# Checkboard funding: rounds and investors > Checkboard has raised $9.7M across 6 rounds since 2023. Investors include Innovate UK, SFC Capital and Beringea. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/checkboard (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Checkboard* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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. Fintech Raised 4 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$9.7M** raised across 6 rounds since 2023, from 6 sources **$481K** Round **$127K** Seed **$177K** Round **$158K** Round **$267K** Round **$8.5M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $8.5M Jul 2026 - **Step-up i:** 31.8× - **Investors:** 3 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. 2024 2025 2026 **$481K** Round **$127K** Seed **$177K** Round **$158K** Round **$267K** Round **$8.5M** Series A - **First round:** Round, $481K - **Biggest round:** $8.5M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 7 months ## The rounds - **Jul 2026** Series A **$8.5M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) [Beringea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beringea) Source recorded - **Oct 2025** Round **$267K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Mar 2025** Round **$158K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Nov 2024** Round **$177K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Apr 2024** Seed **$127K** *2 new* [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) Source recorded - **Oct 2023** Round **$481K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet ## Funding filed with regulators Checkboard filed 7 raises, $9.3M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Jun 2026 **$3.5M** UK share allotment - Apr 2026 **$4.6M** UK share allotment - Oct 2025 **$267K** UK share allotment - Mar 2025 **$158K** UK share allotment - Nov 2024 **$177K** UK share allotment - Jan 2024 **$133K** UK share allotment - Oct 2023 **$481K** 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. **Round** 2023 **Seed** 2024 **Round** 2024 **Round** 2025 **Round** 2025 **Series A** 2026 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) [Beringea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beringea) ## Everyone who backed them [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) VC firm **2** rounds [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) Angel network **2** rounds [Beringea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beringea) Private equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=checkboard). ## Quick answers about Checkboard ### Who invested in Checkboard? Checkboard's investors include Innovate UK, SFC Capital and Beringea. ### How much has Checkboard raised? Checkboard has raised $9.7M across 6 rounds since 2023. ### When did Checkboard last raise? Checkboard's most recent round was a Series A of $8.5M in Jul 2026. ### What was Checkboard's biggest round? Its most recent round, $8.5M in Jul 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Checkboard first? Checkboard's first round on record, in Apr 2024, was backed by Innovate UK and SFC Capital. ### What stage is Checkboard at? Checkboard's latest named round is a Series A, in Jul 2026. ### Where is Checkboard based? Checkboard is based in the United Kingdom. ## Companies like Checkboard In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Cognitive Credit** $64M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognitive-credit)[**Reactive Markets** Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/reactive-markets)[**TrueLayer** $376M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/truelayer)[**IMMIX** $6.2M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/immix)[**PlannerPal** $6.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/plannerpal)[**givestar** $12M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/givestar) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app