435 UK growth investors backing startups (free list)
Growth investors funding UK startups beyond seed stage.
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 Haatch( ) This award-winning UK-based venture capital firm focuses on pre-seed and seed in... Stamford  | ||||
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 Araya Ventures( ) The firm invests in exceptional individuals who are transforming the way we live... London | ||||
 Seedcamp( ) The firm focuses on investing in the healthcare sector, particularly in personal... London | ||||
 Earlybird Venture Capital( ) Earlybird is a venture capital investor focusing on Europe’s tech innovators, sp... London | ||||
 Balderton Capital( ) Balderton Capital is a venture capital firm focusing primarily on technology and... London | ||||
 Scottish Enterprise( ) The firm focuses on supporting early-stage and growing companies in Scotland, of... Glasgow | ||||
 PXN Ventures( ) PXN Ventures is a UK-based venture capital firm focused on backing high-growth c... Manchester | ||||
 Puma Growth Partners( ) Partners for Growth is the private equity division of Puma Capital Group, invest... London | ||||
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 Mercia( ) Mercia is a venture capital firm focused on fuelling UK business ambitions throu... Manchester | ||||
 Octopus Ventures( ) This venture capital firm focuses on investing in sectors such as B2B Software, ... London | ||||
 Mercia Ventures’ North East Venture Fund( ) Mercia focuses on investing in innovative SMEs across various sectors including ... Henley-in-Arden | ||||
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 AlbionVC( ) AlbionVC focuses on early-stage investments in the UK, specialising in software,... London | ||||
 SFC Capital( ) SFC Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early-stage t... London | ||||
 Oxford Science Enterprises( ) The firm focuses on investing in Life Sciences, Health Tech, and Deep Tech, prim... Oxford | ||||
 Index Ventures( ) Index Ventures invests in visionary founders across diverse industries, prioriti... London | ||||
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 Clean Growth Fund( ) This venture capital firm focuses on empowering early-stage entrepreneurs addres... London | ||||
 Eka Ventures( ) This venture capital firm focuses on investing in founders who are creating posi... London | ||||
 Form Ventures( ) This UK-based venture capital firm focuses on investing in startups with public ... London | ||||
 Highland Capital Partners( ) The website does not provide sufficient details regarding the investment focus, ... London | ||||
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 Oxford Capital( ) Oxford Capital is a venture capital firm based in Oxford, specialising in early-... London | ||||
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 Firgun Ventures( ) London | ||||
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 IQ Capital( ) IQ Capital is a dedicated European deep tech venture capital firm, specialising ... London, Cambridge | ||||
 Molten Ventures( ) Molten Ventures focuses on technology-driven companies across various sectors. T... London | ||||
 Meltwind( ) Meltwind Advisory LLP focuses on early-stage investments in the life sciences se... Cambridge | ||||
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 Future Planet Capital( ) Future Planet Capital is an impact-led venture capital firm founded in the UK wi... London | HexigoneQuberTechTernary Therapeutics+9 | |||
 Northstar Ventures( ) Northstar Ventures invests in early and later stage, high growth companies focus... Newcastle | ||||
 Triple Point Ventures( ) This venture capital firm specialises in high-conviction seed capital, focusing ... London | ||||
 Guiness Asset Management( ) Guinness Global Investors is an independent fund manager focusing on long-only e... London | Lune & WildCerca MagneticsJAAQDragonfly AI+5 | |||
 Moonfire Ventures( ) Moonfire Ventures LLP is a venture capital firm based in London that focuses on ... London | ||||
 Ascension Ventures( ) Ascension is a leading UK venture capital firm focused on empowering tech innova... London | VoxmindNunaBioManaMindHoselKinfolkTembo+18 | |||
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 Air Street Capital( ) Air Street Capital is a venture capital firm specialising in AI-first companies.... London | ||||
 Empirical Ventures( ) Empirical is a specialist VC and venture builder based in Europe, focusing on ea... Bristol | ||||
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 Manta Ray Ventures( ) Manta Ray is an early stage venture capital fund that focuses on mission-driven ... London | TequipyInfinitopesSitehop | |||
 Smedvig Capital( ) Smedvig Capital, based in London, is part of the Smedvig Family Office, focusing... London | ||||
 Techstart Ventures( ) Techstart Ventures is a prominent seed capital investor focused on Scotland and ... Belfast, Edinburgh | ||||
 Green Angel Ventures( ) Green Angel Ventures focuses on investing in UK startup companies that are dedic... London | ||||
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💡 This page features the most active UK growth investors — firms consistently writing cheques of £4m+ to help scale proven startups.
Looking for other types of investors? Explore our dedicated lists for angel investors, pre-seed VCs, seed VCs, or browse venture capital firms by sector.
What Do Growth Investors Look For?
A growth VC (Growth Venture Capitalist) is an investor who funds companies that have moved past the early startup phase. These businesses have found their market, are generating strong revenue, and now need extra capital to accelerate expansion.
- Established startups: Companies that have already scaled beyond the startup stage and are ready for the next level.
- Big growth potential: Businesses with a proven ability to grow quickly and efficiently, needing capital to keep momentum.
- Proven products: A product or service already validated by customers and generating consistent demand.
- Expansion funding: Capital to support entry into new markets, team growth, or launching additional products.
Unlike early-stage investors, who back unproven ideas, growth VCs step in when a solid foundation is in place.
Growth funding often happens across different rounds, most commonly Series A, B and C. A Series A round usually supports a company that has found product–market fit and needs capital to scale its model. Series B funding helps accelerate growth further, often into new markets or larger teams. By Series C and beyond, investors back businesses aiming for major milestones such as international expansion, acquisitions, or preparing for an IPO.
At Startupmag, we track UK growth investments of over £4m. Below you’ll find the most active growth investors in the country.
435 Most Active Growth Investors In The UK
Growth VCs and investors (websites, linkedin and twitter accounts)
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Frequently asked questions
Growth investors back startups that have moved beyond the earliest stages and are showing traction, revenue growth or product-market fit. These investors usually support companies scaling teams, operations and market expansion.
Growth investors typically invest from Series A onwards, although some may participate in late seed rounds for fast-growing startups. Investment size and expectations usually increase as companies scale.
Growth investors often look for strong revenue growth, customer traction, scalable business models and clear market demand. Many also evaluate the founding team, retention metrics and long-term expansion potential.
Founders should approach growth investors with clear traction metrics, a strong growth story and evidence of market demand. Investors at this stage usually expect more detailed financial and operational information.
This list includes UK growth investors backing startups across different sectors and stages. The full database includes additional investor details and filters to help founders identify relevant growth-stage investors.
