Pulse for journalists and researchers
The real numbers on UK startup investment
Most startup funding figures come from press releases. Pulse measures what actually happened, including the rounds nobody announced.
- Rounds in two years
- 18,676
- Raised in two years
- £3523.49bn
- Median round
- £176k
What journalists and researchers use it for
Get the real numbers
Count rounds, amounts and investors by sector, region and year.
Check a claim
Compare an announced round with what the company actually raised.
Find the story
See which sectors, places and investors are rising or falling.
Questions you can ask
Ask Pulse answers plain-English questions from Pulse’s own data, with links to the companies and investors behind each answer. For example:
- How many first rounds were raised in the UK in the last 12 months?
- Which region raised the most outside London?
- How has median seed round size changed since 2021?
Questions
Can I publish figures from Pulse?
Aggregate figures, yes, credited to Pulse. Don't republish lists of angels.
Are angels shown?
Not on the Company data plan. Investment firms are.
Where does the data come from?
From official UK company records, which Pulse cleans, matches, values and connects with its own intelligence engine. Amounts and valuations are Pulse estimates: a strong guide, not audited figures.