Recently Funded Startups in Oxfordshire
Updated Oct 2026
Funded startups in Oxfordshire number 135 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Oxfordshire, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care hold the most companies by sector. Oxford and Abingdon hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Oxfordshire. Startups in Oxfordshire closed 49 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 23 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $976M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $4.9M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.6M and $16M.
Oxford dominates this region, concentrating Biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence activity within a single city. While Abingdon and Harwell provide additional pockets of Hardware and Energy interest, the geography remains tight. Sourcing deals here involves a narrow focus on the primary city rather than a broad regional sweep.
Oxfordshire funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026.
100 most recently funded startups in Oxfordshire
100 of 135Ordered 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.
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Oxfordshire startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Oxfordshire closed 49 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 23 of them in the last 12, adding up to $976M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.9M, with the middle half running from $1.6M to $16M. 40 of 49 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care hold the most companies, led by Biotechnology at 32. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Oxfordshire
Sector counts across all 135 tracked companies in Oxfordshire. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Oxfordshire?
Where funded startups in Oxfordshire are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in Oxfordshire
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Oxfordshire break down by stage.
A further 31 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Oxfordshire 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 135 funded startups in Oxfordshire currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (9 of 49 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 Oxfordshire is dated Sep 2026.
The table above shows the 100 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 Oxfordshire?
FundedIQ tracks 135 funded startups in Oxfordshire. This page lists the 100 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 Oxfordshire raised?
Startups in Oxfordshire tracked by FundedIQ have raised $976M in disclosed capital across 49 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 23 rounds in the last 12 months. 40 of those 49 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Oxfordshire?
Biotechnology has the most, with 32 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (17), Health Care (13) and Hardware (8). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Oxfordshire?
Oxford leads with 87 companies, then Abingdon (12), Harwell (8) and Didcot (4).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Oxfordshire?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.9M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.6M and $16M. 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 Oxfordshire?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 6 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (4) and Series B (4). A further 31 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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