Finding the right funding And support is half the battle.
Here are FREE lists I've put together to save you the rabbit hole:
Most founders burn weeks googling investors who were never going to back them. These lists cut that out: 210+ vetted early-stage investment funds, UK startup grants that are actually open, and the incubators and accelerators worth your time. I keep them updated through my own client work and my role at Loughborough University's incubator. Not sure which route fits your stage? Read how to fund your startup, or book a free Funding Clarity Call.
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210+ vetted investors, funds and platforms actively backing early-stage UK startups, organised by type so you can find what's actually relevant to you, fast.
This isn't a generic investor database. It's been put together with impact-driven and early-stage founders in mind, covering everything from angel networks to EU funds still active in the UK.
What's inside:
25 Pre-Seed & 25 Seed Funds
23 Impact & SDG-focused funds
20 Angel Networks & Platforms
18 Government & Regional Funds
16 Cleantech & Sustainability investors
16 Accelerators with investment
Plus: FoodTech, HealthTech, Diversity-Focused, VCTs, CVC, Crowdfunding and more
Access the Equity Investment List →HERE
Updated Q2 2026. Know a fund that should be on here? Let me know.
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1000 grant programmes and funding schemes for early-stage businesses, no equity given away, no investors to pitch. Just funding you apply for.
Grants are often overlooked or dismissed as too complicated. But for impact-driven startups especially, there's real money on the table, particularly if you're in sustainability, agri-tech, R&D, or social enterprise. This list covers both UK and EU programmes still accessible to UK businesses.
What's inside:
63 UK Grants & Programmes (Innovate UK, R&D, Agriculture & Environment, Green/Sustainability, Creative & Social, Young Founders, Devolved Nations and more)
22 European Grants & Programmes (EIC, Horizon Europe Clusters, and other international schemes)
7 Paused/Closed programmes flagged for awareness
Access the Grants & Non-Dilutive Funding List → HERE
Updated Q1 2026. Always verify status before applying — deadlines change.
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110+ accelerators and incubators actively supporting early-stage founders across the UK, EU and US, organised by region and focus so you can find the right programme fast.
This isn't a generic directory. It's been built with early-stage and impact-driven founders in mind, covering everything from pre-company cohorts and mission-led programmes to the world's top-tier US accelerators that UK founders can and should apply to.
What's inside:
22 UK General Accelerators
12 UK Impact & SDG Programmes
10 UK Sector-Specific
15 US Tier 1 Programmes
8 US AI & Deep Tech
15 EU General Accelerators
8 EU Impact & Climate
Plus: Global & remote-first programmes including Google, AWS & Microsoft
Access the Accelerators & Incubators List → HERE
Updated Q2 2026. Know a programme that should be on here? Let me know.
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119 vetted funds, angel networks, accelerators and grants actively backing women founders, across the UK, US, EU, Asia and beyond. Organised by region and category so you can find what's relevant to you, fast.
Only 2p in every £1 of UK VC goes to all-female founded teams. That stat has barely shifted in five years. The funds on this list have stopped waiting for the rest of the industry to catch up. UK-first, then global, because the best fit for your raise might not be in London.
What's inside:
5 UK Women-Only VC Funds (Pink Salt, Sie Ventures, Eka, Ada and more)
10 UK Women Angel Networks (Alma Angels, HERmesa, Investing Women Angels, Angel Academe and more)
13 UK Accelerators and Programmes (AccelerateHER, FemTech Lab, Barclays Eagle Labs, Hatch and more)
7 UK Mixed VCs with strong women-founder track records
6 UK Grants and Government Programmes (Innovate UK Women in Innovation, NatWest Back Her Business, Invest in Women Taskforce)
42 US Funds (Female Founders Fund, BBG, Serena Ventures, Halogen, Pivotal, Backstage Capital and more)
10 EU Women-Focused Funds (Auxxo, Fund F, Borski, WinEquity and more)
13 Asia-Pacific Funds (Her Capital, MPower Partners, Epic Angels, Scale Investors and more)
Plus: Africa and MENA funds, Global networks, gender-lens investors and grant programmes
Access the Women Founders Funding List → HERE
Updated Q2 2026. Know a fund that should be on here? Let me know.
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115 vetted funds, accelerators, university spinout investors, and government grants actively backing UK and global hardware founders. Built for pre-seed and seed-stage hardware startups who need patient capital and people who understand long R&D cycles.
Hardware is harder to fund than software. Longer development timelines. Higher capital costs. A real valley of death between prototype and product. Most generalist VCs aren't built for it. The funds on this list are. UK-first because that's where most of my clients raise, then global because the right cheque for your raise might not be in London.
What's inside:
21 UK Hardware VCs
8 UK University Spinout Funds
8 UK Climate Hardware VCs
8 UK Strategic Hardware VCs
5 UK Vertical Hardware VCs
4 UK Hardware Angel Networks
7 UK Hardware Accelerators
10 UK Government Hardware Grants
15 EU Hardware Funds
19 US Hardware VCs
10 Global Hardware Accelerators
Organised by region, stage and ticket size so you can find the right fit fast.
Access the Hardware Funding List → HERE
Updated Q2 2026. Know a fund that should be on here? Let me know.
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