Cheltenham
Metro area · United Kingdom · Pop. 121K
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Cheltenham
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Cheltenham-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Cheltenham - 2026
Startup funnel
Cheltenham's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Cheltenham
VC investment into Cheltenham-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Notable companies
Top private companies in Cheltenham
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Academia
Cheltenham's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Cheltenham.
Location comparison
How Cheltenham stacks up
Compare Cheltenham 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. Cheltenham'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 |
| 32 | Cheltenham | $647.1M | 2.8× | 1 | $2.3M | 33 |
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