About Creative UK
Creative UK is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. It is primarily based out of Bristol, United Kingdom. As of Jun 2026, Creative UK is an active investor, having invested in 47 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to HealthTech and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Covatic Overall, Creative UK portfolio has seen 6 acquisitions including key companies like Bulbshare, Amuzo and LivingLens. A lot of funds co-invest with Creative UK, with names like Northstar Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Creative UK has team of 73 people including 16 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Conventional Debt & 2 more
Deals in last 12 months
Creative UK's List of Top Investments
Creative UK has a portfolio of 47 companies. Their most notable investments are in PolyLoop and Kaido.Their portfolio spans across and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, High Tech and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Conventional Debt and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Creative UK:1. Antstream
Antstream is a mobile cloud gaming platform. The users can download the stream application on their mobile devices and play games (listed on the platform) without downloading them. The company pays royalties to the game developer every time their game is played on the platform.
Key facts about Antstream
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $20M
- Employee Count: 30 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Salica Investments, Tencent and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 23, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Duel
Brand advocacy platform for businesses. It helps consumer and retail brands transform micro influencers into a new channel for customer acquisition. It enables brands to drive organic growth and retention through advocacy.
Key facts about Duel
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $22M
- Employee Count: 73 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Molten Ventures, Bright Pixel Capital and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Cyclr
Provider of integration platform for SaaS application. The platform provides the facility to connect software with APIs without coding. The application helps to build rule based workflow, and integrate multiple apps using connectors that can sync data and trigger actions. Its use case includes creating automation workflows for marketing, sales, events, e-commerce, helpdesk, projects, and more. The pricing model is based on monthly usage.
Key facts about Cyclr
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Eastbourne (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $10.6M
- Employee Count: 37 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Praetura Ventures, Syndicate Room and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 07, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Bulbshare
Mobile app based community management platform focused on co-creating content. It provides an online customer collaboration platform that enables brands to connect with customer communities anywhere in the world to generate real time insights, customer led ideas, and content that helps brands build better products and services that resonate with customers.
Key facts about Bulbshare
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $2.13M
- Employee Count: 41 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Blossom Street Ventures, The Bakery and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 09, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Moralbox
Moralbox is a training management solution to businesses. It allows users to create training modules for their employees. Also provides analytic tools which allow users to track training delivery. Notable features include cloud-based, reporting & analytics, and multi-location. It caters to companies in multiple industries such as manufacturing, oil & gas, waste management, construction, engineering, and education.
Key facts about Moralbox
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Seaham (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $774K
- Employee Count: 15 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Creative UK, Maven Capital Partners and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 20, 2025, $*****
Creative UK's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Creative UK has invested in 47 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Cantilever Media and most recent follow-on round was in Covatic.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Creative UK's Investments by Stage
Creative UK has made 18 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $618K, 4 investments in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $528K, 4 investments in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $52.9K and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $1.03M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Seed | 18 |
Conventional Debt | 4 |
Grant (prize money) | 4 |
Series A | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Creative UK's Investments by Sector
Creative UK has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Gaming, Mobile, High Tech and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 35 Tech companies, 30 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 25 Software companies and at least 11 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 11 |
Gaming | 6 |
Mobile | 5 |
High Tech | 4 |
Media & Entertainment | 4 |
Others | 17 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Creative UK's Investments by Geography
Creative UK has made most investments in United Kingdom (29).Creative UK's recent investments
Creative UK has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Covatic and Cantilever Media.Here are the most recent investments by Creative UK:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 25, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 4263 | [+1] | |
Feb 26, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7209 | - | |
Nov 20, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 8874 | ||
Mar 18, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 4933 | ||
Jan 21, 2025 | United Kingdom | Conventional Debt | 9098 | - |
Acquired companies in Creative UK's Portfolio
6 companies from Creative UK's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Mo in Nov 2025 by UKG for $*****.Here are Creative UK's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Nov 26, 2025 | - | - | 2896 | |
Oct 17, 2024 | - | - | 6127 | |
Oct 19, 2023 | Mar 09, 2015 | Grant (prize money) | 4741 | |
Feb 06, 2020 | - | - | 8020 | |
Mar 21, 2018 | Nov 08, 2016 | Seed | 3478 |
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Team profile of Creative UK
Creative UK has a team of 73 members including 16 Partners and 13 Principals located in United Kingdom. Creative UK's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Creative UK:
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Co-investors of Creative UK
Over the past 13 years, 40 investors have co-invested in Creative UK's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Creative UK: Oxford Technology, Parkwalk and 7 others have invested in rounds before Creative UK. There is 1 company where Oxford Technology has invested before Creative UK and 1 company where Parkwalk has invested before Creative UK.
- Top Co-investors of Creative UK: 12 investors entered a company along with Creative UK. These include investors like Northstar Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Creative UK: A total of 19 investors have invested in Creative UK's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Ukri (1 company), Unicorn Training (1 company) and Praetura Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to Creative UK
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UK’s Cantilever Media secures £500,000 investment from Creative Growth FinanceScreenDaily•Feb 26, 2026•Creative UK, Cantilever Media
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MySalesCoach boosted by £1.1 million supportBdaily•Mar 18, 2025•MySalesCoach, Northstar Ventures, Creative UK, North East Fund and 1 other
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Northcoders secures £1.5m investment to fund further growthTheBusinessDesk.com•Mar 05, 2025•Northcoders, Creative UK, NatWest Group
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£100k investment sets stage for growth at costume design and props companyInsider Media•Jan 21, 2025•Creative UK
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Six-figure funding for VFX studio - credits include BBC’s Earth and Netflix’s Our OceansInsider Media•Dec 18, 2024•Moonraker VFX, Creative UK, Triodos Bank
