UK Cleantech startup funding
UK Cleantech startups have raised £2bn across 183 rounds since January 2023, 3.4% of the money raised by all UK startups in that time (debt excluded). In 2026 so far, 31 rounds have raised £592m, with a median round of £6m.
Total raised
£2bn
13 rounds undisclosed
Rounds
183
since 2023
Companies
150
raising at least once
Median round
£4.2m
of rounds with an amount
Overview
Money raised each quarter
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| Label | Value (£m) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 23 | £163m | 19 rounds |
| Q2 23 | £147m | 18 rounds |
| Q3 23 | £163m | 20 rounds |
| Q4 23 | £143m | 7 rounds |
| Q1 24 | £87.8m | 16 rounds |
| Q2 24 | £176m | 17 rounds |
| Q3 24 | £66.3m | 13 rounds |
| Q4 24 | £62.5m | 12 rounds |
| Q1 25 | £236m | 10 rounds |
| Q2 25 | £37.4m | 7 rounds |
| Q3 25 | £76.7m | 4 rounds |
| Q4 25 | £48.1m | 9 rounds |
| Q1 26 | £46.1m | 6 rounds |
| Q2 26 | £145m | 10 rounds |
| Q3 26 | £376m | 9 rounds |
| Q4 26 | £24.8m | 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2026 | London | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £2.2m | |
| 1 Nov 2026 | — | Cleantech +1 | Seed | Undisclosed | |
| 27 Oct 2026 | Salisbury | Cleantech | Series A | £4.5m | |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Oxford | Cleantech | Series A | £6m | |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Cambridge | Cleantech | Pre-Seed | £2.1m | |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Cardiff | Cleantech | Series A | £10m | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Bristol | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £4m | |
| 15 Sep 2026 | London | Cleantech | Series A | £7.4m | |
| 2 Sep 2026 | London | Cleantech | Seed | £3.7m | |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Coventry | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 13 Aug 2026 | London | Cleantech | Pre-Seed | £700k | |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Manchester | Cleantech | Grant | £3m | |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Oxford | Cleantech | Series C | £22.2m | |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Cambridge | Cleantech | Series B | £334m | |
| 14 Jul 2026 | London | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £889k | |
| 22 Jun 2026 | London | Cleantech | Series A | £30.2m | |
| 2 Jun 2026 | London | Cleantech | Seed | £20.4m | |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Dorset | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £2.3m | |
| 27 May 2026 | London | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £4m | |
| 18 May 2026 | London | Cleantech | Seed | £4.7m | |
| 6 May 2026 | Cambridge | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £44m | |
| 5 May 2026 | Cambridge | Cleantech | Seed | £7.4m | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Bath | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £3.5m | |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Edinburgh | Cleantech | Seed | £10m | |
| 10 Apr 2026 | London | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £18.5m | |
| 25 Mar 2026 | — | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £8.9m | |
| 24 Mar 2026 | London | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £5.2m | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | London | Cleantech | Series A | £11.2m | |
| 5 Mar 2026 | London | Cleantech | Series A | £11.3m | |
| 6 Feb 2026 | Bristol | Cleantech +1 | Seed | £6.4m | |
| 13 Jan 2026 | London | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £3m | |
| 5 Dec 2025 | London | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £1.9m | |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Manchester | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 1 Nov 2025 | — | Cleantech +1 | Seed | £968k | |
| 31 Oct 2025 | Cambridge | Cleantech | Series A | £15.2m | |
| 30 Oct 2025 | London | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £190k | |
| 24 Oct 2025 | Cambridge | Cleantech | Series A | £13.4m | |
| 24 Oct 2025 | London | Cleantech | Series A | £10m | |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Oxford | Cleantech | Seed | £5.2m | |
| 22 Oct 2025 | London | Cleantech | Pre-Seed | £1.2m | |
| 27 Aug 2025 | London | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £1m | |
| 8 Aug 2025 | London | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £735k | |
| 7 Aug 2025 | Hethel | Cleantech | Growth/Late | Undisclosed | |
| 6 Aug 2025 | Cambridge | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £75m | |
| 17 Jun 2025 | London | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Falkirk | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £3.2m | |
| 29 Apr 2025 | London | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £3.9m | |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Bristol | Cleantech | Seed | £2.7m | |
| 16 Apr 2025 | Cambridge | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £22.6m | |
| 8 Apr 2025 | Belfast | Cleantech | Other / undisclosed | £2.1m |
Explore by city and sector
Cities
| # | City | Rounds | Raised since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 95 | £753m |
| 2 | Cambridge | 12 | £568m |
| 3 | Wakefield | 1 | £99.8m |
| 4 | Cranfield | 2 | £91.8m |
| 5 | Cambridgeshire | 1 | £62m |
| 6 | Lincolnshire | 2 | £60m |
| 7 | Oxford | 6 | £55.7m |
| 8 | Cornwall | 1 | £53.6m |
| 9 | Manchester | 8 | £31.6m |
| 10 | Bristol | 6 | £22.8m |
| 11 | Bath | 4 | £19.3m |
| 12 | Cardiff | 2 | £16m |
| 13 | Salisbury | 3 | £15.4m |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 1 | £15m |
| 15 | Leeds | 2 | £13m |
| 16 | Nottingham | 2 | £11.9m |
| 17 | Edinburgh | 2 | £10.2m |
| 18 | Glasgow | 3 | £7.7m |
| 19 | Cheltenham | 1 | £6m |
| 20 | Daresbury | 1 | £5.7m |
| 21 | Belfast | 2 | £5.5m |
| 22 | Liverpool | 1 | £5m |
| 23 | Wednesbury | 1 | £4.4m |
| 24 | Worcester | 1 | £4m |
| 25 | Birmingham | 2 | £3.8m |
| 26 | Basingstoke | 1 | £3.6m |
| 27 | Falkirk | 1 | £3.2m |
| 28 | Nottinghamshire | 1 | £2.5m |
| 29 | Harpenden | 1 | £2.4m |
| 30 | Dorset | 1 | £2.3m |
| 31 | Sheffield | 1 | £2m |
| 32 | Chilton | 1 | £1.6m |
| 33 | Stirling | 1 | £1.3m |
| 34 | Weston | 1 | £1.1m |
| 35 | Deal | 1 | £1m |
| 36 | Long Stratton | 1 | £350k |
| 37 | Coventry | 1 | £0 |
| 38 | Hethel | 1 | £0 |
Sectors
| # | Sector | Rounds | Raised since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fintech | 523 | £12bn |
| 2 | Healthtech | 423 | £8.18bn |
| 3 | Software | 658 | £6.02bn |
| 4 | AI | 218 | £5.17bn |
| 5 | Semiconductors | 36 | £5.14bn |
| 6 | Energy | 175 | £4.51bn |
| 7 | Transportation | 102 | £4.38bn |
| 8 | Cloud | 10 | £2.82bn |
| 9 | Cleantech | 183 | £2bn |
| 10 | Deeptech | 103 | £1.37bn |
| 11 | Cybersecurity | 114 | £1.11bn |
| 12 | Telecom | 25 | £957m |
| 13 | Legaltech | 48 | £591m |
| 14 | Consumer | 36 | £558m |
| 15 | E-commerce | 64 | £546m |
| 16 | Hardware | 41 | £483m |
| 17 | Defence | 17 | £443m |
| 18 | Media | 41 | £413m |
| 19 | Travel | 26 | £406m |
| 20 | Proptech | 54 | £366m |
| 21 | HRtech | 64 | £356m |
| 22 | Agritech | 49 | £331m |
| 23 | Edtech | 59 | £310m |
| 24 | Gaming | 45 | £304m |
| 25 | Foodtech | 51 | £301m |
| 26 | Robotics | 20 | £294m |
| 27 | Marketing | 45 | £246m |
| 28 | Space | 22 | £193m |
| 29 | Fashion | 19 | £167m |
| 30 | Wellness & Beauty | 36 | £151m |
| 31 | Sports | 22 | £126m |
| 32 | Blockchain | 1 | £0 |
Median round size by stage
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| Label | Value (£m) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | £0.76m | median of 16 rounds |
| Seed | £3.6m | median of 27 rounds |
| Series A | £8.02m | median of 31 rounds |
| Series B | £21m | median of 7 rounds |
| Series C | £22.2m | median of 5 rounds |
The 10 biggest rounds hold 49% of the money
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| Label | Value (£m) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Top 10 rounds | £969m | 48% |
| Next 40 rounds | £659m | 33% |
| Other 120 rounds | £370m | 19% |
Year on year
2026 is up 49% 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 | £505m | £616m |
| 2024 | £354m | £392m |
| 2025 | £397m | £398m |
| 2026 | £592m | £592m |
Data as of , updated daily at midnight UK timeData: Tech.eu Funding Explorer