Recently Funded Startups in Hertford
Updated Oct 2026
There are 30 funded startups in Hertford 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 Hertford, along with the 30 most recently funded startups there.
Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Energy hold the most companies by sector. Harpenden and Borehamwood hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Hertford. Startups in Hertford closed 6 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $19M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $3.2M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.1M and $3.4M.
Artificial Intelligence dominates the local funding profile. Seed stage activity indicates early capital bets. Small team sizes suggest lean operations. Approaching these firms means dealing with founders who hold significant control. The presence of specialized venture capital firms in the Energy and Health Care sectors implies a preference for deep tech over generalist plays.
Hertford funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: May 2026.
30 most recently funded startups in Hertford
30 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.
Hertford startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Hertford closed 6 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 2 of them in the last 12, adding up to $19M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $3.2M, with the middle half running from $2.1M to $3.4M. 6 of 6 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Energy 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 Hertford
Sector counts across all 30 tracked companies in Hertford. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Hertford?
Where funded startups in Hertford are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Hertford 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 30 funded startups in Hertford 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 6 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 Hertford is dated May 2026.
The table above shows the 30 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 Hertford?
FundedIQ tracks 30 funded startups in Hertford. This page lists the 30 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 Hertford raised?
Startups in Hertford tracked by FundedIQ have raised $19M in disclosed capital across 6 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 2 rounds in the last 12 months. 6 of those 6 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Hertford?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 3 companies, followed by Commerce and Shopping (3), Energy (3) and Food and Beverage (3). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Hertford?
Harpenden leads with 4 companies, then Borehamwood (3), Hitchin (3) and Hatfield (2).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Hertford?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.2M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.1M and $3.4M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Hertford 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 Hertford is dated May 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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