# DRIFT Energy funding: rounds and investors > DRIFT Energy has raised $5.2M across 4 rounds since 2024. Investors include Innovate UK and Octopus Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/drift-energy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *DRIFT Energy* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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. Automotive & EVs Raised 7 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$5.2M** raised across 4 rounds since 2024, from 4 sources **$3.8M** Seed **$1.2M** Seed **$171K** Seed **$100K** Grant - **Latest round:** Grant, $100K Apr 2026 - **Biggest round:** $3.8M Seed · Apr 2024 - **Investors:** 2 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. 2025 2026 **$3.8M** Seed **$1.2M** Seed **$171K** Seed **$100K** Grant - **First round:** Seed, $3.8M - **Biggest round:** $3.8M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 4 months ## The rounds - **Apr 2026** Grant **$100K** *2 new* [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) Source recorded - **Dec 2024** Seed **$171K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Jul 2024** Seed **$1.2M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Apr 2024** Seed **$3.8M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet ## 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. **Seed** 2024 **Seed** 2024 **Seed** 2024 **Grant** 2026 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) VC firm **1** round [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=drift-energy). ## Quick answers about DRIFT Energy ### Who invested in DRIFT Energy? DRIFT Energy's investors include Innovate UK and Octopus Ventures. ### How much has DRIFT Energy raised? DRIFT Energy has raised $5.2M across 4 rounds since 2024. ### When did DRIFT Energy last raise? DRIFT Energy's most recent round was a Grant of $100K in Apr 2026. ### What was DRIFT Energy's biggest round? DRIFT Energy's largest round on record is $3.8M (Seed), in Apr 2024. ### Who backed DRIFT Energy first? DRIFT Energy's first round on record, in Apr 2026, was backed by Innovate UK and Octopus Ventures. ### What stage is DRIFT Energy at? DRIFT Energy's latest named round is a Grant, in Apr 2026. ### Where is DRIFT Energy based? DRIFT Energy is based in the United Kingdom. ## Companies like DRIFT Energy In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Go Eve** $6.1M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/go-eve)[**Rightcharge** $1.4M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/rightcharge)[**TOGL Energy** $1.1M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/togl-energy)[**Breathe Battery Technologies** $132M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/breathe-battery-technologies)[**Nyobolt** $155M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyobolt)[**Holdson** $2.8M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/holdson) ## 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