UK Sports startup funding
UK Sports startups have raised €138m across 21 rounds since January 2023, 0.2% of the money raised by all UK startups in that time (debt excluded).
In 2026 so far, 6 rounds have raised €75.3m, with a median round of €9.8m.
The largest round in the data is Midnite's €30.1m Series C in January 2026.
Most of the money goes to companies in London, Cheshire, Belfast.
The most active investors are Discerning Capital, Play Ventures, YFM Equity Partners.
Total raised
€138m
since January 2023
Rounds
21
1 undisclosed
Companies
16
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 | €1.36m | 1 |
| Q2 23 | €0m | 1 |
| Q3 23 | €7.54m | 2 |
| Q4 23 | €4.59m | 2 |
| Q1 24 | €0m | 0 |
| Q2 24 | €0m | 0 |
| Q3 24 | €15.2m | 3 |
| Q4 24 | €18.3m | 3 |
| Q1 25 | €4.75m | 1 |
| Q2 25 | €8.79m | 1 |
| Q3 25 | €2.31m | 1 |
| Q4 25 | €0m | 0 |
| Q1 26 | €42.2m | 3 |
| Q2 26 | €0m | 0 |
| Q3 26 | €33.1m | 3 |
| Q4 26 | €0m | 0 |
Top cities by money raised
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| Label | Value (€m) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| London | €75.5m | 13 rounds |
| Cheshire | €23.5m | 1 round |
| Belfast | €10.4m | 1 round |
| Chester | €9.63m | 2 rounds |
| Long Bennington | €7.81m | 1 round |
| Edinburgh | €7.8m | 1 round |
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Latest 21 rounds
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| Date | Company | City | Stage | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | MAGIC AI | London | Series B | €9.3m |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Paralo | London | Pre-Seed | €315k |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Urban Zoo | Cheshire | Other / undisclosed | €23.5m |
| 26 Jan 2026 | MyARC | London | Other / undisclosed | €1.7m |
| 19 Jan 2026 | TeamFeePay | Belfast | Other / undisclosed | €10.4m |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Midnite | London | Series C | €30.1m |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Hytro | London | Other / undisclosed | €2.3m |
| 14 Apr 2025 | Midnite | London | Series B | €8.8m |
| 16 Jan 2025 | NRG Gyms | London | Other / undisclosed | €4.7m |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Bikmo | Chester | Growth/Late | €5.7m |
| 25 Nov 2024 | MAGIC AI | London | Other / undisclosed | €4.8m |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Replay Maintenance | Long Bennington | Other / undisclosed | €7.8m |
| 18 Sep 2024 | Reform RX | London | Other / undisclosed | €4.6m |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Shot scope | Edinburgh | Series B | €7.8m |
| 8 Jul 2024 | GoJoe | London | Other / undisclosed | €2.8m |
| 30 Nov 2023 | Maison Sport | — | Series A | €695k |
| 20 Oct 2023 | Bikmo | Chester | Series A | €3.9m |
| 28 Sep 2023 | Maison Sport | — | Series A | €2.9m |
| 14 Aug 2023 | Until | London | Other / undisclosed | €4.6m |
| 19 Apr 2023 | Link My Ride | London | Other / undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 23 Mar 2023 | GoJoe | London | Seed | €1.4m |
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