Top 248 Biotech Venture Capital Firms In The UK (2026)

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Browse leading venture capital firms investing in UK biotech — from early-stage funds supporting spinouts and deep science to scale investors in therapeutics, diagnostics, and genomics.

This list highlights firms with scientific diligence experience and a track record in areas like clinical trials, molecular platforms, and personalised medicine.

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We've curated 248 venture capital firms backing biotech startups accorss the UK. Sort by cheque size, stage, and sector focus to find the right investor fit.

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Biotech Venture Capital Firms	Investment Sector	Location	Funding Round
British Business Bank(7 contacts 🔒) The British Business Bank focuses on enhancing finance accessibility for sm...	Data analyticsWeb 3BiotechSaaS	Sheffield	Pre-seed Seed Growth
Meltwind(1 contacts 🔒) Meltwind Advisory LLP focuses on early-stage investments in the life scienc...	Data analyticsBiotechHealthcareTechnology	Cambridge	Pre-seed Seed Growth
SynBioVen(more info 🔒)	Data analyticsBiotechHealthtechAI	London	Seed Growth
Epidarex Capital(more info 🔒) Epidarex is a transatlantic venture capital firm focusing on early-stage in...	Data analyticsHealthtechBiotechTechnology	Edinburgh	Seed Growth
Earlybird Venture Capital(6 contacts 🔒) Earlybird is a venture capital investor focusing on Europe’s tech innovator...	Data analyticsFintechInsurtechAI	London	Pre-seed Seed Growth
Ahren Innovation Capital(2 contacts 🔒) Ahren is a venture capital firm specialising in deep technology and deep sc...	Data analyticsHealthtechBiotechAI	London	Pre-seed Seed Growth
DSW Ventures(3 contacts 🔒) DSW Ventures is a Manchester-based venture capital firm focused on investin...	Data analyticsHealthtechBiotechFintech	London	Pre-seed Seed Growth
Arix Bioscience(more info 🔒)	Data analyticsBiotechImpactAI	London	Seed Growth
Wren Capital(more info 🔒) Wren is an angel investor founded in 2011, focusing on sectors such as scie...	Data analyticsHealthtechMentalhealthBiotech	London	Pre-seed Seed
SIS Ventures(1 contacts 🔒) SIS Ventures is part of the Social Investment Scotland group, specialising ...	Data analyticsHealthtechAgtechBiotech	Edinburgh	Seed Growth
AlbionVC(6 contacts 🔒) AlbionVC focuses on early-stage investments in the UK, specialising in soft...	Data analyticsFintechAISaaS	London	Seed Growth
Exceptional Ventures(5 contacts 🔒) Exceptional Ventures is a £20M London-based venture capital fund focusing o...	Data analyticsHealthtechInsurtechFintech	London	Pre-seed Seed Growth
XTX Ventures(1 contacts 🔒) XTX Ventures focuses on investing in exceptional founders from Seed to Seri...	Data analyticsEdtechBiotechAI	London	Pre-seed Seed Growth
IQ Capital(9 contacts 🔒) IQ Capital is a dedicated European deep tech venture capital firm, speciali...	Data analyticsAIBiotechEnergy	London, Cambridge	Seed Growth
Ip Group(2 contacts 🔒) IP Group focuses on visionary investments across life sciences, deeptech, a...	Data analyticsHealthtechBiotechDeeptech	London	Growth