Cardiff-Newport
Metro area · United Kingdom · Pop. 1.1M
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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 | $718B | 5.6× | 160 | $20.1B | 11.8K |
| 2 | East of England | $205B | 3.5× | 17 | $3B | 1,188 |
| 3 | Cambridge (UK) | $181B | 3.6× | 15 | $2.5B | 622 |
| 4 | South East England | $67.4B | 2.6× | 17 | $1.6B | 1,738 |
| 5 | Edinburgh | $41.9B | 8.3× | 2 | $358.7M | 440 |
| 6 | North West England | $33.8B | 2.5× | 13 | $285.6M | 1,136 |
| 7 | Midlands | $30.1B | 6.5× | 7 | $517.6M | 919 |
| 8 | Oxford | $29.6B | 3.0× | 9 | $817.2M | 452 |
| 9 | Yorkshire and the Humber | $27.3B | 6.0× | 6 | $223.4M | 605 |
| 10 | East Midlands | $23B | 5.9× | 4 | $107.3M | 400 |
| 11 | Manchester | $21.7B | 2.2× | 9 | $147.7M | 616 |
| 22 | Cardiff-Newport | $4B | 3.7× | 1 | $224.2M | 193 |
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