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Top 50 Media (Entertainment) Startup Investors in United Kingdom (November 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Ascension
VC Fund
58 United Kingdom, United States, Italy Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence $236k–$10M
Northstar Ventures
VC Fund
58 United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Software, Information Technology, Health Care $45k–$10M
SFC Capital
VC Fund
51 United Kingdom, United States, Ireland Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $125k–$2.5M
Seedrs
VC Fund
33 United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Software, FinTech $44k–$3.1M
Wayra
VC Fund
31 Spain, United Kingdom, Brazil Seed, Grant, Convertible Note Software, Information Technology, Internet $24k–$1.6M
Business Growth Fund
VC Fund
26 United Kingdom, Ireland, United States Venture - Series Unknown, Private Equity, Series A Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology $3.4M–$22M
Fuel Ventures
VC Fund
26 United Kingdom, United States, Ireland Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence $313k–$24M
The FSE Group
VC Fund
24 United Kingdom, United States, Canada Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology $106k–$5.4M
Antler
VC Fund
20 United States, Singapore, Australia Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $100k–$29M
Seedcamp
VC Fund
20 United Kingdom, United States, France Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS $469k–$30M
Mercuri
VC Fund
19 United Kingdom, United States, Canada Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $225k–$20M
LocalGlobe
VC Fund
19 United Kingdom, United States, France Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $1M–$30M
Octopus Ventures
VC Fund
19 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $1.9M–$43M
QVentures
VC Fund
18 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce $125k–$4.3M
Cambridge Innovation Capital
VC Fund
17 United Kingdom, United States, Ireland Series A, Series B, Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical $831k–$73M
Hotspur Capital
VC Fund
16 United Kingdom, United States, Ireland Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel Mobile, Software, Analytics $36k–$2.5M
Index Ventures
VC Fund
16 United States, United Kingdom, Germany Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce $1.3M–$102M
7percent Ventures
VC Fund
15 United Kingdom, United States, Canada Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $125k–$9.5M
Downing Ventures
VC Fund
15 United Kingdom, United States, Israel Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Software, Health Care, Information Technology $189k–$14M
Force Over Mass Capital
VC Fund
14 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $100k–$18M
Creative UK
VC Fund
14 United Kingdom, United States, Spain Debt Financing, Seed, Non-Equity Assistance Media and Entertainment, Film Production, Software $132k–$1.6M
Forward Partners
VC Fund
13 United Kingdom, United States, Israel Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology $54k–$17M
Salica
VC Fund
12 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Seed, Secondary Market, Series A Software, Information Technology, Health Care $645k–$346M
Scottish Enterprise
VC Fund
12 United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland Grant, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Biotechnology, Software, Health Care $119k–$6.3M
Edition Capital
VC Fund
12 United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed Food and Beverage, Events, Restaurants
Venrex
VC Fund
12 United Kingdom, United States, France Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Fashion, Software $425k–$18M
Angels Den
VC Fund
12 United Kingdom, United States, Finland Seed, Angel E-Commerce, Mobile, Software $16k–$923k
Pembroke VCT
VC Fund
12 United Kingdom, United States, France Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Fashion, E-Commerce, Retail $1.2M–$12M
Playfair Capital
VC Fund
11 United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning $953k–$19M
24 Haymarket
VC Fund
11 United Kingdom, United States Seed, Series A Health Care, Software, Information Technology
Scottish Investment Bank
VC Fund
11 United Kingdom, United States, France Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology $179k–$7.5M
Techstart Ventures
VC Fund
11 United Kingdom, United States, Ireland Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $197k–$5.7M
Cambridge Angels group
VC Fund
11 United Kingdom, United States, Estonia Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $375k–$12M
Avonmore Developments
VC Fund
11 United Kingdom, United States, Japan Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Apps $379k–$65M
IP Group
VC Fund
11 United Kingdom, United States, Australia Seed, Series A, Series B Biotechnology, Health Care, Software $44k–$68M
Beringea
VC Fund
10 United Kingdom, United States, France Series A, Series B Software, E-Commerce, Analytics
The Future Fund
VC Fund
10 United Kingdom, United States, Canada Convertible Note, Seed Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Future Planet Capital
VC Fund
9 United Kingdom, United States, Israel Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology $157k–$5M
Development Bank of Wales
VC Fund
9 United Kingdom, Australia, United States Seed, Debt Financing, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Manufacturing, Health Care $19k–$5.9M
Newable Private Investing
VC Fund
9 United Kingdom, United States Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $196k–$5.6M
Supernode Global
VC Fund
9 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $1.5M–$6.8M
Midven
VC Fund
9 United Kingdom, United States, Israel Seed, Series A Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
Balderton Capital
VC Fund
9 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Series A, Series B, Series C Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services $3.7M–$160M
United Ventures
VC Fund
9 Italy, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Seed Software, FinTech, Information Technology
Firstminute Capital
VC Fund
9 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $650k–$21M
GMG Ventures
VC Fund
8 United Kingdom, United States, Canada Seed, Pre-Seed Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software
Kima Ventures
VC Fund
8 France, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS $163k–$13M
Ada Ventures
VC Fund
8 United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $507k–$41M
Pentech Ventures
VC Fund
8 United Kingdom, United States, Ireland Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Information Technology, Analytics $1.3M–$60M
Oxford Capital
VC Fund
8 United Kingdom, United States, France Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $1.2M–$8M
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Ascension
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 58 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Pre-seed and seed investors backing 300+ ambitious founders from day one.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 332
  • Round size: Seed $236k–$4.1M; Pre-Seed $261k–$2.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $790k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $21M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Sprive — Sprive is the free app that helps take years off your mortgage and save you thousands of pounds in interest.
  • Merx — Grow contactability, data quality and customer lifetime value with AI agents on WhatsApp.
  • Neela Biotech — Transforming diverse waste streams into locally produced, sustainable fuels & chemicals through AI-driven Controlled Microbial Upcycling.
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Northstar Ventures
VC Fund · Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · 58 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 9 in the past 12 months

Northstar Ventures invests venture capital in early and later stage, high growth companies tackling global challenges, focusing on climate tech and healthy ageing.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 373
  • Round size: Seed $45k–$1.3M; Series A $295k–$10M; Venture - Series Unknown $363k–$3.6M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $20M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • OneClickComply — OneClickComply automates ISO 27001, SOC 2, Cyber Essentials and 240+ standards: evidence from 13,000+ tools, one-click fixes and an in-house audit team.
  • Land Digital — Land Digital is a tech, web design, web creation, content marketing, digital marketing, SEO, and mobile application agency.
  • Magnitude Biosciences — Magnitude Biosciences is a biotechnology firm combine experience in ageing research, the nematode C. elegans and automation.
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SFC Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 51 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 56 in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 804
  • Round size: Seed $125k–$1.9M; Pre-Seed $170k–$846k; Venture - Series Unknown $201k–$2.5M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.9M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Obsero — Obsero is an AI search intelligence platform and consultancy designed for marketing and communications teams. The platform tracks, measures, and optimizes how brands surface, get cited, and are recommended across Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI search assistants.
  • Surghive — Surghive provides a platform-agnostic virtual reality (VR) and AI-enabled training intelligence platform designed to solve the robotic surgical training bottleneck in healthcare.
  • Overtone — Decibels Audio Ltd. is a London-based technology company that designs and manufactures Overtone, a specialized audio device engineered for personalized sound enhancement. Crafted from bio-acetate and titanium, the device utilizes a finely tuned sound engine developed alongside audiological experts to improve speech clarity and support everyday hearing experiences.
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Seedrs
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 33 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Online investing opportunities in the best new startup businesses, and raise seed and angel investment, with top European equity crowdfunding site Seedrs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 340
  • Round size: Seed $45k–$1.8M; Pre-Seed $44k–$488k; Equity Crowdfunding $94k–$3.1M
  • Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Laka — Laka is collective bicycle insurance especially for cyclists. We flipped insurance. By making it pay to pay out, we are the collective that backs each other. Protect your bikes and gear against theft & damage with Laka 5-star rated cycle insurance.
  • OurPetsLife — At OurPetsLife, our mission is to empower pet owners with innovative, reliable, and accessible Pet products trusted by the professionals. From dog food, supplements for pets, shampoo, pet treats, dental care & much more.
  • The Cookaway — The Cookaway offers an exciting range of world cuisine menus put together by our expert chefs and available to buy as a recipe box.
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Wayra
VC Fund · Madrid, Madrid, Spain · 31 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Wayra is a globally connected and technological open innovation hub in the world. We currently operate in 10 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela. Through Telefónica our global presence allows us to be at the helm of innovation, shoulder to shoulder with driven entrepreneurs and in a position to engage the right partners and leaders of industries for business. Our mission is clear, to connect innovators with Telefónica and generate joint business opportunities. We are the interface between Telefónica and entrepreneurial ecosystems across the globe because innovation makes good business sense.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Grant, Convertible Note
  • Geography: Spain, United Kingdom, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 965
  • Round size: Seed $40k–$1.6M; Grant $32k–$213k; Convertible Note $24k–$301k
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $10M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • Devengo — Light-speed transfers. Our Instant Payments API enables seamless integration to automate payouts to your customers in Europe and the UK.
  • LuxQuanta — Quantum Key Distribution or Quantum Cryptography provides long-term and future-proof data protection.
  • Quantum Bridge — Quantum Bridge is a pioneer in Distributed Symmetric Key Establishment (DSKE) technology. It offers quantum-safe cybersecurity products and services.
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Business Growth Fund
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 26 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Private Equity, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Ireland, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 629
  • Round size: Series A $4.1M–$21M; Private Equity $6M–$22M; Venture - Series Unknown $3.4M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 86% lead, 14% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $97M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Camino — Camino Leisure Holdings is a Spanish bar and restaurant that serves authentic food and wines.
  • OCL Vision — Expert eye care from trusted UK specialists. From laser vision correction to cataract surgery, discover life-changing treatments.
  • Granite Digital — GRANITE is a digital agency with expertise in technology & strategy providing clients with Digital Transformation services including Web Design, Development, SEO, PPC, email marketing and Social Media as well as online software & app development.
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Fuel Ventures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 26 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 19 in the past 12 months

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 257
  • Round size: Seed $674k–$4.9M; Pre-Seed $313k–$2M; Series A $4.4M–$24M
  • Lead/follow: 77% lead, 23% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $126M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • AI Score — AI Score empowers organisations to harness AI safely
  • Affinity Labs — We build software companies with category-defining creators.
  • Atlian Insurance — Atlian Insurance provides sensor-enabled construction insurance that uses real-time site data to adjust coverage, prevent risks, and automate claims.
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The FSE Group
VC Fund · Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom · 24 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

The FSE Group provides growth finance and support for ambitious UK businesses, helping SMEs start, scale and succeed through tailored funding solutions.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 287
  • Round size: Seed $294k–$2.6M; Debt Financing $106k–$633k; Venture - Series Unknown $485k–$5.4M
  • Lead/follow: 74% lead, 26% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $88M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Spotta — Spotta's smart pest systems help pest control monitor and identify pests. Solutions for hospitality, care homes, agriculture, farming and forestry.
  • Amino —
  • Alchera Technologies — Alchera's AI-powered, cloud-based software platform provides real-time data on the movement of vehicles and pedestrians around cities and major infrastructure
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Antler
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 20 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now!

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2394
  • Round size: Seed $159k–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $100k–$611k; Series A $4.1M–$29M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $7.5M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • Praktiki — Praktiki is the AI platform for medical education: expert-led, case-based 5-minute modules HCPs love, built in hours and measured for behaviour change.
  • ReportsAI — ReportsAI is an impact operating system that automates data collection and reporting for NGOs and industry to ensure audit-ready compliance.
  • Plouton AI —
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Seedcamp
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 20 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 41 in the past 12 months

By Your Side from Day One

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 668
  • Round size: Seed $469k–$8M; Pre-Seed $588k–$3.5M; Series A $5M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $220M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • i23 — i23 is an insurtech startup that builds an artificial intelligence platform to automate administrative workflows for commercial insurance brokers.
  • Solvera AI — Solvera is an AI-native engineering firm on a mission to unleash the potential of every building engineer with AI. It develops advanced proprietary AI systems to help design better buildings, significantly faster, establishing a brand-new standard for MEP engineering.
  • Vessla — Vessla is the agentic OS for property operations, where agents and people run work together across the portfolio.
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Mercuri
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 19 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Mercuri is a London VC fund backing pre-seed and seed media technology and AI startups. Investors in Hugging Face, Fluidstack and Faculty AI

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 92
  • Round size: Seed $878k–$7.3M; Pre-Seed $225k–$4M; Series A $4.8M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 49% lead, 51% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $64M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Electric Twin — Ask your audience anything and get research-grade answers in seconds. Electric Twin builds synthetic audiences from your customer data. 96% accurate (1-MAE), validated with LSE.
  • Unit 1 Studio — Unit 1 Studio is a digital entertainment production company that creates touring avatar concerts using digital performers and live shows.
  • Made With Intent — Convert more customers by being more appropriate. Understand and target customer intent with the segmentation platform for data-led eCommerce teams.
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LocalGlobe
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 19 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 28 in the past 12 months

Seeding ambitious founders at places like @citymapper, @improbableio,@teamkano, @moo, @songkick,@seedcamp, @transferwise and @zoopla since 1999. Who's next?

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 461
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$12M; Pre-Seed $1M–$5.1M; Series A $4.2M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $500M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Noah — API-first stablecoin payments, enterprise-grade compliance and real-time settlements, powered by stablecoin technology.
  • Concretene — Concretene is a concrete alternative that is designed to provide a viable CO2 reduction technology in the construction industry for cementitious products. It is developed by Nationwide Engineering Research and Development (NERD) with the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC).
  • Talent Nation — Talent Nation trains and places AI engineers with businesses through its Learn2Earn academy.
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Octopus Ventures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 19 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 455
  • Round size: Seed $1.9M–$12M; Series A $3.4M–$22M; Series B $8M–$43M
  • Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $108M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Braid — Braid is a telecom and connectivity infrastructure provider that abstracts global mobile networks into programmable APIs and SDKs. The company enables digital brands to embed cellular connectivity directly into their apps, products, or user journeys without dealing with legacy telecom procurement, Capex, or lengthy carrier negotiations.
  • Grasp — Grasp is the world's first AI analyst for finance professionals. Our AI analyst automates company and market research for investment banks, private equity firms, and management consulting firms across the world.
  • Monkey Bizness — Monkey Bizness is the largest provider of indoor family entertainment centres in the UK. Each centre includes a children's soft play area and is designed to provide a safe, clean and fun environment in which parents and children can feel comfortable. Monkey Bizness' centres provide a setting that encourages children to express themselvesthrough creativity and play as well as providing fresh and nutritious food to keep kids happy and healthy.Monkey Bizness currently has centres in eight locations: Lewes, Gosport, Poole, Sheffield, Stevenage, Hull Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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QVentures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 18 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Pre-seed and seed investors backing 300+ ambitious founders from day one.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 128
  • Round size: Seed $125k–$4.3M; Angel $426k–$3.3M; Pre-Seed $250k–$761k
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Astronome AI — Astronome AI is a company that provides streamlined IT management for SMEs, powered by AI.
  • Electric Sheep — Electric Sheep offers an AI-powered agentic video editor and VFX platform, streamlining content creation and post-production. Generate, edit, and enhance videos with advanced AI tools for filmmakers and creators.
  • NeuWave Technologies — NeuWave Technologies delivers environmental analysis for floating offshore wind farm development and operational management.
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Cambridge Innovation Capital
VC Fund · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom · 17 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 7 in the past 12 months

As a team, we have a passion for science and its potential to drive change. Through our expertise and our position in one of the country's most powerful science and technology ecosystems, we're able to identify and support the most promising entrepreneurs in knowledge intensive businesses and help them achieve their vision.With our financial backing and expert guidance, we're excited to enable the pioneers in life sciences and deep tech to create world-leading companies whose unique ideas bring financial success and global impact.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 123
  • Round size: Seed $831k–$31M; Series A $2.5M–$73M; Series B $8.2M–$68M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $332M in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Microbiotica — Microbiotica is a developer of human microbiome therapeutics intended to discover and develop live bacterial therapeutics and biomarkers. The company's therapeutics identify gut bacteria linked to phenotype with unprecedented precision, enabling researchers to phenotype before testing of candidate bacteria in advanced human in vitro and invivo models.
  • 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.
  • TRIMTECH Therapeutics — Transformative treatments for CNS and inflammatory disorders by selectively destroying disease-causing protein aggregates
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Hotspur Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 16 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Hotspur Capital is a financial organization.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Software, Analytics
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Seed $36k–$1.2M; Venture - Series Unknown $398k–$2.5M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Femeda — Femeda provides groundbreaking technology for the treatment of urinary incontinence for women worldwide. Get in touch today to find out more.
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  • Greengage Lighting — Greengage was founded in 2008 and is based on site at the Roslin Institute Edinburgh University. Their presence at the universities campus for veterinary studies, demonstrates their focus on delivering innovative and applicable technologies to the agricultural sector. They work for farmers improving the overall well-being and productivity of theirlivestock.
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Index Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 16 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Index Ventures is an international venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, investing in technology-enabled companies with a focus on e-commerce, fintech, mobility, gaming, infrastructure/AI, and security.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1635
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$16M; Series A $5M–$35M; Series B $12M–$102M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $400M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • PanGenetics — PanGenetics B.V. develops monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of immune mediated diseases.PanGenetics is a clinical development company that specializes in taking antibodies from the late research stage through to clinical proof of concept. The company is based in Utrecht, the Netherlands with an office in Cambridge, UK. PanGenetics employsa lean business model with manufacturing and clinical development activities outsourced to specialist providers. Apart from PG110, the other clinical program of PanGenetics is PG102, a CD40 antagonist for treatment of autoimmune diseases which is currently being evaluated in a clinical study in psoriatic arthritis patients
  • Acutus Medical — Acutus Medical develops medical technologies to treat complex cardiac arrhythmia. The company's platform displays the heart’s true activation pattern, turning the chaos of a complex arrhythmia into a clear vision for electrophysiologists.Acutus Medical is a privately funded company founded in 2011 and based in Carlsbad, California. Itsproducts are co-developed in the U.S. and Europe with an exceptional team of medical scientists, biomedical engineers, and other professionals.It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Carlsbad, California.
  • Milestone Systems — See and know more with video technology. Milestone offers award-winning XProtect video management software, Arcules VSaaS, and BriefCam analytics.
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7percent Ventures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 15 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Venture X is our top-notch financial investment firm Webflow Template created for modern VC and investor firms looking for a dark mode website design.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 205
  • Round size: Seed $405k–$7M; Pre-Seed $125k–$2.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $500k–$9.5M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $39M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • cheMastery — Echo handles repetitive tasks with accuracy and precision, allowing your chemists to tackle high-value challenges.
  • Vosbor — Vosbor is a digital grain & oilseed trading platform providing a spot and forward market to reconcile trade data & securely share documents.
  • Paddington Robotics — Paddington Robotics specializes in implementation of AI, robotics, software and hardware solutions in real life.
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Downing Ventures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 15 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

The opportunity for institutional investors to access leading UK early stage healthtech businesses

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 171
  • Round size: Seed $189k–$4.2M; Series A $3.4M–$13M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.4M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.8M in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • TidalSense — CRiL was formed in April 2013 specifically to develop innovative medical devices to diagnose and manage respiratory conditions. They have been building a platform technology, N-Tidal, based on the measurement and analysis of tidal breathing CO2 throughout the entire breath.
  • Qkine — Growth Factors made for stem cells Animal-free We control every step of protein manufacture ensuring all our products are completely animal-free Total transparency Stringent purity and bioactivity testing data for all proteins - know what you are giving your cells Protein innovation Our R&D team
  • FundamentalVR — Solutions for knowledge acquisition and skills development for any interactive medium
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Force Over Mass Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 14 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Force Over Mass Capital is an FCA regulated venture capital firm focused on early stage technology investments across UK and Europe. We invest in B2B innovation across four verticals, i.e. Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS and Industry 4.0. FOM cap operates both seed and scale-up funds to support early stage businesses through their growth journey.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 204
  • Round size: Seed $380k–$4.8M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.4M; Series A $3.3M–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $131M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Finovox — Finovox provides a solution for detecting false documents. They offer investigative tools to analyze, understand, and explain fraud. Additionally, they provide users with hard evidence of fraud.
  • Artificial Labs — Artificial is the power between brokers and insurers in the specialty market. Underwriting technology and placement tools to move risk faster, with less in the way.
  • Stoa Corporation — Save with Stoa and unlock premium perks upfront. Build better saving habits, protect your deposit, and enjoy real rewards with your Saving Score.
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Creative UK
VC Fund · Bristol, Bristol, City of, United Kingdom · 14 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

We are here for those who dare to imagine: imagine a fairer, more prosperous world, achieved through the power of creativity.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Media and Entertainment, Film Production, Software
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Seed, Non-Equity Assistance
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 58
  • Round size: Seed $132k–$1.6M; Debt Financing $179k–$697k
  • Lead/follow: 69% lead, 31% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Covatic — We help media companies deliver private-by-design, addressable advertising and marketing without exposing personal data.
  • Moralbox — Always know who's trained, qualified and competent, across every role, site and supplier. Workprove replaces spreadsheets with one live system
  • JECO — Join JECO's waitlist to access smart tools that cut dev costs, reduce energy use, and optimise performance. No experts needed. Build cleaner, faster software.
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Forward Partners
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 13 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Forward Partners is a venture capital firm in London specialising in technology businesses focused on eCommerce, marketplace and applied AI early-stage startups.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 110
  • Round size: Seed $390k–$3.9M; Pre-Seed $54k–$2M; Series A $3.3M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $75M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • Ably Realtime — Ably is the realtime platform built for scale and reliability. Power live chat, messaging, collaborative apps, and AI experiences that never drop.
  • OctaiPipe — OctaiPipe is an AI-powered optimisation software that delivers up to 40% savings in cooling energy use with zero disruption.
  • OctaiPipe — OctaiPipe is an AI-powered optimisation software that delivers up to 40% savings in cooling energy use with zero disruption.
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Salica
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 12 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Founded as an investment firm focusing on the most promising startups, we have evolved into a unique set of private market funds investing globally in equity and debt across complementary sectors and stages. We fuse traditional values with a contemporary approach and balance exacting processes with the agility to capture commercial opportunity and compelling investment returns. Our continuous search for new opportunities has led us to create a balanced collection of complementary funds and relationships.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Secondary Market, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 249
  • Round size: Seed $645k–$4.3M; Series A $3.9M–$19M; Secondary Market $60M–$346M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $12M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • Moneybox — Moneybox is the simple way to save, invest, buy your first home, and combine your old pensions - all with one award-winning app. Download now.
  • CameraMatics — Digitize fleet management to optimize performance. Onboard sensors, smart cameras, & apps to mitigate risk, manage safety & achieve sustainability goals.
  • Modern Milkman — The Modern Milkman is the fresh way to protect the planet! Join our milkround's fight against waste with sustainably packaged, plastic free grocery deliveries.
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Scottish Enterprise
VC Fund · Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom · 12 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 36 in the past 12 months

Scotland's business advice, support and funding agency. Explore our products and services to find the right support for your business and apply online today.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Grant, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 410
  • Round size: Seed $406k–$4.3M; Grant $119k–$5.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $566k–$6.3M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • GLORIAH — Explore plant-based intimate hydration oils, water-based personal gels, fragrance roll-ons and product sets designed for simple everyday routines.
  • SolarSub — SolarSub is an environmental firm that offers floating solar cooling system.
  • INEOS O&P USA — INEOS O&P USA specializes in producing raw materials that are essential in the manufacture of a wide variety of goods under various sectors.
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Edition Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 12 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Investment, advice and expertise for the entertainment and leisure industry

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Food and Beverage, Events, Restaurants
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 31
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Farmer J — Farmer J serves honest food, that rolls with the seasons, is mindfully sourced, is bursting with flavour and most importantly, is scratch cooked on-site.
  • Pentire Drinks — Made from unique plants native to the Cornish coastline, Pentire is a new botanical non-alcoholic spirit drink. A gin style drink that harnesses the power, beauty and immense flavour of plants, without the after effects. Buy online now.
  • Lean Kitchen Network — Lean Kitchen Network is a developer of a virtual kitchen network.
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Venrex
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 12 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 196
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$6.9M; Pre-Seed $425k–$3M; Series A $6M–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Observable Space — OurSky is a modern developer platform for space applications. We provide real-time observational data and analysis of objects and activities in space. Built as an open, community-driven resource for the new space age engineer.
  • Integral Privacy Technologies — Integral focuses on compliantly connecting health data in a secure and efficient manner, serving as the only end-to-end regulated insights platform transforming compliance barriers into competitive advantage. We offer a range of products and services to help businesses accelerate their data processing, collaborate securely, and unlock new insights.Our software provides robust security and privacy protections while enabling seamless collaboration with regulated data. Our flagship offering is Expert Certifications-as-a-Service, which allows companies to work with de-identified data to discover novel insights and make innovative business decisions. Unlike traditional methods conducted by consultants that take months, our automated expert certification software drastically reduces processing time to mere hours.Through our expertise in privacy-enhancing technologies and deep understanding of healthcare data complexities, we help enterprises extract bespoke, actionable insights from regulated data that aren't available anywhere else, making us a valuable asset for any company looking to compliantly work with regulated data.
  • Something & Nothing — Our Premium Sodas are made with the highest quality natural juices, extracts and botanicals for elevated refreshment.
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Angels Den
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 12 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Join 27,000+ UK angel investors backing top early-stage startups. Explore vetted, tax-efficient SEIS/EIS deals, pitch events, and co-investment opportunities.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Mobile, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Finland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 106
  • Round size: Seed $38k–$923k; Angel $16k–$496k
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AAZZUR — AAZZUR is an embedded finance platform helping businesses launch payments, cards, lending and financial services through flexible financial infrastructure.
  • OnCare — Home care software | care management system
  • SupaPass — The most powerful content app maker on the market. Finally have all of your content, audience & paywall in one place to turn your audience into a business.
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Pembroke VCT
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 12 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 6 in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Fashion, E-Commerce, Retail
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 73
  • Round size: Seed $1.9M–$5.7M; Series A $3.8M–$12M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.2M–$7.4M
  • Lead/follow: 52% lead, 48% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kaizan — Kaizan is a Client Intelligence Platform for Client Success teams to retain and grow revenue
  • Ryft — Say hello to unified payment processing with Ryft. Accept payments online and in person, automate split payments, and monetise transactions from one integration.
  • Troubadour Goods — Based in London, Troubadour specialises in minimalist bags and accessories, designed for maximum performance. Timeless designs with modern touches.
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Playfair Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 11 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 12 in the past 12 months

Playfair is a generalist fund focused exclusively on pre-seed investments. Based in London, Playfair invests across the UK and Europe with a deliberately high-conviction, low-volume approach: six investments per year from its third $70 million fund, with dedicated time, capital, and resources committed to supporting companies post-investment. Its 78% Series A progression rate is approximately four times the industry average, and its founders have raised more than $3 billion in follow-on capital since 2013. Playfair has backed more than 100 companies, including Thought Machine, Orca AI, Protex AI, StackOne, and Nory.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 162
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$7.6M; Pre-Seed $953k–$3.7M; Series A $3M–$19M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $70M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Fusionality — Fusionality is a Swiss fusion-technology company focused on measurement, control, and data systems for fusion devices.They combine expertise in fusion physics, control engineering, AI/ML, simulation, diagnostics, and real-time software.Their goal is to help fusion companies and research labs operate devices more efficiently and accelerate thedevelopment of commercial fusion energy.
  • Affinity Labs — We build software companies with category-defining creators.
  • VIVIDATA — Vividata develops AI-powered software that helps airlines predict operational disruptions using aircraft maintenance and scheduling data.
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24 Haymarket
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 11 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

24Haymarket is an investment network which included several highly-experienced private equity and venture capital investors, seasoned entrepreneurs, and senior operators. Investing up to £5 million in growth companies in the UK and Europe. They invested their own capital in direct alignment with entrepreneurs and actively support their growthagenda and join the board of the companies in which they invest. Since inception in 2011, 24Haymarket has invested in more than 50 high-growth businesses.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 95
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • myGwork — The global recruitment & networking hub for LGBTQ+ professionals. Find jobs in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender friendly organisations. Grow your LGBTQ+ professional network. Read the latest LGBTQ+ professional news.
  • Previsico — Previsico is a spinOut company from Loughborough University specialising in modelling flooding in real-time, using weather predictions to make street-level flood nowcasts and forecasts. The company's mission is to be the leading global provider of cutting-edge flood prediction that saves lives and livelihoods.Its FloodMap Live producesround the clock street-level flood risk predictions and analytics. Uniquely, these are continuously modelled and updated using a combination of different weather forecasts. This allows the company to map the likelihood of short and long-term surface water events in real-time to the street level.
  • Huq Industries — The leading monitoring platform for footfall, dwell, catchment and traffic flows valued by government, retail and real-estate. Used by 50+ councils!
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Scottish Investment Bank
VC Fund · Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom · 11 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Speak with our team, who can help you find sources of finance, engage with funders and secure investment to grow your business.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 314
  • Round size: Seed $331k–$3.2M; Series A $1.7M–$7.5M; Venture - Series Unknown $179k–$4.1M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • Corvidae — Corvidae is a software company that provides data analysts, digital marketing, e commerce, and paid media solutions.
  • IOTech — Discover IOTech Systems. Deploy, manage, and scale AI-driven, data-rich industrial systems at the edge with our open edge data platform.
  • RoslinCT — We are the prefered global partner for cell and gene therapy solutions. With our wealth of expertise and infrastructure, we can support you at every step of your advanced therapy journey.
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Techstart Ventures
VC Fund · Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom · 11 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 6 in the past 12 months

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 212
  • Round size: Seed $221k–$4M; Pre-Seed $197k–$1.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $477k–$5.7M
  • Lead/follow: 51% lead, 49% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Go Swag — Branded swag people want to keep, designed, sourced, stored and delivered by one team to 180+ countries. Managed programmes, Studio projects and Select.
  • Saltroad — Get matched with an experienced HCPC Speech and Language Therapist based on your child's needs, your budget and your schedule. Loved by parents & children.
  • Farmdrive — Farmdrive helps supply chain partners create transparent, effective, and resilient operations from farm to shelf by streamlining data collection and simplifying farm management.
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Cambridge Angels group
VC Fund · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom · 11 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

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 that the 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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Estonia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 145
  • Round size: Seed $446k–$3.2M; Series A $2.1M–$9.5M; Venture - Series Unknown $375k–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Illumion — Illumion develops high-throughput optical tools to accelerate battery material development
  • Orthofuse — Orthofuse designs and manufacturers advance orthopaedic solutions using 3D printing technology. Their focus is on bringing precision and simplicity to complex surgical procedures, creating implants and systems that fit naturally into a surgeon's workflow while delivering dependable outcomes.
  • Singular Photonics — Singular Photonics is a startup that creates SPAD-based image sensors.
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Avonmore Developments
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 11 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Avonmore Developments is the family office of Simon and Michael Blakey that focuses on investments into seed and early-stage businesses, primarily in the UK and Europe. Avonmore has been operating since 2000 and has invested in over 100 funding rounds. Michael Blakey also runs Singapore-based seed fund Cocoon Capital (www.cocooncap.com) that invests in early stage businesses across SE Asia. Simon Blakey is a member of Cambridge Angels, Chairs the Investment Committee of Playfair Capital (www.playfair.vc) and is on the investment committee of the Angel CoFund (www.acfinvestors.com/angel-cofund/) Avonmore's approach to deals is hands-on: mobilising other angel investors, working actively with entrepreneurs post-deal, and coordinating further funding rounds.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 70
  • Round size: Seed $650k–$8.3M; Pre-Seed $379k–$3.5M; Series A $1.8M–$65M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Teal — Teal is a payroll data API platform building financial data solutions for the credit industry. Payroll is the source of income for most people, it offers the most direct, consistent, and reliable foundation for assessing creditworthiness. Teal’s technology puts this data in the hands of both lenders and borrowers, helping lenders meet regulatoryexpectations, while giving individuals more control over how they access the credit they need.Teal is partnering with payroll and HCM providers to bring more transparency and control to how income data is used across financial services, helping lenders streamline underwriting and perform ongoing income and employment checks. Its modular API architecture ensures faster integration and adaptability, making it easier for lenders to customise Teal to their existing workflows with minimal effort.
  • Anemo Labs — We develop highly selective polymer-based sensors to detect gas VOCs in the ppb range, in real-time. We combine custom hardware with Machine Learning to characterize smells
  • Outerlimit — Outerlimit is an AI security company focused on securing and governing agentic AI systems. Its platform provides visibility into AI agent activity, identity and access controls, risk assessment, and runtime security. The company helps organizations establish security and governance controls for AI agents operating across enterprise environments and manage their access to applications, data, and systems.
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IP Group
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 11 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 12 in the past 12 months

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 create value 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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 261
  • Round size: Seed $44k–$5.3M; Series A $2.4M–$30M; Series B $7.9M–$68M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $50M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • Microbiotica — Microbiotica is a developer of human microbiome therapeutics intended to discover and develop live bacterial therapeutics and biomarkers. The company's therapeutics identify gut bacteria linked to phenotype with unprecedented precision, enabling researchers to phenotype before testing of candidate bacteria in advanced human in vitro and invivo models.
  • Matter Machine — Matter Machine is an AI-driven materials discovery company that creates technologies that use materials chemistry, machine learning, and automated experimentation to speed up the discovery and optimization of next-generation materials.
  • Mach42 — Machine Discovery is a University of Oxford spin-out commercializing new machine learning technology. We leverage proprietary neural network technology to accelerate expensive calculations — and we do it with minimal data and 99.9% fidelity.
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Beringea
VC Fund · Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States · 10 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 7 in the past 12 months

Beringea is an international investor in high growth US & UK businesses. With expertise in multiple sectors we are at the forefront of emerging trends.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Analytics
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 158
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • MOTH: — MOTH: is a beverages company that provides ready-to-drink cocktail for family and friends.
  • Gorilla — We empower Energy Retailers in pricing, forecasting and reporting with data-driven solutions in boosting speed and flexibility.
  • ATLAS Space Operations — ATLAS Space Operations provides Secure Space Access Anytime, Anywhere. Ground Software as a Service on a global federated network.
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The Future Fund
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 10 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

The Future Fund is provides government loans to UK-based companies ranging from £125,000 to £5 million.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Stage:Convertible Note, Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 70
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Auddy — The Problem: Millions of series. Endless producers. Advertising £s to be located. An audience to build. Many platforms. How does a creator navigate this fragmented but large ecosystem? Creators do not have the resources to bring business and analytical skills to their podcast. Or the ability to properly market or develop an audience.Auddy solvesthe creator’s problem through the combination of editorial input, data insights and analytics, marketing and promotional services and sales. In so doing, it also rewards the creator by paying a significant royalty rate.
  • OneDome — Find, buy or sell property in one place with OneDome. Property search, mortgages, conveyancing and estate agents, we cover every step of the property journey.
  • Unwasted — Toto Macau Hari Ini Dan Togel Macau Pools Memberikan Keluaran Macau Tercepat Dari Live Draw Macau Pools Di Data Macau Hari Ini Diambil Dari Live Draw Macau Pools.
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Future Planet Capital
VC Fund · Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom · 9 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Future Planet Capital 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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 131
  • Round size: Seed $157k–$2M; Venture - Series Unknown $379k–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $49M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Furbnow — Furbnow - Your companion for home improvements for the future
  • Unloq AI — Unloq is a decision intelligence platform that helps businesses understand why a choice makes sense, what actions to take, and whether they deliver results.
  • Strolll — Strolll Neurotechnology
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Development Bank of Wales
VC Fund · Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom · 9 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Debt Financing, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Australia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 301
  • Round size: Seed $327k–$2.5M; Debt Financing $19k–$3.7M; Venture - Series Unknown $383k–$5.9M
  • Lead/follow: 61% lead, 39% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $27M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Design and Supply — Design and Supply provides products and services primarily for the construction industry, offering Jansen-certified products and British SBD solutions. The company manufactures and supplies items, including steel doors. Additionally, Design and Supply caters to design enthusiasts by offering artwork, fine furniture, antiques, and decor.
  • MeOmics Technology — MeOmics Technology is a biotech company with a focus on improving the diagnosis and treatment of mental health illnesses. The company operates in the manufacturing industry and has a team of 9 employees. The team includes experts in Neuronal Cell Biology and Neuropsychopharmacology. The company's mission is to leverage technology to enhancethe understanding and treatment of mental health conditions.
  • Outlook Expeditions — Outlook Expeditions provide overseas educational expeditions, adventure travel and service-learning projects for schools.
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Newable Private Investing
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 9 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Newable exists to power business growth. Our strategy of Buy, Grow, Realise focuses on the regulated B2B market.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 110
  • Round size: Seed $196k–$3.2M; Series A $1.5M–$5.6M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

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
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Supernode Global
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 9 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

An early-stage venture capital fund investing in Consumer and B2B technologies that meaningfully enhance our personal and professional lives.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$6.8M
  • Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $36M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • Vali Health — Vali Health delivers AI-driven software that automates core workflows for home care agencies, including scheduling, hiring, compliance tracking, and routine communication. The platform functions as a virtual assistant that operates around the clock, coordinating shifts, sending reminders, and handling common administrative tasks through digitalchannels. Vali Health focuses on reducing manual workload for office staff while improving responsiveness to caregivers and clients. The system supports caregiver retention by sending personalized messages such as birthday greetings, shift follow-ups, and check-ins that acknowledge individual contributions. Integrations with existing home care management tools aim to keep client information, caregiver availability, and documentation aligned. Analytics features help agency leaders monitor staffing patterns, engagement levels, and operational bottlenecks so that adjustments can be made in real time. By embedding automation into everyday processes, Vali Health encourages more consistent communication and smoother coordination of in-home services.
  • Passionfroot — A workspace where you can manage your creator business and organise your finances so that you can optimise your creator-work-life balance.
  • Flowstep — Flowstep is a copilot that helps you create better designs, 10x faster. Just type and get user flows, high-fidelity UI, JTBD and more.
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Midven
VC Fund · Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom · 9 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 110
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Lexverify — Lexverify uses artificial intelligence to detect potential legal and compliance concerns in communications. It assists businesses in proactively avoiding legal and regulatory concerns by harnessing the power of AI. Their objective is to make technological communication a benefit rather than a problem.
  • Nylahs Naturals — Shop our award-winning all-natural hair care products, designed to redefine the haircare standard for afro-textured hair.
  • Strolll — Strolll Neurotechnology
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Balderton Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 9 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

In the two decades since our founding, we have worked with hundreds of extraordinary European founders, and have raised eight funds totalling more than $3bn.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 482
  • Round size: Series A $3.7M–$30M; Series B $9.5M–$100M; Series C $15M–$160M
  • Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $615M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Duvo — Duvo brings your people, AI agents and existing systems together to map, run and improve your processes, with decisions, exceptions and results in one place.
  • NewBay — NewBay enables operators and device makers to deliver a lifetime of digital content experiences across any connected device such as mobile, PC, tablets and TV. The NewBay white label software platform powers cloud-based services for storing, sharing, accessing and organizing digital content. NewBay enables customers to monetize a wide range ofbranded services such as social networking, photo and video albums, digital vault, notifications and converged messaging. NewBay is delivering highly successful commercial services for operators and device makers worldwide. Customers include T-Mobile, Telefonica O2, Orange, U.S. Cellular, AT&T, Telstra, Verizon and LG Electronics. NewBay is processing millions of messages daily and stores billions of media for live operator and device maker services. NewBay is based in Dublin, Ireland; Seattle, USA; Atlanta, USA; London, UK; Sydney, Australia and Seoul, South Korea. NewBay was founded in 2002. Following acquisition in 2011, NewBay is a wholly owned subsidiary of Research In Motion Limited (RIM).
  • Socowave — Get full access to this domain. Easy, seamless transactions. Zero percent financing available.
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United Ventures
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 9 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 6 in the past 12 months

We are an independent Venture Capitalfirm supporting visionary entrepreneurs toreinvent industries through technology.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 66
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Exein — Exein provides the most advanced IoT security solution to protect your devices and containers. Protect your IoT devices in real time and at scale.
  • Avaneidi — Discover Avaneidi's enterprise storage solutions. Designed in Italy with a 'security by design' approach for unparalleled security and reliability.
  • IdentifAI — IdentifAI pioneers discerning human-AI creations, bolstering authenticity with advanced models. Determine if an image come from AI or from human!
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Firstminute Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 9 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups, 13 in the past 12 months

firstminute is a seed fund backed by over 130 unicorn founders and a world-class community.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 223
  • Round size: Seed $2.5M–$10M; Pre-Seed $650k–$5.7M; Series A $6.4M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $100M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Vocca — Voice AI for healthcare: 1,500+ practices, 20+ specialties. Vocca answers every patient call, books into your software and follows up with patients, 24/7.
  • Clarity Care AI — Clarity Care AI develops healthcare artificial intelligence software that supports care delivery and operations. The platform assists clinicians and care teams with documentation, task management, and communication around patient needs. Features include note drafting, summarization of patient information, and notifications that flag items requiring follow-up. Integrations connect to existing tools to streamline handoffs and keep records consistent across teams. Analytics highlight trends in patient status and operational workload to inform daily decisions. Implementation services, training resources, and ongoing product support help healthcare organizations adopt and use the software.
  • Enact Intelligence — Enact Intelligence builds underlying technology for general-purpose robots, reimagining the entire robotic stack from the ground up to solve the ultimate bottleneck in robotics: dexterity. Rather than relying primarily on vision models, Enact builds proprietary actuators that measure force directly inside the joints. This creates a human-like "nervous system" and muscle feedback loop, allowing robots to efficiently learn and robustly execute highly precise, contact-rich physical tasks across industrial, retail, and manufacturing environments.
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GMG Ventures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 8 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

London based Venture Capital Fund Manager investing in UK seed stage companies at the intersection of media and technology

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Chatterbox — A corporate language learning platform that uniquely offers active practice alongside algorithmically matched native language coaches who share their students' professional backgrounds and interests. On the app, engineers are learning Arabic from engineers and aid workers are learning French from medical doctors and achieving industry toppingcourse completion rates. Chatterbox language coaches are professionals who have become forcibly displaced and are currently undervalued in the labour market. Co-founded by a former refugee and Y Combinator alum, Chatterbox is backed by BGV, All Turtles and WeWork.
  • Papercup — Next-gen AI Dubbing service that automates video translation. Create new voices in other languages for your video content at scale and increase your ROI.
  • Signal AI — Make sense of the outside world with External Intelligence
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Kima Ventures
VC Fund · Paris, Ile-de-France, France · 8 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: France, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 864
  • Round size: Seed $163k–$5.4M; Pre-Seed $567k–$3.8M; Series A $1.2M–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AQQI — AQQI is an AI-powered personal assistant that simplifies the home-buying process. It finds suitable properties, compares listings, and contacts real estate agents to gather information. It also helps schedule property visits and organize the steps toward purchasing a home.
  • Hoora — Hoora is a mobile gaming platform that offers an instant, scrollable feed of over 200 casual and arcade mini-games playable without downloads or waiting.
  • Weflayr — Weflayr is an AI gateway and inference routing platform that dynamically directs individual AI requests to the optimal large language model based on performance benchmarks, cost considerations, and specific business context.
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Ada Ventures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 8 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Ada Ventures is a pre-seed inclusive venture capital firm that invests in the best, not just the best-connected. They find and fund the Ada Lovelaces of today. Backing European founders building businesses for a better human future. They invest £250K - £1M in technology companies across climate equity, economic empowerment and healthy ageing. Ada invests in purpose-led founders building for markets that are large, untapped and growing. Their approach drives outperformance, which they call Inclusive Alpha®.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 83
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$6.8M; Pre-Seed $507k–$1.5M; Series A $10M–$41M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $81M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Jenz — Jenz is an AI-powered “agentic back office” for e-commerce and retail teams, connecting systems such as inventory, orders, ads, customer data, and finance to automate operations and provide insights through an AI agent.
  • PlannerPal — PlannerPal provides a connected, AI-native client intelligence and workflow automation platform engineered specifically for independent financial advisers and wealth management firms. The system deeply integrates into existing financial software, customer relationship management infrastructure, and virtual meeting services to automatically transcribe client discussions, format compliant notes, and generate structured suitability reports. Its core value proposition relies on maximizing adviser productivity, reducing administrative burdens by up to 80%, and safeguarding regulatory compliance under consumer duty expectations.
  • Interfaze — Custom small models trained for specialized use cases powered by scalable infrastructure
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Pentech Ventures
VC Fund · Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom · 8 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Pentech Ventures is a venture capital fund focused on finding category defining software companies. Their passion is helping founders develop their startup into an internationally successful organisation. They have done this multiple times, partnering with leading VCs, corporations and investment banks along the way. They consider any opportunity capable of becoming a market leader but are most comfortable being the first venture investor, supporting founders through the early stages of proving product and market fit. Their initial investment is likely to be £500K to £2M, with up to £10M invested over the lifetime of the investment. They invest in founders who are ambitious to build a global company, have the passion and ability to attract the best team and who are focused on the data and understand the key drivers in proving and building their business. They support the founders they invest in to develop and grow with their business.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Analytics
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 81
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$4M; Series A $1.3M–$17M; Series B $3.7M–$60M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $114M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • nPlan — AI that forecasts project outcomes, creates scenarios of the future and helps mitigate risk across single projects and portfolios. Trained on over 750,000 past programmes.
  • Causaly — Causaly is the fastest way to find evidence, explore hidden connections and make new predictions in biomedical science
  • Deep Render — Deep Render Ltd. is a spin-out from the Department of Computing at Imperial College London. We are a London based AI start-up that is developing the next generation of media compression algorithms. Our proprietary and patented technology is at the forefront of machine learning research. Furthermore, our Biological Image Compression results arestate-of-the-art, providing at least a 50% efficiency gain over the previous standards
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Oxford Capital
VC Fund · Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · 8 investments in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups

Helping individuals and institutions invest in Venture Capital, Infrastructure and Media companies since 1999.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 167
  • Round size: Seed $1.7M–$3.9M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.2M–$8M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $66M in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • Flyttr — Flyttr is the leader in developing and deploying biosecurity countermeasures against critical pest threats that spread disease, threaten food security.
  • Scan.com — Use scan.com to find the best medical imaging centers near you Find an MRI scan, CT scan, X-ray Scan, or other diagnostic imaging scan with scan.com.
  • Noggin HQ — The next generation of credit referencing is coming. Look busy.
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Media (Entertainment) Investor funding in United Kingdom at a glance

Stats across 3.5k deals from 3.3k investors.

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$1M
median round
in United Kingdom Media (entertainment) startups
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lead investors
lead at least one round
31%
Seed
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