Recently Funded Startups in the United Kingdom
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ tracks 5,376 funded startups in the United Kingdom (UK), with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the UK startup funding landscape, along with the 100 most recently funded startups in the United Kingdom.
Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies by sector. London and Cambridge hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in the country. Startups in the United Kingdom closed 2,134 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 1,169 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $66B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $4.1M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.0M and $16M.
Early stage growth dominates this region. Small teams in Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services create a high volume of entry points for new partnerships. Capital from Innovate UK and SFC Capital supports these lean operations. London and Cambridge lead the concentration of these young firms, meaning a high density of targets for those seeking early equity or initial vendor contracts.
United Kingdom funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026. Investors appearing most often across the United Kingdom funding rounds: Innovate UK, SFC Capital, British Business Bank, Mercia Ventures, PXN Ventures.
100 most recently funded startups in the United Kingdom
100 of 5,376Ordered 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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United Kingdom startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in the United Kingdom closed 2,134 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 1,169 of them in the last 12, adding up to $66B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.1M, with the middle half running from $1.0M to $16M. 1,685 of 2,134 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 710. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
Innovate UK, SFC Capital and British Business Bank appear most often across funded startups in the United Kingdom on record.
Industries with the most funded startups in the United Kingdom
Sector counts across all 5,376 tracked companies in the United Kingdom. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in the United Kingdom?
Where funded startups in the United Kingdom are based, by the city on the company record.
Top investors in UK startups
The investors named most often across funded startups in the United Kingdom.
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
Funding stages in the United Kingdom
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in the United Kingdom break down by stage.
A further 1,001 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ United Kingdom 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 5,376 funded startups in the United Kingdom currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (449 of 2,134 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 the United Kingdom is dated Oct 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 the United Kingdom?
FundedIQ tracks 5,376 funded startups in the United Kingdom. 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 the United Kingdom raised?
Startups in the United Kingdom tracked by FundedIQ have raised $66B in disclosed capital across 2,134 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 1,169 rounds in the last 12 months. 1,685 of those 2,134 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in the United Kingdom?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 710 companies, followed by Financial Services (643), Commerce and Shopping (347) and Biotechnology (343). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in the United Kingdom?
London leads with 3,195 companies, then Cambridge (178), Manchester (149) and Edinburgh (131).
Which investors back the most startups in the United Kingdom?
Innovate UK, SFC Capital, British Business Bank, Mercia Ventures and PXN Ventures appear most often across funded startups in the United Kingdom in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in the United Kingdom?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.1M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.0M 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 the United Kingdom?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 462 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (258) and Series A (192). A further 1,001 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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