Latest UK Startup Funding News

Multiverse secures £52m to deliver AI skills training via skills‑mapping platform

Multiverse secures £52m to deliver AI skills training via skills‑mapping platform

London (UK)·15/05/2026£52m

Recursive Superintelligence secures £483m to automate scientific discovery with self‑improving AI

Recursive Superintelligence secures £483m to automate scientific discovery with self‑improving AI

London (UK)·15/05/2026£483.2m

UK Startup Funding Report: £1133.4m raised across Fintech, AI and Biotech (11–15 May 2026).

UK Startup Funding Report: £1133.4m raised across Fintech, AI and Biotech (11–15 May 2026).

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London (UK)·15/05/2026

Iceotope raises £19.2m to deploy precision liquid cooling for denser AI racks

Iceotope raises £19.2m to deploy precision liquid cooling for denser AI racks

Sheffield (UK)·14/05/2026£19.2m

Earswitch closes seed to validate in-ear sensors for continuous blood pressure monitoring

Earswitch closes seed to validate in-ear sensors for continuous blood pressure monitoring

Manchester (UK)·14/05/2026

PANTA seed backing funds cloud automation of index design, calculation and delivery

PANTA seed backing funds cloud automation of index design, calculation and delivery

London (UK)·14/05/2026£3m

Fractile raises £160m to deliver chips reducing latency and boosting memory bandwidth

Fractile raises £160m to deliver chips reducing latency and boosting memory bandwidth

London (UK)·14/05/2026£160m

Rowden Technologies secures £25m to expand UK sensing and communications hardware production

Rowden Technologies secures £25m to expand UK sensing and communications hardware production

Bristol (UK)·13/05/2026£25m

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Investments By Sector (Apr 2026)

Healthtech

£753,710,000

Biotech

£532,980,000

Fintech

£372,975,000

Hardware

£48,850,000

Security

£38,700,000

SaaS

£26,003,000

Greentech

£24,168,000

Energy

£17,040,000

£9,200,000

Proptech

£6,000,000

Web 3

£2,458,000

HRtech

£495,000

Funded Startups By City (Apr 2026)

£1,193,390,000

£210,190,000

Belfast

£53,000,000

£26,250,000

Plymouth

£18,500,000

£14,200,000

£12,200,000

Cardiff

£8,200,000

£7,700,000

£4,270,000

£3,800,000

Derby

£1,250,000

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