Knowing the most relevant investors for your business can save time, increase chances of investment success and provide a starting point in an often complex and opaque investment landscape.
Data can help surface the most active investors in a given space, and act as a practical pointer for founders.
The UK tech industry has gone through unbelievable growth in the last ten years. The UK is the first biggest tech economy in the world. It makes up around a third of the entire European tech ecosystem by investment, and is also home to a third of European capital. In addition some of the most well known VC firms in the world have also set up shop in London as they’ve pounced on the growing opportunity in Europe.
However, for startups and entrepreneurs looking to make their mark in this field, securing the right investors is crucial for success. And in a complex and opaque industry, it’s often hard to know where to start. Here are the investors actively backing UK entrepreneurs. Filter by typical first-round stage by clicking on the labels below.
Most active UK investors
Index, Seedcamp and Entrepreneur First top the list by pure volume of deals in the last five years, while Eight Road Ventures have been the most active among funds that typically invest at Series B stage.
When looking at the outcomes for UK venture capital investors, effectively trying to assess beyond pure volume, which investors have been most successful in backing companies that went on to reach $1B unicorn status, many of the biggest names in the UK venture capital ecosystem feature at the top. Again Index and Seedcamp rank highly, while Seed investor LocalGlobe come out on top, having backed a large number of startups early in their life cycle which went to on to pass the $1B mark in valuation or exit value.
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