# Big Data & Analytics investors in United Kingdom (2026 list)

> 232 big Data & Analytics investors in United Kingdom, 97% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, 500 Global, Sequoia Capital.

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# Big Data & Analytics investors in United Kingdom

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a big Data & Analytics company in United Kingdom in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**232** investors on the list *+5* this week

**5,419** cheques in 12 months *-13%* against the market

**$9.3M** median round they joined *+17%* against the market median

**97%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**58%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **1,123** **$22M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 10 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **715** **$615K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **704** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **566** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **519** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 15 [Atlas Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **492** **$43M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **480** **$7.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **471** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **379** **$431K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 19 [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **360** **$119M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 20 [Summit Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/summit-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **356** **$81M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **355** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Austria **345** **$6.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 23 [K Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kfund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Spain **340** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **332** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **328** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen

**207 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Water Ledger Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/water-ledger-global)** Other *With* [Launch Africa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch-africa-ventures)
- **6** Nov **[Physicl](https://millionrounds.com/company/physicl)** Seed · $10M *Led by* [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital)
- **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt)
- **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *With* [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity)
- **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *Led by* [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund)
- **5** Nov **[Soter Insure](https://millionrounds.com/company/soter-insure)** Series B *With* [SBI Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-group)

## Stages This Year

4,127 rounds

- Venture **21%**
- Seed **19%**
- Series A **14%**
- Pre-seed **12%**
- Series B **7%**
- Other **27%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **1,641**
- Biotech **276**
- Fintech **269**
- Big Data & Analytics **250**
- Healthcare **226**
- Financial Services **178**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

1,601 Q1 25

1,606 Q2 25

1,689 Q3 25

1,720 Q4 25

1,728 Q1 26

1,547 Q2 26

1,193 Q3 26

334 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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- Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI Eric Lamarre · 2023 3.87 from 490 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book In Rewired, the world's most influential management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, delivers a road-tested, how-to manual their own consultants use to help companies build the capabilities to outcompete in the age of digital and AI. Many companies are stuck with digital… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Scaling Era: An Oral History of AI, 2019–2025 Dwarkesh Patel · 2025 3.87 from 570 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book An inside view of the AI revolution, from the people and companies making it happen.How did we build large language models? How do they think, if they think? What will the world look like if we have billions of AIs that are as smart as humans, or even smarter?In a series of… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## Quick answers about big Data & Analytics investors in United Kingdom

### Who are the most active big Data & Analytics investors in United Kingdom?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, 500 Global, Sequoia Capital, Plug and Play and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

### How many big Data & Analytics investors in United Kingdom are there?

232 are on record. 97% made an investment in the last 12 months and 58% have led a round.

### Which stages do big Data & Analytics investors in United Kingdom back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Series A (19%).

### How big are the rounds big Data & Analytics investors in United Kingdom join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $7.6M.

### Which sectors do big Data & Analytics investors in United Kingdom back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Fintech.

### Which big Data & Analytics investors in United Kingdom lead the most rounds?

Sequoia Capital (91 led), Lightspeed Venture Partners (83 led) and Insight Partners (43 led).

### Where are big Data & Analytics investors in United Kingdom based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (14), the United Kingdom (6) and European Union (1).

### What have big Data & Analytics investors in United Kingdom invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Water Ledger Global (Other, Nov 2026, with Launch Africa), Physicl (Seed, Nov 2026, with Inovia Capital) and Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with In-Q-Tel).

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