UK venture capital intelligence Snapshot 25 August 2026

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182Series B records

369Series B+ focus

1310canonical investors

1033public people

576network firms

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01 · UK company directory

UK startup and growth companies

Explore Series B and later-stage companies, with the wider sourced review universe available when diligence needs it.

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369 companies matched

Series BEvidence ready

Kraken Technology Group

London · 2026-07-09

Utilities operating software used by energy and water providers

$175mSeries B

Digital Transformation Capital Partners (DTCP) · NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) · Notion Capital

Series BEvidence ready

Aveni.ai

Edinburgh · 2026-06-08

AI compliance / conduct-risk assurance for financial services

£12mSeries B

Lloyds Banking Group · Nationwide · Par Equity

Series B extension ("Series B-II")Evidence ready

Fuse Energy

London · 2026-06-04

Vertically-integrated renewable power & retail energy supplier (own solar/wind generation + wholesale trading desk + retail electricity/gas supply to UK households via app)

€25mSeries B extension ("Series B-II")

20VC · Balderton Capital · Balderton Capital, Lowercarbon Capital (existing backers, continuing)

Series CEvidence ready

Semble

London · 2026-06-04

Clinic/practice management SaaS (connected private healthcare)

£30mSeries C

Hambro Perks · Mercia Ventures · Octopus Ventures

Series CEvidence ready

Oxford Quantum Circuits

Oxford · 2026-06-01

Quantum computing (superconducting)

£260mSeries C

18 West · Adaptive Capital Partners · Alpha Edison

Series DEvidence ready

Elliptic

London · 2026-05-12

Blockchain analytics / crypto AML & threat intelligence; Blockchain analytics / crypto compliance; Blockchain analytics / crypto compliance AI; Blockchain data & analytics API; Crypto compliance / blockchain analytics; Series C was $60m Oct 2021 (Evolution Equity Partners-led); Crypto-asset risk management / blockchain compliance

$120mGrowth round (stage unconfirmed, likely Series D)

AlbionVC · British Business Bank · Deutsche Bank

Series CEvidence ready

Fresha

London · 2026-05-01

Beauty & wellness appointment booking marketplace

$152.5mSeries C (extended); later growth investment in 2026

BECO Capital · FMZ Ventures · General Atlantic

Series BEvidence ready

Isomorphic Labs

London · 2026-05-01

AI drug discovery / computational biology; AI drug discovery / foundation models

$600mSeries B

Alphabet · CapitalG · GV

Series CEvidence ready

Primer

London · 2026-05-01

Payments orchestration; Payments orchestration API

$100mSeries C

Accel · Balderton Capital · ICONIQ Capital

Series CEvidence ready

Cloudsmith

Belfast · 2026-04-01

Package registry / software supply-chain security (devtools); Software supply chain security / artifact management (DevSecOps)

$72mSeries C

Insight Partners · MMC Ventures · TCV

GrowthEvidence ready

Ebury

London · 2026-04-01

Cross-border payments & FX; majority-owned by Santander; round structured as PE-style growth investment rather than a numbered Series

£550mGrowth round

83North · Centerbridge Partners · Santander

Series CEvidence ready

9fin

London · 2026-03-31

Debt capital markets data & analytics

$170mSeries C

500 Startups · AI Seed · CPP Investments

PE majority investmentEvidence ready

AccessPay

Manchester · 2026-03-31

B2B bank connectivity & payment automation for CFO office

Amount not statedPE majority investment

Accel-KKR · Beringea · Mastercard

Growth/buyout (PE)Evidence ready

Chorus Intelligence

Woodbridge, Suffolk · 2026-03-16

Digital forensics & investigation software for law enforcement

£15mGrowth/buyout (PE)

Amati Global Investors · Maven Capital Partners (UK Regional Buyout Fund II)

Series CEvidence ready

Nscale

London · 2026-03-01

AI cloud / GPU infrastructure (hyperscaler); AI infrastructure / cloud data centres

$2mSeries C

8090 Industries · Aker ASA · Astra Capital Management

Series DEvidence ready

Oxa

Oxford · 2026-03-01

Autonomous vehicle AI / self-driving software; Autonomous vehicle software / self-driving operating system; Autonomous vehicle software/robotics platform

$103mSeries D

Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance · BGF · BP Ventures

Series CEvidence ready

Tropic Biosciences

Norwich · 2026-03-01

Synthetic biology / gene editing (agri-biotech)

$105mSeries C

ABN AMRO · Aliment Capital · Corteva

Series BEvidence ready

tem.

London · 2026-02-09

AI-driven electricity/energy transaction-matching and trading infrastructure

$75mSeries B

AlbionVC · Allianz · Atomico

Growth equity (post-Series B)Evidence ready

APEXX Global

London · 2026-02-05

Payment orchestration (multi-acquirer/gateway routing API)

$10mGrowth equity (post-Series B)

Alliance Ventures, Forward Partners (existing investors, increased stakes) · Finch Capital · Forward Partners

Series BEvidence ready

Lawhive

London · 2026-02-05

AI-powered consumer legal services ('AI law firm')

$60mSeries B

Anton Levy · Balderton Capital · Episode 1 Ventures

Series DEvidence ready

ElevenLabs

London / New York (dual HQ - note ambiguity) · 2026-02-04

Voice AI / speech synthesis

$500mSeries D

Air Street Capital · Andreessen Horowitz · Concept Ventures

Series BEvidence ready

Artificial Labs

London · 2026-02-03

Specialty/commercial insurance broking & underwriting tech

$45mSeries B

6 Degrees Capital · Augmentum Fintech · CommerzVentures

Series DEvidence ready

Allica Bank

London · 2026-02-01

SME-focused digital bank; prior Series C £100m (2022, TCV-led)

$155mSeries D

Blue Owl · GLG · Sona Asset Management

Series CEvidence ready

Encord

London · 2026-02-01

AI data infrastructure / computer vision annotation

$60mSeries C

Crane Venture Partners · Wellington Management

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03 · Public network

People and firms around the round

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Public profiles1033

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1033 public profiles matched

VC / startup lawyersVerified

Aaron Archer

Cooley (UK)

Seed–growth equity rounds, founder/investor side

Advised Accel and General Catalyst on GBP85m Monzo round (2018), SoftBank on Improbable's $502m round, Immunocore on $320m Series A (largest European biotech round), and General Catalyst on Deliveroo's Series E/F. Sat on UK government Future Fund task force.

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PR / comms for startups & VC-backed techVerified

Aberfield Communications

Award-winning Leeds PR and comms across B2B and consumer sectors

Leeds PR agency (46 The Calls, LS2 7EY) delivering B2B and B2C campaigns. Won PRCA Small Consultancy of the Year and PR Moment B2B PR Agency of the Year, with seven awards in a recent 12 months. Clients include NG Bailey, The Compleat Food Group, Visit Leeds and the National Railway Museum.

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VC / startup lawyersVerified

Adam Thatcher

Goodwin

Seed–growth equity rounds, founder/investor side

Led Goodwin team advising Lightspeed on co-leading $1.1bn round into Ineffable Intelligence (AI lab, 2026). Also advised on deals involving Vivid Money, Cleo, Citymapper and BenevolentAI. Focus on VC financings and M&A in tech and life sciences.

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IP / patent attorneysVerified

Adrian Bennett

AA Thornton

Patents for AI / deep tech / hardware / life sciences

25+ years drafting/prosecuting at UKIPO, EPO and worldwide for corporates and SMEs/start-ups in fluid mechanics, oil & gas exploration, power tools, engine design, control systems, space technology, aerodynamics and aircraft design. Highly regarded leading EPO Opposition Division and Board of Appeal proceedings.

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Founders / operatorsVerified

Alan Barratt

Grenade — Co-founder & CEO

Sports-nutrition consumer brand / major Midlands exit

HQ Solihull, West Midlands. Founded 2010 with wife Juliet Barratt (CMO); acquired by Mondelez International in March 2021 (reported ~£200m), with leadership retaining a minority stake and continuing to run it. Exports to 50+ countries; seven consecutive years on the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 from 2014.

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Founders / operatorsVerified

Alan Carson

Cloudsmith

Founding NI's record-funded software-supply-chain scale-up

Co-founder of Cloudsmith, a Belfast cloud-native package/artifact-management company. Raised $23m Series B (Mar 2025, led by TCV with Insight Partners) and reportedly a $72m Series C (2026) — described as the largest-ever round for an NI tech firm. Grew ~150% in 2024 adding Fortune 500/Global 2000 clients.

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Patent litigation (solicitors)Verified

Alan Harper

Walker Morris LLP

Full-spectrum IP enforcement and litigation incl. patents, from IPEC up to the Court of Appeal, for brand-owners and football/rugby clubs

Partner & Head of IP, Trade Marks & Designs (Leeds); experienced litigator who 'regularly represents clients in forums ranging from the Court of Appeal to the IPEC'. Named work includes a patent-infringement defence at the Court of Appeal (Moulded Fibre Products Ltd); clients include Deckers Brands and Leeds United FC. Chambers Band 2 (IP, Yorkshire); Legal 500 Next Generation Partner.

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IP / patent attorneysVerified

Alan MacDougall

Mathys & Squire

Patents for AI / deep tech / hardware / life sciences

Electronics and communications; named clients include NEC, GHD and Intuitive Surgical. Drafting and prosecution through UK/EPO, infringement and validity, commercialisation and global IP strategy; experienced in EPO opposition and appeal proceedings. IAM Patent 1000 calls him an 'electronics wizard.'

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IP / trade mark attorneysVerified

Alasdair MacQuarrie

Gill Jennings & Every

Brand / trade mark protection & disputes

Heads GJE's trade mark team; expertise in pharmaceuticals, entertainment and games. Work includes large-scale filing programmes, multi-jurisdictional disputes, EU and UK opposition and cancellation proceedings, anti-counterfeiting and due diligence.

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IP / patent attorneysVerified

Alex Brown

Venner Shipley

Patents for AI / deep tech / hardware / life sciences

Heads Venner Shipley's Mechanical team; mechanical/electromechanical inventions in manufacturing, packaging, industrial machinery, medical devices, fluid-flow control, image reproduction, automotive and aerospace. UK/EPO drafting, prosecution, oral proceedings, oppositions and appeals.

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Founders / operatorsVerified

Alex Kendall

Wayve

Founder — verified director record

Co-founder and CEO of Wayve (founded 2017), embodied-AI/end-to-end self-driving startup. Led $1.05bn Series C (May 2024, led by SoftBank with Nvidia and Microsoft) at ~$2.5bn valuation; UK's largest AI raise.

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Patent litigation (solicitors)Verified

Alexandra Brodie

Gowling WLG

Contentious patents / SEP-FRAND

Acted for InterDigital in SEP/FRAND telecoms disputes v Lenovo (incl. 2023 Court of Appeal 3G validity win) and v Xiaomi; won MIP EMEA 2025 'Impact Case of the Year' for InterDigital v Lenovo. Also BT (High Court/Court of Appeal) and Hasbro (Play-Doh). Secured first immediately enforceable UK SEP injunction.

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VC / startup lawyersVerified

Alexandra Richardson

Taylor Wessing

Seed–growth equity rounds, founder/investor side

M&A/VC partner in IP-rich industries. Involved in Draig Therapeutics' $140m Series A; PhysicsX's $135m Series B; and Wild's landmark sale to Unilever. Advises investors and companies from startup to exit across software, fintech, digital media, digital health, climate tech.

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VC / startup lawyersVerified

Ali Ramadan

Cooley (UK)

Seed–growth equity rounds, founder/investor side

Advised Semble (GBP30m Series C), Apoha (Series A out of stealth, $36m), investors Balderton/Accel/Cherry on Dash0 ($110m Series B) and OLIX ($220m round). Sectors: AI, climate tech, fintech, healthtech, proptech. Joined Cooley Sept 2024 from Goodwin.

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VC investors / partnersVerified

Alice Bentinck

Entrepreneur First

Investor / board — verified board record

Co-founder (2011) and now CEO of Entrepreneur First, the London talent investor/company builder (combined portfolio cited at $11bn+; sites in London, Paris, Bangalore, NY, SF; Reid Hoffman led a $12.4m investment in EF in 2017). Angel investor in Supercritical (carbon removal) and Koru Kids. Co-founded non-profit Code First Girls (2012).

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IP / trade mark attorneysVerified

Alistair Gay

Keltie

Brand / trade mark protection & disputes

Co-head of Keltie's trade mark practice; expertise in automotives, gaming and gambling, entertainment, software, clothing, healthcare and finance. Strategic international portfolio management, enforcement, opposition/invalidity/revocation proceedings and passing-off advice.

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VC / startup lawyersVerified

Alistair Hammerton

Shoosmiths LLP

VC funding rounds seed to Series A/B/C, tech M&A, growth capital and exits

Partner in Shoosmiths' Birmingham office; head of the firm's Emerging Companies & Venture Capital team and co-lead of Technology & AI; heads the Midlands corporate team. Investor-side clients include Lakestar, Salica Investments, MMC Ventures, Blackfinch and Triple Point; acts on a serial basis for Octopus Ventures, BGF, Hambro Perks and Mercia. Shoosmiths advises on 100+ VC deals a year.

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IP / patent attorneysVerified

Alistair Hindle

Hindles

Independent Edinburgh IP boutique for start-ups and university spin-outs; physics, electronics, mechanical engineering and chemistry

Founder/Director of Hindles, an Edinburgh-headquartered patent & trade mark firm (3 partners, ~9 qualified patent attorneys). Listed in IAM Strategy 300 / IAM Global Leaders 2024. Firm acts for start-ups, spin-outs, universities, listed companies and public-sector bodies across all major technical disciplines.

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IP / patent attorneysVerified

Allie Elend

Venner Shipley

Patents for AI / deep tech / hardware / life sciences

Heads Venner Shipley's Chemical & Life Sciences team; pharmaceuticals, small-molecule medicinal chemistry, APIs, chiral/synthetic and formulation chemistry, polymorphs, medical uses, peptides/proteins, plus cleantech, drug delivery, antisense, medical devices and agrochemicals. UPC representative.

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Founders / operatorsVerified

Amar Shah

Wayve (co-founder)

Founder — verified director record

Co-founded Wayve in 2017 with Alex Kendall (both Cambridge ML PhDs), serving as initial CEO and raising ~$40M before departing in 2020. Now Founding Partner at Dhyan Ventures and EIR at firstminute capital.

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IP / patent attorneysVerified

Andrew Wells

HGF

Pharma & chemistry patents

Published profile source retained.

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IP / patent attorneysVerified

Andrew White

Mathys & Squire

Patents for AI / deep tech / hardware / life sciences

Manages international portfolios in medtech, software, telecoms and automotive (esp. electric vehicles). Developed expertise advising on patentability of AI and blockchain inventions and navigating patentability exceptions in Europe and abroad. Actively supports London start-up accelerators and incubators.

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VC / startup lawyersVerified

Andrew Wigfall

Marriott Harrison

Seed–growth equity rounds, founder/investor side

Built Marriott Harrison's VC practice (partner 2013-2018) as a top-tier ranked VC lawyer. Since 2018 at Balderton Capital (Head of Legal 2018-2022, now Executive in Residence). Earlier 18 yrs at Nabarro.

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VC / startup lawyersVerified

Andrew Wolfin

Mishcon de Reya

VC/growth rounds (advised Wayve $1.05bn Series C)

M&A, JVs, shareholders' agreements and complex commercial contracts, focus on entrepreneurs/startups/SMEs in fintech and healthtech. Lead partner for M:Tech, Mishcon's mentoring/advice programme for early-stage tech companies. Firm advised Wayve on its $1.05bn Series C.

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Founder / executive coachesVerified

Andy Hemming

ActionCOACH Black Country

West Midlands business owners scaling revenue, team and profit

Coaches business owners and MDs across agriculture, manufacturing, engineering and financial services in the Black Country and wider West Midlands. Multi-award-winning: cited as 'West Midlands Coach of the Year every year since 2014' and repeatedly top-ranked among ActionCOACH coaches globally. Hosts the West Midlands Business Podcast.

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IP / trade mark attorneysVerified

Andy King

Mewburn Ellis

Brand / trade mark protection & disputes

Secured UKIPO acceptance of a sonic logo for a Swedish multinational without acquired-distinctiveness evidence; negotiated coexistence agreements resolving double-identity infringement claims; ~89% favourable settlement rate on contentious matters over five years. International clients in consumer products, fashion, fintech, electronics, food/beverage, telecoms, software, pharma. Leads firm's domain-dispute practice.

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VC / startup lawyersVerified

Angus Miln

Cooley (UK)

Seed–growth equity rounds, founder/investor side

At prior firm Taylor Wessing led the ECVC practice and advised Vinted, Gousto and Farfetch on fundraisings. Advises top VC/growth/crossover investors and high-growth tech and life sciences companies. Sat on UK government Future Fund task force.

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IP / patent attorneysVerified

Annette Flaherty

Murgitroyd

Mechanical engineering, oil & gas and renewable-energy patents

Recognised in IAM Patent 1000 2026 and Managing IP's 2025 Patent Rankings (per her firm bio). Advises large multinationals, SMEs and individuals on UK/European patents and designs across oil & gas, renewable energy, automotive, earthmoving, agricultural and optical-fibre technology. No specific named clients published.

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IP / patent attorneysVerified

Anthony Albutt

D Young & Co

Patents for AI / deep tech / hardware / life sciences

UK patent attorney litigator recommended for UKIPO and EPO opposition work in automotive, aerospace, telecoms and medical devices; captains the firm's mechanical practice, guiding companies from invention to worldwide commercialisation. Managing IP EMEA Practitioner of the Year 2024.

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VC / startup lawyersVerified

Anthony Evans

Muckle LLP

Lead corporate-finance counsel on North East venture investments, M&A and PE

Head of corporate finance (and, from Apr 2025, managing partner) at Muckle. Advises on venture investments through to IPOs; recent work includes Kitwave Group plc acquisitions and the £350m Newcastle Helix project. Muckle delivers ~80 deals/year and works with regional VCs incl. Rivers Capital.

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04 · UK startup funding

733 disclosed funding rounds

Browse UK startup and growth funding by company, investor, year and stage. Amounts remain in their reported currency; missing values stay missing.

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2026-07-09latest retained disclosure

730rounds eligible for evidence pages

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733 rounds matched

Date	Company	Stage	Amount	Lead / investors	Source
2026-07-09	Kraken Technology Group	Series B	$175 million	Digital Transformation Capital Partners (DTCP), British Business Bank, NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) · 8 additional source-listed	Techfundingnews ↗
2026-06-08	Aveni.ai	Series B	£12M	PXN Ventures, Puma Growth Partners, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Scottish Enterprise	Thesaasnews ↗
2026-06-04	Semble	Series C	£30M	Revaia, Partech, Mercia Ventures, Octopus Ventures	Techfundingnews ↗
2026-06-04	Fuse Energy	Series B extension ("Series B-II")	EUR 25M / $30M (Tracxn lists $29.03M)	20VC, Collaborative Fund (new investors), Balderton Capital, Lowercarbon Capital (existing backers, continuing)	EU-Startups ↗
2026-06-01	Oxford Quantum Circuits	Series C	£260m (~$350m / €301m)	Bullhound Capital, British Business Bank, COFIDES, Alpha Edison, Fulcrum Asset Management · 1 additional source-listed · +6 more linked	Tech ↗
2026-05-28	Nexeon	Strategic investment	undisclosed	Honda (Honda Xcelerator Ventures)	Nexeonglobal ↗
2026-05-27	Thought Machine	Growth (tier-1 bank strategic investment)	£30M (£9M primary convertible loan notes + £21M secondary)	1 additional source-listed	Fintechfutures ↗
2026-05-12	Isomorphic Labs	Series B	$2.1B	Thrive Capital, Alphabet, GV, MGX, Temasek · +2 more linked	Isomorphiclabs ↗
2026-05-12	Elliptic	Series D	$120M	One Peak, Nasdaq Ventures, Deutsche Bank, British Business Bank, J.P. Morgan · +2 more linked	Elliptic ↗
2026-05-01	Fresha	Series C	$152.5M total Series C (initial $100M + $52.5M extension); plus $80M growth investment May 2026	General Atlantic, Michael Lahyani, BECO Capital, Partech, Target Global · 1 additional source-listed · +1 more linked	PR Newswire ↗
2026-05-01	Primer	Series C	$100M (€86.2M)	Sofina, Peak XV Partners, Balderton, Accel, Tencent · 1 additional source-listed · +1 more linked	Primer ↗
2026-04-23	Cloudsmith	Series C	$72M (€61.5M)	TCV, Insight Partners	Tech.eu ↗
2026-04-01	Ebury	Growth	£550m	Centerbridge Partners, Santander, Vitruvian Partners, 83North	Santander ↗
2026-03-31	9fin	Series C	$170M	HarbourVest, CPP Investments, Redalpine, Highland Europe, Spark Capital · +1 more linked	PR Newswire ↗
2026-03-31	AccessPay	PE majority investment	undisclosed	Accel-KKR	Accesspay ↗
2026-03-16	Chorus Intelligence	Growth/buyout (PE)	£15M	Maven Capital Partners (UK Regional Buyout Fund II)	Mavencp ↗
2026-03-01	Tropic Biosciences	Series C	$105M / €91.3M	Just Climate, IQ Capital, Invest International, Temasek, Five Seasons Ventures · 3 additional source-listed · +4 more linked	Bio ↗
2026-03-01	Oxa	Series D	$103M (£77M)	UK National Wealth Fund · 1 additional source-listed	Tech ↗
2026-03-01	Nscale	Series C	$2B	Aker ASA, 8090 Industries, Astra Capital Management, Citadel, Dell · 2 additional source-listed · +3 more linked	Nscale ↗
2026-02-09	tem.	Series B	$75M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Hitachi Ventures, Voyager Ventures, Schroders Capital, Allianz · +3 more linked	TechCrunch ↗
2026-02-05	Lawhive	Series B	$60M / £44M	TQ Ventures, GV, Balderton Capital, Jigsaw, TLS · 1 additional source-listed · +1 more linked	Fortune ↗
2026-02-05	APEXX Global	Growth equity (post-Series B)	Up to $10M	Finch Capital, None reported	Global ↗
2026-02-04	ElevenLabs	Series D	$500M	Sequoia Capital, ICONIQ Growth, NEA · 1 additional source-listed	Cnbc ↗
2026-02-03	Artificial Labs	Series B	$45m	CommerzVentures, Move Capital Fund I, Augmentum Fintech, 6 Degrees Capital, FOM · +1 more linked	Business Wire ↗
2026-02-01	Allica Bank	Series D	$155m	Ventura Capital, GLG, Sona Asset Management, TCV, Blue Owl	Fintechfutures ↗
2026-02-01	Encord	Series C	$60M (£44.4M)	Wellington Management	Startupmag ↗
2026-02-01	Wayve	Series D	$1.2B (core round; ~$1.5B incl. Uber's milestone-based capital)	Balderton Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Microsoft, Uber, Mercedes-Benz · 2 additional source-listed · +2 more linked	Wayve ↗
2026-02-01	Satellite Vu	Series B	undisclosed (amount not publicly reported)	NATO Innovation Fund, British Business Bank, Presto Tech Horizons, Molten Ventures, Adara Ventures · 1 additional source-listed · +5 more linked	Tracxn ↗
2026-01-29	Automata	Series C	$45M	Dimension, Danaher Ventures, Tru Arrow Partners, Octopus Ventures, Entrepreneurs First	Tech ↗
2026-01-27	Summize	Growth (not literally lettered by any primary source)	$50m (also reported as £40m)	No single lead named in press, Kennet Partners, Federated Hermes Private Equity (new), Maven Capital Partners, YFM Equity Partners (existing, follow-on)	Axios ↗
2026-01-26	Synthesia	Series E	$200M	GV (Google Ventures), NEA, Accel, Kleiner Perkins, NVentures · +6 more linked	Synthesia ↗
2026-01-20	Stream (formerly Wagestream)	Series D	$90m	Sofina, Better Society Capital	Techfundingnews ↗
2026-01-13	Nuclera	Series C extension	$12M additional (Series C total $87M)	Elevage Medical Technologies, Jonathan Milner, British Patient Capital, GK Goh	Nuclera ↗
2026-01-07	Swap	Series C	$100M	DST Global · 1 additional source-listed	TechCrunch ↗
2026-01-01	Quantum Motion	Series C	$160m (~£120m)	DCVC, Kembara	Quantummotion ↗
2025-12-30	Kraken Technologies	Growth	$1bn (at $8.65bn valuation)	D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity International, Durable Capital Partners, Origin Energy · 1 additional source-listed	Siliconangle ↗
2025-12-18	Fuse Energy	Series B	$70M (also reported as EUR 59M / GBP 50M)	Balderton Capital, Lowercarbon Capital, QuantumLight (Nik Storonsky's fund), Lakestar, Ribbit Capital	Sifted ↗
2025-12-17	Ben	Series B	$27.5M (£20.8M)	Mercia Ventures, Atomico, DN Capital, Seedcamp · 2 additional source-listed	Siit ↗
2025-12-01	PolyAI	Series D	$86M	Georgian, Hedosophia, Khosla Ventures, British Business Bank, Citi Ventures · 1 additional source-listed · +4 more linked	Poly ↗
2025-11-01	Zilch	Series D	$175m (debt + equity)	KKCG, BNF Capital	Zilch ↗

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05 · Method & sources

Evidence before certainty

This snapshot joins the Chris T company database, enhanced UK VC research and the public London People network without flattening their different evidence standards.

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Companies

466 canonical company records after alias resolution. 369 sit in the Series B or later-stage focus; the remainder stay visible as earlier-stage, acquired, historical or unconfirmed records.

Funding

733 public round records preserve reported stage, date, currency, amount and source URL. No FX conversion is used for ranking.

Investors

2243 company-investor relationships resolve to 1310 canonical investors. Lead, participant, lender, grant and accelerator roles remain distinct where the source supports them.

People

Only verified or listed public profiles from London People are included. News-target rows are excluded. The site publishes no emails, phones, officer rows, PSC/controller rows or home addresses.

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Chris T DirectoryLive Cloudflare D1 company, funding and investor relationship export
UK VC Portfolio IntelligenceEnhanced 19 July snapshot plus official portfolio passes
UK Growth NetworkIdentity, region and company-stage research
London People · The ListPublic operator and specialist profiles with source links
Companies HousePublic status, filing dates and SIC classification matched through exact company numbers
GLEIFCC0 global legal-entity identifiers matched through exact Companies House numbers
Contracts FinderPublic award notices from uk-public matched through exact Companies House numbers
ONS · NomisRegional JSA claimant count and 2021 Census population, occupation, activity and qualification context
CompanyBeaconExact-number statutory record overlap, latest check and retained status-change observation; ownership and control stay on CompanyBeacon
Charity CommissionExact company-number overlap only. Zero coverage remains explicit and is not replaced by name matching

Companies466 rows · CSV ↘ Funding rounds733 rows · CSV ↘ Relationships2243 rows · CSV ↘ Investors1310 rows · CSV ↘ Registry context376 rows · CSV ↘ Legal entities154 rows · CSV ↘ CompanyBeacon context129 rows · CSV ↘ Charity links0 rows · CSV ↘ Public contracts59 rows · CSV ↘ ONS regions12 rows · CSV ↘ Research queue100 priority rows · CSV ↘ Object contractMachine-readable JSON ↗

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Highland Europe

Insight Partners

AlbionVC

Accel

SoftBank Vision Fund 2

Hambro Perks

Latitude

Beringea

Cambridge Innovation Capital

Oxford Science Enterprises

British Patient Capital

Temasek

Tencent

Atomico

BGF

GV

Episode 1 Ventures

IQ Capital

Air Street Capital

Seedcamp

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Tiger Global

People and firms around the round

Aaron Archer

Aberfield Communications

Adam Thatcher

Adrian Bennett

Alan Barratt

Alan Carson

Alan Harper

Alan MacDougall

Alasdair MacQuarrie

Alex Brown

Alex Kendall

Alexandra Brodie

Alexandra Richardson

Ali Ramadan

Alice Bentinck

Alistair Gay

Alistair Hammerton

Alistair Hindle

Allie Elend

Amar Shah

Andrew Wells

Andrew White

Andrew Wigfall

Andrew Wolfin

Andy Hemming

Andy King

Angus Miln

Annette Flaherty

Anthony Albutt

Anthony Evans

733 disclosed funding rounds

Evidence before certainty

Companies

Funding

Investors

People

Traceable by design

Follow capital from round to network.

Market structure, evidenced.

The UK growth-capital evidence set

Capital and economic context

Public-sector traction

Companies House context

Global legal identifiers

Data freshness

UK venture capital,
mapped.