Funded Artificial Intelligence Startups in Manchester
The disclosed round sizes in this Manchester-area AI set are dominated by a single outlier: Imperagen raised $7M on 2026-05-20, which is far above the next…
The disclosed round sizes in this Manchester-area AI set are dominated by a single outlier: Imperagen raised $7M on 2026-05-20, which is far above the next-largest disclosed amounts ($3M for MOJO-CX on 2025-01-17, and $2M each for Veo on 2024-02-01 and Xploro on 2023-12-20). The smallest disclosed amount is $70K for HealthOrbit AI on 2026-03-01, and the disclosed values span from $70K to $63M (UrbanChain on 2024-12-16).
Geographically, the list is primarily Manchester, UK: 12 of 14 rows are tied to “Manchester” (including “Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom” for Imperagen, Scoutd.AI, and HealthOrbit AI). There is one clear non-Manchester outlier in geography: Pristine Surgical is based in Manchester, New Hampshire, US (Series D, $15M on 2022-03-02). Temporally, the 14 rounds shown span from 2021-02-17 (Peak) to 2026-05-20 (Imperagen), with a tight recent cluster in 2026: two disclosed rounds in 2026 plus two “undisclosed/series unknown” entries between 2026-03-01 and 2026-05-20. Stage disclosure is mixed: “Series Unknown” appears in 5 of 14 rows, while “undisclosed” appears once (Scoutd.AI on 2026-04-01).
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed AI round in this Manchester-focused list, and is it an outlier versus the rest?
Imperagen’s $7M on 2026-05-20 is the largest disclosed amount here, and it sits well above the next-largest disclosed rounds (MOJO-CX $3M on 2025-01-17; Veo $2M on 2024-02-01; Xploro $2M on 2023-12-20; North AI $250K on 2024-12-05). HealthOrbit AI is the smallest disclosed ($70K on 2026-03-01), highlighting the spread.
Do the entries cluster by geography, or do any single locations stand out?
Manchester, UK dominates: 12 of 14 rows include “Manchester” as the location (including “Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom” for Imperagen, Scoutd.AI, and HealthOrbit AI). The main location outlier is Pristine Surgical, listed as “Manchester, New Hampshire, United States,” raising $15M on 2022-03-02.
Which part of the timeline looks most concentrated in the most recent dates shown?
The most recent quarter is concentrated: three entries fall between 2026-03-01 and 2026-05-20 (HealthOrbit AI on 2026-03-01 with $70K, Scoutd.AI on 2026-04-01 with undisclosed, and Imperagen on 2026-05-20 with $7M). More broadly, the visible range runs from 2021-02-17 (Peak) through 2026-05-20 (Imperagen).
How does stage labeling break down, and does “Series Unknown” dominate?
Stage information is split between labeled stages and unknowns: “Series Unknown” appears in 5 of 14 rows (e.g., HealthOrbit AI on 2026-03-01; MOJO-CX on 2025-01-17; INTELLITHING on 2023-12-06; plus two others). Separately, one entry uses the literal “undisclosed” label for amount (Scoutd.AI on 2026-04-01).
Are there meaningful outliers in deal size besides the top round?
UrbanChain’s $63M on 2024-12-16 is another major outlier relative to the lower end of disclosed rounds (e.g., North AI $250K on 2024-12-05 and INTELLITHING $350K on 2023-12-06). However, it sits below Imperagen’s $7M only in the sense that both are the highest bands; more of the remaining disclosed deals cluster closer to $2M–$21M (Veo/Xploro at $2M; Mindtrace $3M on 2021-02-22; Peak $21M on 2021-02-17).
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