20 DEI Investors Based in London

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help London-based founders connect with dei-based investors that write checks into DEI companies. Here are 20 investors that match that criteria.

1) Andrea Kerwat

  • Fund: Molten Ventures
  • Title: Innovation Lead
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Sales Tech, Space, Quantum Computing, Travel, Transportation

2) Anna Mora

  • Fund: Entrepreneur First
  • Title: Fundraising Manager
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Pre-Seed
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

3) Arya Tandon

  • Fund: Notion Capital
  • Title: Operations Associate
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Government Tech, Recruiting, DEI, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Enterprise, Other Tech, Media, Robotics

4) Ayman Fadil

  • Fund: Talis Capital
  • Title: VC Investor
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, DEI, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Professional or Technical Services, Quantum Computing, Sales Tech, Robotics

5) Camila Zattar

  • Fund: Founders Factory
  • Title: Venture Portfolio Associate
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, eSports, DEI, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Social Impact

6) Dama Sathianathan

  • Fund: Bethnal Green Ventures
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Electronics, Fintech, Recruiting, DEI, Media, Enterprise, Marketplaces, Social Impact, Transportation

7) David Houghton

  • Fund: Houghton Street Ventures
  • Title: Associate
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Cosmetics, Art, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

8) Eddie Lee

  • Fund: White Star Capital
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Cosmetics, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces

9) Francesco Corea

  • Fund: Balderton Capital
  • Title: Research Data Lead
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Cosmetics, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, eSports, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Transportation

10) Harry McLaverty

  • Fund: Simplify
  • Title: Founder & General Partner
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Pre-Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AR/VR, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Communications, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

11) Harry Williams

  • Fund: Highland Europe
  • Title: Investment Associate
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Travel, Transportation, Other

12) Joanna Graiver

  • Fund: Fuel Ventures
  • Title: Investment Analyst
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Travel, Social Impact, Sex, Sales Tech, Food Services, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Parenting, Enterprise, Consumer, Media, Marketplaces, Logistics, Legal, Insurtech, DEI, Hospitality, Recruiting, Government Tech, eSports, Fintech, Entertainment, EdTech, E-Commerce, Future of Work, Digital Health and Wellness, Developer Tools, Cybersecurity, Communications, Fashion, AI, Marketing

13) Jonathan Sun

  • Fund: Horizan VC
  • Title: General Partner
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Pre-Seed
  • Sectors: Other, Travel, Transportation, Space, Social Impact, Sex, Sales Tech, Robotics, Food Services, Quantum Computing, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Parenting, Other Tech, Enterprise, Consumer, Media, Chemicals, Marketplaces, Manufacturing, Logistics, Legal, Internet of Things, Insurtech, DEI, Hospitality, Recruiting, Government Tech, eSports, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Entertainment, Electronics, EdTech, E-Commerce, Future of Work, Digital Health and Wellness, Developer Tools, Cybersecurity, Web3, Cloud, Communications, Fashion, Clean Tech, Cannabis, Internet of Things, Art, Cosmetics, AR/VR, AI, Agriculture Tech, Marketing

14) Karolina Mrozkova

  • Fund: White Star Capital
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Transportation, Travel

15) Louise Harvey

  • Fund: Seedrs
  • Title: Manager – Institutional Investor Team
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

16) Luke Smith

  • Fund: Forward Partners
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Other, Consumer, Enterprise, Parenting, Proptech, Sales Tech, Travel

17) Lyubov Guk

  • Fund: Blue Lake
  • Title: Founding Partner
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AI, EdTech, Fintech, Recruiting, DEI, Marketplaces, Social Impact

18) Megha Prakash

  • Fund: Forward Partners
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, DEI, Insurtech, Legal, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Sales Tech, Travel

19) Raoul Fiano

  • Fund: DN Capital
  • Title: Venture Capital Investor
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Series A, Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, AI, Cosmetics, Art, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Future of Work, EdTech, Developer Tools, Cybersecurity, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Enterprise, Consumer, Other Tech, Food Services, Sales Tech, Transportation, Travel

20) Sam Keisner

  • Fund: Go10x Ventures
  • Title: Founding Partner
  • Location: London, UK
  • Stages: Pre-Seed
  • Sectors: AI, Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Recruiting, DEI, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC