The UK has a thriving technology industry that includes everything from financial technology (fintech) to artificial intelligence (AI) and fashion startups.
We sorted through the UK’s leading technology figures to bring you this list of the coolest investors in the UK.
Our list includes institutional investors, private investors, and also company CEOs who make personal investments on the side.
Additional reporting by Oscar Williams-Grut, Lara O’Reilly, Will Heilpern, and Max Slater-Robins.
16. Former Google Ventures general partner Eze Vidra
One of Google’s most high-profile executives in the UK, Vidra was part of Google Ventures’ European fund. He was previously known as the head of Google Campus, Google’s large coworking office space for startups in the middle of the east London tech scene. He’s also behind the Tech Bikers charity effort, started in 2012, where startup founders and employees participate in a long-distance bike race from Paris to London to raise money for charity.
Vidra quit Google Ventures on Christmas Day, weeks after it was announced that the separate fund for European startups would be closed.
Twitter: @ediggs
15. Seedcamp cofounder Reshma Sohoni
Reshma Sohoni is cofounder and partner at Seedcamp, a fund launched in 2007 by a group of European investors, including Saul Klein.
In December 2015, Sohoni joined up with Taavet Hinrikus, one of the cofounders of TransferWise, to back a new online payments startup called Curve.
Seedcamp focuses on investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups, backing ambitious founders in the process. In addition to funding, Seedcamp gives startups access to venture capitalists and mentors.
Total amount raised: $39.9 million (£27.5 million)
Headcount: 187
Twitter: @rsohoni
14. Dan Cobley of Bright Bridge Ventures
Dan Cobley is the former managing director of Google UK and the founder of CEO of Bright Bridge Ventures, a fintech-focused venture fund.
Through Bright Bridge Ventures, which is based in London’s Hammersmith neighbourhood, Cobley backed Onfido in the company’s $4.5 million (£3.1 million) funding round last February.
Cobley chose fintech because of his expertise in both technology and finance — before Google he ran European marketing for credit card company CapitalOne.
Twitter: @dcobley
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