Funded Hardware Startups in Bristol
Hardware rounds in Bristol (VA/UK as listed) show a strong size outlier: Space Forge’s Series A on 2025-05-14 disclosed $30M, dwarfing the next-largest dis…
Hardware rounds in Bristol (VA/UK as listed) show a strong size outlier: Space Forge’s Series A on 2025-05-14 disclosed $30M, dwarfing the next-largest disclosed amount of $23M (iCOMAT on 2024-06-05) and leaving most other disclosed rounds clustered much lower ($5M and below appears multiple times). The date window is equally notable: 8 of the 11 rounds were disclosed between 2024-05-30 and 2024-11-12, with the most recent round on 2025-05-14 and the oldest on 2020-06-01 (Service Robotics).
Stage labeling is mixed but disclosure is consistent in one dimension: 2 of the 11 rows list “Series Unknown” (Open Bionics on 2024-11-12; Blu Wireless on 2024-05-30), and 2 rows are “undisclosed” amounts (GI Healthcare Industries on 2024-02-09; Picocom on 2022-10-12). Several companies appear under generic or blank stage fields (Automated Architecture on 2024-03-20; MOVIA Robotics on 2021-05-03; Service Robotics on 2020-06-01), while the largest disclosed early cluster is anchored by Series A (Space Forge, iCOMAT, QLM Technology on 2022-08-04 at $15M).
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in this Bristol hardware list, and how does it compare with the rest?
Space Forge’s $30M Series A (2025-05-14) is the only disclosed round above $20M; the next-largest disclosed is iCOMAT’s $23M (2024-06-05), while other disclosed rounds step down into the single-digit range (for example, Blu Wireless $4M on 2024-05-30 and KETS Quantum Security $4M on 2022-04-22).
Do the rounds cluster in time, or are they spread evenly across years?
They cluster heavily in 2024: 8 of 11 rounds fall between 2024-03-20 (Automated Architecture) and 2024-11-12 (Open Bionics). The oldest shown entry is 2020-06-01 (Service Robotics, $600K), with a long gap until the dense 2022–2024 build-up and then the 2025-05-14 outlier at Space Forge.
Are there outliers on the low end among disclosed amounts?
Among disclosed amounts, the smallest is Service Robotics at $600K (2020-06-01). That contrasts with mid-sized disclosed rounds in the $3M–$5M band (Automated Architecture $3M on 2024-03-20; MOVIA Robotics $5M on 2021-05-03; Blu Wireless $4M on 2024-05-30), and with the high-disclosure edge at Space Forge ($30M on 2025-05-14).
How often is stage information missing or unspecified in these hardware rounds?
Stage disclosure is incomplete in multiple ways: 2 of 11 rows are explicitly “Series Unknown” (Open Bionics on 2024-11-12 at $760K; Blu Wireless on 2024-05-30 at $4M), and 2 are “undisclosed” amounts (GI Healthcare Industries on 2024-02-09; Picocom on 2022-10-12). Separately, 3 additional entries show a blank/unspecified stage field (Automated Architecture on 2024-03-20; MOVIA Robotics on 2021-05-03; Service Robotics on 2020-06-01).
Which stage label appears most clearly among disclosed amounts, and where does it show up?
“Series A” is the clearest named stage among the data and appears in at least 3 entries with disclosed amounts: iCOMAT ($23M on 2024-06-05), QLM Technology ($15M on 2022-08-04), and Space Forge ($30M on 2025-05-14). Other named classifications like “Series C” (Picocom on 2022-10-12, amount undisclosed) are present but don’t anchor the recent cluster as strongly.
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