Analysis

November 2, 2023

Most active UK investors outside of London, Cambridge and Oxford

Sifted digs into the data to find out which non-Golden Triangle-based funds have backed the most startups in 2023


It isn’t likely to shock many in the world of UK tech that, when it comes to funding, there's London, Oxford and Cambridge and there’s… everywhere else. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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