United Kingdom · Series A startup

Who invested in Isembard

2 rounds we have observed, with the 16 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 & SpaceAIDefence TechEnergy

Raised 8 months ago

Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026

$59Mraised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

$9.3MSeed$50MSeries A
Latest round
Series A, $50MMar 2026
Led by
Union Square Ventures
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Investors
16 (2 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2026
$9.3MSeed$50MSeries A
First round
Seed, $9.3M
Apr 2025
Biggest round
$50M
Series A · Mar 2026
Between rounds
11 months
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Mar 2026
  2. Apr 2025

Funding filed with regulators

Isembard filed 2 raises, $40M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

  1. Mar 2026$35MUK share allotment
  2. Mar 2025$5.2MUK 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.

Everyone who backed them

Notion CapitalVC firm2rounds, led 1
Union Square VenturesVC firm1round, led 1
IQ CapitalVC firm1round
Tamarack GlobalVC firm1round
CIVVenture studio1round
Alex BouazizVC firm1round
201 VenturesVC firm1round
Andreas KlingerMicro VC1round
Andrei DanescuAngel1round
Basis CapitalVC firm1round
Fund ForwardVC firm1round
Joshua WesternVC firm1round
Material VenturesVC firm1round
Matt BriersAngel1round
Neverlift VenturesVC firm1round
NP-Hard VenturesVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Isembard as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

AmplifierVC firmPer its own site
Foreword VenturesVC firmPer its own site
BasisVC firmPer its own site
Foreword VCInvestorPer its own site

Quick answers about Isembard

Who invested in Isembard?

Isembard's investors include Notion Capital, Union Square Ventures, IQ Capital, Tamarack Global and CIV, and 11 more on record. Union Square Ventures led its latest round.

How much has Isembard raised?

Isembard has raised $59M across 2 rounds since 2025.

When did Isembard last raise?

Isembard's most recent round was a Series A of $50M in Mar 2026, led by Union Square Ventures.

What was Isembard's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $50M in Mar 2026, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Isembard first?

Isembard's first round on record, in Apr 2025, was backed by Notion Capital, 201 Ventures and Andreas Klinger and 6 others.

What stage is Isembard at?

Isembard's latest named round is a Series A, in Mar 2026.

Where is Isembard based?

Isembard is based in the United Kingdom.

Who led Isembard's rounds?

Notion Capital led the Seed in 2025; Union Square Ventures led the Series A in 2026.

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