UK Startup Funding Data
Total raised
£17.8bn
56 rounds undisclosed
Rounds
688
in 2026
Companies
667
raising at least once
Median round
£5.3m
of rounds with an amount
Overview
Money raised each month
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| Label | Value (£m) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | £801m | 63 rounds |
| Feb | £2,311m | 81 rounds |
| Mar | £2,305m | 70 rounds |
| Apr | £1,452m | 70 rounds |
| May | £3,847m | 66 rounds |
| Jun | £1,255m | 64 rounds |
| Jul | £1,374m | 69 rounds |
| Aug | £1,202m | 52 rounds |
| Sep | £1,215m | 62 rounds |
| Oct | £1,874m | 71 rounds |
| Nov | £202m | 20 rounds |
Latest rounds
The 50 most recent rounds matching the filters. Select one for the company's full record.
| Date | Company | City | Sector | Stage | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2026 | Lancashire | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 5 Nov 2026 | London | Edtech | Other / undisclosed | £2.5m | |
| 5 Nov 2026 | Oxford | Deeptech | Series A | £22.3m | |
| 5 Nov 2026 | London | Healthtech | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | |
| 5 Nov 2026 | Cambridge | Deeptech | Seed | Undisclosed | |
| 4 Nov 2026 | Manchester | Fintech | Other / undisclosed | £1.5m | |
| 4 Nov 2026 | Cambridge | Healthtech | Series D+ | £18.5m | |
| 4 Nov 2026 | North Tyneside | Software | Other / undisclosed | £1m | |
| 4 Nov 2026 | London | Fintech | Other / undisclosed | £5m | |
| 4 Nov 2026 | London | Proptech | Seed | £21m | |
| 3 Nov 2026 | London | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £2.2m | |
| 3 Nov 2026 | Edinburgh | Healthtech | Other / undisclosed | £2.2m | |
| 3 Nov 2026 | London | AI | Seed | £3.4m | |
| 3 Nov 2026 | London | Healthtech | Other / undisclosed | £6m | |
| 3 Nov 2026 | London | Fintech | Other / undisclosed | £101m | |
| 3 Nov 2026 | London | Software | Other / undisclosed | £4.3m | |
| 2 Nov 2026 | London | Fintech | Series A | £8.9m | |
| 2 Nov 2026 | Altrincham | Software | Other / undisclosed | £300k | |
| 2 Nov 2026 | Edinburgh | Healthtech | Series A | £2.5m | |
| 1 Nov 2026 | — | Cleantech +1 | Seed | Undisclosed | |
| 30 Oct 2026 | London | AI | Series C | £577m | |
| 30 Oct 2026 | London | AI | Other / undisclosed | £2.2m | |
| 29 Oct 2026 | London | Fintech | Seed | £4.9m | |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Cambridge | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £1.7m | |
| 28 Oct 2026 | London | Travel | Series A | £22.5m | |
| 28 Oct 2026 | London | Software | Series A | £18.8m | |
| 28 Oct 2026 | London | Software | Growth/Late | Undisclosed | |
| 27 Oct 2026 | London | Software | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 27 Oct 2026 | Salisbury | Cleantech | Series A | £4.5m | |
| 27 Oct 2026 | London | AI | Other / undisclosed | £3.8m | |
| 27 Oct 2026 | London | AI | Seed | £30m | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Leeds | Healthtech | Series A | £10m | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | London | Fintech | Other / undisclosed | £12.7m | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | London | AI | Series B | £52.4m | |
| 26 Oct 2026 | London | Agritech | Seed | £3.2m | |
| 22 Oct 2026 | London | Software | Pre-Seed | £1.5m | |
| 22 Oct 2026 | London | Software | Other / undisclosed | £29.9m | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | London | Transportation | Other / undisclosed | £5.6m | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £12.8m | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | London | Software | Series A | £8.4m | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | London | Transportation | Seed | £7.5m | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £750k | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | London | Healthtech | Other / undisclosed | £1.4m | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | London | Sports | Growth/Late | £7.5m | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | London | Media | Other / undisclosed | £1m | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | London | Healthtech | Seed | £6.3m | |
| 20 Oct 2026 | London | Fintech | Series A | £19.5m | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Nottingham | Semiconductors | Other / undisclosed | £8.4m | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | London | Healthtech | Other / undisclosed | £2.5m | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | London | Software | Pre-Seed | £450k |
Explore by city and sector
Cities
| # | City | Rounds | Raised in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 476 | £14bn |
| 2 | Cambridge | 37 | £1.26bn |
| 3 | Oxford | 18 | £599m |
| 4 | Reading | 3 | £274m |
| 5 | Harwell | 2 | £259m |
| 6 | Edinburgh | 15 | £175m |
| 7 | Bristol | 11 | £169m |
| 8 | Manchester | 19 | £109m |
| 9 | Cardiff | 7 | £103m |
| 10 | Milton Park | 1 | £99.9m |
| 11 | Norwich | 1 | £79m |
| 12 | Brighton | 2 | £76.5m |
| 13 | Belfast | 4 | £71.2m |
| 14 | Leeds | 6 | £38.5m |
| 15 | Sheffield | 7 | £36m |
| 16 | Newhouse | 1 | £34.2m |
| 17 | Glasgow | 7 | £31.7m |
| 18 | Copenhagen | 1 | £26.8m |
| 19 | Stirling | 1 | £22.7m |
| 20 | Cheshire | 1 | £20m |
| 21 | Itchenor | 1 | £19.7m |
| 22 | Bellshill | 1 | £19m |
| 23 | Birmingham | 4 | £18m |
| 24 | Hampshire | 1 | £15.9m |
| 25 | Woodbridge | 1 | £15m |
| 26 | Smethwick | 1 | £14m |
| 27 | Nottingham | 3 | £13.8m |
| 28 | Bath | 2 | £11.4m |
| 29 | Crawley | 1 | £8.9m |
| 30 | Exeter | 1 | £7.6m |
| 31 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 4 | £7.1m |
| 32 | Wolverhampton | 1 | £7m |
| 33 | Wilmslow | 1 | £5.9m |
| 34 | Surrey | 1 | £5m |
| 35 | Salisbury | 2 | £4.9m |
| 36 | Liverpool | 2 | £4.4m |
| 37 | West Midlands | 1 | £4.3m |
| 38 | Christchurch | 1 | £4m |
| 39 | Plymouth | 1 | £3.7m |
| 40 | Hertfordshire | 2 | £3m |
| 41 | Bathgate | 1 | £2.6m |
| 42 | Dorset | 1 | £2.3m |
| 43 | Stevenage | 1 | £2.2m |
| 44 | Lincoln | 1 | £2m |
| 45 | York | 2 | £2m |
| 46 | Macclesfield | 1 | £1.9m |
| 47 | North Tyneside | 2 | £1.8m |
| 48 | Warwickshire | 1 | £1.6m |
| 49 | San Francisco | 1 | £1.5m |
| 50 | Coventry | 2 | £1.4m |
| 51 | Hitchin | 1 | £1.3m |
| 52 | Colchester | 1 | £1m |
| 53 | Chepstow | 1 | £1m |
| 54 | Banchory | 1 | £600k |
| 55 | Wales | 1 | £375k |
| 56 | Altrincham | 1 | £300k |
| 57 | Gloucestershire | 2 | £250k |
| 58 | Saltburn-by-The-Sea | 1 | £75k |
| 59 | Lancashire | 1 | £0 |
| 60 | Dundee | 1 | £0 |
| 61 | Blackpool | 1 | £0 |
| 62 | East Yorkshire | 1 | £0 |
Sectors
| # | Sector | Rounds | Raised in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 81 | £3.61bn |
| 2 | Healthtech | 95 | £3.23bn |
| 3 | Fintech | 93 | £2.29bn |
| 4 | Cloud | 1 | £1.5bn |
| 5 | Software | 133 | £1.24bn |
| 6 | Transportation | 16 | £1.21bn |
| 7 | Deeptech | 29 | £641m |
| 8 | Semiconductors | 9 | £632m |
| 9 | Cleantech | 31 | £592m |
| 10 | Cybersecurity | 26 | £496m |
| 11 | Energy | 32 | £439m |
| 12 | Defence | 12 | £428m |
| 13 | Proptech | 8 | £259m |
| 14 | Telecom | 3 | £257m |
| 15 | Hardware | 11 | £195m |
| 16 | HRtech | 15 | £181m |
| 17 | Legaltech | 8 | £168m |
| 18 | Agritech | 14 | £150m |
| 19 | Robotics | 8 | £148m |
| 20 | E-commerce | 8 | £127m |
| 21 | Edtech | 10 | £108m |
| 22 | Travel | 3 | £80.9m |
| 23 | Space | 9 | £79.5m |
| 24 | Sports | 7 | £72.4m |
| 25 | Consumer | 7 | £46.1m |
| 26 | Foodtech | 9 | £38.9m |
| 27 | Marketing | 4 | £27.9m |
| 28 | Wellness & Beauty | 7 | £22.8m |
| 29 | Gaming | 8 | £16.8m |
| 30 | Fashion | 2 | £7m |
| 31 | Media | 4 | £2.2m |
Median round size by stage
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| Label | Value (£m) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | £1.41m | median of 78 rounds |
| Seed | £3.99m | median of 114 rounds |
| Series A | £13.2m | median of 88 rounds |
| Series B | £34.1m | median of 34 rounds |
| Series C | £53.3m | median of 25 rounds |
| Series D+ | £88.8m | median of 9 rounds |
| Growth/Late | £14m | median of 13 rounds |
The 10 biggest rounds hold 41% of the money
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| Label | Value (£m) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Top 10 rounds | £7,390m | 41% |
| Next 40 rounds | £5,006m | 28% |
| Other 582 rounds | £5,445m | 31% |
Year on year
2026 is up 50% on the same period of 2025 (1 Jan to 7 Nov).
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| Label | 1 Jan to 7 Nov (£m) | Full year (£m) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | £15,566m | £17,828m |
| 2024 | £8,941m | £10,339m |
| 2025 | £11,910m | £13,001m |
| 2026 | £17,841m | £17,841m |
The most active investors in UK startups ranked by rounds joined, with the stages and sectors each one backs.
Data as of , updated daily at midnight UK timeData: Tech.eu Funding Explorer