Funded Commerce and Shopping Startups in London
The 50 most recent funding rounds on this page span London-based commerce and shopping companies from November 2023 through November 2025.
The 50 most recent funding rounds on this page span London-based commerce and shopping companies from November 2023 through November 2025. Stage distribution leans heavily toward Series Unknown — appearing in roughly 24 of the 50 entries — followed by Seed at approximately 14 rounds. The first half of 2025 accounts for at least 20 of the listed closes, including Shop Circle's $60M Series B in February and LendInvest's $324M raise in March, the largest disclosed amount in the dataset.
Other notable rounds include Carwow ($52M, July 2024), Nivoda ($51M, November 2024), and TRIP's $40M venture round in November 2025. At the early end, Bolt Cover raised $490K pre-seed in March 2025 and somos took in $20K pre-seed in September 2024. At least eight companies — including Ryft (Series A), 111Skin, and Thomas Pink — closed rounds without disclosing amounts, a pattern spread across multiple stages and date ranges in the set.
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Frequently asked
What are the largest disclosed funding rounds in this dataset?
LendInvest leads at $324M (Series Unknown, March 2025), followed by Shop Circle at $60M (Series B, February 2025), Carwow at $52M (Series Unknown, July 2024), and Nivoda at $51M (Series Unknown, November 2024). TRIP and Swap both raised $40M — in November 2025 and March 2025 respectively.
Which funding stage appears most often among these London commerce startups?
Series Unknown is the most frequent classification, present in roughly 24 of the 50 entries. Seed follows with approximately 14 rounds, Series A with five, and Series B with four. Pre-Seed accounts for two rounds, and there is one Angel entry — from The Baby Gifting Company in May 2025.
How concentrated is 2025 activity compared to earlier periods in this set?
The majority of the 50 listed rounds fall in 2025, with at least 20 closes recorded in the first six months of the year alone — spanning everything from Beams' $9M Series A in January to Saicho's $2M Seed in June. The dataset extends back to November 2023, where Sons ($7M Seed) and reboxed ($2M Seed) are among the earliest entries.
Are there Series B raises in the data, and what sizes did they reach?
Four Series B rounds appear: Shop Circle ($60M, February 2025), Swap ($40M, March 2025), Leanpay ($11M, July 2024), and The Collaborative ($2M, January 2024). Shop Circle and Swap together account for the bulk of Series B capital in this dataset.
How many rounds have undisclosed amounts?
At least eight of the 50 rounds list no disclosed figure, including Ryft (Series A, October 2025), The Good Plastic Company (Series Unknown, June 2025), Scooch (Seed, March 2025), Bower Collective (March 2025), 111Skin (January 2025), Flow (January 2025), Thomas Pink (December 2024), and The Baby Gifting Company (Angel, May 2025).
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