UK Media startup funding

UK Media startups have raised £413m across 41 rounds since January 2023, 0.7% of the money raised by all UK startups in that time (debt excluded). In 2026 so far, 4 rounds have raised £2.2m, with a median round of £1.1m.

Total raised

£413m

14 rounds undisclosed

Rounds

41

since 2023

Companies

33

raising at least once

Median round

£4.1m

of rounds with an amount

Overview

Money raised each quarter

£m
Money raised each quarterMoney raised each quarter: 16 rows. Highest: Q3 24 (£150m). Lowest: Q2 26 (£0m).Q1 23: £4.32m. 5 roundsQ2 23: £20.3m. 11 roundsQ3 23: £78.1m. 2 roundsQ4 23: £4.09m. 2 roundsQ1 24: £15.6m. 4 roundsQ2 24: £8.3m. 2 roundsQ3 24: £150m. 1 roundQ4 24: £15.3m. 1 roundQ1 25: £32m. 1 roundQ2 25: £80.9m. 2 roundsQ3 25: £1.63m. 5 roundsQ4 25: £0m. 1 roundQ1 26: £0m. 0 roundsQ2 26: £0m. 1 roundQ3 26: £1.2m. 2 roundsQ4 26: £1m. 1 round£0m£50m£100m£150mQ1 23Q2 23Q3 23Q4 23Q1 24Q2 24Q3 24Q4 24Q1 25Q2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26Q2 26Q3 26Q4 26£4.32m£20.3m£78.1m£4.09m£15.6m£8.3m£150m£15.3m£32m£80.9m£1.63m£0m£0m£0m£1.2m£1m
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LabelValue (£m)Note
Q1 23£4.32m5 rounds
Q2 23£20.3m11 rounds
Q3 23£78.1m2 rounds
Q4 23£4.09m2 rounds
Q1 24£15.6m4 rounds
Q2 24£8.3m2 rounds
Q3 24£150m1 round
Q4 24£15.3m1 round
Q1 25£32m1 round
Q2 25£80.9m2 rounds
Q3 25£1.63m5 rounds
Q4 25£0m1 round
Q1 26£0m0 rounds
Q2 26£0m1 round
Q3 26£1.2m2 rounds
Q4 26£1m1 round

Latest rounds

The 50 most recent rounds matching the filters. Select one for the company's full record.

Latest funding rounds
DateCompanyCitySectorStageAmount
20 Oct 2026LondonMediaOther / undisclosed£1m
12 Aug 2026LondonMediaSeedUndisclosed
27 Jul 2026LondonMediaSeed£1.2m
16 Apr 2026LondonMediaOther / undisclosedUndisclosed
27 Oct 2025LondonMediaOther / undisclosedUndisclosed
30 Sep 2025GlasgowMediaOther / undisclosedUndisclosed
23 Sep 2025LondonMediaOther / undisclosed£150k
22 Sep 2025LondonMediaOther / undisclosedUndisclosed
2 Sep 2025LondonMediaSeed£1.5m
5 Aug 2025LondonMediaSeedUndisclosed
2 Jun 2025LondonMediaOther / undisclosed£73.9m
20 May 2025LondonMediaOther / undisclosed£7m
24 Jan 2025LondonMedia +1Other / undisclosed£32m
8 Oct 2024LondonMedia +1Other / undisclosed£15.3m
3 Jul 2024LondonMediaOther / undisclosed£150m
9 May 2024LondonMediaSeed£1.3m
2 Apr 2024WarwickMediaOther / undisclosed£7m
5 Mar 2024LondonMediaSeed£10.8m
4 Mar 2024LondonMediaOther / undisclosedUndisclosed
24 Jan 2024LondonMediaSeed£596k
23 Jan 2024LondonMediaOther / undisclosed£4.2m
30 Nov 2023LondonMediaOther / undisclosedUndisclosed
10 Oct 2023LondonMediaOther / undisclosed£4.1m
20 Sep 2023LondonMediaOther / undisclosed£68.7m
21 Jul 2023LondonMediaSeries A£9.4m
20 Jun 2023LondonMediaOther / undisclosed£100k
14 Jun 2023LondonMediaOther / undisclosed£2.1m
14 Jun 2023LondonMediaPre-SeedUndisclosed
25 May 2023LondonMediaPre-Seed£566k
18 May 2023LondonMediaOther / undisclosedUndisclosed
3 May 2023SheffieldMediaOther / undisclosed£12.5m
26 Apr 2023LondonMedia +1Other / undisclosedUndisclosed
20 Apr 2023LondonMediaSeed£260k
19 Apr 2023LondonMediaOther / undisclosed£4.6m
4 Apr 2023ManchesterMediaPre-Seed£150k
3 Apr 2023LondonMediaSeed£35k
21 Mar 2023LondonMediaOther / undisclosed£250k
6 Mar 2023LondonMediaSeedUndisclosed
22 Feb 2023ManchesterMediaOther / undisclosedUndisclosed
1 Feb 2023LondonSoftware +1Early VC£4.1m
30 Jan 2023LondonMediaOther / undisclosedUndisclosed

Explore by city and sector

Cities

#CityRoundsRaised since 2023
1London36£393m
2Sheffield1£12.5m
3Warwick1£7m
4Manchester2£150k
5Glasgow1£0

Sectors

#SectorRoundsRaised since 2023
1Fintech523£12bn
2Healthtech423£8.18bn
3Software658£6.02bn
4AI218£5.17bn
5Semiconductors36£5.14bn
6Energy175£4.51bn
7Transportation102£4.38bn
8Cloud10£2.82bn
9Cleantech183£2bn
10Deeptech103£1.37bn

Median round size by stage

£k
Median round size by stageMedian round size by stage: Seed, £1,201k.Seed: £1,201k. median of 7 rounds£0k£500k£1,000k£1,500kSeed£1,201k
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LabelValue (£k)Note
Seed£1,201kmedian of 7 rounds

The 10 biggest rounds hold 94% of the money

£m
The 10 biggest rounds hold 94% of the moneyThe 10 biggest rounds hold 94% of the money: 2 rows. Largest share: Top 10 rounds with 94%.Top 10 rounds: 94% (£386m)Next 17 rounds: 6.3% (£26.1m)Top 10 rounds: 94% (£386m)Next 17 rounds: 6.3% (£26.1m)94% Top 10 rounds6.3% Next 17 rounds
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LabelValue (£m)Share
Top 10 rounds£386m94%
Next 17 rounds£26.1m6.3%

Year on year

2026 is down 98% on the same period of 2025 (1 Jan to 7 Nov).

£m
Year on yearYear on year: 4 rows across 1 Jan to 7 Nov, Full year. Largest total: 2024 (£378m).2023: 1 Jan to 7 Nov £107m, Full year £107m2023: 1 Jan to 7 Nov £107m, Full year £107m2024: 1 Jan to 7 Nov £189m, Full year £189m2024: 1 Jan to 7 Nov £189m, Full year £189m2025: 1 Jan to 7 Nov £114m, Full year £114m2025: 1 Jan to 7 Nov £114m, Full year £114m2026: 1 Jan to 7 Nov £2.2m, Full year £2.2m2026: 1 Jan to 7 Nov £2.2m, Full year £2.2m1 Jan to 7 NovFull year£0m£50m£100m£150m£200m2023202420252026£107m£107m£189m£189m£114m£114m£2.2m£2.2m
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Label1 Jan to 7 Nov (£m)Full year (£m)
2023£107m£107m
2024£189m£189m
2025£114m£114m
2026£2.2m£2.2m

Data as of , updated daily at midnight UK timeData: Tech.eu Funding Explorer

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