Analysis

April 7, 2023

17 UK startups which aren’t from London to watch, according to VCs

We asked five investors which startups they’ve got their eyes on


You don’t need to be from London to raise VC cash in the UK. In 2022, tech companies from outside the country’s capital picked up $8.9bn, according to Dealroom. Aside from the UK as a whole that figure only falls behind Germany and France in Europe for total raised last year. 

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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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