Geographies/UK/2026/January

UK startup funding in January 2026

European tech funding raised by UK startups during January 2026.

In January 2026, 65 startups in UK raised a combined €1.0B across 65 funding rounds, down 33.2% versus January 2025. Healthtech was the most active sector, and Fuel Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 9 Jul 2026.

Total funding

€1.0B

-33.2% vs January 2025

Funding rounds

+10.2% vs January 2025

Companies

Top sector

Healthtech

Rank in Europe

20.0% of European funding

Debt financing

€84M

8.3% of total

Top-10 round share

68.5%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Top sectors

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Exits & M&A

9 Acquisition · 1 Merger

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in January 2026

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Oviva	Series D+	Jan 2026	€200M
Swap	Series C	Jan 2026	€86M
Sokin	Debt	Jan 2026	€84M
Stream (formerly Wagestream)	Series D+	Jan 2026

View all 65 UK deals in January 2026 →

Top investors

most active in January 2026, by deal count

Fuel Ventures3 deals
British Business Bank3 deals
Innovate UK3 deals
Octopus Ventures3 deals
SFC Capital2 deals
Empirical Ventures2 deals
Twin Path Ventures2 deals
PXN Ventures2 deals
Sofina2 deals
Entrepreneurs First2 deals

← All 2026 UK funding

Sheerluxe & BLUSH Talent MGMT Group	Acquisition	Jan 2026	€46M
SaveMoneyCutCarbon	Acquisition	Jan 2026	€28M