Recently Funded Startups in East Sussex
Updated Aug 2026
FundedIQ tracks 16 funded startups in East Sussex, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in East Sussex, along with the 16 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $250K, with the middle half of rounds falling between $235K and $1.4M. Commerce and Shopping, Biotechnology and Consumer Electronics hold the most companies by sector. Brighton and Eastbourne hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in East Sussex. Startups in East Sussex closed 5 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $3.0M in disclosed capital.
Early stage ventures dominate the region. The presence of software and healthcare startups creates a mix of technical and clinical profiles. Filtering by headcount helps separate small teams from established mid-sized operations. This variety means a broad approach to sector filters captures the full breadth of the local market.
East Sussex funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2025.
16 most recently funded startups in East Sussex
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.
East Sussex startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in East Sussex closed 5 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 1 of them in the last 12, adding up to $3.0M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $250K, with the middle half running from $235K to $1.4M. 3 of 5 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Commerce and Shopping, Biotechnology and Consumer Electronics hold the most companies, led by Commerce and Shopping at 6. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in East Sussex
Sector counts across all 16 tracked companies in East Sussex. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in East Sussex?
Where funded startups in East Sussex are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ East Sussex 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 East Sussex currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (2 of 5 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 East Sussex is dated Oct 2025.
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 East Sussex?
FundedIQ tracks 16 funded startups in East Sussex. 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 East Sussex raised?
Startups in East Sussex tracked by FundedIQ have raised $3.0M in disclosed capital across 5 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 1 rounds in the last 12 months. 3 of those 5 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in East Sussex?
Commerce and Shopping has the most, with 6 companies, followed by Biotechnology (2), Consumer Electronics (2) and Data and Analytics (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 East Sussex?
Brighton leads with 13 companies, then Eastbourne (1), Groombridge (1) and Rye (1).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in East Sussex?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $250K, and the middle half of rounds fall between $235K and $1.4M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the East Sussex 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 East Sussex is dated Oct 2025. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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