Fintech investors backing startups in the United Kingdom
154 investors hold two or more fintech startups in the United Kingdom each, 386 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Phoenix Court (26), Techstars (22) and Seedcamp (21). 18 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 5 Nov 2026
investors
154
portfolio startups
386
of them raised in 12 months
1
accelerators
18
Investors backing startups in the United Kingdom
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix CourtVenture capital · United Kingdom · Tide, Wise, Zego | 26 | 67 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Aiir, Sprout, Accountancy Cloud | 22 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 SeedcampAccelerator · United Kingdom · Revolut, Wise, 9fin | 21 | 58 | Oct 2026 |
 Founders FactoryAccelerator · United Kingdom · Xapien, Eedi, Umazi | 19 | 26 | Oct 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Diligent, GoCardless, Saturn | 16 | 255 | Oct 2026 |
 Entrepreneur FirstAccelerator · United Kingdom · Tractable, Multiply, Connect Earth | 16 | 58 | Oct 2026 |
 Fuel VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Chaserhq, Volt, Paddle | 16 | 33 | Oct 2026 |
 ImpactVCVenture capital · North Zone, Atomico, Balderton Capital | 15 | – | – |
 SFC CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · Sprout, Starling Bank, UK Business Angels Association | 13 | 81 | Oct 2026 |
 Index VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Wise, Sylvera, Seedcamp | 12 | 69 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Further, INSHUR, Banqora | 12 | 53 | Nov 2026 |
 Octopus VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Elliptic, Multiply, Sprout | 12 | 51 | Sep 2026 |
 MMC VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Prosper, Crezco, Loadsure | 12 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 EndeavorAccelerator · United States · Revolut, Solidgate, TransferGo | 11 | 55 | Oct 2026 |
 Balderton CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · GoCardless, Lendable, Zopa | 11 | 32 | Oct 2026 |
 Molten VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Zopa, Thought Machine, Form3 | 11 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 Connect VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Curve, Soldo, Wagestream | 11 | 16 | Sep 2026 |
 CommerzVenturesVenture capital · Germany · iwoca, Volt, By Miles | 11 | 13 | Sep 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · GoCardless, Monzo, Zepz | 10 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 HaatchVenture capital · United Kingdom · Plend, Further, Adclear | 10 | 36 | Nov 2026 |
 NotioncapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · YuLife, GoCardless, Griffin | 10 | 21 | Oct 2026 |
 AlbionVenture capital · United Kingdom · Elliptic, TransFICC, Bound | 8 | 51 | Oct 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · 9fin, Plum, Laka | 8 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 Peak CapitalVenture capital · Netherlands · Fabric Ventures, First Momentum, North Zone | 8 | 5 | Oct 2026 |
 Pantheon InternationalPrivate equity · United Kingdom · Revolut, Index Ventures, Advent International | 8 | 2 | Sep 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Tractable, Gradient Labs, Sylvera | 7 | 154 | Nov 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Sylvera, Genesis Global, Diligent | 7 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 SpeedinvestVenture capital · Austria · Tide, Diligent, Curve | 7 | 31 | Oct 2026 |
 Illuminate FinancialVenture capital · United Kingdom · TransFICC, Baton Systems, BeZero Carbon | 7 | 9 | Aug 2026 |
 QED InvestorsVenture capital · United States · Zopa, Wagestream, Weavr | 7 | 7 | Sep 2026 |
 Passion CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · Tide, GoCardless, Monzo | 7 | 7 | Sep 2026 |
 GVVenture capital · United States · GoCardless, Monzo, Climate X | 6 | 57 | Oct 2026 |
 MS&AD VENTURESVenture capital · Tide, INSHUR, Laka | 6 | 8 | Sep 2026 |
 Augmentum FintechVenture capital · United Kingdom · Zopa, iwoca, Volt | 6 | 6 | Sep 2026 |
 SC VenturesAccelerator · Singapore · Thought Machine, Standard Chartered, Elwood Technologies | 6 | 3 | May 2026 |
 CoatueVenture capital · United States · Revolut, Monzo, Checkout.com | 5 | 34 | Oct 2026 |
 North ZoneVenture capital · United Kingdom · Zopa, TrueLayer, Yonder | 5 | 24 | Oct 2026 |
 Fin CapitalVenture capital · United States · SumUp, Yaspa, FNZ | 5 | 21 | Sep 2026 |
 Motive PartnersPrivate equity · United States · FNZ, With Intelligence, Vega Investment Technologies Limited | 5 | 15 | Oct 2026 |
 Dawn CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · Soldo, Sonovate, Elwood Technologies | 5 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
The most backed startups in the United Kingdom
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Revolut | 19 |
 Wise | 12 |
 GoCardless | 9 |
 Zopa | 8 |
 Thought Machine | 8 |
 Monzo | 7 |
 Sylvera | 7 |
 Genesis Global | 6 |
 Primer | 6 |
 FCA | 6 |
 Elliptic | 6 |
 Circeus | 5 |
 Aspora | 5 |
 Paddle | 5 |
 Soldo | 5 |
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Who invests in fintech startups in the United Kingdom?
154 investors hold two or more fintech startups in the United Kingdom each, 386 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Phoenix Court (26), Techstars (22) and Seedcamp (21). 18 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 5 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0