Funded Startups in Bedfordshire
Among the 15 Bedfordshire-area entries shown, the largest disclosed round is Whitbread’s $189M on 2022-10-04, which dwarfs the next-largest disclosed amoun…
Among the 15 Bedfordshire-area entries shown, the largest disclosed round is Whitbread’s $189M on 2022-10-04, which dwarfs the next-largest disclosed amounts: Cranfield Aerospace at $13M (2022-03-24) and Signify Research at $8M (2024-10-14). Disclosed amounts other than Whitbread cluster mostly below $10M, with several mid/low single-digit figures such as Real Bedford FC’s $5M on 2024-04-12 and Hybrid Air Vehicles’ $4M on 2022-11-18.
The geography also concentrates around Bedford and Cranfield: Bedford, Bedfordshire appears on multiple rows (including Signify Research on 2024-10-14 and Real Bedford FC on 2024-04-12), and Cranfield shows up repeatedly (e.g., Protium Tech $100K on 2025-02-10; Cranfield Aerospace $13M on 2022-03-24). Temporally, the list spans 2021-05-12 (AgPlus diagnostics, $1M) through 2026-02-03 (Sponza, undisclosed), with the most recent visible rounds leaning toward “Series Unknown/undisclosed” (5 “undisclosed” and 9 “Series Unknown”), including 2026-02-03 Sponza and 2025-06-09 Compedica.
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Which disclosed round stands out as an outlier, and what does it imply about the distribution of disclosed funding here?
Whitbread’s $189M (2022-10-04) is the only disclosed amount in the high-$100M range, and it sits far above the next-largest disclosed figures: Cranfield Aerospace at $13M (2022-03-24) and Signify Research at $8M (2024-10-14). Most other disclosed rounds in the table are $5M or below, including Real Bedford FC’s $5M (2024-04-12) and Hybrid Air Vehicles’ $4M (2022-11-18).
Do the most recent rounds cluster in a narrow window, or are they spread out across years?
The rows span 2021-05-12 through 2026-02-03, but disclosed funding appears episodic rather than continuous: notable disclosed amounts include Protium Tech’s $100K on 2025-02-10 and Signify Research’s $8M on 2024-10-14, with several other disclosed entries in 2022 and 2024. The most recent entry overall is Sponza on 2026-02-03 (undisclosed), while the oldest disclosed amount shown is AgPlus diagnostics’ $1M on 2021-05-12.
Are certain cities over-represented across Bedfordshire in this set?
Bedford and Cranfield recur more than other locations: Bedford appears on entries like Signify Research (2024-10-14, $8M) and Real Bedford FC (2024-04-12, $5M), while Cranfield shows up with Protium Tech (2025-02-10, $100K) and Cranfield Aerospace (2022-03-24, $13M). Other specific towns—like Dunstable (Whitbread, 2022-10-04, $189M) and Silsoe (Tidal cleaning services, 2023-02-21, $300K)—appear less frequently in the displayed rows.
What stage and round-name mix dominates the list, based on the classifications shown?
“Series Unknown” appears 9 times, and “undisclosed” appears 5 times in the amount field, covering many of the newest entries such as Sponza (2026-02-03, undisclosed) and Compedica (2025-06-09, undisclosed). Among rows with explicit stage labels, the most visible are Seed/Pre-Seed examples like HR DataHub (Seed, 2023-05-17, $2M) and IONA (Pre-Seed, 2023-06-21, undisclosed), while Whitbread is labeled “Post-IPO Equity” (2022-10-04, $189M).
Are there notable sector clusters, or is sector activity broadly dispersed across unrelated categories?
Sectors look fragmented rather than tightly clustered, with single-category visibility across areas like Health Care (Compedica, 2025-06-09; AgPlus diagnostics, 2021-05-12) and Energy (Protium Tech, 2025-02-10). Within this 15-row slice, “Commerce and Shopping” appears at least twice (Leading Edge Only, 2024-11-11, and Whitbread, 2022-10-04), while other sectors generally appear once each, such as Biotechnology (MIP Discovery, 2023-02-01) and Manufacturing (Cranfield Aerospace, 2022-03-24, $13M).
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