SignalbaseUpdated 18 Sept 2026

Top recently funded startups in United Kingdom, week of 2026-06-08

United Kingdom logged 26 verified funding rounds in the week ending 07 Jun 2026, totalling ≈$781.2M. Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) anchors the week with a ≈$347.8M Series C in Technology, Information and Media. Technology, Information and Media was the busiest sector with 8 deals.

Week of 2026-06-08United Kingdom26 deals≈$781.2M raised

Country	United Kingdom
Deals this week	26
Total raised	≈$781.2M
Top sector	Technology, Information and Media (8)
Most common round	Seed (10)
Most active investor	20VC (2 deals)
Sources tracked	70

The biggest 5 deals this week

#	Company	Amount	Round	Sector	Announced
1	Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC)	$347.8M	Series C	Technology, Information and Media	18 Sept 2026
2	Cognito	$105.0M	Series C	Public Relations and Communications Services	06 Mar 2026
3	Peak Cluster	$80.2M	—	Manufacturing	03 Jun 2026
4	IMU Biosciences	$53.0M	Series A	Hospitals and Health Care	02 Jun 2026
5	Apoha	$36.0M

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21 more funding rounds this week

Semble, Fuse Energy, Leverage Edu, YIRUI Pharmaceutical Technology, Sagentic, Archestra.AI, Flok Health, Offroad Games and 13 more closed rounds this week. Sign up to see amounts, round types, sectors and investor lists.

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Closer look at the top 3

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC)

Announced 18 Sept 2026

$347.8M · Series C · Technology, Information and Media · United Kingdom

Quantum computing is poised to reshape our world by addressing the complex challenges we face today.

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From the announcement · 03 Jun 2026

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

Investors: Bullhound Capital, British Business Bank, Oxford Science Enterprises, COFIDES, Alpha Edison.

Cognito

Announced 06 Mar 2026

$105.0M · Series C · Public Relations and Communications Services · United Kingdom

Most active investors this week

#	Investor	Deals
1	20VC	2
2	Acequia Capital	1
3	AlbionVC	1
4	Alpha Edison	1
5	Apollo Health Ventures	1
6	Benvolio Group	1
7	British Business Bank	1
8	Bullhound Capital	1
9	Calculus Capital	1
10	COFIDES	1

What this week tells us

Technology, Information and Media accounted for 8 of 26 verified deals in United Kingdom this week. The stage mix was 11 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 15 Series A or later. 20VC was the most active investor, backing 2 of the week's rounds.