# Archangel Lightworks funding: rounds and investors > Archangel Lightworks has raised $17M across 3 rounds since 2025. Investors include Oxford Science Enterprises, ESA and Starburst Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/archangel-lightworks (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Archangel Lightworks* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Aerospace & Space Defence Tech Hardware & Electronics Telecoms Raised 3 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$17M** raised across 3 rounds since 2025, from 4 sources **$466K** Grant **$13M** Series A **$2.7M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $2.7M Aug 2026 - **Biggest round:** $13M Series A · Apr 2026 - **Investors:** 8 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2026 **$466K** Grant **$13M** Series A **$2.7M** Series A - **First round:** Grant, $466K - **Biggest round:** $13M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 5 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2026** Series A **$2.7M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Apr 2026** Series A **$13M** *5 new* *3 returning* [Santander Alternative Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/santander-alternative-investments) Lead [Oxford Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-capital) [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) [ESA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-space-agency) [Starburst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starburst-ventures) [Blackfinch Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackfinch-ventures) [National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund-nssif) [Lycka Limited](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lycka-limited) Reported by Firms' own news pages and 1 other - **Nov 2025** Grant **$466K** *3 new* [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) [ESA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-space-agency) [Starburst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starburst-ventures) Source recorded ## Funding filed with regulators Archangel Lightworks filed 2 raises, $17M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Aug 2026 **$2.7M** UK share allotment - Apr 2026 **$14M** UK share allotment ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Grant** 2025 **Series A** 2026 **Series A** 2026 [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) [ESA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-space-agency) [Starburst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starburst-ventures) [Santander Alternative Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/santander-alternative-investments) L [Oxford Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-capital) [Blackfinch Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackfinch-ventures) [National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund-nssif) [Lycka Limited](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lycka-limited) ## Everyone who backed them [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) VC firm **2** rounds [ESA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-space-agency) Corporate VC **2** rounds [Starburst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starburst-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Santander Alternative Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/santander-alternative-investments) Growth equity **1** round, led 1 [Oxford Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-capital) VC firm **1** round [Blackfinch Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackfinch-ventures) VC firm **1** round [National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund-nssif) Corporate VC **1** round [Lycka Limited](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lycka-limited) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=archangel-lightworks). ## Quick answers about Archangel Lightworks ### Who invested in Archangel Lightworks? Archangel Lightworks's investors include Oxford Science Enterprises, ESA, Starburst Ventures, Santander Alternative Investments and Oxford Capital Partners, and 3 more on record. ### How much has Archangel Lightworks raised? Archangel Lightworks has raised $17M across 3 rounds since 2025. ### When did Archangel Lightworks last raise? Archangel Lightworks's most recent round was a Series A of $2.7M in Aug 2026. ### What was Archangel Lightworks's biggest round? Archangel Lightworks's largest round on record is $13M (Series A), in Apr 2026, led by Santander Alternative Investments. ### Who backed Archangel Lightworks first? Archangel Lightworks's first round on record, in Nov 2025, was backed by Oxford Science Enterprises, ESA and Starburst Ventures. ### What stage is Archangel Lightworks at? Archangel Lightworks's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2026. ### Where is Archangel Lightworks based? Archangel Lightworks is based in the United Kingdom. ### Who led Archangel Lightworks's rounds? Santander Alternative Investments led the Series A in 2026. ## Companies like Archangel Lightworks In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Salience Labs** $169M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/salience-labs)[**mOm Incubators** $191M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mom-incubators)[**Living Optics** $61M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/living-optics)[**Foundational** $19M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/foundational)[**Occam** $4.3M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/occam)[**Flow Engineering** $73M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/flow-engineering) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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