# UK registered venture capital companies (2026 list) > 364 UK registered venture capital companies, 12% active in the last 12 months. Led by Business Growth Fund, Seedrs, Parkwalk. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/uk-registered-venture-firms (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # UK registered venture capital companies Updated 7 November 2026 Companies that told Companies House they are a venture or development capital company (SIC 64303) and are still trading. Britain's own classification of its venture firms. [See all 364 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fuk-registered-venture-firms)The top 25 **364** investors on the list No change this week **307** cheques in 12 months *+5%* against the market **$9.9M** median round they joined *+24%* against the market median **12%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **9%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (18) - 1 [Business Growth Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bgf) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **260** **$9.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Seedrs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedrs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **244** **$961K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 3 [Parkwalk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parkwalk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **209** **$6.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [Notion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notion-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **202** **$9.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **174** **$9.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **165** **$17M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Amadeus Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amadeus-capital-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **158** **$12M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 8 [ACF Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acf-investors) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **125** **$2.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 9 [Mercia Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **109** **$3.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **108** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 11 [British International Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-international-investment-bii) *Deploying now* Government · United Kingdom **84** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 12 [Albion Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albion-ventures) quiet VC firm **67** **$12M** median round **May 2017** last seen - 13 [Molten Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/molten-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **55** **$17M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 14 [Cogitent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cogitent-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **54** **$2.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 15 [Illuminate Financial Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illuminate-financial) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **52** **$14M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 16 [24 Haymarket](https://millionrounds.com/fund/24haymarket) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **45** **$3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 17 [Smedvig Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smedvig-capital) quiet VC firm · United Kingdom **44** **$5M** median round **Jul 2015** last seen - 18 [Northern Gritstone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northern-gritstone) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **36** **$5.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Catapult Venture Managers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catapult-venture-managers) quiet VC firm **27** **$1.4M** median round **Jan 2014** last seen - 20 [Frog Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frog-capital) quiet VC firm · United Kingdom **19** **$18M** median round **Jun 2019** last seen - 21 [Expedition Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expedition-growth-capital) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United Kingdom **14** **$22M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Allied Minds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allied-minds) quiet Corporate VC · United States **13** **$61M** median round **Sept 2019** last seen - 23 [National Grid](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-grid-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **13** **$35M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 24 [Velocity Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/velocity-venture-capital) quiet VC firm · United States **10** **$6.3M** median round **Jul 2013** last seen - 25 [Sussex Place Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sussex-place-ventures) quiet VC firm · United Kingdom **9** **$11M** median round **Nov 2019** last seen **339 more on this list** All 364 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fuk-registered-venture-firms) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *With* [Business Growth Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bgf) - **5** Nov **[Potential Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/potential-sciences)** Seed *With* [Blue Wire Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-wire-capital) - **5** Nov **[Alethio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alethio-therapeutics)** Series A · $90M *With* [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) - **5** Nov **[Mindmax](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindmax)** Seed · $3.3M *With* [Redrice Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redrice-ventures) - **5** Nov **[Pliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/pliant)** Series C · $80M *With* [Illuminate Financial Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illuminate-financial) - **4** Nov **[Enza](https://millionrounds.com/company/enza)** Seed · $6M *With* [British International Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-international-investment-bii) ## Stages This Year 267 rounds - Seed **23%** - Series A **21%** - Venture **15%** - Series B **9%** - Growth **7%** - Other **25%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **76** - Biotech **38** - Fintech **27** - Healthcare **23** - Energy **22** - Big Data & Analytics **15** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 84 Q1 25 78 Q2 25 75 Q3 25 69 Q4 25 79 Q1 26 79 Q2 26 85 Q3 26 39 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [Investors whose partners we can name 32,772](https://millionrounds.com/lists/partners-we-can-name) - [Investors who publish their portfolio 17,295](https://millionrounds.com/lists/publish-their-portfolio) - [Investment firms of ten people or fewer 9,452](https://millionrounds.com/lists/small-teams) - [Emerging managers with a new fund under $50M 6,078](https://millionrounds.com/lists/emerging-managers) - [SEC-registered venture advisers 4,344](https://millionrounds.com/lists/sec-registered-venture-advisers) - [Registered investment advisers 4,214](https://millionrounds.com/lists/registered-investment-advisers) - [Investors managing over $1 billion 2,691](https://millionrounds.com/lists/managing-over-a-billion) - [Investors claiming thirty or more companies 2,226](https://millionrounds.com/lists/large-portfolios) - [Investment firms founded since 2022 2,201](https://millionrounds.com/lists/new-investment-firms) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about UK registered venture capital companies ### Who are the most active UK registered venture capital companies? By cheques observed, the most active are Business Growth Fund, Seedrs, Parkwalk, Notion Capital and IP Group. ### How many UK registered venture capital companies are there? 364 are on record. 12% made an investment in the last 12 months and 9% have led a round. ### Which stages do UK registered venture capital companies back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (29%) and Series A (26%). ### How big are the rounds UK registered venture capital companies join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $9.9M. ### Which sectors do UK registered venture capital companies back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Fintech. ### Which UK registered venture capital companies lead the most rounds? Expedition Growth Capital (13 led), Notion Capital (10 led) and Mercia Asset Management (9 led). ### Where are UK registered venture capital companies based? Most of the leading investors here are based in the United Kingdom (21 of the top 25); the rest in the United States. ### What have UK registered venture capital companies invested in recently? Recent rounds include T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with Business Growth Fund), Potential Sciences (Seed, Nov 2026, with Blue Wire Capital) and Alethio Therapeutics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Oxford Science Enterprises). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)