Top recently funded startups in United Kingdom, week of 2026-01-05

United Kingdom logged 6 verified funding rounds in the week ending 04 Jan 2026, totalling ≈$1.6B. Kraken anchors the week with a ≈$1.0B Series A in Technology, Information and Internet.

Week of 2026-01-05United Kingdom6 deals≈$1.6B raised

Country	United Kingdom
Deals this week	6
Total raised	≈$1.6B
Top sector	Financial Services (1)
Most common round	Seed (2)
Sources tracked	22

The biggest 5 deals this week

Closer look at the top 3

Most active investors this week

What this week tells us

Financial Services 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.

This week in other markets

Freshly funded startups in every European country we track. Updated every Monday.

United StatesTop week

≈$3.6Bacross 67 deals

Kleiner Perkins leads with ≈$825.0M venture - series unknown · Venture Capital

Spain

≈$257.7Macross 3 deals

Open Evidence leads with ≈$250.0M Series D · Professional Services

Switzerland

≈$13.0Macross 2 deals

Epiterna leads with ≈$10.8M Seed · Biotechnology