UK Government
Investor profile
Government / public
UK Government has backed 20 European tech companies across 20 funding rounds between 2021 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €630M. Most active in Software and Energy. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.
Deals
20
distinct rounds
Companies
20
backed
Active span
2021–2026
6 yrs
Total round €
€630M
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearUK Government — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK Government — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Top sectors
by dealsUK Government — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK Government — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 5 |
| Energy | 3 |
| Transportation | 3 |
| Cleantech | 2 |
| Space | 2 |
| Telecom | 2 |
| Agritech | 1 |
| Deeptech | 1 |
| Cybersecurity | 1 |
Stages
by dealsUK Government — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK Government — stages | |
|---|---|
| Other | 6 |
| Grant | 6 |
| Pre-Seed | 2 |
| Debt | 1 |
| Growth/Late | 1 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Series A | 1 |
| Series B | 1 |
| Series D+ | 1 |
Countries
by dealsUK Government — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK Government — countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | 20 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Innovate UK4
- AEI HorizonX1
- APC (Advanced Propulsion Centre)1
- Capital Allocators1
- CEAS Investments1
- Day One Capital1
- Deeptech Seed Fund1
- Empirical Ventures1
- Extantia Capital1
- Firmament Ventures1
- Foresight Group1
- GC Angels1
- Happiness Capital1
- Inditex Group1
- Innovate UK grant1
- KDX1
- Kibo Ventures1
- Lowercarbon Capital1
- Orbital Ventures space fund1
- Promus Ventures1
- Royal Association for Deaf people1
- Scottish Enterprise1
- Seraphim Space Investment Trust1
- SES Satellites1
- Soulmates Ventures1
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Matthey | UK | 1 | €479M |
| Isotropic Systems | UK | 1 | €32M |
| Freedom Fibre | UK | 1 | €28M |
| Chemify | UK | 1 | €26M |
| Orbex | UK | 1 | €24M |
| Epoch Biodesign | UK | 1 | €17M |
| OX Delivers | UK | 1 | €10M |
| Thema | UK | 1 | €5.3M |
| Reactwise | UK | 1 | €3.1M |
| Signapse | UK | 1 | €2.4M |
| Seabound | UK | 1 | €1.3M |
| CAPSLOCK | UK | 1 | €1.2M |
| Upp | UK | 1 | €935k |
| Embargo | UK | 1 | €419k |
| SpaceAM | UK | 1 | €0 |
| Cosine | UK | 1 | €0 |
| Project Zero Emission North (ZEN) Freight | UK | 1 | €0 |
| Hydrogen Aggregated Logistics | UK | 1 | €0 |
| Voltempo | UK | 1 | €0 |
| GRIDSERVE | UK | 1 | €0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Matthey | Debt | €479M | 2022-04 |
| Isotropic Systems | Series B | €32M | 2021-09 |
| Freedom Fibre | Growth/Late | €28M | 2023-05 |
| Orbex | Series D+ | €24M | 2025-01 |
| Epoch Biodesign | Series A | €17M | 2025-03 |
| OX Delivers | Grant | €10M | 2022-08 |
| Thema | Other | €5.3M | 2026-02 |
| Reactwise | Pre-Seed | €3.1M | 2025-03 |
| Signapse | Other | €2.4M | 2024-06 |
| Seabound | Grant | €1.3M | 2025-08 |