London: startups, funding and events

London, in numbers

200 rounds on record · 196 with a disclosed amount

Rounds by stage

Seed 36%

Series A 21%

Pre-seed 16%

Series B 9%

Growth 7%

Capital by year

€171,660,000

2024

€3,311,351,000

2025

€9,266,573,200

2026

Share of rounds

Seed

36%

Series A

21%

Pre-seed

16%

Series B

9%

Growth

7%

Series C

3%

Grant

2%

Series D+

1%

Bridge

1%

Debt

1%

Venture Round

1%

Debt Financing

1%

Debt and Equity

1%

Series E extension

1%

Source: Sesamers round tracker · full data desk →

Largest rounds tracked

Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates

Company	Round	Sector	Lead	Amount
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
Zepz United Kingdom	Undisclosed	Fintech	-	€152M

What we have written

7 stories on London

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Oct XRlabs raises $8.4M seed to put surgical AI in every operating room A practising neurosurgeon raised $8.4M from Playground Global to make the operating room's machines work as… News 19
Oct Unravel Health raises £2.5M pre-seed for at-home hormone testing London's Unravel Health has closed a £2.5M pre-seed co-led by Conduit EIS Impact Fund and Wrightwood.… News 12
Oct Scarlet raises $50M Series B to certify AI medical devices A London notified body founded by ex-Babylon engineers just raised $50M from Headline to clear the… News 11
Oct TrueLayer raises $27M led by CDP Venture Capital for its Italy push Italy's sovereign venture arm just led a $27M round into a London fintech founded by two… News 10
Oct Sava raises $36M Series B to retire the fingerstick London's Sava landed a $36M Series B and a distribution deal in one move: lead investor… News

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Startups in London

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Opply

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Who invests here

Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first

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 view →

AlbionVC Series A–Series B

Led 3 of 3 rounds tracked in London. AlbionVC invests in B2B software and technology companies in the United Kingdom,…

£2M–£5M view →

Atomico Series A–Series B

Led 2 of 3 rounds tracked in London. Atomico is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2006 that invests…

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Next up

The London calendar · 25 tracked

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Nov Insurance Innovators Summit 2026 Summit · London, United Kingdom 2 days 01
Dec 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

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

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Google for Startups Immersion EMEA 2026 Accelerator

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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

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