Best High Tech Companies in London, United Kingdom
The 1778 best High Tech companies in London, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Nscale.
Our analysis of 67 High Tech companies
$59.6b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best High Tech companies in London
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nscale 🦄 Provider of cloud infrastructure for artificial intelligence and computing workloads 89Funding top 11%Partners top 16%News top 21%Growth top 24% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 11% Partnerstop 16% Newstop 21% Growthtop 24% AItop 26% Techtop 30% Markettop 40% Moattop 47% Talenttop 48% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $5.5B across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 3 yrs (2.0/yr) Partners: 9 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 9 deals rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $5.5B | 1 mo ago | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailRive+21 | Top 5M | — | 1 launch |
| 2 | Wayve 🦄 Platform offering AI-enabled software for autonomous driving 74Funding top 12%News top 21%Product top 21%AI top 26% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 12% Newstop 21% Producttop 21% AItop 26% Growthtop 29% Moattop 32% Talenttop 35% Markettop 42% Partnerstop 42% Globaltop 50% Techbottom 43% Innovationbottom 42% Patentsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $1.3B across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 9 yrs (1.1/yr) News: 27 BI events in 12 mo (of 57 tracked, 7 types) · +440% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $1.3B | 2 mo ago | 42 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+14 | Top 5M | 2 patents Automating and integrating advertising content production workflows | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Quantexa 🦄 Developer of decision intelligence software for data analysis and management 78AI top 25%Funding top 26%Tech top 28%News top 28% All 14 signals ▾AItop 25% Fundingtop 26% Techtop 28% Newstop 28% Moattop 28% Growthtop 30% Producttop 30% Talenttop 31% Innovationtop 36% Patentstop 36% Markettop 40% Globaltop 40% Partnersbottom 35% Fin. healthbottom 29% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Funding: Raised $371M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $371M | 15 mo ago | 552 552 → 893 (+62%) · sector median +66% | StoryblokApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+30 | Top 5M | 7 patents Graph-based AI for taxonomy induction and knowledge‑graph perspective generation | 1 partnership · 3 awards |
| 4 | Roark Aerospace UAV detection and disruption systems for defense applications 14Funding top 16%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 30%Market bottom 25% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 25% Techbottom 15% Funding: Raised $285M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $285M | 6 mo ago | — | lit-htmllit-elementClosure Library+2 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 5 | Nothing 🦄 Manufacturer of mobile phones, headphones, watches, and related accessories 87Funding top 21%Talent top 21%Customers top 23%Tech top 25% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Talenttop 21% Customerstop 23% Techtop 25% Newstop 25% Moattop 26% Growthtop 27% Markettop 31% Globaltop 42% Fin. healthtop 43% Producttop 43% Partnerstop 45% Funding: Raised $250M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 6 yrs (1.2/yr) Talent: 6 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $250M | 6 mo ago | 38 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAmazon Web Services+41 | Top 100k | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 6 | Argo Blockchain Sustainable mining and blockchain development solutions for Bitcoin 55Funding top 26%Growth top 38%Partners top 42%News top 44% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 38% Partnerstop 42% Newstop 44% Markettop 48% Fin. healthtop 48% Moattop 48% Talenttop 48% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $243M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 7 yrs (1.6/yr) Growth: Headcount 6 → 26 (+333%) across vintages · Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $243M | 15 mo ago | 26 | WebflowAmazon ALBAmazon Web Services+14 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 7 | Quantum Motion Developer of AI-based quantum computing hardware products 76Innovation top 17%Funding top 18%Patents top 18%AI top 28% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 17% Fundingtop 18% Patentstop 18% AItop 28% Talenttop 28% Moattop 34% Globaltop 46% Techbottom 48% Marketbottom 35% Innovation: 96 patents (top 20% of patent-holders) · 86 filings since 2022 vs 10 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $222M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 9 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $222M | 1 mo ago | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | Top 10M | 96 patents Quantum processors, cryogenic cooling hardware, and qudit/sensor technologies for quantum computing | — |
| 8 | Synthesia 🦄 Developer of software for generating videos using artificial intelligence avatars 96Fin. health top 14%Tech top 20%Funding top 21%Market top 24% All 13 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 14% Techtop 20% Fundingtop 21% Markettop 24% Growthtop 24% Innovationtop 25% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% AItop 30% Producttop 34% Newstop 37% Globaltop 48% Partnersbottom 46% Fin. health: Revenue ~$74.6M · Revenue +127% YoY Tech: 74 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 96/100 | $157M | 7 mo ago | 78 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+33 | Top 50k | — | 4 launchs |
| 9 | ZenMEV Provider of maximal extractable value distribution 45Funding top 34%AI top 35%Tech top 43%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 34% AItop 35% Techtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $140M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Product described with: ai-driven, ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $140M | 15 mo ago | — | PHPBootstrapReact Router+11 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 10 | Tessl Developer of AI-powered platform for autonomous software evolution using natural language 72Funding top 25%Growth top 28%Tech top 30%AI top 30% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 28% Techtop 30% AItop 30% Moattop 40% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 40% Funding: Raised $125M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $125M | 19 mo ago | — | SanityTurbopackEmotion+23 | Top 5M | — | 1 launch |
| 11 | Poly Developer of conversational voice artificial intelligence agents for customer service 78News top 20%Funding top 24%Tech top 25%AI top 30% All 11 signals ▾Newstop 20% Fundingtop 24% Techtop 25% AItop 30% Moattop 31% Fin. healthtop 36% Growthtop 43% Markettop 44% Partnerstop 45% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 45% News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 24 tracked, 3 types) · +700% YoY Funding: Raised $120M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 7 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $120M | 7 mo ago | 42 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+33 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 12 | Endless 🦄 Provider of a decentralized Web3 cloud and application development platform 62Funding top 34%Growth top 35%Tech top 37%Talent top 38% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 35% Techtop 37% Talenttop 38% Marketbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $111M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $111M | 15 mo ago | — | TypeScriptGraphQLECharts+12 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 13 | Automata Developer of modular lab automation platforms for biological research workflows 64Funding top 25%Product top 25%Tech top 27%Moat top 31% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Producttop 25% Techtop 27% Moattop 31% Innovationtop 32% Fin. healthtop 33% Newstop 43% Growthtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $107M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $107M | 4 mo ago | 40 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+33 | Top 5M | — | 1 partnership |
| 14 | Elliptic Provider of blockchain analytics software for digital asset risk management 83Product top 21%Innovation top 23%Growth top 23%Funding top 25% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 21% Innovationtop 23% Growthtop 23% Fundingtop 25% Fin. healthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Globaltop 42% Techtop 44% Markettop 48% Newsbottom 42% Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D Innovation: 8 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Blockchain rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $104M | 1 mo ago | 80 | HubSpot CMS HubAnimate.cssBootstrap+28 | Top 5M | — | 1 launch |
| 15 | Balena Developer of an ecosystem to create, deploy, and manage fleets of connected devices 64Funding top 21%Tech top 23%Talent top 28%Moat top 31% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Techtop 23% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Growthtop 35% Producttop 45% Innovationtop 46% Newstop 48% Globaltop 49% Marketbottom 37% Funding: Raised $101M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 13 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 68 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $101M | 4 mo ago | 14 | WordPress Block EditorWordPress Site EditorWordPress+29 | Top 500k | — | 1 launch |
| 16 | SatVu Provider of satellite-based thermal imaging systems 37Funding top 19%Talent top 38%Growth top 40%Moat top 42% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 40% Moattop 42% Newstop 48% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $68.6M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 5 yrs (1.4/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $69M | 3 mo ago | 2 | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+16 | Top 10M | — | 3 launchs |
| 17 | Hadean Developer of AI-powered digital wargaming and command and control software 67Funding top 26%Growth top 32%Tech top 38%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 32% Techtop 38% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% AItop 45% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 39% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $65.9M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) Growth: Headcount 39 → 52 (+33%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $66M | 3 mo ago | 52 52 → 76 (+46%) · sector median +66% | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+33 | Top 10M | — | 1 job opening · 1 internship · 1 partnership |
| 18 | CoMind Provider of a non-invasive brain-computer interface solution for various industries 55Growth top 11%News top 24%Funding top 29%Moat top 42% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 11% Newstop 24% Fundingtop 29% Moattop 42% Partnerstop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 36% Growth: Headcount 15 → 36 (+140%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 7 tracked, 2 types) · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $60M | 7 mo ago | 36 36 → 81 (+125%) · sector median +66% | Framer SitesApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+8 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 19 | Latentlabs Developer of generative AI models for programmable biology 60Funding top 25%AI top 30%Growth top 35%Moat top 40% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% AItop 30% Growthtop 35% Moattop 40% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 43% Marketbottom 40% Funding: Raised $50.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: generative ai rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $50M | 16 mo ago | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 20 | Encord Developer of a platform for managing, curating, and annotating AI data 60AI top 20%Funding top 23%Tech top 33%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 23% Techtop 33% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 36% Newsbottom 30% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $48.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $48M | 6 mo ago | 20 | PrismicApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+34 | Top 1M | — | 1 launch |
| 21 | Aiphoria Provider of AI platform for processing and analyzing audio data 67Funding top 29%Growth top 35%AI top 45%Talent top 45% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 35% AItop 45% Talenttop 45% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $34.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $34M | 10 mo ago | — | Framer SitesReactCloudflare+14 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 22 | PhysicsX Developer of artificial intelligence software for engineering and physical simulations 55Funding top 23%Talent top 28%AI top 30%Moat top 39% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Talenttop 28% AItop 30% Moattop 39% Growthtop 47% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 45% Newsbottom 40% Marketbottom 29% Funding: Raised $32.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $32M | 4 mo ago | 13 | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+12 | Top 5M | — | 1 launch |
| 23 | ParFin Developer of infrastructure for managing digital assets and stablecoins 55Talent top 28%Funding top 29%Moat top 39%Tech top 44% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 29% Moattop 39% Techtop 44% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 18% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $31.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $31M | 6 mo ago | 69 | DatoCMSNode.jsVuetify+18 | Top 10M | — | 1 launch |
| 24 | Maze Provider of AI agents that identify and resolve cloud vulnerabilities 53Funding top 37%Talent top 45%Global bottom 48%Tech bottom 40% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 40% Funding: Raised $30.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $31M | 12 mo ago | — | SkolengoApple iCloud MailMariaDB+19 | Top 10M | — | 2 launchs |
| 25 | SLAMcore Provider of localization and mapping algorithms for multiple applications 60AI top 28%Talent top 28%Funding top 30%Innovation top 36% All 12 signals ▾AItop 28% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 30% Innovationtop 36% Patentstop 36% Moattop 37% Producttop 43% Techtop 46% Growthtop 48% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 31% Newsbottom 21% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: artificial intelligence Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $26M | 0 mo ago | 26 26 → 47 (+81%) · sector median +66% | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceRuby+16 | Top 50M | 18 patents Real-time dense 3‑D occupancy mapping and visual‑inertial SLAM for robotics. | 1 partnership |
| 26 | Ethos Provider of AI-driven research platform complemented by human expert consultations 64AI top 23%Funding top 28%Market bottom 49%Talent bottom 49% All 5 signals ▾AItop 23% Fundingtop 28% Marketbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 45% AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company · Product described with: ai-driven Funding: Raised $26.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $26M | 1 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Giraffe360 Developer of a SaaS-driven virtual tour software for real estate professionals 60AI top 15%Funding top 29%Growth top 35%Product top 35% All 12 signals ▾AItop 15% Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 35% Producttop 35% Newstop 36% Moattop 37% Innovationtop 39% Patentstop 41% Techtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 44% Marketbottom 28% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Funding: Raised $22.3M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $22M | 2 mo ago | 12 | BreakdanceWordPressApple iCloud Mail+26 | Top 5M | 8 patents Automated virtual tour creation and synchronized property listing presentation platforms. | 1 partnership |
| 28 | Conduct Provider of AI platform for understanding and managing SAP customizations 27Talent top 28%Funding top 36%Global bottom 48%Tech bottom 39% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 36% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 39% Marketbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $20.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $20M | 8 mo ago | — | Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+5 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 29 | Solidatus Cloud-based platform for enterprise data management 57Growth top 13%Funding top 33%News top 33%Moat top 39% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 13% Fundingtop 33% Newstop 33% Moattop 39% Techtop 41% Producttop 46% Innovationbottom 47% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 36% Growth: Headcount 12 → 30 (+150%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $19.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $19M | 7 mo ago | 30 30 → 64 (+113%) · sector median +66% | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 30 | Verv AI-driven energy monitoring solution for homes 48Funding top 29%Growth top 35%Tech top 36%AI top 45% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 35% Techtop 36% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 18% Funding: Raised $17.7M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 11 yrs (1.4/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $18M | 8 mo ago | 5 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+21 | Top 50M | — | 1 job opening |
| 31 | Fractile Developer of AI chips for running large AI models 45Funding top 26%News top 30%AI top 30%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Newstop 30% AItop 30% Growthtop 35% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 39% Partnersbottom 34% Marketbottom 19% Funding: Raised $17.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 2 yrs (2.0/yr) News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 13 tracked, 3 types) · +40% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $18M | 1 mo ago | 4 | PrismicApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+11 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 32 | Phoebe Developer of AI agents for software incident resolution and prevention 37AI top 20%Funding top 35%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 45% Techbottom 44% Marketbottom 25% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $17.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $17M | 9 mo ago | — | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+12 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 33 | GripAble Provider of cloud-based rehabilitation device with a companion app for the patients 53Growth top 21%Funding top 32%AI top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 21% Fundingtop 32% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 27% Growth: Headcount 11 → 27 (+145%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $16.5M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $17M | 3 mo ago | 27 27 → 17 (-37%) · sector median +66% | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+22 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 34 | Oxford Medical Simulation Developer of VR-based medical training systems for patient care 50Funding top 34%Growth top 35%Tech top 37%Talent top 38% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 35% Techtop 37% Talenttop 38% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 32% Funding: Raised $15.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $15M | 3 mo ago | 19 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 35 | Augur Provider of perception engine software leveraging existing camera infrastructure for insights 27Talent top 28%Funding top 40%Global bottom 48%Tech bottom 41% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 40% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 41% Marketbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $15.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $15M | 3 mo ago | — | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceTailwind CSS+6 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 36 | Q-Bot Developer of robots that perform insulation below houses with timber floors 57Moat top 29%Funding top 35%Patents top 35%Innovation top 36% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 29% Fundingtop 35% Patentstop 35% Innovationtop 36% Producttop 36% Techtop 41% Growthtop 42% Fin. healthtop 42% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 41% Newsbottom 22% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 117 patents Funding: Raised $14.1M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 12 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $14M | 11 mo ago | 55 55 → 31 (-44%) · sector median +66% | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | Top 10M | 117 patents Autonomous robotic spray systems for applying wet coatings on industrial surfaces | 1 partnership |
| 37 | Codewords Provider of a chat-based platform for building automated workflow solutions 50Tech top 38%Talent top 38%Funding top 41%Market bottom 47% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 38% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 41% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 45% Tech: 28 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $13M | 1 mo ago | — | WebflowGSAPPostHog+16 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 38 | Oh Developer of an AI platform offering uncensored multimodal AI models 72AI top 20%Talent top 38%Funding top 41%Global top 45% All 4 signals ▾AItop 20% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 41% Globaltop 45% AI: Classified as an AI company Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $12M | 2 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Callosum AI infrastructure company providing systems-level software 48AI top 20%Talent top 38%Tech top 43%Funding top 49% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Talenttop 38% Techtop 43% Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 31% AI: Classified as an AI company Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $10M | 2 mo ago | — | SanityTurbopackApple iCloud Mail+20 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 40 | Five ID Developer of hand-based authentication technology designed to replace traditional identity methods 60Patents top 13%AI top 15%Innovation top 21%Funding top 34% All 9 signals ▾Patentstop 13% AItop 15% Innovationtop 21% Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 41% Marketbottom 25% Patents: 437 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 369 filings since 2022 vs 68 in 2017-21 AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $8M | 1 mo ago | — | Framer SitesReactAmazon Web Services+7 | Top 50M | 437 patents Robotic motion planning, testing, and sensor data augmentation for autonomous mobile robots | — |
| 41 | GEEIQ Platform offering in game advertising solution 19Funding top 41%Global bottom 37%Market bottom 34% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 34% Funding: Raised $8.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United Kingdom rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $8M | 1 mo ago | 23 23 → 39 (+70%) · sector median +66% | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | OpenOrigins Provider of content authentication and provenance solutions for digital media 35AI top 15%Patents top 36%Moat top 38%Funding top 39% All 10 signals ▾AItop 15% Patentstop 36% Moattop 38% Fundingtop 39% Innovationtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 40% Newsbottom 18% Marketbottom 15% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Patents: 9 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $7M | 3 mo ago | 7 | — | — | 9 patents Data verification, live broadcast delivery, and AI-driven scene validation technologies | — |
| 43 | Checkstep AI-powered content moderation platform that detects and actions harmful user-generated content online 50Tech top 33%Growth top 35%Funding top 39%AI top 45% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 33% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 39% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 24% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 43 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $7M | 1 mo ago | 9 | Tailwind CSSAmazon Web ServicesMixpanel+26 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 44 | Geordie Provider of agent-native risk intelligence and management platform for AI agents 48AI top 20%Funding top 36%Talent top 38%Tech bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 31% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $6.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $6M | 0 mo ago | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 45 | Lua AI Provider of AI-powered personal assistant services integrating with various platforms 83Tech top 27%Growth top 28%Funding top 36%Talent top 38% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 27% Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Globalbottom 48% Tech: 43 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $6M | 2 mo ago | — | TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+22 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 46 | Shellworks Biotech startup Shellworks is focused on creating sustainable alternatives to plastic packaging by turning… 32Funding top 37%Talent top 38%Moat top 41%Growth top 45% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% Moattop 41% Growthtop 45% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 42% Patentsbottom 41% Marketbottom 33% Innovationbottom 30% Funding: Raised $6.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $6M | 8 mo ago | 21 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowPayPal+10 | Top 5M | 2 patents Sterile primary packaging solutions for injectable medical devices and drug delivery systems. | — |
| 47 | Dessn Developer of software for prototyping interfaces directly within production code 42AI top 20%Talent top 38%Funding top 46%Global bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 46% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 42% Marketbottom 31% AI: Classified as an AI company Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $6M | 1 mo ago | — | YouTubeTailwind CSSVercel+7 | Top 10M | — | 1 job opening |
| 48 | Stanhope AI Developer of active inference software for autonomous robotic decision systems 42AI top 30%News top 36%Funding top 41%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾AItop 30% Newstop 36% Fundingtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 37% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: computer vision News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 7 tracked, 1 types) · Top themes: Funding rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $3M | 4 mo ago | — | — | — | — | 1 award |
| 49 | Tattvam AI Provider of AI-based solutions for accelerating chip design and development 35AI top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 45%Global bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾AItop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 45% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 41% Marketbottom 25% AI: Product described with: ai-based, artificial intelligence Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $2M | 3 mo ago | — | Radix UITailwind CSSshadcn/ui+7 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 50 | Nanomox Developer of advanced materials for widespread applications and waste stream recovery 22Patents top 34%Talent top 38%Innovation top 43%Funding top 49% All 7 signals ▾Patentstop 34% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 43% Fundingtop 49% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 16% Patents: 12 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $1M | 4 mo ago | 2 | — | — | 12 patents Ionic-liquid-based metal recovery and synthesis of metal/metalloid compounds | — |
Top 12 High Tech companies in London
#1
Nscale 🦄Series C · London, England · founded 2023$5.5Braised▾
Provider of cloud infrastructure for artificial intelligence and computing workloads. Services include access to graphics processing units, virtual machines, and bare metal nodes for model training and inference. The platform offers container orchestration, batch scheduling, and storage systems designed for high-throughput data processing. Automated tools manage system health, resource allocation, and performance monitoring across the infrastructure. Users access the resources through application programming interfaces to support development, testing, and deployment of machine learning models.
- May 2026Conventional Debt$790M
- Mar 2026Series C$2B
- Feb 2026Conventional Debt$1.4B
- Sep 2025Series B$1.1B
#2
Wayve 🦄Series D · London, England · founded 2017 · 42 employees$1.3Braised▾
Platform offering AI-enabled software for autonomous driving. The company develops systems that integrate artificial intelligence with cloud-based tools to support vehicle automation. AI Driver uses neural networks to enable adaptive driving, supporting features like intelligent speed assist, lane keeping, and emergency braking in a hardware-agnostic platform.
- Apr 2026Series D$60M
- Feb 2026Series D$1.2B
- Nov 2025Series C$1.4M
- Aug 2024Series C$26.4M
#3
Series C · London, England · founded 2017$221.6Mraised▾
Developer of AI-based quantum computing hardware products. It provides users with a platform for developing quantum computers on silicon chips AI-based solutions and semiconductor manufacturing processes. It also provides users with developing fault-tolerant quantum computing architectures that are compatible with the CMOS process.
- May 2026Series C$160M
- Feb 2023Series B$50.5M
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$611.2K
- May 2020Series A$9.8M
#4
Series D · London, England · founded 2013 · 80 employees$104.3Mraised▾
Provider of blockchain analytics software for digital asset risk management. This technology enables the screening of transactions and wallets to identify potential financial crime. It facilitates the monitoring of digital asset activity to detect illicit behavior and assess risk levels associated with stablecoin issuers and decentralized finance protocols. The software provides tools for forensic investigations, allowing for the tracing of funds across different blockchain networks. It also offers data integration capabilities to support compliance workflows and regulatory reporting requirements.
- May 2026Series D$120M
- Sep 2025Series C—
- Oct 2021Series C$60M
- Dec 2019Series B$6.1M
#5
Nothing 🦄Series C · London, England · founded 2020 · 38 employees$250Mraised▾
Manufacturer of mobile phones, headphones, watches, and related accessories. It offers a range of phone models, including standard and lite versions. The company also provides various audio products, such as headphones and earbuds. Additionally, it manufactures smartwatches with related accessories.
- Dec 2025Series C$8M
- Sep 2025Series C$200M
- Jun 2023Series C$96.8M
- Mar 2022Series B$70M
#6
Series B · London, England · founded 2023$285Mraised▾
UAV detection and disruption systems for defense applications. The worlds largest drone detection and mitigation network with over 55,000 devices deployed globally providing solutions to over 3,000 end users including governments, military and private sector. Pioneers of the "detection as a service" model.
- Dec 2025Series B$210M
- May 2025Series A$75M
#7
Series A · London, England · founded 2017 · 52 employees$65.9Mraised▾
Developer of AI-powered digital wargaming and command and control software. The company provides software utilized by defense organizations and militaries. It delivers digital wargaming and command and control capabilities. The company supports mission lifecycles to help customers plan, train, and make decisions.
- Mar 2026Series A—
- Oct 2023Series A—
- Mar 2023Series A$5M
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)—
#8
Series C · London, England · founded 2015 · 40 employees$106.5Mraised▾
Developer of modular lab automation platforms for biological research workflows. This system integrates hardware and software to orchestrate laboratory processes, including sample handling and instrument management. The platform utilizes node-based design tools and software development kits to enable workflow configuration and simulation. It supports connectivity with external data systems and analytical models to facilitate automated execution of experimental protocols. The hardware components are configurable to accommodate various instruments and laboratory layouts, allowing for the management of multiple concurrent tasks.
- Jan 2026Series C$45M
- Oct 2023Series B$40M
- Feb 2022Series B$50M
- Mar 2019Series A$7.4M
#9
Series C · London, England · founded 2013 · 14 employees$101.4Mraised▾
Balena, fka Resin, is a provider of an infrastructure needed to develop, deploy, and manage fleets of connected devices at scale. Its chief offering is balenaCloud which is a container-based platform for deploying IoT applications. In addition, the ecosystem comprises of balenaOS which is an operating system tailored for containers, balenaEtcher which is an open source tool to make device provisioning easy and to flash balenaOS images on the devices, balenaFin which is a carrier board for the Raspberry Pi module and comes with reliable storage, industrial power, flexible networking, real-time and low-power capabilities, among others. As of November 2018, the pricing of the platform starts at $99 per month. Clientele includes Intale, Pact, Enerbrain, Sense, TAPP, Open Energi, among others.
- Jan 2026Series C—
- Sep 2019Series B$53.6M
- Jul 2019Series B$21.1M
- Jun 2018Series B$5M
#10
Series B · London, England · founded 2016 · 2 employees$68.6Mraised▾
Provider of satellite-based thermal imaging systems. It offers Earth observation technology designed to capture mid-wave infrared imagery and video at high resolution, enabling monitoring of heat emissions across urban areas, infrastructure, and natural environments. Its data platform supports applications such as energy efficiency assessment, climate monitoring, industrial activity tracking, and environmental risk management, serving governments, businesses, and research organizations.
- Feb 2026Series B$40.9M
- Nov 2024Series A$12.6M
- May 2023Series A$16.1M
- Mar 2022Series A$26.8M
#11
Series A · London, England · founded 2016 · 26 employees$26Mraised▾
Provider of localization and mapping algorithms for multiple applications. It offers algorithms for AR/VR systems, mobile robotics, drones, and autonomous vehicles. The company uses sensor fusion and artificial intelligence technology for devices that need spatial awareness.
- May 2022Series A$16M
- Jun 2020Series A$5M
- Sep 2018Seed$5M
- Mar 2017Seed—
#12
Series E · London, England · founded 2017 · 78 employees$156.6Mraised▾
Developer of software for generating videos using artificial intelligence avatars. This platform enables users to create video content by inputting text scripts that are converted into speech by digital characters. The software provides tools for editing, translating, and localizing video content into multiple languages. Users can customize visual elements, including branding, logos, and background styles. The system includes features for screen recording, version control, and team collaboration. The generated content is compatible with learning management systems for training and communication purposes.
- Oct 2025Series E$200M
- Apr 2025Series D—
- Jan 2025Series D$180M
- Jun 2023Series C$90M
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How research on Semiconductors in London is moving
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors in London — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 119 papers.
London's Imperial College, UCL, and King's College research photonic devices and neural computing in semiconductors, with advancement and breakthrough framing dominating, reflecting a cautiously optimistic outlook.
- Imperial College London51
- University College London44
- King\'s College London8
- London Centre for Nanotechnology7
- London Metropolitan University6
- CMOS6→8
- ISFET1→3
- Electronic circuit2→3
- Photonics2→3
- Integrated circuit2→3
- Electronic circuit2→6
- CMOS2→5
- Silicon1→3
- Chip2→3
- Integrated circuit3→4
- Integrated circuit4
- CMOS3
- Optoelectronics3
- Nanotechnology3
- Silicon2