Recently Funded Startups in Chester
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ holds 16 funded startups in Chester and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Chester, along with the 16 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Chester closed 11 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 8 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $629M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $3.9M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $840K and $12M. Biotechnology, Administrative Services and Agriculture and Farming hold the most companies by sector.
Biotechnology leads the local focus, followed by administrative services and agriculture. Equity crowdfunding dominates the funding mix, indicating a reliance on public backing over traditional venture capital. The presence of mid-sized teams suggests established operations rather than early seed projects. This shift toward crowd-funded capital means these companies often answer to a broad base of small investors.
Chester funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: May 2026.
16 most recently funded startups in Chester
16 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.
Chester startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Chester closed 11 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 8 of them in the last 12, adding up to $629M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $3.9M, with the middle half running from $840K to $12M. 10 of 11 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Biotechnology, Administrative Services and Agriculture and Farming hold the most companies, led by Biotechnology at 2. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Chester
Sector counts across all 16 tracked companies in Chester. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
About the FundedIQ Chester 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 16 funded startups in Chester currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (1 of 11 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 Chester is dated May 2026.
The table above shows the 16 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 Chester?
FundedIQ tracks 16 funded startups in Chester. This page lists the 16 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 Chester raised?
Startups in Chester tracked by FundedIQ have raised $629M in disclosed capital across 11 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 8 rounds in the last 12 months. 10 of those 11 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Chester?
Biotechnology has the most, with 2 companies, followed by Administrative Services (1), Agriculture and Farming (1) and Appliances (1). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Chester?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.9M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $840K and $12M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Chester 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 Chester is dated May 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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