Place
Bristol: startups, funding and events
Capital tracked€105,390,000
Rounds9
Startups9
Events tracked1
€105.4M
Capital tracked
9
Disclosed rounds
€28.8M
Biggest round
9
Startups tracked
Bristol, in numbers
9 rounds on record · 9 with a disclosed amount
Rounds by stage
Series A 29%
Growth 29%
Seed 29%
Grant 14%
Capital by year
Share of rounds
Source: Sesamers round tracker · full data desk →
Largest rounds tracked
Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates
| Company | Round | Sector | Lead | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowden Technologies United Kingdom | Growth | Defence Engineering | - | €28.8M |
| Astral Systems United Kingdom | Series A | Deep tech | Mercia Ventures | €26.7M |
| iCOMAT United Kingdom | Series A | Advanced Materials | 8VC, NATO Innovation Fund | €20.7M |
| Emm United Kingdom | Seed | Consumer tech | Lunar Ventures | €7.7M |
| Adarga United Kingdom | Growth | Gov Tech | - | £6.4M |
| Zero Point Motion United Kingdom | Seed | Defence Tech | Science Creates Ventures | €4.8M |
Startups in Bristol
From the directory
A
Adaptavate
€4,650,000
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Anaphite
Battery Tech · Series A
Dry electrode coating technology that cuts cost and energy use in battery cell manufacturing
Grant · £1,600,000
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Perceptual Robotics
Industrial Robotics · Seed
Autonomous drones and AI analysis for wind turbine blade inspection
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Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
Mercia Ventures
Series A–Series B
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in Bristol. Mercia Ventures is the venture capital arm of Mercia Asset Management, investing…
£10M
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Lunar Ventures
Pre-seed–Seed · Deep tech
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in Bristol. Lunar Ventures backs technical founders from day zero, leading pre-seed rounds of…
$500K–$2M
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Next up
The Bristol calendar · 1 tracked
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