Recently Funded Startups in Lancashire
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ holds 24 funded startups in Lancashire and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Lancashire, along with the 24 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $3.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.9M and $4.8M. Consumer Electronics, Information Technology and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies by sector. Lancaster and Preston hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Lancashire. Startups in Lancashire closed 8 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 6 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $15M in disclosed capital.
Consumer Electronics leads a cluster of early stage activity. The presence of Angel and Seed capital indicates a reliance on private wealth and early risk takers. These investors prioritize hardware and Information Technology. Approaching this segment means dealing with founders who rely on individual backers rather than institutional venture firms.
Lancashire funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: May 2026.
24 most recently funded startups in Lancashire
24 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.
Lancashire startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Lancashire closed 8 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 6 of them in the last 12, adding up to $15M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $3.0M, with the middle half running from $1.9M to $4.8M. 4 of 8 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Consumer Electronics, Information Technology and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies, led by Consumer Electronics at 3. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Lancashire
Sector counts across all 24 tracked companies in Lancashire. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Lancashire?
Where funded startups in Lancashire are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in Lancashire
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Lancashire break down by stage.
A further 4 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Lancashire 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 24 funded startups in Lancashire currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (4 of 8 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 Lancashire is dated May 2026.
The table above shows the 24 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 Lancashire?
FundedIQ tracks 24 funded startups in Lancashire. This page lists the 24 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 Lancashire raised?
Startups in Lancashire tracked by FundedIQ have raised $15M in disclosed capital across 8 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 6 rounds in the last 12 months. 4 of those 8 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Lancashire?
Consumer Electronics has the most, with 3 companies, followed by Information Technology (3), 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 Lancashire?
Lancaster leads with 8 companies, then Preston (7), Blackburn (2) and Chorley (2).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Lancashire?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.9M and $4.8M. 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 Lancashire?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 2 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Angel (1) and Pre-Seed (1). A further 4 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Lancashire 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 Lancashire is dated May 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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