UK Media startup funding
UK Media startups have raised €483m across 40 rounds since January 2023, 0.7% of the money raised by all UK startups in that time (debt excluded).
In 2026 so far, 3 rounds have raised €1.4m, with a median round of €1.4m.
The largest round in the data is DNEG's €177m round in July 2024.
Most of the money goes to companies in London, Sheffield, Warwick.
The most active investors are Parkwalk Advisors, Jenson Funding Partners, Hazel Savage.
Total raised
€483m
since January 2023
Rounds
40
14 undisclosed
Companies
32
raising at least once
Median round
€4.7m
of rounds with an amount
Money raised each quarter
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| Label | Value (€m) | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 23 | €4.88m | 5 |
| Q2 23 | €23.1m | 11 |
| Q3 23 | €90.2m | 2 |
| Q4 23 | €4.73m | 2 |
| Q1 24 | €18.2m | 4 |
| Q2 24 | €9.7m | 2 |
| Q3 24 | €177m | 1 |
| Q4 24 | €18.2m | 1 |
| Q1 25 | €37.9m | 1 |
| Q2 25 | €95.9m | 2 |
| Q3 25 | €1.87m | 5 |
| Q4 25 | €0m | 1 |
| Q1 26 | €0m | 0 |
| Q2 26 | €0m | 1 |
| Q3 26 | €1.4m | 2 |
| Q4 26 | €0m | 0 |
Top cities by money raised
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| Label | Value (€m) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| London | €461m | 35 rounds |
| Sheffield | €14.2m | 1 round |
| Warwick | €8.19m | 1 round |
| Manchester | €0.17m | 2 rounds |
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Latest 40 rounds
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| Date | Company | City | Stage | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2026 | Kahuna | London | Seed | Undisclosed |
| 27 Jul 2026 | etn (The European Technology Network) | London | Seed | €1.4m |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Smash | London | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Steven.com | London | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Encompass | Glasgow | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 23 Sep 2025 | etn (The European Technology Network) | London | Other / undisclosed | €172k |
| 22 Sep 2025 | Kahuna | London | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Camera Intelligence | London | Seed | €1.7m |
| 5 Aug 2025 | Resilience Media | London | Seed | Undisclosed |
| 2 Jun 2025 | MUBI | London | Other / undisclosed | €87.6m |
| 20 May 2025 | Audoo | London | Other / undisclosed | €8.3m |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Amplience | London | Other / undisclosed | €37.9m |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Perlego | London | Other / undisclosed | €18.2m |
| 3 Jul 2024 | DNEG | London | Other / undisclosed | €177m |
| 9 May 2024 | GigPig | London | Seed | €1.5m |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Warwick Acoustics | Warwick | Other / undisclosed | €8.2m |
| 5 Mar 2024 | Haiper | London | Seed | €12.6m |
| 4 Mar 2024 | Un:hurd | London | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Setmixer | London | Seed | €697k |
| 23 Jan 2024 | Wayland Additive | London | Other / undisclosed | €4.9m |
| 30 Nov 2023 | Location Live | London | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Audoo | London | Other / undisclosed | €4.7m |
| 20 Sep 2023 | Electrify Video Partners | London | Other / undisclosed | €79.4m |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Komi | London | Series A | €10.8m |
| 20 Jun 2023 | SphereTrax | London | Other / undisclosed | €117k |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Newcomma | London | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Commonplace Digital | London | Other / undisclosed | €2.5m |
| 25 May 2023 | Kunda Kids | London | Pre-Seed | €652k |
| 18 May 2023 | Curio | London | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 3 May 2023 | ZOO Digital | Sheffield | Other / undisclosed | €14.2m |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Perlego | London | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Hawkr | London | Seed | €295k |
| 19 Apr 2023 | Wayland Additive | London | Other / undisclosed | €5.2m |
| 4 Apr 2023 | Vulse | Manchester | Pre-Seed | €172k |
| 3 Apr 2023 | Narrato | London | Seed | €40k |
| 21 Mar 2023 | SphereTrax | London | Other / undisclosed | €284k |
| 6 Mar 2023 | Un:hurd | London | Seed | Undisclosed |
| 22 Feb 2023 | Vulse | Manchester | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 1 Feb 2023 | Emoticast | London | Early VC | €4.6m |
| 30 Jan 2023 | Playe | London | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed |
More UK funding data
- All UK rounds
- London2,129 rounds
- Cambridge156 rounds
- Oxford70 rounds
- Edinburgh76 rounds
- Birmingham24 rounds
- Manchester91 rounds
- Reading18 rounds
- Bristol51 rounds
- Nottingham21 rounds
- Glasgow37 rounds
- Cardiff21 rounds
- Belfast14 rounds
- Leeds28 rounds
- Liverpool20 rounds
- Sheffield28 rounds
- Newcastle upon Tyne38 rounds
- Fintech515 rounds
- Healthtech413 rounds
- Software648 rounds
- Semiconductors36 rounds
- AI213 rounds
- Energy171 rounds
- Transportation100 rounds
- Cloud10 rounds
Data as of , updated daily at midnight UK timeData: Tech.eu Funding Explorer