Recently Funded Startups in Sheffield
Updated Sep 2026
There are 35 funded startups in Sheffield 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 Sheffield, along with the 35 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $1.4M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $540K and $7.0M. Artificial Intelligence, Energy and Consumer Electronics hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Sheffield closed 17 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 10 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $199M in disclosed capital.
Investment concentrates in Artificial Intelligence and Energy. Early stage capital dominates, though private equity presence indicates a shift toward later maturity. These funding patterns reflect a preference for deep tech and hardware. Engagement with this segment means dealing with small teams that rely on early backers and seed investors before scaling toward larger headcount brackets.
Sheffield funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Jul 2026.
35 most recently funded startups in Sheffield
35 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.
Sheffield startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Sheffield closed 17 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 10 of them in the last 12, adding up to $199M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $1.4M, with the middle half running from $540K to $7.0M. 13 of 17 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Energy and Consumer Electronics hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 5. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded startups in Sheffield
Sector counts across all 35 tracked companies in Sheffield. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Funding stages in Sheffield
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Sheffield break down by stage.
A further 8 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Sheffield 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 35 funded startups in Sheffield 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 17 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 Sheffield is dated Jul 2026.
The table above shows the 35 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 Sheffield?
FundedIQ tracks 35 funded startups in Sheffield. This page lists the 35 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 Sheffield raised?
Startups in Sheffield tracked by FundedIQ have raised $199M in disclosed capital across 17 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 10 rounds in the last 12 months. 13 of those 17 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Sheffield?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 5 companies, followed by Energy (5), Consumer Electronics (3) and Hardware (3). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Sheffield?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $1.4M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $540K and $7.0M. 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 Sheffield?
Pre-Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 3 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Seed (3) and Equity Crowdfunding (1). A further 8 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Sheffield 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 Sheffield is dated Jul 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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