# Nova Innovation funding: rounds and investors > Nova Innovation has raised $51M across 4 rounds since 2021. Investors include EIC Accelerator and EISMEA. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/nova-innovation (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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 summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$51M** raised across 4 rounds since 2021, from 4 sources **$10M** Round **$18M** Round **$22M** Grant **$1.3M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $1.3M Aug 2026 - **Biggest round:** $22M Grant · Nov 2023 - **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. 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$10M** Round **$18M** Round **$22M** Grant **$1.3M** Round - **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 **$22M** *2 new* [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/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 **$1.3M** UK share allotment - Mar 2022 **$18M** UK share allotment - Sept 2021 **$10M** UK share allotment ## Founders and team From Nova Innovation's own website: 8 on the team. - **Simon Forrest** Chief Executive Officer - **Gary Connor** Chief Technical Officer - **John Meagher** Chief Business Officer - **Jill Ker** Head of Finance - **Seumas MacKenzie** Head of Operations & Programmes - **Willie Rowell** Head of Delivery - **Brian Aird** Non-Exec Director - **Guy Madgwick** Chair ## 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** 2021 **Round** 2022 **Grant** 2023 **Round** 2026 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) ## Everyone who backed them [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) Government **1** round [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) Investment firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=nova-innovation). ## 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. [VISION](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vision) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Nova Innovation ### Who invested in Nova Innovation? Nova Innovation's investors include EIC Accelerator and EISMEA. ### How much has Nova Innovation raised? Nova Innovation has raised $51M across 4 rounds since 2021. ### When did Nova Innovation last raise? Nova Innovation's most recent round, $1.3M, was in Aug 2026. ### What was Nova Innovation's biggest round? Nova Innovation's largest round on record is $22M (Grant), in Nov 2023. ### Who backed Nova Innovation first? Nova Innovation's first round on record, in Nov 2023, was backed by EIC Accelerator and EISMEA. ### What stage is Nova Innovation at? Nova Innovation's latest named round is a Grant, in Nov 2023. ### Where is Nova Innovation based? Nova Innovation is based in the United Kingdom. ## Companies like Nova Innovation In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**novosound** $8.7M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/novosound)[**Metris Energy** $7.5M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/metris-energy)[**AcouBatt** $3.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/acoubatt)[**SolarSub** $1.8M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarsub)[**Nyobolt** $155M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyobolt)[**Breathe Battery Technologies** $132M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/breathe-battery-technologies) ## 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