# Top 50 Travel Startup Investors in United Kingdom in June 2026 ## Charlotte Street Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS First money in for UK software startups. ## QVentures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence QVentures sources, screens, and invests in top-tier start-ups from Seed to Series B. Our investors consist of Family Offices, Institutional Investors, UHNWIs, and Cashed-out Entrepreneurs. We look for disruptive companies with a proven product-market fit, set to scale from Seed to Series B. We focus on Enterprise SaaS, Marketplaces, Consumer Tech,FinTech, AdTech, EdTech, InsurTech and HealthTech and more. We look for quality management teams, large addressable markets, proven traction, sustainable business models, route to scale and quality investors.To apply for investment, please fill out this short form to be reviewed: https://qventures.typeform.com/to/zZPOWf ## Index Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet 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. ## ETF Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Renewable Energy, Information Technology ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience. Its funds come from institutional investors, global corporations, and family offices. The firm creates value by investing in and supporting great European companies that deliver Sustainability Through Innovation. ## Worth Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Software Tax Efficient Investments with the Start-up Series SEIS & EIS Fund. Our approach unearths compelling investment opportunities. ## Connect Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech We've been investing in pre-seed and seed stage product companies since 2012, from our home in London. ## Melih Odemis - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile Melih is one of the pioneer Internet entrepreneurs in Turkey. Born in Istanbul, he studied Computer Engineering and MBA at Bogazici University. After one year of professional experience in Citibank, Melih founded yemeksepeti.com with his partners in 2000. Yemeksepeti.com became the online food delivery giant first in Turkey, and then in Middle Eastand Eastern Europe. As a co-founder, Melih has acted as CTO of the company until 2013 and as Board Member until May 2015, when the company was acquired by Delivery Hero writing one of the biggest Internet exit stories in the region. Melih has been selected an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2007. Since 2011 he has been an active angel investor in internet and technology companies with more than 30 investments. He is one of the cofounders of Galata Business Angels, which is one of the first business angel networks in Turkey. He is a founding member of EO Turkey. Melih lives in London now with his family and continues to invest in tech start-ups globally. ## Oliver Slipper - Type: Angel - Location: Cobham, Surrey, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Art, B2B, B2C Building Sports & Tech Companies ## Ascension - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Internet Pre-seed and seed investors backing 300+ ambitious founders from day one. ## Notion Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Notion Capital is a VC firm focused on European SaaS and Cloud. ## Seedrs - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Food and Beverage Online investing opportunities in the best new startup businesses, and raise seed and angel investment, with top European equity crowdfunding site Seedrs. ## InMotion Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Transportation, Travel InMotion Ventures is the venture capital arm of Jaguar Land Rover. The team collaborates with subject matter experts at JLR to identify and invest in startups shaping the future of the automotive industry.The fund allocates capital and resources to purpose-driven businesses aligned with Jaguar Land Rover’s global strategy, and prioritisesenvironmental and societal impact alongside strategic & financial returns. ## Erdem Yurdanur - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Mobile, iOS, Advertising Erdem Yurdanur - Founder & Director @ Admost ## Openfund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Athens, Attiki, Greece - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Travel, SaaS Openfund is a new seed capital venture, focusing on start-ups around software, mobile and the web. Based in Athens, Greece, the Openfund brings together an exceptional team of executives, an extensive list of advisors and a number of passionate investors to provide everything a team of entrepreneurs needs to turn ideas into products and success. ## SyndicateRoom - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Equity Crowdfunding - Focus: Health Care, Software, Medical SyndicateRoom is fintech company made up of data-scientists, investment professionals, software developers and marketers with one mission: to be an early investor in every British startup success story.To do this – and make fund investors money – we don’t try to spot the next Big Thing.Instead, we apply a data-driven model to portfolioconstruction; a repeatable process designed to maximise returns and minimise risk for fund investors. As such, we build startup portfolios that don’t attempt to predict the future; they work to stack the odds in investors’ favour.Our fund, Access EIS, aims to build investors a diversified portfolio of 50+ companies by co‑investing exclusively with some of the UK’s best-performing angel investors. ## Jorg Mohaupt - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Music, Mobile Apps, Art Jörg was appointed to the Board when Access Industries acquired the Company in 2007. Jörg is responsible for the media/online and telecom businesses at Access Industries, which he joined in May 2007. He was previously a Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners. Jörg has been active in the media and communications space since 1992. Hehas, as an investor, been involved with several businesses dealing with sports rights (RGE Group, Digiturk), internet services (Bibit NV, Adyen, Speedera Networks) and content delivery (Casema NV, Comhem AB). Jörg’s current board positions include Tory Burch LLC, Rebate Networks GmbH, AINMT Holdings AB, RGE Group Limited, Icon UK Distribution Holdings Limited and Mendeley Research Networks. Prior board positions include Digiturk, Casema NV, Comhem AB, Bibit BV, VersaTel Telecom NV and Speedera Networks Inc. ## VNV Global - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Health Care, E-Commerce, Marketplace VNV Global is an investment company with the business concept of using experience, expertise and a widespread network to identify and invest in assets with considerable potential for value appreciation. The company has a special focus on online marketplaces and businesses with strong network effects. The common shares of VNV Global are listed onNasdaq Stockholm, Mid Cap segment, with the ticker VNV. ## MMC Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning MMC is a venture capital fund investing in early stage, high-growth UK companies. Investing in technology companies at Seed and Series A. ## Practica Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: B2B, Software, Information Technology Practica Capital ## Angels Den - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile, Software Join 21,000+ investors backing the top 4% of UK startups. Access vetted, tax-efficient (SEIS/EIS) investment opportunities and exclusive pitch events. ## Firestartr - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Firestartr helps the most promising digital entrepreneurs take their companies from seed stage to Series A and beyond. Beyond providing capital, they draw on their entrepreneurial successes and senior operational experience with leading technology companies to support sustainable growth in their portfolio. Their deep domain expertise, combinedwith an unrivalled network of advisors, enable us to make meaningful connections at the right time and propel companies with hands-on support. ## J&T Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence J&T Ventures is an early-stage Prague-based Venture Capital fund, which invests in promising startups from the CEE and SEE region. Our strategy is industry agnostic, but we primarily focus on companies in the seed stage with proven product market fit. Our average ticket size is between EUR 0.5m - EUR 2.5m. ## HOWZAT Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Travel, E-Commerce, SaaS Howzat Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed, start up, growth capital, early stage, and mid venture investments. The firm seeks to invest in digital businesses with a focus on internet, digital media, e-commerce companies. It invests globally. It acts as as sounding board. The firm also makes co-investments. HowzatPartners was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg and London. ## EC1 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence Check out this GoDaddy hosted webpage! http://ec1capital.com. ## Kindred Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care A new model for Venture Capital where every founder we back becomes a co-owner of the fund ## 212 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence We back bold entrepreneurs building legendary companies. ## BACKED VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Blockchain, Biotechnology BACKED is the human-centric venture capital fund. We invest in exceptional founders, at Seed, in Europe. We provide founders with an extensive support system to catalyse their development as a company operators and leaders. Through our Founder Experience Platform and energetic portfolio community we help entrepreneurs across all areas of a startup:from talent management to business development, further fundraising and international expansion.Founded in 2015 by partners Andre de Haes and Alex Brunicki, we invest across sectors including BioTech, Entertainment, Financial Services, Industry 4.0 and more. Investments to date include Hutch, Pollen, Thought Machine, LabGenius, THIS, Enterprise Alumni, and many more. ## GrandBanks Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Needham, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Mobile, Advertising GrandBanks Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in wireless and mobile technologies, digital media, web-based commerce, cloud-based services, storage, and financial technologies.The GrandBanks team and its partners collectively have more than 100 years of venture capital investing and senior operating experience, a proofpoint to their insight and expertise that helps entrepreneurs build the next wave of premier companies in emerging markets. Comprised of recognized business builders within targeted investment sectors, the investment team possesses a sought after reputation within the venture capital community for actively building successful companies.Recognizing new technologies with the potential for significant impact, GrandBanks Capital team members and partners have been lead investors and senior executives for some of the most successful companies in their respective sectors, including Yahoo!, E*Trade, Art Technology Group, GEAC, GeoCities, Multex Systems, 1800Flowers.com, GSI Commerce, SOFTBANK, EMC Corporation, Thomson Financial, First Call, CCBN, Lycos, The Learning Company, and Phoenix Technologies LTD.Current portfolio companies include Where Inc., I Love Rewards, Glasshouse Technologies, KnowledgeVision, Vela Systems and Nexage. ## Barclays Corporate Banking - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Debt Financing, Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Barclays PLC is a global financial services company that provides various financial products and services worldwide. It is engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.The company offers current accounts, savingsproducts, Woolwich-branded mortgages, unsecured loans, general insurance, and banking and money transmission services to small- and medium-sized businesses; investment and insurance products; business lending services; bank assurance solutions; and retail, credit and debit card, and corporate services. It also offers international payments services for consumer and business customers, including credit cards and consumer lending services; investment banking services comprising strategic advisory, financing, and risk management services to large corporate, government, and institutional clients; integrated corporate banking solutions, including cash management, lending, and trade financing services to corporate and financial institutions as well as multinationals; and a range of wealth and investment management services such as international and private banking, investment management, fiduciary, and brokerage services.With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs more than 147,500 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests, and protects money of more than 48 million customers and clients worldwide.The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank Limited and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. It was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. ## SAATCHiNVEST - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, Software, E-Commerce Discover M+C Saatchi Group, a leading global creative agency specializing in innovative advertising, branding, and marketing solutions. ## Praetura Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Praetura Ventures has been supporting entrepreneurs with more than money since 2011. Click to find out more about how we can help businesses and investors. ## Andy Phillipps - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Travel, E-Commerce Andy Phillipps is the Advisor, IC and Venture Partner at IQ Capital. ## Fuel Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Fuel Ventures - a leading early stage seed / growth stage EIS Fund based in London, UK. Investing in the most ambitious technology companies. ## Active Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Retail, E-Commerce Active Partners is a consumer-focused investment firm that partners with visionary founders to build the iconic brands of tomorrow. ## SFC Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology 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. ## Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, SaaS MEVP is a Middle East-focused venture capital firm that invests in the early and growth stages of innovative tech companies run by talented entrepreneurs in the Middle East with a focus on the GCC and Levant countries. With a team of 20 VC professionals across offices in Dubai, Beirut, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Riyadh, MEVP manages 5 regional funds with more than USD 260 million in Assets Under Management. MEVP is the largest and most established VC firm in the region, with clear cross border investment appetite. ## Forward Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Forward Partners is a venture capital firm in London specialising in technology businesses focused on eCommerce, marketplace and applied AI early-stage startups. ## Low Carbon Innovation Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Energy, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy 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. ## Levitate Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series C - Focus: Robotics, Aerospace, Drones Levitate Capital is a venture firm focused exclusively on next-generation aerial mobility. they see the coming revolution in how they use and experience aviation for transportation, logistics, and other use cases as one of the profound transformations of modern society. ## Maven Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS 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. ## Simon Squibb - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Mobile, Travel, FinTech Simon Squibb is based out of London and is the Co-Founder and Chairman of HelpBnk. Simon previously worked at The Purposeful Project as a Chief Purpose Officer. ## Episode 1 - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS We build relationships early, make decisions quickly, but engage with you for the long term. Our focus is getting B2B software companies at Pre-Seed and Seed to a successful Series A. ## John Fontein - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Education, Cryptocurrency John Fontein is Co-Founder and President at Sesame. Previously, he was the VP of Business Development at GoEuro where he oversaw all revenue functions including sales, marketing and partnerships. John began his career at Goldman Sachs where he worked in both the Investment Banking and Investment Management Divisions of the firm. John is amulti-platinum song-writer, producer, and sound designer. He is the recipient of numerous awards including an MTV Video Music Award, a Berklee Jazz Festival Award and a FringeNYC Award.John attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn and graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a B.A. in Music and a certificate in Computer Science. ## Christopher Spray - Type: Angel - Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A - Focus: Mobile, Software, Video Christopher Spray served as a Venture Partner at Atlas Venture L.P. Mr. Spray worked in the technology group of Atlas Venture and invested in software and services and Internet related businesses. Mr. Spray established firm’s Boston office in 1986 and was responsible for United States operations until 1998 when he moved to London office. Mr. Sprayhad moved to United States in 1985 as an Investment Director at CIN Investment Company. He started his venture capital career in 1983 with CINVen. Mr. Spray serves as Director of DoveBid, GoIndustry, Kalido, NTRglobal, Zinwave, picoChip, KDS, and MOO Print Ltd. He served as a Director at Kalido, Inc., Koodos, Corizon Ltd., and 3V Transaction Services Limited. He has been an investor and Board Member in number of successful companies, including OnDisplay and RightPoint Software. Mr. Spray also served on the Board of Business Objects from 1992 to 1994. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BA in English Literature from Oxford University. ## Blossom Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Blossom Capital is a Series A venture capital firm that invests in European founders building global businesses. ## Investible - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech Investible is an early-stage venture capital firm backing the visionaries advancing humanity through technology in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and globally. ## Octopus Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology 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. ## LocalGlobe - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Seeding ambitious founders at places like @citymapper, @improbableio,@teamkano, @moo, @songkick,@seedcamp, @transferwise and @zoopla since 1999. Who's next? ## The FSE Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Debt Financing - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology 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. ## Business Growth Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Private Equity - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology BGF is the most active equity investor in the UK and Ireland, providing long-term, minority investment to growing companies. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co