UK E-commerce startup funding
UK E-commerce startups have raised £546m across 64 rounds since January 2023, 0.9% of the money raised by all UK startups in that time (debt excluded). In 2026 so far, 8 rounds have raised £127m, with a median round of £1.1m.
Total raised
£546m
5 rounds undisclosed
Rounds
64
since 2023
Companies
48
raising at least once
Median round
£2.1m
of rounds with an amount
Overview
Money raised each quarter
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| Label | Value (£m) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 23 | £88.9m | 8 rounds |
| Q2 23 | £34.1m | 7 rounds |
| Q3 23 | £8.49m | 5 rounds |
| Q4 23 | £16.2m | 7 rounds |
| Q1 24 | £2.05m | 3 rounds |
| Q2 24 | £35.2m | 5 rounds |
| Q3 24 | £46.5m | 5 rounds |
| Q4 24 | £60.9m | 4 rounds |
| Q1 25 | £60.9m | 3 rounds |
| Q2 25 | £7.37m | 4 rounds |
| Q3 25 | £45.9m | 2 rounds |
| Q4 25 | £12.6m | 3 rounds |
| Q1 26 | £107m | 5 rounds |
| Q2 26 | £0.75m | 1 round |
| Q3 26 | £19.2m | 2 rounds |
| Q4 26 | £0m | 0 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 Sep 2026 | London | E-commerce | Growth/Late | £500k | |
| 8 Jul 2026 | London | E-commerce | Series B | £18.7m | |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Brighton | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £750k | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Edinburgh | E-commerce | Pre-Seed | £500k | |
| 4 Feb 2026 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £600k | |
| 29 Jan 2026 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £30m | |
| 14 Jan 2026 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £1.5m | |
| 7 Jan 2026 | London | E-commerce | Series C | £74.2m | |
| 25 Nov 2025 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £6m | |
| 23 Oct 2025 | London | E-commerce | Seed | £1.6m | |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Nottingham | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £5m | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £44.6m | |
| 7 Aug 2025 | Bristol | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £1.3m | |
| 26 Jun 2025 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £4m | |
| 19 Jun 2025 | London | E-commerce | Pre-Seed | £372k | |
| 2 May 2025 | London | E-commerce +1 | Other / undisclosed | £2m | |
| 14 Apr 2025 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £1m | |
| 5 Mar 2025 | London | E-commerce | Series B | £31.2m | |
| 27 Feb 2025 | London | E-commerce | Series A | £27.6m | |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Stockport | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £2m | |
| 22 Nov 2024 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £40.8m | |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Manchester | E-commerce | Seed | £1.4m | |
| 13 Nov 2024 | London | E-commerce | Seed | £16m | |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Middlesbrough | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £2.8m | |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Worksop | E-commerce | Series A | £2.1m | |
| 19 Jul 2024 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £40.2m | |
| 16 Jul 2024 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £2.2m | |
| 2 Jul 2024 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £790k | |
| 1 Jul 2024 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £1.2m | |
| 22 May 2024 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 16 May 2024 | Manchester | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 9 May 2024 | London | E-commerce | Series B | £24m | |
| 2 May 2024 | London | E-commerce | Seed | £4m | |
| 30 Apr 2024 | London | E-commerce | Series A | £7.2m | |
| 20 Feb 2024 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £1.3m | |
| 19 Feb 2024 | Edinburgh | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £300k | |
| 18 Jan 2024 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £500k | |
| 22 Nov 2023 | London | E-commerce | Seed | £8m | |
| 21 Nov 2023 | London | E-commerce | Seed | £1.6m | |
| 24 Oct 2023 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 24 Oct 2023 | London | E-commerce | Seed | £2.5m | |
| 11 Oct 2023 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £600k | |
| 3 Oct 2023 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £2.1m | |
| 2 Oct 2023 | Stockport | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £1.5m | |
| 12 Sep 2023 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £5.2m | |
| 5 Sep 2023 | London | E-commerce | Seed | £1.5m | |
| 24 Aug 2023 | Manchester | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £290k | |
| 9 Aug 2023 | Kirkby-in-Ashfield | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £700k | |
| 31 Jul 2023 | London | E-commerce | Other / undisclosed | £800k | |
| 30 Jun 2023 | London | E-commerce | Pre-Seed | £1.5m |
Explore by city and sector
Cities
| # | City | Rounds | Raised since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 50 | £523m |
| 2 | Nottingham | 2 | £9m |
| 3 | Stockport | 2 | £3.5m |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 1 | £2.8m |
| 5 | Worksop | 1 | £2.1m |
| 6 | Manchester | 3 | £1.7m |
| 7 | Bristol | 1 | £1.3m |
| 8 | Edinburgh | 2 | £800k |
| 9 | Brighton | 1 | £750k |
| 10 | Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 1 | £700k |
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 | £1m | median of 6 rounds |
| Seed | £2.95m | median of 12 rounds |
| Series A | £9.68m | median of 5 rounds |
| Series B | £21.4m | median of 4 rounds |
The 10 biggest rounds hold 75% of the money
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| Label | Value (£m) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Top 10 rounds | £407m | 74% |
| Next 40 rounds | £136m | 25% |
| Other 9 rounds | £3.46m | 0.6% |
Year on year
2026 is up 5% 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 | £138m | £148m |
| 2024 | £83.7m | £145m |
| 2025 | £121m | £127m |
| 2026 | £127m | £127m |
Data as of , updated daily at midnight UK timeData: Tech.eu Funding Explorer