UK startup funding
European tech funding profile
8,424 startups in the UK have closed 12,142 funding rounds and raised €176B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants) and recorded 1,527 exits. Debt rounds added €38B. Software is the most active sector, and Octopus Ventures is the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
#1 in Europe by equity raised — 28.6% of all European startup equity funding.
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsData table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €633M | 189 |
| 2011 | €901M | 282 |
| 2012 | €1.2B | 409 |
| 2013 | €1.2B | 539 |
| 2014 | €3.3B | 649 |
| 2015 | €4.3B | 543 |
| 2016 | €3.2B | 527 |
| 2017 | €6.9B | 567 |
| 2018 | €5.6B | 598 |
| 2019 | €8.9B | 585 |
| 2020 | €13B | 785 |
| 2021 | €28B | 1,207 |
| 2022 | €28B | 1,210 |
| 2023 | €20B | 991 |
| 2024 | €12B | 867 |
| 2025 | €15B | 832 |
| 2026 | €21B | 708 |
AI analysis mentioning UK
AI-generated · figures verified · not investment adviceFractile closes €692M Series C
UK-based AI company Fractile closed a €692M Series C dated 30 October 2026, the largest round in the 30-day window and ahead of ID Finance's €545M round and Legora's €490M round. It accounts for a lar…
UK funding declines 14% while deal count drops to 169
UK capital raised fell from €12.0B in the prior 90-day period to €10.3B in the recent period, a 14% decline, alongside a drop from 194 to 169 deals.
OMass Therapeutics secures €273M Series C
UK biotech OMass Therapeutics closed a €273M Series C round dated 16 October 2026, ranking among the larger non-debt rounds in the UK over the past 30 days.
CMR Surgical secures €355M growth round
UK surgical robotics company CMR Surgical secured a €355M growth/late-stage round dated 13 October 2026, ranking as the fifth-largest round in the 30-day window.
Top performing sectors
by € raised| Fintech | €64B | |
| Software | €28B | |
| Healthtech | €21B | |
| Cloud | €16B | |
| Energy | €12B | |
| Transportation | €11B |
Fastest growing sectors
2025 vs 2024 by € raised| AI | ▲ +253.2% |
| Cloud | ▲ +184.0% |
| Semiconductors | ▲ +93.9% |
| Cleantech | ▲ +57.1% |
| Software | ▲ +49.8% |
| Healthtech | ▲ +35.0% |
Top sectors
by deal countData table
| UK — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 2,638 |
| Fintech | 2,243 |
| Healthtech | 1,257 |
| Marketing | 764 |
| Media | 614 |
| Cleantech | 462 |
| Transportation | 427 |
| Cybersecurity | 412 |
| E-commerce | 398 |
| AI | 379 |
Stage mix
by € raisedData table
| UK — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Other | €77B |
| Debt | €38B |
| Series B | €22B |
| Series A | €19B |
| Series C | €19B |
| Series D+ | €18B |
| Growth/Late | €9.9B |
| Seed | €7.7B |
| Early VC | €1.7B |
| Pre-Seed | €790M |
| Grant | €583M |
| Crowdfunding | €285M |
| ICO | €46M |
Top deals
largest disclosed roundsTop investors
named, by deal count| Octopus Ventures | 264 |
| Index Ventures | 174 |
| Crowdcube | 169 |
| Seedcamp | 159 |
| Innovate UK | 154 |
| BGF | 148 |
| Seedrs | 147 |
| Balderton Capital | 135 |
| LocalGlobe | 133 |
| MMC Ventures | 128 |
Top cities
by € raised| London | €147B | 7,900 | |
| Cambridge | €15B | 453 | |
| Reading | €12B | 61 | |
| Oxford | €3.7B | 197 | |
| Edinburgh | €2.2B | 270 | |
| Bristol | €2.0B | 173 | |
| Manchester | €1.9B | 245 | |
| Leicestershire | €1.1B | 6 |