UK Consumer startup funding
UK Consumer startups have raised £558m across 36 rounds since January 2023, 0.9% of the money raised by all UK startups in that time (debt excluded). In 2026 so far, 7 rounds have raised £46.1m, with a median round of £7.2m.
Total raised
£558m
4 rounds undisclosed
Rounds
36
since 2023
Companies
33
raising at least once
Median round
£4.4m
of rounds with an amount
Overview
Money raised each quarter
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| Label | Value (£m) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 23 | £5.63m | 3 rounds |
| Q2 23 | £14.2m | 3 rounds |
| Q3 23 | £334m | 5 rounds |
| Q4 23 | £7m | 2 rounds |
| Q1 24 | £0.85m | 1 round |
| Q2 24 | £10.9m | 2 rounds |
| Q3 24 | £23.2m | 4 rounds |
| Q4 24 | £0m | 0 rounds |
| Q1 25 | £12.8m | 3 rounds |
| Q2 25 | £83.1m | 3 rounds |
| Q3 25 | £0m | 0 rounds |
| Q4 25 | £21.2m | 3 rounds |
| Q1 26 | £0m | 0 rounds |
| Q2 26 | £31.1m | 3 rounds |
| Q3 26 | £15m | 3 rounds |
| Q4 26 | £0m | 1 round |
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 | |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Sheffield | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £3.9m | |
| 6 Aug 2026 | York | Consumer | Grant | £75k | |
| 2 Jul 2026 | London | Consumer | Series A | £11m | |
| 22 Jun 2026 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £20m | |
| 7 May 2026 | London | Consumer | Series A | £10.4m | |
| 5 May 2026 | Bristol | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £700k | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | London | Consumer | Series A | £15m | |
| 29 Oct 2025 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £2.5m | |
| 1 Oct 2025 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £3.7m | |
| 20 May 2025 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £63.1m | |
| 8 Apr 2025 | London | Consumer | Series B | £10m | |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Shrewsbury | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £10m | |
| 19 Mar 2025 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 26 Feb 2025 | London | Consumer | Series B | £12m | |
| 19 Feb 2025 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £751k | |
| 19 Sep 2024 | — | Consumer | Pre-Seed | £1.1m | |
| 9 Sep 2024 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £3.4m | |
| 29 Aug 2024 | London | Consumer | Series A | £14.5m | |
| 8 Aug 2024 | London | Consumer +1 | Pre-Seed | £4.2m | |
| 29 Apr 2024 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £10m | |
| 9 Apr 2024 | London | Consumer | Seed | £857k | |
| 4 Mar 2024 | Elland | Consumer | Series A | £850k | |
| 22 Dec 2023 | Brighton | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 19 Oct 2023 | — | Consumer | Seed | £7m | |
| 29 Sep 2023 | Liverpool | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 4 Sep 2023 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £280m | |
| 31 Aug 2023 | London | Consumer | Seed | £600k | |
| 23 Aug 2023 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £51.5m | |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Lincoln | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £1.5m | |
| 15 Jun 2023 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £4.6m | |
| 1 Jun 2023 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £6.8m | |
| 27 Apr 2023 | London | Consumer | Seed | £2.8m | |
| 2 Mar 2023 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £5m | |
| 24 Feb 2023 | London | Consumer | Other / undisclosed | £250k | |
| 1 Feb 2023 | London | Consumer | Pre-Seed | £365k |
Explore by city and sector
Cities
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 | £1.1m | median of 3 rounds |
| Seed | £1.8m | median of 4 rounds |
| Series A | £11m | median of 5 rounds |
The 10 biggest rounds hold 87% of the money
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| Label | Value (£m) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Top 10 rounds | £488m | 87% |
| Next 22 rounds | £70.9m | 13% |
Year on year
2026 is down 55% 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 | £360m | £360m |
| 2024 | £34.9m | £34.9m |
| 2025 | £102m | £117m |
| 2026 | £46.1m | £46.1m |
Data as of , updated daily at midnight UK timeData: Tech.eu Funding Explorer