European tech funding raised by UK startups during Q4 2021.
In Q4 2021, 330 startups in UK raised a combined €7.8B across 334 funding rounds, up 58.5% versus Q4 2020. Software was the most active sector, and Octopus Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 9 Jul 2026.
74 exits · €14B disclosed.
| Inmarsat | Acquisition | Nov 2021 | €6.4B |
| Interactive Investor | Acquisition | Dec 2021 | €1.8B |
| Blue Prism | Acquisition | Dec 2021 | €1.5B |
| OpenBet | Acquisition | Oct 2021 | €1.0B |
| MediaCityUK | Acquisition | Nov 2021 | €498M |
| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monzo | Other | Dec 2021 | €443M |
| Storfund | Other | Oct 2021 | €355M |
| Celsius Network | Other | Oct 2021 | €346M |
| Octopus Energy | Other | Dec 2021 |
| Tombola |
| Acquisition |
| Nov 2021 |
| €477M |
| €266M |
| Global Processing Services | Other | Oct 2021 | €259M |
| Zopa | Other | Oct 2021 | €257M |
| Smart Pension | Series D+ | Oct 2021 | €194M |
| Thought Machine | Series C | Nov 2021 | €177M |
| Vertical Aerospace | Other | Nov 2021 | €177M |
| Motorway | Series C | Nov 2021 | €168M |
| Plastic Energy | Other | Nov 2021 | €145M |
| Netomnia | Other | Nov 2021 | €144M |
| Quell Therapeutics | Series B | Nov 2021 | €138M |
| Allica Bank | Series B | Nov 2021 | €131M |
| hibob | Series C | Oct 2021 | €130M |
