Top 10 Franchise VC (Venture Capital) Funds in United Kingdom in January 2025

Last updated: Jan 2025 A list of 10 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Franchise startups based in United kingdom. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Franchise companies from United kingdom. We update this investor list every month.

Top 10 Franchise VC (Venture Capital) Funds in United Kingdom in January 2025

Investor	Franchise United Kingdom investments
EchoVC Partners	2
Fuel Ventures	2
Alchimia Investments	2
Pembroke VCT	2
Firstminute Capital	1
LDC	1
Burda Principal Investments	1
GC Angels	1
HMB Finance Group	1
Kima Ventures	1

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EchoVC Partners is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on financing and cross-pollinating leading technologies, teams, business models, and knowledge across North America, Africa, and SE Asia. The average investment size ranges from $25,000 to several million dollars depending on the stage of opportunity and capital needs of thebusiness.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Nigeria, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Shuttlers — Shuttlers is a platform that offers mobility solutions by providing scheduled bus-sharing services for the professionals within the region.
Snowstorm — Snowstorm is a decentralized microproxy network. Already proven in crisis zones, it must now evolve into a next-generation system and internet freedom tool.
Senga Technologies — Welcome to Senga, custom-built, with love, for businesses shipping in Africa.

Fuel Ventures - a leading early stage seed / growth stage EIS Fund based in London, UK. Investing in the most ambitious technology companies.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

R.grid — Research Grid is the automation engine for admin-free clinical trials. Research Grid has developed two industry-leading products that leverage its AI-powered automation engine.
Levellr — Levellr software helps creators & brands to build, manage and monetise messaging communities within existing apps, including Discord & Telegram. Our tools, which sit on top of Discord & Telegram, help our customers to acquire powerful-first party data on superfans, build highly engaged communities & generate tangible revenueopportunities, whilst also providing our customers with community strategy & on-going moderation services to ensure their communities thrive.
Groov — Get the measure of merchant business - Access merchant-consented, up-to-the-day transaction data to streamline customer journeys and lending decisions

Alchimia is an investment company primarily operating in the Venture Capital Sector. Leveraging the expertise of our team and a wide network of international advisors, we invest and co-invest in high growth potential opportunities offering capital, as well as dedicated strategic and operational resources.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Medical
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Italy, Israel

Portfolio highlights

NoTraffic — NoTraffic has developed the first AI-powered traffic signal platform that connects road...
Prestatech — Prestatech is a digital credit factory that has developed an innovative underwriting platform for banks and financial institutions in Europe. Currently active with major European banks, Prestatech offers them a variety of digital credit services from data enrichment to end-to-end instant lending solutions. Thanks to technological innovation,Prestatech has gained an extensive expertise in the digital credit space and through its open-platform is currently offering API-based solutions that leverage on AI, advanced algorithms and Big Data technologies.
Stellar — At Stellar we bring perfect internet on the move to vehicles and passengers, leveraging the combined strength of cellular, wi-fi, and satellite networks, through AI and fully integrated solutions. We offer SaaS, data plans, and all-inclusive options for enterprise connectivity needs on the move.

Pembroke VCT PLC is a venture capital trust specializing in investments in any stage of business development. Their focus is on companies in the health and fitness, hospitality, apparel, and accessories, and media and technology sectors.

Investment focus

Fashion, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Pembroke VCT — Pembroke VCT PLC is a venture capital trust specializing in investments in any stage of business development. Their focus is on companies in the health and fitness, hospitality, apparel, and accessories, and media and technology sectors.
Cydar Medical — Leveraging cloud-based AI technology and data fusion to empower clinical teams with the insights they need to make faster, easier, and more informed decisions.
With Nothing Underneath — WNU is all about simplicity - paired back, laid back, timeless, effortless shirts - just like the woman who wears them. Our shirts are not about trends or fleeting style moments, but about a wardrobe essential in which to live a life.

firstminute is a seed fund backed by over 120 unicorn founders and a world-class community.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Concentro — Concentro is the marketplace to connect renewable energy developers and investors to buy and sell manage clean energy tax credits.
Volume — Payment Infrastructure for the Internet
Beams — From plan to build, Beams is an end-to-end service that makes home renovation simpler for customers and builders, and greener for the planet.Beams simplifies the design and construction process with its cutting edge technology that lets customers design and manage their build end to end, all in one place.Redefining the way customers andbuilders collaborate by connecting homeowners with vetted builders that they can trust.Championing sustainability at every stage to reduce CO2 emissions and make the build as energy efficient as possible.

For over 40 years, LDC has been the trusted investment partner for ambitious management teams. We invest in a diverse range of businesses across every region and sector of the UK economy.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Private Equity, Funding Round, Secondary Market
United Kingdom, United States, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

Waterscan — Whether you're striving for water neutrality as a business, looking to safeguard supply chains through collaboration, embrace catchment management or share
Deltron Lifts — Deltron Lifts, a highly trusted, 5-STAR Google Reviews. Specialists in lift repair, maintenance and low cost lift service contracts for the UK market.
LendingMetrics — Delivering cutting-edge financial technology and innovative solutions including the multi-award-winning Auto Decision Platform (ADP). ISO-accredited credit reference agency licensed and regulated by the FCA.

Burda Principal Investments (BPI) is a division of Hubert Burda Media which provides long term growth equity for fast growing digital technology and media companies.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Retail
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Planet A Foods — The chocolate revolution is here. 100% cocoa-free and unbelievably delicious. We call it QOA. You need to try it!
BillEase — No credit card? No problem. Buy now, pay later at your favorite stores with BillEase and avail monthly installment plans with 0% interest. Split your purchase in 4 payments or pay only 1/3 upfront and the rest up to 12 months. No hidden fees. No surprises. Learn more here.
Aleph Alpha — Aleph Alpha develops AI systems for modern security challenges.

The Growth Company’s two Angel services, Co-Angel Investment Service and North West Business Angels have recently merged creating a more cohesive offer, enabling increased access to early stage equity funding. The service now known as GC Angels, supports businesses seeking access to angel investment, ranging from £25,000 up to £2m. Developed by GCas the next evolution of its successful Co Angel Investment Service, GC Angels forms part of the GM Combined Authority's response to supporting the early stage investment market, and integrates with the range of wider GC business finance and business support services. It will incorporate the network offer (NWBA); the fee-bearing advisory service (Co Angel) alongside the new GM Co-Investment Fund, providing an innovative, single solution equity funding service.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Gaia Learning — Gaia Learning are a special online school dedicated to children with additional needs. We help kids with ADHD, ADD, OCD, PDA and Autism, learn online.
HACE — HACE is a specialist data company focused on the sustainable eradication of child labour in corporate supply chains. Our flagship product, the Child Labour Index (CLI), sold into Financial Services, scores and benchmarks a global universe of companies based on their exposure to child labour risk. Powered by AI, with transparency at its core, theCLI provides comprehensive data on company-specific risks relating to corporate governance frameworks and associated public sentiment, alongside generic supply chain risks affecting industry sectors. With an estimated 160 million children involved in child labour, this is a growing, stand-alone human rights and ESG risk issue for companies and investors, warranting dedicated attention. HACE’s data provides greater transparency around this risk, helping companies and their investors engage in better informed dialogue through the Stewardship Toolkit within the Child Labour Index. HACE is a female-founded business with significant experience in child labour risk management. Our commitment is to help our clients minimise their business and investment risks whilst making a difference around this major social challenge.
Vector Homes — Vector Homes

The HMB Finance Group provides financial solutions for every stage of your financial journey.

Investment focus

FinTech, Franchise, Financial Services
Angel
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

The UK Adviser Group / AdviserTech® — At The UK Adviser, our advisers deal with lenders on a day-to-day basis. Their experience means they can offer more than just mortgages

Kima Ventures is one of the world's most active early-stage investors, investing in 2 to 3 startups per week all over the world; providing founders with funding, network, and support for them to reach the next steps of their journey.The firm invests from seed to Series A, mostly as lead investor but also working alongside other investors;backing ambitious founders who work hard to build awesome things that more and more people use everyday. The company helps them to build a great team, to learn very quickly, to keep the right focus and execute towards growth.Kima takes pride of itself in working side-by-side with entrepreneurs. They claim to understand that fundraising is only one step in the company’s journey, that’s why they take quick decisions and make the fundraising process as smooth as possible so the founders can get back to the work of building their business. Kima considers itself not only an investor, but a network of founders and experts sharing a pay it forward mindset.Headquartered in Paris with an office in London, the company was founded and backed by Xavier Niel, founder of Iliad and supporter of entrepreneurs through such projects as 42, Station F and 101projets. Over the last 5 years Kima has invested in over 400 startups in 24 different countries.