European tech funding raised by UK startups during H1 2018.
In H1 2018, 208 startups in UK raised a combined €1.8B across 211 funding rounds, down 46.0% versus H1 2017. Software was the most active sector, and Octopus Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 9 Jul 2026.
49 exits · €10B disclosed.
| Travelport | Acquisition | Mar 2018 | €4.0B |
| Zoopla Property Group | Acquisition | Jan 2018 | €2.5B |
| Suse | Acquisition | Feb 2018 | €2.3B |
| Farfetch | IPO | Feb 2018 | €805M |
| Funding Circle | IPO | Mar 2018 | €336M |
| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revolut | Other | Jan 2018 | €201M |
| BenevolentAI | Other | Jan 2018 | €92M |
| Starling Bank | Other | Jan 2018 | €91M |
| CMR Surgical | Other | Jan 2018 |
| Emoov, Teilo, Urban.co.uk |
| Merger |
| Jan 2018 |
| €112M |
| €80M |
| Culture Trip | Other | Jan 2018 | €64M |
| Secret Escapes | Other | Feb 2018 | €59M |
| Global Processing Services | Other | Jan 2018 | €50M |
| Concentra | Other | Jan 2018 | €47M |
| Money Farm | Series B | Jan 2018 | €46M |
| Pharmacy2u | Other | Jan 2018 | €46M |
| PPRO Group | Other | Feb 2018 | €41M |
| Orbex | Other | Feb 2018 | €34M |
| Patsnap | Series D+ | Jan 2018 | €31M |
| Reaction Engines | Other | Jan 2018 | €30M |
| Amplience | Other | Jan 2018 | €30M |
