# Top 50 Music Startup Investors in United Kingdom in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Northstar Ventures | 9 | United Kingdom, United States, Estonia | Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Internet |
| Hotspur Capital | 6 | United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Angel | Software, Location Based Services, Mobile |
| Ascension | 5 | United Kingdom, United States, Italy | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Internet, FinTech |
| Playfair Capital | 4 | United Kingdom, United States, Israel | Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | United Kingdom, Belgium, United States | Seed, Series A | Music, TV, Supply Chain Management |
| Cambridge Innovation Capital | 3 | United Kingdom, United States, Ireland | Series B, Series A, Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics |
| Universal Music Group | 3 | United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Music, Mobile, Media and Entertainment |
| Armilar Venture Partners | 3 | Portugal, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing |
| Index Ventures | 3 | United States, United Kingdom, France | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Internet |
| Octopus Ventures | 3 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Health Care, FinTech |
| SFC Capital | 3 | United Kingdom, United States, Canada | Pre-Seed, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
| FirstMark | 2 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, SaaS, E-Commerce |
| Warner Music Group | 2 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Music, Media and Entertainment, Digital Entertainment |
| Yasin Sebastian Qureshi | 2 | United Kingdom | Pre-Seed, Seed | Audio, Music, Digital Media |
| John Michaelis | 2 | United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Audio, Music, Digital Media |
| Colin McInnes | 2 | United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Audio, Music, Digital Media |
| Matt Jellicoe | 2 | United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Audio, Music, Digital Media |
| Peter Bartlett | 2 | United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Audio, Music, Digital Media |
| Ojjeh Family Fund | 2 | United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | SaaS, Audio, Music |
| Velocity Capital Advisors | 2 | United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Mobile |
| Andrew Scott | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Canada | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology |
| The FSE Group | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Canada | Debt Financing, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing |
| TAG | 2 | United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | SaaS, Audio, Music |
| David Cummings | 2 | United Kingdom | Angel, Pre-Seed, Series A | Music, Internet, Software |
| White Star Capital | 2 | Canada, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, Software |
| John Taysom | 2 | United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
| Emerge Education | 2 | United Kingdom, Germany, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Education, EdTech, E-Learning |
| Lorenz Bogaert | 2 | Belgium, United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence |
| ESRG Investments | 2 | United Kingdom | Seed | Music, Video, Gaming |
| Creative England | 2 | United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, Mobile, SaaS |
| Global Founders Capital | 2 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Software, FinTech |
| Sony Music Entertainment | 2 | United States, Japan, Germany | Seed, Series A | Music, Digital Media, Apps |
| Acton Capital | 2 | Germany, Canada, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Internet, Software |
| Parkwalk Advisors | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Philippines | Seed, Series A, Series B | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software |
| Balderton Capital | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, FinTech, Financial Services |
| Windcrest Partners | 2 | United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software |
| WndrCo | 2 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech |
| Andrew Gault | 2 | United States, United Kingdom, Israel | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Augmented Reality |
| Metaplanet Holdings | 2 | United States, United Kingdom, Estonia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning |
| Pentech Ventures | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Ireland | Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Analytics |
| IDEO | 1 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Cryptocurrency, FinTech |
| Designer Fund | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Health Care, Internet |
| MMC Ventures | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, France | Series A, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning |
| LDC | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, The Netherlands | Private Equity, Secondary Market | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing |
| Anton Solomko | 1 | United Kingdom | Angel | Music, Events, Music Streaming |
| Marco Valta | 1 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Secondary Market | E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace |
| Neel Sachdev | 1 | United Kingdom | Angel | Music, Internet, Social Media |
| Midven | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, Israel | Seed, Series A | Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology |
| Jason Epstein | 1 | United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series B | Apps, News, Music |
| Mustafa Suleyman | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | Seed, Series A, Series C | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software |

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