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UK government portfolio map
26 startups UK government has backed in rounds we track, since 2021, grouped by their main sector. Together they have raised $1.2B; UK government led at least one round in 1 of them. The biggest sector is Cleantech, with 9 companies.
Funding by segment
- Cleantech$72M9
- Agtech$141M5
- Energy$66M5
- Aerospace & Space$889M4
- Edtech$8.0M3
Where they are based
- United Kingdom25$1.1B
- United States1$109M
United Kingdom
United StatesFounded
1 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M2
- $1M to $10M14
- $10M to $50M6
- $50M to $250M3
- $250M to $1B1
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
25 of 26 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United Kingdom25
- United States1
Startups by country, 2 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Cleantech
9 startups · $72M raised
- AAltiliumUnited Kingdom$25M
Exergy3Exergy3 is clean-tech spinout from the University of Edinburgh.United Kingdom$15M
Ionic TechnologiesIonic Technologies recycles permanent magnets to recover magnet rare earths.United Kingdom$11M
GravitricityGravitricity develops a novel storage technology which offers some of the best characteristics of lithium batteries and pumped storage.United Kingdom$6.4M
RheEnergiseRheEnergise is a UK-based cleantech company founded in 2019, specializing in long-duration energy storage with its innovative HighUnited Kingdom$6.3M
H2GO PowerH2GO Power develops safe and low-cost hydrogen production and storage technologies.United Kingdom$3.5M
DescycleBritish e-waste recycling & metal recovery startupUnited Kingdom$2.6M
MoltexFLEXMoltexFLEX is developing the advanced small modular FLEX reactor and GridReserve energy storage system.United Kingdom$1.7M
Agtech
5 startups · $141M raised
CalystaCalysta is a biotechnology company based in California, specializing in cellular agriculture.United States$109M
MiAlgaeMiAlgae is a Scottish biotechnology company founded in 2016, based in Edinburgh.United Kingdom$30M
Phytoform LabsPhytoform Labs is a biotechnology company that focuses on resilient and sustainable crops.United Kingdom$1.3M
Future GreensFuture Greens is a Sheffield-based startup focused on innovative waste-to-energy solutions.United Kingdom$456K
SafetyNet TechnologiesSafetyNet Technologies designs and builds trusted and valued solutions that enable sustainable practices in the fishing industryUnited Kingdom$425K
Energy
5 startups · $66M raised
1Energy1Energy is driving sustainable energy solutions in the UK through their development of district heat networks.United Kingdom$23M
ETZETZ is a pioneer in the field of net zero energy transition and a net exporter of goods, services, technology, and expertise.United Kingdom$23M
Compact Syngas SolutionsCompact Syngas Solutions develops non power applications for synthesis gas utilising waste biomass and prepared SRF fuels.United Kingdom$8.2M
StorTeraStorTera Ltd is an Edinburgh-based company specializing in long-duration energy storage solutions.United Kingdom$6.0M
Altilium Clean TechnologyAltilium Clean Technology offers transition of energy from fossil-based to zero-carbon by decarbonizing the supply of e-vehicles.United Kingdom$5.0M
Aerospace & Space
4 startups · $889M raised
Open CosmosOpen Cosmos is a UK-based space technology company that specializes in end-to-end satellite mission services.United Kingdom$737M
SaxaVord SpaceportSaxaVord Spaceport, located on the Lamba Ness peninsula in Unst, Scotland, is the UK's first fully licensed vertical orbital launch facility.United Kingdom$80M
Orbex SpaceOrbex is a space company that offers orbital launch services specifically designed for small satellites, with a focus on reusability.United Kingdom$68M
Volant AutonomyVolant Autonomy creates autonomous flight guidance systems for the next generation of air mobility.United Kingdom$2.8M
Edtech
3 startups · $8.0M raised
Alan Turing InstituteThe Alan Turing Institute is the national institute for data science, headquartered at the British Library.United Kingdom$3.9M
Oak National AcademyOak National Academy is a publicly funded organization in the UK focused on enhancing education for children and young people.United Kingdom$2.4M
Coventry CollegeCoventry College is an education management company.United Kingdom$1.7M
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names UK government as an investor, the first in 2021. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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