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Top 100 Blockchain Companies in the UK | 2026

Lily Ruaah,
 25 June 2026

UK blockchain companies raised £830m across 148 deals in 2022 — the sector’s all-time peak, driven by the post-pandemic crypto wave. Annual investment has held above £490m every year since: £494m in 2023, £516m in 2024, £564m in 2025, with the first quarter of 2026 delivering £150m across 28 deals. Across all time, UK blockchain companies have raised £4.17b in equity funding tracked by Beauhurst, with 80% of that total arriving since the start of 2020.

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

An overview of the blockchain sector

Blockchain covers companies building distributed ledger infrastructure and applications — typically using cryptographic consensus mechanisms to enable trust without a central authority. UK blockchain companies span crypto custody and digital asset trading, anti-money-laundering and compliance tooling, decentralised finance (DeFi) protocols, real-world asset tokenisation, blockchain-based payments and interbank settlement, Web3 consumer applications, NFT marketplaces and digital identity, blockchain gaming, enterprise distributed ledger systems, and supply chain provenance tracking.

Beauhurst tracks 1,084 active blockchain companies in the UK, up from 169 in the final quarter of 2015 — a 541% increase over the decade and one of the highest growth rates we’ve measured in any sector. Together, these companies generated £1.99b in turnover according to latest financials and support an estimated 6,879 employees across the UK. Across all time, blockchain companies have raised £4.17b in equity funding tracked on the platform. The 2022 peak (£830m) coincided with the post-pandemic crypto wave; annual investment has since stabilised at a sustained level above £490m, with 2025 delivering £564m and the first quarter of 2026 alone bringing in £150m.

Key findings

  • Improbable tops the ranking with £664m raised. The London-based venture builder originally built large-scale simulation infrastructure before pivoting to AI, Web3, and metaverse ventures in 2022, and accounts for 16% of all UK blockchain equity raised to date — a dispersed top similar to LawTech.
  • Blockchain.com (£473m, North West) in crypto wallets and market data takes second, followed by Copper (£238m, London) in institutional digital asset custody, Fnality (£237m, London) in blockchain-based interbank payments, and Exohood Labs (£232m, London) in blockchain R&D. The top five account for 44% of all UK blockchain equity raised — a moderate concentration that reflects the sector’s dispersed structure relative to the more consolidated sectors we’ve covered.
  • London dominates with 79 of the top 100 — the third-highest London share we’ve measured in any sector. The South East, South West, and East of England follow with four entries each, then the North West (three), West Midlands (three), East of Scotland (two), and Wales (one). The top 100 spans eight UK regions, with Wales represented by Coincover (£31.6m) and Scotland by BetDEX Labs and Citizen Ticket.
  • Venture-stage businesses lead the top 100 with 44 entries, followed by seed (33), growth (16), and established (three), with two exited and two dead. The 77 early-stage companies in the top 100 give blockchain the highest combined seed and venture proportion we’ve measured in any 100-company sector — only Improbable, B2C2, and Quantum Blockchain Technologies have reached established status, reflecting how young this sector remains at the top despite a decade of growth.

Methodology

To produce this list, we identified all companies that are:
  • Headquartered in the UK
  • Operating in the ‘Blockchain’ Beauhurst industry classification
  • Listed as ‘Active’ on Companies House

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

If you’re a Beauhurst subscriber, you can view this list directly in the platform and apply additional filters to refine the results.

Analysis accurate as of 17 June 2026. The table below is updated weekly to reflect the most recent data from the Beauhurst platform.

Top 100 blockchain 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: 17 July 2026
# Company Region Stage Employees Total Raised
1 Improbable London Established 500-999 £664,170,418

Improbable

Improbable provides advice and consultation services to new ventures in advanced technology industries such as AI, Web3, and the metaverse.

https://www.improbable.io/
Industries Application software Assistants, secretaries and administrative support Data provision and analysis Legal services Management and strategy consultancy Marketing, branding and advertising Private equity and venture capital
2 Blockchain.com North West Growth 250-499 £473,285,519

Blockchain.com

Blockchain.com develops an online cryptocurrency wallet and also provides a range of search tools, statistics and charts for cryptocurrency markets.

https://www.blockchain.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Investment banking and corporate finance Payment processing
3 Copper London Growth 250-499 £237,842,769

Copper

Copper develops a software platform, which provides custody and portfolio management services for digital assets and investments.

https://copper.co/
Industries Application software Security and surveillance
4 Fnality London Growth 50-99 £237,124,999

Fnality

Fnality operates a payment system, enabling real-time peer-to-peer payments for banks and businesses.

https://fnality.com/
Industries Application software Banking Data management Payment processing Technology consultancy and IT and telecommunications support
5 Exohood Labs London Venture 5-9 £231,700,000

Exohood Labs

Exohood Labs provides scientific and technological research and development services.

https://exohood.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Robots and automation Security and surveillance
6 Elliptic London Growth 100-249 £168,759,249

Elliptic

Elliptic develops anti-money laundering compliance software which uses blockchain analytics to guard against financial, crypto-currency enabled crime.

https://www.elliptic.co/
Industries Application software Banking Data aggregation Data provision and analysis Risk and compliance Security and surveillance
7 Aztec London Venture 50-99 £96,506,674

Aztec

Aztec develops a protocol for the Ethereum mainnet, which allows transactions to be carried out.

https://aztec.network/
Industries Application software Banking Security and surveillance
8 NexGen Cloud London Growth 50-99 £60,015,627

NexGen Cloud

NexGen Cloud provides cloud computing services using high-power GPU infrastructure.

https://www.nexgencloud.com/
Industries Data centres Electronics hardware Server hardware
9 iov42 London Venture 25-49 £55,398,988

iov42

iov42 develops a decentralised internet network, that operates using blockchain technology.

https://iov42.com/
Industries Application software
10 Gensyn London Venture 10-24 £52,405,767

Gensyn

Gensyn develops blockchain protocol, with the aim of increasing computing power for applications using artificial intelligence.

https://www.gensyn.ai/
Industries Application software Rewards, loyalty schemes and vouchers
11 BCB Group London Growth 100-249 £48,277,751

BCB Group

BCB Group develops financial infrastructure software designed to provide business accounts and trading services, including for FX and cryptocurrency.

https://www.bcbgroup.com/
Industries Application software Investment banking and corporate finance Payment processing Trading platforms
12 Aave London Venture 10-24 £43,856,104

Aave

Aave develops blockchain-based financial software for the decentralised finance (DeFi) industry.

https://aave.com/
Industries Application software Trading platforms Wealth, asset and investment management
13 Archax London Growth 50-99 £43,712,288

Archax

Archax provides a marketplace for exchanging digital assets, allowing institutions to trade in crypto currencies.

https://archax.com/
Industries Application software Currency exchange Online marketplace Trading platforms Wealth, asset and investment management
14 Coadjute London Growth 25-49 £35,274,994

Coadjute

Coadjute develops software that utilises blockchain technology that aims to increase transparency and speed for property transactions.

https://www.coadjute.com/
Industries Application software Assistants, secretaries and administrative support Human resources Property and land assets investment Property and land assets management
15 Euler London Venture 10-24 £33,213,184

Euler

Euler operates a trading platform and app, which allows users to trade crypto-currencies.

https://www.euler.finance/
Industries Application software Trading platforms Wealth, asset and investment management
16 Coincover Wales Growth 50-99 £31,621,522

Coincover

Coincover develops security software designed to ensure users do not lose access to their digital assets, as well as providing cryptocurrency insurance services.

https://www.coincover.com/
Industries Application software Insurance Investment banking and corporate finance Security and surveillance Wealth, asset and investment management
17 Circulor London Growth 50-99 £31,542,171

Circulor

Circulor develops software designed to track carbon production in industrial supply chains.

https://www.circulor.com/
Industries Application software Supply chain management
18 BKN301 London Venture 50-99 £31,518,617

BKN301

BKN301 develops a platform for digital banking and payment services.

https://bkn301.com/
Industries Application software Banking Payment processing
19 Globacap London Growth 25-49 £28,470,350

Globacap

Globacap develops web-based software designed to make it easier for SMEs to raise capital.

https://globacap.com/
Industries Application software Investment banking and corporate finance Wealth, asset and investment management
20 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
21 Juro London Growth 100-249 £27,197,461

Juro

Juro develops software that is designed to improve the process of creating and signing legal contracts.

https://juro.com/
Industries Application software Human resources Lead generation and sales support Legal services Robots and automation
22 Baanx London Venture 25-49 £25,718,248

Baanx

Baanx devleops an app that provides a range of cryptocurrency-related services.

https://baanx.com/
Industries Application software Trading platforms
23 OpenTrade North West Venture 25-49 £24,582,898

OpenTrade

OpenTrade develops a platform which aims to provide a range of secure financial products such as liquidity pools and supply chain finance, backed by investment grade financial assets.

https://www.opentrade.io/
Industries Application software Investment banking and corporate finance Wealth, asset and investment management
24 Blockhouse South East Seed 25-49 £21,924,894

Blockhouse

Blockhouse develops blockchain systems for data protection, aiming to lower energy consumption compared to alternatives.

https://tbtl.com/
Industries Application software Data management Payment processing Security and surveillance Wealth, asset and investment management
25 BOB London Venture 10-24 £21,683,142

BOB

BOB develops platforms which help users to invest and exchange cryptocurrencies.

https://www.gobob.xyz/
Industries Application software Currency exchange Investment banking and corporate finance Trading platforms
26 Crurated London Growth 50-99 £21,183,494

Crurated

Crurated develops a platform for the purchase and collection of wine.

https://crurated.com/
Industries Alcoholic beverages Application software Online retailing
27 Adhara London Venture 50-99 £20,826,537

Adhara

Adhara develops liquidity management and payment processing software, designed for companies in the financial sector.

https://www.adhara.io/
Industries Application software Payment processing
28 OneBalance London Venture 10-24 £18,693,705

OneBalance

OneBalance develops blockchain software for use by other developers that aims to abstract the chain from cryptocurrency.

https://www.onebalance.io/
Industries Application software Payment processing Technology consultancy and IT and telecommunications support Trading platforms
29 Agora London Venture 10-24 £18,670,905

Agora

Agora provides an online platform that offers a range of services related to the life cycle of bonds.

https://agoradcm.com/
Industries Application software Loans, debt and grants Trading platforms
30 Komainu London Venture 50-99 £18,094,176

Komainu

Komainu develops a platform for the management and regulation of digital assets, including cryptocurrency.

https://komainu.com/
Industries Application software Banking Investment banking and corporate finance Risk and compliance Wealth, asset and investment management
31 BetDEX Labs East of Scotland Seed 10-24 £15,567,767

BetDEX Labs

BetDEX Labs Inc. operates a sports betting platform using the blockchain network, specialising in the use of the Solana network.

https://www.betdex.com/
Industries Application software Betting and gambling Sporting events and activities
32 Billon London Growth 25-49 £15,259,601

Billon

Billon develops software that uses blockchain technology to enable the storage of money and data.

https://billongroup.com/
Industries Application software Investment banking and corporate finance Security and surveillance
33 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
34 Keyless South West Venture 50-99 £13,066,501

Keyless

Keyless develops a blockchain based protocol which aims to enable interoperability between different applications via the user's digital identity.

https://www.keyless.io/
Industries Application software Security and surveillance
35 Haruko London Seed 10-24 £12,247,068

Haruko

Haruko develops a platform which aims to connect institutional investors with crypto markets and blockchain opportunities.

https://www.haruko.io/
Industries Application software Wealth, asset and investment management
36 BitradeX West Midlands Seed <5 £12,000,000

BitradeX

BitradeX develops an AI-based digital asset trading platform.

https://www.bitradex.com/
Industries Application software Investment banking and corporate finance Robots and automation Trading platforms Wealth, asset and investment management
37 Coinfirm London Exited 50-99 £11,997,638

Coinfirm

Coinfirm develops a risk and compliance platform for blockchain-based transactions, that aims to combat money-laundering and the financing of terrorism as well as helping clients meet other regulatory requirements regarding crypto-currencies.

https://www.coinfirm.com/
Industries Application software Risk and compliance Wealth, asset and investment management
38 Acre London Venture 50-99 £11,500,000

Acre

Acre develops blockchain-based software for mortgage brokers, with a range of features aiming to help users manage customer relationships.

https://www.acresoftware.com/
Industries Application software Customer support Data management Data provision and analysis Lead generation and sales support Loans, debt and grants
39 Clearmatics London Venture 10-24 £11,358,622

Clearmatics

Clearmatics is developing trading software for OTC securities. Their main product is a clearing technology that matches buyers and sellers of derivatives and allows them to settle their trades.

https://www.clearmatics.com/
Industries Application software Trading platforms
40 Greengage London Venture 25-49 £11,355,364

Greengage

Greengage provides a range of blockchain-based merchant banking services to businesses.

https://www.greengage.co/
Industries Application software Investment banking and corporate finance
41 ArQit London Venture 50-99 £11,166,286

ArQit

ArQit develops a global quantum key distribution network, a communication method using encryption, designed to increase security on the internet.

https://arqitgroup.com/
Industries Application software Distribution and wholesale Security and surveillance
42 Akinova West Midlands Venture 10-24 £10,705,252

Akinova

Akinova develops a blockchain compatible online marketplace, aiming to allow the secure trading and transference of insurance risks.

https://akinova.com/
Industries Application software Insurance
43 Provenance South East Growth 25-49 £10,253,985

Provenance

Provenance develops blockchain technology for businesses to track items through their supply chains, so that customers can verify the origins and histories of the products they buy.

https://www.provenance.org/
Industries Application software Supply chain management
44 ClearToken London Venture 25-49 £10,111,996

ClearToken

ClearToken operates a digital asset clearing house, providing a CCP (Central Counterparty) for trading and transactions of NFTs, cryptocurrencies and other online assets.

https://cleartoken.io/
Industries Application software Investment banking and corporate finance Risk and compliance Trading platforms Wealth, asset and investment management
45 Astrid Intelligence PLC London Venture <5 £10,000,000

Astrid Intelligence PLC

Astrid Intelligence PLC develops a personalised beauty AI chatbot providing product and cosmetic routine recommendations, using blockchain technology to allow its AI agents to operate independently.

https://www.astrid.global/
Industries Application software Beauty and cosmetics Data provision and analysis Lead generation and sales support Marketing, branding and advertising
46 Measure Protocol London Venture 10-24 £9,907,271

Measure Protocol

Measure Protocol develops software using public blockchain that allows users to have control over their data and sell information to those interested in purchasing person-centric data.

https://measureprotocol.com/
Industries Application software Market research Online marketplace
47 Bitpanda Custody London Seed 10-24 £9,788,989

Bitpanda Custody

Bitpanda Custody develops software that aims to provide safeguarding services for digital assets such as cryptocurrencies.

https://custody.bitpanda.com/
Industries Application software Payment processing Security and surveillance Wealth, asset and investment management
48 Cygnetise London Venture 10-24 £9,465,040

Cygnetise

Cygnetise develops web-based applications that allow companies to manage their authorised signatories through the blockchain.

https://www.cygnetise.com/
Industries Application software Data management
49 Bridgeweave London Venture 10-24 £8,743,630

Bridgeweave

Bridgeweave develops software designed to allow its users to make investment decisions based on the analytics and insights generated from its machine learning asset intelligence software.

https://www.investorai.in/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Investment banking and corporate finance Wealth, asset and investment management
50 Nuggets London Venture 10-24 £8,430,057

Nuggets

Nuggets develops a blockchain platform that allows for the use of a single biometric to login to access payments and accounts.

https://nuggets.life/
Industries Application software Payment processing Security and surveillance
51 CarbonChain London Venture 25-49 £8,018,378

CarbonChain

CarbonChain develops blockchain powered software designed to digitise the supply chain and increase transparency and security within physical commodities trading.

https://www.carbonchain.com/
Industries Application software Security and surveillance Supply chain management
52 LedgerSwarm East of England Venture 5-9 £7,890,019

LedgerSwarm

LedgerSwarm develops blockchain technology for the financial services industry, allowing users to conduct real-time multi-asset and multi-currency transactions between themselves.

https://ledgerswarm.io/
Industries Application software Currency exchange Payment processing Trading platforms Wealth, asset and investment management
53 ParFin London Venture 50-99 £7,808,188

ParFin

ParFin develops an investment banking system, aiming to enable safer financial transactions via a blockchain-based infrastructure.

https://parfin.io/en/
Industries Application software Investment banking and corporate finance Security and surveillance
54 Alvara Protocol London Seed N/A £7,703,626

Alvara Protocol

Alvara develops and manages onchain basket tokens and a protocol ecosystem for creating and trading tokenized portfolios.

https://alvara.xyz/
Industries Application software Currency exchange Technology consultancy and IT and telecommunications support
55 canVERSE South East Seed 10-24 £7,635,922

canVERSE

canVERSE develops gaming software with a focus on the metaverse using non-fungible tokens (NFT) for accessing online games.

https://canverse.io/
Industries Application software Video games
56 Boson Protocol London Seed 10-24 £7,551,844

Boson Protocol

Boson Protocol operates a marketplace designed to allow users to trade real products and services with blockchain.

https://www.bosonprotocol.io/
Industries Application software Online marketplace
57 Merge London Seed 10-24 £7,512,375

Merge

Merge develops an online banking platform which aims to provide banking and payment solutions for web3 and crypto companies.

https://www.merge.money/
Industries Application software Banking Payment processing
58 Gospel Technology West Midlands Dead 10-24 £7,348,747

Gospel Technology

Gospel Technology uses blockchain technology to develop a decentralised system designed to enable businesses to share sensitive data securely.

https://www.gospel.tech/
Industries Data management
59 Calimero Network London Seed 5-9 £7,038,754

Calimero Network

Calimero Network develops a stack of software technology designed to allow users to configure private blockchain shards.

https://www.calimero.network/
Industries Application software Technology consultancy and IT and telecommunications support
60 ABEX London Seed 10-24 £6,938,971

ABEX

ABEX develops a software platform which aims to use machine learning to optimise cryptocurrency trading.

https://www.abex.capital/
Industries Application software Banking Currency exchange Data provision and analysis Trading platforms Wealth, asset and investment management
61 Arweave London Seed 25-49 £6,449,838

Arweave

Arweave develops a data storage platform that utilises blockchain technology, in an aim to provide permanent decentralised information storage.

https://www.arweave.org/
Industries Application software Data management Security and surveillance
62 Fair.xyz London Seed 10-24 £6,445,078

Fair.xyz

Fair.xyz develops a platform that allows users to launch, buy and sell NFT collections.

https://fair.xyz/
Industries Application software Online retailing Painting, sculpture and other artworks Payment processing
63 IOTHIC East of England Venture 10-24 £5,922,275

IOTHIC

IOTHIC develops decentralised and automated cybersecurity software which eliminates the need for authentication devices or apps.

https://www.iothic.io/
Industries Application software Security and surveillance
64 Finboot London Venture 25-49 £5,790,276

Finboot

Finboot develops software for process, workflow, and data management, specialising in software utilising blockchain and other distributed ledger technology.

https://www.finboot.com/
Industries Application software Data management Data provision and analysis Risk and compliance Security and surveillance Supply chain management
65 Playmint London Venture 10-24 £5,748,904

Playmint

Playmint develops video games, using blockchain technologies.

https://playmint.com/
Industries Application software Video games
66 OpenOrigins London Venture 10-24 £5,734,614

OpenOrigins

OpenOrigins develops blockchain technology that identifies deepfake profiles and AI-generated content. The company also operates an online marketplace allowing users to sell their data to AI companies to use for model training.

https://www.openorigins.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Films and TV Security and surveillance Social media Video content (including pre- and post-production)
67 Art Technologies East of England Seed 10-24 £5,577,545

Art Technologies

Art Technologies develops Views, an inventory management app for art dealers, and Verse, an NFT marketplace for artworks.

https://verse.works/
Industries Application software Online marketplace Painting, sculpture and other artworks
68 BrainPatch East of England Venture 5-9 £5,485,635

BrainPatch

BrainPatch develops software, hardware and apps aimed at encouraging non-invasive brain stimulation for a range of purposes, such as improved sleep and Epilepsy control.

https://brainpatch.ai/
Industries Alternative medicine Application software Electronics hardware
69 Magicave London Seed 10-24 £5,269,820

Magicave

Magicave operates a game studio, specialising in developing decentralized and player-owned games.

https://magicave.io/
Industries Application software Video games
70 Extended London Seed 10-24 £5,204,613

Extended

Extended develops a cryptocurrency exchange platform.

https://extended.exchange/
Industries Application software Trading platforms Wealth, asset and investment management
71 Cathedral Studios South East Seed 10-24 £5,189,454

Cathedral Studios

Cathedral Studios develops video games as an independent games studio, using AI, web3 and motion capture technology.

https://www.cathedral-studios.com/
Industries Video games
72 Blink Labs London Seed <5 £5,182,416

Blink Labs

Blink Labs provides blockchain analytics and crypto security services.

https://blinklabs.xyz/
Industries Application software Security and surveillance Trading platforms
73 Montis Group London Seed 10-24 £5,172,607

Montis Group

Montis Group develops software for the management of digital assets.

https://montis.digital/
Industries Application software Payment processing Trading platforms Wealth, asset and investment management
74 Oxalis Games London Venture 10-24 £5,123,784

Oxalis Games

Oxalis Games develops video games which incorporate elements of blockchain and cryptocurrency.

https://www.oxalis.games/
Industries Application software Video games
75 Orbital London Growth 100-249 £5,000,000

Orbital

Orbital operates a fintech platform that manages a range of corporate finance services for businesses, including crypto and multi-currency payments and accounts.

https://www.getorbital.com/
Industries Application software Currency exchange Data management Investment banking and corporate finance Payment processing Technology consultancy and IT and telecommunications support Wealth, asset and investment management
76 Coinpass London Venture 10-24 £4,947,298

Coinpass

Coinpass develops online software that allows users to purchase and sell bitcoins (and other cryptocurrency) with GBP.

https://www.coinpass.com/
Industries Application software
77 Low Observable Technology London Seed 5-9 £4,927,354

Low Observable Technology

Low Observable Technology operates a digital asset trading platform.

https://lo.tech/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Trading platforms
78 B2C2 London Established 100-249 £4,799,176

B2C2

B2C2 develops web-applications and APIs designed to simplify how financial institutions and other large entities engage in cryptocurrency trading.

https://www.b2c2.com/
Industries Application software Trading platforms Wealth, asset and investment management
79 Flock.io London Seed 10-24 £4,752,298

Flock.io

Flock.io provides a machine learning platform for users to supply data in a decentralised way.

https://www.flock.io/#/
Industries Application software
80 Damisa Technologies London Seed 5-9 £4,749,095

Damisa Technologies

Damisa Technologies develops a platform for businesses to manage international payments using stablecoins and local currencies, aiming to streamline transactions and reduce currency exchange costs.

https://damisa.xyz/
Industries Application software Currency exchange Payment processing
81 Pimlico London Seed 5-9 £4,724,403

Pimlico

Pimlico develops an infrastructure platform for the crypto industry, aiming to help businesses to develop user-friendly decentralised applications.

https://www.pimlico.io/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis
82 Keyring Network North West Seed 10-24 £4,714,434

Keyring Network

Keyring Network develops tools designed to help financial service providers meet blockchain compliance.

https://keyring.network/
Industries Application software Investment banking and corporate finance Risk and compliance
83 Gattaca London Venture 10-24 £4,488,921

Gattaca

Gattaca develops a range of blockchain infrastructure, focused on crypto trading.

https://www.gattaca.com/
Industries Application software Technology consultancy and IT and telecommunications support Trading platforms
84 AiX South West Exited 25-49 £4,352,662

AiX

AiX develops an artificial intelligence-based trading broker for both regular trading and cryptocurrencies, using chatbots to feed back analysis to users.

https://www.aixtrade.com/
Industries Application software Trading platforms
85 Encode Club London Seed 10-24 £4,004,093

Encode Club

Encode Club operates accelerators and bootcamp programmes for Web3 professionals and students.

https://www.encode.club/
Industries Application software Courses and educational material Event management, booking and ticketing Tutoring, training, coaching and skills development
86 Mailchain London Seed 5-9 £3,993,263

Mailchain

Mailchain develops a platform enabling users to send and receive messages across Web3 addresses.

https://mailchain.com/
Industries Application software Security and surveillance Telecommunication infrastructure
87 OpenCover London Seed 5-9 £3,687,300

OpenCover

OpenCover provides insurance cover for blockchain portfolios through a range of vetted underwriters, as well as price comparison tools.

https://opencover.com/
Industries Application software Data aggregation Insurance
88 fan3 South West Seed <5 £3,656,090

fan3

fan3 develops a blockchain event ticketing platform.

https://www.fan3.io/
Industries Application software Data aggregation Event management, booking and ticketing Festivals, conferences, exhibitions and fairs Music
89 Applied Blockchain London Venture 50-99 £3,500,000

Applied Blockchain

Applied Blockchain provides blockchain consultancy and development services to businesses.

https://appliedblockchain.com/
Industries Application software Supply chain management
90 Green Edge London Seed 5-9 £3,473,878

Green Edge

Green Edge provides computing storage servers that are connected to The ThreeFold Grid, which is a network of IT infrastructure registered on ThreeFold blockchain.

https://green-edge.net/de
Industries Website hosting
91 Beyond London Seed <5 £3,423,484

Beyond

Beyond develops software which allows businesses to create Web3 based communities, without the need to write code.

https://beyond.so/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Website hosting
92 Citizen Ticket East of Scotland Venture 10-24 £3,387,302

Citizen Ticket

Citizen Ticket develops an event ticketing app that uses BitTickets, 'smart contracts' that contain rules leveraged by blockchain technology.

https://www.citizenticket.com/
Industries Application software Event management, booking and ticketing
93 Film Chain Group London Venture 10-24 £3,357,081

Film Chain Group

Film Chain Group connects film production crews with producers that need to hire staff. Crew are offered reduced rates of pay in exchange for equity in the film being produced.

https://filmchaingroup.co/
Industries Application software Budgeting and financial management Data provision and analysis Films and TV Human resources Payment processing Recruitment, headhunting and talent management
94 Fenestra London Venture 25-49 £3,330,959

Fenestra

Fenestra develops software that uses blockchain technology to process every transaction in an advertiser's series of payments, attempting to make purchasing media more decentralised and efficient.

https://www.fenestra.io/
Industries Application software Payment processing
95 Mattereum London Venture 10-24 £3,258,757

Mattereum

Mattereum develops software for the legal industry, designed to provide a range of services such as asset and documentation governance.

https://mattereum.com/
Industries Application software Legal services Wealth, asset and investment management
96 Fan Hub South West Venture 10-24 £3,185,686

Fan Hub

Fan Hub develops a mobile app that aims to reward sports fans for following their teams.

https://fan-hub.com/
Industries Application software Data provision and analysis Marketing, branding and advertising Rewards, loyalty schemes and vouchers Sporting events and activities Sports clubs
97 Etched Tech London Seed 5-9 £3,145,925

Etched Tech

Etched Tech develops a blockchain incorporated platform which helps secure intellectual property across numerous industries.

https://www.etched.xyz/
Industries Application software Legal services
98 BoomFi London Seed 10-24 £3,014,260

BoomFi

BoomFi operates a crypto payment system through blockchain and traditional mediums, utilising web3.

https://www.boomfi.xyz/
Industries Application software Payment processing
99 Hunit London Seed 5-9 £3,010,734

Hunit

Hunit develops legal software that enables users to implement smart contracts using blockchain technology.

https://www.hunit.com/
Industries Application software Legal services
100 11:FS London Venture 250-499 £3,000,000

11:FS

11:FS offers research, advice and consultancy services to businesses in the financial technology and banking sectors, and produces multiple podcasts, specialising in FinTech, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.

https://www.11fs.com/
Industries Investment banking and corporate finance Management and strategy consultancy Radio series, podcasts, audio books and other audio content

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The future of blockchain in the UK

UK blockchain investment has settled into a sustained pattern of £490m–£830m annual funding since 2021, with 2025 delivering £564m and the first quarter of 2026 already at £150m. The sector’s headline narrative is rarely one of stability, but the funding data tells a different story than the broader crypto market noise: investment has held remarkably steady through bear cycles, exchange collapses, and tightening regulation, with active company count growing 541% over the decade to 1,084 today. Formations have moderated from a peak of 143 in 2022 to 36 in 2025, suggesting consolidation around stronger players rather than abandonment of the category.

Crypto custody, trading infrastructure, and compliance form the largest sub-cluster, with Blockchain.com (£473m), Copper (£238m), Elliptic (£169m), BCB Group (£48.3m), Archax (£43.7m), Komainu (£18.1m), Bitpanda Custody (£9.79m), and B2C2 (£4.80m) building the institutional-grade rails the sector has needed since the early crypto exchange era. Blockchain-based payments and decentralised finance form the second pillar, with Fnality (£237m) anchoring interbank settlement alongside Aave (£43.9m), Aztec (£96.5m), Euler (£33.2m), BKN301 (£31.5m), Globacap (£28.5m), Greengage (£11.4m), and Damisa Technologies (£4.75m) extending blockchain into mainstream finance and DeFi. A third cluster spans Web3 applications, enterprise blockchain, and tokenisation — Improbable (£664m), Coadjute (£35.3m), Circulor (£31.5m), iov42 (£55.4m), Gensyn (£52.4m), Provenance (£10.3m), CarbonChain (£8.02m), Applied Blockchain (£3.50m), Mattereum (£3.26m), and Encode Club (£4.00m) — applying distributed ledger technology to supply chains, AI compute, property transactions, and developer tooling.

With this in mind, it’s possible that — depending on regulatory developments around crypto custody and stablecoins, the trajectory of AI-blockchain convergence, and whether tokenisation gains traction with institutional capital — UK blockchain enters a period defined by selective consolidation among compliance, custody, and payments infrastructure rather than another speculative wave. The sector remains heavily early-stage, with 77 of the top 100 still at seed or venture stage and only three companies reaching established status; whether the next phase produces a wave of growth-stage maturations around the existing infrastructure leaders, or whether AI agent and Web3 convergence drives a new generation of venture builders following the Improbable model, will define how the sector’s £4.17b in cumulative funding translates into operating value.

FAQ

The top 100 blockchain companies in the UK, ranked by total equity raised, are led by Improbable, Blockchain.com, Copper, Fnality, and Exohood Labs. Each has raised more than £230m in equity funding to date.

Companies are ranked by the total amount of equity they have raised across all announced and unannounced fundraisings tracked by Beauhurst.

The top 100 UK blockchain companies have collectively raised £3.34b — 80% of the £4.17b raised by all UK blockchain companies tracked by Beauhurst.

Blockchain refers to companies building distributed ledger infrastructure and applications — typically using cryptographic consensus mechanisms to enable trust without a central authority. UK blockchain companies span crypto custody and digital asset trading, anti-money-laundering and compliance tooling, decentralised finance (DeFi) protocols, real-world asset tokenisation, blockchain-based payments and interbank settlement, Web3 consumer applications, NFT marketplaces and digital identity, blockchain gaming, enterprise distributed ledger systems, and supply chain provenance tracking.

London is home to the largest number of top 100 blockchain companies with 79, followed by the South East, South West, and East of England (four each), the North West and West Midlands (three each), the East of Scotland (two), and Wales (one). The top 100 spans eight UK regions, with London accounting for the third-highest regional share we’ve measured in any sector.

The number of active UK blockchain companies has grown 541% over the past decade, from 169 in the final quarter of 2015 to 1,084 today — one of the highest growth rates we’ve measured in any sector. Annual investment has stabilised at a sustained level above £490m every year since 2021, with the first quarter of 2026 already delivering £150m, suggesting the sector remains active despite the moderation in new company formations from 143 in 2022 to 36 in 2025.

UK blockchain companies operate across a wide range of sub-fields including crypto custody and trading infrastructure, anti-money-laundering and compliance, decentralised finance and DeFi protocols, tokenisation of real-world assets, blockchain-based payments and interbank settlement, Web3 consumer applications and gaming, NFT marketplaces and digital identity, enterprise distributed ledger systems, supply chain provenance, AI-blockchain convergence, and developer infrastructure.

Yes. The ranking includes companies at all stages of evolution. Within the top 100, venture-stage companies are the largest group with 44 entries, followed by seed (33), growth (16), established (three), exited (two), and dead (two). The combined 77 seed and venture-stage businesses represent the highest early-stage proportion we’ve measured in any 100-company sector.

The underlying table is updated weekly using the latest data from the Beauhurst platform. Analysis and commentary were last refreshed on 17 June 2026.

All data in this article is sourced from the Beauhurst platform, which tracks equity fundraisings, company financials, and growth signals for UK and German companies.

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