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Index is a San Francisco and London-based venture firm that covers every investment stage, from earliest seed through to explosive growth. We partner with pioneers who are using technology to reshape the world around us.

Seed investor investing £250k-2m in sectors covering globally scalable marketplaces, platforms and software (SaaS).

European pre-seed & seed investor, sector-agnostic.

Pre-series A investor, investing £100K - £500K into companies with a focus on technology enabled consumer brands

Seed fund investing £250k – £2.5m in early stage software companies in the UK.

Seed investor in product & service start-ups in high growth markets

One of the world's most active early-stage venture capital funds, investing in 2 to 3 startups per week all over the world

The Family nurtures Entrepreneurs through Education, Unfair Advantages & Capital. Moving at startup speed, The Family is transforming a portfolio of non-linear companies, special projects and virtual infrastructures into a connected community of entrepreneurs, operators & fellow investors who inspire and support each other.

Entrepreneur First is the world’s leading talent investor. We invest time and money in the world’s most talented and ambitious individuals, helping them to find a co-founder, develop an idea, and start a company. So far, we’ve helped 2,000+ people create 300+ companies, worth a combined $2bn

Activate Studio is more than a traditional accelerator. We design bespoke programmes giving hands-on support to early-stage startups in areas they need it the most. At the end of our programme, companies pitch to our investment committee and can receive up to £50K in match funding.

Zinc builds new companies that solve the developed world’s toughest challenges. They do this through a Mission-led 9-month full-time Company Builder Programme which brings together top entrepreneurial talent, domain expertise, insights from social science and a leading network of experts to create new mission-led companies.

Level39 supports fast-growth tech companies in three clear ways – giving access to world-class customers, talent and infrastructure. Through expert mentors, investors and partners, access to Canary Wharf’s dynamic workspace, a packed events calendar and best-in-class facilities we help businesses achieve scale.

Developed by Digital Catapult, Augmentor is a 12-week acceleration programme for B2B immersive startups designed to increase their investment readiness and accelerate their business growth.

Over 12 weeks, through interactive sessions and working with Activate mentors/coaches and a cohort of peers, each startup will develop a roadmap towards success.

We want to make the UK the best place to launch and grow startups that use location or property data. Through our Accelerator Programme we support and encourage location and property innovation.

IgniteNI supports 30 early-stage companies every year through their pre-accelerator (Propel), accelerator and US Landing Pad programmes. Propel offers £15k (equity free) and a 6 month programme to help launch their business. The 3 month accelerator programme helps companies fundraise and scale (particularly into the US).

Propelia is the UK accelerator navigating the development and use of 'Pilot Rounds' in the pre-seed space. A Pilot Round that essentially identifies and connects founders with aligned investors, to enable them to quickly leverage SEIS capital to fuel, test and iterate strategic market assumptions over the next 6 months.

We power spaces that support our community to build businesses with impact. From our Startup Academy, coworking office spaces, to unmissable events across our network — our business ecosystem brings together startups, scale-ups and enterprises to work, learn and collaborate.

Founder Institute

The Founder Institute is the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Since 2009, we have helped over 4,500 entrepreneurs get the focus and support needed to build a business that matters. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 90 countries, the Founder Institute's mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.

Angel Investment Network helps entrepreneurs quickly make contact with relevant early stage investors, with unique reach from it's global network of 60 international platforms of 200k investors

ISQ supports business leaders to plan, prepare and launch successful equity-crowdfunding campaigns by coaching and guiding them through a proven, disciplined and structured methodology

Robot Mascot help entrepreneurs convince investors that their business is the one to back. Their clients are 30x more likely to raise investment and they're recognised as the UKs leading pitch agency.

InvestorConnected brings together startups and scale-ups with funders. Through the use of our online platform and consulting services, we help businesses to significantly increase their chances of getting funded by ensuring they present their businesses effectively and introducing them to our network of funders (investors & lenders). Equally, we help funders save time and money by streamlining their deal-flow and due diligence processes.

A technology platform that connects angel investors and early-stage startups. Sector agnostic, investing between £100,000 and £700,000.

Le Wagon is the world's no.1 ranked coding bootcamp, based in 38 cities and 22 countries. They teach full stack web development and data science in either 9-week full time, or 24-week part time formats.

Apogee Associates are proud to be the R&D tax credit partner for SeedLegals, having helped businesses in all sectors, ranging from small startups to well established multinationals, with their R&D tax credit applications. Apogee's team of R&D tax credit specialists have compiled over 500 applications, all of which have been processed in full by HMRC without receiving so much as a query.

Clear Currency is the preferred currency partner for SeedLegals, offering low cost, secure and stress-free international payments. Need to make an investment in another currency? Find out how you can get your money there quickly and with excellent exchange rates.

Flexible business insurance by monthly subscription. Protect your business with customisable cover that adapts to the changing needs of your business

A demo day without an accelerator, backed by the UKs leading VCs.

A demo day for first time founders, backed by leading UK and Irish VCs

UP AND TO THE RIGHT is a tech company helping founders create, build and sell successful businesses. In addition to providing Growth and M&A advisory services, they are also using technology to create a better way of building companies. One that works for every founder, regardless of their background or experience.

Ember makes it simple for everyone to launch, operate and grow a business, by automating the tax and accounting hassle, leaving them to do just business. Ember takes a tax-first approach to finances, meaning business owners can easily see how much tax they're paying, automatically optimise it and send it off to HMRC in a few simple steps.

Fuelling startups, scaleups and SMEs with awesome finance functions. Fin-house provides flexible in-house finance teams that evolve as you grow. You'll get the finance function you need, when you need it, seamlessly integrated into your business.

Top inhouse lawyers working flexibly with ambitious SMEs. My Inhouse Lawyer is the legal arm of the Liberti Group and 1 of 7 successful business who provide portfolio experts in Finance and Accounting; Sales and Marketing, IT and HR.

NaviStar Legal helps small and medium businesses (SMEs) and smaller legal teams to get the in-house legal support, skills and self-management that they cannot normally afford – helping them save time, money and avoid the risks that could cripple their business