# Skylark Lasers funding: rounds and investors > Skylark Lasers has raised $9.6M across 8 rounds since 2021. Investors include Innovate UK, Scottish Enterprise and Par Equity. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/skylark-lasers (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Skylark Lasers* 8 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. Hardware & Electronics Raised 4 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$9.6M** raised across 8 rounds since 2021, from 8 sources **$281K** Round **$1.3M** Round **$456K** Round **$672K** Round **$1.7M** Round **$3.2M** Round **$2.1M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $2.1M Jul 2026 - **Biggest round:** $3.2M Round · Feb 2025 - **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. 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$281K** Round **$1.3M** Round **$456K** Round **$672K** Round **$1.7M** Round **$3.2M** Round **?** Venture **$2.1M** Round - **First round:** Round, $281K - **Biggest round:** $3.2M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 6 months ## The rounds - **Jul 2026** Round **$2.1M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Sept 2025** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *3 new* [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) [Par Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/par-equity) Source recorded - **Feb 2025** Round **$3.2M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Aug 2023** Round **$1.7M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Mar 2023** Round **$672K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Dec 2022** Round **$456K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Mar 2022** Round **$1.3M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Nov 2021** Round **$281K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet ## Founders and team From Skylark Lasers's own website: 9 on the team. - **Mark Hanson** CEO - **Chris Madin** CTO - **Gregor McDowall** Head of Operations - **Lauren Percy** Head of Sales and Marketing - **Mark Mackenzie** Head of Hardware - **Robin Shears** Head of Quality - **Scott Early** Head of Sales and Marketing - **Ewan McLellan** Non-Executive Director - **Michael Summers** Research Project Manager ## 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 **Round** 2022 **Round** 2023 **Round** 2023 **Round** 2025 **Venture** 2025 **Round** 2026 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) [Par Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/par-equity) ## Everyone who backed them [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) VC firm **1** round [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) Government **1** round [Par Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/par-equity) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=skylark-lasers). ## Quick answers about Skylark Lasers ### Who invested in Skylark Lasers? Skylark Lasers's investors include Innovate UK, Scottish Enterprise and Par Equity. ### How much has Skylark Lasers raised? Skylark Lasers has raised $9.6M across 8 rounds since 2021. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Skylark Lasers last raise? Skylark Lasers's most recent round, $2.1M, was in Jul 2026. ### What was Skylark Lasers's biggest round? Skylark Lasers's largest round on record is $3.2M, in Feb 2025. ### Who backed Skylark Lasers first? Skylark Lasers's first round on record, in Sept 2025, was backed by Innovate UK, Scottish Enterprise and Par Equity. ### What stage is Skylark Lasers at? Skylark Lasers's latest named round is a Venture, in Sept 2025. ### Where is Skylark Lasers based? Skylark Lasers is based in the United Kingdom. ## Companies like Skylark Lasers In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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