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89UK pre-seed & seed investors.

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2048 VenturesVerified· Seed VClead

Pre-seed firm (leads $500K–$2M rounds) guaranteeing funds in 10 business days via Pre-Seed Fast Track, offering serial-founder, operator, and Ph.D.-level technical expertise for biobanking, robotics, bio tooling.

Pre-seed · Seedai-mlfintechhardware-iot£395K–£1.6M
Recently backed: Aclid · Acorn Finance · Actor
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7percentVerified· Seed VC

Focusing on pre-seed and seed companies building ambitious solutions to widespread problems, 7Percent writes $250k-$2m cheques alongside other angel investors or trusted founder-friendly VCs.; ➡️7percent invests in early-stage tech startups in any sector. They’re great because: t

Pre-seed · Seedai-ml£198K–£1.6M
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Active CapitalVerified· Seed VClead● active 1/90d

Leads concentrated pre-seed and seed B2B SaaS rounds outside Silicon Valley as a hands-on lead investor, founded by ex-B2B SaaS founders who exited, targeting capital-disciplined founders with proven traction.

Pre-seed · Seedai-mlb2b-saas£79K–£790K
Backed 22 rounds/12moLast cheque 2mo ago
Recently backed: Schematic · Slang AI
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Adapt VenturesVerified· Seed VClead● active 1/90d

Early-stage venture firm and venture studio that builds groundbreaking companies.

Pre-seed · Seedthis is some text inside of a div block.£198K–£277K
Backed 11 round/12moLast cheque 3mo ago
Recently backed: Freestyle · System
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Afore CapitalVerified· Seed VClead

Pitchkit pre-seed stage page: Afore Capital listed as United States VC; stages Pre-seed; cheque €500k - €2M.; Pre-seed specialist backing pre-traction, pre-formation founders with $500k–$1M+ checks, issuing founder-name term sheets and running a Founder-in-Residence (including un

Pre-seed · Seedai-mlb2b-saas£425K–£1.7M
Backed 11 round/12moLast cheque 4mo ago
Recently backed: Loop AI · DSeries EIPOPulse ProtocolLAHealthcareA · COME JOIN US
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Amadeus Capital PartnersVerified· Seed VClead

UK-based deeptech-focused venture firm — invests at seed and growth.

Seedai-mldata-infracybersecurity£500K–£5.0M
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Angel Capital ScotlandVerified· Solo angel● active 6/90d

Pitchkit UK country page: Angel Capital Scotland listed as United Kingdom Angels; stages Seed, Series A; cheque €50k - €2M.; Pitchkit seed stage page: Angel Capital Scotland listed as United Kingdom Angels

Seedb2b-saashealthtechai-ml£50K–£2.0M
Backed 106 rounds/12moLast cheque 1mo ago
Recently backed: Deals · Events · Scarlet Therapeutic
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Angels DenVerified· Syndicate memberlead

Join 21,000+ investors backing the top 4% of UK startups. Access vetted, tax-efficient (SEIS/EIS) investment opportunities and exclusive pitch events. Show more... Investment focus E-Commerce, Mobile, Software Seed, Funding Round, Angel United Kingdom, United States, Finland

Seedb2b-saas£25K–£500K
Last cheque 6d agoQuiet · no tracked round in 12m
Recently backed: Aazzur2016Aazzur2016ActiveLearn More · Baptie & Company2015Baptie & Company2015ActiveLearn More · Beer522014Beer522014ActiveLearn More
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ANIMO VenturesVerified· Seed VClead● active 1/90d

Seed-stage, three Latin American immigrant partners lead/co-lead $500K–$2.5M checks, take ≥50% of rounds, target overlooked U.S. markets (Seattle, Salt Lake City, Miami), and speak with founders every 48 hours.

Seedgeneralist£400K–£4.0M
Backed 11 round/12moLast cheque 2mo ago
Recently backed: Zocalo Health
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AnthemisVerified· Seed VClead

Pitchkit UK country page: Anthemis listed as United Kingdom VC; stages Seed, Series A; cheque €3M - €45M.; Pitchkit seed stage page: Anthemis listed as United Kingdom VC; Anthemis backs early-stage startups at the intersections of industry, technology and society, deploying finan

Pre-seed · Seedb2b-saasfintechinsurtech£3.0M–£45.0M
Recently backed: Why we invested Branch Read on · Why we invested Cariqa Read on · Why we invested Hokodo Read on
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Array VenturesVerified· Seed VClead

Pre-seed (first $250K–$2M) investor for technical founders building enterprise data, AI infrastructure and security; founder-led AI engineer providing whole-stack perspective, AI-native experiments and Sand Hill Road graduation track record.

Pre-seed · Seedai-mlb2b-saascybersecurity£198K–£1.6M
Backed 11 round/12moLast cheque 4mo ago
Recently backed: Sapiom
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AscensionVerified· Micro-VClead

UK impact-focused early-stage VC — backs SEIS/EIS companies improving health and planet.

Pre-seed · Seedclimate-energyhealthtechb2b-saas£150K–£1.0M
Backed 21 round/12moLast cheque 2w ago
Recently backed: Monolith AI. · Kinfolk · Epoch
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Asymmetry VenturesVerified· Seed VClead

Stealthy investor across frontier sectors (space, biotech, AI) making sub-$500K average checks into technically complex startups with exceptional defensibility and operational guidance from GP Rob Ness’s 2% Rule.

Pre-seed · Seedai-mlbiotech£395K–£400K
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Basis Set VenturesVerified· Seed VClead● active 2/90d

Seed-stage firm using psychometrics and structured data to archetype founders and model outcomes, with a quantitative sourcing engine (GitHub spikes, big-tech departures) and hands-on GTM and model-building support.

Seedai-ml£1.6M–£3.0M
Backed 63 rounds/12moLast cheque 2mo ago
Recently backed: PortfolioPortfolio · ResearchResearch · TeamTeam
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BaukunstVerified· Seed VClead

Pre-seed-focused lead firm operating as a collective product-studio of creative technologists with hardware/frontier-tech experience, deeply building companies via recruiting, product strategy, early culture and pattern recognition for physical‑digital startups.

Pre-seed · Seedhardware-iot£395K–£2.4M
Recently backed: BINDERY BOOKS · Bobbie · Brunt
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Better Tomorrow VenturesVerified· Seed VClead

Early-stage fintech investors composed entirely of ex-fintech founders/operators, offering tactical product, go-to-market, and regulatory guidance, with a high-visibility founding partner who drives disproportionate deal flow.

Pre-seed · Seedfintech£395K–£1.6M
Backed 33 rounds/12moLast cheque 4mo ago
Recently backed: Basis · InScope · Reflow
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BGF Growth CapitalVerified· Seed VClead

➡️ BGF Growth Capital invests in early-stage companies and SMEs across sectors. They’re great because: they’re one of the UK and Ireland’s most active VCs. They don’t give exit deadlines; instead they empower companies to do things their way, in their own time. Notable companies

Pre-seed · Seedbiotech£3.0M–£30.0M
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Blank VenturesVerified· Seed VClead

Focuses on fintech–commerce intersections to advance the economic yield of financial innovation, leveraging an LP network of C-suite leaders and family offices for customers, distribution and follow-on capital.

Pre-seed · Seedfintech£395K–£1.6M
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BritbotsVerified· Seed VClead

Britbots offer early-stage investment to UK-based robotics, automation and AI companies.; ➡️Britbots invests in UK-based robotics, automation, and AI companies once they have started to demonstrate commercial traction. They’re great because: they focus on productivity-enhancing a

Pre-seed · Seedai-mlhardware-iotrobotics£10K–£400K
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CaffeinatedVerified· Seed VClead

Relationship-driven firm that backs founders seed-to-growth, makes contrarian bets in capital‑intensive frontier areas (orbital manufacturing, nuclear space, defense), and brings partners' FinTech and applied‑AI/data‑science experience from companies like Affirm.

Pre-seed · Seedai-mlb2b-saasfintech£2.4M–£4.0M
Recently backed: Antare · Boom Supersonic · Playground
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Chris AdelsbachVerified· Solo angel

Chris Adelsbach - Founding Partner @ Outrun Ventures Show more... Investment focus FinTech, Financial Services, Software Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Pre-seed · Seedfintechb2b-saas£25K–£250K
Recently backed: Privacy Policy · AHX · Agxio
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Connect VenturesVerified· Seed VClead

London-based seed fund backing product-led companies in B2B and consumer.

Seedai-mlb2b-saasfintech£500K–£5.0M
Recently backed: Back to home · Colossal∙Consumer∙∙UK2023∙∙ActiveActiveMarketplace for music beats. · DessnPietro BezzaManaging Partner12 May
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Cortical VenturesVerified· Seed VClead

Led by DataRobot’s founder (built $6B+ AI company), the team uses a proprietary AI platform to invent and incubate in Physical AI, AI Production Gap, and AI for Good.

Pre-seed · Seedai-ml£100K–£2.0M
Backed 33 rounds/12moLast cheque 5mo ago
Recently backed: Connedt with us on LinkedIn · Privacy Policy · Terms & Conditions
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Costanoa VenturesVerified· Seed VClead● active 1/90d

Pitchkit seed stage page: Costanoa Ventures listed as United States VC; stages Seed, Series A; cheque €920k - €9.2M.; Early-stage missing middle investor taking concentrated 10–15%+ stakes in ~35 deals, providing hands-on support via monthly board meetings, sales-call participati

Pre-seed · Seedb2b-saasai-mlfintech£920K–£9.2M
Backed 64 rounds/12moLast cheque 3mo ago
Recently backed: Investor Login · Media Kit · Midship
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Cowboy VenturesVerified· Seed VClead● active 2/90d

Pitchkit seed stage page: Cowboy Ventures listed as United States VC; stages Seed, Series A; cheque €920k - €4.6M.; Seed-stage investor leveraging Aileen Lee's data-driven, category-shaping framework and a Mustang Fund structure that enables concentrated follow-on support for bre

Seedfintechb2b-saasconsumer£920K–£4.6M
Backed 22 rounds/12moLast cheque 2mo ago
Recently backed: Petual · Standard Kernel · Arcol
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Crane Venture PartnersVerified· Seed VClead● active 1/90d

European seed fund backing deeply technical B2B and AI companies.

Seedb2b-saasai-mldata-infra£500K–£3.0M
Backed 33 rounds/12moLast cheque 2mo ago
Recently backed: Bluefish AI · Encord · Silverflow
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CreandumVerified· Seed VClead● active 3/90d

European multi-stage VC investing across UK and the Nordics.

Seedb2b-saasconsumerfintech£1.0M–£5.0M
Backed 44 rounds/12moLast cheque 1mo ago
Recently backed: Complyance · Midas · PAVE Space
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Deciens CapitalVerified· Seed VClead

Uses computational simulations to build concentrated ~10–15 portfolios of next-generation financial institutions (insurance, payments, asset management), targets 5x net in 14-year funds, and publishes playbooks with fintech operating experience.

Pre-seed · Seedfintech£395K–£4.0M
Backed 11 round/12moLast cheque 5mo ago
Recently backed: Press
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Deep ChecksVerified· Seed VClead

Efficiently gets founders priority introductions to deeptech VCs by explaining your startup after a deck review and connects you with deeptech angel founders, including the CEOs of Solugen and Astranis.

Pre-seed · Seedclimate-energy£79K–£395K
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Defy.vcVerified· Seed VClead

Operates a Sage model where CEOs and serial founders embed as hands-on operators, sometimes interim leaders, hatch and prototype startups internally, and bring hundreds of millions in follow-on capital.

Pre-seed · Seedtechnologyfintechhealthcare£79K–£7.9M
Backed 11 round/12moLast cheque 4mo ago
Recently backed: Synthpop, Inc.
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Development Bank of WalesVerified· Seed VClead

Development Bank of Wales is an independent company, providing commercial funding to Welsh SMEs. They invests private and public funds, including EU funds. Show more... Investment focus Software, Health Care, Biotechnology Seed, Funding Round, Debt Financing United Kingdom, Austr

Seedb2b-saashealthtechbiotech£50K–£10.0M
Last cheque 2w agoQuiet · no tracked round in 12m
Recently backed: Aled Robertson · Amanda Rogers · Amy Carpenter
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Engineering CapitalVerified· Seed VClead

Seed-stage, engineering-first lead investor that backs software infrastructure startups taking technical risk, offering deep technical diligence and first-principles architecture and systems audits alongside founders.

Seedb2b-saascybersecurity£79K–£7.9M
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Episode 1Verified· Seed VClead

Seed-stage UK fund backing technical founders solving big problems with software and AI.

Pre-seed · Seedb2b-saasai-mldata-infra£500K–£2.0M
Backed 11 round/12moLast cheque 4mo ago
Recently backed: Refute · Go to website · Text Link
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Equity GapVerified· Syndicate memberlead● active 2/90d

Equity Gap is a group of private individuals set up to invest in and support emerging and growing businesses based in Scotland Show more... Investment focus Software, Information Technology, SaaS Seed, Funding Round, Series A United Kingdom

Seedb2b-saas£100K–£500K
Backed 22 rounds/12moLast cheque 1w ago
Recently backed: EnteroBiotix · Small Businesses. ULEMCo · Amiqus Resolution
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ff Venture CapitalVerified· Seed VClead

Bi‑continental, decentralized NY and Warsaw teams run a dedicated CEE-to-Japan commercialization channel—partners relocated from Japan to Warsaw to connect CEE deep‑tech with Japanese multinationals.

Seedai-mlcybersecurityhardware-iot£593K–£593K
Backed 5Last cheque 18.4y agoQuiet · no tracked round in 12m
Recently backed: Disclaimer · ESG · Legal Disclosures
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FlybridgeVerified· Seed VClead

Pre-seed AI-only investor anchored to 50+ founders/operators from Anthropic, NVIDIA and OpenAI who run pre-seed funds, delivering 5× deal flow, focused partner attention (8–10 investments), and Boston–NYC research-to-enterprise links.

Pre-seed · Seedai-ml£1.2M–£1.2M
Backed 33 rounds/12moLast cheque 4mo ago
Recently backed: BoldVoice · Limy · PraxisPro
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Foresight GroupVerified· Seed VClead

Failory UK VC profile. Foresight Group manages private equity and infrastructure investments for a range of clients, from large institutions to individual retail investors. Their strategy is defined by a strong ESG focus, backing smaller companies and real assets to help create a

Seedb2b-saashardware-iothealthtech£250K–£3.0M
Backed 118 rounds/12moLast cheque 5mo ago
Recently backed: Cookie Policy · Modern Slavery Statement · Privacy Policy
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Freestyle CapitalVerified· Seed VClead● active 1/90d

Pitchkit pre-seed stage page: Freestyle Capital listed as United States VC; stages Pre-seed, Seed; cheque €230k - €1.4M.; Pitchkit seed stage page: Freestyle Capital listed as United States VC; Seed-stage backers taking ~15% at seed and doubling down via opportunity funds on winn

Pre-seed · Seedb2b-saasfintechconsumer£196K–£170.0M
Backed 11 round/12moLast cheque 2mo ago
Recently backed: Keebler Health
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GaingelsVerified· Seed VClead● active 2/90d

Community-first LGBTQIA+/Allies syndicate of 4,000+ members offering hands-on portfolio support, recruiting underrepresented investors, an annual showcase of venture-backed LGBTQIA+ founders, and a jobs board with 10,000+ live roles.

Pre-seed · Seedhealthtechconsumer£158K–£395K
Backed 88 rounds/12moLast cheque 2mo ago
Recently backed: Alloy Therapeutics · Ando · Cambium
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Global Founders CapitalVerified· Seed VClead

A borderless, Rocket-backed venture arm with offices in 16 cities and five partners, offering founders in emerging and secondary markets experienced support for simultaneous multi-continent scaling from day zero.

Pre-seed · Seedtechnologygeneralist£400K–£800K
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Graph VenturesVerified· Seed VClead

Early-stage fund run by active founders and operators still building companies, with 300+ teams invested, nine unicorns, multiple IPOs/M&A, 70% diverse, and over a third outside the U.S.

Seedtechnologyfintechconsumer£40K–£237K
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Great Oaks Venture CapitalVerified· Seed VClead

Seed-stage, nearly two-decade-old firm that writes small initial checks ($50k–$500k) as first investor to pre-traction founders, offering low-noise support and cross-sector expertise across consumer and infrastructure.

Seedb2b-saashealthtechconsumer£40K–£395K
Recently backed: Previous · SplashExitsfalse · SplitwiseFinancefalse
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GreycroftVerified· Seed VClead● active 1/90d

Pitchkit seed stage page: Greycroft listed as United States VC; stages Seed, Series A; cheque €460k - €27.6M.; Early-stage investor combining AI-driven software, sustainability tech, and consumer brands as co-equal focus areas, offering a dedicated internal team plus a ~500-found

Pre-seed · Seedai-mlb2b-saasclimate-energy£460K–£27.6M
Backed 22 rounds/12moLast cheque 3mo ago
Recently backed: OpenEvidence · Sequen
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Guinness VenturesVerified· Seed VClead

Guinness Ventures invests in companies in any sector, anywhere in the world. They invest early-stage capital from Seed to Series A. They’re great because: they invest globally and they incorporate ESG factors into all their equity strategies. Notable companies in their portfolio

Pre-seed · Seedbusiness serviceshealthcareconsumer£1.0M–£5.0M
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Hack VCVerified· Seed VClead

Supports founders from idea to global scale, differentiated by a team of VCs, founders, developers, researchers building alongside founders, plus in‑house R&D/venture studio, on‑chain participation and a 130K‑engineer Web3 community.

Pre-seed · Seededtech£2.4M–£2.4M
Backed 153 rounds/12moLast cheque 5mo ago
Recently backed: Nava · Superstate · Variational
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HeavybitVerified· Seed VClead

Early-stage investor in enterprise infrastructure that works hands-on from day 0 to help technical founders turn code into companies across DevSecOps, feature flagging and AI code generation.

Pre-seed · Seedai-ml£395K–£4.0M
Recently backed: DESCRIPTIONthe · Data Governance · Data Infrastructure
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Hustle FundVerified· Seed VClead● active 2/90d

Pitchkit pre-seed stage page: Hustle Fund listed as United States VC; stages Pre-seed; cheque €25k - €500k.; Hilariously early pre-seed fund prioritizing week-over-week execution via a structured scoring system, scaling top performers and connecting founders to 2,000+ vetted Ange

Pre-seed · Seedb2b-saasconsumerai-ml£850–£425K
Backed 22 rounds/12moLast cheque 2mo ago
Recently backed: Keebler Health · Uniblock · Copied to clipboard!
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imec.xpandVerified· Seed VC

Appeared in 1 UK startup funding record(s); 0 were seed/pre-seed/angel stage.; Pitchkit seed stage page: imec.xpand listed as Belgium VC; stages Seed, Series A; cheque €250k - €5M.

Seedai-mlcybersecurityfintech£250K–£5.0M
Backed 11 round/12moLast cheque 5mo ago
Recently backed: Optalysys · Discover full portfolio · Our portfolio
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Jenson Funding PartnersVerified· Seed VClead

➡️Jenson Funding Partners invests in startups across sectors. They invest from Pre-seed to late-stage. They’re great because: they’re one of the longest-running SEIS funds, established in 2012. Notable companies in their portfolio include: NeuroCreate and Skuma Water Approx. fund

Pre-seed · Seedtechnologysaasconsumer£25K–£500K
Backed 1Last cheque 1.4y agoQuiet · no tracked round in 12m
Recently backed: YAi · Privacy policy · Website usage
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Julian CapitalVerified· Seed VClead

Julian Capital is a deeptech seed fund investing across most deeptech sectors (including chips, chemicals, energy, robotics, sensors, and medtech).

Pre-seed · Seedhardware-iotroboticsedtech£593K–£593K
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K50 VenturesVerified· Seed VClead

Writes the first institutional check for founders building for the global working class in health, finance, and work, leveraging a long-running global fellowship community for sourcing and founder support.

Pre-seed · Seedhealthcarefintechindustrials£198K–£1.6M
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Kindred VenturesVerified· Seed VClead● active 4/90d

Seed-stage VC and startup studio that originates ideas, assembles founding teams and builds early products while avoiding typical studio-level equity, offering a concentrated, high-touch strategic, emotional and fundraising partnership.

Seedai-ml£198K–£1.6M
Backed 3013 rounds/12moLast cheque 2mo ago
Recently backed: BeSound: Diagnosing Masses for the Masses · Corgi: Rebuilding Insurance with AI · Dedalus Labs AI
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Kinetic InvestmentsVerified· Seed VClead

➡️Kinetic Investments invests in AI-focused pre-seed and seed-stage startups that are transforming traditional business models in the digital landscape. They’re great because: they’re not just an investor, but a partner to their portfolio companies, with an integrated shared serv

Pre-seed · Seedai-ml£80K–£1.2M
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Link VenturesVerified· Seed VClead● active 2/90d

Embedded with MIT and Harvard student and recent-grad founders via AI venture courses, lectureships and mentors; incubates companies using Cogo Labs' data-driven engine to spin out ventures from demand signals.

Pre-seed · Seedai-ml£790K–£6.3M
Backed 88 rounds/12moLast cheque 3mo ago
Recently backed: Dono · Huper Corporation · Presto Phoenix
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Long Journey VenturesVerified· Seed VClead

Champion of founders others dismiss, offering unusually devoted partner support—tattooed partners and niche-event participation—intimate dinners, home-baked cookies, tough-love feedback, and Jewish-values, chaotic-good guidance on contentious frontier bets.

Pre-seed · Seedtechnologydeeptechai£79K–£790K
Backed 44 rounds/12moLast cheque 3mo ago
Recently backed: Artemis · FLORA · Inertia Enterprises
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M VenturesVerified· Seed VC● active 1/90d

Appeared in 1 UK startup funding record(s); 0 were seed/pre-seed/angel stage.; Pitchkit seed stage page: M Ventures listed as Netherlands CVC; stages Seed, Series A; cheque €2M - €30M.

Seedbiotechhardware-iotb2b-saas£2.0M–£30.0M
Backed 123 rounds/12moLast cheque 2mo ago
Recently backed: Press Release · TRIMTECH Therapeutic · LabGeniu
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MaC Venture CapitalVerified· Seed VClead● active 2/90d

True-seed investor with high risk appetite for frontier hard tech (lunar power, reusable rockets), explicit Africa strategy (> $20M invested), and cultural-investing plus cross-industry networks for proprietary deal flow.

Pre-seed · Seedb2b-saas£15.8M–£15.8M
Backed 33 rounds/12moLast cheque 3mo ago
Recently backed: Haiqu · Swarm Aero · Taya
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Mucker CapitalVerified· Seed VClead● active 2/90d

Works with 10–20 companies annually for 12–24 months as an extension of founding teams, pioneering decade-plus systematic investment outside Silicon Valley with emphasis on LA and undercapitalized, non-elite founders.

Pre-seed · Seedtechnologysaasfintech£79K–£2.4M
Backed 33 rounds/12moLast cheque 3mo ago
Recently backed: Freestyle · Handl Health · SIGMAS
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Nauta CapitalVerified· Seed VClead

Pitchkit seed stage page: Nauta Capital listed as Spain VC; stages Seed, Series A; cheque €1M - €8M.; ➡️Nauta Capital invests in early-stage software companies, with a focus on B2B. They’re great because: they operate in London, Barcelona and Berlin, plus they run Nauta Labs – a

Pre-seed · Seedai-mlb2b-saasedtech£1.0M–£8.0M
Backed 21 round/12moLast cheque 5mo ago
Recently backed: YZR · NetBird · ESProfiler
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Nesta Impact InvestmentsVerified· Seed VClead

Patient, long-horizon investor focused solely on three 2030 missions—decarbonising UK households, halving UK obesity, narrowing education disadvantage—offering in-house data, behavioural, policy expertise and a Mission Studio builder.

Seedclimate-energyedtech£500K–£4.0M
Recently backed: Ravi Gurumurthy
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