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Investor League Tables
Ranked by deal activity across all monitored UK private equity, M&A, and venture capital transactions. Click any investor to view their full profile and deal history.
Most Active Investors
Ranked by total deal count across the monitored dataset
| Rank | Investor / Firm | Deals | Est. Capital Deployed | Primary Sector | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crowdcube | 171 | £201,160,331 | Fintech | |
| 2 | Octopus Ventures | 170 | £2,298,121,487 | Software & SaaS | |
| 3 | Index Ventures | 160 | £3,784,438,097 | Software & SaaS | |
| 4 | Innovate UK | 139 | £263,722,813 | Healthcare & Biotech | |
| 5 | BGF | 132 | £1,933,602,105 | Software & SaaS | |
| 6 | Fuel Ventures | 132 | £455,033,523 | Software & SaaS | |
| 7 | Balderton Capital | 125 | £1,958,741,576 | Fintech | |
| 8 | MMC Ventures | 121 | £1,274,128,093 | Software & SaaS | |
| 9 | Notion Capital | 102 | £1,075,516,001 | Software & SaaS | |
| 10 | LocalGlobe | 97 | £1,408,857,098 | Fintech | |
| 11 | SFC Capital | 94 | £101,575,501 | Software & SaaS | |
| 12 | Seedcamp | 91 | £984,539,768 | Fintech | |
| 13 | SEEDrs | 91 | £34,238,031 | Software & SaaS | |
| 14 | Passion Capital | 89 | £927,375,106 | Fintech | |
| 15 | Amadeus Capital Partners | 83 | £794,479,529 | Software & SaaS | |
| 16 | Scottish Enterprise | 83 | £366,882,071 | Healthcare & Biotech | |
| 17 | IQ Capital | 80 | £994,942,620 | Software & SaaS | |
| 18 | Octopus Investments | 77 | £341,455,621 | Software & SaaS | |
| 19 | Parkwalk Advisors | 76 | £553,398,944 | Healthcare & Biotech | |
| 20 | Maven Capital Partners | 75 | £250,718,647 | Software & SaaS | |
| 21 | AlbionVC | 72 | £1,056,020,577 | Software & SaaS | |
| 22 | Speedinvest | 70 | £515,020,813 | Fintech | |
| 23 | Atomico | 62 | £1,130,550,003 | Software & SaaS | |
| 24 | British Business Bank | 61 | £2,527,513,213 | Software & SaaS | |
| 25 | Playfair Capital | 61 | £226,749,501 | Software & SaaS | |
| 26 | Beringea | 59 | £434,742,321 | Software & SaaS | |
| 27 | Business Growth Fund | 56 | £341,122,844 | Software & SaaS | |
| 28 | Draper Esprit | 55 | £841,548,621 | Marketing | |
| 29 | Foresight Group | 55 | £335,820,753 | Software & SaaS | |
| 30 | Mercia Ventures | 55 | £254,946,563 | Healthcare & Biotech | |
| 31 | SEEDcamp | 55 | £89,583,758 | Fintech | |
| 32 | Accel | 54 | £3,589,828,202 | Software & SaaS | |
| 33 | Accel Partners | 54 | £1,011,940,905 | Fintech | |
| 34 | Wayra | 54 | £20,758,413 | E-commerce | |
| 35 | Techstars | 53 | £102,780,849 | Software & SaaS | |
| 36 | Connect Ventures | 51 | £168,135,041 | Software & SaaS | |
| 37 | Seedrs | 50 | £78,444,547 | Fintech | |
| 38 | Praetura Ventures | 48 | £308,506,262 | Software & SaaS | |
| 39 | YFM Equity Partners | 47 | £270,620,267 | Software & SaaS | |
| 40 | Forward Partners | 46 | £265,343,587 | Fintech | |
| 41 | General Catalyst | 45 | £2,872,867,394 | Software & SaaS | |
| 42 | Northstar Ventures | 45 | £172,775,229 | Software & SaaS | |
| 43 | Scottish Investment Bank - Scottish Enterprise | 44 | £119,955,306 | Software & SaaS | |
| 44 | Northzone | 43 | £1,502,010,636 | Fintech | |
| 45 | Ada Ventures | 43 | £200,108,133 | Software & SaaS | |
| 46 | Y Combinator | 41 | £617,859,240 | Software & SaaS | |
| 47 | Hoxton Ventures | 41 | £352,393,017 | Healthcare & Biotech | |
| 48 | Episode 1 | 41 | £335,436,848 | Software & SaaS | |
| 49 | DN Capital | 41 | £304,806,266 | Software & SaaS | |
| 50 | Downing Ventures | 41 | £172,031,999 | Software & SaaS |
Sector Leader Tables
AI & Workflow Automation
AI Commerce Infrastructure
AI Drug Discovery
AI Governance & Compliance
AI Governance & Red Teaming
AI Hardware
AI Infrastructure
Most Active Sectors
Ranked by total deal count across the monitored dataset
| Rank | Sector | Total Deals | Total Capital | Median Deal Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software & SaaS | 2,708 | £86,649,333,036 | £2,500,000 | |
| 2 | Fintech | 2,272 | £221,337,642,422 | £5,000,000 | |
| 3 | Other | 1,747 | £278,956,569,346 | £9,999,027 | |
| 4 | Healthcare & Biotech | 1,335 | £57,605,033,759 | £3,502,926 | |
| 5 | DeepTech & AI | 769 | £226,009,124,003 | £4,500,000 | |
| 6 | Marketing | 658 | £3,481,758,008 | £1,745,384 | |
| 7 | Media | 544 | £2,455,097,081 | £1,200,000 | |
| 8 | Logistics & Transport | 447 | £26,154,361,518 | £3,399,607 | |
| 9 | Cleantech | 426 | £4,058,372,010 | £3,157,987 | |
| 10 | Cybersecurity | 378 | £3,917,710,722 | £3,500,000 |
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