Cardiff-Newport
Metro area · United Kingdom · Pop. 1.1M
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Quarterly report
Cardiff-Newport's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Cardiff-Newport-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 Cardiff-Newport
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Cardiff-Newport-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Cardiff-Newport - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Cardiff-Newport
VC investment into Cardiff-Newport-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Cardiff-Newport's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Cardiff-Newport.
Location comparison
How Cardiff-Newport stacks up
Compare Cardiff-Newport 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. Cardiff-Newport's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | $714B | 6.3× | 161 | $20.1B | 12K |
| 2 | East of England | $207B | 3.8× | 17 | $3B | 1,197 |
| 3 | Cambridge (UK) | $184B | 3.9× | 15 | $2.7B | 633 |
| 4 | North of England | $66.5B | 3.6× | 19 | $636.2M | 2,174 |
| 5 | South East England | $66.3B | 3.0× | 17 | $1.6B | 1,755 |
| 6 | Edinburgh | $41.7B | 8.2× | 2 | $358.7M | 443 |
| 7 | North West England | $32.2B | 2.8× | 12 | $288.6M | 1,144 |
| 8 | Oxford | $30.6B | 3.1× | 9 | $811.4M | 451 |
| 9 | Midlands | $30B | 6.5× | 7 | $517.5M | 928 |
| 10 | Yorkshire and the Humber | $27.3B | 6.0× | 6 | $224.8M | 612 |
| 11 | East Midlands | $22.6B | 5.8× | 4 | $107.3M | 404 |
| 23 | Cardiff-Newport | $4B | 3.8× | 1 | $224.2M | 194 |
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