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title: "149 Venture Capital Firms in London (Nov 2026): Top 10 Ranked"
last_updated: "2026-11-09"
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source: "SEC Form D filings and our own research"
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# 149 venture capital firms in London

We list 149 venture capital firms in London as of November 2026: 9 have an SEC filing on file and 140 were checked on the firm's own website or an official register, and the list was last checked on 9 Nov 2026. The sectors tagged most often are AI (104), SaaS and B2B software (92) and fintech (74).

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

## First 25 of 149 venture capital firms in London

| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| Sofinnova Partners | VC firm | France (London office) | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Biotech, Healthtech, Fintech, Agritech | New fund, Nov 2025 | €4.0B (own site) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sofinnova-partners/ |
| 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/ |
| Nauta | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Fintech | New fund, Jan 2026 | €600M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/nauta/ |
| Entrée Capital | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | AI, Fintech, Deep Tech, SaaS | New deal, Feb 2026 | $1.5B (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/entree-capital/ |
| Valia Ventures | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | AI, Healthtech, Generalist, Energy | Portfolio news, Aug 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/valia-ventures/ |
| Medicxi | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late stage | Healthtech, Biotech | New fund, Nov 2025 | €500M (own site) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/medicxi/ |
| Novastar Ventures | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Climate Tech, Energy, Logistics, Agritech | New fund, May 2026 | $350M (own site) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/novastar-ventures/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: 9 of the 149 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 149 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. Place: an office in London.
- 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 149 rows: stage 139, sector 146, fund size 53, website 149. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 138 rows, firm email on 78, LinkedIn page on 110, check size on 64.

## Questions
### How many VC firms are in London?
We list 149 as of November 2026. 62 of the 149 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months.

### Which venture capital firms in London were active in the last 12 months?
10 of the 149 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).

### What stages do venture capital firms in London back?
Of the 139 with a stage on file, seed (112), Series A (70) and pre-seed (68). A firm can back more than one stage, and 10 rows have no stage on file yet.

### Where does the data on venture capital firms in London come from and how often is it updated?
9 of the 149 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV) and 140 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 London as a spreadsheet?
Yes. The file holds all 149 rows in Excel and CSV, with 904 named decision-makers and 78 firm emails, for $49 one-time. 25 rows are free on this page.