InvestorUniverse research · Monthly
UK Funding Report August 2026
Generated from rounds tracked by the InvestorUniverse funding tracker. Figures include disclosed rounds only.
28Rounds
£675.2mCapital raised
£2.6mMedian round
10Investors active
Capital by sector
DeepTech£461.2m
AI£122.8m
HealthTech£34m
Climate£29.9m
LegalTech£12.5m
EdTech£5.9m
SaaS£5m
FinTech£2.3m
other£1.5m
Rounds by stage
Series B3
Growth5
Seed8
Series A3
Pre-seed7
Grant2
Capital by region
London£361.6m
Cambridge£222m
Scotland£46.2m
North East£18.3m
South East£9.3m
Manchester£8m
Bristol & South West£3.6m
Elsewhere in the UK£1.9m
Birmingham & Midlands£1.6m
Wales£1.6m
North West£1m
Most active investors
Innovate UK5 deals
Lakestar2 deals
Green Angel Ventures2 deals
Plural2 deals
British Design Fund2 deals
Barclays Climate Ventures2 deals
Intact Private Capital1 deal
FT Ventures1 deal
Highland Europe1 deal
Index Ventures1 deal
Cite as: InvestorUniverse UK Funding Report, August 2026. Data: methodology.
