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22UK pre-seed & seed investors.

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1991 Ventures· Seed VC

Failory UK VC summary row: founded 2024, investments 4, lead investments —.

Pre-seed · Seedsecuritydefenceai£20K–£400K
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3i Group· Seed VClead

Failory UK VC summary row: founded 1945, investments 475, lead investments 196.

Pre-seed · Seedconsumerhealthcareindustrial£100.0M–£500.0M
Backed 2Last cheque 14.2y agoQuiet · no tracked round in 12m
Recently backed: Audley Travel Group Limited · Infinis Limited
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Albion Capital Group· Seed VClead

Failory UK VC summary row: founded 1996, investments 59, lead investments 12.

Pre-seed · Seeddeeptechsoftwarehealthcare£250K–£12.0M
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Apposite Capital· Seed VClead

Failory UK VC summary row: founded 2006, investments 21, lead investments 8.

Pre-seed · Seedhealthcaremedtechlife sciences£5.0M–£20.0M
Backed 2Last cheque 3.1y agoQuiet · no tracked round in 12m
Recently backed: Emblation Limited · Kelso Pharma Limited
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Calculus Capital· Seed VCunverified

Award-winning EIS and VCT fund manager investing in innovative UK businesses across software, healthcare and creative content; 25+ years track record.

Seed
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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 41 round/12moLast cheque 6mo ago
Recently backed: Synthpop, Inc. · Airspace Technologies Ltd · Circle Ltd
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Downing Ventures· Seed VClead

➡️ Downing Ventures invests in tech companies across the globe in the enterprise, healthcare and deep tech sectors. They’re great because: they have a lot of expertise in their core sectors that they use to support founders. Notable companies in their portfolio include: Trouva an

Pre-seed · Seedhealthtechb2b-saas£500K–£5.0M
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Eight Roads Ventures· Seed VClead

Failory UK VC summary row: founded 1969, investments 543, lead investments 126.

Pre-seed · Seedtechnologyhealthcarefintech£4.0M–£40.0M
Backed 1Last cheque 2.8y agoQuiet · no tracked round in 12m
Recently backed: Fibe Limited
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Guinness VenturesVerified· Seed VClead● active 1/90d

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
Backed 73 rounds/12moLast cheque 2w ago
Recently backed: Aptem Ltd · Cera Care Limited · Qureight Limited
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Human Capital· Seed VClead

Founders gain access to a 5,000+ member community of ambitious builders and the firm's $1.5B in total committed capital.

Pre-seed · Seedtechnologyaidefence£1.6M–£16.0M
Backed 42 rounds/12moLast cheque 4mo ago
Recently backed: Cloaked · Take2 · New Limit
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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
Backed 1Last cheque 6.3y agoQuiet · no tracked round in 12m
Recently backed: Arvo Ltd
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LDC· Seed VC● active 1/90d

HQ: UKType: PEPreferred round: AcquisitionNumber of rounds: 32

Seedbusiness servicesconsumerhealthcare£10.0M–£150.0M
Backed 11 round/12moLast cheque 2mo ago
Recently backed: Appcheck Limited
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Limerston Capital· Seed VC

Failory UK VC summary row: founded 2011, investments —, lead investments —.

Pre-seed · Seedbusiness servicescybersecurityhealthcare£20.0M–£200.0M
Backed 21 round/12moLast cheque 7mo ago
Recently backed: Aristi Limited · Digitalxraid Ltd
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Mercia Ventures· Seed VCunverified

UK VC backing ambitious founders at Series A and beyond, focusing on compelling UK private market opportunities outside London. Software, AI, B2B and healthcare.

Seed
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NordicNinja VC· Seed VClead

Failory UK VC summary row: founded 2019, investments 39, lead investments 3.

Pre-seed · Seeddeeptechdecarbonisationdigital infrastructure£2.3M–£9.4M
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NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance· Seed VClead

Failory UK VC summary row: founded 1982, investments 79, lead investments 7.

Pre-seed · Seedtechnologyhealthcaremanufacturing£100K–£2.0M
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octopus investments· Seed VClead

Failory UK VC summary row: founded 2000, investments 36, lead investments 15.

Pre-seed · Seedtechnologyhealthcareenergy£100K–£20.0M
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Outward VC· Seed VClead● active 1/90d

Failory UK VC summary row: founded 2017, investments 42, lead investments 3.

Pre-seed · Seedfintechinsurancereal estate£1.0M–£5.0M
Backed 35 rounds/12moLast cheque 2mo ago
Recently backed: Steward · Infrawatch Limited · Monq Ltd
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Pillar VCVerified· Seed VClead

Boston VC focused on seed and early-stage companies, differentiating itself by actively supporting founders' professional and personal growth.

Pre-seed · Seedtechnologyhealthcarebiotech£79K–£7.9M
Backed 1Last cheque 6.2y agoQuiet · no tracked round in 12m
Recently backed: Circle Ltd
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Pitalia· Seed VClead

Failory UK VC summary row: founded 2019, investments 4, lead investments —.

Pre-seed · Seedhealthcarewellnessgeneralist£1.0M–£10.0M
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Refactor CapitalVerified· Seed VClead

Leads seed rounds with $1–2M checks (targeting ~10%); solo GP offering founders direct access to Zal, leveraging Google/Netflix/LinkedIn operator experience to scale broad hard-tech startups (Solugen, Astranis).

Seeddeeptechaerospaceenergy£800K–£1.6M
Backed 11 round/12moLast cheque 5mo ago
Recently backed: The Biological Computing · Causal Lab
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Seneca Partners· Seed VC

Pitchkit UK country page: Seneca Partners listed as United Kingdom VC; stages Pre-seed, Seed; cheque €580k - €3.5M.; Pitchkit pre-seed stage page: Seneca Partners listed as United Kingdom VC; Pitchkit seed stage page: Seneca Partners listed as United Kingdom VC

Pre-seed · Seedgeneralisttechnologyhealthcare£580K–£3.5M
Backed 302 rounds/12moLast cheque 5mo ago
Recently backed: Collagen Solutions · Engage XR Holdings plc · Omega Diagnostics Group plc
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