European tech funding raised by UK startups during H1 2017.
In H1 2017, 310 startups in UK raised a combined €3.7B across 323 funding rounds, up 89.7% versus H1 2016. Software was the most active sector, and Mercia Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 23 Aug 2026.
31 exits · €11B disclosed.
| WorldPay | Acquisition | Jan 2017 | €9.5B |
| Alfa Financial Software | IPO | Feb 2017 | €1.1B |
| Shazam | Acquisition | Apr 2017 | €336M |
| Money.co.United Kingdom | Merger | May 2017 | €157M |
| Headlong limited | Acquisition | Jun 2017 | €150M |
| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improbable | Series B | May 2017 | €459M |
| Farfetch | Other | Jun 2017 | €356M |
| Gryphon Group Holdings | Growth/Late | Feb 2017 | €209M |
| Gigaclear | Other |
| Love Home Swap |
| Acquisition |
| Feb 2017 |
| €45M |
| May 2017 |
| €131M |
| Claranet | Other | May 2017 | €95M |
| Options Technology | Other | Mar 2017 | €94M |
| Atom Bank | Growth/Late | Mar 2017 | €93M |
| Funding Circle | Series D+ | Jan 2017 | €91M |
| MarketInvoice | Other | Apr 2017 | €63M |
| Babylon | Other | Apr 2017 | €56M |
| Timico | Growth/Late | Feb 2017 | €56M |
| Credit Peers | Other | Jun 2017 | €51M |
| Churchesfire | Other | Mar 2017 | €47M |
| Simba Sleep | Series B | Apr 2017 | €47M |
| Oakam | Other | Apr 2017 | €41M |
