United Kingdom · Funded startup

Who invested in Nova Innovation

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.

Energy

Raised 3 months ago

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$51Mraised across 4 rounds since 2021, from 4 sources

$10MRound$18MRound$22MGrant$1.3MRound

Latest round: Round, $1.3MAug 2026
Biggest round: $22MGrant · Nov 2023
Investors: 2

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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.

20222023202420252026

$10MRound$18MRound$22MGrant$1.3MRound

First round: Round, $10M
Biggest round: $22M
Usual gap between rounds: 20 months

The rounds

Aug 2026
Round$1.3M
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
Nov 2023
Grant$22M2 new
- EIC Accelerator
- EISMEA
Source recorded
Mar 2022
Round$18M
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
Sept 2021
Round$10M
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

Funding filed with regulators

Nova Innovation filed 3 raises, $30M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

Aug 2026$1.3MUK share allotment
Mar 2022$18MUK share allotment
Sept 2021$10MUK share allotment

Founders and team

From Nova Innovation's own website: 8 on the team.

Simon ForrestChief Executive Officer
Gary ConnorChief Technical Officer
John MeagherChief Business Officer
Jill KerHead of Finance
Seumas MacKenzieHead of Operations & Programmes
Willie RowellHead of Delivery
Brian AirdNon-Exec Director
Guy MadgwickChair

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.

Round2021Round2022Grant2023Round2026

EIC AcceleratorEISMEA

Everyone who backed them

EIC AcceleratorGovernment1round

EISMEAInvestment firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Nova Innovation as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.