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Recently Funded Startups in Derby

Updated Sep 2026

FundedIQ holds 7 funded startups in Derby 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 Derby, along with the 7 most recently funded startups there.

The median disclosed round is $4.4M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.6M and $6.2M. Transportation, Agriculture and Farming and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Derby closed 2 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $8.8M in disclosed capital.

Derby is a mature market dominated by established organizations. Transportation and Agriculture and Farming lead the sector, while headcount bands lean toward larger operations. This concentration of scale means prospects are typically seasoned entities with existing infrastructure. Sourcing efforts find a professionalized environment where stability outweighs the volatility found in seed stage clusters.

Derby funded startup statistics

Funded startups in Derby
7
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
2
2 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$8.8M
2 of 2 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$4.4M
middle half $2.6M to $6.2M

Most recent funding round on record: Mar 2026.

7 most recently funded startups in Derby

7 shown

Ordered 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.

L
Derby, United Kingdom · Agriculture and Farming
Light Science Technologies Holdings is a UK-listed technology group developing solutions across…
Series Unknown ·
$8.0M
V
Derby, United Kingdom · Artificial Intelligence (AI), FinTech, Finance
Vigilant AI.ai is a tech platform that creates AI teammates designed for regulated businesses.
Pre-Seed ·
$770k
A
Angel Trains
Derby, United Kingdom · Transportation
Angel Trains has been leasing trains in Britain since 1994 to a total of 20 operators in the UK.
·
Undisclosed
A
ATL
Derby, United Kingdom · Transportation
ATL is a transportation business that utilizes advanced technology to provide comprehensive logistic,…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
C
Cooper Parry
Derby, United Kingdom · Financial Services
PKF Cooper Parry offers a wide range of expert business administrations, regularly updated specialized…
Private Equity ·
Undisclosed
N
Derby, United Kingdom · Manufacturing
Norton Motorcycles (UK) Ltd makers bikes in the UK for overall retail.
Grant ·
$21M
P
Derby, United Kingdom · Commerce and Shopping
PlayerLands is a VC backed payment engine for video games. For server owners, developers and publishers they…
·
$200k

Industries with the most funded startups in Derby

Sector counts across all 7 tracked companies in Derby. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.

About the FundedIQ Derby 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 7 funded startups in Derby currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (0 of 2 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 Derby is dated Mar 2026.

The table above shows the 7 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 Derby?

FundedIQ tracks 7 funded startups in Derby. This page lists the 7 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 Derby raised?

Startups in Derby tracked by FundedIQ have raised $8.8M in disclosed capital across 2 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 2 rounds in the last 12 months. 2 of those 2 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.

What industries have the most funded startups in Derby?

Transportation has the most, with 2 companies, followed by Agriculture and Farming (1), Artificial Intelligence (1) and Commerce and Shopping (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 Derby?

The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.4M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.6M and $6.2M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.

How often is the Derby 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 Derby is dated Mar 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.

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