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Oldest Investors with Venture Exposure with Investment Evidence in United Kingdom

Browse investors with venture exposure with a stated country focus or recorded venture investment in United Kingdom, ranked by founding year, with older firms listed first.

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About this list

FundComb tracks 12 investors with venture exposure with a stated country focus or recorded venture investment in United Kingdom on this page.

The ranking uses founding year, with older firms listed first. Treat the figures as directional research data, not as a source to rely on for financial or investment decisions.

The first ranked entries currently include Foresight Group, Entree Capital and Passion Capital.

How we compile this list

Official pages are researched automatically and independently checked before their claims are used. Each evidence record preserves the source, country connection, capital basis, currency and date. Missing evidence stays unknown.

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Foresight Group

Foresight Group is a diversified investment manager active in real assets, private equity, private credit and public markets, with a Ventures strategy funding s...

Investment Manager Growth Equity Private Credit Asset Manager Investment evidence
Technology stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Stated investment focus · United Kingdom

    The Group states that its Growing Companies activity offers venture capital and identifies UK ventures businesses and UK science and engineering in its stated strategies.

    Official source 1Official source 2

Entree Capital

Entree Capital is an Israel and US-based venture capital firm that invests globally in early-stage technology companies, with a focus on software, fintech, deep...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Fintech stated Financial Services stated Technology stated
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · London, United Kingdom

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · United Kingdom

    A 2025-11-26 announcement says the new funds' capital will be primarily deployed in the United Kingdom. This is an announced deployment plan, not an office claim.

    Official source 1Official source 2

Passion Capital

Passion Capital is an operator-led venture fund manager backing early-stage technology companies, typically at pre-seed, with a focus on AI, fintech and risk.

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
AI & Data stated firm-wide Fintech stated firm-wide Financial Services stated firm-wide Technology stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · London, United Kingdom

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · United Kingdom

    The current site says the firm actively invests across the UK and Europe.

    Official source

Anthemis

Anthemis Group is a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses committed to resiliency,...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Venture Capital Investment evidence
Technology stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Stated investment focus · United Kingdom

    In September 2025 Anthemis said it intended to raise a fund investing in UK and European startups. This is a planned mandate; the source does not establish that the fund was raised or deployed.

    Official source

Mercia Ventures

Mercia Ventures is a UK-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage to growth-stage technology and life sciences companies.

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Deep Tech stated Consumer stated Healthcare & Life Sciences stated Technology stated
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

Guinness Ventures

Guinness Ventures is a venture capital business investing in UK companies through EIS, VCT, SEIS and co-investment services, from early-stage opportunities to S...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Consumer Brands stated firm-wide Consumer stated firm-wide Business Services stated firm-wide Healthcare & Life Sciences stated firm-wide
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · London, United Kingdom

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · United Kingdom

    A dated 2026 strategy article states that Guinness Ventures invests in high-growth UK companies through EIS and VCT strategies.

    Official source

Connect Ventures

Connect Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage product-led technology startups across Europe.

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Technology stated
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · London, United Kingdom

    Official source

  • Recorded venture investment · United Kingdom · 2026-05-12

    Dessn

    Connect says it led Dessn's seed round; its portfolio listing identifies Dessn as UK. This is a dated investment observation, not a current country mandate.

    Official source 1Official source 2

  • Recorded venture investment · United Kingdom · 2025

    Nexcade

    The site says Connect led Nexcade's pre-seed in 2025 and lists Nexcade as UK. This is an observed investment, not a current country mandate.

    Official source

  • Recorded venture investment · United Kingdom · 2016

    TrueLayer

    The site says Connect led TrueLayer's pre-seed in 2016 and lists TrueLayer as UK. This is a historical investment observation, not a current country mandate.

    Official source

Episode1 Ventures

Episode1 Ventures is an Enterprise Capital Fund supported by the UK government and private investors that invests in small, high-growth businesses. We invest at...

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Stated investment focus · United Kingdom

    The current FAQ states that the firm invests across the UK and Europe. This establishes a UK investment mandate, not an office or headquarters.

    Official source

Eos Ventures

London-based venture capital firm investing in insurance/insurtech and technology sectors.

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Cybersecurity stated firm-wide Fintech stated Financial Services stated Healthcare & Life Sciences stated
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Recorded venture investment · London, United Kingdom · 2026-02-05

    Sidekick

    Eos Ventures says it led Sidekick's Series A and identifies Sidekick as London-based. This is a dated investment observation, not evidence of a current UK investment mandate.

    Official source

Embryo Ventures

London-based early-stage VC investing in pre-seed and seed startups across healthtech, deeptech, and frontier innovation, primarily in UK and Europe.

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Deep Tech stated Healthcare & Life Sciences stated Technology stated
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · London, United Kingdom

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · United Kingdom

    The current website states that Embryo Ventures is active across the UK.

    Official source

V3 Ventures

V3 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in purpose-driven consumer brands across the US, Europe, and India.

Investment Manager Venture Capital Investment evidence
Unranked
No comparable venture commitments
Venture evidence & capital sources · checked 2026-10-12

Country evidence

  • Venture office · London, United Kingdom

    Official source

  • Stated investment focus · United Kingdom

    The current team biography says V3 co-founder and investment partner Lopo leads investments across the UK.

    Official source

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Methodology
How are firms ranked on this list? +

This list is ranked by founding year, with older firms listed first. FundComb keeps headquarters, office presence and investment geography as separate signals, so a headquarters list and an office list can show different results.

Which capital figures are comparable? +

AUM, aggregate venture commitments and individual closed fund sizes are separate views. Parent assets and cumulative fundraising never count as venture AUM. AUM and commitments need a date within two years; vehicle sizes within three years. Only exact or approximate amounts rank. Foreign currencies use the same dated ECB conversion snapshot. These are manager or strategy totals, not capital available in this country. Unknown, undated, stale, bounded and non-comparable figures remain unranked.

How often is this list updated? +

Profiles update as FundComb ingests public filings, fund websites, official announcements and manual review notes. Rankings can change when new evidence is approved or older data is cleaned.

Does an office mean the firm invests locally? +

An office establishes physical presence only. The investment-evidence view uses stated country mandates or named venture rounds within three years. Founder-linked mandates and dated deals are labelled separately in each source record. Neither proves the firm is currently accepting investments or that all its capital is allocated locally.