# Top 35 Local Startup Investors in United Kingdom in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The FSE Group | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Canada | Debt Financing, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing |
| Calibrate Management | 2 | United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Series A | Financial Services, Finance, FinTech |
| Business Growth Fund | 2 | United Kingdom, Ireland, United States | Series A, Private Equity | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing |
| Mercia Asset Management PLC | 2 | United Kingdom, United States | Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing |
| ETF Partners | 2 | United Kingdom, France, Norway | Series B, Series A | Software, Renewable Energy, Information Technology |
| Committed Capital | 2 | United Kingdom | Series A | Local, InsurTech, Insurance |
| Paul Forster | 2 | United Kingdom, Germany, Spain | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, FinTech, Financial Services |
| David Singleton | 1 | United Kingdom | Angel | iOS, Local, Events |
| Paul McGuire | 1 | United Kingdom | Angel | iOS, Local, Events |
| Ballpark Ventures | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, China | Seed, Angel, Series A | Advertising, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile |
| Shohet & Cie | 1 | United Kingdom |  | News, Local, Events |
| HOWZAT Partners | 1 | United Kingdom, Germany, United States | Seed, Series A | Travel, E-Commerce, SaaS |
| HardGamma Ventures | 1 | United Kingdom, Poland, United States | Seed, Convertible Note | Software, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software |
| Playfair Capital | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, Israel | Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce |
| Innovation Nest | 1 | Poland, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Information Technology |
| Forward Partners | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, Israel | Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology |
| LocalGlobe | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, France | Seed, Series A | Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce |
| Octopus Ventures | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Health Care, FinTech |
| Maven Capital Partners | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, SaaS |
| Ventech | 1 | France, Germany, United States | Series A, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, Biotechnology |
| Accel | 1 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, SaaS, E-Commerce |
| Hotspur Capital | 1 | United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Angel | Software, Location Based Services, Mobile |
| Nate Macleitch | 1 | United Kingdom | Seed, Angel | iOS, Mobile, Android |
| Redgate Software | 1 |  |  |  |
| Thibaut Rouffineau | 1 | United Kingdom | Angel | iOS, Local, Events |
| Edge VC | 1 | United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Series A | Advertising, Apps, Artificial Intelligence |
| Ben Barokas | 1 | United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel, Series A | Advertising, Software, Brand Marketing |
| Enterprise M3 Growth Fund | 1 | United Kingdom | Seed | E-Commerce, Local, Brewing |
| Social Discovery Group | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, China | Series A, Seed | Apps, Internet, Mobile |
| Douglas Scott | 1 | United Kingdom | Angel | iOS, Local, Events |
| Force Over Mass Capital | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, FinTech |
| Innovate UK | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, Singapore | Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Software, Biotechnology |
| Brendan Gill | 1 | United Kingdom | Angel | iOS, Local, Events |
| Reece Chowdhry | 1 | United Kingdom, Canada, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding | Software, Financial Services, FinTech |
| Seedrs | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, Portugal | Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, FinTech |

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