European tech funding raised by UK startups during Q1 2016.
In Q1 2016, 140 startups in UK raised a combined €1.1B across 145 funding rounds, up 60.3% versus Q1 2015. Software was the most active sector, and Notion Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 23 Aug 2026.
27 exits · €32B disclosed.
| ARM Group | Acquisition | Jan 2016 | €29B |
| Premier Farnell | Acquisition | Mar 2016 | €1.0B |
| VocaLink | Acquisition | Mar 2016 | €840M |
| Wolfspeed | Acquisition | Mar 2016 | €773M |
| Time Out | IPO | Feb 2016 | €108M |
| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyscanner | Series C | Jan 2016 | €174M |
| Starling Bank | Series A | Jan 2016 | €65M |
| Student.com | Series C | Feb 2016 | €55M |
| Blippar | Series D+ | Mar 2016 |
| Ayondo |
| IPO |
| Feb 2016 |
| €106M |
| €50M |
| HighQ | Growth/Late | Jan 2016 | €46M |
| MUBI | Series D+ | Jan 2016 | €46M |
| Zepz | Debt | Feb 2016 | €41M |
| Citymapper | Series B | Jan 2016 | €37M |
| QuBit | Series C | Feb 2016 | €37M |
| NewVoiceMedia | Series D+ | Jan 2016 | €28M |
| ezbob | Series C | Mar 2016 | €25M |
| Babylon Health | Growth/Late | Jan 2016 | €23M |
| LendInvest | Series B | Mar 2016 | €22M |
| Sonovate | Debt | Jan 2016 | €20M |
| Property Partner | Series B | Mar 2016 | €20M |
