 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) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names · Unlock |
| PXN Ventures | Fund manager | Manchester, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth | Generalist, SaaS, Deep Tech, Healthtech | Portfolio news, Nov 2026 | £760M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| BGF | VC firm | United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Healthtech, Edtech, Developer Tools, Mobility | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | £3.0B (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names · Unlock |
| Mercia Asset Management | Fund manager | Henley-in-Arden, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | Healthtech, Future of Work, AI, SaaS | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | £400M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| The FSE Group | Fund manager | Fleet, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | Generalist, Climate Tech, Healthtech, SaaS | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | £395M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II | Government or university fund | United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | Generalist | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | £660M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names · Unlock |
| Fuel Ventures | SEIS/EIS fund | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Fintech, SaaS, Marketplace, AI | New deal, Oct 2026 | £280M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names · Unlock |
| ACF Investors | VC firm | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Fintech, Generalist, Climate Tech, Consumer | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | £100M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 7 names, firm email · Unlock |
| 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) | 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 |
| Notion Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | SaaS, B2B, AI, Fintech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $2.0B (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names · Unlock |
| Cambridge Capital Group | Angel network | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Seed, Growth | Industrial Tech, AI, Developer Tools, Healthtech | New fund, Oct 2026 | £50M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 2 names · Unlock |
| River Capital | Fund manager | Liverpool, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | Ecommerce, Generalist, AI, Consumer | New deal, Oct 2026 | £100M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names, firm email · Unlock |
| Equity Gap | Angel network | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Seed | Healthtech, Climate Tech, SaaS, Consumer | Portfolio news, Jul 2026 | £70M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 4 names, firm email · Unlock |
| Cambridge Angels | Angel network | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Seed | Healthtech, Biotech, Deep Tech, AI | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | £400M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | LinkedIn page · Unlock |
| Salica Investments | Fund manager | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Growth | Fintech, AI, Healthtech, Climate Tech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | £760M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) | 4 Nov 2026 | 8 names · Unlock |
| British Design Fund | SEIS/EIS fund | London, United Kingdom | Seed | Healthtech, Climate Tech, Energy, Industrial Tech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Gabriel Investment Syndicate | Angel network | United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed | Healthtech, Generalist, Deep Tech, SaaS | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | £4M (own site) | 4 Nov 2026 | 4 names, firm email · Unlock |
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How these 295 break down
By city
| City | On this list | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 157 | 53% |
| Cambridge | 11 | 4% |
| Edinburgh | 8 | 3% |
| Oxford | 5 | 2% |
| Manchester | 4 | 1% |
| Liverpool | 4 | 1% |
| Leeds | 4 | 1% |
| Belfast | 4 | 1% |
| Bristol | 4 | 1% |
| Sheffield | 3 | 1% |
By sector
| Sector | On this list | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SaaS | 161 | 55% |
| AI | 161 | 55% |
| Healthtech | 147 | 50% |
| Fintech | 119 | 40% |
| Climate Tech | 111 | 38% |
| Deep Tech | 108 | 37% |
| Biotech | 75 | 25% |
| Consumer | 66 | 22% |
| B2B | 49 | 17% |
| Energy | 46 | 16% |
| Medtech | 45 | 15% |
| Industrial Tech | 40 | 14% |
Sector is our research. A firm can carry more than one sector.
By type
| Type | On this list | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VC firm | 142 | 48% |
| Angel network | 57 | 19% |
| SEIS/EIS fund | 34 | 12% |
| Government or university fund | 16 | 5% |
| Fund manager | 14 | 5% |
| Accelerator | 12 | 4% |
Method and limits
- Source
- 10 of the 295 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 295 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. Stage: the firm states that it invests at seed.
- Order
- Firms with a published profile come first. Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (40: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), stage focus (15: all of it when seed is the only stage the firm states, split evenly when it states more), 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 (20) and completeness of the public record (10). Stage and regional focus are 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 295 rows: stage 295, sector 294, fund size 106, website 295. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 265 rows, firm email on 164, LinkedIn page on 229, check size on 155.
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Questions
How many seed investors in the UK are there?
We list 295 as of November 2026. 109 of the 295 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are London (157), Cambridge (11) and Edinburgh (8).
What is the typical fund size of seed investors in the UK?
The median fund size on file for this list is $75M, across the 5 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 290 do not disclose a size there.
Which sectors do seed investors in the UK back most?
On this list: SaaS and B2B software (161), AI (161), healthtech and digital health (147) and fintech (119). Sector is our research and a firm can carry more than one.
Which seed investors in the UK raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
11 of the 295 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 Brighteye Ventures (Sep 2026).
Where does the data on seed investors in the UK come from and how often is it updated?
10 of the 295 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV) and 285 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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