Analysis

July 11, 2022

Top seed-stage UK VCs

The UK dominates Europe’s startup scene at nearly every level — but which early-stage investors are best at tapping emerging seed-stage companies?


Sophie Zhang

7 min read

Seedcamp

The UK dominates Europe’s startup scene. It attracted $40.8bn of venture capital funding in 2021 — $20bn more than Germany — boasts 48 unicorns and has more than 40k startups to its name, including companies like Multiverse and Nothing.

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An image of the LocalGlobe team, one of the top seed investors in the UK
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Passion capital's founders Eileen Burbidge and Robert Dighero, one of the top seed investors in the UK
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An image of the team at early-stage VC firm Seedcamp, one of the top seed investors in the UK
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An image of the Episode 1 Ventures team, one of the top seed investors in the UK
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An image of the Hoxton Ventures team, one of the top seed investors in the UK
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