Most Active Edtech Investors In The UK (Free List)

List of UK Edtech VCs and Angels.

Find your edtech investor with the full list of UK venture capital investors.

Education is one of the most disrupted sectors by tech. This has been reinforced during covid with flocks of investors trying to hunt down startups leveraging remote learning.

With so many options available now to learn and train yourself, debates are hotting up:

“Are universities really worth the money?”

The next frontier for Edtech seems to be VR/AR and of course the metaverse.

Here is a list of the most active Edtech investors in the UK:

Top 196 edtech investors in the UK

Investors* (name, picture, linkedin, investments)

Investors: 196 /6,908

Edtech Investors	Investment Sector	Location	Funding Round
Charterhouse Capital Partners(more info 🔒)	Data analyticsEdtechGeneralistBusiness service	London	Growth
Balderton Capital(11 contacts 🔒) Balderton Capital is a venture capital firm focusing primarily on technolog...	Data analyticsGreentechHealthtechAI	London	Seed Growth
Eka Ventures(more info 🔒) This venture capital firm focuses on investing in founders who are creating...	Data analyticsAIInsurtechGreentech	London	Pre-seed Seed Growth
Chalfen Ventures(1 contacts 🔒)	Data analyticsGreentechSaaSSoftware	London	Pre-seed Seed Growth
One Planet Capital(more info 🔒) OnePlanetCapital specialises in investing in businesses that address climat...	Data analyticsEdtechEnergyTransport	London	Pre-seed Seed Growth
Connect Ventures(4 contacts 🔒) Connect Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on supporting exceptiona...	Data analyticsGreentechCyber securityFintech	London	Pre-seed Seed Growth
White Star Capital(3 contacts 🔒) White Star Capital is a global multi-stage technology investment platform, ...	Data analyticsSustainabilityGeneralistE-commerce	London	Seed Growth
Mercia(13 contacts 🔒) Mercia is a venture capital firm focused on fuelling UK business ambitions ...	Data analyticsBiotechSaaSHealthtech	Manchester	Pre-seed Seed Growth
Entrepreneur First(more info 🔒)	Data analyticsHrtechHealthtechFintech	London	Pre-seed Seed Growth
Blue Wire Capital(3 contacts 🔒)	Data analyticsEdtechBiotechHealthcare	London	Pre-seed Seed Growth
Hoxton Ventures(3 contacts 🔒) Hoxton Ventures is a European venture capital firm with a focus on early-st...	Data analyticsBiotechAIGreentech	London	Pre-seed Seed Growth
Future Planet Capital(8 contacts 🔒) Future Planet Capital is an impact-led venture capital firm founded in the ...	Data analyticsAIHealthtechImpact	London	Pre-seed Growth
Supernode Global(3 contacts 🔒) Supernode Global is an early-stage VC fund focused on investing in startups...	Data analyticsEdtechGamingBlockchain	London	Seed
Playfair Capital(4 contacts 🔒) The venture capital firm focuses on providing an unfair advantage to founde...	Data analyticsHrtechAIBiotech	London	Pre-seed Seed Growth
Emerge Education(4 contacts 🔒) Emerge is a $73M pre-seed fund focused on the future of work and learning. ...	Data analyticsEdtechFinancial serviceVenture capital	London	Pre-seed Seed

Showing 1 - 15 out of 196 investors

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Let’s try and go a bit further with a definition:

What does Edtech mean?

Edtech, short for educational technology, includes a broad range of hardware, software, and processes designed to enhance teaching and learning experiences.

It includes tools and platforms that facilitate education by making it more accessible, efficient, and personalised. Edtech startups can be used in various educational settings, from kindergarten through to higher education and professional training.

These technologies aim to improve student engagement, facilitate remote learning, offer customised learning experiences, and provide educators with tools to track progress and manage classrooms more effectively.

A successful example of a UK-based Edtech company is Duolingo. Although originally founded in the US, Duolingo has a significant presence in the UK and globally, offering language learning to millions of users worldwide.

The platform uses gamification to make learning new languages engaging and effective, catering to a wide range of languages. Its success lies in its user-friendly interface, personalised learning paths, and its ability to cater to learners of various ages and backgrounds, making language learning accessible to everyone with an internet connection.

Understanding Edtech Investors

In Edtech funding, angel investors commonly come from educational or tech backgrounds, contributing personal capital and sector expertise to early-stage ventures. Edtech venture capitalists (VCs) provide growth funding for startups showing significant market traction.