European tech funding raised by UK startups during Q1 2016.
In Q1 2016, 130 startups in UK raised a combined €746M across 135 funding rounds, down 2.0% versus Q1 2015. Software was the most active sector, and Notion Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 9 Jul 2026.
30 exits · €2.9B disclosed.
| Premier Farnell | Acquisition | Feb 2016 | €1.0B |
| VocaLink | Acquisition | Feb 2016 | €840M |
| Wolfspeed | Acquisition | Feb 2016 | €773M |
| Time Out | IPO | Jan 2016 | €108M |
| Ayondo | IPO | Jan 2016 | €106M |
| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Nanopore Technologies | Growth/Late | Mar 2016 | €111M |
| Student.com | Series C | Jan 2016 | €55M |
| Blippar | Series D+ | Feb 2016 | €50M |
| Zepz | Debt |
| Long Tall Sally |
| Acquisition |
| Feb 2016 |
| €36M |
| Jan 2016 |
| €41M |
| QuBit | Series C | Jan 2016 | €37M |
| ezbob | Series C | Feb 2016 | €25M |
| Blis | Series B | Mar 2016 | €22M |
| Onfido | Series B | Mar 2016 | €22M |
| LendInvest | Series B | Feb 2016 | €22M |
| Property Partner | Series B | Feb 2016 | €20M |
| Yubl | Growth/Late | Jan 2016 | €20M |
| Cambridge Epigenetix | Series B | Feb 2016 | €19M |
| Mirriad | Series D+ | Feb 2016 | €14M |
| Digital Shadows | Series B | Jan 2016 | €13M |
| GoCardless | Series C | Feb 2016 | €12M |
