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Y Combinator portfolio in London

The most prolific seed accelerator in the world, batch class twice a year. Filtered to companies headquartered in London.

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Ranked by current headcount across Y Combinator-backed companies in London. Refreshed daily.

  1. 1
    Monzo Bank· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Secondary
    • 4.8k employees
    • Founded 2015
  2. 2
    Bright Network· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Seed
    • 1.1k employees
    • Founded 2013
  3. 3
    Prolific· Greater London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series A
    • 987 employees
    • Founded 2014
  4. 4
    GoCardless· Greater London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series G
    • 834 employees
    • Founded 2011
  5. 5
    LemFi· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series B
    • 406 employees
    • Founded 2020
  6. 6
    Verto· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Grant
    • 255 employees
    • Founded 2017
  7. 7
    Headstart (Defunct)· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Seed
    • 231 employees
    • Founded 2015
  8. 8
    Anima· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series A
    • 193 employees
    • Founded 2021
  9. 9
    Aspora· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series B
    • 184 employees
    • Founded 2022
  10. 10
    Fleek· London, England, United Kingdom
    • non equity assistance
    • 172 employees
    • Founded 2021
  11. 11
    Muzz· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series A
    • 170 employees
    • Founded 2015
  12. 12
    Runa· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series B
    • 143 employees
    • Founded 2016
  13. 13
    yhangry· London, England, United Kingdom
    • equity crowdfunding
    • 133 employees
    • Founded 2019
  14. 14
    Permutive· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series C
    • 108 employees
    • Founded 2016
  15. 15
    Seal· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Pre-seed
    • 93 employees
    • Founded 2019
  16. 16
    autone· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series A
    • 86 employees
    • Founded 2021
  17. 17
    Let's Do This· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series B
    • 85 employees
    • Founded 2017
  18. 18
    80,000 Hours· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Seed
    • 82 employees
    • Founded 2011
  19. 19
    Mesh-AI· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series unknown
    • 68 employees
    • Founded 2021
  20. 20
    Saturn· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series A
    • 68 employees
    • Founded 2023
  21. 21
    Tab· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Seed
    • 66 employees
    • Founded 2015
  22. 22
    Nirva Health· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Seed
    • 66 employees
    • Founded 2021
  23. 23
    Easol· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series A
    • 64 employees
    • Founded 2018
  24. 24
    Duffel· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series B
    • 58 employees
    • Founded 2017
  25. 25
    zeroheight· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Series A
    • 58 employees
    • Founded 2015

Y Combinator portfolio companies in London

Y Combinator’s London portfolio is one of the most active recruiting pools in the market. The list above ranks Y Combinator-backed companies headquartered in London by current headcount, drawn from public LinkedIn and Crunchbase records. With 100 matching companies in our index, you can see exactly where the Y Combinator thesis has landed locally.

Y Combinator companies in Londontend to attract a specific type of operator — a founder or early hire bought into both the firm’s thesis and the city’s ecosystem. That makes the engineers and designers at these companies particularly valuable signals.

Refolk lets you reach this pool. Ask for Y Combinator companies in Londonhiring founding engineers” or “founders of Y Combinator-backed companies in London who left in the last year” and Refolk returns a ranked shortlist with evidence behind each match.

How this list is built

Refolk pulled companies whose disclosed Crunchbase investor list includes Y Combinator and whose HQ is in London, ranked them by current employee count, and kept those with at least 5 employees. The list refreshes once a day.

Last refreshed: Thu, 07 May 2026 07:45:41 GMT

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