Cambridge: startups, funding and events

Cambridge, in numbers

20 rounds on record · 19 with a disclosed amount

Rounds by stage

Series C 27%

Seed 27%

Series A 27%

Pre-seed 13%

Series D+ 7%

Capital by year

€14,600,000

2022

-

2024

€269,900,000

2025

€1,097,170,000

2026

Share of rounds

Series C

27%

Seed

27%

Series A

27%

Pre-seed

13%

Series D+

7%

Source: Sesamers round tracker · full data desk →

Largest rounds tracked

Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates

Company	Round	Sector	Lead	Amount
CuspAI United Kingdom	Undisclosed	Advanced Materials	-	€393.2M
CMR Surgical United Kingdom	Undisclosed	Unclassified	Stryker	€358.1M
Cambridge Aerospace United Kingdom	Series C	Counter-UAS	-	€261.2M
Artios United Kingdom	Series D+	Biotech	SV Health Investors, RA Capital Management	€105.8M
Paragraf United Kingdom	Series C	Advanced Materials	-	€48.2M
Microbiotica United Kingdom	Series C	Unclassified	British Business Bank	€42.7M

What we have written

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Oct Microbiotica raises £36M Series C for precision microbiome medicines British Business Bank leads a £36M first close for Cambridge's Microbiotica, with Tencent back in, to… News 15
Oct Alchera raises £2.7M seed to plan UK roads and buses with AI Cambridge's Alchera closed a £2.7M seed, with Maven Capital Partners leading £2M through the South West… News 14
Oct Undecimal Bio raises $18M seed to take RNA medicines beyond the liver An $18M oversubscribed seed co-led by 4BIO Capital and IQ Capital backs a Cambridge spin-out betting… News 13
Oct CMR Surgical raises $400M from Stryker, with a buyout option Stryker takes preferred equity, exclusive US sales rights to Versius and an option to buy 100%… News

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Startups in Cambridge

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Microbiotica

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AT

Alchera Technologies

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Who invests here

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BB

British Business Bank

Led 1 of 2 rounds tracked in Cambridge.

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EC

Entree Capital

Led 1 of 2 rounds tracked in Cambridge.

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IQ Capital Seed–Series A · Deep tech

Led 1 of 2 rounds tracked in Cambridge. IQ Capital is a London-based venture capital firm investing in European deep…

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Cambridge Tech Week – Innovation Alley 2026 Startup zone

A stand in the curated Innovation Alley showcase at Cambridge's Guildhall and Corn Exchange on 16-17 September, alongside 80+ AI, MedTech, HealthTech, ClimateTech and advanced-engineering companies, plus automatic entry into the CamTechWeek Pitch Competition, where five selected companies pitch on the main Corn Exchange stage to an eminent panel of investors and industry leaders and get national and international media exposure. Stands cost GBP 350 + VAT for startups and GBP 1,500 + VAT for scaleups. · None

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