How to get investors for your startup

How to get investors for your startup

Wondering how you find investors for your start-up?

There have never been more active investors in UK start-ups and small businesses. More than £15.7 billion was invested UK start-ups by Venture Capital funds in the first half of 2022 alone. 

You can download a full list of the UKs venture capital funds, angel investor syndicates and crowdfunding platforms (including their criteria), here.

Here's a small sample of some of the UKs active VCs and syndicates:

LIST OF INVESTORS FOR YOUR STARTUP:

Fund:
Backed
Type:
VC Fund
Supports:
Pre-Seed/Seed, Series A
Focus Area:
All - Food, FinTech, BioTech
Target Investment:
Average ticket size of €500k - €5m
Link to Apply:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeukiebgU-STkzpPAqTCwXHwNvP2dpckTdjl6j2ySKfh58a2g/viewform

 

Fund:  Mint Ventures
Type: Syndicate
Supports:
Pre-Seed/Seed, Series A
Focus Areas:
All sectors in innovative products and services, which are socially, ethically or environmentally responsible, with a focus on those products and services that meet the interests and needs of women
Target Investment:
Average ticket size of £50k up to £250k
Link to Apply:
https://www.mintventures.co.uk/entrepreneurs/

 

Fund: Google Ventures Europe
Type: VC Fund (Corporate)
Supports:
Pre-Seed/Seed, Series A, Series B
Focus Areas: All, Frontier Technology, Enterprise, Life Sciences, Consumer
Target Investment: Varies
Link to Apply: Prefer a warm introduction or contact a Partner via Linkedin.

 

Fund: Episode 1 Ventures
Type: Crowdfunding
Supports:
Pre-Seed/Seed, Series A
Focus Areas: Software focused, UK-based
Target Investment: Must be raising 2million or less
Link to Apply: weseeyou (at) episode1.com

 

Fund: Seedrs
Type: Crowdfunding
Supports:
Pre-Seed/Seed, Series A
Focus Areas: All
Target Investment: Varies
Link to Apply: https://www.seedrs.com/raise/

 
Get the full list of 300+ UK startup investors here.