As an entrepreneur, it's important to be constantly learning and growing. That's why I'm excited to share this list of the top 40 start-ups in the UK for 2022. These businesses are innovating in several industries, from technology to healthcare to retail. What's most impressive about this list is the variety of businesses represented, showing that the UK start-up scene is thriving and diverse. 

Beckley Psytech

Beckley Psytech is a company focused on developing novel psychedelic therapies to improve patient outcomes. Their innovative approach aims to help patients in need by exploring the potential of psychedelic substances in treating mental health conditions such as depression.

The reason why this company is the first on the list is because the psychedelics industry is quite undiscovered when it comes to the global level and the research around it is still young. While the entire world is running behind AI, UK's Beckley Psytech and similar psychedelic medicine startups can be a game changer in the medical and mental health industry.

• Founder(s): Lady Amanda Feilding and Cosmo Feilding Mellen (CEO)
• Founding Year: 2019
• Valuation: £229 million
• Funding Raised: £110 million

Bloom & Wild

A start-up that has revolutionized the flower delivery market, Bloom & Wild offers customers a convenient way to send and receive blooms throughout the UK. The company has a current valuation of £416 million and employs over 300 people. Utilizing data science, Bloom & Wild provides personalized recommendations for bouquets, arrangements, and tailored gifting solutions.

• Founder(s): Aron Gelbard
• Founding Year: 2014
• Valuation: £416 million
• Funding Raised: £131.72 million

Checkout.com

Founded in 2012, Checkout.com is an e-commerce platform that connects merchants with payment service providers to accept payments online. The start-up's current valuation of £8.6 billion and it is headquartered in London, with offices worldwide. Its technology allows businesses to maximize conversion rates and create seamless customer experiences across multiple countries and currencies.

• Founder(s): Guillaume Pousaz
• Founding Year: 2012
• Valuation: £8.6 billion
• Funding Raised: £1.8 billion

Unitary

Unitary.ai is an emerging startup that specializes in multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The company's primary focus lies in content moderation, particularly in the classification of images and videos. It has developed state-of-the-art AI models capable of processing an impressive 25,000 frames of video per second, amounting to over three billion images daily.

These cutting-edge models have been engineered to grasp and enforce specific content policies at a large scale, demonstrating accuracy comparable to that of humans. What sets Unitary.ai's AI models apart is their unique ability to take context into consideration during classification. These models analyze elements such as tone, setting, and contextual information like captions and comments, which collectively contribute to the true meaning and potential impact of a piece of content.

By employing this approach, Unitary.ai aims to minimize the need for manual moderation, resulting in fewer instances requiring human review and reducing errors that prompt user reports.

• Founder(s): Sash Haco, James Thewlis
• Founding Year: 2019
• Valuation: £40 million
• Funding Raised: £20 million

Lottie

Lottie is a free service dedicated to aiding families and retirees in discovering the best care homes and retirement living communities in the UK. The company employs a team of experts to hand-select and assess care homes and retirement properties based on criteria such as care quality, customer experience, and ethical practices, ultimately saving families and retirees time and stress in their search for the perfect care home or retirement living property.

Lottie streamlines the process by allowing families and retirees to personalize their search with specific needs, preferences, budget, location, and anticipated move-in date. Using an intelligent search engine, Lottie then identifies the most compatible care home or retirement living property. Once a suitable match is found, families and retirees can directly inquire or seek further assistance from Lottie's team of care and retirement experts.

• Founders: Will Donnelly and Chris Donnelly‍
• Founding Year: 2021
• Valuation: £80 million‍
• Funding Raised: £25.5 million

Gymshark

This start-up produces high-quality activewear for athletes and fitness enthusiasts alike, focusing on practicality, comfortability and style all rolled into one product. Gymshark currently has a valuation of nearly £1 billion and continues to expand its range of products worldwide while maintaining its core principles of design excellence, aesthetics and performance innovation.

• Founders: Ben Francis‍
• Founding Year: 2012
• Valuation: £1 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £220 million

OakNorth Bank

Founded in 2015, OakNorth is an online bank providing innovative financial solutions to small businesses across the UK economy. The start-up's current valuation stands at about £4 billion, making it one of the most successful start-ups in Britain today. Its mission is to empower entrepreneurs by providing access to capital quickly through its proprietary analytics software - enabling them to make smarter decisions about their finances faster than ever before!

• Founders: Rishi Khosla‍
• Founding Year: 2015
• Valuation: £3.9 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £759 million

Bloom

Bloom is a digital finance company that focuses on delivering short-term financing options tailored to the specific needs of eCommerce businesses in a fast-evolving digital landscape. The company primarily serves rapidly expanding and pioneering digital brands that frequently necessitate prompt access to capital for inventory, marketing, or sales investments.

Bloom's digital-centric approach enables these enterprises to swiftly apply for funding and obtain an offer within 24 hours, streamlining the process and reducing the need for extensive paperwork.

• Founders: Nina Mohanty, Jesse Leimgruber‍
• Founding Year: 2019
• Valuation: £1.5-1.9 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £312 million

Sano Genetics

Sano Genetics' vision is to streamline and accelerate precision medicine research, making it more efficient and human-centric. It connects patients with rare and chronic conditions directly with biotech and pharma companies, facilitating personalized medicine research. The company's commitment to transparency, patient engagement, and data privacy underscores its dedication to revolutionizing the field of precision medicine.

• Founders: Charlotte Guzzo, Patrick Short, William Jones
• Founding Year: 2016
• Valuation: £47 million‍
• Funding Raised: £21 million

Hyperexponential

Hyperexponential is a startup specializing in providing pricing decision intelligence (PDI) software for the commercial insurance sector. Founded by Kate Hillier Isaac, the company aims to help insurers turn complex data into powerful pricing decisions to achieve superior combined ratios.

• Founders: Amrit Santhirasenan
• Founding Year: 2017
• Valuation: £300-380 million‍
• Funding Raised: £61 million

Tide

Tide was founded in 2015 by entrepreneur Tom Blomfield who wanted to improve banking for small business owners across Britain. Today it is valued at £650 million, with more than 1 million users actively using its services each month from all across the UK! Their services include holistic digital finance advice and access to business loans designed specifically for small businesses - helping them stay afloat during difficult times or grow quickly when opportunities arise!

• Founders: Tom Blomfield
• Founding Year: 2015
• Valuation: £650 million‍
• Funding Raised: £79 million

Birdie

Birdie is a start-up that aims to revolutionise how we care for our elderly loved ones by providing personalised home care plans delivered directly through its mobile app or website interface - allowing relatives around the world to monitor their elderly relative's wellbeing from anywhere! Currently valued at £200 million, Birdie utilises AI technology combined with human expertise to offer flexible yet comprehensive care plans tailored specifically for each user's needs regardless of location or budget constraints!

• Founders:  Abeed Mohamed, Max Parmentier, Rajiv Tanna, Gwen Le Calvez‍
• Founding Year: 2017‍
• Valuation: £200 million‍
• Funding Raised: £40 million

Zopa

Founded in 2004, Zopa has become one of the most successful peer-to-peer lending platforms operating within Europe today - connecting borrowers with lenders so that both parties can benefit from better rates than what traditional banks have traditionally offered alone! Currently valued at over £700 million, this start-up has continuously innovated within this space despite facing intense competition from other companies such as Funding Circle or RateSetter, showing that they can stay ahead of industry trends whilst delivering exceptional customer experience along the way!

• Founders: Giles Andrews, James Alexander, David Nicholson‍
• Founding Year: 2004‍
• Valuation: £700 million‍
• Funding Raised: £600 million

Conigital

Conigital is a deep tech company focusing on developing an AI-driven driverless vehicle platform called ConICAV™ for various vehicle types. They aim to connect city infrastructures with digital assets, aiming to transform traditional industries to create profit, social impact, and sustainability.

• Founders: Don-Paul Dhaliwal and Monique Seth‍
• Founding Year: 2015‍
• Valuation: £2 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £400 million

Graphcore

Graphcore Limited is a British semiconductor company specializing in the development of accelerators tailored for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning tasks. They have designed a novel type of processor aimed at accelerating machine intelligence, targeting applications in AI and machine learning to power intelligent machines.

• Founders: Nigel Toon and Simon Knowles‍
• Founding Year: 2016‍
• Valuation: £1.8 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £500 million

SuperAwesome

SuperAwesome is a start-up focused on creating innovative kids' digital media experiences that are safe, compliant with global regulations, and still fun enough for children aged 8 – 12 worldwide! With its current valuation standing just shy of £400 million, this start-up delivers content over multiple platforms, including mobile devices, game consoles & smart TVs - meaning no matter where kids go, they should never be bored again!

• Founders: Dylan Collins‍
• Founding Year: 2013‍
• Valuation: £79 million‍
• Funding Raised: £40 million

Monzo Bank

Monzo Bank was founded in 2015 with a singular vision; To help people manage their money better by simplifying banking services into one easy application – complete with budgeting tools & 24/7 support via chat or email, making it easier than ever for customers to keep track of their finances without having to worry about hidden fees or charges! With its current valuation sitting at nearly £3 billion, Monzo Bank continues to disrupt traditional banking models throughout Europe & beyond – leading many people towards taking control of their financial freedom once again without any hassle whatsoever!

• Founders: Tim Bomfield
• Founding Year: 2015‍
• Valuation: £3.4 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £1 billion

Starling Bank

Starling Bank is an app-based banking start-up aiming to revolutionise how we interact with our finances. By making banking easier than ever before, this start-up provides users with simple interfaces that can be used on any device - allowing you to keep track of your money anytime & anywhere you go! Currently valued at nearly £1 billion, Starling Bank has gained significant media attention due to its focus on customer experience first, making them one of the fastest-growing start-ups in Britain today!

• Founders: Anne Boden
• Founding Year: 2014‍
• Valuation: £2.6 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £800 million

Darktrace

Darktrace is an AI cyber security start-up founded by mathematicians from Cambridge University back in 2013. Their unique technology utilises machine learning algorithms that can detect malicious activity within companies' networks before alerting them instantly so they can take action and prevent any attack from occurring - protecting customer data & company secrets in real time! The start-up currently stands at a valuation of over £ 1 billion and continues to dominate the industry thanks to its innovative approach towards cyber security.

• Founders: Poppy Gustafsson, Dave Palmer, Emily Orton, Jack Stockdale and Nicole Eagan
• Founding Year: 2013‍
• Valuation: £2.3 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £182 million

Wise (previously TransferWise)

Founded in 2011, TransferWise is a start-up focused on simplifying the international money transfer process. Through their proprietary technology, customers can send money abroad with little to no fees or exchange rate margins - allowing them to save up to 8 times more than traditional banks! With a current valuation of £4.7 billion, TransferWise continues to be one of the leading start-ups in this space and has quickly become a go-to for sending money overseas securely & efficiently.

• Founders: Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus
• Founding Year: 2011‍
• Valuation: £4.7 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £312 million

Cazana

Cazana was founded in 2014 with the goal of disrupting the used car market through its real-time vehicle data service. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, Cazana allows independent dealers or individuals alike to value any vehicle accurately within seconds, empowering them with actionable insights to help them make better decisions when buying or selling cars. Currently valued at over £200 million, Cazana continues to expand throughout Europe & beyond – saving customers both time & money whilst providing them with unprecedented transparency throughout the entire process!

• Founders: Tom Wood
• Founding Year: 2013‍
• Valuation: £26 million‍
• Funding Raised: £2.5 million

Deliveroo

Founded in 2012, Deliveroo is an app-based start-up revolutionising the home food delivery market by connecting customers with the best local restaurants. Through their innovative technology, customers can order food from wherever they are and have it delivered within minutes – making it easier than ever before to enjoy their favourite meals. With its current valuation of over £1.1 billion, Deliveroo continues to dominate the industry thanks to its efficient ordering system & a large selection of restaurants available across Britain!

• Founders: William Shu
• Founding Year: 2012‍
• Valuation: £1.1 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £1.3 billion

Improbable

Improbable was founded in 2012 with a mission to change how games are designed, operated & monetized by leveraging distributed simulation technology. Through their SpatialOS platform, developers can now create larger worlds faster whilst being able to scale more efficiently due to real-time analytics and insights provided throughout each session! Valued at over £2.7 billion, Improbable continues to shake up the gaming industry and lead the way for more interactive experiences unlike ever before!

• Founders: Herman Narula and Rob Whitehead
• Founding Year: 2012‍
• Valuation: £2.7 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £650 million

Revolut

Revolut was founded in 2015 and has since grown to become one of the leading digital banks in Britain. They offer start-ups & individuals an alternative way to bank through their app – providing customers with features such as spending analytics, money transfer capabilities, contactless debit cards & more! Currently valued at close to £14 billion, Revolut continues to disrupt traditional banking while also helping users save money on foreign exchange rates and other financial transactions worldwide!

• Founders: Nikolay Storonsky and Vlad Yatsenko
• Founding Year: 2015‍
• Valuation: £14 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £1.3 billion

Ometria

Founded in 2013, Ometria is a start-up that provides e-commerce businesses with marketing automation software. Their revolutionary platform enables companies to understand customer behaviour and preferences more deeply by tracking their interactions & activities across multiple channels. With this data, they can then send out personalised communications & promotions to customers, giving them a more enjoyable shopping experience every time! Valued at over £100 million, Ometria continues to remain one of the top start-ups today due to its ability to provide businesses with powerful insights that drive growth & engagement for their brands!

• Founders: Ivan Mazour
• Founding Year: 2013‍
• Valuation: £130 million‍
• Funding Raised: £49 million

Fever

Founded in 2013, Fever is a start-up offering customers an easy way to discover the best activities & experiences around them. Through their user-friendly app, they can now find cool events such as concerts, exhibitions, festivals and more – helping people make the most of their free time without having to search endlessly online or risk going somewhere unknown! Valued at close to £1.4 billion, Fever remains a successful start-up today due to its ability to provide users with exceptional entertainment opportunities right where they live!

• Founders: Pep Gómez
• Founding Year: 2013‍
• Valuation: £1.4 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £345 million

SumUp

SumUp is a financial technology startup based in the UK, specializing in providing payment solutions for small businesses. Their services include card readers and point of sale systems, enabling businesses to accept card payments both in-store and on-the-go. With over 4 million small businesses using SumUp globally, it offers affordable and user-friendly payment solutions without long-term contracts or hidden fees.

• Founders: Daniel Klein, Jan Deepen, Marc-Alexander Christ, Stefan Jeschonnek, Petter Made‍
• Founding Year: 2013‍
• Valuation: £6.7 billion‍
• Funding Raised: £550 million

That's it

The start-ups listed above are just a few of the many that are thriving in the UK. These businesses have found innovative ways to solve various problems and provide valuable customer service. They continue to grow at an impressive rate, and it is likely that they will continue to do so for years to come. Thanks for reading!