UK tech companies raised $25.7bn in first nine months of 2026

UK tech companies raised $25.7 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up 88% from $13.7 billion a year earlier, across 816 rounds versus 984, according to Tracxn. Late-stage funding rose 121% to $12.4 billion, seed funding doubled to $2.4 billion, and new unicorns grew from 5 to 18.

• Total funding rose 88% to $25.7bn across 816 rounds
• Late-stage funding reached $12.4bn (+121%), early-stage $10.9bn (+58%)
• Seed funding doubled to $2.4bn while seed rounds fell 23%
• 18 new unicorns versus 5 a year earlier, 15 of them in London