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

## Seedcamp
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 20
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, SaaS

Seedcamp is Europe's seed fund, identifying and investing early in world-class founders attacking large, global markets and solving real problems using technology. The Seedcamp Nation includes over 400 startups building breakout businesses that change the way people live, interact and buy and includes publicly listed UiPath, Wise, and unicornsRevolut, Hopin, Sorare, Pleo, and wefox along with fast-growing businesses such as Grover, viz.ai and Ezra. Seedcamp fast-tracks a founder's vision and creates value through immediate access to smart capital, a lifelong community of support and a global network built upon more than a decade's experience backing exceptional talent.Seedcamp fast-tracks a founder's vision and creates value through immediate access to smart capital, a lifelong community of support, and a global network built upon more than a decade's experience backing exceptional talent.

## Force Over Mass Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 13
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech

Force Over mass are reinventing Venture Capital. With over a decade of experience in investing in innovation we are at the forefront of innovation.  Introducing FOM 2.0, an unprecedented fund that combines unparalleled liquidity with uncompromised privacy. This unique initiative emphasizes complete transparency and aims to empower our entrepreneurs for success. With expertise in both technology and finance, we comprehensively grasp the complexities of the private markets, enabling us to innovate collaboratively. FOM 2.0 is poised to deliver on its promises of transparency, liquidity, and control.

## Chris Adelsbach
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 12
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Chris Adelsbach - Founding Partner @ Outrun Ventures

## Par Equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Computer

Founded in 2008, Par Equity is a venture capital firm that backs the most innovative, high growth technology companies in the North of the UK. Based in Edinburgh, Par invests across Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

## Speedinvest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Speedinvest is one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors, with more than €1bn AUM, 40 investors, and offices in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna and San Francisco. Your success is our priority, so we don’t just send some money and "check in" at board meetings. Our mission is to empower you with game-changing support throughevery stage of your journey. Our focused investment teams know your industry inside and out. Their Deep Tech, Fintech, Industrial Tech, Network Effects, Digital Health and Subscriptions experience, know-how and deep networks are yours from day one. You also have full access to our in-house Platform+ team of operational experts who can provide tailored growth marketing, people (HR), US business development, and networking support throughout every stage of your journey.

## Ascension
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, FinTech

Ascension is an early-stage VC built by exited entrepreneurs to back the next generation of tech and impact founders

## Passion Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Passion Capital is an early stage venture capital firm based in London.

## Global Founders Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.

## Digital Currency Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stamford, Connecticut, United States
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

We are the capital engine supporting emerging talent & crypto technology. On its mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system.

## Equity Gap
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, SaaS

Equity Gap is a group of private individuals set up to invest in and support emerging and growing businesses based in Scotland

## tokentus investment AG
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Cryptocurrency

tokentus is a venture capital company investing in blockchain based business models. The tokentus network includes leading industry experts supporting portfolio companies with additional expertise, an institutional network to Banking and Financial Services, funding and market access in Germany and Switzerland. The ultimate goal is to createsynergies and acceleration for the portfolio companies within the ecosystem.

## Connect Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech

Connect Ventures invests in the best product-led companies in Europe at seed stage. Categories: Consumer, Health, Fintech, SaaS

## Anthemis Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

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## Index Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet

Index Ventures is an international venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, investing in technology-enabled companies with a focus on e-commerce, fintech, mobility, gaming, infrastructure/AI, and security.

## Errol Damelin
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance

Errol Damelin is the Founder, CEO, chairman, or original investor and backer of over 75 digital and tech companies around the world, including in the US, the UK, most of Europe, Israel, Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey, South Africa, and Nigeria. He concentrates his efforts on SaaS, fintech, crypto, marketplaces and data analytics as well as on health andwellness. He is also a technologist and has three granted patents to his name with another four pending.Among the companies co-founded by Damelin are groundbreaking fintech company Wonga, and SME banking startup Tide. His early investments include Wise, Cazoo, Purplebricks, K Health, YuLife, Sure, Demyst, Zoe, Farewill, CityMapper, Modifi, UnBabel, Thimble, HiBob, Modifi, Elliptic, Lendingkart, and VivaReal.
Using his own personal equity, Damelin continues to invest early on in the next generation of entrepreneurs so that he can help them succeed. He is not an institutional VC fund and does not maximize the assets under his management. He best describes his approach as Riding Shotgun.Damelin's success as a founder has been recognized by The Guardian, which named him Digital Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011; by Ernst and Young, which named him the UK's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011 as well; and by TechCrunch, which named him Founder of the Year in 2010.

## Charles Delingpole
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments

Charles Delingpole is Founder and CEO of ComplyAdvantage, a technology company focused on wiping out financial crime using Machine Learning. As CEO, Charles leads the product development and growth of the company. His passion for the issue came from his time as the MLRO of a previous startup he founded when he realized how inefficient processesaround money laundering are. Charles previously worked at The Student Room as a Founder and CEO. He attended the University of Cambridge and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).Over 99% of money laundering is successful, ComplyAdvantage is working to stop it completely. Founded in 2014 with offices in London, New York, Singapore, and Cluj, ComplyAdvantage work with over 350 firms across 45 countries. Charles set up his first company, The Student Room Group, now the world’s largest student discussion forum when he was 16. After completing his MA in Politics at Trinity College Cambridge, and then an MSc in Management, Strategy, and Finance from the LSE, he became an associate at J.P. Morgan Cazenove.

## Alexander Edward Chesterman
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services

Alex Chesterman is the founder and CEO of Cazoo. He was the Founder & CEO of ZPG Plc, a FTSE-250 listed company.
Previously Alex co-founded Lovefilm, Europe's leading digital movie rental business, which was successfully sold to Amazon. Alex is also one of the UK's most active tech angel investors having backed dozens of early stagedigital startups and was awarded an OBE for services to services to digital entrepreneurship in 2016.

## Fuel Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce

Fuel Ventures - a leading early stage seed / growth stage EIS Fund based in London, UK. Investing in the most ambitious technology companies.

## Maven 11 Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Financial Services, FinTech

Maven 11 is a global blockchain and digital asset investment firm. The teams we partner with are on a rigorous quest to solve most exciting problems and make the necessary shift towards decentralised tomorrow.

## Accel
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce

First partner to exceptional teams everywhere

## Firstminute Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning

firstminute is a seed fund backed by over 120 unicorn founders and a world-class community.

## Maven Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Maven is one of the UK's leading private equity and investment firms. We provide essential capital and expertise to help businesses unlock their potential.

## Headline
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Headline is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. We invest across categories and geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global.

## Will Neale
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Founder (Grabyo, Fonix). Investor.

## Sam Enrico Williams
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Web Apps, Fantasy Sports

Sam Enrico Williams is a CEO & Founder at Zloadr.
Having built intelligent systems for the past 10 years, that have been implemented into corporate structures and organisations, Sam Enrico Williams brings a deep level and understanding of System Architecture. Sam has strong experience in Cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and economymarkets; needed to drive DocTailor to unprecedented levels.

## Mark Ransford
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments

Angel Investor

## Octopus Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, FinTech

We provide venture capital investment for the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. Learn about what we do and the kind of founders we back.

## Taavet Hinrikus
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Taavet Hinrikus is co-founder and CEO of TransferWise. Prior to starting TransferWise, Taavet was Skype’s director of strategy until 2008, starting as its first-ever employee. One of the World Economic Forum's Tech Pioneers, Taavet is an adviser to Prime Minister of Estonia on the digital agenda. He’s also a mentor and angel investor; hisinvestments include Tweetdeck, Mendeley, OMGPOP, Property Partner, Sunrise, Improbable and Mapillary.

## ConsenSys
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software

Build next-generation apps, launch blockchain-based financial infrastructure, and access the decentralized web with ConsenSys' Ethereum product suite.

## Paul Forster
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Paul Forster

## Breega
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services

VCs use all sorts of tricks to attract the best companies. We do too. But as founders, we know that the main reason you choose an investor to be a part of your journey is because you like them. You trust them. Their values align with yours.

## Alphabit Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency

Alphabit Digital Currency Fund.

## 1818 Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: St. Peter Port, NA - Guernsey, Guernsey
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech

1818 Venture Capital is proud to invest in portfolios of tech startups that aim to generate wealth for our investors and do good in the world.

## Finch Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Backing entrepreneurs to build Financial Technology market leaders in Europe and South East Asia. Finch Capital invests in financial services, real estate tech, insurance tech, etc.

## Simon Franks
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Payments, Health Care

Simon Franks is the founder of Redbus Group. Simon serves on the board of (or advisor to), a number of early stage companies. Simon has won a number of awards for business, including the Sunday Times Fast Track award. In 2013 Simon was selected as one of the world's 100 top innovators by British Airways and was part of the "BAUngrounded" flight for the 2013 G8 summit. Simon is also philanthropically and politically engaged, with a particular interest in issues pertaining to international development and separately, economic policy. Simon was an advisor to Ed Balls and the Labour Party on business, entrepreneurialism and innovation. Simon serves on the advisory board of the Labour campaign for International Development, the advisory board of Campaign Bootcamp, is International Chairman of the Lake Clinic in Cambodia and advisor to Tilganga Hospital in Kathmandu.

## Hambro Perks Ltd.
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Secondary Market, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Financial Services

Hambro Perks partner with founders and entrepreneurs to support growth businesses at all stages of investment cycle. Hambro Perks has specialised and dedicated investment teams, working across a number of funds. In addition to their flagship Venture, EIS and co-investment funds, Hambro Perks offers a number of specialist differentiated investmentstrategies, including Hambro Perks Environmental Technology, Special Situations, and Access, which invests in venture secondaries.

## Kima Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

Kima Ventures is one of the world's most active early-stage investors, investing in 2 to 3 startups per week all over the world; providing founders with funding, network, and support for them to reach the next steps of their journey.The firm invests from seed to Series A, mostly as lead investor but also working alongside other investors;backing ambitious founders who work hard to build awesome things that more and more people use everyday. The company helps them to build a great team, to learn very quickly, to keep the right focus and execute towards growth.Kima takes pride of itself in working side-by-side with entrepreneurs. They claim to understand that fundraising is only one step in the company’s journey, that’s why they take quick decisions and make the fundraising process as smooth as possible so the founders can get back to the work of building their business. Kima considers itself not only an investor, but a network of founders and experts sharing a pay it forward mindset.Headquartered in Paris with an office in London, the company was founded and backed by Xavier Niel, founder of Iliad and supporter of entrepreneurs through such projects as 42, Station F and 101projets. Over the last 5 years Kima has invested in over 400 startups in 24 different countries.

## Blockchain Founders Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications.

## KR1
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Douglas, NA - Isle of Man, Isle of Man
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Internet

KR1 is a publicly listed investment company focussed on the blockchain ecosystem. We invest in early stage projects and blockchain-based digital assets.

## Blockchain.com Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

Blockchain.com is the most popular place to securely buy, store, and trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other top cryptocurrencies. 

## ACE & Company
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

ACE & Company (“ACE”), founded in 2005, is a global investment group specialized in private investments with total assets of over $1.6 bn across three investment strategies and investment solutions. With headquarters in Geneva and offices in London, New York, and Cairo, ACE’s global presence brings the company in direct contact with sourcingpartners, investment firms, as well as entrepreneurs and provides investors unparalleled access to a network of opportunities. ACE’s passion is for finding investment opportunities where we have an advantage through many years of relationship building, a carefully developed position of knowledge in the sectors which we are active, and a culture of efficiency to gain first mover’s advantage.
ACE’s purpose is to offer investors a long-term and collaborative investment approach that values honesty, transparency and rigorous execution, so that our strategies not only provide unique access to value accretive, risk-managed deals, but fosters what we consider our bedrock—trust.ACE’s progress has been marked by a globally respected track record since the Company was founded in 2005. In the last four years we have increased our total assets by fivefold and in 2017 received the Swiss Financial Supervisory Authority (FINMA) authorization.

## Animoca Brands
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cyberport, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency

Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.

## Northstar Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet

Northstar Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in innovative solutions to help solve the most pressing societal issues we have today.  Our ticket sizes range from £100k to £500k into early stage tech companies. We provide added value in leveraging our network of university partners, funders, non-executive directors and talent to supporteach investment.

## Firestartr
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Firestartr helps the most promising digital entrepreneurs take their companies from seed stage to Series A and beyond. Beyond providing capital, they draw on their entrepreneurial successes and senior operational experience with leading technology companies to support sustainable growth in their portfolio. Their deep domain expertise, combinedwith an unrivalled network of advisors, enable us to make meaningful connections at the right time and propel companies with hands-on support.

## Episode 1
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

Episode1 Ventures is a venture capital fund set up to invest in early-stage technology companies based in London, UK.

## Barclays Corporate Banking
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Debt Financing, Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Barclays PLC is a global financial services company that provides various financial products and services worldwide. It is engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.The company offers current accounts, savingsproducts, Woolwich-branded mortgages, unsecured loans, general insurance, and banking and money transmission services to small- and medium-sized businesses; investment and insurance products; business lending services; bank assurance solutions; and retail, credit and debit card, and corporate services. It also offers international payments services for consumer and business customers, including credit cards and consumer lending services; investment banking services comprising strategic advisory, financing, and risk management services to large corporate, government, and institutional clients; integrated corporate banking solutions, including cash management, lending, and trade financing services to corporate and financial institutions as well as multinationals; and a range of wealth and investment management services such as international and private banking, investment management, fiduciary, and brokerage services.With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs more than 147,500 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests, and protects money of more than 48 million customers and clients worldwide.The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank Limited and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. It was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

## Notion Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

Notion Capital is a VC firm focused on European SaaS and Cloud.

## Balderton Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

In the two decades since our founding, we have worked with hundreds of extraordinary European founders, and have raised eight funds totalling more than $3bn.

## Nesta Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Medical Device, Medical

We bring bold ideas to life to change the world for good.

## LocalGlobe
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce

Seeding ambitious founders at places like @citymapper, @improbableio,@teamkano, @moo, @songkick,@seedcamp, @transferwise and @zoopla since 1999. Who's next?

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