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UK tech startups and scaleups to

watch in 2022

The reference point of Europe’s tech landscape, the UK tops virtually every chart and metric of
the region’s startup universe.

Its 48 unicorns and 40,000 startups get the most funding, close the most deals, and realise the
most exits than any other country across the continent. It’s an increasingly mature tech space
capable of pulling its weight against other global ecosystems.

While growth rates have slowed down in line with global market turmoil, the UK’s ecosystem
value jumped 42.8% in 2021, and is steadily approaching $1tn — as much as Germany, France
and Sweden combined, and third worldwide, according to Dealroom.

Sifted ranked the most promising startups across the UK in a weighted selection of new entries,
older faces and fast-growing hits.

All 111 Series B 37 Series C 27 Series A 22 Late VC 6 Growth Equity VC 4

COMPANY LOCATION FOUNDED STAGE LAST ROUND SIZE

Durham,
Atom Bank United 2014 Late VC €90m
Kingdom

London,
Growth
Netomnia United 2019 €354m
Equity VC
Kingdom

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Growth
ClearBank United 2015 €208.2m
Equity VC
Kingdom
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London,
Wagestream United 2018 Series C €175m
Kingdom

Babraham,
Artios
United 2016 Series C €139.1m
Pharma
Kingdom

London,
Soldo United 2014 Series C -
Kingdom

London,
Pollen United 2014 Series C €136.4m
Kingdom

London,
PrimaryBid United 2012 Series C €172.7m
Kingdom

London,
10x Banking United 2016 Series C €170m
Kingdom

London,
Form3 United 2016 Series C €160m
Kingdom

London,
Quell
United 2019 Series B €141.8m
Therapeutics
Kingdom

London,
Pollinate United 2017 Series C €43.1m
Kingdom

London,
Clear Score Growth
United 2014 €181.8m
Technology Equity VC
Kingdom

London,
Tide United 2015 Series C €100m
Kingdom

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London,
Onfido United 2010 Grant €6m
Kingdom
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Nottingham,
Oakbrook Growth
United 2011 €170.4m
Finance Equity VC
Kingdom

London,
Fresha.com United 2015 Series C €47.7m
Kingdom

London,
Huma United 2011 Late VC €30m
Kingdom

London,
Curve United 2015 Series C -
Kingdom

Kirkcaldy,
PaySend United 2015 Series B €125m
Kingdom

London,
Carwow United 2013 Late VC -
Kingdom

London,
Beamery United 2014 Series C €125.5m
Kingdom

London,
Monese United 2015 Series C €81.8m
Kingdom

London,
ContractPod United 2012 Series C €104.5m
Kingdom

London,
Bloom & Wild United 2014 Series D €36m
Kingdom

Oxford,
Evox
United 2016 Series C €83m
Therapeutics
Kingdom

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Oxford,
OMass
United 2016 Series B €90.6m
Therapeutics
Kingdom OK

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Bristol,
Envelop United 2016 Series B €130m
Kingdom

London,
Privitar United 2014 Series C €6.4m
Kingdom

Stevenage,
Apollo
United 2016 Early VC €131.8m
Therapeutics
Kingdom

Cambridge,
Bit bio United 2016 Series B €93.6m
Kingdom

London,
Support
Elvie United 2013 -
Program
Kingdom

London,
Proximie United 2016 Series C €80m
Kingdom

London,
Nothing United 2020 Series B €63.6m
Kingdom

London,
Beauty Pie United 2016 Series B €90.9m
Kingdom

London,
Ori Biotech United 2015 Series B €90.9m
Kingdom

Bristol,
Immersive
United 2017 Series C €75m
Labs
Kingdom

London,
DICE United 2014 Series C €110.9m
Kingdom
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London,
Builder United 2012 Series C €90.9m
Kingdom OK

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London,
Cognism United 2015 Series C €79.5m
Kingdom

Forres
Scotland,
Orbex Space 2015 Series C €48.5m
United
Kingdom

London,
Cera United 2015 - €30.2m
Kingdom

London,
Railsbank United 2016 Series B €63.6m
Kingdom

London,
InstaDeep United 2015 Series B €100m
Kingdom

London,
Support
Uncapped United 2019 -
Program
Kingdom

Manchester,
Peak United 2014 Series C €68.2m
Kingdom

Bristol,
Huboo United 2017 Series B €91m
Kingdom

London,
Qredo United 2011 Series A €72.7m
Kingdom

London,
Rossum United 2017 Series A €90.9m
Kingdom

Oxford,
ONI United 2016 Series B €68.2m
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London, OK
Permutive United 2015 Series C €68.2m
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Kingdom

London,
Elliptic United 2013 Series C €54.5m
Kingdom

London,
Zapp United 2020 Series A €90.9m
Kingdom

Palta London,
(previously United 2016 Series B €90.9m
Haxus) Kingdom

Beckley,
Beckley
United 2019 Series B €69.6m
Psytech
Kingdom

London,
Yulife United 2016 Series B €70m
Kingdom

Edinburgh,
Pocket FM United 2013 Series C €59.1m
Kingdom

London,
Kuda
United 2019 Series B €50m
Technologies
Kingdom

London,
Token United 2015 Series C €36.4m
Kingdom

Oxford,
Oxbotica United 2014 Series B €12.6m
Kingdom

Royal
Leamington
ONTO 2017 Series B €79.5m
Spa, United
Kingdom

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Freetrade United 2016 Late VC €10.2m
Kingdom
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Cardiff
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Cardiff,
Sonovate United 2012 Late VC €66m
Kingdom

London,
Fidel API United 2013 Series B €59.1m
Kingdom

Somersham,
Paragraf United 2015 Series B €54.5m
Kingdom

London,
Olsam United 2020 Series A €75m
Kingdom

London,
Modulr
United 2015 Late VC -
Finance
Kingdom

London,
Primer United 2020 Series B €50m
Kingdom

London,
DnaNUDGE United 2015 Series A €54.5m
Kingdom

London,
Taptap send United 2018 Series B €59.1m
Kingdom

London,
Lifebit United 2017 Series B €60m
Kingdom

London,
Yapily United 2017 Series B €51m
Kingdom

Glasgow,
ENOUGH United 2015 Series B €42m
Kingdom

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Elwood
United 2018 Series A €63.6m
Technologies
Kingdom
OK

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London,
Goodlord United 2014 Series B €32.4m
Kingdom

London,
Unmind United 2016 Series B €43m
Kingdom

London,
ANNA Money United 2018 Series A €19.7m
Kingdom

Cambridge London,
Quantum United 2014 Early VC €40.9m
Computing Kingdom

London,
Plum United 2016 Early VC €7.8m
Kingdom

Intelligent Dundee,
Growth United 2013 Series B €50.6m
Solutions Kingdom

London,
Pento United 2016 Series B €35m
Kingdom

London,
Weavr.io United 2018 Series A €46m
Kingdom

London,
OLIO United 2016 Series B €39.1m
Kingdom

Cambridge,
Nuclera
United 2013 Series B €38.6m
Nucleics
Kingdom

Westminster,
Pollination United 2019 Series B €45.5m
Kingdom

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London,
Taster United 2017 Series B €33.6m
Kingdom OK

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London,
Automata United 2015 Series B €36.4m
Kingdom

London,
AccuRx United 2016 Series B €33m
Kingdom

London,
Gravity
United 2014 Series A €30.5m
Sketch
Kingdom

London,
Outfund United 2019 Series A €120m
Kingdom

London,
Sylvera United 2020 Series A €29.6m
Kingdom

London,
BVNK United 2016 Series A €36.4m
Kingdom

Cambridge,
Supplant United 2017 Series A €16.4m
Kingdom

London,
Carmoola United 2021 Seed €32.4m
Kingdom

London,
Yonder United 2020 Seed €24m
Kingdom

London,
Colendi United 2016 Series A €27.3m
Kingdom

Manchester,
Sourceful United 2020 Series A €18.2m
Kingdom
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Glasgow,
Previse United 2016 Series B €9.4m
Kingdom OK

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Edinburgh,
Rooser United 2019 Series A €20.9m
Kingdom

London,
Otta United 2019 Series A €18.2m
Kingdom

London,
Support
Clim8 United 2019 -
Program
Kingdom

London,
Heygo United 2020 Series A €18.2m
Kingdom

London,
Peanut United 2016 Series A €10.9m
Kingdom

Cardiff,
Coincover United 2018 Series A €8.4m
Kingdom

Belfast,
Responsible United 2021 Seed €5.8m
Kingdom

London,
Vira Health United 2019 Series A €12m
Kingdom

London,
Carbon Clean
United 2009 - -
Solutions
Kingdom

Cardiff,
Solascure United 2017 - -
Kingdom

Belfast,
Cumulus
United 2015 - -
Neuroscience
Kingdom
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Belfast,
B-Secur United 2015 Series A -
OK
Kingdom
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London,
Qogita United 2021 Series B -
Kingdom

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