Edinburgh
Metro area · United Kingdom · Pop. 900K
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Edinburgh
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Edinburgh-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Edinburgh - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Edinburgh
VC investment into Edinburgh-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Location comparison
How Edinburgh stacks up
Compare Edinburgh with peers from the same country (United Kingdom) — switch between combined EV, 5-year 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. Edinburgh's row is highlighted (#5).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | $716B | 5.6× | 156 | $18.3B | 11.4K |
| 2 | East of England | $205B | 3.4× | 17 | $2.5B | 1,150 |
| 3 | Cambridge (UK) | $180B | 3.6× | 15 | $2.3B | 593 |
| 4 | South East England | $63.1B | 2.9× | 16 | $1.3B | 1,691 |
| 5 | Edinburgh | $41.6B | 8.3× | 2 | $302.9M | 421 |
| 6 | North West England | $34.1B | 2.5× | 13 | $194.4M | 1,100 |
| 7 | Midlands | $30.5B | 5.8× | 7 | $402.2M | 903 |
| 8 | Oxford | $29.3B | 2.9× | 8 | $630.7M | 428 |
| 9 | Yorkshire and the Humber | $27.1B | 6.1× | 6 | $175.4M | 579 |
| 10 | East Midlands | $23B | 5.8× | 4 | $82.2M | 389 |
| 11 | Manchester | $22B | 2.3× | 9 | $109.6M | 596 |
| 12 | South West England | $20.6B | 2.6× | 5 | $216.5M | 859 |
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