Updated November 2026
Top 100 VC firms in the UK
Funds matching
226
Top 100 ranked below
Median est. dry powder
$96M
Across the 100 ranked funds
Top countries
- UK100
Top stages
- Early Stage94
- Series A86
- Series B84
Ranked by estimated dry powder
Largest first. Click a fund for its full profile.
- 1UKEuropeAngelSeedSeries A+10$2.5M–$30M$4B
- 2UKEuropeSeries BSeries CSeries D+7$5.6M–$51.2M$1.2B
- 3UKEuropeSeries ASeries BSeries C+7$3.6M–$48.3M$1B
- 4UKEuropeAngelSeedSeries A+9$4.9M–$34.5M$936.4M
- 5UKEuropeGrantSeedSeries A+7$3.5M–$36.7M$852.6M
- 6UKEuropeSeedSeries ASeries B+4$4.3M–$44.8M$646M
- 7UKEuropeSeedSeries ASeries C+3$2.1M–$31.3M$626.5M
- 8UKEuropeSeedSeries ASeries B+5$2.1M–$21.2M$578.2M
- 9UKEuropeSeries ASeries BSeries C+1$3.1M–$21.9M$523.3M
- 10UKEuropeSeedSeries ASeries B+7$655K–$18.2M$481.6M
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About this list
Every firm on this list is headquartered in the UK and invests at venture stages. Dry powder is capital a firm has raised but not yet invested, so the firms at the top have the most room to write new cheques. Check each profile for stage and sector fit before you reach out.
Funds are ranked by estimated dry powder, largest first, with the name breaking ties. Dry powder is a firm-level estimate of capital raised but not yet invested, from licensed private-markets data, so treat it as a guide rather than a quote. Firms that also run buyout strategies are left out, because most of their dry powder is buyout capital. Cheque sizes are estimated from fund sizes.
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Questions about this list
Who are the top VC firms in the UK?
Ranked by estimated dry powder, the top five are Index Ventures, Generation Investment Management, Highland Europe, Balderton Capital and Lightrock. The full ranking of 100 firms is above.
Which firm has the most capital to deploy on this list?
Index Ventures, with an estimated $4B of dry powder.
What is this list based on?
Every firm on this list is headquartered in the UK and invests at venture stages. Dry powder is capital a firm has raised but not yet invested, so the firms at the top have the most room to write new cheques. Check each profile for stage and sector fit before you reach out.
How is dry powder estimated?
From the size and vintage of each manager's recent funds and how much of them is likely already invested. It is an estimate, best used to compare firms rather than as an exact figure.
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