The 36 coolest tech investors in the UK

Luciana Lixandru Accel

The UK's tech scene continues to thrive despite some rumblings that Brexit might impact the sector's ability to hire talent.

Economic uncertainty has, largely, not stopped investors or startups from raising new funding and the industry spans everything from fashion to artificial intelligence to medical health startups.

We bring you this list of some of the UK's coolest venture capital investors, rated by their previous deals, their reputation among their peers, and investment ethos.

Additional reporting by James Cook and Sam Shead.

36. DeepMind early spotter Frank Meehan

Frank Meehan is a general partner at SparkLabs Global Ventures, and cofounder of learning app SmartUp.io along with Brent Hoberman.

He was formerly at Horizons Ventures, the private investment vehicle of Hong Kong magnate Li Ka-shing, where he led the firm's investment into DeepMind.

Twitter:@frank_meehan

35. Funding Circle investor Harry Nelis

Harry Nelis is a longtime partner at Accel and, according to his peers, is a powerhouse investor for his roles in travel firm Kayak, Australian payments firm OFX, and flash sales site Showroomprive, all of which are now public companies.

He was also Accel's lead investor in marketplace lender Funding Circle, a rising British financial startup which is aiming to IPO.

Twitter: @hnelis

34. Rory Stirling of BGF Ventures

The genial Rory Stirling joined BGF from MMC in 2015, where he was one of the most active investors in the UK in firms such as Love Home Swap. BGF's portfolio currently includes boutique community Trouva and home cooking startup Gousto.

Twitter: @RoryStirling

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