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May 2026 Edition

The angels, VCs and CVCs backing the most UK startups right now.

289 investments tracked (30 days)

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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

Elliptic raises £88.7m to expand on-chain analytics for real-time risk monitoring

Elliptic raises £88.7m to expand on-chain analytics for real-time risk monitoring

London (UK)·13/05/2026·£88.7m

Tolemy Bio secures £1.2m seed to interpret and direct cells using AI models

Tolemy Bio secures £1.2m seed to interpret and direct cells using AI models

Cambridge (UK)·12/05/2026·£1.2m

Adfin lands £13.2m to cut SME late payments with AI payment rails

Adfin lands £13.2m to cut SME late payments with AI payment rails

London (UK)·12/05/2026·£13.2m

Paymentology raises £128.6m to modernise card issuance with cloud-native processing

Paymentology raises £128.6m to modernise card issuance with cloud-native processing

London (UK)·12/05/2026·£128.6m

Infex Therapeutics backs RESP‑X antibody, MET‑X metallo‑beta‑lactamase inhibitor to tackle resistant Gram‑negatives

Infex Therapeutics backs RESP‑X antibody, MET‑X metallo‑beta‑lactamase inhibitor to tackle resistant Gram‑negatives

Alderley Park (UK)·12/05/2026·£4.3m

Isomorphic Labs raises £1.5bn to push IsoDDE AI-designed drugs into clinical trials

Isomorphic Labs raises £1.5bn to push IsoDDE AI-designed drugs into clinical trials

London (UK)·12/05/2026

Happl secures £8.1m to automate cross‑border benefits compliance with AI

Happl secures £8.1m to automate cross‑border benefits compliance with AI

London (UK)·12/05/2026·£8.1m

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

Elliptic raises £88.7m to expand on-chain analytics for real-time risk monitoring

Elliptic raises £88.7m to expand on-chain analytics for real-time risk monitoring

London (UK)·13/05/2026·£88.7m

Tolemy Bio secures £1.2m seed to interpret and direct cells using AI models

Tolemy Bio secures £1.2m seed to interpret and direct cells using AI models

Cambridge (UK)·12/05/2026·£1.2m

Adfin lands £13.2m to cut SME late payments with AI payment rails

Adfin lands £13.2m to cut SME late payments with AI payment rails

London (UK)·12/05/2026·£13.2m

Paymentology raises £128.6m to modernise card issuance with cloud-native processing

Paymentology raises £128.6m to modernise card issuance with cloud-native processing

London (UK)·12/05/2026·£128.6m

Infex Therapeutics backs RESP‑X antibody, MET‑X metallo‑beta‑lactamase inhibitor to tackle resistant Gram‑negatives

Infex Therapeutics backs RESP‑X antibody, MET‑X metallo‑beta‑lactamase inhibitor to tackle resistant Gram‑negatives

Alderley Park (UK)·12/05/2026·£4.3m

Isomorphic Labs raises £1.5bn to push IsoDDE AI-designed drugs into clinical trials

Isomorphic Labs raises £1.5bn to push IsoDDE AI-designed drugs into clinical trials

London (UK)·12/05/2026

Happl secures £8.1m to automate cross‑border benefits compliance with AI

Happl secures £8.1m to automate cross‑border benefits compliance with AI

London (UK)·12/05/2026·£8.1m

AskEd raises £100,000 pre-seed to deploy voice AI for out‑of‑hours student recruitment

AskEd raises £100,000 pre-seed to deploy voice AI for out‑of‑hours student recruitment

Brighton (UK)·12/05/2026·£100k

White Circle secures £8m to monitor live AI behaviour via single API

White Circle secures £8m to monitor live AI behaviour via single API

London (UK)·12/05/2026·£8m

H2CHP raises £1.5m seed testing free-piston linear generator for resilient local power

H2CHP raises £1.5m seed testing free-piston linear generator for resilient local power

Durham (UK)·12/05/2026·£1.5m

Envoke raises £1.6m seed to cut lab downtime with virtual simulations

Envoke raises £1.6m seed to cut lab downtime with virtual simulations

Leeds (UK)·12/05/2026·£1.6m

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Total funds raised

£110.6B

Across 2,907 startups

↑ £3.0bn last 30 days

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↑ 367 last 30 days

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34%

35%

By round stage

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

Where To Start

Raise pre-seed funding

Follow these 8 Steps

Startup funding UK 2026

Gateway to your startup.

UK startup accelerators

Speed up your startup's growth.

59 angel networks UK

Hidden gem of startup funding.

103 startup grants UK

Apply for your startup grant.

Where To Start

Raise pre-seed funding

Follow these 8 Steps

Startup funding UK 2026

Gateway to your startup.

UK startup accelerators

Speed up your startup's growth.

59 angel networks UK

Hidden gem of startup funding.

103 startup grants UK

Apply for your startup grant.

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