Top Late-stage venture companies in London
Series E and beyond - pre-IPO scaleups with hundreds of employees and meaningful revenue. Filtered to companies headquartered in London.
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- 1Formula 1· London, England, United Kingdom
Formula 1® delivers the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle with innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability at the heart of its future growth and value. As the global rights holders of this incredible sport our team delivers the 24-race calendar direct to our passionate fans around the globe. Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our people at F1. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, and communications there is always a driven and talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport. We are focused on delivering the best for our fans and partners while also ensuring we do the right thing as a business and use the power of Formula 1 to make a positive contribution to the places we visit and to our own community. That is why sustainability and accessibility are part of every decision F1 makes. Our commitment to being Net Zero by 2030 is already reducing our emissions both on and off the track, and our focus on diversity and inclusion ensures everyone is welcome. This is Formula 1!Be vigilant against online impersonation. We will only contact candidates using email addresses ending in @F1.com, and we never use personal accounts or messaging apps to offer roles.
- Series unknown
- 6.3k employees
- Founded 1950
- 2Octopus Energy· London, England, United Kingdom
We're on a mission to make a big green dent in the universe by building a truly sustainable energy system globally.That means making power greener, smarter, and more affordable for everyone.We put customers at the heart of everything we do: with always-fair prices, transparency and outrageous customer service.We drive system change: with transformative tech to make renewable energy the norm and end global reliance on fossil fuels.Octopus Energy Group is made up of 10 businesses spanning 6 countries across 3 continents, including: Octopus Energy Retail, Kraken Technologies, Octopus Energy Generation, Kraken Flex, Octopus Electric Vehicles, and the Octopus Centre for Net Zero. More on OEG @ octopusenergy.group
- Series unknown
- 5.8k employees
- 3PeoplePerHour· London, England, United Kingdom
PeoplePerHour is the UK’s leading freelance marketplace. Founded in 2007 the site boasts over 3m freelancers across 180+ countries and has paid out in excess of £150m to freelancers since. Since its inception, PeoplePerHour has become an invaluable resource for small businesses in the UK and outside, allowing them hire expert talent as and when needed, 'on-demand' thereby staying lean and flexible while they grow.Our mission is to empower people worldwide to live their work dream, building their business from the ground up and becoming financially and professionally independent.Find out why one million business owners use PeoplePerHour to help grow their business — post your project for free and find the right freelancer for any project within minutes. www.peopleperhour.com/job/new
- Series unknown
- 4.1k employees
- Founded 2007
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- 4AlphaSights· London, England, United Kingdom
Founded in 2008, AlphaSights is the global leader in knowledge on demand. We connect investors and business leaders with the knowledge they need to succeed. Working from nine cities globally, our 2,000+ colleagues provide round-the-clock coverage to the world's top investment funds, consultancies, and Fortune 500s. Learn more about us at alphasights.com. Please note that AlphaSights communicates exclusively by email through the AlphaSights domain, @alphasights.com, LinkedIn, and phone (including via text, WhatsApp, and WeChat). Any communications you receive that purport to come from AlphaSights but have been sent from another email domain (e.g. Gmail or Hotmail) or via other forms of social media (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Telegram) are likely to be fraudulent. If in doubt as to whether you have received genuine communication from AlphaSights, please contact us at https://www.alphasights.com/contact/.
- Series unknown
- 3.9k employees
- Founded 2008
- 5Framestore· London, England, United Kingdom
Framestore combines talent and technology to reframe the possible in film, content, advertising and immersive experiences.Founded in 1986, Framestore is now a global company of over 3,000 people across eight locations. We create pixel-perfect images for blockbuster films and TV, iconic advertising campaigns and innovative immersive projects. Our portfolio of work is underpinned by an industry-leading expertise in VFX and has resulted in a multitude of awards including Oscars and BAFTAs as well as a record number of Cannes Lions awards, which all cement our position at the forefront of innovation.We have studios in London, Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Mumbai, Melbourne. Visit our website for current vacancies in film, advertising and immersive: https://www.framestore.com/careers
- Series unknown
- 3.4k employees
- Founded 1986
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Late-stage venture companies in London are some of the fastest-moving employers in the market. The list above ranks the largest Late-stage venture-stage companies headquartered in London by current headcount, drawn from public LinkedIn and Crunchbase records. With 965 matching companies in Refolk’s index, the density of senior engineers, designers, and founders is unusually high.
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