11 UK rounds raised £103.2m in the last seven days, down 58% on the week before. AI took the most capital at £54.8m. Outside London, Cambridge was busiest with 1 round.
| Stage | Rounds | Median raise | Median valuation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 25 | £1m | · |
| Seed | 38 | £2.3m | · |
| Series A | 18 | £7.5m | · |
| Growth | 22 | £16.1m | · |
| Series B | 6 | £21.4m | · |
| Next round | Companies | Median gap |
|---|---|---|
| Appears once companies show repeat rounds. | ||
| 2026-08 | 2026-09 | 2026-10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing & industrial | £1m | ||
| FinTech | £58.0m | £90.6m | |
| AI | £122.2m | £94.9m | £47.3m |
| E-commerce | £1m | ||
| PropTech | £200k | £20m | |
| FoodTech | £4.8m | ||
| DeepTech | £461.2m | £309.8m | £13.2m |
| LegalTech | £12.5m | £7.8m | |
| SaaS | £5.3m | £13.3m | |
| Climate | £141.4m | £26.6m | |
| Media | £1.2m | ||
| EdTech | £5.9m | £1.6m | |
| HRTech | £1.5m | ||
| Cybersecurity | £5.4m | ||
| HealthTech | £34m | £157.8m |
| Region | Rounds | Raised | vs prior 90d |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 56 | £827.1m | n/a |
| Cambridge | 3 | £226.7m | n/a |
| Oxford | 1 | £100m | n/a |
| Scotland | 8 | £73.7m | n/a |
| Manchester | 3 | £27.3m | n/a |
| North East | 6 | £22.3m | n/a |
| Leeds & Yorkshire | 5 | £17.8m | n/a |
| North West | 2 | £16m | n/a |
| South East | 3 | £11.6m | n/a |
| Bristol & South West | 4 | £10.8m | n/a |
| Birmingham & Midlands | 2 | £4.8m | n/a |
| Wales | 1 | £1.6m | n/a |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | £1m | n/a |
No sector is down more than 40% on the previous 90 days.
Last 90 days against the 90 before.
Figures come from Companies House filings and announced rounds. Valuations are indicative. Methodology
