European tech founders and investors climbed sharply up the Sunday Times Rich List 2026, buoyed by soaring valuations in fintech and AI.
Revolut cofounder and CEO Nik Storonsky was the biggest mover among European tech figures on the list, which ranks the richest people based in the UK according to their estimated net worth. He jumped 20 places to seventh after his estimated net worth increased by almost £10bn to £16.411bn.
The increase follows another bumper year for the fintech giant, which has continued expanding globally and pushed deeper into banking, crypto and wealth management.
Several other fintech founders also climbed the rankings. Vlad Yatsenko, Revolut’s cofounder and CTO, jumped 44 places from 151st to 107th, with his fortune rising £522m to £1.547bn.
Meanwhile, Kristo Käärmann, founder and CEO of fintech giant Wise, rose seven places to 89th, with an estimated net worth of £1.806bn, up £65m year-on-year. Wise cofounder Taavet Hinrikus, now a prolific angel investor and partner at VC firm Plural, climbed 14 places to 161st, with his fortune estimated at £950m.
Veteran investor Sir Michael Moritz and his wife Harriet Heyman climbed six places to 34th, with their fortune increasing by around £1bn to £5.481bn. Moritz is chairperson at US VC giant Sequoia Capital, which has backed the likes of buy now pay later giant Klarna and workflow automation platform N8n.
AI startup ElevenLabs’s cofounders Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dabkowski were among the fastest risers on the list. Both jumped from joint 231st to joint 123rd after their estimated net worths increased by £668m to £1.333bn each, reflecting investor enthusiasm for their groundbreaking AI voice startup.
Niklas Zennström, founder of European VC firm Atomico and cofounder of Skype, slipped one place on the list to 113th, though his estimated fortune remained unchanged at £1.45bn.
Other notable climbers included Alexander Kent-Braham and Oliver Kent-Braham, the brothers behind insurtech Marshmallow. The pair rose 18 places to 199th after their combined fortunes increased by £75m to £779m.
Alex Kendall, founder and CEO of autonomous driving startup Wayve, climbed from 297th to 241st as his wealth rose £144m to £583m.
One new entrant from the startup world was Martin Kissinger, founder and CEO of consumer finance company Lendable. Kissinger entered the list at 262nd with an estimated fortune of £511m.
Meanwhile, Greg Jackson of Octopus Energy rose from 300th to 268th after his estimated net worth increased by £65m to £500m.
