Place
London: startups, funding and events
Capital tracked€13,210,327,220
Rounds200
Startups305
Events tracked25
Stories13
Capital tracked
€13.2B
Disclosed rounds
200
Biggest round
€2.9B
Startups tracked
305
London, in numbers
200 rounds on record · 196 with a disclosed amount
Rounds by stage
Rounds by stage. Donut chart, 6 slices. Seed 55 (40%), Series A 29 (21%), Pre-seed 22 (16%), Series B 10 (7%), Growth 9 (7%), Other (8) 13 (9%).
- Seed5540%
- Series A2921%
- Pre-seed2216%
- Series B107%
- Growth97%
- Other (8)139%
Source: Sesamers round tracker
Capital by year
Capital by year. Bar chart, 2 bars. Highest: 2026, €10.2B. Lowest: 2025, €3.0B. Values: 2025 €3.0B, 2026 €10.2B.
Source: Sesamers round tracker
Share of rounds
Share of rounds by stage. Bar chart, 13 rows. Seed 40%, Series A 21%, Pre-seed 16%, Series B 7%, Growth 6%, Series C 3%, Grant 2%, Series D+ 1%, Bridge 1%, Debt 1%, Venture Round 1%, Debt Financing 1%, Debt and Equity 0%.
Source: Sesamers round tracker
n = 200 rounds
Largest rounds tracked
Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates
| Company | Round | Sector | Lead | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fractile United Kingdom | Series C | Defence AI | - | €691.9M |
| Believ United Kingdom | Growth | EV Charging | Zouk Capital, Liberty Global | €356.6M |
| Wagestream United Kingdom | Undisclosed | Embedded Finance | - | €352M |
| OLIX United Kingdom | Undisclosed | Industry | - | €270.5M |
| Fractile United Kingdom | Series B | Defence AI | Accel, Factorial Funds, Founders Fund | €188M |
| Zilch United Kingdom | Growth | Fintech | KKCG | €161M |
What we have written
13 stories on London
07Nov Mindmax raises $3.3M pre-seed for a spoken AI tutor Mindmax, built by Memrise's Ed Cooke and Daniel Zohar, raised $3.3M (£2.5M) in a pre-seed round… News 28
Oct Querio raises $5M seed to put metrics back in the data team’s hands London's Querio launched with $5 million and BMW i Ventures as lead investor. Its metric definitions… News 27
Oct Machenta raises $40M seed to teach robots from one demonstration A London lab of eleven people raised $40 million before it has anything to sell. Machenta's… News 27
Oct Nevis raises $70M Series B to put AI agents inside wealth management EQT Ventures led a $70 million Series B into Nevis, a London company whose AI agents… News 26
Oct Nous raises $17M to run the bills in 250,000 UK homes A London agent that switches tariffs and cancels subscriptions now runs the bills in just under… News
Startups in London
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Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
MMC Ventures
Seed–Series A · AI
Led 3 of 4 rounds tracked in London. MMC Ventures is a London seed and Series A investor in European…
Ticket undisclosed
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Creandum
Seed–Series A
Led 2 of 4 rounds tracked in London. Creandum is a Stockholm-based venture capital firm founded in 2003 that backs…
Ticket undisclosed
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Seedcamp
Pre-seed–Seed · AI
Led 2 of 4 rounds tracked in London. Seedcamp backs pre-seed and seed-stage technology companies across Europe, writing first cheques…
$350K–$1M
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Next up
The London calendar · 25 tracked
01Dec FinTech Connect 2026 Conference · London, United Kingdom 2 days 01
Feb Finovate Europe 2027 Conference · London, United Kingdom 03
Feb AI & Big Data Expo Global 2027 Tradeshow · London, United Kingdom · 7000 2 days 23
Feb CDAO UK 2027 Conference · London, United Kingdom · 400 2 days 24
Feb Space-Comm Expo Europe 2027 Tradeshow · London, United Kingdom · 6000 2 days 02
Mar MoneyLIVE Summit 2027 Summit · London, United Kingdom 2 days
Programs in London
Open calls first
Innovation Zero World Congress – Innovation Zero Awards 2027
Competition
Winners are featured in the Innovation Zero Green Solutions Catalogue, receive a finalist badge and logo rights for their own marketing, get an Award Spotlight on the Innovation Zero World Congress Main Stage, are included in the congress marketing campaign, and are given a 50 per cent discount on exhibiting packages. Awards run across six sectors — Energy and Power, Transport, Logistics and Supply Chain, Land and Water, Industry, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification, and Built — with two winners in each: a Promising Solution at TRL 4-6 and a Mature Solution at TRL 7 and above. · None
Rolling
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GF
Google for Startups Immersion EMEA 2026
Accelerator
none
Closed
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Infosecurity Europe – Cyber Startup Programme 2027
Startup zone
Selected companies get exhibition stand space in the Cyber Startups Zone on the Infosecurity Europe floor at ExCeL London, access to founder-focused conference sessions, and introductions to investors, CISOs and enterprise buyers. The programme also carries the Cyber Startup Award: finalists pitch live to a panel of industry leaders and get PR and branding support, and the overall winner takes an official logo and trophy, a complimentary exhibition stand in the Discovery Zone at the next edition, two hours of PR consultancy, two hours of branding workshops and two VIP party tickets. Dedicated Founder, Investor and Startup Enabler ticket types run alongside the zone. · None
Upcoming
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