Recently Funded Startups in Edinburgh
Updated Sep 2026
There are 20 funded startups in Edinburgh in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Edinburgh, along with the 20 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Edinburgh closed 20 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 18 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $6.4B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $2.1M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $535K and $14M. Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture and Farming and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies by sector. Edinburgh and Leith hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Edinburgh.
Artificial Intelligence leads the local funding activity, followed by Agriculture and Farming. Local capital stays concentrated within the city center. Small teams dominate the headcount distribution. The recurring presence of institutional investors indicates a preference for scalable tech over niche services. This creates a predictable environment for those targeting early stage ventures with professional backing.
Edinburgh funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
20 most recently funded startups in Edinburgh
20 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.
Edinburgh startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Edinburgh closed 20 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 18 of them in the last 12, adding up to $6.4B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $2.1M, with the middle half running from $535K to $14M. 19 of 20 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture and Farming and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 3. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded startups in Edinburgh
Sector counts across all 20 tracked companies in Edinburgh. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Edinburgh?
Where funded startups in Edinburgh are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in Edinburgh
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Edinburgh break down by stage.
A further 12 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Edinburgh 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 20 funded startups in Edinburgh 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 20 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 Edinburgh is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 20 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 Edinburgh?
FundedIQ tracks 20 funded startups in Edinburgh. This page lists the 20 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 Edinburgh raised?
Startups in Edinburgh tracked by FundedIQ have raised $6.4B in disclosed capital across 20 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 18 rounds in the last 12 months. 19 of those 20 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Edinburgh?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 3 companies, followed by Agriculture and Farming (2), Commerce and Shopping (2) and Energy (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 Edinburgh?
Edinburgh leads with 15 companies, then Leith (2), Newbridge (1) and Penicuik (1).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Edinburgh?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $2.1M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $535K and $14M. 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 Edinburgh?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 3 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (2) and Series B (2). A further 12 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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