Recently Funded Startups in Cheshire
Updated Oct 2026
Funded startups in Cheshire number 39 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Cheshire, along with the 39 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $5.9M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.7M and $58M. Biotechnology, Financial Services and Health Care hold the most companies by sector. Chester and Altrincham hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Cheshire. Startups in Cheshire closed 24 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 15 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $1.2B in disclosed capital.
Biotechnology and Financial Services lead a market centered in Chester. The concentration of early stage ventures means a high volume of seed checks. Sourcing focuses on founders who are building initial teams. This stage of growth implies a need for foundational infrastructure and basic B2B services across Altrincham and Wilmslow.
Cheshire funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
39 most recently funded startups in Cheshire
39 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Cheshire startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Cheshire closed 24 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 15 of them in the last 12, adding up to $1.2B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $5.9M, with the middle half running from $1.7M to $58M. 20 of 24 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Biotechnology, Financial Services and Health Care hold the most companies, led by Biotechnology at 9. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Cheshire
Sector counts across all 39 tracked companies in Cheshire. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Cheshire?
Where funded startups in Cheshire are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in Cheshire
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Cheshire break down by stage.
A further 18 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Cheshire startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 39 funded startups in Cheshire currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (4 of 24 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Cheshire is dated Jun 2026.
The table above shows the 39 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in Cheshire?
FundedIQ tracks 39 funded startups in Cheshire. This page lists the 39 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in Cheshire raised?
Startups in Cheshire tracked by FundedIQ have raised $1.2B in disclosed capital across 24 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 15 rounds in the last 12 months. 20 of those 24 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Cheshire?
Biotechnology has the most, with 9 companies, followed by Financial Services (5), Health Care (4) and Administrative Services (2). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Cheshire?
Chester leads with 13 companies, then Altrincham (7), Wilmslow (4) and Alderley Park (3).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Cheshire?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $5.9M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.7M and $58M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in Cheshire?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 3 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (2) and Pre-Seed (1). A further 18 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Cheshire startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in Cheshire is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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