194 Robotics venture capital firms in the UK (2026)
We've curated 194 venture capital firms backing robotics startups across the UK. Sort by cheque size, stage, and sector focus to find the right investor fit.
Updated daily by John-Pierre ClarkLatest Robotics VC Activity
WaiV Robotics secures £5.53m seed to recover VTOLs with gyro-stabilised landing pad
6 May 2026
Updated daily by John-Pierre Clark| Robotics Venture Capital Firms | Investment Focus | Startup Investments | Round Size | Connect |
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 Empirical Ventures( ) Empirical is a specialist VC and venture builder based in Europe, focusing on ea... Bristol  | ||||
 Fuel Ventures( ) Fuel Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on backing ambitious tech c... London | ||||
 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 | ||||
 Oxford Science Enterprises( ) The firm focuses on investing in Life Sciences, Health Tech, and Deep Tech, prim... Oxford | ||||
 Anamcara Capital( ) Anamcara is a pre-seed venture capital fund focusing on software, AI, and agenti... London | ||||
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 CircleRock Capital( ) CircleRock Capital is a European venture capital syndicate that facilitates acce... London | ||||
 Frontier IP( ) Frontier IP is a venture capital firm specialising in the commercialisation of i... London | ||||
 Concept Ventures( ) Concept Ventures is the largest dedicated UK pre-seed fund, focusing on reshapin... London | ||||
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 Archangels( ) Archangels focuses on investing in disruptive technology with protectable intell... Edinburgh | ||||
 Isomer Capital( ) The venture capital firm specialises in early-stage and growth investments acros... London | ||||
 Ascension Ventures( ) Ascension is a leading UK venture capital firm focused on empowering tech innova... London | ||||
 Earlybird Venture Capital( ) Earlybird is a venture capital investor focusing on Europe’s tech innovators, sp... London | ||||
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Browse leading venture capital firms investing in UK robotics — from early-stage deeptech funds to growth investors backing autonomous systems and industrial automation.
This list highlights firms with technical diligence experience and a track record in areas like robotic vision, logistics automation, autonomous platforms, and hardware-software integration.
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- Find VC firms backing robotics innovation in the UK
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- Explore investments in industrial robotics, autonomy, and machine vision
- Understand fund strategy, stage focus, and co-investment behaviour
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