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July 24, 2025

UK startup funding drops almost a quarter in H1 2025

Deal count also fell slightly, despite buzz around AI agents and defence

Funding in the UK fell by nearly a quarter in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period the previous year, despite the continuing march of agentic AI and a buzzing defence tech sector.

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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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