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Top 25 Pre-seed startups based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 689 company matches for pre-seed startups associated with the United Kingdom as of November 2026 and tracks 4,976 professional contacts across them, including 1,150 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for pre-seed startups 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 November 6, 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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689Companies
4,976Contacts tracked
1,150Verified emails
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The 25 largest pre-seed startups based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 689 company matches for pre-seed startups based in the United Kingdom, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 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 Nov 6, 2026n/a968 contacts →

Exact match

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

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200103 contacts →

Exact match

“Balderton is a multistage venture firm with 25 years of experience supporting Europe’s best founders from Seed to IPO.”

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3Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5094 contacts →

Exact match

“DN Capital is a global early stage and growth capital investor focused on Seed, Series A and select series B investments in fintech, SaaS, digital media, e-commerce, marketplaces…”

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4Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20085 contacts →

Exact match

“Founders Factory builds and funds startups together with exceptional entrepreneurs and the world’s leading companies.”

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5Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5061 contacts →

Exact match

“Kinetic Investments is a venture capital firm dedicated to early-stage companies that are transforming the digital landscape.”

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6Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a56 contacts →

Exact match

“Ada Ventures is a pre-seed inclusive venture capital firm.”

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7Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20047 contacts →

Exact match

“Appolica is a venture studio on a mission to turn ambitious tech-driven ventures into market leaders.”

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8Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a47 contacts →

Exact match

“Emerge - First money in for founders building the future of human capital development.”

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9Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5045 contacts →

Exact match

“Creator Fund invests in Scientific Founders building Deep Tech businesses across Europe's leading universities.”

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10Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5038 contacts →

Exact match

“Fig provides a pragmatic new approach to supporting and investing in high-growth early-stage companies.”

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11Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5037 contacts →

Exact match

“LocalGlobe is Phoenix Court's pre-seed and seed fund backing Europe’s most ambitious founders from day one.”

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12Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5037 contacts →

Exact match

“Angels Den Funding is one of the UK and Europe’s leading angel-led investment platforms, connecting ambitious companies with the capital, expertise and networks they need to grow.”

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13Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a34 contacts →

Exact match

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

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14Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5032 contacts →

Exact match

“Crane is the global inception-to-seed platform for extraordinary founders.”

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15Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5031 contacts →

Exact match

“The VC backing the innovators who are transforming our relationship with the built world and its impact on people, business, and the environment.”

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16Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5031 contacts →

Exact match

“With European roots and decades of experience, we invest globally in exceptional startups and talented teams.”

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17Exact matchLeeds, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5030 contacts →

Exact match

“We work with young, ambitious businesses that change the world and are focused on helping them to build the elite teams that will allow them to fly.”

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18Exact matchManchester, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5029 contacts →

Exact match

“We are Accelerate ME.”

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19Exact matchCambridge, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5027 contacts →

Exact match

“Cambridge Future Tech (CFT) is a uniquely tech-first venture builder, working closely with top-tier universities for positive global impact.”

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20Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5026 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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21Exact matchLondon London, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5026 contacts →

Exact match

“Our mission is to educate, train and elevate start-up entrepreneurs to the highest standards, by providing best-in-class mentors, and teaching with the latest tech tools.”

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22Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5025 contacts →

Exact match

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

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23Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1025 contacts →

Exact match

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

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24Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20023 contacts →

Exact match

“TRAMLINES is a fund and accelerator focused exclusively on B2B Deep Tech, AI, Fintech, and Enterprise Tech.”

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25Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5021 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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Pre-seed startups based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
23.1%Verified-email coverage
7.2Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
70.7%Largest-city concentration · London
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
530
11-50
126
51-200
25
201-500
4
1,001-5,000
1

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 689 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 startups” 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 1,150 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 November 6, 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.

Pre-seed startups by metro

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 startups”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

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

RevenueBase identified 689 company matches for pre-seed startups associated with the United Kingdom as of November 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 startups?

London leads with 487 company records, followed by Cambridge (12) and Manchester (12).

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 1,150 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 689 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 November 6, 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.