Funded Startups in Hertford
Among the 30 most recent funded entries shown for Hertford (sorted by round date descending), one disclosed round stands out: i3 ENERGY’s $55M (2024-05-15).
Among the 30 most recent funded entries shown for Hertford (sorted by round date descending), one disclosed round stands out: i3 ENERGY’s $55M (2024-05-15). The next tier of disclosed rounds clusters around the teens to mid-$40M range (e.g., CN Bio $21M on 2024-04-23; Energy Park $45M on 2024-06-03; Huel $24M on 2022-12-01), while many other rounds sit at $3M or below (e.g., SugaROx $3M on 2026-05-05; SushiDog $2M on 2025-06-12).
The temporal pattern concentrates heavily in 2024: 16 of 30 rounds fall between 2024-02-01 and 2024-12-04, including multiple Energy and AI-related entries (Energy Park 2024-06-03 $45M; i3 ENERGY 2024-05-15 $55M; RwHealth 2024-06-13 $2M in AI; VerbaFlo 2026-03-18 $7M). Stage and disclosure are also uneven: 10 of 30 rows are “undisclosed” in amount, and 11 of 30 are “Series Unknown,” with “Seed” appearing 3 times (VerbaFlo 2026-03-18 $7M; ImmuONE 2025-03-13 $780K; Govox 2023-05-01 undisclosed). Geographically, the list repeats Hertford-area towns rather than one single city, with notable concentration in Harpenden and Hertford-adjacent locations like Watford, Welwyn Garden City, and Borehamwood. The newest row is SugaROx on 2026-05-05 ($3M), while the oldest shown is Axis Spine on 2021-02-24 ($3M).
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in this Hertford-area list, and how isolated is it versus the rest?
i3 ENERGY’s $55M (2024-05-15) is the top disclosed amount. It is far above many smaller disclosed rounds (e.g., $130K SphereTrax on 2023-06-20; $60K Menopause Reality on 2023-06-07), with only a handful of disclosed rounds in the tens of millions (e.g., Energy Park $45M on 2024-06-03; CN Bio $21M on 2024-04-23; Huel $24M on 2022-12-01).
Do most rounds cluster in a narrow time window, or are they evenly spread across years?
They cluster strongly around 2024: 16 of 30 rounds occur between 2024-02-01 (Tierra Foods) and 2024-12-04 (Roto VR). Outside that window, entries appear earlier in 2021–2022 (e.g., DigiHaul $20M on 2021-09-23; Huel $24M on 2022-12-01) and later in 2025–2026 (e.g., SugaROx $3M on 2026-05-05; SushiDog $2M on 2025-06-12).
Which disclosure/stage labels dominate the list, and what does that imply for comparing deal sizes?
“Series Unknown” appears 11 times and “undisclosed” appears 10 times, so a meaningful share of rows can’t be compared by disclosed stage or amount. Even among disclosed amounts, the distribution is mixed: VerbaFlo is $7M as a Seed (2026-03-18), while several Seed/Unknown-labeled entries are much smaller or undisclosed (e.g., ImmuONE Seed $780K on 2025-03-13; Myogenes Unknown undisclosed on 2024-10-04).
Are particular sectors over-represented, or is the mix broad?
Energy and AI show up repeatedly relative to other categories: Energy appears in multiple entries including Energy Park ($45M, 2024-06-03) and i3 ENERGY ($55M, 2024-05-15), while AI appears in VerbaFlo ($7M, 2026-03-18) and RwHealth ($2M, 2024-06-13) and Nila Technology (Seed, undisclosed on 2023-08-01). Other sectors (e.g., Food and Beverage, Health Care, Media and Entertainment) do appear more than once but without matching the repeated concentration seen in Energy and AI.
Which cities/towns recur most, based on the listed locations, and does it look like one dominant hub?
The list doesn’t center on a single city; it repeats Hertford-area towns across entries. Harpenden appears multiple times (SugaROx in 2026, Barton Blakeley Technologies in 2024, i3 ENERGY in 2024 is listed in Westmill—nearby), while Watford and Welwyn Garden City also recur (e.g., raffolux $2M on 2023-10-10 in Watford; CN Bio $21M on 2024-04-23 in Welwyn Garden City; Galaxkey Grant $100K on 2021-11-17 in Welwyn Garden City).
What are the main outlier deal sizes at the low end of disclosed amounts?
At the low end, several disclosed rounds are below $1M: SphereTrax is $130K (2023-06-20), Digital Gaming is $90K (2022-10-12), Menopause Reality is $60K (2023-06-07), and PheroSyn is $100K (2022-03-28). These cluster far below the top disclosed amounts (e.g., i3 ENERGY $55M on 2024-05-15) and sit alongside many mid-sized disclosed deals such as $2M–$3M entries (SushiDog $2M on 2025-06-12; Roto VR $3M on 2024-12-04; SugaROx $3M on 2026-05-05).
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