UK Energy startup funding
UK Energy startups have raised £4.51bn across 175 rounds since January 2023, 7.6% of the money raised by all UK startups in that time (debt excluded). In 2026 so far, 32 rounds have raised £439m, with a median round of £6m.
Total raised
£4.51bn
12 rounds undisclosed
Rounds
175
since 2023
Companies
127
raising at least once
Median round
£5m
of rounds with an amount
Overview
Money raised each quarter
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| Label | Value (£m) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 23 | £44.2m | 8 rounds |
| Q2 23 | £280m | 21 rounds |
| Q3 23 | £1,259m | 11 rounds |
| Q4 23 | £733m | 14 rounds |
| Q1 24 | £419m | 18 rounds |
| Q2 24 | £488m | 11 rounds |
| Q3 24 | £244m | 12 rounds |
| Q4 24 | £185m | 11 rounds |
| Q1 25 | £35.9m | 4 rounds |
| Q2 25 | £30.9m | 6 rounds |
| Q3 25 | £232m | 15 rounds |
| Q4 25 | £121m | 12 rounds |
| Q1 26 | £153m | 7 rounds |
| Q2 26 | £73.8m | 6 rounds |
| Q3 26 | £190m | 14 rounds |
| Q4 26 | £21.6m | 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2026 | — | Cleantech +1 | Seed | Undisclosed | |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Cambridge | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £1.7m | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £12.8m | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £750k | |
| 2 Oct 2026 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £6.3m | |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Oxford | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £16.3m | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | London | Energy | Seed | £3.7m | |
| 9 Sep 2026 | London | Energy | Seed | £3.7m | |
| 8 Sep 2026 | London | Energy | Pre-Seed | £3m | |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Milton Park | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £99.9m | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | London | Energy | Series A | £10m | |
| 24 Aug 2026 | London | Energy | Seed | £3.7m | |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Banchory | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £600k | |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Crawley | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £8.9m | |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Manchester | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £15m | |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Cambridge | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £6m | |
| 14 Jul 2026 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 8 Jul 2026 | London | Energy | Series A | £18.7m | |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Oxford | Energy | Pre-Seed | £971k | |
| 29 Jun 2026 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £21.2m | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | London | Energy | Series B | £21.6m | |
| 27 May 2026 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £4.3m | |
| 13 May 2026 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £1.5m | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £25.2m | |
| 16 Apr 2026 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Glasgow | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £422k | |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Sheffield | Energy | Pre-Seed | £2m | |
| 17 Feb 2026 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £30m | |
| 11 Feb 2026 | London | Energy | Series B | £54.8m | |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Cambridge | Energy | Seed | £1.6m | |
| 4 Feb 2026 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £62m | |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Harwell | Energy | Seed | £2m | |
| 23 Dec 2025 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £40m | |
| 19 Dec 2025 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £52.4m | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Sheffield | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £500k | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Cambridge | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £850k | |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Orkney | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £7m | |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Bristol | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £1.4m | |
| 26 Nov 2025 | London | Energy | Seed | £1.5m | |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Cambridge | Energy | Seed | £1.6m | |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Oxford | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £1.8m | |
| 1 Nov 2025 | — | Cleantech +1 | Seed | £968k | |
| 22 Oct 2025 | London | Energy | Series A | £7.5m | |
| 13 Oct 2025 | London | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £6m | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | London | Energy | Seed | £2.4m | |
| 29 Sep 2025 | Oxford | Energy | Series B | £20.8m | |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Sheffield | Energy | Other / undisclosed | £5m | |
| 29 Aug 2025 | London | Energy | Series A | £5m | |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Swindon | Energy | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Exmouth | Energy | Pre-Seed | £740k |
Explore by city and sector
Cities
| # | City | Rounds | Raised since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 97 | £3.7bn |
| 2 | Milton Park | 2 | £200m |
| 3 | Oxford | 9 | £129m |
| 4 | Buckinghamshire | 2 | £100m |
| 5 | Cambridge | 14 | £71.2m |
| 6 | Nottinghamshire | 1 | £56m |
| 7 | Stonehaven | 1 | £26m |
| 8 | Crawley | 2 | £25.9m |
| 9 | Washington | 1 | £23m |
| 10 | Cassington | 2 | £21.2m |
| 11 | Manchester | 2 | £20.3m |
| 12 | Worcestershire | 1 | £20m |
| 13 | Bristol | 3 | £13.4m |
| 14 | Edinburgh | 6 | £13.2m |
| 15 | Leeds | 2 | £12.3m |
| 16 | Surrey | 2 | £10.7m |
| 17 | Sheffield | 5 | £10m |
| 18 | Hampshire | 1 | £10m |
| 19 | Nottingham | 2 | £9.7m |
| 20 | Reading | 2 | £8.5m |
| 21 | Orkney | 1 | £7m |
| 22 | Glasgow | 2 | £6.9m |
| 23 | Sunderland | 1 | £4.3m |
| 24 | Lancaster | 1 | £3.5m |
| 25 | Rotherham | 1 | £3m |
| 26 | Harwell | 1 | £2m |
| 27 | Liverpool | 2 | £1.8m |
| 28 | Gateshead | 3 | £1.6m |
| 29 | Exmouth | 1 | £740k |
| 30 | Banchory | 1 | £600k |
| 31 | Swindon | 1 | £0 |
| 32 | Wirral | 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 | £1.65m | median of 10 rounds |
| Seed | £2.6m | median of 22 rounds |
| Series A | £10m | median of 17 rounds |
| Series B | £21.6m | median of 11 rounds |
The 10 biggest rounds hold 64% of the money
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| Label | Value (£m) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Top 10 rounds | £2,872m | 64% |
| Next 40 rounds | £1,229m | 27% |
| Other 113 rounds | £412m | 9.1% |
Year on year
2026 is up 38% 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 | £1,593m | £2,317m |
| 2024 | £1,209m | £1,336m |
| 2025 | £317m | £421m |
| 2026 | £439m | £439m |
Data as of , updated daily at midnight UK timeData: Tech.eu Funding Explorer