Startup funding in the United Kingdom

40 active investors, grants and programmes open to startups based in the United Kingdom, including EU-wide instruments.

EarthScale
Open
UK national programme supporting climate tech ventures with deep tech hardware or hybrid solutions at TRL 5–6 that have raised seed investment, providing diagnostics, academic access, and testing support.
Kind
Accelerator
Stages
Seed
Countries
United Kingdom
Key fact
Deadline 20 Nov 2026
Last verified
Verified 8 Nov 2026
Redrice Ventures
Rolling
Redrice Ventures is a UK venture capital firm backing seed and Series A founders building premium consumer brands, platforms, marketplaces, and related retail and B2B tech solutions.
Kind
Venture capital
Stages
Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
Countries
United Kingdom
Last verified
Verified 8 Nov 2026
Primo Space
Rolling
Primo Ventures
Primo Space is an Italian venture capital fund investing in early-stage space and space-related deep tech startups across Europe, the UK, Switzerland, Israel, and the US.
Kind
Venture capital
Stages
Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
Countries
CH, EU-wide, GB +2
Key fact
Ticket €100K–€5M
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Sella Direct Ventures
Uncertain
Sella Group
Corporate venture arm of Italy's Sella Group providing €250k–€500k in follower tickets to European and Italian early-stage fintech, AI-driven financial solutions, and market infrastructure startups.
Kind
Corporate venture capital
Stages
Seed · Series A
Countries
EU-wide, GB
Key fact
Ticket €250K–€500K
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
SCVC
Rolling
UK early-stage venture capital firm investing from pre-seed to Series A in deep tech startups, including quantum, biotech, AI, and advanced materials.
Kind
Venture capital
Stages
Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
Countries
United Kingdom
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
E2D
Uncertain
E2D is a Munich-based growth venture capital fund backed by Armilar and Earlybird, investing $10M to $30M in Series B and growth-stage European dual-use, defence, aerospace, AI, and cybersecurity startups.
Kind
Venture capital
Stages
Series B · Series C+
Countries
DE, DK, EE +9
Key fact
Ticket €8.9M–€26.7M
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
DeepTech Catalyst Quantum
Open
Science and Technology Facilities Council
UK accelerator for early-stage quantum tech startups offering up to £50k MVP funding, £10k in R&D vouchers, mentoring, and investor networking.
Kind
Accelerator
Stages
Pre-seed · Seed
Countries
United Kingdom
Key fact
Ticket up to €50K
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
BII International Venture Lab
Rolling
BioInnovation Institute
A 12-month accelerator program by BioInnovation Institute providing early-stage European life science startups with a €500,000 convertible loan, mentoring, and support in therapeutics and planetary health.
Kind
Accelerator
Stages
Pre-seed · Seed
Countries
AT, BE, BG +28
Key fact
Ticket €500K–€500K
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Nighthawk Partners Venture Debt
Rolling
Nighthawk Partners
Nighthawk Partners provides amortising venture debt term loans ranging from £1m to £50m+ for VC-backed tech companies from Series A across the UK, EU, Israel, and the Gulf.
Kind
Venture debt
Stages
Series A · Series B · Series C+
Countries
EU-wide, GB, IL
Key fact
Ticket €1.2M–€60M
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
GrowthPath Investments
Rolling
European growth-credit provider originating and structuring €1–3M senior-secured debt facilities for late-seed and Series A B2B technology businesses.
Kind
Venture debt
Stages
Seed · Series A
Countries
EU-wide, GB, IS +2
Key fact
Ticket €1M–€3M
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
UniCap Debt Financing
Rolling
UniCap
UniCap provides flexible credit lines and debt financing from 500k to 30M for early-stage and growth businesses in the EU, UK, and US through a network of 200 lenders.
Kind
Venture debt
Stages
Pre-seed · Seed · Series B · Series C+
Countries
EU-wide, GB, US
Key fact
Ticket €500K–€30M
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Bootstrap Europe
Rolling
Bootstrap Europe provides non-dilutive growth debt funding of up to €5M+ to scale-up businesses across Europe, focusing on sectors including biotech, cleantech, fintech, and SaaS.
Kind
Venture debt
Stages
Series B · Series C+
Countries
AL, AT, BA +36
Key fact
Ticket €0–€5M
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
re:cap
Rolling
re:cap offers non-dilutive debt financing to European and UK companies with predictable recurring revenues, with both a fast track for up to €300k and tailored tracks for larger amounts.
Kind
Revenue-based financing
Stages
Series A · Series B · Series C+
Countries
EU-wide, GB
Key fact
Ticket €250K–€5M
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Amazon Sustainability Accelerator
Rolling
Amazon
Hybrid accelerator by Amazon supporting European startups with scalable technologies that reduce carbon emissions and environmental impact, offering pilot opportunities.
Kind
Accelerator
Stages
Seed
Countries
CH, EU-wide, GB +3
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Noaber
Uncertain
Healthcare impact investor backing (pre-)seed startups that contribute to healthy living and disease management across Benelux, Nordics, DACH, and the UK.
Kind
Venture capital
Stages
Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
Countries
AT, BE, CH +9
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Anterra Capital
Uncertain
E2D
Amsterdam-based venture capital firm investing in Series A through Series C companies across agrifood tech, food innovation, and sustainability.
Kind
Venture capital
Stages
Series A · Series B · Series C+
Countries
CA, CH, DE +6
Key fact
Ticket €890.9K–€7.1M
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
BGF
Rolling
UK and Ireland growth capital and early-stage investor providing patient, minority equity funding from late seed to Series B and growth stages.
Kind
Venture capital
Stages
Seed · Series A · Series B · Series C+
Countries
GB, IE
Key fact
Typical round €28.6M
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Oxford Science Enterprises
Rolling
Independent investment company and venture builder in partnership with the University of Oxford, providing patient capital to transform university research into high-impact science companies.
Kind
Venture capital
Stages
Series A · Series C+
Countries
United Kingdom
Key fact
Typical round €142.6M
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
UNITE Open Calls
Closed, next round expected
UNITE
UNITE funds cross-border consortia developing digital health solutions in remote care and health data spaces across participating European regions under the Regional Innovation Valleys initiative.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
DK, ES, GB +4
Key fact
Ticket up to €600K
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
EIC Accelerator
Rolling
European Innovation Council
Horizon Europe programme providing up to €2.5M in non-dilutive grant funding and optional equity investment up to €10M for startups and SMEs developing breakthrough innovations at TRL 6–8.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide, GB
Key fact
Ticket up to €2.5M
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026

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