UK Marketing startup funding
UK Marketing startups have raised £246m across 45 rounds since January 2023, 0.4% of the money raised by all UK startups in that time (debt excluded). In 2026 so far, 4 rounds have raised £27.9m, with a median round of £3.9m.
Total raised
£246m
6 rounds undisclosed
Rounds
45
since 2023
Companies
44
raising at least once
Median round
£4m
of rounds with an amount
Overview
Money raised each quarter
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| Label | Value (£m) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 23 | £12.6m | 4 rounds |
| Q2 23 | £2.7m | 3 rounds |
| Q3 23 | £37.6m | 6 rounds |
| Q4 23 | £26.5m | 4 rounds |
| Q1 24 | £0m | 0 rounds |
| Q2 24 | £25.8m | 5 rounds |
| Q3 24 | £8.35m | 2 rounds |
| Q4 24 | £12.1m | 3 rounds |
| Q1 25 | £37.4m | 5 rounds |
| Q2 25 | £10m | 1 round |
| Q3 25 | £28.4m | 7 rounds |
| Q4 25 | £16.6m | 1 round |
| Q1 26 | £16.4m | 1 round |
| Q2 26 | £3.72m | 1 round |
| Q3 26 | £0m | 0 rounds |
| Q4 26 | £7.76m | 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | London | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £4m | |
| 6 Oct 2026 | London | Marketing | Series A | £3.8m | |
| 27 May 2026 | Glasgow | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £3.7m | |
| 19 Jan 2026 | London | Marketing | Series A | £16.4m | |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Reading | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £16.6m | |
| 25 Sep 2025 | London | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £4m | |
| 23 Sep 2025 | London | Marketing | Series A | £11.8m | |
| 8 Sep 2025 | London | Marketing | Series A | Undisclosed | |
| 5 Sep 2025 | London | Marketing | Seed | £4.6m | |
| 4 Sep 2025 | London | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £3m | |
| 8 Jul 2025 | London | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £5m | |
| 29 May 2025 | London | Marketing | Series A | £10m | |
| 31 Mar 2025 | London | Marketing | Seed | £1.6m | |
| 19 Mar 2025 | London | Marketing | Seed | £2.7m | |
| 12 Mar 2025 | London | Marketing | Seed | £250k | |
| 24 Jan 2025 | London | Media +1 | Other / undisclosed | £32m | |
| 22 Jan 2025 | London | Marketing | Pre-Seed | £809k | |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Gateshead | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £4.6m | |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Bedfordshire | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £7.2m | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | London | Marketing | Pre-Seed | £290k | |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Manchester | Marketing | Growth/Late | £5.5m | |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Manchester | Marketing | Early VC | £2.8m | |
| 17 Jun 2024 | London | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 7 Jun 2024 | — | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £6.2m | |
| 17 May 2024 | Edinburgh | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £2.8m | |
| 16 May 2024 | London | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £944k | |
| 9 Apr 2024 | London | Marketing | Series B | £15.8m | |
| 14 Dec 2023 | London | Marketing | Seed | £3.9m | |
| 1 Nov 2023 | Ashton-under-Lyne | Software +1 | Other / undisclosed | £10.5m | |
| 25 Oct 2023 | London | Marketing | Series A | £9.1m | |
| 24 Oct 2023 | London | Marketing | Series A | £3m | |
| 14 Sep 2023 | London | Software +1 | Other / undisclosed | £8m | |
| 6 Sep 2023 | — | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £25m | |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Glasgow | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 18 Jul 2023 | — | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £4m | |
| 12 Jul 2023 | London | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 1 Jul 2023 | London | Software +1 | Seed | £601k | |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Edinburgh | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Cambridge | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £700k | |
| 4 Apr 2023 | London | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £2m | |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Edinburgh | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £2m | |
| 27 Mar 2023 | Ascot | Fintech +1 | Other / undisclosed | £9m | |
| 9 Feb 2023 | London | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £1m | |
| 27 Jan 2023 | London | Marketing | Other / undisclosed | £575k |
Explore by city and sector
Cities
| # | City | Rounds | Raised since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 28 | £142m |
| 2 | Reading | 1 | £16.6m |
| 3 | Ashton-under-Lyne | 1 | £10.5m |
| 4 | Ascot | 1 | £9m |
| 5 | Manchester | 2 | £8.3m |
| 6 | Bedfordshire | 1 | £7.2m |
| 7 | Edinburgh | 3 | £4.8m |
| 8 | Gateshead | 1 | £4.6m |
| 9 | Glasgow | 2 | £3.7m |
| 10 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1 | £3m |
| 11 | Cambridge | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | £2.15m | median of 6 rounds |
| Series A | £9.54m | median of 6 rounds |
The 10 biggest rounds hold 64% of the money
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| Label | Value (£m) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Top 10 rounds | £156m | 63% |
| Next 29 rounds | £89.7m | 37% |
Year on year
2026 is down 63% 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 | £75.4m | £79.4m |
| 2024 | £34.4m | £46.2m |
| 2025 | £75.8m | £92.4m |
| 2026 | £27.9m | £27.9m |
Data as of , updated daily at midnight UK timeData: Tech.eu Funding Explorer