Geographies/UK/2021/H1

UK startup funding in H1 2021

European tech funding raised by UK startups during H1 2021.

In H1 2021, 487 startups in UK raised a combined €12B across 498 funding rounds, up 122.9% versus H1 2020. Fintech was the most active sector, and Octopus Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 9 Jul 2026.

Total funding

€12B

+122.9% vs H1 2020

Funding rounds

498

+61.7% vs H1 2020

Companies

487

Top sector

Fintech

Rank in Europe

21.7% of European funding

Debt financing

€1.6B

13.8% of total

Top-10 round share

39.6%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top sectors

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Exits & M&A

45 Acquisition · 4 Buyout · 3 IPO

56 exits · €4.7B disclosed.

Stack Overflow	Acquisition	Jun 2021	€1.5B
Playdemic	Acquisition	Jun 2021	€1.2B
Babylon	IPO	Jun 2021	€470M
WaveOptics	Acquisition	May 2021	€410M
Brandwatch	Acquisition	Feb 2021	€373M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2021

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Cinch	Growth/Late	May 2021	€1.2B
SumUp	Debt	Mar 2021	€750M
LendInvest	Debt	Jan 2021	€566M
OneWeb	Other	Apr 2021

View all 498 UK deals in H1 2021 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2021, by deal count

← All 2021 UK funding