# Median pre-seed round in the United Kingdom (2026) > The median pre-seed round in the United Kingdom is $2.0M, from 31 rounds announced in the last 12 months. Half raised between $1.1M and $3.9M. Source: https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed/united-kingdom (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Funding benchmark · last 12 months # The typical pre-seed round in the *United Kingdom* From 31 pre-seed rounds announced in the United Kingdom over the last twelve months, each read from a named source. Half of them raised between $1.1M and $3.9M. See the rounds[All benchmarks](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks) Pre-seed United Kingdom Median round **$2.0M** $491K 1 in 10 below $1.1M – $3.9M middle half $6.6M 1 in 10 above 31 rounds counted · recounted nightly Rounds counted **31** pre-seed rounds in the United Kingdom, last 12 months Against worldwide **0%** vs the $2.0M worldwide median Since last round **-** too few earlier rounds on record Lead named **71%** of these rounds name the investor who led The trend ## Median pre-seed round, quarter by quarter From $772K in 2025 Q2 to $3.0M in 2026 Q3. Quarters with fewer than five rounds are left blank. '24 Q4 2 rds '25 Q1 1 rds $772K '25 Q2 5 rds $1.7M '25 Q3 6 rds '25 Q4 2 rds $1.8M '26 Q1 6 rds '26 Q2 4 rds $3.0M '26 Q3 8 rds Who leads ## The most active leads The firms that led the most pre-seed rounds in the United Kingdom this year. - [1 **Fuel Ventures** 4 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fuel-ventures) - [2 **Empirical Ventures** 2 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/empirical-ventures) - [3 **Bridford Group** 2 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bridford-group) - [4 **Andreessen Horowitz** 1 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) - [5 **SFC Capital** 1 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) - [6 **IP Group** 1 led](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) Recent examples ## Pre-seed rounds in the United Kingdom, latest first - [**Marrow** 22 Oct 2026 Insurtech Gateway $2.0M at median](https://millionrounds.com/company/marrow) - [**Respiratory Analytics** 19 Oct 2026 Angel Academe EIS Fund I $1.6M -20%](https://millionrounds.com/company/respiratory-analytics) - [**Affinity Labs** 14 Oct 2026 Fuel Ventures $2.0M at median](https://millionrounds.com/company/affinity-labs) - [**Atlian** 5 Oct 2026 Fuel Ventures $609K -70%](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlian) - [**Foundational** 1 Oct 2026 Inflection $11M +443%](https://millionrounds.com/company/foundational) - [**Outerlimit** 22 Sept 2026 AlbionVC $16M +700%](https://millionrounds.com/company/outerlimit) - [**Quartz** 16 Sept 2026 Daphni $3.7M +85%](https://millionrounds.com/company/quartz) - [**AcouBatt** 16 Sept 2026 Creator Fund $1.5M -25%](https://millionrounds.com/company/acoubatt) **How to read these figures** They come from announced rounds. Large rounds are almost always announced and many small ones never are, so the true typical round is probably a little smaller than shown, most of all at pre-seed and seed. Every round behind them is in the record with its source. [How we read rounds](https://millionrounds.com/methodology). Other stages in the United Kingdom [**Seed** $3.1M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/united-kingdom)[**Series A** $14M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-a/united-kingdom)[**Series B** $43M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-b/united-kingdom)[**Growth** $25M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/growth/united-kingdom) Pre-seed elsewhere [**AI** $2.1M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed/ai)[**United States** $3.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed/united-states)[**Fintech** $2.4M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed/fintech)[**Software** $2.0M](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed/software) ## Raising a pre-seed round? See who leads rounds like yours, and check your raise before you pitch. [Take the Fundability Test](https://millionrounds.com/fundability)[Or find investors](https://millionrounds.com/investor-database) ## Q&A How big is a typical pre-seed round in the United Kingdom? The median is $2.0M, from 31 pre-seed rounds announced in the United Kingdom in the last twelve months. Half of them raised between $1.1M and $3.9M; one in ten raised more than $6.6M. Which rounds are counted? Rounds announced in the last twelve months with a stated amount and stage, each read from a named article or filing. A page is only published where at least 30 rounds stand behind it. Are these figures biased? Towards larger rounds, yes. Big rounds are announced; many small ones never are. So the true typical round is probably a little smaller than the figure here, especially at pre-seed and seed. How often does it change? The figures are recounted from the record every night, as new rounds are read.