# Top 50 Retail VC (Venture Capital) Funds in United Kingdom in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Venrex | 12 | United Kingdom, United States, France | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet |
| Foresight Group | 9 | United Kingdom, United States, Jersey | Private Equity, Seed | Software, Manufacturing, Health Care |
| Fuel Ventures | 7 | United Kingdom, Ireland, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, E-Commerce |
| Praetura Ventures | 6 | United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Health Care |
| Mobeus Equity Partners | 6 | United Kingdom, United States | Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Retail |
| The FSE Group | 6 | United Kingdom, United States, Canada | Debt Financing, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing |
| Angels Den | 6 | United Kingdom, United States, Finland | Seed, Angel | E-Commerce, Mobile, Software |
| Business Growth Fund | 5 | United Kingdom, Ireland, United States | Series A, Private Equity | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing |
| Seedrs | 5 | United Kingdom, United States, Portugal | Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, FinTech |
| Balderton Capital | 5 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, FinTech, Financial Services |
| True. | 5 | United Kingdom, United States, France | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Fashion, Retail |
| Octopus Ventures | 5 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Health Care, FinTech |
| Forward Partners | 5 | United Kingdom, United States, Israel | Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology |
| Monte Carlo Capital | 4 | United States, United Kingdom, Spain | Seed, Series A | Medical Device, Artificial Intelligence, Medical |
| Active Partners | 4 | United Kingdom, Germany, Singapore | Series A, Seed | Retail, E-Commerce, Marketplace |
| LAUNCHub Ventures | 4 | Bulgaria, United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software |
| MMC Ventures | 4 | United Kingdom, United States, France | Series A, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning |
| Gresham House Ventures | 4 | United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia | Series A, Series B | Machine Learning, Software, Artificial Intelligence |
| Hummingbird Ventures | 4 | United States, Turkey, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services |
| Livingbridge | 4 | United Kingdom, Ireland, India | Private Equity, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Consulting |
| Hambro Perks Ltd. | 4 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Seed, Secondary Market, Series A | Health Care, Software, Financial Services |
| Atomico | 3 | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
| NVM Private Equity | 3 | United Kingdom, United States | Series A, Private Equity | Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology |
| Maven Capital Partners | 3 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, SaaS |
| DN Capital | 3 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, E-Commerce, SaaS |
| JamJar Investments | 3 | United Kingdom, United States, The Netherlands | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Health Care, Food and Beverage |
| LDC | 3 | United Kingdom, United States, The Netherlands | Private Equity, Secondary Market | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing |
| Redrice Ventures | 3 | United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Fashion, Retail, E-Commerce |
| Jenson Funding Partners | 3 | United Kingdom | Pre-Seed, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Marketplace |
| South Central Ventures | 3 | Serbia, United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence |
| Highland Europe | 3 | United Kingdom, France, United States | Series B, Series C | Software, E-Commerce, SaaS |
| Beringea | 3 | United Kingdom, United States, Israel | Series A, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, SaaS |
| Downing Ventures | 3 | United Kingdom, United States, Israel | Series A, Seed | Software, Health Care, Information Technology |
| Connect Ventures | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Apps |
| Calculus Capital | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Ireland | Series A, Post-IPO Equity | Biotechnology, Software, Health Care |
| Midlands Engine Investment Fund | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Thailand | Debt Financing, Seed | Health Care, Manufacturing, Software |
| Moxxie Ventures | 2 | United States, Canada, Kenya | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology |
| Samos Investments | 2 | United Kingdom, Kenya, Spain | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Health Care, Software |
| Episode 1 | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Ireland | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS |
| Firestartr | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland | Seed, Series A | Software, FinTech, Financial Services |
| Begin Capital | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, The Netherlands | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | SaaS, E-Commerce, Software |
| Global Founders Capital | 2 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Software, FinTech |
| Crane Venture Partners | 2 | United Kingdom, Germany, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
| SGH CAPITAL | 2 | United States, France, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Financial Services, FinTech |
| YFM Equity Partners | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Belgium | Private Equity, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology |
| HSBC | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Israel | Debt Financing, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance |
| IW Capital | 2 | United Kingdom | Private Equity, Seed | E-Commerce, Restaurants, Fashion |
| Ballpark Ventures | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, China | Seed, Angel, Series A | Advertising, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile |
| Nexus Investment Ventures | 2 | United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Food and Beverage, SaaS, Software |
| QVentures | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Seed, Angel | Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence |

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