East of England
Metro area · United Kingdom · Pop. 6.6M · #31 city by EV
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Quarterly report
East of England's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by East of England-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 East of England
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into East of England-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in East of England - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into East of England
VC investment into East of England-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
East of England's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to East of England.
Location comparison
How East of England stacks up
Compare East of England 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. East of England's row is highlighted (#2).
| # | 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 |
| 12 | Manchester | $20.2B | 2.3× | 8 | $147.3M | 622 |
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