2024 alone saw £3.87b in investment that was not publicly disclosed.
1,604 early-stage companies securing their inaugural seed investments in 2025.
key trends (AI ubiquity, health tech dominance, sustainability imperatives, and fintech
25% of funded firms targeting reproductive health, oncology, and personalised medicine.
green tech, with 15-20% of startups focusing on net-zero solutions
Seed rounds, which were worth a total of £1.8b to the companies, fuel job creation
5,898 active mental health-focussed companies in the UK. Together, these companies have raised £1.86b in equity investment since 2011, with an average raise of £1.79m.
Focus for mental health startups include psychiatry, psychotherapy, and counselling (31.3%),
2025 saw a record number of companies close. 768,000 companies closed in 2025, 80k more than the year before. some of the closed businesses once had great promise: 1,254 had raised external financing (totalling £4.57b).