435 growth investors backing UK startups (free list)
Find UK investors backing startups beyond seed, from Series A to later-stage growth.
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 Exceptional Ventures( ) Exceptional Ventures is a £20M London-based venture capital fund focusing on ear... London  | ||||
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 Scottish Enterprise( ) The firm focuses on supporting early-stage and growing companies in Scotland, of... Glasgow | ||||
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 Hoxton Ventures( ) Hoxton Ventures is a European venture capital firm with a focus on early-stage i... London | ||||
 Pembroke VCT( ) Pembroke VCT is a c.£230m+ fund established in 2013, focusing on growth-stage in... London | ||||
 Gresham House Ventures( ) Gresham House Ventures focuses on scaling high-growth businesses across healthca... London | ||||
 PXN Ventures( ) PXN Ventures is a UK-based venture capital firm focused on backing high-growth c... Manchester | ||||
 Archangels( ) Archangels focuses on investing in disruptive technology with protectable intell... Edinburgh | ||||
 Ada Ventures( ) This venture capital firm focuses on three key investment areas: Climate Equity,... London | ||||
 Creator Fund( ) This venture capital firm focuses on investing in companies within the technolog... London | ||||
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 Delin Ventures( ) Delin Ventures is a mission-driven investor specialising in Life Sciences and Te... London | Athernal BioTurbine | |||
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 Verb Ventures( ) London | ||||
 Episode 1 Ventures( ) The firm specialises in investing in Pre-Seed and Seed stage B2B software compan... London | ||||
 Maven Capital Partners( ) Maven is a leading UK private equity firm specialising in buyouts, growth capita... London | ||||
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 Air Street Capital( ) Air Street Capital is a venture capital firm specialising in AI-first companies.... London | ||||
 Environmental Technologies Fund( ) Fairly Made is a venture capital firm focused on investing in sustainable fashio... London | ||||
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 Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II( ) The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) focuses on providing finance to s... Sheffield | ||||
 Playfair Capital( ) The venture capital firm focuses on providing an unfair advantage to founders, s... London | ||||
 Northstar Ventures( ) Northstar Ventures invests in early and later stage, high growth companies focus... Newcastle | ||||
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 Dig Ventures( ) This European venture capital firm focuses on early-stage investments in B2B Saa... London | ||||
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 Octopus Ventures( ) This venture capital firm focuses on investing in sectors such as B2B Software, ... London | ||||
 Cherry Ventures( ) Cherry Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Europe, speciali... London | ||||
 LocalGlobe( ) LocalGlobe is a venture capital firm that partners with founders from pre-seed a... London | ||||
 Future Planet Capital( ) Future Planet Capital is an impact-led venture capital firm founded in the UK wi... London | ||||
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 YFM Equity Partners( ) YFM Equity Partners specialises in providing flexible equity solutions to ambiti... London | ||||
 Frontline Ventures( ) Frontline is a venture capital firm specialising in backing B2B founders with gl... London, Dublin | ||||
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 ECI Partners( ) ECI Partners is a mid-market private equity firm focused on management buyouts, ... London | Shaw GibbsCMap SoftwareIndependent Governance Group | |||
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 4BIO Capital( ) We are a London-based venture capital firm specialising in life sciences, with a... London | ||||
 Mercia( ) Mercia is a venture capital firm focused on fuelling UK business ambitions throu... Manchester | ||||
 SFC Capital( ) SFC Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early-stage t... London | Anemo LabsPure Capture InnovationsFlairMakers+61 | |||
 Mercia Ventures’ North East Venture Fund( ) Mercia focuses on investing in innovative SMEs across various sectors including ... Henley-in-Arden | ||||
 Osney Capital( ) Osney Capital is a venture capital firm specialising in the early-stage Cyber se... London | ||||
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 Finance Yorkshire( ) Finance Yorkshire provides funding to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ... Barnsley | Tickets for GoodSpoon CerealsEnvokeBOW | |||
 IW Capital( ) IW Capital focuses on investing in UK businesses, enabling investors to benefit ... London | ||||
 Moonfire Ventures( ) Moonfire Ventures LLP is a venture capital firm based in London that focuses on ... London | OrchestraPharosynMokNNeuphonicStanhope AI+3 | |||
 Fuel Ventures( ) Fuel Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on backing ambitious tech c... London | ||||
 Clarendon Fund Managers( ) The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland (IFNI) is focused on supporting innovat... Belfast | neediLifeCellsNIThe Present TreeTeamFeePay+8 | |||
 Aviva Ventures( ) Aviva focuses on innovation within the financial services sector, emphasizing ve... 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.
