United Kingdom logged 15 verified funding rounds in the week ending 08 Dec 2024, totalling ≈$1.7B. Abingworth anchors the week with a ≈$1.5B fund in Life Sciences Investment. Financial Services was the busiest sector with 5 deals.
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Deals this week | 15 |
| Total raised | ≈$1.7B |
| Top sector | Financial Services (5) |
| Most common round | Pre-Seed (3) |
| Most active investor | Y Combinator (2 deals) |
| Sources tracked | 46 |
| # | Company | Amount | Round | Sector | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abingworth | $1.5B | fund | Life Sciences Investment | 02 Dec 2024 |
| 2 | Zopa | £75.0M | equity | Financial Services | 01 Feb 2023 |
| 3 | 9fin | $50.0M | Series B | Financial Services | 01 Dec 2024 |
| 4 | Sage | $35.0M | debt | Government Administration | 08 Jul 2026 |
| 5 | SatVu | £12.7M | series a-2 | Aerospace & Defense | 04 Dec 2024 |
Vamoa, Crezco, Automated Architecture (AUAR), Eleos Life - Embedded Insurance, TEAM RH HOLDINGS LIMITED, Stream, Tala Thrive, HYBRD and 2 more closed rounds this week. Sign up to see amounts, round types, sectors and investor lists.
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Zopa£75.0M · equity · Financial Services · United Kingdom
We’re Zopa, and we want to make money work better for you. Our diverse team is united in their mission of creating simple, fair and honest financial products that have the customer’s needs at their heart.
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| # | Investor | Deals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y Combinator | 2 |
| 2 | 1020 Capital | 1 |
| 3 | A/O PropTech | 1 |
| 4 | ABB Robotics | 1 |
| 5 | Barnaby Hussey-Yeo | 1 |
| 6 | British Business Bank | 1 |
| 7 | Clocktower Ventures | 1 |
| 8 | Craft Ventures | 1 |
| 9 | Definition Capital | 1 |
| 10 | Earth Sciences Foundation |
Financial Services accounted for 5 of 15 verified deals in United Kingdom this week. The stage mix was 6 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 9 Series A or later. Y Combinator was the most active investor, backing 2 of the week's rounds.
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2 more sources tracked. Read the full press release and reporter coverage.
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9fin$50.0M · Series B · Financial Services · United Kingdom
9fin is the AI-native intelligence platform for the global debt markets.
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