Edtech investors backing startups in the United Kingdom
31 investors hold two or more edtech startups in the United Kingdom each, 79 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (10), BGF (7) and Phoenix Court (6). 9 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 6 Nov 2026
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Investors backing startups in the United Kingdom
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Memrise, Vitrue Health, PlayerData Sports · AI 2022 | 10 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 BGFVenture capital · United Kingdom · Firefly Learning, Makers, TribePad | 7 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 Phoenix CourtVenture capital · United Kingdom · Multiverse, Kinnu, Team Satchel | 6 | 67 | Oct 2026 |
 SFC CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · University of Birmingham, BibliU, Shout Out UK | 5 | 81 | Oct 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Praktika, QA, Acquire | 5 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 Founders FactoryAccelerator · United Kingdom · Reps, Chatterbox, Studytracks | 5 | 26 | Oct 2026 |
 Octopus VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Sova Assessment, Fuse Universal, Trumpet Software Limited | 4 | 51 | Sep 2026 |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Multiverse, Kano, Ecologi | 3 | 121 | Nov 2026 |
 Index VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · tiney, Multiverse, Prodigy Finance | 3 | 69 | Oct 2026 |
| PParkwalk AdvisorsVenture capital · BibliU, DeepForm, NuNano | 3 | 58 | Oct 2026 |
 AlbionVenture capital · United Kingdom · 5Mins.ai, Third Space Learning, Trumpet Software Limited | 3 | 51 | Oct 2026 |
 Oxford Science EnterprisesAccelerator · United Kingdom · BibliU, Natcap, Seloxium | 3 | 42 | Nov 2026 |
 Balderton CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · The Tab, Memrise, Prodigy Finance | 3 | 32 | Oct 2026 |
 NotioncapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · Futrli, m3ter, DataOps | 3 | 21 | Oct 2026 |
 Hub71Accelerator · United Arab Emirates · Everybody Counts, Kinderly, Metapilotacademy | 3 | 18 | Oct 2026 |
 JamJar InvestmentsVenture capital · United Kingdom · Kano, Equality, Diversity and Inc, tiney | 3 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 August EquityPrivate equity · United Kingdom · Family First Nurseries, Life Ways, Zenergi | 3 | – | – |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Multiverse, Forage | 2 | 86 | Nov 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Immersive Labs, m3ter | 2 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Entrepreneur FirstAccelerator · United Kingdom · Atom Grants, Get Borderless Ltd | 2 | 58 | Oct 2026 |
 GVVenture capital · United States · Multiverse, about.me | 2 | 57 | Oct 2026 |
 HaatchVenture capital · United Kingdom · Trumpet Software Limited, CompliMind | 2 | 36 | Nov 2026 |
 Molten VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Makers, Up Learn | 2 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 Kindred CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · Nomio, m3ter | 2 | 19 | Oct 2026 |
 Entrée CapitalVenture capital · Israel · ThoughtRiver, Ecologi | 2 | 12 | Sep 2026 |
 Brighteye VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Hack The Box, Create Academy | 2 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 SVVVenture capital · Ireland · CompliMind, Astut Seed | 2 | 3 | Jun 2026 |
 EnvestorsAngel network · United Kingdom · Mentor Merlin, TopUp Learning | 2 | 2 | Jun 2026 |
 Blenheim ChalcotAccelerator · United Kingdom · Hive Learning, AVADOlearning | 2 | 1 | Oct 2026 |
 Blenheim ChalcotAccelerator · United Kingdom · Hive Learning, AVADOlearning | 2 | 1 | Oct 2026 |
 Sound and MusicAccelerator · British Council, Livingwage | 2 | – | – |
The most backed startups in the United Kingdom
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Multiverse | 5 |
 m3ter | 3 |
 tiney | 3 |
 Trumpet Software Limited | 3 |
 BibliU | 3 |
 Prodigy Finance | 2 |
 Memrise | 2 |
 Kano | 2 |
 Ecologi | 2 |
 Hive Learning | 2 |
 AVADOlearning | 2 |
 Get Borderless Ltd | 2 |
 Makers | 2 |
 CompliMind | 2 |
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Who invests in edtech startups in the United Kingdom?
31 investors hold two or more edtech startups in the United Kingdom each, 79 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (10), BGF (7) and Phoenix Court (6). 9 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for United Kingdom when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,414 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,414 portfoliosUpdated 6 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0