At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 7 Venture Capital companies in Edinburgh. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Venture Capital Companies & Startups (Edinburgh)
Par Equity
Par Equity is a leading, early-stage venture capital firm, investing in innovative, high growth technology companies.
Founder(s): Andrew Castell, Paul Atkinson, Paul Munn, Robert Higginson
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Financial Services, Impact Investing, Venture Capital
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Amati Global Investors
Amati Global Investors is a specialist fund management business based in Edinburgh.
Founder(s): Paul Jourdan
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Pentech Ventures
Pentech Ventures is a venture capital fund focused on finding category defining software companies.
Founder(s): Eddie Anderson
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Circularity Capital
Circularity Capital is a specialist private equity firm investing in European growth SMEs operating in the circular economy.
Founder(s): Andrew Shannon, David Mowat, Ian Nolan, Jamie Butterworth
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Sainsbury’s Bank
The Bank’s strategy is centred on providing the core Sainsbury’s shopper with a compelling reason to buy financial service products from us.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Banking, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Olimp Invest LP
investment firm
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Finance, Impact Investing, Venture Capital
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MBM Commercial
MBM Commercial is an law firm.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Legal, Venture Capital
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