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Top 50 Manufacturing VC (Venture Capital) Funds in United Kingdom in May 2025

Last updated: May 2025 A list of 50 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Manufacturing startups based in United kingdom. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Manufacturing companies from United kingdom. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Manufacturing VC (Venture Capital) Funds in United Kingdom in May 2025

Investor	Manufacturing United Kingdom investments
Parkwalk Advisors	34
Development Bank of Wales	23
Foresight Group	22
Par Equity	22
The FSE Group	19
Oxford Technology Management	18
Scottish Investment Bank	18
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund	17
Business Growth Fund	17
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund	16
Oxford Science Enterprises	16
SFC Capital	16
Scottish Enterprise	15
Midven	14
Midlands Engine Investment Fund	14
Oxford Science Enterprises	13
Venrex	13
Cambridge Angels group	13
NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance	12
Equity Gap	11
Techstart Ventures	11
IP Group	11
SOSV	10
FW Capital	10
Kelvin Capital	10
Low Carbon Innovation Fund	10
Newable Private Investing	9
Longwall Venture	9
Fuel Ventures	9
IQ Capital	9
Kindred Capital	9
BACKED VC	9
NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance	9
Mercia Asset Management	9
YFM Equity Partners	9
Maven Capital Partners	8
Mercia Fund Managers	8
Archangels	8
Innovate UK	7
TSP Ventures	7
Amadeus Capital Partners	7
Clarendon Fund Managers	7
Green Angel Ventures	7
HSBC	7
Octopus Ventures	7
Catapult Ventures	7
Northern Gritstone	6
Scottish Equity Partners	6
Ascension	6
Clean Growth Fund	6

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Parkwalk is a London-based fund management firm. Parkwalk invests in UK technology companies that have IP backing and freedom to operate, generally spun out of UK universities. Their funds seek to generate capital gains for their investors, enhanced by the attractive tax relief provided by EIS. Parkwalk entered this investment sector in 2009,anticipating a wave of tax-efficient incentives launched by the UK Government to stimulate innovative emerging technology companies and thereby help drive economic growth.Parkwalk utilises academic, technology transfer, venture capital and personal networks developed over many years to gain access to the highest calibre deal-flow. In 2017 Parkwalk joined forces with IP Group plc, a leading intellectual property commercialisation company that is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IPO. As at March 2019 the combined group has net assets of £1.2bn.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Kingdom, United States, Philippines

Portfolio highlights

Diffblue — Diffblue Cover uses next generation autonomous AI to automate unit testing so that Java development teams can build better applications faster
illumion — Illumion develops high-throughput optical tools to accelerate battery material development
Brainomix — Since launching as a spin-out from the University of Oxford in 2010, Brainomix has developed award-winning, AI-powered imaging biomarkers, assisting physicians across the world to make better life-saving decisions. Brainomix seminal product, e-Stroke is a collection of tools that use state-of-the-art AI algorithms to support doctors by providingreal-time interpretation of brain scans to help guide treatment and transfer decisions for stroke patients, allowing more patients to get the right treatment, in the right place, at the right time.

Development Bank of Wales is an independent company, providing commercial funding to Welsh SMEs. They invests private and public funds, including EU funds.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed, Funding Round, Debt Financing
United Kingdom, Australia, United States

Portfolio highlights

Driverly — Driverly is an Insurtech based in Cardiff, Wales, with a mission to bring insurance to the 21st century. We offer AI-powered Insurance Intelligence at different stages of the customer life cycle.
nisien.ai — Industry-leading artificial and human intelligence for effective and ethical online safeguarding with Nisien AI.
Lumin Solutions —

Foresight Group is a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager which has been managing funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients for more than 35 years. Foresight has over £7.2 billion of assets under management across a number of funds on behalf of some of the world’s largest institutional investors, family offices,private and high net-worth individuals and retail investors. Foresight's investment strategies are underpinned by a strong environmental, social & governance (“ESG”) focus, which increasingly meets the demands of today’s investors and ensures we are consistently working towards creating a sustainable legacy for future generations.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
Funding Round, Private Equity, Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

J+S — J+S Ltd is a supplier of systems and in-service support for the defence and offshore energy markets.
illumion — Illumion develops high-throughput optical tools to accelerate battery material development
nisien.ai — Industry-leading artificial and human intelligence for effective and ethical online safeguarding with Nisien AI.

Founded in 2008, Par Equity is a venture capital firm that backs the most innovative, high growth technology companies in the North of the UK. Based in Edinburgh, Par invests across Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

CSignum — CSignum specializes in wireless communications solutions, digitization of subsea assets, and actionable insights for ocean industries.
Partful — Make sure customers get the right parts first time, every time with digital 3D parts catalogue software and digital work instructions.
Watercycle Technologies — Watercycle Technologies specialized in the development of high-yield, low-cost mineral extraction, and water treatment systems. Its core technology, capable of treating highly concentrated water, is an end-to-end solution encompassing mineral extraction, concentration, and crystallization.

FSE C.I.C. is an independent not-for-profit Community Interest Company (C.I.C.) whose surpluses are reinvested in the business, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners. FSE C.I.C. has a number of subsidiary companies to deliver its funds and services, which are collectively referred to as The FSE Group.All regulated activities are delivered through FSE Fund Managers Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Seed, Debt Financing, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Spotta — Spotta's smart pest systems help pest control monitor and identify pests. Solutions for hospitality, care homes, agriculture, farming and forestry.
SportsPro — SportsPro manufactures its Pro sportswear training apparel and team wear and offers innovative conceptual ideas to local sports teams, including junior teams, athletes, sports clubs, parents, and supporters.
New Motion Labs — New Motion Labs is a driven collection of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs, dedicated to developing and licensing revolutionary designs for Mechanical Engineering. Nearly every mechanical component will contain a gear, belt or roller-chain drive. They all have one thing in common. They transfer power on one side of the tooth, and we referto this as ‘single engagement.’From the roller chain drives on bikes and e-bikes, to belt drives on conveyors and gear drives in transmissions. This method of engagement leads to shortcomings for each technology.Our first technology, DUAL ENGAGEMENT™ is a revolutionary method of transferring power on both sides of the sprocket tooth, leading to many advantages over roller-chains, increasing efficiency, strength and lifetime at smaller weights and sizes.Our technology enables a more efficient, more sustainable world, with smaller, lighter products with greater lifetimes.

Oxford Technology's SEIS fund and EIS fund enable private investors to access high growth technology startup opportunities and support UK innovation. SEIS and EIS tax reliefs offer downside protection, whilst gains can be tax free.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

OxCan — Enabling curative cancer treatment through early detection
CryoLogyx — Assay Ready Cells - Discover CryoLogyx's advanced cryopreservation solutions, optimized for cell-based assays in drug discovery. Simply thaw with cell culture medium, and they are ready for use within 24 hours post-thaw.
Metacarpal — Metacarpal design upper-limb prosthetics without compromise. We aim to make the most robust, functional hand prosthesis that people love wearing because it works so effectively and looks so beautiful. Be proud to show your artificial side!

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Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Bio-Images Drug Delivery — BDD Pharma combine drug delivery expertise and clinical capabilities to accelerate product development pipelines, enable life cycle management and new innovative pharmaceutical products. Rapid parallel clinical testing with SWIFT significantly reduces time from product concept to clinical success.
IOTech — Discover IOTech Systems, the open edge data platform for developing, deploying, and managing Industrial Edge applications at scale. Find out more here.
Administrate — Administrate is a comprehensive, configurable training management platform that helps organizations streamline enterprise learning and development. Organize, deliver, plan, automate, analyze, and scale your training program effectively -- all through one system. Deliver multi-modality learner experiences, maximize training resources, anddemonstrate business results with insight-rich reporting. Hundreds of organizations serving millions of learners choose Administrate to manage their training program.

UKI2S, formally the Rainbow Seed Fund, is an investment fund backed by the government, providing seed funding to science & technology start-ups and SMEs

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Ikarovec — Ikarovec is developing novel gene therapies to treat major ophthalmic indications.
Antiverse — Designing biologics for 100 challenging targets
iFast Diagnostics — iFAST is addressing the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing market, reducing the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

BGF is the most active equity investor in the UK and Ireland, providing long-term, minority investment to growing companies.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Funding Round, Series A, Private Equity
United Kingdom, Ireland, United States

Portfolio highlights

OCL Vision — Expert eye care from trusted UK specialists. From laser vision correction to cataract surgery, discover life-changing treatments.
Phlux Technology — We develop, manufacture and supply innovative communication and vision components
Maxion Therapeutics — Maxion Therapeutics helps in learning transformative therapies. It uses this technology to deliver long-acting, safe, and effective medications against previously inaccessible targets.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) is an initiative launched by the government-owned British Business Bank.It is a key part of the government’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’ vision, which aims to end the historic North / South divide and create economic prosperity in the North of England on par with London and the South East.Thegovernment firmly believes that SMEs form the foundation of the region’s future growth. NPIF therefore aims to nurture regional entrepreneurship by providing investment and support for small and medium businesses between 2016 and 2021. NPIF's funding will support new and growing SMEs, create jobs and encourage and attract additional private sector investment.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Think 360 — Think 360 is able to comprehend the needs, provide straightforward and effective solutions, and provide solutions for decision makers.
CCI Photonics — CCI Photonics specialises in medical instruments and supplies, as well as conducting biotechnology research and development.
Patisserie Lane — Patisserie Lane will provide coffee, tea, and pastries in the heart of Farnworth hamlet.

Oxford Science Enterprises is the university-partnered venture firm. We work with the University of Oxford to build companies that create fundamental technologies: science-based businesses capable of tackling the planet’s toughest problems. We invest in life science, AI and software, healthcare, and deep tech to create companies taking onchallenges like nuclear fusion, quantum computing and developing treatments and cures for infectious diseases. Founded in 2015, we’ve raised over £600M to create a world-class technology ecosystem, and combine our deep experience with a network of investors, entrepreneurs and sector-experts to find co-investment, build businesses, and hire senior management talent.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Kingdom, United States, Finland

Portfolio highlights

FluoRok — By employing our patented technology, we can produce fluorochemicals without the production of toxic and highly dangerous hydrofluoric acid
Neu Health — Neu Health enables clinicians, care givers and patients to tackle this growing challenge with cutting-edge digital technologies designed to make the latest care accessible for all, improving outcomes today and accelerating future breakthroughs.
Salience Labs — Salience Labs is building a hybrid photonic-electronic chip for AI. We have designed a massively parallel, ultra-high-throughput Photonic Tensor Processing Unit. Photonics allows data to be modulated at up to 100 GHZ, and allows for high levels of parallelization using multiplexing. We integrate this photonic unit into a SoC architecture designedto exploit its high throughput for AI inference. Salience Labs technology is based on decades of research collaboration between Oxford University and the University of Münster, Germany.

Discover the UK's leading SEIS Fund, offering tax-efficient investments in innovative startups. Join thousands of savvy investors and raise capital for your business with SFC Capital.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Returnal — Supercharge your sustainability journey with our buy-back tech. We invite you to own products through their 2nd and 3rd lifecycles through our buy-back model. Find out more today...
UNA Watch — UNA Watch is a wearable tech startup that develops modular and repairable GPS sports watches. The company's flagship product is designed to provide accurate tracking for activities such as running, cycling, and hiking, featuring dual-frequency GPS, an altimeter, accelerometer, advanced heart rate sensor, and a 10-day battery life. The watchemploys a modular design, allowing users to easily replace or upgrade components, thereby promoting sustainability and reducing electronic waste. Additionally, it utilizes USB-C charging to minimize the need for proprietary cables.
CareLoop Health — CareLoop, an innovation emerging from the University of Manchester, furnishes patients with digital support resources while simultaneously providing healthcare professionals with the means to monitor and track patient symptoms.

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Investment focus

Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
Grant, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

CSignum — CSignum specializes in wireless communications solutions, digitization of subsea assets, and actionable insights for ocean industries.
Sisaltech — Sisaltech a natural fiber from the Agave plant, is durable, biodegradable, and has low environmental impact in production. Sisaltech makes the use of these in building insulation a very eco-friendly choice.
Scotmas Group — Scotmas are specialists in Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) generators & dosing systems for drinking water treatment, Legionella control and SWRO.

Midven is a specialist venture capital company providing investment to fast growing small and medium sized enterprises ("SMEs"), run by an energetic, experienced and hands-on team of investment managers.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Inicio AI — A specialist Income & Expenditure trained virtual agent delivering improved CX and robust results
4T2 Sensors — 4T2 Sensors is a fluid sensor designer and data analytics company that focuses on sensor technologies meant to analyze fluids in real-time utilizing electrical impulses.
Assemble You — Increase your learning and development skills with our podcast-style Power Skills audio learning. Unlock your potential with innovative training in multiple languages. Build a better you and embark on an exciting journey of self-improvement today!

MEIF is an investment firm that operates equity and debt investment towards growth capital. The firm aims to transform the finance landscape for smaller businesses in the Midlands and to realize the region’s potential to achieve economic growth through enterprise. It is a collaboration between the British Business Bank and ten Local EnterprisePartnerships (LEPs) in the West Midlands and East and South East Midlands. MEIF provides over £250m of investment to boost small and medium business (SME) growth in the Midlands.

Investment focus

Health Care, Manufacturing, Software
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Thailand

Portfolio highlights

ImmuONE — ImmuONE provides solutions for inhalation toxicology, irritation sensitization, alveolar clearance, and inflammation. If you want would contact them please contact them via phone call or email.
Get Well Soon — Established in 2018 by a prominent colorectal surgeon in the UK, Get Well Soon is a vital division of the Medmin Group, a leading medical enterprise headquartered in the West Midlands. Over the past five years, we have grown into one of the largest assemblies of medical practitioners in the UK. Recognizing the urgency for certain patients, weacknowledge that waiting is not always feasible. Even without private medical insurance, access to private healthcare remains a viable option. However, determining the cost of self-paying for treatment can often be convoluted and challenging. This is where Get Well Soon excels, providing clarity and assistance in navigating the complexities of self-payment for medical services.
OneUp Sales — OneUp Sales is a sales management & motivation platform built for inside sales teams. The platform makes use of sales activity data from any source to drive gamified competitions, real-time TV leaderboards, and streamlined reporting for managers.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Kingdom, United States, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

FluoRok — By employing our patented technology, we can produce fluorochemicals without the production of toxic and highly dangerous hydrofluoric acid
Neu Health — Neu Health enables clinicians, care givers and patients to tackle this growing challenge with cutting-edge digital technologies designed to make the latest care accessible for all, improving outcomes today and accelerating future breakthroughs.
Salience Labs — Salience Labs is building a hybrid photonic-electronic chip for AI. We have designed a massively parallel, ultra-high-throughput Photonic Tensor Processing Unit. Photonics allows data to be modulated at up to 100 GHZ, and allows for high levels of parallelization using multiplexing. We integrate this photonic unit into a SoC architecture designedto exploit its high throughput for AI inference. Salience Labs technology is based on decades of research collaboration between Oxford University and the University of Münster, Germany.

Venrex Investment Management is a UK-based venture capital firm that backs creative Founders to launch and build innovative businesses.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Fashion, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Pockla — Supercharging creatives with content strategy and creation.
Midnite — Bet on Football, Horse Racing, Slot games, Live Dealer, and much more. Play your way and get rewards like no other. Unlock huge promos, boosts, and free spins. Easily deposit and instantly withdraw your winnings. Join today and claim your welcome offer.
Something & Nothing — Our Premium Sodas are made with the highest quality natural juices, extracts and botanicals for elevated refreshment.

The Cambridge Angels are a group of high-net worth investors who have proven experience as successful entrepreneurs in internet, software, technology and bio-technology. Members invest in and mentor high quality start-up and early-stage companies in these sectors in the Cambridge (UK) area and throughout the UK.Typical funding requirements thatthe Cambridge Angels meet are in the range of £50,000 to £500,000 - although it is worth noting that several of their portfolio companies have received more than £1m in funding from their Members over several funding rounds.Their Members have been responsible for a large number of the “Cambridge Phenomenon” success stories over recent years. Therefore, in addition to providing funding for early-stage companies, the Cambridge Angels also offer start-ups the considerable benefit of a wide range of expertise, contacts and directly relevant experience in establishing and growing entrepreneurial businesses successfully.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Estonia

Portfolio highlights

FLIT — Unfold Your Next Adventure. Discover the compact folding electric bike purpose-built for commuters, urban explorers and weekend tourers.
Wilder Sensing — Wilder Sensing analyses audio and other data sources to produce actionable insights into the status and trends of biodiversity on your site.
AVIEL Intelligence — AVIEL Intelligence provides a proactive, AI-driven solution to prevent customers from making payments to scammers and block fraudulent transactions.

Mercia Equity Finance is a regional investor that focuses initially on uncovering the hidden value. It uses both of its managed funds and its proprietary capital to invest across four distinct asset classes: venture, private equity, and debt, referred to as their 'Complete Capital Solution’. It aspires to be the first choice for investors,investees, and employees, and, by aspiring to be the first choice, they believe that Mercia will deliver superior returns for business owners, shareholders, and fund investors alike.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Salesfire — Salesfire's industry-leading, all-in-one CRO solution can Boost your conversion rate and maximise revenue across your website. Book a consultation now.
Envoke — The engagement Platform for your Virtual Instrument.
Eventum Orthopaedics — Eventum Orthopaedics deliver accessible innovations for surgeons to improve patient outcomes and the health of populations.

Equity Gap is a group of private individuals set up to invest in and support emerging and growing businesses based in Scotland

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

MiAlgae — MiAlgae is a new-age microalgal production company that aims to revolutionize the £340 billion global livestock feed industry by producing microalgal products – through the remediation of wastewater – as nutrient supplements for fishmeal in livestock feeds. Their microalgal products are high in omegas and proteins, both of which are required forthe production of many livestock feeds, especially in the aquaculture sector.Their production methodology uses circular economy to reduce the operating costs involved in the production of microalgae and as such allows them to compete with other supplements currently on the market.
Bettii Pod — Bettii Pod is a pioneering FemTech start-up that creates a one-of-a-kind menstruation cup and disc washer for use in public restroom stalls.Bettii Pod's primary product, the menstrual cup/disc washer, is a step forward in normalizing discussions about menstruation and increasing availability to eco-friendly menstrual choices.
Shot Scope — The official Shot Scope website. Golf watches, range finders and performance tracking that help lower your score and handicap. Buy direct online today!

Techstart Ventures is a first-cheque investor for extraordinary founders pursuing uncapped global opportunities.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Ireland, United States

Portfolio highlights

RETìníZE — RETìníZE is an AR, VR, multi-screen installations, and software development.
Cloudsmith — Cloudsmith is the only universal, cloud-native solution for software artifact management and software supply chain security. Start your free trial today.
Liquid Acquire — Liquid Acquire provides AI solutions for mergers and acquisitions.

IP Group's core business is the creation of value for its shareholders and partners through the commercialisation of intellectual property originating from research intensive institutions. Their strength lies in managing this process from finding suitable intellectual property to commercialise to either helping develop businesses and createvalue out of them, or identifying and establishing appropriate commercial partnerships to do so. IP Group's extensive expertise in this area combined with its inside knowledge of both industry and finance have enabled the group to create a formidable track record of consistently delivering excellent results for their companies, for their partners and for their shareholders.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Lumai — Lumai delivers fully optical computing for a quicker, smarter and more sustainable world. Lumai power the revolution of fully optical computing by working at the nexus of photonics and machine learning.
Alimetry — Alimetry is a health technology startup based in Auckland, New Zealand, developing breakthrough solutions for diagnosing disorders of gastrointestinal (GI) function.
Diffblue — Diffblue Cover uses next generation autonomous AI to automate unit testing so that Java development teams can build better applications faster

SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.

FW Capital is a fund management company making commercial investments in businesses with strong growth potential. It is part of the DBW Group, the largest investment group of its type operating in the UK.

Investment focus

Construction, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Paralloy & FVC — At Paralloy & FVC, the precision of world-class computer-aided design meets the care and passion of true perfectionists. Find out how we serve both the aerospace and petrochemical industries with centrifugally cast products here.
Tailfin Cycling — Tailfin Ltd designs, develops, and manufactures technical bikepacking equipment. The company offers a range of products including carbon and alloy pannier racks, AeroPacks, and various types of bags such as mini panniers, pannier bags, and top bags. Tailfin's products are known for being lightweight, easy to use, and suitable for both racingand day-to-day commutes. The company focuses on creating innovative and modern solutions for cyclists, enhancing their biking experience with durable and functional gear.
Almscliffe-Dhesi Group — Almscliffe-Dhesi Group develops, revitalises and regenerates brownfield sites while also creating new jobs.

We invest venture capital in to globally ambitious companies which have the potential to deliver a significant return to our investors

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

novosound — Novosound is an award winning Scottish sensors company utilising thin-film processes to eliminate conventional limitations in ultrasound sensors.
Chromacity — Chromacity manufacture the next generation of ultrafast lasers. Discover our fixed wavelength femtosecond lasers and picosecond OPOs.
Biotangents — Biotangents develops veterinary diagnostic tests to detect infectious diseases in livestock (bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), mastitis, bovine respiratory disease (BRD), brucellosis) using our highly adaptable molecular diagnostic technology, Moduleic Sensing.

Low Carbon Innovation Fund is a venture capital fund, providing equity finance for SME’s based wholly or partially in the East of England.The Fund is supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). It uses £20.5M from the ERDF which will be matched with over £30M private sector investment – generating a total of over £50M ofinvestment in the East of England. So far the Fund has invested over £8.5M alongside £26M private co-investment in 26 investments.Turquoise International manages the Fund on behalf of the Adapt Low Carbon Group at the University of East Anglia (UEA). The Fund builds on the region's world class low carbon economy and is the largest European Regional Development Fund-funded project in the region. The Low Carbon Innovation Fund was launched in September 2010 and will run until December 2015.

Investment focus

Energy, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

GridDuck — By providing an online dashboard connected to wireless sensors and switches (such as CT Clamps), that are affordable and easy to install, we help customers save energy everyday.
Cellexcel — Cellexcel is a biomaterials research company that develops technology for enhancement of water resistance of biomaterials.
Advanced Electric Machines — Our magnet free motors help manufacturers build more sustainable vehicles and products. See how we can help you today.

Newable: Helping over 20,000 businesses thrive annually with tailored financial products, advice, and flexible workspace solution

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Delta g — Delta g Limited is a quantum technology and gravity gradiometry company. A spin-out from the University of Birmingham our technology has applications in industries as varied as civil engineering, infrastructure, defence, rail, navigation and resource exploration. Experts from science, engineering an
Weldfast — Weldfast is a manufacturer and supplier of welding consumables, abrasives, chemicals, premium gas equipment, and safety products.
EarSwitch — Empowering new ways to control and connect with the world through in-ear biometric switch and sensor technology

Longwall Ventures invests in innovative, UK based, early stage companies in the healthcare, science and engineering sectors

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Medical Device, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, Germany, Philippines

Portfolio highlights

Biofidelity — Unleashing the potential of genomics to transform the world we live in through transformational technologies that remove the noise from genomic analysis.
Wayland Additive — Wayland Additive Limited is a West-Yorkshire based company pushing the boundaries of electron beam 3D printing. Wayland’s goal is to develop, manufacture and sell metal Additive Manufacturing (“AM” – 3D printing) machines to industrial end-users such as major players in the aerospace and medical industries.
Lightcast Discovery — Flexible control over droplet number, occupancy, location and movement. Enabling efficient, multi-step workflows with unprecedented flexibility.

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

Trusted —
51 to Carbon Zero —
AVIEL Intelligence — AVIEL Intelligence provides a proactive, AI-driven solution to prevent customers from making payments to scammers and block fraudulent transactions.

IQ Capital is a Cambridge & London-based VC firm that invests in ‘deep tech’ companies capable of dominating their respective markets on a global scale. Initial investments at Seed and Series A range from £0.5m to £10m, with capacity for follow-on investment up to £30m through the Growth Fund. The team has achieved over 30 exits including toApple, Huawei, Google and Oracle.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

Nyobolt — The latest innovations in battery technology have the potential to reduce charging times from hours to minutes. Join us on our journey.
IONATE — IONATE Ltd. is a technology company developing next-generation Hybrid Intelligent Transformers.
Alpine Eagle — The Sentinel Counter-UAS System is an air-to-air sensor & interceptor network designed to detect, classify, and intercept unmanned aerial systems (UAS)

A new model for Venture Capital where every founder we back becomes a co-owner of the fund

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Cakewalk — Cakewalk enables IT & Security teams to monitor all SaaS apps used by their employees, run compliant access flows, securely on- and offboard people, and be IT audit-ready.
Latent Labs — Latent Labs is making biology programmable to transform health and sustainability for the benefit of all.We are a frontier AI lab building foundational models that capture the fundamentals of biology. We empower partners with breakthrough generative AI to gain unprecedented control over molecular biology, creating new antibodies, optimizingexisting enzymes, and advancing genetic engineering.Contact us to work with us today.
Sohar Health — Streamline patient intake and boost revenue with Sohar's real-time insurance verification and eligibility solutions. Automate workflows, reduce claim denials, and improve conversion rates with accurate, fast, and reliable tools. Book a demo today to transform your patient onboarding process.

BACKED is the human-centric venture capital fund. We invest in exceptional founders at Seed in Europe. Welcome to Different.

Investment focus

Software, Blockchain, Enterprise Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

JUST — JUST is a company that specialises in ecommerce payment solutions.
Affinity — Join over 60,000 who trust the Affinity mobile app to manage your personal banking needs and qualify for an Affinity Instant Loan
Cloud Capital — CloudCapital manages cloud costs and invests in tech companies using AI and ML.

NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance is a fund managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund . NPIF is an initiative launched by the government-owned British Business Bank and supported by the European Regional Development Fund and European Investment Bank. As a key part of the government’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’ vision, whichaims to create economic prosperity in the North of England, NPIF provides commercial finance to support small and medium sized businesses in the region.FW Capital manages both the £92.8m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund for the North West and the £69.4m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund for Tees Valley and Cumbria.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Construction, Health Care
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

BioGrad — Established in 2014 under the leadership of Dr. Natalie Kenny, Matthew Fagan and Jay Fitzgerald. BioGrad has undergone a transformative journey spanning nine
Host & Stay — Luxury holiday homes and apartments located across the UK, from North Yorkshire to Northumberland, to Liverpool
Inside Contracts — Inside Contracts Group provides services within floor preparation, floor finishes, interior design and cleaning across multiple sectors.

Mercia Asset Management provides equity and debt to UK businesses with growth ambition. We are your investment partners from scale-up to exit.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Netacea — Netacea takes a smarter approach to bot management. Intent Analytics™ powered by machine learning quickly and accurately distinguishes bots from humans to protect websites, mobile apps and APIs from automated threats while prioritising genuine users. Actionable intelligence with data-rich visualisations empowers you to make informed decisions aboutyour traffic. The Netacea approach offers incredible speed, accuracy and transparency, solving the growing problem of credential stuffing and account takeover at scale. The technology is designed to complement existing controls such as WAF rulesets, rate limiting and threat databases to provide a deep analysis of all website visitors, actionable intelligence and real-time threat.The Netacea approach continuously monitors your web traffic to pinpoint the difference in automated bot activity vs genuine visitors, keeping you ahead of evolving bot threats. Choose to automatically block, redirect or challenge automated attacks in real-time, or receive alerts notifying you of potential threats. With access to rich dashboards and data, you can easily identify and stop account takeover attempts early in the attack chain.Learn more at www.netacea.com
Semble — The integrated clinical system for managing your patients' medical data and admin tasks.
Locate Bio — Locate Bio is a regenerative medicine development company focused on orthobiologics. Locate Bio exists to help surgeons improve the lives of people with debilitating spinal conditions. We are curious about what is possible, but ground all our work in robust scientific evidence. We relentlessly pursue high-value opportunities with clear unmetclinical needs.

YFM Equity Partners is an independent private equity business owned by its senior management and investment team. They invest up to £10 million of equity through offices in Leeds, London, Manchester, Birmingham and Sheffield.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology
Funding Round, Private Equity, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Belgium

Portfolio highlights

Xapien — Xapien delivers automated insight reports on companies and individuals in minutes, so you can make informed business decisions quickly and with confidence.
StormHarvester — The leading provider of analytics for wastewater utilities. Combining hyperlocal rainfall with AI to prevent pollution and flooding.
Audiological Science — Audiological Science is a medical equipment manufacturing company that produces hearing aids.

Maven is one of the UK's leading private equity and investment firms. We provide essential capital and expertise to help businesses unlock their potential.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

NCIMB — NCIMB Ltd provides specialist microbiology and chemical services. They have built and managed the largest industrial, marine and food culture collection in the UK since the 1950s. They have provided a comprehensive range of commercial microbiology and chemical services to multiple companies in diverse industries since 1983.
Q5D Technology — Additive manufacturing with conductors. Eliminate traditional wiring, saving space and weight. Unique 5-axis robots add power and data functions to products. Simplify supply chains and manufacturing. Transform productivity with our hardware, software, and support.
CWCS Managed Hosting — CWCS Managed Hosting is the UK's leading hosting specialist. We offer a fully comprehensive range of hosting products, services and support. We're an established company with over 15 years of experience in the hosting industry. Our highly trained staff are not only hosting experts, they're also committed to delivering a greatcustomer experience and are genuinely passionate about what they do.CWCS Managed Hosting offers cloud, dedicated servers and colocation hosting. If you're not ready for managed hosting, you will find our shared hosting services highly cost-effective and straightforward.CWCS Managed Hosting has two privately owned data centres in Nottingham UK with additional data centre facilities in London. Our US-based sister company, Supreme Servers has data centre facilities in Miami, Dallas and Toronto.

Mercia Asset Management provides equity and debt to UK businesses with growth ambition. We are your investment partners from scale-up to exit.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Hungary

Portfolio highlights

Administrate — Administrate is a comprehensive, configurable training management platform that helps organizations streamline enterprise learning and development. Organize, deliver, plan, automate, analyze, and scale your training program effectively -- all through one system. Deliver multi-modality learner experiences, maximize training resources, anddemonstrate business results with insight-rich reporting. Hundreds of organizations serving millions of learners choose Administrate to manage their training program.
Warwick Acoustics — Warwick Acoustics believe in creating products that are designed from the ground up in order to deliver the best personal audio listening experience available to customers.
Melius Cyber — Melius Cyber continuously monitors an organization's IT network, testing security and protecting it from the latest threats.

Established in 1992. Archangels is the oldest continuously operating business angel syndicate in the World. Investing in IP-rich tech & life sciences companies in Scotland, UK.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

CSignum — CSignum specializes in wireless communications solutions, digitization of subsea assets, and actionable insights for ocean industries.
Administrate — Administrate is a comprehensive, configurable training management platform that helps organizations streamline enterprise learning and development. Organize, deliver, plan, automate, analyze, and scale your training program effectively -- all through one system. Deliver multi-modality learner experiences, maximize training resources, anddemonstrate business results with insight-rich reporting. Hundreds of organizations serving millions of learners choose Administrate to manage their training program.
iGii — Integrated Graphene enable better products with a revolutionary design for manufacture process producing the world's highest quality pure 3D Graphene Foam, Gii.

Innovate UK is part of the UK Research and Innovation .

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Diffblue — Diffblue Cover uses next generation autonomous AI to automate unit testing so that Java development teams can build better applications faster
ReactWise — ReactWise provides an artificial intelligence Co-Pilot that facilitates the optimization of chemical processes.
MySalesCoach — MySalesCoach offers Despite overwhelming evidence that sales coaching has the greatest impact on rep development and success, managers typically devote less than 5% of their time to coaching a team that craves and deserves coaching to reach their full potential.

TSP Ventures is a Venture Capital & Strategic Advisory firm.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Automotive, Machinery Manufacturing
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

TaiSan — TaiSan is Battery Materials company, innovated proprietary quasi-solid gel polymer electrolyte and sodium-potassium metal anode to enable quasi-solid-state sodium battery. It leads to best-in-class energy density. We work with battery and automotive OEMs to scale our technology and signed 19 non-binding MoUs.
Descycle — Descycle e-waste recycling clean technology
Promethean Particles — Promethean Particles is a leading global supplier of cost-effective, industrial-scale nanoparticles and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for CO2 capture.

Amadeus Capital Partners, Venture Capital For Technology Companies. We Back Entreprenuers To Win. Contact Our Experienced Team Of Investors Today

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Series B, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Inephany — Inephany is a company focusing on improving the efficiency of AI, particularly neural networks and Large Language Models (LLMs).
Safe Intelligence — Safe Intelligence specializes in deep validation AI systems, focusing on enhancing the reliability of artificial intelligence models.
iPronics — Discover the power of lossless optical switches for low latency and flexible AI architectures. Increase density and reduce power consumption with our innovative technology.

We ensure that businesses in Northern Ireland with growth aspirations can access equity finance to reach their potential.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Health Diagnostics
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

RETìníZE — RETìníZE is an AR, VR, multi-screen installations, and software development.
StimOxyGen — StimOxyGen specializes in developing innovative, pH-responsive nanoparticles designed to generate oxygen in hypoxic tumors. This technology aims to enhance the effectiveness of cancer treatments such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy by addressing tumor hypoxia, a significant clinical challenge. F
Liquid Acquire — Liquid Acquire provides AI solutions for mergers and acquisitions.

Green Angel Syndicate is the only UK angel investment syndicate specialising in the fight against Climate Change and Global Warming.

Investment focus

Renewable Energy, Energy, Manufacturing
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Zedify — Zero emission first and last mile deliveries in cities.
Descycle — Descycle e-waste recycling clean technology
Lineat Composites — We introduce a new aligned fibre material format that forms the basis of high-performance sustainable composite materials.

HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world, serves millions of customers through its three Global Businesses.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Post-IPO Debt
United Kingdom, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Kavak — KAVAK is an innovative company in the automotive industry that helps people acquire their own car, offering a wide range of guaranteed and certified cars.
ACEN Australia — ACEN Australia develops renewable energy assets including several solar, wind, battery, and hydro projects across Australia.
Warehouse Reit — Warehouse Reit functions as a closed-ended investing firm. The company aims to hold a diverse portfolio of freehold and long-leasehold warehouse properties, including those in the trade counter, industrial or manufacturing, storage and distribution, and retail warehouse sub-sectors. Investment and provision of local urban warehouses are thecompany's sole operating segment. Rent and other sources of income are its main sources of income.

We provide venture capital investment for the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. Learn about what we do and the kind of founders we back.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Amplience — The shopping experience platform for generating, creating and delivering content with context
Orbex Space — Founded in 2015, Orbex is Europe’s leading private launch services company, focused entirely on supporting the needs of the small satellite industry.Orbex has developed one of the most advanced, low carbon, high performance micro-launch vehicles in the world. They launch customer satellites into polar and sun-synchronous low Earth orbits from aunique, modern launch location in the heart of the European continent.They offer a flexible core launch service and a wide suite of supporting services that make life easier for customers. Their European location means shorter supply lines, easier communications and reduced operational costs. Their advanced launch vehicle means higher reliability, more flexible mission profiles and a regular, scheduled launch service.
Zendo Energy — Zendo Energy is dedicated to the mission of decarbonising computing power. The company aims to empower data centres to become smarter, more efficient, and prepared for the increasing future demand of computing by leveraging advanced software solutions. Their platform utilizes real-time analytics and predictive tools to optimise energy consumption,reduce emissions, and integrate renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, thereby supporting the transition to sustainable digital infrastructure. This mission addresses the urgent need to reduce the carbon footprint of data centres amid the exponential growth of AI and computing workloads globally

The team behind Catapult Ventures are among the most experienced venture capital investors in the UK.Their experience spans a range of sectors from healthcare and pharmaceuticals to luxury consumer brands, manufacturing and software, as well as all stages: from start-ups and pre-revenue IP developers to company floatation and billions of poundsin revenue. Their administration team is equally experienced with each member having more than 10 years experience in a venture capital environment.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Path Robotics — We create manufacturing robots that autonomously scan, position, and weld your parts without the need for skilled welders or robot programmers.
Pickle Robot — We make robots that unload trucks without retrofitting the warehouse
Anello Photonics — Anello Photonics is founded by pioneers in silicon photonics and inertial navigation. The patented Anello SiPhOG gyroscope offers an affordable mass-market sensor with true Optical Gyroscope performance. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley and funded by leading venture capital firms.

Northern Gritstone is an investment firm focused on investing in advanced materials, energy, health technology and cognitive computation.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
Seed, Series A, Series D
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Partful — Make sure customers get the right parts first time, every time with digital 3D parts catalogue software and digital work instructions.
BOW — We make robots work with our innovative robotics software platform We set the standard in robotics, lowering barrier to entry for roboticists at all levels.
Exciting Instruments — Exciting Instruments Limited is a joint company founded in Sheffield that combines the software prowess of Bulldozer Limited with Dr. Timothy Craggs' knowledge of single molecules. Through the use of cloud connectivity and real-time data visualisation, we are a genuine science and software partnership on a mission to assist you in streamliningthe procedure for creating discoveries in biophysics, life sciences, drug discovery, and medical diagnostics.

At SEP we specialise in investment for high growth companies across a range of technology sectors. Partnering with you to fuel growth.

Investment focus

Software, Energy, Information Technology
Funding Round, Series B, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Restrata — resilienceOS: Your unified operational resilience software platform for security risk, critical event management and operational resilience.
Braincube — Braincube is an IIoT platform suite with business and expert apps designed for manufacturing. Improve your operations with our cloud and edge solutions.
Springtime Technologies — Explore how springtime technologies enhance invoice processing and empower finance teams across your enterprise.

Ascension is an early-stage VC built by exited entrepreneurs to back the next generation of tech and impact founders.Run by an experienced and diverse team of successful entrepreneurs, we have been relentlessly dedicated to finding the UK’s best Seed-stage startups since 2014.Ascension benefits from the active industry connections essential forthe sourcing and development of deal-flow and due diligence. The team has co-invested with the UK’s leading angels and VCs, key to securing follow-on funding as the portfolio businesses move to their next stage of growth.We believe in building an inclusive, community driven brand that can benefit the wider UK tech ecosystem and strive to work with conviction, integrity, humour, and humility.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Italy

Portfolio highlights

Sprive — Sprive is the free app that helps take years off your mortgage and save you thousands of pounds in interest.
Capably AI — Capably empowers professionals to automate complex tasks with AI in minutes, regardless of their level of technical expertise. Operating autonomously in the background, Capably acts as an extension of the teams it supports, driving greater productivity and efficiency. Anyone in the company can use Capably to automate back-office tasks like dataentry and processing, generate insights and reports, manage projects, and more—all while the organisation maintains complete control and visibility over how and when employees delegate work to AI.
Liquid Acquire — Liquid Acquire provides AI solutions for mergers and acquisitions.

The Clean Growth Fund, London, invests in companies focussed on driving clean growth in the low carbon economy.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Sunswap — Sunswap is developing zero-emission transport refrigeration products to reduce noise and air pollution in our cities. Our mission is to replace the dirty diesel engines currently in use in the cold chain with our electric Transport Refrigeration Units (TRU).
Rendesco — We help achieve sustainability goals by providing clean energy technology solutions including ground source heat pumps and geothermal heat network systems.
measurable.energy — Machine Learning and hardware platform to eliminate wasted energy and GHG emissions in buildings

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