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Top 25 Pre-seed funding sources based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 120 company matches for pre-seed funding sources associated with the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,775 professional contacts across them, including 353 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for pre-seed funding sources associated with the United Kingdom, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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1,775Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest pre-seed funding sources based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 120 company matches for pre-seed funding sources based in the United Kingdom, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 20, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026n/a906 contacts →

Exact match

“Entrepreneurs First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200112 contacts →

Exact match

“Index Ventures partners with exceptional entrepreneurs – those with unique insight who are intrinsically driven to make their vision a reality.”

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3Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5025 contacts →

Exact match

“Our mission is to help individuals turn their ideas into successful startups.”

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4Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5024 contacts →

Exact match

“At Pontaq, we are dedicated to fostering cross-border investments and innovation, driving growth in startup ecosystems worldwide.”

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5Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5024 contacts →

Exact match

“We invest in exceptional founders and support them with capital, strategic guidance, and access to a global network.”

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6Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1024 contacts →

Exact match

“We are VCs turned angels supporting founders as their in-house VC.”

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7Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5023 contacts →

Exact match

“SFC Capital (formerly Startup Funding Club) is a leading early-stage investment firm providing capital and support to British startups.”

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8Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1023 contacts →

Exact match

“We are Europe’s largest dedicated pre-seed fund at $88M.”

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9Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1021 contacts →

Exact match

“Empowering Founders to Flourish The way we experience healthcare, live consciously, work productively, shop experientially and grow our wealth is transforming at rapid pace.”

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10Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5016 contacts →

Exact match

“The Velocity funds invest in exciting, innovative, technology-enabled businesses from Seed to Series A.”

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11Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5016 contacts →

Exact match

“Seed Mentors Entrepreneurs is now one of the leading independent specialists in identifying and mentoring start-up and smaller businesses in the UK.”

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12Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1012 contacts →

Exact match

“Backing great companies when they’re tiny.”

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13Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1012 contacts →

Exact match

“Helping founders breakthrough is what gets us out of bed in the morning.”

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14Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1011 contacts →

Exact match

“Moonfire lights a fire within seed stage investing in Europe to help entrepreneurs grow their boundless ambition and burning creativity.”

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15Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5011 contacts →

Exact match

“Esya.VC invests in great companies, funding at pre-seed, seed and beyond as well as co-founding to scale early stage start ups or build new ventures.”

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16Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1010 contacts →

Exact match

“At Kindred we align our ambitions and achievements with our portfolio - in structure and in spirit.”

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17Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-109 contacts →

Exact match

“Supporting Innovation Early”

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18Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Exact match

“Rivertrade specialises in providing seed and early stage capital and funding to private businesses across a wide variety of sectors.”

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19Exact matchEdinburgh, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-106 contacts →

Exact match

“Old College Capital (OCC) is the University of Edinburgh’s venture investment fund.”

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20Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-506 contacts →

Exact match

“Kinetik is an unconventional investment company.”

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21Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-106 contacts →

Exact match

“Seed Capital.”

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22Exact matchGlasgow, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-105 contacts →

Exact match

“Never has it been more important to ensure that the environment is right for business ideas, innovation and ambition to flourish in Scotland.”

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23Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-104 contacts →

Exact match

“Our focus at CapsiLabs is accelerating innovation and supporting the development of startups and entrepreneurs.”

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24Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-104 contacts →

Exact match

“We’re all about bringing abundance to what’s next.”

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25Exact matchManchester, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-103 contacts →

Exact match

“Solid Bond is a pre-seed/ early seed stage investor supporting founders through this early stage of the journey.”

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Pre-seed funding sources based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
19.9%Verified-email coverage
14.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
73.3%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
87
11-50
28
51-200
3
201-500
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 120 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with the United Kingdom whose business descriptions match “pre-seed funding sources” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 353 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “pre-seed funding sources”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many pre-seed funding sources are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 120 company matches for pre-seed funding sources associated with the United Kingdom as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Entrepreneurs First tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most pre-seed funding sources?

London leads with 88 company records, followed by Cambridge (4) and Edinburgh (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 353 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 120 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.