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March 16, 2021

UK sees record tech investment in 2020

The UK attracts the most VC of any European country, ranks third globally and has a growing herd of unicorns — but lags on R&D funding.


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Despite Covid-19 and the uncertainty of Brexit, investment into tech companies in the UK was at record levels last year, the proportion of foreign investment rose, IPOs gathered pace and seven new companies made unicorn status.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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