# Top 22 Oil & Gas Startups in the United Kingdom by Funding (2026)

> The 22 best-funded oil & Gas startups in the United Kingdom, ranked by total funding raised: $5.2B combined.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/top-lists/oil-gas-startups-united-kingdom (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

- 1 [**Trident Royalties plc** Trident Royalties is a mining royalty company.](https://millionrounds.com/company/trident-royalties-plc) Trident Royalties is a mining royalty company. *Founded* 2018 London, United Kingdom **$2.3B** last round Mar 2024
- 2 [**Kore Potash** Kore Potash is an advanced stage mineral exploration and development company.](https://millionrounds.com/company/kore-potash) Kore Potash is an advanced stage mineral exploration and development company. *Founded* 2010 London, United Kingdom **$2.2B** last round Jun 2025
- 3 [**Savannah Resources** An Energy Metals Group Rapidly Advancing Western Europe’s Largest Spodumene Lithium Resource](https://millionrounds.com/company/savannah-resources) An Energy Metals Group Rapidly Advancing Western Europe’s Largest Spodumene Lithium Resource *Founded* 2010 London, United Kingdom **$128M** last round Jan 2026
- 4 [**ROVOP** ROVOP is an independent operator of ROVs that specializes in all aspects of ROV operations to offer knowledge in depth every time.](https://millionrounds.com/company/rovop) ROVOP is an independent operator of ROVs that specializes in all aspects of ROV operations to offer knowledge in depth every time. *Founded* 2011 Aberdeen, United Kingdom **$116M** last round Apr 2023
- 5 [**MAR mining** MAR mining is a digital asset and cloud mining service provider.](https://millionrounds.com/company/mar-mining) MAR mining is a digital asset and cloud mining service provider. *Founded* 2018 London, United Kingdom **$100M** last round May 2024
- 6 [**China Nonferrous Gold** China Nonferrous Gold Limited mines, explores, and develops mineral properties the United Kingdom, the People’s Republic of China.](https://millionrounds.com/company/china-nonferrous-gold) China Nonferrous Gold Limited mines, explores, and develops mineral properties the United Kingdom, the People’s Republic of China. *Founded* 2013 London, United Kingdom **$65M** last round Jun 2023
- 7 [**Vision Blue Resources** Vision Blue Resources is to create a portfolio of strategic investments in clean energy-related metal and mineral resource companies.](https://millionrounds.com/company/vision-blue-resources) Vision Blue Resources is to create a portfolio of strategic investments in clean energy-related metal and mineral resource companies. *Founded* 2021 United Kingdom **$60M** last round Feb 2021
- 8 [**Kavango Resources** Kavango Resources is a mineral exploration company focusing on prospective copper, nickel, and PGE metals.](https://millionrounds.com/company/kavango-resources) Kavango Resources is a mineral exploration company focusing on prospective copper, nickel, and PGE metals. *Founded* 2017 London, United Kingdom **$57M** last round Aug 2026
- 9 [**i3 ENERGY** i3 Energy develops and produces oil and gas assets in diverse locations.](https://millionrounds.com/company/i3-energy) i3 Energy develops and produces oil and gas assets in diverse locations. *Founded* 2014 Westmill, United Kingdom **$55M** last round May 2024
- 10 [**Rivan**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rivan) *Founded* 2026 United Kingdom **$47M** last round Apr 2026
- 11 [**Guardian Metal Resources** Guardian Metal Resources is a mineral exploration and development company focused solely on the mining-friendly state of Nevada.](https://millionrounds.com/company/guardian-metal-resources) Guardian Metal Resources is a mineral exploration and development company focused solely on the mining-friendly state of Nevada. *Founded* - London, United Kingdom **$18M** last round Aug 2025
- 12 [**Seloxium** Seloxium is a University of Oxford spin-out company revolutionising the mining, refining, and recycling sectors by selectively extracting valuable metals from w](https://millionrounds.com/company/seloxium) Seloxium is a University of Oxford spin-out company revolutionising the mining, refining, and recycling sectors by selectively extracting valuable metals from w *Founded* 2022 Yarnton, United Kingdom **$16M** last round Feb 2026
- 13 [**CorrosionRADAR** Smarter infrastructure using Industrial Internet of Things and Predictive Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/corrosionradar) Smarter infrastructure using Industrial Internet of Things and Predictive Analytics *Founded* 2017 Cambridge, United Kingdom **$16M** last round Sept 2024
- 14 [**Aberdeen Minerals** Aberdeen Minerals is a privately held firm that conducts mineral exploration for battery raw materials, mostly nickel and copper.](https://millionrounds.com/company/aberdeen-minerals) Aberdeen Minerals is a privately held firm that conducts mineral exploration for battery raw materials, mostly nickel and copper. *Founded* 2021 Ellon, United Kingdom **$10M** last round Sept 2026
- 15 [**W Resources** W Resources provides strategy is to build a European mining company focussed on delivering long term production of tungsten.](https://millionrounds.com/company/w-resources) W Resources provides strategy is to build a European mining company focussed on delivering long term production of tungsten. *Founded* 2004 United Kingdom **$8.5M** last round Apr 2021
- 16 [**Romco Group** Romco Group is a UK-based multinational company focused on non-ferrous metals recycling.](https://millionrounds.com/company/romco-group) Romco Group is a UK-based multinational company focused on non-ferrous metals recycling. *Founded* 2015 London, United Kingdom **$6.4M** last round Feb 2022
- 17 [**Cornish Tin** Cornish Tin Limited works to advance the Great Wheal Vor Project into a net zero carbon enterprise powered by renewable energy.](https://millionrounds.com/company/cornish-tin) Cornish Tin Limited works to advance the Great Wheal Vor Project into a net zero carbon enterprise powered by renewable energy. *Founded* 2017 Truro, United Kingdom **$2.9M** last round Mar 2026
- 18 [**British Lithium** British Lithium discovers, evaluates, develops, and operates mineral resource projects.](https://millionrounds.com/company/british-lithium) British Lithium discovers, evaluates, develops, and operates mineral resource projects. *Founded* 2016 Roche, United Kingdom **$2.0M** last round Sept 2022
- 19 [**Peak Nickel** Peak Nickel Ltd is a privately owned, UK-registered company with exclusive 100% exploration and 100-year mining rights over the Rodburn Project, an emerging, hi](https://millionrounds.com/company/peak-nickel) Peak Nickel Ltd is a privately owned, UK-registered company with exclusive 100% exploration and 100-year mining rights over the Rodburn Project, an emerging, hi *Founded* 2017 Aberdeen, United Kingdom **$1.7M** last round Aug 2024
- 20 [**Southern Cross Britannia** Southern Cross Britannia is a mining company that engages in the exploration, development and production of copper and lithium properties.](https://millionrounds.com/company/southern-cross-britannia) Southern Cross Britannia is a mining company that engages in the exploration, development and production of copper and lithium properties. *Founded* 2018 London, United Kingdom **$1.4M** last round Jul 2026
- 21 [**CAA Mining** CAA Mining is a company that focuses on lithium and gold exploration mining.](https://millionrounds.com/company/caa-mining) CAA Mining is a company that focuses on lithium and gold exploration mining. *Founded* - United Kingdom **$943K** last round Jun 2023
- 22 [**Process Vision** Process Vision provide revolutionary technology to improve operational excellence.](https://millionrounds.com/company/process-vision) Process Vision provide revolutionary technology to improve operational excellence. *Founded* 2017 Basingstoke, United Kingdom **$339K** last round Sept 2026

**Total funding** how the list is ranked

**15 November 2026** updated nightly

**Rounds we track** source: Millionrounds

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