Top list · United Kingdom
107 media startups in the United Kingdom have raised money in rounds we track. These are the 50 that have raised the most, $2.1B between them, with London the most common home.
OnlyFans provides a social media platform where creators share and monetize content and develop connections with fans.
Founded 2016London, United Kingdom$535Mlast round May 2026ODEON Cinemas Group is a leading European cinema operator with 242 cinemas and 2,236 screens.
Founded 2011Stockholm, United Kingdom$425Mlast round Apr 2026Premium small-group adventures for like-minded travellers; your companion for exploring the world while being good to it
Founded 2011London, United Kingdom$212Mlast round Jun 2023Checkstep is a London-based B2B technology company founded in 2020.
Founded 2020London, United Kingdom$113Mlast round May 2026GB News is a British television and broadcasting company established in 2020.
Founded 2020London, United Kingdom$72Mlast round Aug 2022MediaCity Immersive Technologies is a unique setting with the highest amount of creative, media, and technology enterprises.
Founded 2023United Kingdom$39Mlast round Apr 2025MT Digital Media Limited is a UK-registered private limited company, incorporated on August 7, 2006.
Founded 2006Brentford, United Kingdom$32Mlast round Sept 2008Videojug develops entertainment and training videos, retail product films, and coverage of live events to connect brands and consumers.
Founded 2006London, United Kingdom$30Mlast round May 2007Festicket is a marketplace to discover and book music festival tickets, accommodation, transfers and extras.
Founded 2012London, United Kingdom$25Mlast round Oct 2020Babelgum is a mobile and web entertainment platform developed by Babel Networks, launched in beta on March 7, 2007.
Founded 2006Dublin, United Kingdom$13Mlast round Jun 2005TeamFeePay is a Belfast-based company that specializes in football club management software.
Founded 2018Belfast, United Kingdom$12Mlast round Jan 2026Pusher is the category leader in delightful APIs for app developers building communication and collaboration features.
Founded 2011London, United Kingdom$12Mlast round Apr 2018Daytrip is a global travel company that specializes in pre-booked, private car transfers between cities.
Founded 2015United Kingdom$11Mlast round Jan 2024Aframe Media is a SaaS-based company that provides cloud video production storage and workflow.
Founded 2009London, United Kingdom$9.8Mlast round Apr 2012SendOwl is a digital commerce platform founded in 2010 and based in London, United Kingdom.
Founded 2010London, United Kingdom$9.0Mlast round Feb 2023One Media IP Group engages in the acquisition and exploitation of mixed media intellectual property rights for distribution.
Founded 2005United Kingdom$7.7Mlast round Sept 2018VITL is a healthtech company based in Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 2024.
Founded 2024Nashville, United Kingdom$7.5Mlast round Mar 2026Rotolight is a British technology company that specializes in designing and manufacturing advanced LED lighting systems for the photography, film, television, a
Founded 2009Iver, United Kingdom$6.6Mlast round Feb 2019Waywith is a London-based digital media platform founded in 2020.
Founded 2020London, United Kingdom$5.7Mlast round Feb 2022Audioboo is a news publishing agency that keeps its readers up to date with the latest tech, business, and entertainment news.
Founded -Bakersfield, United Kingdom$5.6Mlast round Mar 2014Video Development And Optimization
Founded 2009London, United Kingdom$5.5Mlast round Jun 2019Cellcast is a UK-based broadcasting and digital entertainment company that specializes in participatory television programming and interactive telephony technology.
Founded 2003Milton Keynes, United Kingdom$5.3Mlast round Aug 2007TVPlayer was a UK-based internet television service that provided access to over 100 live television channels.
Founded 2011London, United Kingdom$5.2Mlast round Sept 2018GiveMeSport is a multi-channel digital sports publication delivering sports news, analysis features, and opinion-based content since 2014.
Founded 2011Montreal, United Kingdom$4.6Mlast round Jan 2014Two Rivers Media is a media production company that creates films, television shows, and video content.
Founded 2018United Kingdom$4.1Mlast round Oct 2022Edit Cloud is an editing platform that offers virtual editing suites.
Founded 2022London, United Kingdom$3.7Mlast round Oct 2024Enrich Social Productions specializes in creating and distributing multiplatform media formats in music, sports, and social responsibility.
Founded 2008United Kingdom$3.5Mlast round Oct 2009Recorder is a news company that engages in engages in recording documentaries, investigations, and public services.
Founded 2016United Kingdom$3.2Mlast round Jul 2025Welbeck Publishing Group focus on illustrated non-fiction and children’s books for the co-edition market.
Founded 2019London, United Kingdom$3.2Mlast round Oct 2020OBT Live helps brands in media, sport, retail and leisure drive sales and increase brand loyalty among consumers through AI.
Founded -Liverpool, United Kingdom$3.1Mlast round Jun 2025The Garden is an online media company.
Founded 2021London, United Kingdom$3.0Mlast round Jul 2022Car Throttle is the internet's fastest growing car community.
Founded 2009London, United Kingdom$3.0Mlast round Jan 2015Massive is a specialist provider of technology and design services and software in the area of IP video.
Founded 1996London, United Kingdom$2.9Mlast round Apr 2015Ortana Media Group is based in Greenford, West London.
Founded 2012London, United Kingdom$2.7Mlast round Sept 2023LifeBook is a UK-based startup offering professionally written autobiographies as gifts for friends and family members.
Founded 2010Godalming, United Kingdom$2.5Mlast round Sept 2012The professional network for people who don’t wear suits to work.
Founded 2014London, United Kingdom$2.3Mlast round Oct 2015Panivox is an Editor, Player and Publishing Platform for interactive titles.
Founded 2020Warwick, United Kingdom$2.2Mlast round Sept 2022Brillband is a provider of app-based broadband designed for full-fibre networks.
Founded 2022Glasgow, United Kingdom$2.1Mlast round Sept 2024OSOYOU.com is a fashion and beauty shopping website, which also provides a social platform showcasing the latest celebrity news.
Founded 2007London, United Kingdom$2.0Mlast round Apr 2007True Royalty TV is a subscription video service that specializes in royal-family content.
Founded 2018London, United Kingdom$1.9Mlast round Mar 2023Fix Radio, known as "The Builders Station," is the UK's only national digital radio station dedicated to tradespeople and the construction industry.
Founded 2015London, United Kingdom$1.9Mlast round Mar 2026Wufwuf is a London-based e-commerce company that specializes in the pet care industry, focusing primarily on dog owners.
Founded 2018Richmond, United Kingdom$1.8Mlast round Jan 2022Chupamobile is a London-based marketplace established in 2012 that focuses on buying and selling mobile app and game source codes, templates, and related components.
Founded 2012United Kingdom$1.8Mlast round Sept 2014GigPig facilitates a community-driven content development process by seamlessly connecting brands with consumers to boost brand presence.
Founded 2015United Kingdom$1.6Mlast round Aug 2025The European Technology Network is a non profit organization
Founded 2025London, United Kingdom$1.6Mlast round Jul 2026We are a media company focused on delivering a better content experience for everyone.
Founded 2011London, United Kingdom$1.4Mlast round Jul 2012Companies whose funding rounds we classed as this sector, ranked by the total they have raised in rounds we hold. Nobody pays to be on a list.
Open any company for its rounds and investors, or search the investors who back media startups in the United Kingdom in the app, with filters, lists and exports.
B
TM
FMedia startups worldwide1,149 companies · $48B
TM
F
O
OCMedia startups in Europe260 companies · $4.2B
P
GT
YMedia startups in New York80 companies · $1.3B
B
F
OMedia startups that raised in 202669 companies · $34B in 2026
O
CT
CMedia startups in London52 companies · $1.1B
A
DMMedia startups in France46 companies · $485M
F
C
MMedia startups in San Francisco46 companies · $2.3B
SCN
FStartups in the United Kingdom8,355 companies · $79B
IL
CS
ONHealth startups in the United Kingdom1,094 companies · $17BN
AA
ILAI startups in the United Kingdom835 companies · $32B
C
T
KIT Services startups in the United Kingdom816 companies · $5.3B
IL
CS
ONHealthcare startups in the United Kingdom608 companies · $14B
IL
CS
ONBiotech startups in the United Kingdom588 companies · $15B
F
FC
RFinancial Services startups in the United Kingdom472 companies · $26B
FC
R
CFintech startups in the United Kingdom342 companies · $23B