Startups in Londra: ecosystem, companies and strengths
Europe's largest tech hub: the global capital of fintech, AI and deep tech, with unlimited access to global capital and international talent.
Why Londra matters in the European startup ecosystem
London is Europe's most developed startup ecosystem and one of the most important in the world. Its strength comes from a unique combination of abundant capital, global talent, a business-friendly Anglo-Saxon legal system and an established entrepreneurial culture. It has generated more unicorns than any other European city and is home to the continent's leading VC funds. London fintech — Revolut, Monzo, Wise, Checkout.com — has become a global model. Post-Brexit, London maintained its appeal through regulatory flexibility and the quality of assets already in place.
Why it works
- Market, capital and talent in one place
- Serial founders across almost every vertical
- Strong connection with the US and Middle East
Historical growth
London remains Europe's largest ecosystem by capital, talent and outcomes. Even in a more selective cycle it continues to dominate across all venture stages.
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9fin
Data, analytics and AI tools for debt-market professionals; a $1.3 billion unicorn.
AI Score
AI Score helps enterprises inventory, govern and monitor AI tools, models and agents.
Adfin
The AI platform orchestrating collections, payments and cashflow for businesses.
Agon
Agon builds synthetic environments for training and validating autonomous defence systems.
Allica Bank
British digital bank for SMEs, headquartered in London. Valued near $1.2B in 02/2026.
Atheni
Atheni helps companies turn access to AI tools into measurable adoption across teams.
BioOrbit
Develops autonomous units to produce and crystallize cancer drugs in microgravity, using space as industrial i
Bioniq
Personalised supplements from London, whose core assets were acquired by Herbalife in 2026.
Bittner & Sorg (Stealth Wealthtech)
London stealth startup bringing AI-powered wealth management to consumers, founded by the ex-CEOs of Lazada an
Strengths of Londra
- Europe's largest capital pool
- Very deep international labour market
- Enormous and diversified corporate demand
- London is the only truly deep European market across all stages. The environment is more selective than before, but capital availability remains unmatched on the continent.
- Finance, insurance, media, health and public sector generate very broad demand. London allows validation of complex products with locally based global clients.
Weaknesses and limitations
- Very high costs
- Extreme competition for talent and attention
- Greater regulatory friction post-Brexit
Key startups in Londra
Unicorns
Notable scaleups
9fin
London data and AI platform for debt markets, founded in 2016. Its $170M Series C on 31/03/2026 values it at $1.3B.
AI Score
A London platform connecting policies, ownership, risk and the real-world use of enterprise AI in one control layer.
Adaptavate Limited
Adaptavate is leading the decarbonisation of the construction sector with bio-based, low-carbon building materials.
Adfin
Adfin is an AI-native business finance platform that unifies money movement, payment collection and cashflow management. It raised $18M in a Series A led by Index Ventures.
Agon
A London- and Berlin-based company developing AI infrastructure for military simulation.
All3
All3 automates building construction with autonomous robots, AI design platform and robotic assembly cells to solve Europe's housing crisis.
Allica Bank
Digital bank for established UK businesses, headquartered in London. Its 02/2026 Series D valued it at close to $1.2 billion.
Arrakis
A London startup automating workflows across energy, logistics, manufacturing, aerospace and telecommunications.
Atheni
Browser-based platform providing role-specific AI guidance and measuring practical adoption inside workflows.
Babylon Health
Company born in London in 2013 with digital doctor consultations and AI tools for patients. A unicorn in 2019, listed on the NYSE in 2021, assets sold to eMed in 2023.
Bank of London
London private bank launched in 2021 offering businesses and financial institutions accounts, clearing and payments on UK rails, with APIs. Valued at $1.1B in 2023; now restructuring.
Beamery
London talent platform: CRM and marketing automation for talent acquisition, used by enterprise recruiting teams globally.
BioOrbit
BioOrbit is a British startup that raised £9.8M seed in 2026 to manufacture cancer drugs in space. It develops an autonomous unit called BOX that uses microgravity to crystallize anti-cancer antibodies in purer form, potentially enabling subcutaneous administration formulations.
Bioniq
London company founded in 2019 offering supplement formulas personalised from a customer assessment. In 2026 Herbalife acquired its core assets.
Bittner & Sorg (Stealth Wealthtech)
Stealth-mode startup launched in 2026 in London by Maximilian Bittner (ex-CEO of Lazada and Vestiaire Collective) and Lisa Sorg (ex-Managing Director at Atomico), backed by €12M in seed funding to build an AI wealth management platform for consumers.
Blockchain.com
Blockchain.com offers wallets, crypto trading and institutional services. Its 2022 Series D valued it at $14 billion; it has filed confidentially for an IPO.
Bubble Robotics
Robotics platform for warehouse automation and material handling.
Build
Build automates complex built-world workflows, including site selection, due diligence, power assessment, early design and constraint analysis.
Builder AI
Builder.ai (Engineer.ai) was a platform for building applications from reusable features and automation, with a network of human designers and developers. Founded in 2016, it announced a Series D of over $250 million in 2023 and entered insolvency in 2025.
CHARM Therapeutics
CHARM Therapeutics uses DragonFold, a 3D deep learning-based protein-ligand prediction AI platform, to identify and validate therapeutic molecules with high specificity against complex protein targets.
Calibre
Real-time behavioral analytics for financial services compliance.
Callosum
Enterprise software for scientific research collaboration and data sharing.
Capsa AI
London startup helping private equity, venture capital and private capital funds organise, search and act on information across their systems.
Caudal Energy
UK climate deeptech startup using oscillating foil systems to make tidal energy simpler, predictable and commercially scalable.
Cazoo
Online used-car seller founded in London in 2018, a historical unicorn later listed on the NYSE. It has been insolvent since 2024 and MOTORS took over the brand.
Checkout.com
London-based payment processor for merchants, founded in 2012 by Guillaume Pousaz. Valued at US$12 billion in the employee share buy-back of 26 September 2025.
CloudNC
A London industrial-AI company generating machining strategies and toolpaths inside major CAM systems.
Cloudsmith
UK startup founded in 2016 in Belfast. Provides artifact management and software supply chain security for enterprise companies. $72M Series C in 2026.
CognitionX
CognitionX Ltd was a UK AI advice and knowledge platform founded in 2015 by Charlie Muirhead and Tabitha Goldstaub. It raised about $4.1 million in 2018 and has been in liquidation since December 2024.
Conduct
London startup founded by three former Palantir employees: $12M seed in 2025 and $60M Series A in 2026, with SAP among its investors.
Copper
London-based custody and settlement provider for institutional digital assets, founded in 2018. A 2022 press estimate put it at $2 billion; company confirmation is unverified.
DEScycle
London startup using Deep Eutectic Solvents to recover metals from e-waste and complex industrial materials.
Deliveroo
London delivery marketplace founded in 2013, listed on the LSE from 2021 and acquired by DoorDash on 2 October 2025. It is now a subsidiary, no longer a private unicorn.
Dex
Dex is a London AI agent, founded in 2025 by Paddy Lambros, that helps senior software engineers find roles matching their motivations by proposing matches with companies. Seed led by Notion Capital in April 2026.
Dexory
Dexory combines 16-metre tall autonomous robots with an AI software platform generating real-time warehouse digital twins, giving customers like DHL, Maersk and GXO instant visibility across every shelf and unit.
Diligent AI
Diligent AI developed autonomous AI analysts that read documents, query external data sources and resolve KYC and AML alerts independently, reducing false positives and standardising compliance investigations.
Dragonfly
Dragonfly built an AI software discovery system that analyses a company's existing technology architecture ('digital fingerprint') and recommends the most suitable software solutions from a database of 250,000+ products.
Dragonfly AI
Dragonfly AI uses a biological algorithm developed at Queen Mary University of London to analyse advertising creatives pre-flight, predicting visual attention, emotional response and memorability for brands including Nestlé, PepsiCo and L'Oréal.
Dwelly
A London proptech combining agency consolidation with operating automation.
EasyA
Private London company with an app for learning to code blockchain and AI technologies and a circuit of hackathons. The $2.5B on the old record was the aggregate value of alumni projects, not of the company.
ElevenLabs
Voice AI company founded by two Poles, historically based in London with hubs in Warsaw and New York: speech synthesis, transcription, dubbing and agents. Valued at $22B in 2026.
Elliptic
Elliptic provides a blockchain analytics and digital asset decisioning platform for banks, fintechs, governments, and crypto companies, helping them detect illicit activity, meet AML regulations, and manage risk in digital asset markets.
Encord
Encord developed a data development platform for physical AI covering management, curation, model evaluation and annotation of training data, scaling from 1 to 5 petabytes in one year with clients including Woven by Toyota, Zipline and Skydio.
Entrepreneurs First
Entrepreneurs First selects people before they have a team or an idea and invests in the startups that result. Started in London in 2011; its 2026 release says it is based in San Francisco.
Exergy3
Industrial energy efficiency software for manufacturing optimization.
FALKIN
FALKIN integrates AI systems directly into mobile banking apps and customer service portals to analyse messages, listings, payment requests and investment pitches, detecting manipulation and deception before funds leave the account.
Farfetch
Luxury fashion marketplace connecting boutiques and brands with consumers. Listed on the NYSE in 2018, its business was acquired by Coupang in 2024: a historical unicorn, no longer independent.
Fleek
Fleek connects wholesale secondhand clothing suppliers with retailers and resellers, using AI for sorting, grading, pricing and merchandising.
Flo Health
Women's health app headquartered in London, launched in 2015. General Atlantic's Series C of 30/07/2024 values it at over $1 billion.
Flow48
Cloud-native infrastructure platform for enterprise containers.
Foundational
A London startup integrating retroreflectors, automated laser stations, and software to measure satellite and debris positions precisely.
Fractile
Fractile builds chips and systems dedicated to AI inference, aiming to reduce cost and latency of advanced models and make agentic AI economically sustainable at scale.
Fresha
London booking and management platform for salons and wellness businesses. KKR's $80M investment in 2026 values it at over $1 billion.
Frontier Health
London healthtech developing Juno, an AI agent supporting hospital administrative staff.
Fuse Energy
British energy supplier founded in 2022 by former Revolut executives. In December 2025 Balderton announced a $5 billion valuation.
Gaussion
Gaussion develops MagLiB and Aeon, a hardware-software layer that improves charging, thermal behaviour and battery lifetime without changing cell chemistry.
Geordie AI
London-based startup providing visibility, control and protection for AI agents deployed across enterprise infrastructure.
Giraffe360
Founded in 2016 in Riga by brothers Mikus and Madars Opelts, it combines a proprietary camera and cloud software to produce photos, floor plans and virtual tours from a single capture. $10 million Series B in March 2026.
Global Switch
British data center operator: provides critical infrastructure for cloud, financial and enterprise computing across Europe.
GoCardless
London payments company: specializes in recurring payments and billing for subscription businesses globally.
Gousto
Gousto delivers boxes of pre-portioned ingredients with recipes. Valued at $1.7B in 2022, it was below $300M in 2023 according to Sky, so it is no longer a unicorn.
Gradient Labs
Gradient Labs built Otto, a procedural AI customer service agent that learns company-specific processes and autonomously handles complex inquiries, achieving a 98% quality rate and reducing costs by 75% vs human agents.
Granola
London startup for AI-assisted meeting notes and transcription. Its $125M Series C of 25 March 2026 values it at $1.5B; the parent company is in the USA.
Greenjets
A British aerospace company producing electric and hybrid propulsion, autonomous aircraft and air-defence systems.
Greenpixie
Greenpixie helps large organisations identify unused cloud resources, optimise AI workloads, and choose lower-carbon regions — simultaneously reducing costs and environmental impact.
Greyparrot
A London company measuring materials, products and brands in waste streams in real time.
HIVE
HIVE brings autonomy to existing industrial machines across logistics, production, construction and infrastructure.
Helical
Deep learning platform for automated DNA sequencing data analysis.
Holovast Ltd
Adaptive holographic guide for modern production
Hopin
Events platform founded in London in 2019. Its 2021 Series D valued it at $7.75 billion; HOPIN LTD was dissolved on 24/05/2026 and its assets sold.
Humanoid
UK startup (SKL Robotics Ltd.) building humanoid robots for industrial environments — the HMND-01 Alpha in wheeled and bipedal variants — with the KinetIQ AI platform for robotic fleet coordination. Europe's first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn.
IMMIX
A London trading firm providing AI-powered FX infrastructure and pricing engines to payment firms, issuers, and platforms.
INTELIPORTS LIMITED
On-demand drone delivery company developing heavy-lift drones and fully automated drone ports to enable rapid air delivery across urban areas.
Improbable
Improbable builds new companies in AI, Web3 and virtual worlds. Valued above $3B in 2022, it raised $602M across Series A, B and NetEase. Current value not verified.
Ineffable Intelligence
Research lab founded in 2025 by David Silver and based in London, aiming at systems that learn from experience. $1.1B seed announced on 27/04/2026.
Inforcer
A London platform for centrally managing Microsoft environments used by small and medium-sized businesses.
Intropy
A London startup building an AI-native operating system for spare-parts manufacturers, distributors and recyclers.
Isembard
London company founded in 2024 that makes precision components for aerospace, defence, energy and robotics through a network of owned and franchised factories. $50M Series A in 03/2026.
Isometric
Isometric uses AI agents and human verifiers to certify industrial, environmental and regulated projects, starting from carbon removal and expanding into industrial certification.
Isomorphic Labs
Isomorphic Labs applies advanced AI models — including those underlying AlphaFold — to drug discovery and design, aiming to transform molecular biology into a computational process and radically accelerate therapeutic pipelines.
Jack & Jill
A London startup using two AI agents to introduce candidates and employers directly when it finds a match.
Kraken Technologies
Utility software platform born in 2016 inside Octopus Energy. The 2026 spin-out valued Kraken at US$8.65 billion (look-through).
LMAX Group
FX and crypto exchange operator headquartered in London, with a Jersey holding. The 30% sold to J.C. Flowers for $300M (2021-22) valued the group at $1 billion.
Lendable
Consumer lending platform based in London. Its £210M growth round in March 2022 valued it above £3.5 billion.
Lighthouse
Data and business-intelligence platform for hotels founded in London in 2012. The Series C of about $370M led by KKR valued it above $1 billion in 2024.
Lua
Software platform for real estate developers managing complex construction projects.
MICROENDO LTD
MICROENDO LTD develops advanced medical technologies for minimally invasive procedures.
MUBI
Film streaming service founded in 2007 and based in London. Its $100M growth round in June 2025, led by Sequoia, valued it at $1 billion.
Made.com
Online furniture retailer founded in 2010, listed in London in 2021 and in administration from 2022. Its brand, domain and IP were sold to Next Retail for £3.4M.
Magentic
London startup building AI agents for the procurement and supply chains of large manufacturers. After a $5.5M seed in 2025, it raised an $18M Series A led by Felicis in September 2026.
Mantic
Mantic develops AI systems that generate probabilistic forecasts about economic, political, business and geopolitical events.
ManyPets
Health insurance for dogs and cats with online claims, founded in London in 2012. Valued above $2B pre-money in its 2021 Series D.
Marshmallow
British digital insurer founded in 2017, with a focus on drivers who arrived from abroad. Series C announced in 2025 at over $2 billion.
Materia AI
Materia AI applies machine learning models and computational simulation to accelerate the discovery of advanced new materials — batteries, catalysts, semiconductors — for the energy transition.
Metaview
A London company applying AI to interview notes, sourcing, screening, and recruiting coordination.
MillTech
London fintech founded in 2019 by Eric Huttman. On 8 April 2026 Apax Digital Funds announced a $60 million minority investment.
MintNeuro
An Imperial College London spinout building components to sense, process and stimulate signals in the nervous system.
Moniepoint
Fintech of Nigerian origin, founded in 2015, with a declared HQ in London. TechCrunch reported a valuation of at least $1 billion in 2024.
Monzo
London-based digital bank founded in 2015. Its 2024 Series I valued it at £4.1 billion post-money; an employee share sale in October 2024 valued it at $5.9 billion.
Motorway
British platform for selling used cars to dealers through daily online auctions. The November 2021 Series C valued it above US$1 billion.
Multiverse
Edtech platform offering apprenticeships and skills training for underrepresented groups entering tech and professional careers.
Mykor
UK startup combining engineered mycelium, green chemistry and industrial processes to create low-carbon alternatives to traditional materials.
NewOrbit
UK spacetech company developing satellites for 200–300 km orbits, with applications in imaging, telecommunications and space data.
Newcleo
Deeptech startup with Turin roots developing advanced lead-cooled fission reactors (LFR), with €300M+ raised and operations in UK, France, Italy and Switzerland.
Nodu
Nodu offers digital economy creators and freelancers integrated financial tools — account, payments, invoicing and multi-platform revenue management — in a single app for the creator economy.
Nothing
Nothing is a startup founded in 2020 in London by Carl Pei, known for its hardware products with transparent, minimalist design. After debuting with the Ear (1) earbuds in 2021, it launched the Phone (1) smartphone in 2022. The company has raised hundreds of millions from investors such as GV and Samsung and aims to bring transparency and innovation to the smartphone and accessories market.
Noxus
Anglo-Portuguese startup developing autonomous AI agents to automate enterprise SOC workflows: incident response, threat detection and cybersecurity operations. Raised €14M in a seed round from AI and enterprise infrastructure investors.
Nscale
AI cloud and data centres with a registered office in London and a campus in Norway. 2026 Series C at a $14.6 billion post-money valuation; IPO only proposed.
Nuclide Therapeutics
Nuclide Therapeutics develops next-generation radioligand therapies combining therapeutic radionuclides with high-affinity targeting ligands to precisely target tumour cells.
Nyobolt
Advanced battery technology enabling ultra-fast EV charging.
OakNorth
London-based digital bank lending to lower mid-market businesses and property. A 2021 secondary sale valued it at $5 billion, according to press reports.
Octopus Energy
Private energy group headquartered in London, a historic unicorn. Kraken was spun out on 17 June 2026: the $8.65 billion figure belongs to Kraken, not Octopus.
Olix
UK startup developing AI chips for edge and inference applications. $220M raised in February 2026.
OpenTrade
UK startup that built a B2B infrastructure for distributing stablecoin yield products to fintechs, neobanks, exchanges, and institutional operators — without them needing to build the technical stack internally. Surpassed $200M in TVL and $250M in volume in 2025, with total raised exceeding $30M after a $17M strategic round.
Orbital Industries
London-based ex-DeepMind startup developing industrial hardware and AI cooling fluids for high-density compute data centres.
OutPost Bio
OutPost Bio combines advanced bioinformatics and AI models to analyse large-scale genomic and proteomic datasets, identifying new oncological targets and predictive biomarkers.
Outpost
Outpost handles payments, tax and customs for merchants selling into new markets, with an AI engine that applies international trade rules to every transaction. In March 2026 it raised $17.5 million in a Series A led by Ribbit.
Oviva
Swiss healthtech founded in 2014 providing digital therapies for obesity, diabetes and hypertension through the NHS and European healthcare systems. Has treated over 1 million patients.
Oxford Medical Simulation
UK clinical-simulation company using VR and AI, founded in 2017. On 16 March 2026 it announced £5 million of growth financing from Salica.
Oxford Quantum Circuits
UK quantum computing company developing a Quantum-AI data-centre platform for enterprise and government customers.
PANTA
PANTA is an end-to-end SaaS platform modernising how financial indices are built and managed, automating index design, calculation, delivery, rebalancing and compliance workflows. Founded in London in 2024, it won Startup of the Year at the FStech Awards 2026 and raised a €3.4M seed round.
POLYTAG LIMITED
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Paddle
Bristol SaaS platform: handles payments, billing and compliance for software companies, enabling global expansion.
Payhawk
Spend-management platform founded in 2018 with Bulgarian roots. Its $100M Series B extension in 2022 valued it at $1 billion.
PhysicsX
PhysicsX, based in London, builds AI that predicts the physical behaviour of components and processes. Its $300 million Series C (08/06/2026) valued it at about $2.4 billion.
Picnic
London app for tidying photos by swiping. In April 2026 it was reported acquired by MWM; the price was not disclosed.
Planet
Payments and tax-free group formerly known as Fintrax, jointly controlled by Advent and Eurazeo since 2021 (a €1.8 billion deal). No longer an independent private unicorn.
PolyAI
London company founded in 2017 that builds AI agents for customer conversations. Last reported valuation: $750M (Forbes, 12/2025), below the unicorn threshold.
Primer
London-based payments infrastructure startup unifying processors, acquirers, fraud tools and transaction data to help enterprise merchants optimise performance, costs and operational control.
Prolo
A platform combining artificial intelligence, procurement specialists and credit for the construction sector.
Quantexa
London company founded in 2016. Its 2025 Series F ($175M, partly secondary) values it at $2.6B post-money.
Quantum Motion
UK startup founded in 2017 by professors from UCL and Oxford. Delivered the first full-stack quantum computer on silicon CMOS chip to the UK National Quantum Computing Centre. $160M Series C in 2026.
Ralio
Intelligent customer engagement platform for subscription businesses.
Ranking Copilot
Ranking Copilot is an AI SEO tool that automates keyword analysis, optimised content generation and technical recommendations, helping companies improve organic ranking without in-house SEO expertise.
Recursive Superintelligence
Company with offices in London and San Francisco that raised $650 million at a $4.65 billion valuation in May 2026. Its goal is AI that improves itself.
Revolut
App for payments, accounts, currency exchange and investing, started in London in 2015. The latest completed secondary sale, in November 2025, valued it at $75 billion.
Rivan
API platform for financial institutions enabling seamless account connectivity.
Roivant Sciences
Biotech founded in 2014 operating through subsidiaries (Vants), with principal offices in London. Listed on Nasdaq (ROIV) since 1 October 2021: no longer a private unicorn.
Round Treasury
London fintech automating treasury, payments, and payroll for finance teams using AI agents—agentic workflow builder and autonomous payroll on one platform.
STORM Therapeutics
Biotech company developing targeted therapies using proprietary cell-targeting technology.
SaltPay
Fintech providing POS terminals, payment gateways, and management software for small businesses across Europe, with transparent pricing and streamlined onboarding for merchants.
SatVu
SatVu has developed and launched HotSat, a microsatellite constellation with ultra-high-resolution thermal sensors that can measure heat emissions from individual buildings and infrastructure from orbit, enabling applications in energy efficiency, climate compliance and security.
Sava
A London healthtech company integrating proprietary microsensors into a wearable device, starting with continuous glucose monitoring.
Scarlet
A London certification body specialising in regulatory assessment of software and AI used as medical devices.
Scindo
Scindo has engineered AI-optimised enzymes capable of degrading hard-to-recycle plastics — such as polyethylene, polypropylene and mixed plastics — into reusable monomers, paving the way for scalable chemical recycling.
Scope
London-based startup building an AI platform for testing, inspection and certification, helping industrial inspectors capture data, retrieve context and generate reports.
ScrubMarine
ScrubMarine has developed autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) for periodic cleaning of ship hulls from biofouling without requiring drydocking, reducing hydrodynamic drag and thus fuel consumption and emissions.
Semble
UK healthtech company offering a unified platform to manage patient journeys, clinical workflows and administrative operations.
Shazam
Music recognition app born in London and acquired by Apple (closing announced on 24/09/2018, about $400M reported). A historic unicorn from 2015.
SheMed
UK platform of digital programmes for women's weight and metabolic health, with at-home tests and clinical support. A declared unicorn since 2025.
Snyk
Developer security platform founded in London and Tel Aviv in 2015, with a declared HQ in Boston. Last known valuation $7.4 billion (Series G, 2022).
Soldo
Soldo, founded in London in 2015, is a fintech platform for business expense management. It offers prepaid company cards and dedicated software, with over 25,000 client companies in 31 countries.
Sprive
A London fintech helping homeowners reduce their mortgage through cashback and remortgage comparison.
Stability AI
Developer of Stable Diffusion and other generative models, with a registered office in London. Valued at $1 billion post-money in 2022; $76M Series B in August 2026.
Starling Bank
Digital bank based in London, founded in 2014. Its internal fundraising on 26 April 2022 valued it above £2.5 billion pre-money.
StirlingX
StirlingX helps defence and critical infrastructure customers capture, secure, fuse and turn sensitive data into operational intelligence.
SumUp
Fintech founded in 2012 offering payment terminals and software to small merchants. Private, with an enterprise value of €8B declared in the mixed round of June 2022.
Synthesia
Synthesia produces business videos from text with AI avatars. $200M Series E on 26 January 2026 at a $4 billion valuation.
Ternary Therapeutics
London biotech founded in 2024 designing molecular glues with AI. In March 2026 it announced a €4.1 million seed.
Teya
Payments fintech for small businesses (formerly SaltPay), founded in 2019 with its registered office in London. The press reported a valuation above $1 billion in 2021.
Thalia Therapeutics
Thalia Therapeutics raises €3.1M and acquires Sanmirna Therapeutics, adding a clinical-stage microRNA candidate for AML.
Thought Machine
London-based provider of cloud core banking (Vault Core), founded in 2014. Its Series D of 18 May 2022 valued it at $2.7 billion; current value not verified.
Tractable
Tractable uses computer vision to assess vehicle and property damage for insurers. $1 billion Series D in 2021; current value not verified.
TradingView
TradingView, founded in 2011, offers charting and a trader community. In 2021 a $298M investment led by Tiger Global valued it at $3B.
Trent AI
London AI-agent security company founded in 2025. On 7 April 2026 it announced a $13 million seed.
Tripledot Studios
London mobile-games group founded in 2017. Its 2022 Series B valued it at $1.4 billion; in 2025-2026 it grew through acquisitions.
TrueLayer
London open banking fintech founded in 2016. A historical unicorn (over $1B in 2021), press reported about $700M in 2024.
Unit1 Studio
Unit1 Studio produces immersive concerts combining digital performers, live musicians and staging that can move between venues.
Unmind
Unmind offers employers a digital employee mental health platform combining self-assessment, mindfulness tools, digital therapy and psychological coaching, with anonymised dashboards for HR managers.
Volt
London fintech founded in 2019 for account-to-account payments. In 2023 it closed a $60 million Series B led by IVP.
Volta
AI compute infrastructure company incorporated in London in January 2026. Seed and Series A, made public in August, value it at $2.4 billion.
Wayve
Develops AI models for assisted and automated driving licensed to vehicle makers. A private unicorn valued at $8.6 billion after its 2026 Series D.
Wexler
A London legaltech company specialising in fact intelligence for disputes and investigations.
Wise
International payments company launched in London in 2011 (TransferWise), listed on the LSE since 7 July 2021 and primary-listed on Nasdaq since 11 May 2026.
Yope
A London app founded in 2021 by Bahram Ismailau and Paul Rudkouski, designed for friends and families, with 14 million registered users and 500 million pieces of shared content.
ZYBER 365
ZYBER 365 is a unicorn-scale company with an indicative valuation of $1B. It operates in blockchain infrastructure by building claimed AI, web3 and cybersecurity platform.
Zego
London insurtech selling car, van, taxi and delivery insurance to individual drivers. The March 2021 Series C valued it at $1.1 billion.
Zepz
London-based group for international money transfers with the WorldRemit and Sendwave brands. Private; after its 2021 Series E it reported a $5 billion valuation.
Zepz (WorldRemit)
London remittance platform: serves millions of migrant workers sending money globally with speed, safety and low fees.
Zilch
London company that lets shoppers pay immediately with rewards or in instalments, online and in stores, and offers advertising to retailers. Series C extended at $2B in 2022.
Zopa
Digital bank based in London, born in 2005 as a P2P platform and holding a banking licence since 2020. Valued at US$1 billion post-money in October 2021.
geoSurge
geoSurge develops a Corpus Engineering platform to monitor and strengthen brand representation in AI systems such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude.
iFAST Diagnostics
UK biotech developing rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing with results in under three hours.
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What we can learn
- Depth of capital changes the growth velocity of an ecosystem
- Leading cities concentrate value because they aggregate all key functions