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Government investment offices in London

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

28
Government investment offices in London
28
Rows shown
8
Stages recorded
12
Other types here
28 rows
# Name Location Investments Lead Exits People
1 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development London, United Kingdom 456 355 107 0
2 British International Investment London, United Kingdom 432 140 81 0
3 Wellcome Trust London, United Kingdom 133 52 42 0
4 UK Department for Transport London, United Kingdom 95 92 10 795
5 Department for Energy Security & Net Zero London, United Kingdom 32 29 4 795
6 BP p.l.c. London, United Kingdom 32 13 8 0
7 Capability and Innovation Fund London, United Kingdom 24 24 8 0
8 Greater London Authority London, United Kingdom 18 16 0 0
9 Department for International Development London, United Kingdom 18 9 0 795
10 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy London, United Kingdom 16 11 1 795
11 InfraCo Africa London, United Kingdom 11 6 0 0
12 U.K. Export Finance London, United Kingdom 10 9 1 0
13 Defra London, United Kingdom 10 8 0 795
14 Africa GoGreen Fund London, United Kingdom 9 7 0 0
15 Heritage Lottery Fund London, United Kingdom 8 7 0 0
16 Startup Loans UK London, United Kingdom 8 6 0 0
17 The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme London, United Kingdom 7 4 2 0
18 The Safety Tech Challenge Fund London, United Kingdom 5 5 0 0
19 i4i-connect London, United Kingdom 5 1 0 0
20 Green Heat Network Fund London, United Kingdom 4 4 0 795
21 Department for Culture, Media & Sport London, United Kingdom 4 3 0 795
22 UK Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy London, United Kingdom 4 3 0 0
23 London Development Agency (LDA) London, United Kingdom 4 2 3 0
24 Partnerships UK London, United Kingdom 3 0 2 0
25 Cabinet Office - GOV.UK London, United Kingdom 2 1 1 795
26 BIG (Business Investment for Growth) London, United Kingdom 1 1 0 0
27 Future RAN competition London, United Kingdom 1 1 1 795
28 Local Digital London, United Kingdom 1 1 0 0

Table 1. Government investment offices in London, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 28.

Investment stages

Among these 28
Grant makers18 Debt investors6 Seed investors5 Post IPO investors4 Early stage investors4 Private equity investors3 Late stage investors2 Secondary market investors1

Other investors in London

Angel investors1,174 Venture capital firms1,053 Private equity firms543 Investment partners361 Startup accelerators139 Micro VC funds101 Family offices95 Angel groups94 Corporate venture capital69 Startup incubators66 Investment banks60 Venture debt funds49

Government investment offices elsewhere

Washington43
Cite: FundingWatcher, 28 government investment offices in London, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/government-investment-offices/london-england/