SignalbaseUpdated 19 Jul 2026

Top recently funded startups in United Kingdom, week of 2022-06-06

United Kingdom logged 6 verified funding rounds in the week ending 05 Jun 2022, totalling ≈$1.1B. Ford Motor Company Limited (Ford UK) anchors the week with a ≈$952.5M loan in Automotive.

Week of 2022-06-06United Kingdom6 deals≈$1.1B raised

Country	United Kingdom
Deals this week	6
Total raised	≈$1.1B
Top sector	Automotive (1)
Most common round	Seed (2)
Sources tracked	14

The biggest 5 deals this week

#	Company	Amount	Round	Sector	Announced
1	Ford Motor Company Limited (Ford UK)	£750.0M	loan	Automotive	01 Jun 2022
2	Cred	$80.0M	Series F	Consumer Services	01 Jun 2022
3	Zilch	$50.0M	series c extension	FinTech	01 Jun 2022
4	Artificial Labs	$12.0M	Series A	Insurance Technology	01 Jun 2022
5	Epoch Biodesign	$11.0M	Seed	Biotechnology	01 Jun 2022

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Closer look at the top 3

Ford Motor Company Limited (Ford UK)

Announced 01 Jun 2022

£750.0M · loan · Automotive · United Kingdom

“Ford UK secures £1bn government-backed loan to accelerate electric vehicle expansion Skip to content Thursday, July 2, 2026 Latest: Leapmotor T03 gets price cut but misses out on ‘cheapest EV’ label Nissan Leaf now starts at under £29,000 thanks to new 52kWh model New BMW iX5 gets bold design language, massive battery, and almost 500 miles of range”
From the announcement · 01 Jun 2022

4 more sources tracked. Read the full press release and reporter coverage.

Investors: UK Export Finance (UKEF) (lead).

Cred

Announced 01 Jun 2022

$80.0M · Series F · Consumer Services · United Kingdom

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Most active investors this week

#	Investor	Deals
1	Day One Ventures	1
2	DMG Ventures	1
3	Extantia	1
4	Gauss Ventures	1
5	GIC	1
6	Goldman Sachs Asset Management	1
7	Happiness Capital	1
8	KOMPAS VC	1
9	Leitmotif	1
10	Limited Ventures	1

What this week tells us

Automotive accounted for 1 of 6 verified deals in United Kingdom this week. The stage mix was 2 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 4 Series A or later.