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Top 100 Big Data Companies in the UK | 2026

Lily Ruaah,
 8 April 2026

Big data is at the heart of the UK’s technology economy, underpinning everything from AI-driven drug discovery and financial analytics to climate monitoring and defence intelligence. Investment in the sector has accelerated dramatically in recent years, with £1.51b raised in 2025 alone — and 2026 is already on track to surpass that, with £1.68b raised in Q1 alone. Collectively, UK big data companies have now raised £8.05b in equity funding.

We’ve ranked the top 100 big data companies by total equity raised (all data sourced from the Beauhurst platform).

What is big data?

Big data refers to the collection, processing, and analysis of datasets that are too large or complex for traditional methods. Big data companies develop the infrastructure, platforms, and applications that enable organisations to extract insights from vast volumes of structured and unstructured data. Applications span financial services, healthcare and life sciences, defence and security, energy, retail, agriculture, and environmental monitoring.

The UK currently has 547 active big data companies, having grown 93% over the past decade (from 283 in 2015). While this growth rate is more moderate than some emerging sectors, it reflects the fact that big data is a more established category with deep roots in enterprise software and research.

Collectively, these companies have raised £8.05b in equity funding so far, with a remarkable £6.89b — over 85% of the total — secured since 2020 alone. This sharp acceleration reflects the explosion of AI and machine learning, which has massively increased demand for data infrastructure, annotation, and analytics. These companies employ an estimated 28,515 people and generate a combined turnover of £4.40b.

Key findings

  • NScale, which develops AI data centre and GPU supercluster infrastructure, dominates the ranking with £2.62b raised — more than eight times the amount raised by second-placed Exscientia (£299.8m), an AI-driven drug discovery company based in Tayside. BenevolentAI (£253.0m), Matillion (£226.8m), and 9fin (£198.2m) complete the top five.
  • London accounts for 58 of the top 100 companies. The South East follows with 11, and the East of England has six. Scotland is notably well represented, with companies in Tayside (Exscientia, IceRobotics) and the West of Scotland (Chemify, Aridhia). Northern Ireland also features four companies, including Cumulus Neuroscience and Analytics Engines.
  • The top 100 are evenly split between Venture (37 companies) and Growth (36 companies) stages, with just seven Established businesses and nine already exited. This balance suggests a sector that is actively scaling — past the earliest stages but with significant headroom for further growth.
  • The top 100 have collectively raised £5.93b — representing roughly 74% of all big data equity funding in the UK. However, NScale’s £2.62b alone accounts for 44% of the top 100 total, making this the most top-heavy distribution of any sector we’ve analysed.

Methodology

To be included in this list of big data companies, companies must be:

  • Headquartered in the UK
  • Operating in the ‘Big Data’ Beauhurst industry classification
  • Listed as ‘Active’ on Companies House

We’ve then ranked these companies by total equity raised.

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All data for the analysis was taken from the Beauhurst platform, and is accurate as of 7 April 2026.

All data for the ranking list was taken from the Beauhurst platform, and is automatically updated weekly.

Top 100 big data companies in the UK

10.

Total amount raised: £185m
Total equity rounds: 5
Established: 2014
Location: Oxford

Oxa develops software designed to power driverless vehicles, with technology that uses features such as cameras and lasers in order to sense and navigate the surrounding environment. In 2023, the UK government announced that Oxa had been included in their Advanced Manufacturing Plan, setting out £150m of investment to supercharge the self-driving vehicle sector. They have received £185m to date through five rounds of fundraising, including £113m in December 2022, aimed at selling its software to a wider range of industries and growing worldwide.

9. Callsign

Total amount raised: £215m
Total equity rounds: 5
Established: 2010
Location: City of London

Focusing on creating smooth customer interactions, AI company Callsign has produced technology for passive authentication, fraud prevention, and intelligence. Its proprietary technology uses artificial intelligence to mimic how humans recognise each other. In October 2021, Visa choseCallsign as their preferred behavioural biometric and device intelligence identity partner across Europe. Callsign is the world’s fastest-growing behavioural authentication and intelligence company. It has raised a total of £215m in investment, across five funding rounds. The company’s main investors include JP Morgan, AllegisCyber, and NightDragon Security.

8. Lendable

Total amount raised: £216m
Total equity rounds: 7
Established: 2014
Location: Hackney

Lendable is a fintech company developing a peer-to-peer lending platform for consumer finance. The company’s AI software matches users with appropriate investors, leveraging artificial intelligence and automated underwriting to quickly approve loans. Lendable also offers loans to those with lower credit scores to provide a fairer borrowing solution. Lendable has raised £216m, across seven funding rounds, since 2014. It’s expanded to offices in New York, Nairobi, and Singapore, and has featured in several high growth lists: 2022’s FT 1000, the Deloitte Fast 50 in both 2019 and 2020, and the Fast Tech Track 100, also in 2019 and 2020. Additionally, in 2018, Lendable participated in Addleshaw Goddard’s AG Elevate accelerator programme for scaling fintech startups.

7. Huma

Total amount raised: £236m
Total equity rounds: 10
Established: 2011
Location: Westminster

​​Huma (previously Medopad) is developing a web-based portal for hospitals and healthcare professionals to contain, manage, and collect health records. This data is then accessible to patients through a mobile app. Alongside its main goal of managing healthcare data, Huma also works on digital health insights and has developed wearable technology to detect digital biomarkers and assess health in real-time. Huma has been working with many organisations around the world, including the NHS, to monitor COVID-19 patients remotely. The AI company has secured £236m in fundraisings, from investors including Healthbox, Nexus Investments, Bayer, and NWS Holdings. In 2020, the company acquired two businesses: stress and productivity biometric startup BioBeats, and Tarilian, an optoelectronic sensor company that makes technology for measuring blood pressure and heart monitoring. They have since acquired Alcedis, developers of a platform for the digitisation of clinical trials that can be integrated with third-party systems, and iPLATO, developers of an app that improves patients’ access to GP practices through an online booking system, and provides a platform for healthcare campaigns.

6. Patsnap

Total amount raised: £251m
Total equity rounds: 4
Established: 2007
Location: Southwark

Patsnap has created a web-based platform to help clients assess intellectual property patents, with access to patent expiry dates, licensing, renewal, and legal information for tech companies. The lawtech company’s platform is powered by artificial intelligence algorithms and natural language processing, to parse patents and IP, as well as extract and cross-match critical information. It can even analyse more complex documents, like clinical trials, chemical structures patents, and litigation records. Patsnap has over 10k customers in over 50 countries, including big names like Tesla, Dyson, and NASA. So far, the company has secured £251m in investment, across four funding rounds.

5. Quantexa

Total amount raised: £286m
Total equity rounds: 6
Established: 2016
Location: Lambeth

Quantexa is a cybersecurity firm that develops AI technology to secure organisations’ data and flag illegal activity. It works closely with industries that handle large datasets (such as banking, e-commerce, and the public sector), to create analytical models that uncover data risk, reveal opportunities, and enhance decision making. The company is backed by AlbionVC, Dawn Capital, HSBC Enterprise Fund, and Accenture, among others. In its latest funding round, Quantexa raised £104m in investment. This took the company’s total fundraisings to £286m. Quantexa has attended both the Microsoft ScaleUp accelerator and Tech Nation’s Future Fifty accelerator. It has also appeared on several high-growth lists, including The Telegraph’s Tech Hot 100, Fast Track’s Tech Track 100, InsurTech 100, and the 2021 edition of The Regtech 100.

4. Gousto

Total amount raised: £321m
Total equity rounds: 14
Established: 2012
Location: Shepherds Bush

Gousto is a meal kit delivery service that provides exact ingredients and portions to customers with instructions on how to prepare the dish. The food tech unicorn, backed by celebrity fitness coach, Joe Wicks, and Japanese investment giant SoftBank, is powered by AI, a technology used since its founding. They have received £321m in funding to date, through 14 rounds of funding. The most recent of these was in February 2023, which saw £50m invested to support them during times of economic uncertainty. Their post-money valuation was listed as £239m. They have been named on a number of high-growth lists, including the FT 1000, Fast Track Tech Track 100, and Top 100 – Britain’s Fastest Growing Businesses. They also attended the Future Fifty accelerator in 2017.

3. Cera

Total amount raised: £366m
Total equity rounds: 9
Established: 2015
Location: Islington

Cera provides homecare, telehealth consultations, and prescription services, which can be managed through a mobile app, which also allows users to book appointments with nurses on demand. To date, they have secured £366m through nine rounds of fundraising. In August 2022, they raised £81.3m to invest in increasing their capacity to help more patients, a project that was invested into by 8090 Partners, Evolve Healthcare Partners, Guinness Ventures, and Jane Street, amongst others. They have attended DigitalHealth.London Accelerator, PwC Scale Programmes, and Govstart.

2. Thought Machine

Total amount raised: £392m
Total equity rounds: 8
Established: 2011
Location: Islington

Thought Machine develops fintech software Vault, which enables banks and financial services providers to centrally manage a range of products. Its core banking platforms can be used to run day-to-day operations, improving the cost, speed, and adaptability of legacy systems. Thought Machine’s software is accessed through an API and has a large artificial intelligence component. The AI company has raised £398m in growth capital so far, across seven funding rounds, with the likes of Molten Ventures (previously Draper Esprit), IQ Capital, Playfair Capital, and British Patient Capital. Its most recent fundraising, secured in July 2020, saw the company valued at £221m pre-money. Alongside new investors ING Ventures, JP Morgan Chase Strategic Investments, and Standard Charter Investments, this latest raise also saw Thought Machine reach unicorn status.

1. Graphcore

Total amount raised: £528m
Total equity rounds: 9
Established: 2016
Location: City of Bristol

Graphcore operates in the semiconductor processing chip industry, developing and manufacturing chips made specifically to accelerate artificial intelligence and machine learning tasks. Graphcore’s chips use Intelligence Process Unit (IPU) technology, housing 1,472 separate IPU-Cores, capable of executing 8,832 separate parallel computing threads. The Bristol-based AI startup has grown from strength to strength since 2016, with a total of nine funding rounds under its belt, which saw it reach unicorn status after just four years of trading. Graphcore has raised more than half a billion pounds in investment, and is partnered with large tech companies such as Microsoft and Dell Technologies. The company has offices in London, Cambridge, Oslo, Beijing, Seoul, and across the US.
Last Updated: 28 May 2026
# Company Region Stage Employees Total Raised
1 Exscientia Tayside Exited 100-249 £299,833,958

Exscientia

Exscientia uses artificial intelligence to design millions of potential small molecule drugs and predicts their potency and effects, with the aim of providing indications of which molecules are most likely to make successful drugs.

https://www.exscientia.ai/
Industries Clinical research Pharmaceuticals
2 BenevolentAI London Growth 50-99 £253,047,803

BenevolentAI

BenevolentAI develops artificial intelligence and machine learning technology that aims to speed up scientific discovery through mass analysis of scientific data.

https://www.benevolent.com/
Industries Data provision and analysis Pharmaceuticals Research tools and reagents
3 Matillion North West Established 500-999 £226,811,192

Matillion

Matillion develops tools for data integration and transformation for cloud data warehouses, as well as providing analytics and reporting software.

https://www.matillion.com/
Industries Application software Data management Data provision and analysis Server software
4 9fin London Growth 250-499 £198,158,416

9fin

9fin operates a platform that provides data on bond markets using artificial intelligence.

https://9fin.com/
Industries Application software Data aggregation Data provision and analysis Investment banking and corporate finance Loans, debt and grants Private equity and venture capital Trading platforms
5 Envisics London Zombie 50-99 £122,689,617

Envisics

Envisics develops holographic technology and HUDs (head-up displays) which present information within a vehicle driver's field of vision, as an augmented reality of the real road environment.

https://envisics.com/
Industries Cars, motorcycles and other road vehicles Embedded systems
6 Bud London Growth 100-249 £95,177,396

Bud

Bud develops a software platform that aims to collect and analyse customer transaction data for banking and financial services companies.

https://www.thisisbud.com/en-gb
Industries Application software Banking Data aggregation Data provision and analysis Risk and compliance
7 ComplyAdvantage London Established 250-499 £83,280,411

ComplyAdvantage

ComplyAdvantage provides an online database that details information on individuals and organisations associated with financial crime, such as money laundering and financing terrorism.

https://complyadvantage.com/
Industries Application software Data management Data provision and analysis Security and surveillance
8 Encord London Venture 100-249 £80,124,957

Encord

Encord develops software designed to streamline data annotation in order to accelerate the machine learning training process.

https://encord.com/
Industries Application software Data management Data provision and analysis Robots and automation
9 Chemify West of Scotland Growth 100-249 £78,930,597

Chemify

Chemify provides digital hardware and software for application in chemical processing.

https://www.chemify.io/
Industries Application software Chemicals Data provision and analysis Electronics hardware Mobile, internet and wireless hardware Research tools and reagents Robots and automation
10 floLIVE London Growth 100-249 £75,529,323

floLIVE

floLIVE develops cloud based software for businesses in the chipset manufacturing and IoT industries, including a billing tool and an identity management system.

https://flolive.net/
Industries Application software Data management Security and surveillance
11 Flock London Growth 50-99 £72,792,075

Flock

Flock provides commercial fleet insurance for connected and autonomous vehicles, that incentivises and rewards safer driving.

https://flockcover.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Insurance Rewards, loyalty schemes and vouchers Risk and compliance Robots and automation
12 Faculty London Established >1000 £69,553,960

Faculty

Faculty offers consultancy services to companies to help them analyse and understand their data using artificial intelligence.

https://faculty.ai/
Industries Data provision and analysis Military and defence Technology consultancy and IT and telecommunications support
13 BMLL Technologies London Growth 100-249 £67,317,647

BMLL Technologies

BMLL Technologies has developed a platform for historical order book data for global securities.

https://www.bmlltech.com/
Industries Application software Data aggregation Data provision and analysis Investment banking and corporate finance
14 InfoSum South East Growth 50-99 £64,151,970

InfoSum

InfoSum develops software designed to help improve collaborative insight between businesses by joining their customer datasets, whilst protecting customer privacy.

https://www.infosum.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Marketing, branding and advertising
15 Causaly London Venture 100-249 £62,219,690

Causaly

Causaly develops software that uses AI to analyse large datasets for biomedical researchers.

https://www.causaly.com/
Industries Application software Clinical research Data provision and analysis Pharmaceuticals Physical sciences research
16 Ably London Growth 50-99 £60,129,296

Ably

Ably develops a data infrastructure platform which delivers and streams real-time data to power a range of applications and softwares.

https://ably.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Electronics hardware Server hardware Server software Website hosting
17 Doccla London Growth 100-249 £56,749,651

Doccla

Doccla operates a virtual hospital ward and develops medical devices integrated with patient monitoring software to remotely track patient health data.

https://www.doccla.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Electronics hardware Homecare (domiciliary care) Hospitals and clinics Medical devices and instruments Medical doctors Mobile, internet and wireless hardware
18 Cambridge Quantum Computing London Exited 100-249 £55,863,299

Cambridge Quantum Computing

Cambridge Quantum Computing has built a quantum computer operating system called "t|ket>" that uses algorithms to solve issues surrounding big data.

http://cambridgequantum.com/
Industries Application software Server software
19 Lifebit London Growth 100-249 £52,156,645

Lifebit

Lifebit operates a cloud-based platform that combines biological data with previous workflows and analyses, using AI to automate future analysis.

https://www.lifebit.ai/
Industries Application software Research tools and reagents
20 Adarga South East Growth 50-99 £48,390,390

Adarga

Adarga develops data analytics software for the defence and commercial sectors.

https://adarga.ai/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Insurance Military and defence Security and surveillance
21 Latent Labs North West Seed 10-24 £48,148,350

Latent Labs

Latent Labs develops machine learning models to analyse synthetic biology methods, aiming to transform healthcare.

https://www.latentlabs.com/
Industries Application software Biotechnology Data aggregation Data provision and analysis Pharmaceuticals Research tools and reagents
22 Mind Foundry South East Growth 50-99 £45,119,919

Mind Foundry

Mind Foundry develops and deploys artificial intelligence solutions for the security and defence industries.

https://www.mindfoundry.ai/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Electronics hardware Military and defence Robots and automation Security and surveillance Sensors
23 Black Swan Data London Growth 100-249 £44,386,818

Black Swan Data

Black Swan Data uses data analytics to provide clients with customer insights that can be used for marketing purposes.

https://blackswan.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Marketing, branding and advertising Market research
24 eCommera Yorkshire and The Humber Exited 100-249 £42,110,611

eCommera

eCommera provides commerce services and software for international retailers.

http://www.ecommera.com/
Industries Application software Online retailing Server software
25 Mogrify East of England Growth 25-49 £38,432,750

Mogrify

Mogrify develops software that use big data approaches for cellular reprogramming for disease areas such as ophthalmology and immuno-oncology.

https://mogrify.co.uk/
Industries Biotechnology Pharmaceuticals Research tools and reagents
26 Concirrus Yorkshire and The Humber Growth 50-99 £38,078,108

Concirrus

Concirrus develops Quest, which is analytical software that uses real-time behavioural data to provide risk assessments for both the automotive and marine insurance markets.

https://www.concirrus.ai/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Insurance
27 AI Pathfinder London Seed 10-24 £37,600,152

AI Pathfinder

AI Pathfinder develops AI data centres, which aim to allow UK sovereign ownership of all elements of the technology, including land, power, buildings and software.

https://ai-pathfinder.com/
Industries Application software Data centres Electricity generation Military and defence Property and land assets investment
28 Cytora South East Growth 25-49 £36,777,607

Cytora

Cytora is developing an API and analytics platform that gathers and analyses data about global risks (such as war, terrorism, social unrest, etc.).

https://www.cytora.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis
29 eStoreBrands London Growth 100-249 £32,865,536

eStoreBrands

eStoreBrands develops e-commerce software that aims to help businesses boost online sales.

https://estorebrands.com/
Industries Application software Data management Data provision and analysis Lead generation and sales support Online retailing Robots and automation
30 Arabesque London Growth 100-249 £32,508,362

Arabesque

Arabesque operates an asset management company, which uses a tool called Arabesque S-Ray which uses artificial intelligence and big data to assess corporations against a range of ESG (environment, social, and governance) metrics.

https://www.arabesque.com/
Industries Application software Budgeting and financial management Environmental consultancy Wealth, asset and investment management
31 Disperse London Exited 100-249 £31,065,168

Disperse

Disperse has developed software for predicting and managing congestion and crowd flow in urban infrastructure such as stadiums and public transport.

https://www.disperse.io/
Industries Civil engineering Data provision and analysis Electronics hardware Mobile, internet and wireless hardware Roads and bridges
32 FusionExperience London Established 10-24 £29,765,330

FusionExperience

FusionExperience operates a technology consultancy that provides a range of Big Data and Cloud services to businesses.

https://www.fusion-experience.com/
Industries Technology consultancy and IT and telecommunications support
33 ESG Book N/A Venture 100-249 £28,540,000

ESG Book

ESG Book develops environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability data monitoring and analytics software for financial institutions.

https://www.esgbook.com/
Industries Application software Data management Data provision and analysis Environmental consultancy Investment banking and corporate finance Risk and compliance Wealth, asset and investment management
34 Januus.io London Seed 5-9 £27,949,436

Januus.io

Januus.io develops a cryptowallet-to-identity database which provides ownership data for cryptocurrency assets, wallets and transactions.

https://januus.io/
Industries Application software Data management Data provision and analysis Risk and compliance Wealth, asset and investment management
35 IceRobotics Tayside Exited 10-24 £26,455,972

IceRobotics

IceRobotics provides data collection and analysis products for dairy cow behaviour monitoring.

https://www.icerobotics.com/
Industries Agriculture, land farming and forestry Dairy products Data provision and analysis
36 Cumulus Neuroscience Northern Ireland Growth 25-49 £23,474,941

Cumulus Neuroscience

Cumulus Neuroscience develops brain health monitoring headsets, which measure the brainwave activity of patients wearing them while playing brain training games. This data is collected, analysed, and used to identify patterns that may suggest cognitive decline, in order to diagnose possible cognitive illnesses earlier and more affordably than through hospital scans.

https://www.cumulusneuro.com/
Industries Application software Clinical diagnostics Data provision and analysis
37 MemGraph South East Venture 25-49 £22,208,764

MemGraph

MemGraph develops an analytical and scalable graph database which includes import, data processing and visualisation tools.

https://memgraph.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis
38 iotec Global London Exited 50-99 £21,011,623

iotec Global

iotec Global has developed online software that automates the process of buying advertising space in order to increase the efficiency of its clients' marketing campaigns and improve advertisement targeting.

https://www.iotecglobal.com/
Industries Application software Marketing, branding and advertising
39 CENTURY London Growth 100-249 £19,862,355

CENTURY

CENTURY is developing an online educational platform that allows data on teaching and learning patterns to be efficiently collected and analysed by educators and institutions.

https://www.century.tech/
Industries Application software Courses and educational material Data provision and analysis Schools
40 Ethos London Seed 5-9 £19,201,865

Ethos

Ethos develops an artificial intelligence tool for finding experts in a certain field.

https://agent.askethos.com/
Industries Application software Data aggregation Data management Data provision and analysis
41 Jigsaw London Venture 100-249 £18,692,476

Jigsaw

Jigsaw develops software which enables users to visualise complex data.

https://www.jigsawcreate.com/
Industries Application software
42 Fable Data London Growth 50-99 £17,565,009

Fable Data

Fable Data sources and analyses anonymous consumer spending data and aims to make raw data more useful for decision makers.

https://www.fabledata.com/
Industries Market research
43 EdgePetrol London Venture 25-49 £16,312,263

EdgePetrol

EdgePetrol develops pricing software to be used by petrol retailers.

https://www.edgepetrol.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Retail consultancy
44 Byhiras London Venture 10-24 £15,991,638

Byhiras

Byhiras provides a range of investment governance services to investors, based on big data technology.

https://www.byhiras.com/
Industries Data aggregation Investment banking and corporate finance
45 Mondra London Venture 50-99 £15,806,624

Mondra

Mondra develops a platform for businesses in the food production sector to monitor and reduce the environmental impact of their products, as well as for communicating their environmental performances.

https://www.mondra.com/
Industries Agriculture, land farming and forestry Application software Data provision and analysis Environmental consultancy Food and drink processing Marketing, branding and advertising Public relations Supply chain management
46 Mosaic Smart Data London Growth 50-99 £15,480,418

Mosaic Smart Data

Mosaic Smart Data develops software that provides financial institutions with a large range of data analysis.

https://mosaicsmartdata.com/
Industries Application software Data aggregation Data provision and analysis Investment banking and corporate finance
47 AMPLYFI Wales Zombie 25-49 £15,304,424

AMPLYFI

AMPLYFI develops software that scans both the surface and deep internet using an algorithm, analyses the data collected and presents the information for the client on the search topic of their choice.

https://amplyfi.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis
48 CogX London Venture 10-24 £15,013,163

CogX

CogX operates an app containing an AI-curated range of educational podcasts, and runs the CogX Leadership Summit and CogX Festival , featuring panels and talks by a range of experts in technology and business.

https://www.cogx.live/
Industries Application software Data aggregation Event management, booking and ticketing Festivals, conferences, exhibitions and fairs Radio series, podcasts, audio books and other audio content
49 Beauhurst London Growth 100-249 £14,421,362

Beauhurst

Beauhurst develops subscription-based software that provides data on UK and German companies, including key transactions and events, in addition to the wider ecosystem of funders and accelerators.

https://www.beauhurst.com/
Industries Application software Data management Data provision and analysis
50 Cipher London Exited 25-49 £14,339,062

Cipher

Cipher provides corporate clients and professional advisors with data and research on Intellectual Property.

https://cipher.ai/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis
51 Irys London Venture 5-9 £14,309,385

Irys

Irys develops a scalable data storage platform that utilises blockchain technology.

https://irys.xyz/
Industries Application software Data management
52 Baseimmune London Venture 10-24 £13,249,901

Baseimmune

Baseimmune develops technology which uses big data to aid with vaccine design.

http://www.baseimmune.co.uk/
Industries Biotechnology Pharmaceuticals
53 Finster AI London Venture 10-24 £11,189,253

Finster AI

Finster AI develops software that supports finance professionals accelerate and automate financial research workflows.

https://www.finster.ai/
Industries Application software Data management Data provision and analysis Investment banking and corporate finance Property and land assets investment Robots and automation Wealth, asset and investment management
54 FNA London Growth 100-249 £10,766,383

FNA

FNA develops a monitoring and analytics platform for financial institutions, aiming to make systems safer.

https://fna.fi/
Industries Application software Banking Data management Data provision and analysis Risk and compliance Security and surveillance
55 Engine AI London Venture 25-49 £10,660,848

Engine AI

Engine AI develops software and a range of tools for financial analysis.

https://engineai.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Investment banking and corporate finance
56 Aridhia West of Scotland Established 50-99 £9,844,907

Aridhia

Aridhia has developed 'big data' software to analyse chronic health diseases data to aid clinical healthcare delivery and collaborative research.

https://www.aridhia.com/
Industries Application software Clinical research Data provision and analysis Technology consultancy and IT and telecommunications support
57 IntelexVision London Venture 25-49 £9,791,225

IntelexVision

IntelexVision develops iSentry, an AI platform that analyses CCTV cameras and identifies relevant information.

https://intelexvision.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Embedded systems Hazard and damage control Health and safety Robots and automation Security and surveillance
58 GoodFit East of England Venture 5-9 £9,676,939

GoodFit

GoodFit develops a company data platform, aiming to help tailor a business's Go-To-Market strategy.

https://www.goodfit.io/
Industries Application software Data management Data provision and analysis Lead generation and sales support Management and strategy consultancy Robots and automation
59 Applied Computing London Venture 25-49 £9,000,000

Applied Computing

Applied Computing develops Orbital, an AI platform for the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries that enables real-time data analysis, anomaly detection, and operational optimisation.

https://appliedcomputing.com/
Industries Application software Chemicals Data aggregation Data management Data provision and analysis Energy management and reduction Oil and gas Robots and automation
60 Limejump London Zombie 10-24 £8,908,005

Limejump

Limejump analyses patterns of energy use on the National Grid, allowing their energy generating customers to be compensated for boosting their output and likewise their energy consuming customers to be compensated for reducing their usage during peak times.

http://www.limejump.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Energy management and reduction Energy utilities
61 Grid Edge West Midlands Venture 25-49 £8,806,364

Grid Edge

Grid Edge develops software that uses artificial intelligence to interact with a buildings' electrical and mechanical systems in order to manage and reduce its energy consumption.

https://gridedge.ai/
Industries Application software Energy management and reduction Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and mechanical and electrical systems
62 Fifty London Venture 25-49 £8,725,788

Fifty

Fifty (formerly Fifty Media) has developed insight software for marketing companies that analyses social data in order to measure consumer interaction and the success of marketing campaigns.

https://fifty.io/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Marketing, branding and advertising Market research
63 Datactics London Established 50-99 £7,815,860

Datactics

Datactics develops data cleaning and matching software that can help firms operating in the financial sector.

https://www.datactics.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis
64 Human Native AI London Seed 10-24 £7,799,986

Human Native AI

Human Native AI develops a platform which aims to allow copyright holders to individually license works to be used in training generative AI models.

https://www.humannative.ai/
Industries Application software Books, comics and graphic novels Data management Music Newspapers, magazines and online publishing Online marketplace Painting, sculpture and other artworks Photography and videography
65 Blackdot Solutions East of England Growth 25-49 £7,612,974

Blackdot Solutions

Blackdot Solutions develops software which aims to speed up internet research by improving the efficiency of processes such as collection, prioritisation and mapping of internet sourced data.

https://blackdotsolutions.com/
Industries Application software Data aggregation Data provision and analysis Risk and compliance Security and surveillance
66 Journeo East Midlands Established 50-99 £7,000,000

Journeo

Journeo designs, installs, integrates, and maintains technology systems to link vehicles and transport infrastructure.

https://journeo.com/
Industries Application software Cars, motorcycles and other road vehicles Data aggregation Data management Data provision and analysis Embedded systems Mobile, internet and wireless hardware Photography and videography Repair, maintenance and servicing Robots and automation Security and surveillance Sensors Signage and physical advertising Technology consultancy and IT and telecommunications support Telecommunication infrastructure Trains and trams
67 Loupe London Venture 25-49 £6,761,076

Loupe

Loupe develops software that analyses and improves the supply chain of companies in the retail or manufacturing sectors.

https://www.loupe.work/
Industries Application software Data management Jewellery and other accessories Supply chain management
68 iLoF London Venture 25-49 £6,689,744

iLoF

iLoF develops an AI-based drug discovery and development platform for personalised medicines, designed to target complex diseases including Alzheimer's, COVID-19 and ovarian cancer.

https://ilof.tech/
Industries Application software Clinical research Data provision and analysis Pharmaceuticals
69 Cazana East Midlands Exited 50-99 £6,586,610

Cazana

Cazana operates an online platform which allows users to check the history of cars and then purchase them.

https://marketing.cazana.com/
Industries Application software Automotive dealerships Cars, motorcycles and other road vehicles Data provision and analysis
70 Abtrace London Venture 25-49 £6,360,045

Abtrace

Abtrace develops AI-based technology which analyses electronic health records to recognise patterns to inform proactive care from health professionals.

https://events.abtrace.co/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Medical doctors
71 Kluster London Venture 25-49 £6,259,581

Kluster

Kluster develops software which uses artificial intelligence to produce sales and pipeline forecasts and can be integrated with CRM systems.

https://www.kluster.com/
Industries Application software Data management Data provision and analysis
72 Automated Intelligence Northern Ireland Dead 25-49 £5,900,063

Automated Intelligence

Automated Intelligence has developed big data analytics software for enterprises, aiming to identify cost-savings and efficiencies.

https://automated-intelligence.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Server software
73 Galytix London Venture 100-249 £5,731,236

Galytix

Galytix provides smart analytics on insurance usage, designed to help users make risk and growth decisions.

https://www.galytix.com/
Industries Application software Data aggregation Data provision and analysis Insurance Risk and compliance
74 BridgeU London Growth 50-99 £5,660,865

BridgeU

BridgeU has created a university preparation platform that helps students to select a university and a course to study.

https://bridge-u.com/
Industries Application software Higher education
75 Bigstep South East Seed 10-24 £5,487,848

Bigstep

Bigstep produces scalable cloud storage and server systems.

https://bigstep.com/
Industries Electronics hardware Server hardware Server software Website hosting
76 Mediabridge London Exited 25-49 £5,347,199

Mediabridge

Mediabridge uses large amounts of mobile user location, weather, travel and other external data sources to provide brands with targeted mobile marketing campaigns.

https://www.mediabridgeglobal.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Marketing, branding and advertising
77 Humanloop East of England Venture 10-24 £5,321,643

Humanloop

Humanloop develops AI-based software that aims to train machine learning models faster than traditional methods.

https://humanloop.com/
Industries Application software Data management
78 Lab 1 South West Venture 10-24 £5,271,206

Lab 1

Lab 1 provides data analytical services for niche online datasets such as emerging social media and the dark web, aimed at providing businesses with cybersecurity and risk analysis services.

https://www.lab-1.io/
Industries Data provision and analysis Risk and compliance Security and surveillance
79 Brand Nudge South East Venture 25-49 £5,048,169

Brand Nudge

Brand Nudge provides data analysis services.

https://brandnudge.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Marketing, branding and advertising
80 Allocator London Growth 25-49 £4,850,185

Allocator

Allocator develops subscription-based software that provides financial information on funds and their portfolios.

https://www.allocator.com/
Industries Application software Data aggregation Data management Investment banking and corporate finance Wealth, asset and investment management
81 Dynamon South East Venture 10-24 £4,718,450

Dynamon

Dynamon develops software that utilises a range of data to support logistics companies with an aim of improving fuel consumption of heavy goods vehicles.

https://dynamon.co.uk/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Energy management and reduction
82 Cordel Group London Growth 25-49 £4,700,000

Cordel Group

Cordel develops and provides railway inspection management platforms and data capture devices to help railways automate inspections and manage infrastructure data.

https://cordel.ai/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Photography and videography Physical product design, testing and quality assurance Repair, maintenance and servicing Robots and automation Sensors Trains and trams
83 BIOS East of England Venture 25-49 £4,688,973

BIOS

BIOS develops neural interfaces and AI to read and write the body’s neural data, aiming to create better, more targeted medicine.

https://www.bios.health/
Industries Biotechnology Data provision and analysis Medical devices and instruments Pharmaceuticals
84 Apis Assay Technologies North West Venture 100-249 £4,599,999

Apis Assay Technologies

Apis Assay Technologies Ltd. develops biomarkers with the aim of improving the diagnosis for a range of diseases.

https://www.apisassay.com/
Industries Biotechnology Clinical diagnostics Clinical research Research tools and reagents
85 Agrivi London Growth 25-49 £4,589,939

Agrivi

Agrivi provides software for the purpose of managing and monitoring farms and vineyards.

https://www.agrivi.com/
Industries Agriculture, land farming and forestry Application software Data provision and analysis Management and strategy consultancy
86 Math Labs London Venture 10-24 £4,440,319

Math Labs

Math Labs operates an AI and computational mathematics research firm that aims to help organisations implement Data Science and Machine Learning methods efficiently.

https://www.mathlabs.io/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis
87 Bird.i West Midlands Exited 10-24 £4,218,211

Bird.i

Bird.i has developed technology for providing live satellite imagery combined with analytics to offer users a range of applications including remote facility monitoring, reporting on building site progression and taking selfies from space.

http://www.hibirdi.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Electronics hardware Satellite hardware
88 Distil.ai Wales Venture 10-24 £4,062,058

Distil.ai

Distil.ai develops a marketing insight platform that allows users to analyse and optimise their customer data.

https://distil.ai/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Marketing, branding and advertising Technology consultancy and IT and telecommunications support
89 Advizzo North West Growth 10-24 £4,017,753

Advizzo

Advizzo has developed a software which monitors and analyses the utility consumption patterns of consumers and provides tips and insights on how to reduce it.

https://www.advizzo.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Energy management and reduction
90 Downforce Technologies London Seed 10-24 £3,959,689

Downforce Technologies

Downforce Technologies develops EcoBalance, a mobile app that collects data using satellite technology to enable organisations use land more efficiently.

https://www.downforce.tech/
Industries Agriculture, land farming and forestry Application software Data provision and analysis
91 Analytics Engines Northern Ireland Growth 25-49 £3,890,981

Analytics Engines

Analytics Engines develops data analysis software for businesses, aiding in data integration, storage, analysis and publishing.

https://analyticsengines.com/
Industries Data provision and analysis Server software
92 JET Connectivity West Midlands Venture 10-24 £3,804,988

JET Connectivity

JET Connectivity develops infrastructure to provide 5G connections to ports and across sea, in addition to providing data collection services.

https://jet-eng.co.uk/
Industries Data management Ports, docks and marine infrastructure Telecommunication infrastructure Telecommunication utilities
93 AMPLY Northern Ireland Seed 5-9 £3,667,306

AMPLY

AMPLY uses machine learning and bioinformative approaches to discover new antibiotics that are effective against multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens, as well as operating a database of bioactive compounds.

https://amplydiscovery.com/
Industries Biotechnology Clinical research Pharmaceuticals
94 CSX Carbon North East Venture 10-24 £3,555,092

CSX Carbon

CSX Carbon develops technology that uses data from satellites and drones to quantify carbon sequestered in AGB (above ground biomass) for land owners, which can then be used as proof for selling to carbon offset buyers.

https://csxcarbon.com/
Industries Data provision and analysis Energy management and reduction Land, water and air management
95 Infinite Software London Seed <5 £3,406,528

Infinite Software

Infinite Software develops web-based data analytics software.

https://infinite.software/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Security and surveillance
96 Chorus Intelligence East of England Growth 25-49 £3,283,873

Chorus Intelligence

Chorus Intelligence processes and analyses large data sets for public and private sector organisations in order to support crime prevention and security efforts.

https://chorusintel.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Security and surveillance
97 BKwai South East Venture 10-24 £3,136,686

BKwai

BKwai develops software that uses AI to analyse and monitor construction projects from large-scale datasets.

https://www.bkwai.com/
Industries Application software Civil engineering Data provision and analysis Electronics hardware Property development and construction Satellite hardware Sensors
98 hublsoft Yorkshire and The Humber Venture 25-49 £3,124,976

hublsoft

hublsoft develops enterprise software that provides data visualisations and analytics.

https://www.hublsoft.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis
99 Concinnity Genetics East of Scotland Seed 5-9 £3,120,681

Concinnity Genetics

Concinnity Genetics utilises AI in an attempt to improve the safety and effectiveness of gene therapies through the development of gene control systems.

https://www.concinnitygenetics.com/
Industries Application software Biotechnology Clinical research Data provision and analysis Pharmaceuticals Physical sciences research Research tools and reagents
100 Dataswyft East of England Venture 25-49 £3,040,131

Dataswyft

Dataswyft operates The Hub of All Things , an online platform that allows users to organise, control and exchange their personal data within private digital accounts.

https://www.dataswyft.io/
Industries Application software Data management

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The future of big data in the UK

The UK big data sector is in the middle of an unprecedented investment surge. The £1.51b raised in 2025 was more than triple the 2024 figure of £465.7m, and Q1 2026 has already seen £1.68b — driven largely by massive infrastructure rounds for AI data centre and GPU computing companies like NScale and NexGen Cloud.

This reflects a broader structural shift: as AI models grow larger and more data-hungry, the demand for compute infrastructure, data pipelines, and annotation tools is scaling in tandem. Companies like Encord (data annotation), Matillion (data integration), and Ably (real-time data streaming) are building the foundational layer that AI depends on.

Healthcare and life sciences remain a particularly strong application area, with companies including Exscientia, BenevolentAI, Causaly, Lifebit, and Baseimmune all using big data approaches to accelerate drug discovery and clinical research. Defence and security is another growing vertical, with Faculty, Adarga, and Mind Foundry applying data analytics to national security challenges.

New company formations have remained steady at around 15–35 per year, and with the UK government investing heavily in AI infrastructure and data sovereignty, the conditions for continued growth in this sector are exceptionally strong.

FAQ

The top 100 big data companies in the UK is a ranking of the most prominent UK-based big data businesses, ordered by the total equity funding they have raised. It highlights companies operating across data infrastructure, analytics platforms, AI-driven data processing, and sector-specific data applications.

Companies are ranked by total equity raised, using data from the Beauhurst platform. This provides a consistent, objective measure of investor confidence and growth potential.

UK big data companies have raised £8.05b in equity funding to date, with £6.89b of that secured since 2020. The sector is currently experiencing record investment levels, with £1.51b raised in 2025 and £1.68b in Q1 2026 alone.

Big data refers to the collection, processing, and analysis of datasets that are too large or complex for traditional methods. Big data companies build the infrastructure, platforms, and tools that enable organisations to extract insights from vast volumes of data — powering applications in AI, healthcare, finance, defence, and more.

London is the largest hub with 58 of the top 100 companies. The South East has 11, and the East of England has six. Scotland and Northern Ireland are also well represented with companies across Tayside, the West of Scotland, and Belfast.

Yes — and rapidly. The number of active companies has grown 93% over the past decade to 547. Investment has accelerated sharply, with over 85% of all funding raised since 2020. The sector is currently experiencing its strongest ever period of investment.

UK big data companies span a wide range of activities, including AI infrastructure and GPU computing, data integration and pipeline tools, data annotation and labelling, financial data analytics, healthcare and life sciences data, defence and security intelligence, environmental and climate data, and enterprise data visualisation.

Yes. The top 100 includes companies at every stage — from Seed-stage startups through to Established firms with over 1,000 employees.

The ranking table is automatically updated weekly using data from the Beauhurst platform.

All data is sourced from the Beauhurst platform, which tracks equity investment, company financials, and growth signals for UK companies.

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