Bristol
Metro area · United Kingdom · Pop. 600K
Enterprise value
How much Bristol’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Bristol, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Bristol
VC investment into Bristol-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Startup funnel
Bristol's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Bristol at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Bristol's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Bristol-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Bristol
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Bristol-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Bristol - 2026
Academia
Bristol's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Bristol.
Location comparison
How Bristol stacks up
Compare Bristol with peers from the same country (United Kingdom) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top cities in United Kingdom ranked by combined EV. Bristol's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | $726B | 5.6× | 165 | $20.1B | 12K |
| 2 | East of England | $206B | 3.5× | 17 | $3B | 1,203 |
| 3 | Cambridge (UK) | $182B | 3.6× | 15 | $2.6B | 636 |
| 4 | North of England | $68.3B | 3.6× | 19 | $631.4M | 2,180 |
| 5 | South East England | $65.3B | 2.9× | 17 | $1.6B | 1,765 |
| 6 | Edinburgh | $41.8B | 8.1× | 2 | $366.3M | 448 |
| 7 | North West England | $33.5B | 2.7× | 12 | $289.5M | 1,146 |
| 8 | Oxford | $30.3B | 3.0× | 9 | $830.8M | 458 |
| 9 | Yorkshire and the Humber | $28.2B | 6.3× | 6 | $225M | 614 |
| 10 | Midlands | $23.1B | 7.3× | 5 | $381M | 897 |
| 11 | Manchester | $21.4B | 2.5× | 9 | $152.4M | 623 |
| 15 | Bristol | $10.1B | 3.7× | 2 | $165.4M | 323 |
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